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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-01-02
ANDERSON, s. G., THURSDAY. JANUARY

pieces in a straight forward, manly way
| don't s'posc such course would be
upheld by the 'postles. But, as I say
there is q element Of boldness aud cour-
age in it, amountin' almost to grandeur
when compared to this kind of talk. 81
think everything in the world or that
man. think he is jist as good rs he
can be, and he hain't got a better friend
in the world than am" And then go
Oh and ~ everything you can to injurc
him. Why, n pirate runs up his skeleton
and cross-bars, when he is goin' to rob
and pillage. | think, Alzina Ann, if |
wus in your place. would make great
effort, and try and be rs noble and mag
unanimous rs pirate"
.ilzina Ann looked like a white holly
hawk, that had withercd by untimcly
frost, But Sylphina Looked ticklcd (shc
hadn't forgot her sufierens, and the suf-
tercns, of Nathen Sponner) And my
Josiah looked proud and triumphant in
me. And lie told me, in confidence,
a-goin' home, that he hadn't seen me
look so good to him. as l did when
stood there in the wndcr, not for up
wards of thirteen yccrs." Says he:
Samantha, you looked, you did, al
most perfectly beautiful"
That man worships the ground l walk
on, and ] do hisn.-IttersOn's AIoyueine.
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NEGRO DISFRANCHISEMENT.
The Meaning of the Proposed National
Convention OF Colored IIen.

Some Of the leaders of the Republican
party are of opinion that the outrage
business cannot be made telling issue
in the next Presidential campaign. 1t
is mere matter of sentiment, they say,
and does not come home to the people as
practical issues always do. They admit
that if the white people aro to control
the Southern States, they must also, to O
very large degree, control the negro vote.
The votes of the ignorant and dependent
classes are always more or less controlled
by the wealthy and intelligent portion Of
the population. Railroad corporations
can and do dictate to their employees.
So do mill owntTs in Pennsylvania and
Massachusetts,. But there is II practical
question growing out of the Southern
outrages, says these men, which will
claim the attention of the Northern pub
lie mind, and that is the question of rep
rcsentation. The South has twenty rep
resentatives based on negro votes. If
these votes are to count for nothing, save
TO add representation to the South, then
the North will demand that something
be done. The North pays the great pro-
portion of taxes, and it will not have its
money voted away TO its disadvantage by
these twenty additional representatives,
which in effect give the South the control
OF the government.
The reply to this by Southern men is:
"You amended the constitution, and inn
posed negro suffrage upon US, and We
have suffered immcasurable evils there
by. Now that the advantage is to be
reapcd by us, you want To undo what
you have done. We had no choice in
the matter, but had to take very large
proportion of evil to get little good, and
we mean ic :.old on To that little"
All the indications now point to an
agitation at no late >sy for the disfran-
chisement of the negro, and the Repub-
Leans will deliberately propose it. A
very prominent Republican said to me
the other day, "If we could only get rid
Of this negro question: we could whip the
Democrats every time" He meant that
the additional electoral vules which the
South gets upon its increased representa-.
ton makes the Presidential fight doubt.
full. Gr, rid of this increase of the elec-
toral vote which the South secures
through its negro vote, and the. Rcpubli.
can party win be strong enough to win
without very hard fight. The proposed
negro national convention is step in
this direction. 1t is n political move in
the direction of the Acknowledgement oi
the negro.-.Speciaf Dispatch to the Nc,l
York iSu,a tit
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THE MONKEY AND WnIsKY.-Dr
Guthrie tells the following anecdote of n
monkey:
Jack rs he was called. seeing his
master and some of his friends drinI;ug,
with the initiative faculty for which all
monkeys are remarkable, got hold Of a
glass halt-full Of whisky and drank it off:
Of course it flew 10 his head, and very
soon Jack" was drunk. Next day,
when they wished for repetition Of the
performance, he was no where to be seen.
At last he was found, curled up in n
corner of his box. At his masters call
he reluctantly came out, but one hand
applied to his head sgniied very plainly
that he was ill--that Jack had got a
headache. So they left him for few
days to recover. Then, supposing him
to bc we'll again, they called him to join
them in another jovial party, expecting
to have "rare fun" with him. But he
eyed the glasses with evident dread, and
when his master tried to induce him to
drim!, he was upon :he Iioiise-top III ii
moment. They called him to come
down, but he refused. His master shook
n whip Mt him, but it had no effect. 4
su" "as Chez; painted al him; lie got DC.
hind n stack of chimneys. At length, in
fear of being dragged from his refuge, he
actually descended the chimney, riskina
n scorching rather than be made to drink
Jack" lived twelve years after. but his
repugnance to whisky remained as strong
as ever, while his master became its vic
tim!
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Four MILES OF FAIrH.-A good
gentleman who had just patented n new
religion, deemed it necessary to quicken
and confirm the G.;:!; Of his pr0seiy les
by whooping them up few miracles,
and accordingly announced that he
would hy over ravine, 5000 feet deep
and four miles across.
A vast multitude assembled upon the
appointed day, and them he thus address
ed: Dearly beloved brethren, in order
that should perform the miracle which
will now be presented for your intelli-
gent appreciation, it is absolutely mecca
sary that l should be supported by your
faith rs we'll rs my own. This is an oc-
casion where | cannot run my faith
alone. Do you, therefore, believe that
by miraculous agencies l can fly over
this yawning abyss ?"
I'VE do-so say VIC all Of u.s.
"Then. dearly beloved brethrc n, there
!s &c need 9: :ny Aging across aud vast.
ing miracle"
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Public Education.


The State should interfere rs little rs
possible with private affairs. The only
interference that is at all justifiablc is
in cases where the public good requires
it, and the interests of the people ut large
can thereby be promoted. We think it
clearly 10 be the duty OF the State TO pro.
vide for the free education of its chill
dren. If the children thus educated at
the public expense were the only persons
benefited, it would be different. In that
case it would be discriminating in favor
of part against the whole. But pub
lie education is public benefit. The
rich rs well a. The poor reap its advantages.
1t is the r.eans of raising up q better
class "c citizens, and consequently it
sud property more secure. We believe
that the money it takes to educate those
education is far less than would be re-.
hang them if allowed to grow up in igno-
rance of all moral, legal ard political
obligation. Schools az less expensive
than jails and penitentarics, and the
State has to choose between them. We
are free from crime, nor that all the un-
educated are criminals but it has been
the universal experience of all nations
that in proportion as the neon!e ere ed.
ucated crimes ;r. diminished by public
education we mean common school
education. This State is too poor to un-
dertake more, and were she ever so pros
porous it would be inexcusabe extrav-
agance to keep up university or other
institution of high grade at the public
expense. Such an institution would,
practically, be open only to the wealthicr
youth of the State-only to those who
were able to 60 from home and pay board
in city-unless the State should pro-
vide free board as well as free tuition,
and that is not to be thought of for mo-
ment. What is needed is common school
facilities within reach of every child in
the State. There are thousands of chill
dren who, through no fault of their own,
| are unable to pay for their schooling.
Among them are many diamonds in the
rough-many who, ifgiven n chance, will
in the future do the State good service in
return. They will repay her o hundred
fold for giving them All education, meagre
though it may be. We have, on paper,
an excellent system of free school educa-
ton. 1t devolves on State Superinten-
tendent Of Education, the County School
Commissioners and The Trustees to look
we'll to their duties, and to see that the
free schools are managed efficiently aud
economically; to see that none of the
school money is wasted to insist rigidly
upon the employment of competent teach
| c-s only. and of only SO :i.asiy IS are :.b-
solutely needed. These officers have n
great responsibility resting upon them.
In their hands are placed, in very large
measure, the destinies of the rising gen
| Grafton. If faithful to their trusts they
can make the free schools success and
blessing TO the State.-Ncwbcrry Her
aid.
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convince the laborcr that I understand
farming better than he does, and that
my way is right. | never neglect him,
SO ns to leave 'he impression on his mind
that | am indifferent or careless. ! give
him justice and demand my rights at his
hands"
But time will not permit u further
enumeration Of Mr.. Dickson's views
lie seems to he full Of the strongest and
most practical ideas, and presents them
in the tcrsest, most original way. AS a
man. he is generous and brave, an honor
10 his country and his race.
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: when Jobny wa,

- When johnny was
why his engagement
been broken on. no rolsI
ed very much panied, q
she turned out a deceiS
got TO mention that he
whom she had turned q
-s'J. II. Grant, awe
uty u. s. Marshal, Il
State with the army,
Columbia on last Frlda
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: The Grand Duchess of Hesse. Prime

= The Grand Duchess of Hesse, Primo
ess Alice OF England, died on the l4th
December Of Diphthcra. The Grand
Duchess was the third child and second
daughter of Queen Victoria. She was
horn April 25th, 1913. Her father, the
late Prince Albert, died on Saturday,
December l4,h, 1861, y remarkably CO.
Incidence.
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man was boasting that ne mad an
elevator in his mouse. $50 he has,"
chinned in his wife, "and he keeps it in
the cupboard in q bottle" Ge
"A courtly negro recently sent a re-
ply to an invitation, in which he "re-
gretted that circumstances repugnant TO
The acquiescenGe would prevent his ac-
ceptsnce to the invite"
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= The rrcsbytcrians of North Carolina
have issned an ''addrcss to the Churches" :"
1t was prepared by Rev. Dr. Smith, of
Greensboro. The following extract from
the address should be widely circulated
and generally read: "'rhere are three
great and growing c.ils in the land,
against which we would lifl up voice of
earnest and solemn warning to every
church and every community !: drunken
ness. and Sabbath decoration, and fraud
and dishonesty in business dealings. These
are bringing down upon our country the
displeasurc of heaven, and are spreading
crime and sorrow through the land"
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CURE FOR WOUNDS. As soon rs the
wound is inflicted get a little siick,-a
knife or file handle will do,--and com.
mence to tap gently on the wound. Do
not stop for the hurt, but continue until
it blceds freely and becomes perfectly
numb. When this point is reached you
are saie-all that is necessary TO protect
it from the dirt. Do not stop short Of the
bleeding and the numbness, and do not,
on any account, close the opening with
plaster. Nothing more than little
simple cerate on clean cloth is neccs-
sary. We have used, and seen this used,
or 81! kinds of simple punc.n!es fer .hir-
ty years, and never knew single in
stance ofa wound becoming inflamed or
sore after treatment as above. Among
other cases: A conlrake tooth going en-
tirely into the foot, bad bite by pig,
several instances of file shank through the
hands, and numberless cases OF rusty
nails, avis, ect., but never knew fail
ure Of this reatnlent.-,Scinfifc Amcr-
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"A bill to appropriate $4,000 to en-
able manned soldiers to buy artificial
limbs is pending in the Alabama Legis-
lature.
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VIEWPOINT, CONN, TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1879.

her parents, and our wedding day was very near, when strange misfortunes overwhelmed my Alice. First, her father died sudden and terrible death, then her mother dropped beneath the blow, and shortly followed, leaving to Alice the care of the younger children, and exacting from her a promise that she would never leave them until they were all provided for. I would willingly have shared the heavy burdens that now fell upon Alice, but she refused to bind me to her life of toll and self-sacrifce. She laid her love and all her bright hopes upon the altar of duty. and I. appalled, by the sacrifice and mad with disappoint- ment, fled from the country and became a wanderer in other lands.
 "Elsie, I promised to return when your task was ended! am here! Have you no word of welcome, after all these years of separationpn
 He had no need to ask, for Elsie lay sobbing in the arms opencd to receive her, while the little ones looked on won deringly; and the old gardener, to whom the secret had been imparted the night previous, stood with clasped hands ut tering ejaculations of thankfulness.
 "Elsie, shall we ever part again?n
 "Never," said Elsie, with her quiet simplicity; "never again until death ;' and she looked up into his face with the old confding glance that had greeted him a score of years before.
 Very quietly the middle-aged pair settled down at the old homestead, which was beautified and adorned by the wealth John Francis brought from foreign lands, and dearer far to them than any palace home, with the store of memories that people its dim chambers, and all the green demesne which had witnessed their early joys, and their reunion after weary years of separation.
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Wooden Money.

From the reign of Henry l. down to the period of the establishment of the Bank of England, portion of the money of England was fabricated out of wood. This instrument was called an exchange tally, and by virtue of it the holder was entitled to receive from the crown the value inscribed thereon. It really con- sisted of one half of q four-sided rod or staff, on which, when in its entirestate, the sum it pufported to represent was carved in transverse notches, varying in width for thousands, hundreds, scores, pounds, shillings and pence. These signs were for the unlearned; for the ad- vantage of those who could read, the sum was written in ink on two opposite sides of the staff, and, finally, with a knife and mallet the staff itself was split in two longitudinally, One half, called the tally or check, was given to the per son for whose service it was intended the other half, called the counter tally, was laid up in safe-keeping until its cor responding tally should be brought in by the person who had last given value for it. Its intrinsic value was, of course, only that of the wood of which it was composed, but by representation it de noted large sums. It was a current token of real money, and served actually to distribute it from man to man by this exchange.
 From this primitive tally was derived the exchequer bill, first, introduced in 1896 by Mir. Montague, the chancellor oi the exchequer. The word "bill." too was no doubt obtained from the Nor man-French word, bile, which means 8 staff. Bank post bills and bills of ex- change in our own day came from the same wooden base, and soldiers are said at this hour to be billeted," because formerly they rendered wooden "billies or tallies to the victIallers upon whom they were quartered. In olden times officers of the army who were taken into the kings own pay were put on the staff that is, they were paid with ex- chequer tallies, or wooden money.
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A Roman Vendetta.

In Rome, Italy, last year there was model-girl named Guglia Setacci, who was wonder of beauty among all the painters and sculptors. Two noted sculptors, who were brothers-Ernesto and Gabriel Bagnagetti-fell desperately in love with the siren, who was as CO., quettish as she was beautiful, and the result was a fierce quarrel, in which Ernesto was killed; after which the beautiful cause of the fratracide fled with a young brigand, while the mur- derer escaped the law only to fall vic tim to the most rackipg and maddening remorse. The image of the dead brother returned to him in the guise of love, as he had been before the beautiful Guglia had estranged them, and his love for the woman turned to bitter hatred. He conceived what the Italians believed in as a sort of superstition and duty-d oendetta; that is, 8 sworn vengeance. He disguised himself, and, upon the report of a visit to Paris, frequented the haunts of the thieves and brigands of Rome, where Guglia habitually went. He was not long in finding her, but it took six months to persuade her into his resi- dence and win her confidence, which he did, however, at last, and under so per- feet guise that she never suspected who he was. In carrying out his Ue,,dettd he had become poor, and was obliged to work at wood-carving to make a liveli- hood. He carved figures of saints, and the work was so beautiful that the saints never waited long for purchasers. One day Guglia disappeared suddenly, and three days afterward her mangled corpse was found in the Tiber, but who the murderer was nobody could even suspect. The wood-carver disappeared ten days afterward, and in his room the ments of the beautiful model-girl, and ;. keen sculptor's tool, with evidence on it of the crime; so that it was plain that Guglia's last friend, the wood-carver had done it. But where to find him was the question which no detective could answer. In the meantime the sculptor, who had been supposed to be visiting I tbi io, dPpOthlNo ago, long after the crime had ceased to
 interest anybody, an artist happened to be in the police headquarters, and no ticed figure in wood of St. Sebastian, and was so much struck by its beauty that he inquired why and how it came in such a place.
 "Why," said an officer, " that saint was made by the wood-carver who mur- dered the pretty model-girl. He left it when he ran off,"
 Then," exclaimed the artist, ''I can tell you who the murderer is, for IT swear that that figure is the work oi Gabriel Bagnagetti. No other sculptor in Rome could have done it."
 Gabriel's remorse had been wiped out by the accomplishment of his Uendetta but no sooner did the officers confront him with the figure of St. Sebastian, and the opinion of the artist, than he burst into frantic fit of rage and confessed the crime. His artistic skill had be. trayed him through all his precautions and by means of his patron saint.
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Success.

Purposes, however wise, without plans. cannot be relied on for good re- suits. Random or spasmodic efforts, like aimless shots, are usually no better than wasted time and strength. The purposes of shrewd men in the business of this life are always followed with carefully formed plans. Whether the object is learning, honor or wealth, the ways and means are all laid out accord ing to the best rules and methods. The mariner has his chart, the architect his plan and the sculptor his model, and all as a means and condition of success. Invention, genius, or even what is some times called inspiration, can do little in any department of theoretic or practical science, except as it works by a we'll
 formed plan. Then every step is an ad- vance towArd the accomplishments of the object. Every tack of the ship made ac- cording to nautical law keeps her steadily nearing the port. Each stroke of the chisel brings the marble into closer like ness of the model. No effort of time is lost, for nothing is done rashly or at random.
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6 Picayunes.o

 The milk of human kindness should never be skinned.
 Pedestrians are made to suffer in de- feat.
 Talent must glitter to take the worlds eye.
 Patience is taught by fishrod and line, having a worm at one end and q man at the other.
 It is shocking, the way some farmers put up their corn in fields Common sense, in tight place, is better than the gift of eloquence. In case waiter spills full plate ot soup on lady's dress, the rule is ob- served in all well-regulated boarding houses that the lady is entitled to an other plate of the same broth.
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