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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-03-20
A Woman Deserter Asks Pension,

A singular story hangs from two bills
offered ia the House by Representative
Cutcheon, of Michigan. One provides
for the removal OF the charge of deser-
ton from the record of Franklin Thomp-
son, of such and such Michigan regi-
ment, and the other grants pension to
Sarah Emma E. Seelye, alias Franklin
Thompson, of the same regiment. At
the outbreak Of the war Miss Seelye, as
she saw regiment after regiment hurrr.
ing Southwark, had growing desire to
20 to the front herself. She wanted to
go 20 as nurse, but, after thinking it over,
came to the conclusion that it would be
better to put on a mans uniform and to
90 to the war as q private in Detroit
regiment. So she did. She came
with the regiment to Washington. She
went into camp with it. She went to
Bull Run with it, carrying her musket
and her accoutrementsl like man. After
the battle of Bull Run she found herself
separated from her regiment, between
the Federal aid the Confederate lines.
Through the night she trudged toward
Washington, where she arrived "a hours
behind her command. Reunited to her
fleeing friends, she went with them to
Fredericksburg, and afterward through
the Peninsular campaign. Everywhere
she marched and fought and lived like a
man. 1t began to tell upon her health,
however, so she had herself transferred to
one of the Western armies. Here, after
a time, she became mail.carrier, first
for the regiment, then for the brigade,
and then for the division. While per-
forming these duties she fell i'll, and was
ordered to the hospital. There she felt
sure her sex would be discovered. Ac.
cordingly, she determined not to 60 to
the hospital. The only way out was to
desert; so she deserted. Afterward, in
her own clothes and under her own
name, she returned to the army as a
nurse and cared for her late comrades to
the end of the war. Now she is married
and lives in Iowa. Of course, the charge
of desertion still stands against her. She
wants it removed, and then she wants a
pension for physical disabilities which
she says she acquired in the army
Washington Letter.
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Testing With Children.

1t has beer said by some kind of
cynic that bachelors wives and old
maids children are always pinks Of per-
fection. 1t is true that most children
are not agreeable. The poor little things
do require nurses who are their keepers,
and thus protect grown folks, in a meas
ure, from infantile depredations. In
rainy weather children are infictions
grevious to be borne in most cases. But
| took my pen in hand to sound a note
of warning to mothers and nurses on the
subject of jesting before children and
telling them little untruths Grand
mother read aloud from newspaper this
morning story of a joke that came near
proving the cause of serious injury to
baby. A little sister of the baby asked
her mother what they should do to make
it stop crying. Her mother said thought
lessly, II guess we will have to sew its
mouth up" A few days afterward the
lady was out of the room and she leftthc
baby alone with its little sister. When
she returned the little girl had been try
ing to sew up the baby's mouth with
big darning needle to make it stop cry
ing. Who was to blame? The mother
"did not think"
have often heard similar joking re-
plies made to questions of little ores.
There is never any excuse for telling
child an untruth. One little girl, being
convinced that Saint Nicholas was a
myth, sadly inquired of her mother
whether there were really angels and
Christ or had she been just making be-
lieye about them, too" Children should
be treated justly and as reasonable crea.
lures from infancy. No mother can
afford to lose the respect and confidence
of her children.
But must stop before some matron
reminds me of my immense and valua-
BILE store of experience in the matter.
Besides preachers" are not invited to a
seat in this social circle even when in
womanly shape, wherefore l will dis
creetly subside into siguature.-Cor.
| atlanta Constitution,
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Some Large Hogs.

The New York SIN publishes an &C.
count Of lot Of hogs that we're exposed
for sale in that city which probably ex.
ceeded in size any previous record.
Theil weights ranged from S66 to l,O9S
pounds, dressed. Twenty ofthem weighed
1868 pounds, an average Of 9S2 pounds.
The breed is known as Red and White
Jersey. They were raised near Burling-
ton, N. J. In giving an account of them,
the merchant said: ''Thcy were raised
by Mr.. John Carter. He has some more
like them, only one is larger. They press
down about fifteen per cent. Those hogs
had better house to live in than third
of the people Of the city have. Each hog
had separate stall, that was kept clean
and sweet by constant attention and un.
limited fresh bedding. They were cared
Tor just as fast horses are. They were fed
on meal and milk. Asa lot they are
the heaviest ever brought to New York,
or ever raised for that matter. The
largest one of the lot is the largest hog
on record except one not slaughtered
yet" "Did it pay?" eyes and no.
The qualification of beating the record is
always worth The expense. But lighter
hogs yield more money on the invest
ment."
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A Belled Buzzard.

TAYLoRsv1LLE, GA, March 5.-The
belled buzzard, whose flight over the
Western counties of Georgia has aroused
so much superstitious fear among igno.
rant whites and blacks, passed over a
field to-day where three men were plow-
ing. One of them, a negro, quit work at
once. and said the bird was warning the
people of another cyclone, in which hun
dreds of people would be killed. The
story of this celebrated bird is an inter-
esting one. Nearly two years ago it was
pet in the farm.yard of a farmer named
Freeman, in Paulding County. One oi
his children one day attached sheep
bell to the birds foot, and the tinkling
sound of the bell scared it so that it IN.
mediately flew away. The first night out
it alighted on the roof of 6. negro cabin
in Heard County. One of the inmates
went out to ascertain the cause of the
bell.ringing, and immediately the buzz
zard rose from it's perch aod few away
The night was clear and cold, and as the
inmates rushed out and belleld the great
black object and heard the tinkling ol
the bell hundreds OF feet In the air, great
fear seized them, and they all took to
their knees under an impression that the
end of the world was approaching. Ever
since the bird has pursued its migrations
through the State, arousing the fears oi
the saperstitious, who regard it's visits as
an omen of evil. The negroes and many
whites, too, along the track of the late
storm insist that they heard the fateful
bell about an nour before the terrible
wrath of wind had come upon them.
In 1917 buzzard was similarly belled
in Putnam County, and up until 1850
when his presence was last reported in
Greene County, he was vouched for q:
having visited points as far West as Me
ridian, Miss, aud in several Northern
counties of Tennessee.-Cor. Courier.
Journal.
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How a Pretty Girl Served Drummer,

Talk about pretty girls-but she was a
wild flower and no mistake She got on
the train to 60 over to Meridian from
Vicksburg, and she was all alone. There
was sort of sidelong movement among
FIVE or six men, but q drummer for a
Philadelphia saddlery house got first.
He grabbed up his grip and walked
square up to her seat and took possession
of half of it without asking question,
and in ten minutes he seemed to be per.
fectly at home. She answered his ques.
tions briefly, and he had the hardest kind
of work to keep up conversation, and as
the train approached Jackson she sud-
denly said /:
81 want to telegraph papa from here.
Will you help meW
"Oh! certainly. I Fave a blank in
my pocket. Write your telegram and l
will run into the Office with it."
We missed him when the train started,
but by and by be was found in the smok-
ing.car, his hat crushed down and bis
nerve all on edge. When asked what
had happened, he drew forth the tele-
gram which the girl had requested him
to hand in. 1t read:
Bring your shotgun with you 10 pop
over a drummer who has dreadfully an
noyed me. Shoot to kill !''
''To think" he gaeped, "that one 30
fair could be 80 murderous? Why, | am
all in a sweat. I want some of you to
stand by me"
We got his grip from the seat, traded
hats and coats with him, and the way he
slid from the depot when the train reach.
ed Meridian caused hotel porter to OBJ
serve:
"Well, now, but that white face be-.
longs to An invalid and them legs TO a
deer What sort of coon can he be? 7"
Detroit Free Press.
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"Let he DO it Mother"

A young man had declared love to q
lady and asked her to be his wife. She
hesitated, and be allowed her her own
time to consider the matter. One even
ing soon afterward she had occasion to
visit an aged relative who resided in the
family of which the young man was q
member. AS she approached the door q
sudden impulse caused her to pause.
He might be at home, she thought, and
she might encounter him. And seeing
her there, he would probably imagine
she called on purpose to see him. While
she stood upon the doorstep mcditaling,
she heard the oven.door of the cookstove
open, then the rustic of paper, as if it
were thrown upon the table; then firm,
light step and the voice Of her admirer
saying in gentle way, "Let me do it,
mother" Then she knocked, and was
admitted just in time to see the young
man taking some pies from the oven.
This little circumstance aided the young
lady in concluding what answer to make
to the all-important question; and in
married life she fin's the young man an
excellent husband and father.-PhrenOl'
ogical Journal
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Stay in the South.

In view of the present development of
the South, and the rapid strides of pro-
gress that are being made throughout
that section, it would hardly seem neces-
ssry to say 10 Southern people that their
own country offers to-day better chance
for SUCCESS in life than any other country
in the world, and of the truth of this we
feel fully assured. The world has never,
we believe, witnessed more marvelously
rapid progress, not simply in one branch
of business, but in every material inter.
eat, than has been made by the Southern
States during the last five years. Oh
course there. are some sections cut of
from communication with the rest of the
world by lack of transportation facilities
that have not yet. felt the thrill of the
new life that stirs the revived and reju'
venated New South; but the time il
Fastening on when even these places will
hear "the whirl of wheels that weave the
web of towns"
With all its advantages for agriculture
in all its varied branches, for manufac-
turing of every kind, for mining for
precious metals, as we'll as for the more
valuable baser ones,-coal, iron, &c.,
for numbering, and, in fact, for almost
every honest occupation to which the
hand and mind of man and women can
be devoted, the South possesses wealth
of opportunities that are unrivalled.
This fact is being appreciated by the
people of other sections, already we see
that thousands from the North and the
West, and millions aud even hundreds of
millions of dollars are pouring into the
Southern States. The mighty march of
progress has, however, but just begun,
and the next FIVE years will witness far
more rapid development than has been
seen in the past.
With these facts being pressed upon
them, it seems strange that many South
ern people, especially young men, ignor.
ing the opportunities for success already
around them, think that it is only by
going to some new and unimproved
country that they can be prosperous. A
greater mistake could hardly be made
And those who now leave the South will
find in after years that others have come
10 and reaped the harvest that they
might bave gathered. The young men
of the South are coming into manhood
at most propitious time, and with un.
surpassed advantages they ought to take
an active part in the industrial revolu
ton now in progress. and share in the
benefits that assuredly will come to al
who engage in this work. While We
most cordially welcome all who wish to
leave other sections to better their con.
ditions in the sunny South, we desire tc
see the Southern people themselves, as 8
whole, and not simply a few here ano
there, leaving the past to take care O.
itself, devote themselves to the rebuild
ing of their wasted fortunes and country
Baltimore Manufactures Record.
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Why 60 to Church on Rainy Sundays,
1 attend Church on rainy Sundays be-

attend Church on rainy Sundays be-
cause
1. God has blessed the Lords day and
hallowed it, making no exceptions for
rainy Sundays.
2. expect my minister to be there. 1
should be surprised if he was to stay at
home for the weather.
3. If his hands fall through weakness,
l shall have great reason to blame myself,
unless l sustain him by my prayers and
my presence.
4. By staying away may lose the
prayers which bring Gods blessing, and
the sermon that would have done me
great good.
5. My presence is more needful on
Sundays when there are few, than on
those days when the church is crowded.
6. Whatever station I hold in the
Church, my example must influence
others. If / stay away, why may not
they?
7. On any important business rainy
weather does not keep me at home; and
Church attendance is, in Gods sight, very
important.
s. Among the crowds of pleasure
seekers, 1 see that no weather keeps the
delicate female from the ball, the party,
or the concert.
9. Among other blessings, such wealth
er will show me on what foundation my
faith is built. 1t will prove how much I
love Christ. True love rarely fails to
meet an appointment
10. Those who stay from. Church be-
cause it is too warm or too cold, or too
rainy, frequently absent themselves on
fair Sundays.
II. Though my excuses satisfy myst W. !.
they still mus. undergo Gods scrut.h.
and they must be well grounded to bear
that. (St. Luke xiv. 1S.
-. There is a special promise, that
where two or three meet together in Gods
name, he will be in the midst Of them.
13. An avoidable absence from the
Church is an infallible evidence of spir-
itual decay. Disciples first follow Christ
at distance, and then, like Peter, do
not know him.
ID. My faith is to be shown by my
selfdenying Christian life, and not by
the rise or fall of the thermometer.
Is. Such yielding to surmountable
difficulties prepares for yielding to those
merely imaginary, until thousands never
enter church, and yet think they have
good reason for such neglect.
lG. BY suitable arrangement on
Saturday, l shall be able to attend Church
without exhaustion otherwise, my late
work on Saturday night must tend to
unfit me for the Sunday enjoyment OF
Christian privileges.
II. know not how many more Sun
days God may give me; and it would be
poor preparation for my first Sunday
in heaven to have sighted my last Sun:
day on earth.-Frances Ridley Havergat.
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The Season for Compost.

Composts for cotton and corn should
now be put up as soon as possible.
Judging from many inquiries sent us it
is inferred that the value of the digestion
or cooking which occurs in compost
heap is not fully appreciated. Some
seem to think that if the several ingre.
dients are simply mixed together at the
time they are put in the soil that will
answer every purpose. This is a mistake.
Take cotton seed for instance. A plant
could get nothing from them until they
are dead, and the rotting which follows
death has broken up the vegetable cells
and changed its nitrogenous compounds
into ammonia or nitric acid, and unpris.
oned its phosphoric acid, potash aud
other mineral contents. These valuable
substances are found almost exclusively
in the kernel, and this is enclosed in the
hull, which is very hard, woody sub.
stance that rots very slowly. We have
had occasion recently to observe that
cotton seed bulls, scattered freely upon
the soil, even after lapse of twelve
months, had produced no appreciable in.
huence upon the grass and weeds grow
ing upon it. And what is true of cot
ton seed is also true of the undigested
portions of the food which constitute a
large part of the animal excrement, and
almost the whole of the litter mixed
with it. Now when cotton seed and ma
nure are put in compost heap, heat is
developed, and heat makes the rotting
proceed quite rapidly materials which
if scattered in thin layers, or in small
bulk, or which, if buried in small quaui-
ties in the cold soil, would take months
to rot, would, in properly arranged
compost heap, rot quite as much in few
weeks. The chemicals which are mixed
with them facilitate also the breaking up
of the vegetable fibres and cells and
hasten the various chemical reactions
which eventuate in supplying plant food
in the best possible shape or condition
for crop. But even in compost heap
which has been put up two or three
months the changes alluded to are not
completed enough plant food has been
prepared, however, to supply crop in
| its early stages: the process continued
more slowly in the soil supplies its later
demand. If perfectly green, unrotted
manure is put in the drill at planting
time, and the spring is cold, the rotting
| may 90 on too slowly to furnish food as
needed and the crops suffers in conse'
! queuce.-Southern Cultiudtor.
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The Last Day.

tEach man has his last day. To each a
sun rises of which he never sees the set
ting, or sun sets of which he never sees
the rising Rosy dawns will saasccnd,
hours crowned with light 90 treading
gayly over the earth but not fox him.
Fast locked up in his narrow Golfer, laid
away deeply in the bowels of the earth,
he lies in stiff unconsciousness of the long
procession. above, him Of days::and seasons
and ages.
Families have their last day. House.
holds part never to meet again. Ancient
lines dating back beyond the Conquest,
at last come to an end. The ancestral
mansion is vacant, the title is extinct,
the estates revert to the State. In almost
every community there is one alone. he
hath neither child nor brother" and his
last day will be the last of his name and
race.
States also have their last day sSWhere
are the thrones of Carthage and Tyre, of
Assyria and Egypt, of Macedon and
Rome? All gone, like extinct individ-
uals and families. After defying the
trickle and the flood, the rust and the
battle of centuries, they at last gave..way.
One sun arose on them still breathing,
the next found them only matter Of
history. In the interval they had passed
from something to nothing. And other
States occupied their places; not few of
whom, in their turn, have expired and
been laid away in the cemeteries Of rs.
tory.
Also, the world will have its last day.
We have the best authority for saying
that the time will come when the human
race will disappear in body from the
earth, and the planet itself and all things
therein be burned up. Also the best of
authority for speaking of that time as a
day, aud as tue last day. The Book has
spoken-not merely the analogies. "After
its words they speak not again, and its
peech drops upon them"
Exactly when this greatest of last days
will come we. are not Uniformed. The
month, the year, the century, the millen.
uium even, in which it will occur, is not
foretold. So little hint is given of its
exact locality in history that its actual
advent will take the world at large thor
oughly by surprise. Like the springing
of snare or the coming of thief will
it be. Up rolls that last sun from the
East as brightly and steadily as usual.
Men HE them to their business, their
pleasures, without thought of change
\ n In a word, all the world, like
the sun, is moving along the beaten high.
way Of the ages without thought of its
coming to an abrupt end few steps far
ther on. As it was in the days before
the food, when men "were eating and
drinking, marrying and giving in mar.
riage, until the day that Noah entered
into the ark, and knew not until the flood
came and took them all away, $50 shall
the coming of the son of man be.-DR.
E. f. BURR, in Ecce Terra.
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- wag, seeing door nearly off its
hinges, in which condition it had been
some time, observed that when it had
fallen and killed some one it would prob.
ably be hung.
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= When bachelor says he is single
from choice, it makes him mad to ask
him why the girl made choice of some
other fellow.
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An evil thought in the heart Of Il
man who has heart is about as trouble
some as wasp in the ear
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= Nothing is gained by finding man
out. That is if you want to collect q
bill.
- 1t is only in Europe that young
men can know what they are doing in
the vealy period at which they select a
mate. 1t is the custom in some parts OF
Greece for girl to wear, generally on
her head, all the money she possesses, SO
that any young man desiring to marry
her may know how much her dowry is.
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TIle Value of Cotton Seed Fertilizer.

In order to find the value of anything
we must refer it to some unit of value or
measure it by some other standard. 1t
is best for US to use as standard some
of our own homespun productions, and
it is but fair that we should price them
at the same rate we are called on to pay
when we purchase them in our CONNER
cial markets. And the manufacturers
and sellers can not object to our using
their own wholesale and retail prices on
them, and rating our compounds made at
home by their standards.
First, cotton seed-formerly waste
and at present residue from our cotton
crop. They contain ammonia in the
kernels and potash mostly in the hulls-
and let us see what is their value, taking
the commercial value of pure ammonia
at 20 cents per pound, and of potash at
cents:
The seed contains 81 per cent.am-
monia, 70 pounds per ton at 20
cents. ...........:.............Sl4 O0
The seed contains 9O.lO0 of per
cent. potash, 10 pounds per ton,
SIS 50
And we have the commercial value of
one ton or GGS bushels of cotton seed at
fifteen 52.100 dollars, or about 22l cents
per bushel. In the oil contained in the
kernels there is not single cents worth
of fertilizing material, and it would be
we'll if our farmers were so circumstanced
as to have this extracted as allowing the
one.third value of oil as the cost of ex.
tracing the farmer could realize to
10 cents on the thirds, thus making his
cotton seed worth to him 80 cents or over
per bushel, or making the seed worth
one.fourth the amount the lint brings,
and quite as much or more than the far
mer's profit made on the lint. In the
course of time mills for extracting the
oil will doubtless be so located as to ena.
Bile our farmers to utilize and get the full
value of this valuable product.-Cor.
P;ckens Sentinel.
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The seed contains 90-l00 of l per
cent. potash, 10 pounds per ton,
) centS.......... .......................... L