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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-05-27
That Boy.

The other day a lady, accompanied by
her son, very small boy, boarded a
train at Little Rock. The woman had a
careworn expression hanging over her
face like tattered vail, and many of the
rapid questions asked by the boy were
answered by unconscious sigbs.
"Ma," said the boy, "that mans like a
baby, ain't he ?" pointing to bald-head.
ed man sitting just in front of them.
"Hush."
"Why must hush ?"
"After q few moments silence, "Ma,
what's the matter with that mans
head I"
"Husb, I tell you. He's bald"
"What's bald7"
"His head hasn't got any hair on it."
"Did it come Off"
II guess So"
"Will mine come OFF,"
Sometime, may be-"
"Thep I'll be bald, won't 2"
"Yes."
"Will you care?"
"Don't ask so many questions"
After another silence the boy ex-
claimed: "N1a, look at that fly on that
mans head.
"If you don't hush I'll whip you when
we get home"
"Lookl There's another fly. Look at
'em fight; look at 'em !'
"Madam," said the man putting aside
a newspaper and looking around, "what
is the matter with that young hyena?"
The woman blushed, stammered out
something, and attempted to smooth
back the boys hair.
"One fly, two fly, three fies," said the
boy innocently, following with his eyes
basket of oranges carried by the news
"Here, you young e-hog," said the
baldheaded man, eff you don't hush I'll
have the conductor put you off the
train"
The poor woman, not knowing what
else to do, boxed the boys ears, and then
gave him an orange to keep him from
crying.
head7"
"I'll slap you again if you don't hush"
"Mister," said the boy, after q short
silence, "does it hurt to be bald-head-
ed .
"Youngster," said the man, eff you'll
keep quiet I'll give you quarter"
The boy promised and the money was
paid over.
''The man took up his paper and re-
sumed his reading.
"This is my bald-headed money" said
the boy. "When I get bald.headed I'm
goin' to give boys money. Mister, have
all bald.headed men got money"
The annoyed man threw down his pa
per, arose and exclaimed: Madam,
hereafter when you travel leave that
young gorilla at home. Hitherto I
always thought that the old prophet was
very cruel for calling the she bears to
kill children for making sport of his
head, but now I am forced to believe that
he did Christian act. Ifyour boy had
been in the crowd he would have died
first. If can't find another seat on this
train I'll ride on the cowcatcher rather
than remain here"
"The bald-headed man is gone," said
the boy and the woman leaned back and
blew tired sigh from her lips.-LiHle
Rock Gazette.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-05-27

- Mr.. Eddy gave Miss Hintzleman a
fine set of jewelry, at Newbern, n. c.,
and she wore it for several weeks. Then
he brought suit to recover it, on the
ground that he had simply lent it to her.
She testified that, by the terms of mu-
tual agreement, she was TO pay for the
jewelry by kissing Mr. Eddy every morn
ing for hundred days. He called and
got his kiss, on his way 10 work, every
day for about a month. Then he grew
bold, and wanted to take hug as we'll as
a kiss. There was no provision in the
bargain for hugging, and she repulsed
him, even restricting his kisses to mere
touch Of his lips to her cheek. He
thought he was being cheated, and hence
his effort to recover.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-05-27

in our country from liquor" ana no won
der, for science states that alcohol is an
"acrid narcotic poison" and in these
United States every year on an average
over five quarts of purest alcohol IN
drinks are consumed by every man, wo-
man and child in the Nation. or at that
rate. Can we wonder at the extraordi-
nary sick and death rate when our peo-
pie are drinking liquid poison? Now
the money value of those who die by
premature death from liquor-at least
100000 persons every year-and OF those
who are sick and invalid and disabled,
and the value of their sick bill and the
value of the time of those who nurse
them, &C., &C., must run up into incal-
culable millions of dollars-an utter loss
to the Nation. Then the money value OF
the time and industry of the perhaps
100000 men, variously idle or employed
all over the land, as direct consequence
of the liquor traffic, jailors, detectives,
policemen, watchers, constables, jury
rnen, witnesses, clerks. judges-two'
thirds of whom are necessitated by in
temperance-men diverted from produc-
tive works-and the money value of the
hundreds of officers and servants and
nurses, ETC., ETC., over and in our State
and county institutions-so far as obliged
to be so employed by liquor-would run
UP to scores of millions Of dollars more.
And we have, at the very lowest, between
two and three million of men wasted
every year to the nation by and in con.
sequence of the liquor business.
And now what is the appalling aggre-
gate of our natural waste? $1,000,00O,.
600 misemployed capital in the country
lin 1867 invested in the horrible busl.
ness. I do not know what it is to-day.
Between thirty and forty millions of dol
lars annually squandered in grain; over
100000, 900 spent every year for strong
drink direct. Hundreds of millions of
dollars of lost time and labor, through
men engaged in the business, or directly
and indirectly employed outside of pro.
ductive work in consequence of it. And
the value of the various buildings of the
entire country, so far as they are obliged
to erist, on account Of liquor, penitentia.
ries, work-bouses, lock-ups, asylums,
alms-houses, private charitable institu-
tions, etc., together with the amazing
sums directly taken from the people in
taxes to maintain and protect society
from the perils and insecurity caused by
this universally disturbing traffic, and in
addition to this the money value to the
people of all the property, public and
private, destroyed on the land and on the
sea by the habit of intemperance, and
we are obliged to state the national waste
caused by liquor, directly and indirectly,
at several thousand millions of dollars
every year.
In the words of another: "Tbe liquor
traffic is marshalled against civilization,
liberty, justice, humanity, morality and
religion. 1t produces poverty, Ignorance,
crimes Of every degree, idiocy, vice, in
sanity, madness, disease and DEATH"
At least $2,O00,0 900 every year are
lost to the American people by this uni
versal and iniquitous institution. Will
not heavens awful retributior descend
on the nation unless there is repentance
and reform?
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-05-27
The Care Of the Eyes.

According to DR.. R. B. Carter, a dis
tinguished English specialist, most Of
the blindness in civilized communities is
due to ignorance and negligence. In a
valuable work on the eyesight just is.
sued DR.. Carter holds that out small
percentage of defective vision is due to
natural causes. Of persons generally
supposed to have been "born blind" he
states that probably SO out of every 100
'briDg with them into the world eyes as
good and as useful as those of their neigh.
bors." The causes of blindness in infants
are more frequently to be found in care.
lessness and ignorance than in all pos
sible injuries and diseases put together"
and are chiefly due to the neglect of
proper precautions as to light, cleanli-
ness and temperature. The eyes of in
fants are not more sensitive to light, but
owing to the imperfect development of
the bones of the skull and to other def
ciencies they are not protected as are the
eyes of older children and of adults.
Great care is therefore necessary to pre-.
vent their vision from being impaired or
totally destroyed by sudden or constant
exposure to q dazzling light. Impure
air, cold draughts and sudden changes to
lower temperature also have disas-
trous effect.
Later on in life, myopia or short-sighted-
ness, that most annoying and unnecessa-
ry form of visual failure, is produced
most frequently through ignorance as to
the importance of saving the eyes. Per.
sons ofstrong, healthy sight are tempted
to use or rather abuse their eyes without
reference to the future, and the conse-
quence is that in very few years they
are distressed to find that they can no
longer distinguish objects at a little dis.
tance, and that much of the life, the
color and the charm of landscape, as
we'll as the individuality of faces and
forms, is wholly lost to them. In this
connection the significant fact is cited
that there is an alarming increase or de-
velopment of short-sigbtedness during
school-life, and that it is largely due to
preyentable causes. Badly-lighted
schools, with improperly constructed
desks and seats for children form, ac-
cording to DR.. Carter, "a great ma
chinery for the development of "myo.
pia." Badly-printed books, the use of
pale and imperfect ink in writing, to-
gcther with the causes already men.
toned, combine to make the escape of
some school children from short-sighted-
ness little less than marvellous. The
injury of the eyes in adults is often due
to insufficient or excessive light, the want
or misuse ofspectacles, impurity ofthe air,
too prolonged and uninterrupted use of
the eyes, sudden exposure to intense
light, and other causes which may readi-
ly be avoided with little care and dis
cretion. The increasing attention which
is being directed to the care of the eyes
by the admonitions of specialists and the
diffusion of wider knowledge on the sub.
ject will probably result in great aud
| permanent good. Certainly if reform
can be effected in the appliances of our
schools alone, with view of preventing
short-sightedness, the discussion will
have accomplished vast and most benefi-
| cial results.
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Cartersyille, Ga, May Is, 80.

Henry Watterson deals with story
long current in political circles that Til
den held a mortgage for S350,000 on the
Louisville Courier-Journal building by
saying in an interview that he went to
Tilden "as my lawyer" asking him to
negotiate loan and that Tilden intro
duced Watterson to S. D. Babcock who,
with A. r. Emo, another New York cap
italist, advanced the money wanted. 1T
is and was purely business matter" says
Mr.. Watterson, but under all the circum-
stances it is not surprising that differ
ent construction has been placed upon
the subject.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-05-27
The condition of the mohair flock:

- The condition of the mohair fooks
all over Asia Minor is causing the great
est concern. The intense cold (the snow
in many places having been four to six
feet deep, and rendering it impossible to
reach the 'animals) is causing the death
of hundreds of thousands. Angora and
two other districts report already loss
of 30 per cent, and the mortality was
continuing.
Miss Sarah Martin, Cherokee girl,
wrote letter to the Evangelist, Z. l..
Moody. The letter was shown to a
wealty friend of Mr.. Moody, who was so
we'll pleased with it that he placed 81 900
at the disposal of Mr.. Moody for the
continuation of Miss Martins education.
- On the 4th instant the United States
Senate was presided over by Bruce, the
colored Senator from Mississippi.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-05-27

Tom layers would fight anybody or
anything at a moments notice, and yet
he had to be coaxed for two weeks to
have tooth pulled.
- The Governor Of Texas was burned
in efFigy in Montague county on Satur-
day, Sth instant, OH account of his action
in committing the death sentence of Krebs
and Preston.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-05-27

- Professor A. Graham Bell has de-
posted with the Smithsonian Institute a
sealed package containing an account of
the first results obtained by him with an
instrument which he conceived two years
ago, and by which light can be transmit
ted just rs the telephone transmits sound.
"Whether this MEANS" says the Boston
Herald, "that the actual sunlight which,
for instance, is flooding London or Con-
stantinople while Boston lies stepped in
darkness of night, may be cabled to the
Hub for Illuminating purposes, or wheth-
er it is that images of objects may be
made visible at a distance, does not ap-
near"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-05-27

"WoMEN NEVER TH1NK.-If tile crab
bed old bachelor who uttered this senti-
ment could but witness the intense
thought deep study and thorough inves-
tigation Of women in determining the
best medicines to keep their families we'll
and would note their sagacity and wisdom
in selecting Hop Bitters as the best, and
demonstrating it by keeping their fami-
lies in perpetual health, at a mere nomi-
nal expense, he would be forced to ac-
knowledge that such sentiments are
baseless and false.-Picayune.
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A curious looking package, a

= A curious looking package, ad-
dressed to Samuel j. Tilden, was left at
Mr.. Tilden's residence in Gramercy Park
recently. 1t proved to be double-faced
ak of brilliantly polished steel, with a
handsome handle of hickory wood. On
one face of the ak were the initials IS. j.
T." With the ak was letter stating
that it was made and presented by James
Curran of SIS Washington street. MIR.
Curran is mechanic and devoted ad-
mirer of Mr.. Tilden. The gift, he said,
was entirely symbolical. The hickory
stick is in remembrance Of Andrew jack
son, and the two faces of the ak repre-
senting two presidential terms. It is Mr..
Curran's desire, he says, that Mr.. Tilden,
on entering the White House in 1881,
carry with him the Ak to serve as con-
stant reminder to the future occupants
of the White House not to allow their
ambition to aspire to more than two
FERNS
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-05-27

A couple in the backwoods of Michi-
gan desired to marry, but they were not
within reach of a clergyman or justice.
There was not, in fact, human being
within twenty miles. So they wrote out
as much of marriage ceremony as they
could remember, including affirmative
responses, signed their names to the doc
ument, and pronounced themselves hus.
band and wife.
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Watrous was inclined to break his
engagement to marry Miss Swayne, at
Galveston, but she insisted that he should
keep his promise. He said that he was
willing to take his chance on the toss up
of cent-head to marry, and tail not to
marry. Miss Swayne consented. The
cent was thrown, and Watrous won. The
girl, however, refused to abide by that
decision, and has begun a lawsuit for
damages.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-05-27

Worms do exist in the human body to
a great extent, and are often the causes
of disease and death. Shriner's Indian
Vermifuge will destroy and cxpel them
from the system.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1880-12-22
ON THE STAIR.

a rare, sweet smile lit up her perfect face,
And wreathed the scarlet of her tender mouth;
Her warm breath swept across my cheek,
Like winds upstealing from the fragrant South,
The sweet good-by still trembled on her lips,
All warm with kisses i'd been leaving there:
As / looked backward from the silent street,
She stood above me, on the ivyed stair.
The moon, within the great, unseeping blue,
Smiled out, and all the east was pale with dawn,
All, love, / had not thou ght twas half 50 late,
Where had those hours IN dreamtul swiftness gone
I'd tarried long, 50 10th to say farewell
For even one short Week-an age of woe;
So 10th TO kiss those pleading lips good night,
And she wa sad, dear heart, to have Inc go.
And, as l saw her there beneath the vine,
Sweet smiling down upon me from the stair,
I'll always keep ner picture in my heat
Her eyes love-bright, and moonlight on her hair.
And when this weary, waiting week is dead,
And all these exi1ed hours are changed to light,
We will not part at midnight on the stair,
But l will kiss those eyes to sleep each night.
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THE RIVER PR

souri, ? qaeried his new acquaintance. He
owned he did live in Missouri, and in a house
with chimneys. How many : was the next
question. Two Then I was right at first
exclaimed the interlocutor. you see, I've
lived in Missouri, and know how it is. Over
there, if a man has three chimneys OF his
house, he's a general if two, he's a colonel;
if only one he's a major; and if he lives in q
dug-out and has no chimney, he's a captain
anyhow ; so | was right after ALL
Daily Republican., 1880-08-07
Iacnh ntnok Stuck.

Fearing lest Mrs. J. Richter, after SO
securely fastening her home on We'd
nesday evening and not opening II
during the daytime Of Thursday, would
epdeavor to quietly remove her house
hold goods away on Thursday evening,
Jacob Stuck, it is said, had the house
guarded all night; bat as no one came
from the building and the neighbors
thought the woman had probably COM
mitted suicide, yesterday afternoon the
landlord accompanied by two officials
entered the house, and to their sur
prise they discovered that the late ten.
ant had fed and also the household
effects, with the exception Of q few
chairs, had been taken away. The
supposition is that Mrs. Ritcher secret
" removed the goods on Wednesday
evening after they had been levied
upon by the landlord, who did not
wish his tenant to move until the
twenty. fifth day Of next March.
Daily Republican., 1880-08-07
EGIGTER'S ORDER.
REaysTER,S t,FFCE.

NEW CASTLE COUNTY, August 6, 1880.
Upon the application of Elizabeth Karr,
Executrix of VIM. P.Karr, late OF Wilmington
Hundred, In said county, deceased, 1t is Or
dered and directed by the Register that the
Executrix aforesaid give notice of granting
OF Letters Testamentary upon the estate Of
the deceased with the date ofgrantng thereof,
by causing advertisements to be posted within
forty days frem the date of such Letters In
six of the most public places of the county Of
New Castle, requiring all persons having de-
mands against the estate to present the same.
or abide by an Act of Assembly in such case
made and provided and alse cause the same,
to be inserted within the same period in the
DELAWARE REPUBLICAN,, q newspaper pub
lished in wilmington, and to be continued
therein three weeks (e e0d)
s, Given under the hand and Seal Of
L. 8. Office of the Register Aforesaid at
49, New Castle, in New Castle county
aforesaid, the day and year above written.
s. U. BIaGS, Register.
NoTIcB-All persons having claims against
the estate OF the deceased must present the
same, duly attested to the Executrix, on or
before August O. 1881, or abide the Act Of AS
sembly iu snch case made and provided.
ELIZABETH KARR, Executrix,
Levi @. Bird, Her Attorney.
Address :-Wilmington. Del. 81
Daily Republican., 1880-08-07
The saospel I'm Cecil Co.

Rev. A. D. Davis of Zion, Md, writes
to the Conference Worker "The three
days meeting for the promotion Of Loli'
ness held 10 the Hall at Brick Meeting
House which closed last Sabbath even
ing was an occasion Of wonderous spir-
itaal power. The programme recently
published in the Worker was substan-
TALLY carried out with the exception of
the parts assigned to Albert Sargent
and Sister Emma Gregg who were not
permitted to be with. us because ofsick-
ness Of loved ones. Bro. VIM. Galloway
who gave great life and spirit to the
meeting was called away early on Sab
bath morning to the home of his father
who was supposed to be dying. We all
very much felt his absence and many
earnest prayers went up in his behalf.
Your true and good friend William II.
England was with us, truly filled with
the Spirit, and his services wers highly
appreciated
Daily Republican., 1880-08-07
WilmingtOn's camp.

Though under the charge of Sloan
Circuit and in,the Philadelphia Con-
ference the Brandywine Summit camp
meeting might properly be called a
wilmington camp, the Methodists from
that city being its main supporters.
Since our yesterdays letter nothing
new has transpired ut the camp, ex-
cent few more arrivals Of tenters, run
ming the number up to about thirty.
The sounds Of the saw and hatchet are
heard all around the camp grounds and
new tents are springing US as If by
magic. Mr.. Amor H. Chandler squat
ted upon the ground yesterday
and opened up his store which is a
great accommodation to those who
board themselves. Mr.. Oliver looks
good natured and laughs from ear to
ear at the prospect of big run Of
boarders in the Union circle during
camp. "Jim" keeps a splendid table
and deserves patronage. St. Paul's
oirce will le solid this year and man.
ager Zsbley says the prospectsare very
flattering.
Rev. Mr.. McGse, the minister in
charge, is as busy as mailer" super
intending affairs. 1t ID said that ht
can preach as we'll as he can work
The shining light preachers have mo-
vet been announced. Large accessions
to those already on the ground are ex
pected to-day. The Katy.did-its, the
owls, and the squirrels had another
strong contest last night. Oliver had
some eats on hand, but we did not heal
the melodious voices in the general
medley of sounds.
Daily Republican., 1880-08-07
Piearo Balbo Execu,ed.

. Pietfo ,Balbo the Italian was executed
In the Toombs New York yesterday
morning at 8.14 for the murder OF his
wife. Arc o'clock he attended mass
and had to pass nndsr the gallows
upon which he was to hang two hours
later and had to look at the ugly in
strumsnt that was to launch him into
eternity, with what courage he could
summon. He strode directly toward 1t,
and, as he approached the hideons
thing, he looked up at 1t and never
WINGED. He looked up at 1t twice
as he passed beneath II, and then went
up stairs where he heard his last mass.
All through the ceremonies, which
were most solemn and awe-inspiring,
Balbo was perfectly self-possessed, and
when he received communion he re-
moved the "prie dieu" on which he
had been kneeling beside 1t 10 the front
Of the altar.
On reaching his cell he again prayed,
and took leave Of his counsel.
He then drank cup Of coffee, and
turning to his lawyer, remarked,
"Where's Sheriff. Ne want to CO."
On the way to the gallows he was
perfectly cool'in manner, although his
face was very pale. He knelt under
the beam, claspiDg the cruciax in his
hand and reeited the act of contrition,
the Confiteor and made an impromptu
prayer, imploring and asking forgive
ness. The moose was then adjusted,
and at precisely at SIT the rope was
cut. It was 16 minutes before life was
extinc.. The body was left hanging
six minutes longer and was then low
cred into the coffin and formal In
quest was held. Fathers Dusanquet,
Anacletus and Morgan, Of North Attic
boro', Mass, participated in the Eu.
oharist and attended Balbo to the last.
A large crowd assembled outside the
Tombs and witnessed the removal oi
the body.
Daily Republican., 1880-08-07
NEW ADVERTISEMENT.

THEAP GOODS.-WE HAVE A LOT OF
" cheap flour sent in mistaKe to l03 E. 9th
st., and before the miller would pay freight
back on it he allows us to sell it for $500
barrel in bags, 1t is worth great deal more.
in the city. Ooipped beei 20c. b fish chowder,
fine Tor picnics, zoe. can lbs rice, 25c fbs
corn starch, 25c chow. chow, l0c. bottle; pick
les, 1Oc. bottle; Boston nic-nac, 10c. h they
are excellent. we had to send to Boston for
them as we could get none like them here.
Try centennial bells filled with Pepper, 10c.;
erai, loo. doz fine lot OF cheap brooms, 2 or
25c,: p wash boards, S0c We will have u lot
O cheap maczeral on Wednesday at 12c. doz.
83t3t +. NJ WlER, 10S E. 9th st.