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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-12-16
Tic End Of the World.

The following dismal picture of tue
end of the world il by the noted French
scientist, Camille Flammarion:
The earth was born; she will die.
She will die either of old age, when her
vital clements shall have been used up,
or through the extinction of the sun, 10
whose rays her life is suspended. She
might also die by accident, through col
lision with some celestial body meeting
her on her route; but this end of the
world is the most improbable of all.
She may, we repeat, die natural death
through the absorption of her vital
elements. In fact, it is probable that the
air and water are diminishing. The
ocean, like the atmosphere, appears to
have been formerly much more consld'
erable than it is in our day. The terres-
trial crust is penetrated by waters which
combine chemically with the rocks. 1t
is almost certain that the temperature OF
the interior of the globe reaches that OF
boiling water at the depth of about six
miles, and prevents the water from de-
scending any lower; but the absorption
will continue with the cooling OF the
globe. The oxygen, nitrogen and car
6onic acid, which compose our atmos'
phere, also appear to undergo absorption,
but slower. The thinker may foresee,
through the mist of ages yet to come,
the epoch, yet afar off, in which the
earth, deprived of the atmospheric,
aqueous vapor which protects her from
the glacial cold OF space by preserving
the solar rays around her, will become
chilled in the sleep of death. As Henri
Vivarel says: "From the summit of the
mountains winding sheet OF snow will
descend upon the high plateaus and the
valleys, driving before it life and civiliza.
ton, and masking forever the cities and
nations that it meets on its passage"
Life and human activity will press insen-
sibly towards the inter.tropical zone.
st. Petersburg, Berlin, London, Paris,
Vienna, Constautinople and Rome will
fall asleep in succession under this
eternal shroud. During very many ages
equatorial humanity will undertake
Arctic expeditions TO find again under
the ice the place of Paris, Lyons, Bor.
deaux and Marseilles. The sen cuast will
have changed and the geographical map
of the earth will have been transformed
No one will live aud breathe any more
except in the equatorial zone up to the
day when the last family, nearly dead
with cold and hunger, will sit on the
shore of the last sea, in the rays of the
sun. which will thereafter shine here be-
low on an ambulent tomb revolving aim
lessly around useless light and a barren
heat
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-12-16

MULEs.-Previous to 1888 there were
very few mules iu the United States, and
those of such an inferior order as to
prejudice farmers against them as unfit 10
compete with horses in work upon the
road or farm. Consequently there were
no jacks, and no disposition to increase
the stock. But Washington became con.
vinced that the introduction of mules
generally among the Southern planters
would prove to them a great blessing, as
they are much less liable to be injured
than horses by careless servants: AS
soon as it became known abroad that
Washington desired to stock his Mount
Vernon estate with mules, the King of
Spain sent him two jacks and two jennets
from the Island of Malta. The first was
of gray color, sixteen hands high,
heavily made, and of sluggish nature.
He was named the Royal Gift. The
other was called the Knight of Malta.
He was about as high, and 1.-THE and fiery
even to ferocity. The two sets of ami
mails gave him the most favorable oppor'
tunity of making Improvements by cross
breeding. the result of which was the
favorite jack Compound, because he par
took of the best points in both originals.
The General bred his blooded mares to
these jacks, even taking those from his
own stables for that purpose, and pro.
duced such superb mules that the coun-
try was agog to breed some of the sort,
and they soon became quite common.
This was the origin of improved mules
in the United States. Though over
eighty years ago, there are now some of
the third and fourth generation of the
Knight Of Malta and Royal Gift to be
found in Virginia, and the great benefits
arising from their introduction to the
country are seen upon every cultivated
acre in the Southern States.
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Austin, Texas, is TO have a capital,
costing 81 100000.
- One. e.half of the world dosen't know
how the other half lies.
: Men are often like tca-thc real
strength and goodness are not properly
drawn out until they have been in hot
water.
= When a man and woman are
made one, the question (which one?' is
a bothersomc one until it is settled, as it
soon is.
= The Vermont housewife who read
that English mobiles have los OF hares in
their preserves, says she trieG it to the
extent of putting Il whole chignon into
some blackberry jam, and the jam didn't
seem bit better for it.
- The late "Blue jeans Williams be-
Iieved cmpIatcaIly in economy. When
applied to once to aid some charitable
cause, he said to the ladies who asked it ::
"If you would dispose of your jewelry
and fine clothes and give the proceeds to
this object, and dress as plainly as my
wife, you would not need to solicit aid."
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we're not the aggressors in this tragic
scene, and neither should they be accused
of it, as they have been. This riot,
although it happened upon the streets OF
Denver, still there is no doubt but that it
was committed by miners, who came
from the mountains 10 participate in the
election.
The common schools of Denver are
equal, if not superior, to those of any OF
our cities. There are in the city at least
eight large, commodious and imposing
buildings, with beautiful grounds. The
schools are graded, and taught by the
most thoroughly competent instructors.
They are in session thirty-eight weeks in
the year. The average attendance IL
nearly four thousand. Teachers are
handsomely compensated for their SER
vices.
Before closing I must say word OF all, /,
especially young men, who anticipate
coming TO Colorado for fortune. You
must not hoist your expectations too
high. Colorado is not paradise, with
streets paved with gold. Neither is
Denver. If you have money, you may
come; without it you may be several
days obtaining the desired fortune.
Those who have money accumulate 1t
very rapidly by lending at u to per
cent per month, with real estate as Sc
curity. It is an acknowledged fact that
the avocations of labor are more numer-
GUS than in olden countries, but the de-
mand is greater. The country is filled
beyond its capacity. There are to-day
upon the streets in Denver hundreds OF
young men out of employment. The
same is comparatively true of every por-
ton of the State. The only class of men
who get employment readily and we'll
paid are mechanics and brick masons.
This is owing to the vast amount of
building and improvements going on in
the city. Although Denver has her dis
advantages, still she is q mighty city.
Thousands and even millions Of dollars
have been made by her citizens within
the last few years. And thousands of
persons have added length to their days
By coming here.
Most respectfully,
DAVID A. ZEAaLER.
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THE POWER OF CORPORATIONS.

DOUBTLESS you are right in the belief
that public opinion will be in faver Of
your movement. Rejecting men cannot
deny it's justice But the influence of
these great corporations can hardly be
calculated. They have methods of de-
fence and offence which make them
almost invincible. You have referred
to portions Of their history which proved
this. Some of the State governments
are literally subjugated by them now. 1t
will require strong organization and
much labor to reduce them. .Undisci-
plined militia in the open field make
poor fight against regulars intrenched.
What are cornstalks against cannon7 2
Such is truth against money. You ask
what :hink of regulating these afIairs
by the agency of commissioners. In
England. / believe that plan has been
a complete success; in California ! un.
derstand it is dead failure"
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Nix. GARFIELD AND THE SOUTH

Nix. GARFIELD AND THE SOUTH
Conjecture and speculation are rife as TO
the probable character of Mr.. Gar6eld's
policy toward the South after he shall
have assumed the Executive helm. 1t
is an essentially protitless question to dis
cuss as long as the Mentor compact re-
mains shrouded in secrecy.
So far as Mr.. Garfield is personally
concerned, we have no doubt that if left
to his own instincts, he would seek to
treat the Southern States with impartiality
and 20 down to history as man of
broad, patriotic views, who had taken
up the policy of amity and frater-
nity where Abraham Lincon's la
mented hand left it. Doing this, he
would do much to redeem the errors,
eouiyocations and lapses from rectitude
that tarnish his past record.
But Mr.. Garfield has always ''ad a
weak joint in his spinal column, and
there is no reason to believe that his
election has stiffened it SO as to imbue
him with pluck enough to resist the yoke
of the Stalwart faction. These stand COM
miltcd to a forcible reconstruction Of the
South. They say that they will starve
that section into giving Republican ma.
jorilics. Ifit yields, well and good-the
party will have so many additional votes
for the next election. If it does not the
bugabuo of lid South must be again
revived to save the Republican party in
1884. This is the programme laid down
by Conkiing, by Grant, by Logan, by
Boutwell,.
a tremendous pressure will be brought
to bear on Garfield to shape his Southern
policy, not for the good of the South
not for the good Of the North, but simply
and sorely Tor the interests Of his party
Is he strong enough to resist the pres
sure? We think not.-NsW York Star
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- The editor of the Cincinnati CON-
ncrciai, who has farming ideas, thought
that to have buttermilk ho must buy a
goat
"A Western writer thinks that if the
proper way to spell tho is Though" ate
is "eight," and boes is "beaux," the
proper way to spell potatoes is pough-
teighteaux.
You wouldn't take mans last
cent for cigar, would you?" Certain
Iy would" remarked the proprietor.
"Well. here it is, then," passing over q
cent, "give mo the cigar"
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lney owe to the public faithfully and
without discrimination or extortion.
The STATES have the power to do this, but
Congress must regulate Interstate con-
merce, and to do so must have super
vision of rates and tolls. Judge Black
concIudpS.
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- There Are No Birds in Last Years
Nests" is the title of song. Probably
not. II it were equally sure that there
are no rats in last years rat holes tie
public mind would be more at rest.
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STATUS OF LAND GRANT ROADS.

STATUS OF LAND GRANT ROADS.
"Most of our Western roads we're built
with the proceeds of public lands granted
medately or Immediately by the United
States to the several companies which
now have them in charge. They did not
really cost the stockho.d anything. and
in some cases they got lands worth a
great deal more than all expenses Of
making, stocking and running the roads.
The two ,mpanies between Omaha and
San Francisco raised in cash out of gov
ernment bonds. lands and mortgages of
their franchises four or FIVE times rs
much as they necessarily expended upon
the roads. The stockholders, without
paying anything, put the enormous sur
plus into their pockets. These roads,
thus built at the public expense, and in
some cases paid for by the public FIVE
times over, are now claimed as the pri-
vate property of the companies, and the
right of the public to use them rs high
ways is utterly denied; nevertheless 1
think the claim of these companies TO
take reasonable tolls stands upon the
same foundation as that of companies
whose roads were built by the stock
holders themselves at their own proper
expense. The grant of the lands in
vested the grantees with title which
could not be revoked if the conditions of
it were performed.
eff railroad companies have the ur-
limited power they claim, all indus.
tries are at their mercy" says Judge Black.
"No such power belongs to them legally,
yet in many cases they have usurped it
and abused it.
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DIscRIMINATIoN IN RATES.

"They badly express their determine
ton to charge as much as the traffic will
bear that is to say, they will take from the
profits fevery many's business as much as
can he taken without compelling him to
quit it. In the aggregate this amounts to
the most enormous, oppressive and unjust
tax that ever was laid upon the industry
of any people under the sun. The If:
regularity with which this tax is laid
makes it still harder to bear. Men 60
into business which may thrive at
present rates, and will find themselves
crushed by burdens Unexpectedly thrown
upon them after they gpd started"
Judge Black goes at large into the sub.
iect of discrimination, selecting sumo of
the mos, striking cases to illustrate his
argument. He says The railroads 60 into
every sort of business in their imperinus
way, and they must be regulated so hat
they will be compelled to do the duties
The Portland daily press., 1880-11-10
A Man of War.


The Magyars on Sunday erected statue to
General Benz, man as well known ON the
other side the Leitha as is Schwarzenberg on
this. Bem was the bitterest enemy Russia
ever had, for his whole life was one struggle
to damage the hated Muscovite. A Pole by
birth, and indeed, quite ignorant of the Mag
var language, Benz came over the Carpathians
and joined the Hungarian army, because at
that time Hungary happened to be a more ad-
vantageous striking point than Poland from
which to "have att his old enemies. He
would doubtless have become Chinaman
to-day for the same purpose, and gone to
Irkutsk to help to worry the troops of the
Gar in the wilds of Central Asian steppes
AS it was, he later on became a Moslem, and
fought hard under the flag of the Prophet, be-
cause peace having been signed with Russia
by both Poland and Hungary, Turkey was the
only land left where he could pursue his favor
ite occupation. Benz used to give the word OF
command in Polish or French, and a "dol-
melch" was at his side to translate the orders
in the native tongue. The interpreters were
more than once killed in the thick of battle,
thus leaving BEN in the lurch, and SO, later
on, the general was in the habit of keeping
SIX or eight dragomans at his horses side, to
make sure of not running short Of the supply.
Some of Bem's dry remarks have passed
into sayings among the Magyars. AT the bat
tie of Medgyes the hussars suffered terribly,
and their colonel sent to Bem to know If the
The Portland daily press., 1880-11-10
Monsieur Mars.

Every true German, says Goethe, hates the
French as much as he loves their wine. The
very poets fight international duels with pois-
oned verses that keep wrath ranking and
warm. "Off, Gallo dogs, from our German
Rhine!" yells Korner. 1--WE have had your
Rhine, ye German hou nds, and shall have it
again!" shrieks back De Musset. Tyrtaus be-
walls in France to-day; tomorrow he may be
calling all sons of the Fatherland to lay the
innocent victor low. Monsieur Mars knows
what is coming His instinct, his antipathy,
his amour propre tell him it is inevitable, and
experience warns him it will bono child's play
But though he prepares seriously, he prepares
confidently for the struggle. As the choleric
Captain MacMorris would say, he does not
know the Teuton as good man as himself.
"Ce sera dur" he sings over his chopin, but
''oa le pere pdsse pdssera bien Penfant." Ad-
versity, it must be said has been of whole
some use to him. He carries himself with
more solidity and less swagger, of which he
had too much. The fact speaks for the grim
earnestness with which he confronts the fu-
ture. He seems to have taken the sober tone
OF the Republic Just as he IC' ected the tawdry
splendor of imperial pageantig. Perhaps Mon
sieur Mars has never heen quite correctly de-
pcted. Our caricaturlStS, from Hogarth to
Gilray, and down even to Leech, make him
physically lean, miserable, diminutive war
rior, whereas he is in reality sizeable fellow
enough, generally making up in breadth what
he lacks in height; sturdy robust, and acti .
of build; fit, in short, to go anywhere and do
anything, particularly in days when the MUIR
derous mitraille of the breech-loader places
the pigmy on level with the giant. 1t may
be that we take too much for granted in re-
spect also of his moral qualities. Our off-hand
idea of him is that of a brave, sanguine bombas-
tic fighting man, gallant of deed but valiant OF
tongue, good soldier, but Gascon. Well,
it is true that he is comrade of the ridiculous
Chauvin as well as of the magnificent D'Au-
vergne. 1t is true, also, that he knows how TO
value himself. Count Segur tells that every
private of the grdnde-drnlee thought himself a
greater parsonage than the sovereigns he had
helped to depose, and comported himself in
conquered capitals as if he alone had achieved
the conquest. This amiable complacency is
not confined to the French soldier. NJ. Hugo
considers France and civilization the most ver-
liable and superb of all synonyms. And there
is not Dekin in all France Partisan or provin-
cial, but believes himself of a nation supreme
in the trade of war, and in the cult of peace
Calamity cannot shake the happy Gaul out of
his self-esteem-that failing which so nearly
resembles virtue.
The Portland daily press., 1880-11-10
A Domestic Specific.
[Oil City Derrick


"Julia' writes us a long letter asking how
she can manage to keep her husband home
nights. She says she has done everything she
can think of to please him, but he will insist
on leaving her alone each evening. We fear
Julia doesn't make her husbands home pleas
ant for him, or he would certainly not go
away. Now Julia, you go down town to-day
and buy keg of beer, placing it in one corner
of the dining room. Strew sawdust over the
floor, and put half dozen coarse wooden
boxes about the rooms for spittoons. Hang a
sheet across one end of the room, and invite
half a dozen of your husbands male friends to
spend the evening. Then, Julia, you and
your servant dress yourselves up in long stock
ings and night dresses and when your friends
have assembled with their cigars, pull aside
the sheet you have previously hung up and
skip from one side of the room to the other on
the tips of your toes, singing, 'Tra-la-la-le!"
and jumping as high as you can at every third
step. This will prove highly interesting ex-
ercise for yourself and servant, and prevent
your husband from straying away. If your
husbands male friends are married, invite
their wives to assist you in the evenings en-
tertainment If this doesn't keep him at
home evenings you'd better trade him off for
a yellow dog, and keep the dog chained up.
The Portland daily press., 1880-11-10
No New Rebellion.

The Democrats to cover their chagrin and
let themselves down easily continue to talk
about some attempt to reverse in the House
of Representatives the verdict of the people
of New York. 1t is but justice to say that
all decent Democrats deprecate such discus
sion, which can lead to nothing but public
disturbance and distrust, but there are
enough desperate and reckless men among
them to agtate the matter, and the Tamma-
my chiefs seek by this means to divert from
themselves the abuse which the other Dem
ocrats are so lavishly heaplng upon them.
But this much is certain, that the Southern
leaders will never enter upon the revolu-
tionary scheme. They have no appetite for
a fight in which they must bear the brunt
while their Northern allies, as before, will
keep themselves out of harms way and con-
fine themselves strictly to war of words
The Southerners are in no haste to see the
great States of the Northwest pouring their.
stalwart regiments down across their land,
and one march of Sherman to the sea is
quite enough for the present generation
The Portland daily press., 1880-11-10
NATIONAL THANKSGIVING.
BY the President of the United States.
A PRO OCLAM ALTON.

At no period In their history, since the United
States became nation, has this people had so
abundant and so universal reasons for joy AID
gratitude at the favor of Almighty God, or been
subject to SO profound an obligation to give thanks
for His loving kindness and humbly to implore His
continued care and protection. Health, wealth and
prosperity throughout all borders peace, honor
and friendship with all the world firm and faithful
adherence by the great body of our population to
the principles of liberty and justice which has made
our greatness nation and the wise institutions
and strong form of government and society which
will perpetuate it-for all these let the hearts of
happy ana united people, as with one voice, ascend
In devout homage to the Giver of All Good. 1
therefore recommend that on Thursday, the
twenty-ffth day of November next, the peo-
pie meet in their respective places of worship to
make their Acknowledgements to Almighty God for
His bounties and His protection, and to offer to
Him prayers for their continuance.
BY the President. RIB. HAYES.
WIN. M EvARTs.
Secretary of State.
The Portland daily press., 1880-11-10
Harbor Defenses.

The Chief of Engineers, United States
Army, in his forthcoming annual report,
renews his request for liberal appropriations
for Notifications. For the various works for
the defence of Portland Harbor he asks in
all $247, 900, portion of which is proposed
to be expended in the commencement of
new works.
There cannot be doubt that the de-
fences of our sea coast harbor have been too
much neglected of late years. Millions
have been granted for the improvement of
interior water-courses, some of them little
better than trout streams, and for the bene-
fit in many cases of merely local and per-
sonal interests; while the annual pittance of
late, for the Notifications of our Atlantic,
Pacific and Lake coasts has been only about
100000, a sum not sufficient to keep them
from going to decay.
Foreign nations know our position per-
fectly well, and it is not to be supposed that
they would not use this knowledge in the
discussion of delicate International ques-
tions that might arise. England or Spain
could bully us with impunity, and place us
in very humiliating position, knowing our
utter inability to resist. We must be able
to keep modern iron-clads at safe distance
with our heavy modern guns; but even if
we had the guns, which we have not, we
could not use them, in the present condi-
tion of most of our defensive works. Eighty
and hundred ton guns cannot be handled
and fired like brass six-pounder, nor can
the necessary parapets, magazines &c. be
improvised in few days-or weeks. The
hackneyed adage, Gin peace prepare fol
war" is by no means obsolete.
We trust that the prosperous condition of
our country may induce Congress to appro-
pirate, if not all the Chief Engineer asks, at
least respectable sum for each important
harbor. Our harbor of Portland, with it's
deep and unfrozen channels, is certainly
important. If we cannot have enough to
commence new works we should have at least
the means of putting our actual ones in
fighting condition. If the $25O,OOO which
the Chief of Engineers asks for Portland
should be cut down to one-third of that
sum in the appropriation bill, it might be
well spent at the two powerful (,chen fin
ished) modern batteries at Fort Scanned
and Portland Head.