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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-03-17
Snow 100 Feet Deep.

Fifty-6ve degrees below zAroi Thil
was what O traveller experienced who ar.
rived in this city yesterday from Helena
Montana, Din search OF cliuate."t The
wind blew 80 terrincably after 10 left
Halens on the wav 10 Rozeman, Mon.
tana, that there was no snow il the valleys
They were absolutely "a bare as though
the CONCEALED liquid had never fallen
there, and consequently the mail wa,
carried on wheels, which it generally is,
all the year, for the same reason. But
wherever there was q "diy;de" or ridge
the snow had accumulatc to O wonderful
height, being in some p' -ss from twenty
to sixty feet deep. Come ssid the great
eat depth of it was fully hundred.
Crossing the Rocky Mountains. from
Bozeman into the Yollowstone Valley,
was both tedious and painful. The
snow was SO deep and the wiud blew
so strongly no one could proceed against
the latter with bar face. The horses
attached to the L..igh were several
times compelled to stop until they acted
as though they never could be urged
forward again, but when o lull came,
progress was resumed, and thus, little BY
little, the valley was reached at last. II
was found to be almost bare of snow.
This had goLe ON an excursion, before
the high winds, to the top of almost the
iofeiest peaks. Notwithstanding the old
aud terrific wind, o ventureeome party OF
tourists explorers had gone up q gulch
with the intention of Carving their way''
through the snow to the geysers and
Yellowstone Lake. M
The ground in the vicinity of the gey.
sers and about the lake is quito bare.
even in winter, owing to the warmth i'm.
parted to the ground by the incessapt
internal fires underneath. ~,
The trip down the Yellowstone Valley.
to where the crossing is made to GO up
to Fort Custer would have been pleasant.
notwithstanding the extreme cold. had IL
not been for the great force of the wind
which blew up the valley. this was 90
great II carried q great d. u of gravel
with it, the result of which on the
naked face, would have been the same as
though that part Of the body had been
subjected to terrific eand.blast. The
force was great enough 70 abrade the
skin and cause blood to flow quickly
and copiously. to.t,.,,.-4 ,In.T'
Fror, Fort Custer to Rock Creek, on
tho Union Pacific Railroad, is a terrible
route to travel in winter. The writer OF
this article was lost twice, and out all
night with the mail carriers, between
stations, on places where there was moth.
ing visible but broad sheet of snow in
some places and where the snow was
being blown at the rate Of from fifty 10
sixty miles or more an hour in others. The
only way the travellers kept alive and
kept the stock from freezing, was BY
moving constantly.
The wild cattle that had been turned
out on the ranges preserved their exist.
ence only by running from one hill and
valley to another. The principal loss of
cattle is in the apring time, whan it is o
little warm in the middle of the day and
extremely cold at right.-Ne,c Orleans
Times.
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II Know THAT."--A London pape,
has heard Of case where droll fellow
named Scrubs got into first class rail.
way carriage, before smoking carriages
were invented. In the Carriage VA
seated 3 sour-looking old gentleman
After the train hadstarted' scrubb.
took out his pipe. III -
"Yous mustn't smoke here" ct once
said the old gentleman. LT
~ know that" replied Scrubbs. Fl.
then calmly filled his pipe.
did | not tell yon," said the o. g
again, "thit you can't smoke here ?'' =
II know that" gloomily, replied
Scrnbbs, taking out his fir,se box. lie Iii
iusee, but now the wrath of the 0. q
was dreadful. o
SY2u ahant smoke here, sirp' h,
II know that" added scrubbs. allow
ing the fusee to exhauat itself, when h,
ht another, and another; the stench wa,
awful, the smoke suftccatinR. 4. 49,
Che, O.; g., coughing and spluttering
stEnggled for words. you'd bette
smoke, . said he. n
AZ know that" replied Scrubs. ap
playing the blazing fasee to lhe expec
tant pipe.
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The Credit System In the South.

It 10 about time that southern planters
and farmcrs abandoned the pernicious
credit system. In the cotton states par.
ticularly, where 1t prevails extensively,
it is the great drawback to their pros.
Perlty. However good their crops may
be, they find themselves, as q rule, in
debt at the end OF the year. The profits
OF their years work go into the pockets OF
me country. merchants who furnish them
their supplies. AS the system is prac.
ticed the planter or farmer gives the
merchant lien on his crops to be grown
and the merchant, being secured, fnrn.
ishes the necessary supplies. Thore is
no agreement about the prices that shall
be paid for the supplies, but tho n,er.
chant 10 careful to exact Interest on thu
advances which ho makes. When tho
lien is given the planter or farmer is il
the power Of the merchant His credit
is destroyed so far az obtaining ANYTHING
elsewhere Is concerned, and his merchant
can. and does, in q majority of csges.
charge him just what he likes for the
supplies which he furnishes. These
charges are generclly from 80 TO 100 Der
Cent. higher than the ruling market rates.
The planter or farmer may complain of
the exorbitgnt prices which he is forced
to pay, but what can he do? He must
have supplies and Le hasn't either cash or
credit: He 10, therefore, forced to com.
ply with the terms of the merchunt who
holds the mortgage on his growing crops.
The supreme court of Mississippi, q few
days ago, rendered q decision which will
afford the farmers Of that State some
relief. A merchant who held q mort.
gage on the crops ofa farmer foreclosed
1t. The lower court allowed his bill
against the farmer, although it wac shown
that the prices charged wero at least
double those charged for the aamo arti-
cles when cold for cash. The case v.s
appealed and the supreme court reyerued
the decision Oh the lower court. The
higher court said "Tho purchaser was
not 10 @ condition to decline the pur.
chase of the supplies ON account Of the
prices charged, and he acnuiesced in the
prices from an overruliDg necessity.
His extor.ed assent to the prices lyed
was without consideration, and was
thereto 70 void" This decision fixes the
law w.th respect to auch contracts co far
as Mississippi 10 concerned, but there
are very few planters or farmers who
will risk the expense and trouble of O
law suit TO right t..iieir wTonEs. The
thing TO do is to get clear of the credit
system altogether. How this is,to be
done is question that 10 not free from
difficulties. Il is certain, however. thnt
before the planters and farmers can have
any real prosperity they must be able to
secure their supplies as markets rates.
They will never be able to get ahead as
long as they are the slaves of the present
credit system.
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The Mechanics OF Carolina.

AT the eighty.soventh anniversary sup.
Per of the Charleston Mechanics Society.
the President, r. @. Barkley, ESQ, called
upon Judge Mackey, one of the guests, to
respond to the following toast:
.'The Mechanics of South Caroline
May the honest arm of industry. never
bo crushed by the iron hand of oppres-
sion."
.Jrdge Mackey, after paying touching
tribute to the memory Of the late Archi.
bald Cameron, by whom he had been
| trained as o mechinist, said:
The mechanics of Charleston have not
been unknown in those pages of history
which record the most honorable achieve.
ments of the people of South Carolina.
In 1864, with British garrison occupying
Charleston under the flag of old England,
that power that held in its hands the
credit of the world and whose ships were
sweeping in triumph over every known
water, q body of twenty.one mechanics
assembled in Hampstead and there frat
| proclaimed to the world, twelve years
before the Declaration of fIndepandencea at
Philadelphia. that South Carolina had the
right to be sfreo and sovereign State and
! the resolution conveying this sentiment
was read by William Johnson, one Of tho
founderD ofyour society And on HIS right
was Nathaniel Lebby, che boat builder, the
man who In after years aided in laying
the keel Of .he frat frigate for the navy
OF the United States, the John Adams.
recall the fact that the frat locomotive
which was used in the transportation If
passengers on the railroads was built
by Charleston mechanic in 1929; the
six wheel truck now used ON all tho rail-
roads in the United States was also the
Invention of Charleston mechanic, and
the first rifle gun was constructed under
the eupers ision and direction of Archibald
Cameron. These are honorable memo
ries for the Charleston mechanics To re-
call. He has been prominent figure in
| every scene that should stimulate tho
honorable pride Of fCaToliniana. In pace
ne has served to build up the prosperity
OF this people by his useful end, benef-
cent industry, aud in War he has masked
by his dead body the line of; the heaviest
hringi with the red, wound upon his
breast 60 hio only decoration of honor.
An old poet has said M
'sThe great Almighty Architect
Who fashioned out the earth
Has stamped his seal OF sanction
On labor from its birth. 1892
And every opening flower r., .s,a
That biushes from the cod
Proclaims the Master Builders.
The handiwork Of God.
'Tis toll that over nature
Gives man his chief control.
| And purifes and strengthens
The temple Of the ooii2Eef..s tts
/ It drives out foul diseases p -s I'D. zIf
| With all their ghest.y. train,
| Puts iron in the muscle
And crystal in the brain.
Then honor to our workmen
! The hardy sons Of toll, ..,.f tl,fu FIJI
| The monarchs ofthe WoFkrnop,
The heroes Of the coil" s
In conclusion ade Tadge offered cen.
timent to the memory Of Archibald Cam
eron, which was drunk atanding and in
silence.
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DUTIES OF SOLICITORS.


There are almost daily accounts re-
ceiyed in this city Of. narrow escapes
made by prospectors in the mountains
from the terrible snowsIides, more fire.
quent this year than for many years pre-.
vious, and Messrs. A. Lafaye and Walter
Sterrock, who reached this city yester.
day, give graphic description of their
experience with one of the white mon
sters we'll worth relating in print. These
two gentlemen are interested in claims
near the mount of the Holy Cross, and
last Tuesday, while thoy were on their
way, on snowshoes, from Holy Gross
mountain to Red Cliff, they were struck
by snowslide under the following. cir
cumstances: They were descending the
precipit0us slope Of French mountain,
which is about 800 feet high, and when
about 800 feet from the top of the elf;
which projects, out from the sumnnit
Of the mountain, they heard the strange,
fearful, indescfibable, sound which fore.
tells the coming of the avalanche. They
were q short distance apart when they
heard the sound, and without stopping to
look up or waste moment in conjecture
Lafave anouted to Sterrock to grasp
bpoh protruding through the snow, at
the sano moment clutching with strong
No man has ever yet described an ava
lanche of snow. No imagination has
ever conceived one. It is. o, monstrous,
giiaatly, terrible thing; literally death
riding ON pale lorse sweeping ali
before it with blind, swift rage. When
these two men, standing on. five feet of
snow and shuddering with the awful fear
which the bravest feel in the presence of
impending death, grasped the slender
hughes On which they relied tn aava them
they felt that they were in the grasp of a
power against which human strength and
cunning availed but little, and they
cloaed their eyes and bowed their heads
tc await the shock. In an instant, like q
bolt of lightning, the avalanche was
apon them and rolled in greet gh;.e
waves over aud around them. The;
clung 70 the tough saplings with despe-
rate strength, completely submerged in
the snow, blinded and choking, but
knowing that their lives depended upon
their gr.p. Their bodies were awayed
down the mountain and cruelty wrench.
ed by the power OF the avalanche, but
they held TO The anchorage, and ir = few
| seconds the great white wave passed below
them aud Left them stunned and dazed
still holding TO tho bushes. The snow
swept on down the mountnin.lik tidal
waves and when it reached the bottom
piled up layer upon layer, until there
was huge mass oft lying there fifty
feet in thickness. When the two men
were sufficiently recovered they proceeded
to Red GIG, and yesterday Mr. Laflye
! came TO Leadgille, where he described to
the reporter his periIous adventure and
narrow eacape.--LeddUile Democrat.
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a TRUTHFUL MANA fat footed,
old.tashioned Western merchant, hailine
from country store In Michigan, was
buying stock in New York, and The firm
took advantage of the occasion to mako
inquiries concerning their customers
around him. When they asked about
Smith of Cashvilie, ne replied:
Smith Yes. he's In trade yet, but
he's just married q second wife and she's
going through his wealth like saltpeter,
He'll fell in less'n six months"
"How about Jones, your town ?"
Jones Well Jones is pegging along
after the old style, and he's bought him q
bicycle, and everybody says he'll go to
the wall In year." '
"And Brown & son-are they all
rightf 7"
Brown aud Son9 Wall, they may
keep along till spring, but doubt It.
Old Brown hRe got so nigh.sighted that
he can't tell sheep pelt from coon
skin, and the boy is dead struck on q
widow woman who never wears anything
less than S6 stoekings." ri.fA
"But Dagis io doing good trade isn't
he% ..
"Da2is Wall, pooty fair, but he won't
last. He rented the upper part of his
store to Chicago milliner and she broke
up two families end -eaned o. preacher
Everybody blames Davis, and his sales
last week only footed up a pound of SAL
eratus and g 'WAshboard.n
"Well, you are the only customer out
there, and. of course you are all rights
"Mel Wall, I'm all right Just now,
butt things may change. My wife Sc.
longs 20 three literary oocieties and is the
big toad at church festivalp, whiIe I've
boughta 2.4D trotter and learned to play
old sledge. You needn't DO surprised
any dayto hear that PVe been busted
from garret to cellar; 60 cloan that cred.
itora can't find enough dry goods to wipe
baby's nose on"
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Why WOMAN HAVE NO BEARD.-
Ncture always has good reason for
everything she does. and the most criti.
cal science admits thatshe meyer makes
blundeg. We have bcen much dis.
turbed, however, by her apparent par
tiality in giving tho lowing beard to
men and leaving women subject to the
sarcasm of being called barefSced. The
problem is enthusiastically solved by tho
following statement of facts, which is GO
simple and truthful that every man will
admit it without hesitation:
How wisely Nature, ordering ell below.
Forbade beard on woman'a b chin TO grow /:
For how conld she DO shaved, wharer the
skill, -, >, -
Whose tongue would ne'ea let the chin be
etin2
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- Gen. B. f. Butler says. "I am out
of politics entirely. I am only plain
Massachusetts lawyer"
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: A Judso'0 pOaltiOn Is q trying one.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-09-07
I5r. salaeId, enc Kearny street..
FHR RREAF ENELISH RgMEDY

Is a never.iailing Cure
for Nervous Debility, Elk.
haUsted Vitality, Sem.
iual Weakness, Sper.
matorrhGa, Lost Man.
h 90 Il, Impoten cH
Paralysis, and all the
terrible effects o! self
abGse, youthful iollies
and excuses In mature
years-such as Loss Of
Memory, Lassitude, Noe.
turnal Emission, Aver
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-09-07

OF many night, made doubly long by its
protracted agony, the rheumatic sufferer
losses to and fro on his sleepless couch, vainly
praying for that rest which only comes by
fits and starts His malady is one which
Urinary medicines too often fail to relieve,
bat there is ample evidence to prove that the
efficient blood depurent, Hostetters Stomach
Bitters, affords the rheumatic a reliable
means OF relief Check the malady in its
incipieat stages, when the first premonitory
twinges come on, with this agreeable medi-
cine, and avoid years of torture. Whatever
be the rationale of the active influence of the
Bitters upon this malady, certain it is that no
evidence relating to its effects is more direct
aud positive than that which relates to its
action in cases of rheumatism. Like all
sterling remedies, however, it deserves pro-
tracted, systematic trial, and should not be
abandoned because not at once remedial 1t
is equally efficacio1s in dyspepsia. indigestion
and kindred diseases.
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OREGON.

PORTLAND, September 6th.-The weather
is bright and lovely.
DIR. James Dickson. an old and well known
surgeon of this city, met with very severe
accident early this morning. While walking
on the sidewalk he was struck violently in
the face with stone, which was flung at a
Chinanaan by an intoxicated man. A deep
cash was cut and the jswbone fractured. The
Injuries are considered very serious. The
man who threw the missile fed and made his
escape. As it was dark he could not be iden.
tilted.
Il is reliably reported that negotiations are
in progress between capitalists OF this city
and Redon and Hartnagel, of the Driard
House, Victoria, B. c., for the erection of a
fine hotel here, to be under the management
of the firm mentioned.
In obedience to instructions received from
the Division Commander to send company
of cavalry to San Francisco, Company NJ,
Captain Harris commanding. leaves Walla
Walla to-day en- route. 1t will proceed via
Redding. and may not stop till it gets to Ari-
zona.
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The Presbyterian TroubIe-stGte Unfycr-
sity Regents.

SAN Francesca, September 6th.-The
San Francisco Presbytery this evening en-
gagged in the trial of Mrs. Cooper for heresy.
Two of the principal counts are that thu &C.
cused went to hear Bob Ingersoll, and subse-
quently said that she would rather live in
hell with Ingersoll than in heaven with MIR.
Roberts, who makes the charge against her,
and that she had attended worship at DR..
Stebbins' Unitarian church. The trial this
evening was confined to the reading OF the
charges and the usual formalities.
The Regents Of the State University met
to-day. In the course of discussion of the
application of some portion of the Reese be-
quest, Regent Hager stated that the
executor of tie Reese estate had
thought seriously of withholding $50. COO
of the bequest, on the ground that it had not
been used ia accordance with the wishes of
the donor. The resignation of l.. o. Mills
as Treasurer wac withdrawn. A letter from
United States District Attorney Teare was
read, in which he stated that he had been
instructed by the Attorney General to bring
suit against the Regents for Sl3, 900, the
value of certain arms loaned to the Univer-
sity by the Government and not returned
A resolution to return the arms to the Arsenal
at Benicia, with a request that the Ordnance
Officer there retain them until the Regents
can communicate with the authorities at
Washington, was adopted, and the meeting
adjourned
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Items from Napa,

NAPA, September 6th.-The Santa Rosa
and Sonoma Railroad Company has fled in
the County Recorders office a trust deed to
the Mercantile Trust Company of New FORK,
as first mortgage, securing $1,000, 600 in ak
per cent. bonds.
A delegation of thirty-fve members of the
Occidental Missionary Society of San Fran
cisco have visited Napa, aud held a session
here to-day.
A reunion of the alumni of Steubenville
Seminary of Ohio took place this evening at
the Napa Seminary.
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CALIFORNIA.
Aaviees from Au.tralia-Arrival of the


City OF sydney.
SAN FRANCISCO, September 6sh.-The Pa
ciGc Mail steamship City of Sydney arrived
in port this Afternoon from Australia, bring
ing the following advicss:
WELLINGTON, August lSti.-The House OF Repre-.
sentatives negatiVed the want of confidence motion
in the Ministry.
bill was introduced which provides for an in
crease of 81 European members of the House Of
Representatives elected by single celebrates.
The revenue of the colony for the June quarter,
exclusive OF land sales, was S76f012; expenditures,
Sis SEQ.
| meeting at wellington passed reso.
ot mpathy with the Irish Land League.
s.-A..4, August 11th.-The smallpox slowly con
tinues.
The Chinese restriction bill has passed the Assem-
bly, In the Council counsel have been heard at the
bar in behalf of the Chinese deprecatng the meas
IRE.
The Royal Commission appointed TO investigate
the deposition of 81, 900 voted as compensation to
dispossessed mining company, of which the Minister
Of Mines is large shareholder, find s. 600 was
absorbed by the expenses of lobbying.
QUEENSLAND August 11th.-The Peak Downs
mine has been Professionally purchased in behalf OF
British capitalists.
General Felding's transcontinental survey eXpe'
dition has started from Point Baker.
The debate on the steel rails commission resulted
in victory for the Ministry. Griffith, leader OF the
opposition admitted that the Premier Is cleared OF
completely. but reiterated the charges against the
London Office
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Tic FnIr at PeinIuma.

PETALuMA, September 6th.-The attend
ance ct the fair which began to-day was
about 1000 persons at the opening Of the
races, the first Of which was match between
walking teams, in harness, half mile, draw
ing one ton, for pur. OF SO. The teams of
J. Ellsworth and John Aftitl were the con.
testants Eilsworth's team won in $3.50.
Next came trotting race, free for all two
year ODDS, for purse of $3.50. The contest
ants were Skaters Patchen, Hinkle's Early
Bird. Wtitney's Norma and Fosters No
Name. There were four heats. Norma being
the winner Time. 3:15-3:l44-3: 800 .
The second was a trotting race, free-for-all
horses in the district that had never beaten
$50. John Fritsch named Nellie r., A. P.
Whitney named Gazelle and Mr.. Tsbaso
named Dave. Nellie r. won in three straight
heats. Time, 2:i1-2:44-2:4ll
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OFFICE CORNER THIRD AND ] STREETS
" over Boston Drug Store. Office hours 10 t.
~ A. NJ, to and to P. NJ. Residence S. E, cor
ner Tenth and streets. au5-4p1m
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GROVE L. JOHNSON

kIo. BOZ J, AND zoos THIRD STREETS
IN Hot Lunch daily from II A. M. to o'clock
?. NJ. The Best of Wines, Liquors and Cigars.
au134p1m JOHN LONGABAUGH, Prop'r.
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PORTLAND, September 6th.-Articles OF in
corporation of the East Portland Water
Company were filed to-day. Capital stock,
$50, 600; duration perpetual.
The body of an unknown man was found
yesterday en- the beach near Sea View, Ciat-
sop county. The remains were decomposed
beyond recognition.
The Grand Jury of the Circuit Court is
now investigating the case of Jack Powers,
charged with murder.
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WASHINGTON TERHIroRY.


PoRT TOWNSEND. September 65h.-There
died in this city to-day Perry, infant son OF
Captain Garst, of the United States Coast
Survey.
From the dense foss prevailing during the
past few days, it looks as il the foggy season
had commenced.
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A NEY-AT-LAw-oFFICE, FIFTH ST.
"A between and J. Residence, No. 2o7 street
between Seventh and Eighth. au10-4p1m