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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-11-11
A Gospel INrANT.-There was

A GOSPEL INFANT.-There was q
powerful revival the other night at Par
son Bledso's Bue Light Tabernacle, and
among those who. experienced q change
Of heart was Jim Webster. Yesterday he
met Parsou Bedso, who ssked Jim:
"Is yer gwine ter stick, James?"
"Parson. Bledso, ef anybody offers to
gamble' on my sticken', yer kin make
money by taking 'em up: Tse gwine ter
lead u now life lill de lake whar de wum
is netber squenched is friz ober wild ice
thick enough to bar. o trainof kerrs load.
ed wild railroad iron"
"I'sa glad t. hear yer talk in dat strain" "
said theparson, gravely, s'bnt kinyer pass
by yard after dark whar dar is close
hangin' ont widout histinayer leg ober de
fence2" Aa Ns St +
"Look heah, you don't spect me to be-
ccme q saint in less den two days2 Use
light diet, but l tells yer I'm maxim rat
tling good time on de- road to de New
Jerusalem, when yer looks at my record
foah dc pass four yeahs."
"How bout chickens 2"
"Last night after had lined de gospel
band. I stasted Eeah hc::e, end Gsd &c
pass down de alley what leada by de
backyard Of Col. JoneSs house. I iiadn't
noah den got pass his, yeard when i
found was carryin' one ob his Spanish
breed Of rnnatera. v5id hin cnmfa in each
hand. Satan must hab showed dem fowls
in nay hands," .s.
"Jim Webster, you is gsine TO bring
de church into discredit. Don't you
know Col. Jones isde only man what raise,
dem Spanish breed of chickens what kin
be identified by der police7"
"Dats just what my conscience tol
me. was filled witt, T5:=iuI5o as so or
as ! saw what kind of poultry I was totin
Oft Besides, dom old 'roosters aiE't Wuff
cent ter brile. so I jest went back
and put 'em right back whar got
'em."
"Bress de Lor', y said Psrson Bledso.
"I put 'em back and tuck two young
pullets, what looks like any udder chic &
ems and was jest de right size ter brile.'
Don't add lying, Jim Webster, to yeI
udder sins"
~ can't tell lie, psrson, but ef you
bleeves isn't one of de elect, jess come
home wild me and hab some OBJ de breast
and de atufiin' for dinner. I kin smell
dem Drilled pullets now" He went
0dlUestoD Neirs. ~
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-11-11

FALLING FROM A BALLooN.-A fright.
ful and probably unprecedented balloon
accident occurred on Sunday evening,
3ist October, at Courbevoie. near Paris.
A large crowd had assembled to witness
the novel and perilous ascent of gym.
mast called Augua.o Navarro, who. with
inexp!ica5le fool.hardiness, had volun.
teered to perform number of athletic
fests Oh q trapeze suspended from a
Montgolfieie balloon named the Vidon-
siilaise. Rejecting the advice of hv.
islanders, Navarro refused &c allow him.
self to be tied to the trapeze. There was
no car attached to the balloon. At near
3 o'clock the balloon was let loose from
its moorings and rose majestically in the
air. Navarro, hanging on the trapeze, ap.
peared quite confident, aud repeatedly
sniuted tho spectators. When, however.
the balloon had reached height of near.
ly one thousand yards the crowd Was
horrified to see him suddenly let 20 tho
bar and fall. The tragic descent was
watched in breathless excitement. At
iEst the body reached the ground, stTik-
ing with such force that It made hole
In the earth two feet deep and rebounded
four yards. It was crushed end nan0led
almost beyond recognition. Meanwhile
the balloon, freed from it's human ballast.
shot mp with lightning speed, and soon
disappeared from sight. Late in the
evening it burst and fell at neighboring
town, much, to the CONSERVATION OF the
inhabitants or the busy Parisian qrarter.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-11-11
A Wasp in an Ola man,s slIpser.

There are times in the life OF the email
boy when he feels very cad from the use
Of slipper or switch upon him. If any.
thing happens 10 the person who has
thus afflicted him, bis Joy is great. as
will be seen from the following Incident:
A gentleman returned homo from his
daily toll and had pulled of his boots
aud vas going TO put on his slippers,
when howl ofintense- agony resou nded
through the hall. The affrighted family
rushed to The door and beheid their paps
heaving the shadows with wild gestures
and fiuntic gyrationu. "Take It off" he
shouted, and made grab at his foot,
but. ,..missing:it, went on with the war
dance. Waiter" ho shrieked, and @
starred up stairs, three at step, aud.
turning, came back in single stride.
"Oh, I'm stabbed |" he cried, aud oannk
TO tho floor and held his right leg high
above liis' head; then he rose 70 bis feet
with bound, screaming for the. boot.
jack, and held his foot out toward his
terrified family. "Oh, bring tho rnica, !"
no yelled, and with one despairing effort
he reached his slipper and got it OH, and,
with groan as deep as q we'll, and as
hollow rs drum, sank into n chair and
claspod MS foot in both hands. "Look
out for the scorpion" he whispered
hoarsely, "I'm dead man."
3. The small boy was by this time out in
the wood-uhed, rolling in the kindling'in
an ecstacy of glee, and pausing occasion.
ally to explain to the son of neighbor,
who had dropped in to see if there was
any. innocent sport going on in which he
could share. "Oh, Bill Bill" he snia,
"'you wouldn't believe: sometime o.day,
somehow or other, d big blue wasp got
into the old mans alipper, and when he
como homo and put them on--oh Bill,
You don't know what fun Two had."-
Dallas 7eras) Herald.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-11-11

NEW UsE OF THE CorToN Plant
The Fayetteville IN. C.) ESominer of q
recent date speaks as follows of the new
use to which the cotton stalk can proba.
bly, beput:
MFR: John Kirkpatrick, of this county,
called OF our Office few days ego with n
strong piece Of twine. about the aiza uaad
for tying up parcels of goods. This
twine was made from o fibre of the cotton
stalk bark. The stalk was immersed in
water and tie woody portion rotted leav-
ing the fibre. It's strength 10 undeniable
If this string can be taken for q eample.
The stalk6 should be gathered for this
purpose before frost falls on the plant.
Much has been said about jute and its
sdsp..sbbiiiitty 60 our sui ind climate.
Would not the cotton stalk answer in its
place? Mr.. X. is of the opinion that
ropes, strings and oil sorts Of bagging can
be succesafully manufactured from the
cotton bark fibre, and we see no reason to
doubt IL.
The variety Of the uses of the cotton
plant 10 something marvellous. Cloth
from the wool oil from the seed; paper
from the hulls oil cake from the ker-
nels; begging from the fibre, and great
quantities Of valublo manure for the i'm
provement of farms; these are to be the
results Of this. the most valuable plant
ever given by nature to man.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-11-11
The Family Doctor.

4 very simple and eyaeaditious wa,
OF cooking little bit Of chicken or I;yk
for sick person Is to butter O paper
thickly, and.place thesfood to be cooked
within the paper, and place It on q grid,
iron over clearsfre. A very short time
snfiices TO cook iRthoroughly; and I have
often found that TO be- eaten when ail
other modes of invalid cookery have
been tried in vain.- Chambsys Jour.
fdl
Teeth areTdestroyed either by,thesc.
tion OF acids or the developement of veg.
etable paFasitea.i The former Is the much
moro frequent cause OF decay. It has
been demonstrated by actual experiment.
that even very weak acide. may suffice 20
deeompose tho teeth substances. In
fo-ty. eight hours the juice Of grapes will
render the eunmel of ehaiky corisistonco,
Most Observation-Disclosures are inert until
fermentation takes place and.acotic acid
"a formed. Ariimai substances exert no
dsistsrieus d ss. influences until putrefaction
When cold affects the head and eyes
and impedes breathing thtoughlthe noee.
great relief is gained by q wet napkin
spread over the upper part OF the face,
covering the nose, except on opening for
breath. This Is 70 be covered by folds
OF flannel fastened over the napkin with
the napkin with handkerchief. So also
q wet towel over the Throat aud whole
chest, covered with folds Of flannel, often
relieves oppressed lungs. So says Aiias
Butcher, and truly. IN addition, use o
hot lemonade on retiring at night. This
ID the best time also for the hot foot.bath
which should be followed by the lemon
ade.
Invalitis should keep the refreshments
covered ia their sick room. The jellies.
blanc-mauge5, and various liquids used
as cooling drinks, are moro or less absor.
bent, and easily take up the Impurities
which hoat about sick room. A glass
OF milk left uncovered will soon become
tainted with any prevailing odor, .as can
be eproven by leaving itin room freshly
painted. How Important, then, that the
poisons of sickness should he carefully
kept from all that is to be eaten.
Ii person swallows any poison what.
ever, or has fallen into conyuleions from
having overloaded the stomach, and in,
stantaHeous remedy, most efficient and
applicable in large number of cases, is
u heupiug teaGpooniui OF common aalt.
and as much ground mustard, stirred
rapidly in teacupful Of water, warm or
cold, and swallowed instantly. 1t is
scarcely down before It begins to came
M bringing gith 4 .he remaining cc.=
tents OF the stomach; and lest there be
any remnant ofthe poison, however small,
let the white of an egg or e teaspo0nfui
OF strong coffee be swallowed rs soon as
the stomach is quiet, as these articles
nullify large number of virulent poi
sons.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-11-11

TRAPPED.-There is q story told of n
lady. and gentleman travelling together on
an Eugiiph railroad. They were strau-
gcrs to each other. Suddenly the gentle.
man said:
Madam, Twill trouble you TO look out
of the window fer few minutes; am
going to make somo changes in my wear.
ing apparel.
"Certainly, sir" she replied, with great
politeness, rising and turning her back
upon him.
In very short time he said:
Nov, madam, my change is completed
and you may resume your own seat"
When the lady turned she beheld her
male company transformed into dashipg
lady with q veil over her face.
Nov, sir, or madam, whichever you
lik0," said the lady, ~ must trolble you
to look out of tho window, for ] also have
some changes to make in my apparel"
Certainly, madam" and the gentle.
man, Ia lady,s attire Immediately com,
piled.
"Now. sir, You may resuLae your own
To his great surprise, on rescning his
seat, the gentleman in femalS attire
found his lady companion transformed
:n.o a man. He laughed loudly and and
said:
ut appears that 9e are both anxious to
avoid recognition. What have you done ?
l have robbed bank"
"And ]" said the whilom lady, as he
dexterously fettered his companion'p
wrists with pair of handouts, Aam De.
tective J., of Scotland Yard, and
in female apparel have shadoWed yon io1
two days; nov," drawing q revolver.
"keop stiiii"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-11-11

: GER Our DooRs.-rhe close conllne-
ment of all facsory work gives the opera
tiycs pallid faces, poor appetite, lsnguid.
miserable feelings, poor blood, inactive
liver, kidneys and urinary troubles, aud
all the physicians and medicines in the
world cannot help them unless they get
out OF doors or use Hop Bltters, the
purest and best remedy, especially for
such cases, having abundance Of health,
sunshine end rosy ehesks in theEl.--
They cost but q tsifle. See another cole
Carfstian Recorder.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-11-11

Mot many miles from New Bedford
q small company of colored brethren de.
cided 10 take up d collection. The pre-
siding officer offered TO pass tho hat him.
self, and in order to encourage the others
he put in a 10 cent piece. Afier the coll
lection. during which every hand shatl
been In tho hat, the President approached
the table, turned the hat upside down,
aud not even his own contribution
dropped nut. He opened his eyes in as
tonishment and exclaimed: f'F0 good
ness, but Pze eben loss de 10 cents I
alafted wild r. Tho presiding oaiccF de-
manded the restoration of The 10 cent
piece. But nobody came forward. After
an impressive pause . brother remarked,
solemniy, Oar pears to be great moral
Lesson roan' heah somewhar."
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-11-11

THE SwAN.-The most graceful of all
aquatic fowls is but little Known in this
country, owing, it may be said, to our
utilitarian ideas, and partly to the
thought that they will require much care.
Our country is dotted with nnmberless
sheets of smooth, clear water, whose
beautiful surfaces would be rendered still
moro beautiful by the addition of these
beautiful birds. They will occupy the
Same water with .Se geese and ducks, If
necessary. They remain nine-tenths of
the time in the water, sleeping there
through the mild weather, and, in fact,
until the lake freezes over. It is not un.
usual for them, on sudden change of
wee:ber, to become so surrounded by ice
tnni iE Is necessary to break 1t up to free
them. Their favorite feed Is grass, bread,
or small, tender corn leaves. For
Writer keeping Gil that is needed 10 o.
warm room, giving them O large tub
ofwater, . little bread, cabbage leaves,
etc.
The female deposits her eggs early in
the spring, rarely moro than two, but in
exceptional cases six to eight in number.
The eggs are larger than those Of geese
even, and it takes thirty.fve days OF
steady work to bring out the youn,, ones,
or cygnets, as they are called. They
arc very hardy, and require no care but
that of the parents.
Their flesh is very delicate, but epi.
cures rarely get taste of it in this coln.
try. They 60 in pairs and live thus more
peacably than When len in large numbers.
These birds are very long lived, numerous
instances are given OF their living even
TO 100 years. They are much less trou.
blesome ebout the place thar he gaudy
peacock. We trust that we may yet see
in many Of our private grounds more OF
these beautiful birds.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-11-11

DEATH OF A FAMOUS EoPRANo.-Isa.
bella McCullocb, the soprano singer.
died in New York City Monday. She
was a native of South Carolina. Her
father vas well-to-do Scotchman, but
the war swept away his fortune and left
the family in very straitened circum-
stances. The daughter had O magnlfi-
cent voice, and under the advice of local
musicians paid particular attention to
its cultivation. At the Academy of Co.
lumbia, which she attended, her singing
was famous. T. was IL Tie winter oi
1867-8 that she made her debut in New
York, singing with credit in ''Uu Ballo
in Maschera." She had been a pupil of
Torriuni, and won success as O singer
from tho frat. AS an actress her Scotch
directness of address and bluntness of
manner were biemishes in her perform.
ance. Miss McCnlloch's first tour of
tlis continent was mado In company
with Adelaide Phillips. See sang with
La Grange in Don Giovanna." and in
lie Prophete," and at different times
was under engagement to both Max and
Maurice Strakosch. When the opera of
"Lurline" was brought out for the first
time she sustained the title role, and her
friends declare that her singing of
Sweet Spirit, Hear my Prayer" has new
er been surpassed in sweetness. "Mar-
tina" was her favorite opera. Some ten
years ago slie met Brignoli, and aftc:
nearly two years of most persistent WOO.
ing upon his part che married him and
left the stage. After six years of married
life, part Of it spent in Europe, Brignoli
abandoned her, and her suit for divorce
about two years ago finally separated
tl:cm. For q number ofyeaTs paat she
has supported herself as q church singer.
for time in G:ace Church, and later in
st. Stephens. Since the opening of the
cathedral she has been chief soprano in
the choir.-N. Y. MaH.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-11-11

A PRINTERS DREAM.-A rrinter sat
in his Office chair; his boots were patch.
ed and his coat tllreadbare, while his
face looked weary and worn with care.
While sadly thinking Of business debt.
old Morpheus slowly round him crept.
and before he knew It he soundly slept !:
and sleeping, he dreamed that he was
dead, from trouble and toil his opirit had
fed, and that not even cow-bell tolled
for the peaceful rest OF his cow-hide sole.
AS he wandered among the shades. the
smoke and scorch in lower Hades, ne
shortly observed an iron door that creak-
ingly swung on hinges ajar, but the en-
trance was crossed by q red-hot bar, and
Satan himself stood peeping out and
watching for travellers thereabout, and
thus to the passing printer spoke, and
with growing voice the echoes woke !:
Come in, my dear, it shall cost YOU
nothing, and never fear; this is tie
place where cook the ones who never
pay their subscription sums for, though
in life they will find when dead it Ia too
late; will show you the place where
melt them thin, with red-hot chains and
scraps of tin, and also where / comb
their heads with broken glass and melted
lead, and If of refreshments they only
think, there's boiling water for them to
drink; there's the red hot grindstoue to
grind down his noee, and red-hot rings to
wear on his toes; and if they mention
they don't like fire, I'll sew up their
mouths with red hot wire; and then,
dear sir, you would see them squirm
while roll them over and cook to a
turn" With these last words the prin-
ter awoko, and thought practical Joke (;
but still ct times 30 real did it seem that
he cannot believe it was all dream {;
and often he thinks with chuckle and
grin of the face of those who save their
tin and never nay the nrintet.- !o,1:s-
vile Post.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-11-11

"soLID CoMFoRT."-A lady in this
city noticed her colored help chewing
pins and needles. The lady, thinking
the Amusement was dangerous one, re.
commended that she desisk
mo chile" che said. (The mistress
waa much younger than the seFvant.)
"In de slabe times had heab of trouble.
l Ie0ught comfort. ~ Whiskey. but dat glib
me headache iEf2e mo'nin'. So / triod
emokin'. Thahwas dc berry same. Den
chawin' I tried. But that Was no good.
Hap'ly ORG mo'bsn' / thought OBJ pima
and needles. I puts abuneh Of pins or
needles iu my Tnouf, chaWs. them, and
they gabe me heab ob aolid comfort.
Sc now when ever I feel WeaTied ob de
tsials Of dis wuld puts pins aud needles
Ia nay mouf and ciiawb them. You hab
no idee what solid comfort there 10 in
pins and needleaI'
''Dnn't you ever swallow any by acci-
dentf" the lady asked.
'ls;;..ee==== &c, chile, guess do; fog some
nights 60 to sleep with monfi full, and
they're all gone in dc rno'nin'. '..pl-- cncia-
Hdti Gazette.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-11-11

Instruggling to make duil-brained
boy understand what COINCIDENCE was. q
teacher asked: "What makes Won ,in-
conforsaAle afles you have done wrong ~
.,Father'0 leather strap 2 ftelingly seplisd
the boy.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-11-11

- No child can bs healthy IL worms
abound IN Its stomach. Send for Shri.
ner's Indian Yermifuge, the reliable
remedy.
Tea culture in Florida is receiving
attention,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-11-11

- The world is satisfied viii words
few care to dive heneath tho 6sGrfaee,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-08-20
False Rea SoninQ.

SuppOsh machine should fail to lcrfcrm
it, wo X, and the owner instead Of try ing 20
ascertain the cause Of failure and rem dy IT,
should conclude To- run right along, and
argue that "a the machine had hcrct fore
come around all right il would soon b. so
again. II general and permanent break
down cnsutd, could anybody be bilmed but
hniseltf Now. precisely this way do prcp'c
act and argue when the human machine
Is out OF order. Wher the liver Is torpid"
and bowels constipated every one knows
that DR.. PierCe's Pleasant Purgatiye Pellet,
tord prompt and perindD mt relief Yet
some guess the "ma"hine' will come nrour
all ri mt, aud do nothing. Could any So TEN
OF false reasoning be more peGniciou-: Sup
pose the blood he out Of order and there be
pimples, ulcers, or running sores with scrof.
ulous tumors, swellings and general debility,
and those thus affected should refuse to u.s.,
DR.. Plcrce's Golden Medical Discovery,
guessing that the blood would purify itself,
could nybody be blamed but themselves, if
a general aud permanent break down of
health ensued? No remedy yet known
equals the Discovery in curing all scrofllous
throat, bronchial aud lung diseases. Sod
by druggists.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-08-20
Can't Always be Done.

f. Jeptha Jones, somber-look
young man of 20, with a voice like q
tin rattle-box aud about as much muscle
as yearling lamb, limped out to an
swer to the charge of disturbing the
peace. He had some trouble with the
landlady where he boarded, and was
ordered to vacate and bestow his pres.
ence where it would be more appreci-
ated. He obeyed, but the other even.
ing he worried down two spoonfuls OF
beer to get his courage up and then
walked over to his late abiding place,
with two-edged dagger under his vest
and horse-pistol resting Oh his hip.
He went there to avenge his wounded
honor, but the moment he entered the
house the red.headed cook got hira in
her grip and thrashed him up and down
the hall until she loosened his boot
heels and left him as limp as q rag.
He was then flung off the doorstep and
taken charge of by a policeman.
1t strikes me that you went to a
great deal of trouble to get yourself
here" remarked his honor after hear
ing the testimony.
Am to put up with everybody's
insults? Invent 1 any feelings -
squeaked the young man.
You can be feeling for five-dollar
bill, unless you want to go up"
"Ill pay, but want people to I'M
derstand that l can't be trifed with. J
allow no living person to run over me. "
Well, 80 far es this court has any
influence, it will forbid servant girls
from assaulting you in future. You
can go now. Call again after court has
adjourned and you can have your horse
pistol and dagger. Bijah will wrap
them up in rag for you."-Detroit
Press.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-08-20
Reliable Testimony.

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from all parts of the Pacific Coast can and
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OAKLAND, Cal, April 5, 1880.
STANDARD SOAP COMPANY-GENTs:
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