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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-04-03
BETSY HAMILTON.
Bishop Keane on Temperance.

The congregation at high mass at The
Cathedral yesterday morning was an un-
usually large one. Bishop John J.
Keane, of Richmond, Va, one of the
most eloquent Catholic prelates in the
United States, preached temperance
sermon. He said that Rev. Thomas S.
Lee, rector of the Cathedral, requested
him 10 touch the temperance question,
which at present, though the burning
one in American society, is nevertheless
a highly Objectionable one to many.
Any reference to temperance is liable to
incur the prejudices of somo who have
their minds poisoned against the cause
because of the many foolish and extreme
things done and said by the advocates of
local option. 1t is only natural, how
ever, that where so many are discussing
the same subject, where so many are
seeking the same purpose by different
means, there should be lack of judgment
displayed by some and want of discretion
by others. Still the foolishness of the
champions of temperance is no argument
against temperance any more than the
sinfulness vf Christians is against tie
existence of God or the advantage of
His religion. Bishop Keane referred to
the teachings of the Catholic Church on
the subject In that venerable Cathedral
two plenary councils have been held, at
which were present the assembled wis
dom of the Catholic Church in this coun-
try. In each were issued addresses to
the Catholics of the United States, show
ing the evil effects of intemperance and
the duty of priest and people on that
point The addresses we're similar, mas
| much as they mentioned that "since the
| most shocking scandals come from e1-
cessivc drink, we implore every Catho.
lie. for the love Of the Lord Jesus Christ,
to use every means to extirpate the vice" "
It is very true, as some say, that we have
no direct reference from God Himself on
drunkenness, because He never came in
contact with drunken man. At the
marriage at Cana He reformed the mira
Gle of changing water into wine, but the
wine did not serve as the occasion of sin
to the people who drank it. 1t was only
as the Apostles proceeded into Northern
and Western countries that the terrible
effects of intemperance became known.
In my own travels through the llo J
Land | never saw drunken man. In
some countries of Europe that visited
1 saw the people enjoying themselves.
sipping coffee or wine, but did not see
them having what we term "a 6
time" Wine was not the occasion ol
sin to them. 1t would be silly man
who would preach temperance to them,
because there would be no need for it.
These people did not commit sin by their
use of wine. Sin, not tho drink, is the
underlying peril. To day the greatest
destructive agency is drink. 1t is COM
puted that the standing army of drunk
ards in the United States numbers 500,-
OOG persons. The forces Increase yearly
Whence do the recruits come? From
among those who never drank before
ANY one acquainted with the chemistry
physiology and social working of the use
of alcoholic liquors knows that he who
drinks stands on an inclined plane.
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"Just my luck" moaned Philadel'
phia man. "Here I've been paying
heavy premiums on life insurance pol
icy for twenty years and 1'm not dead
yet"
"You just take bottle of my med
iciae," said a quack doctor toa consump.
tive, "and you'll never cough again
"Is it as fatal as that?" gasped the con-
sumptive.
"Is this your dog, John?" "No
he belongs to Squire Smith. And tween
me and YOU he's deal smarter than bis
owner" Eyes there are dogs of that
sort. l have had several myself"
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fire and sot The kittle on to bile to make
the coffee, and Nav she taken out the
skillet to bake the bread and fry the meat.
She fetched along some wheat dough
made up in 4 bucket. Pap he taken a
piece of it and twisted it around his ram
rod and helt it fore the fire to cook,
lowed he cooked it that away many a
time in the army. We roasted some
sweet taters in the ashes, and baked an
ash-cake on a big fat rock, and Drilled
some streak of lean and streak of fat on
the Goals. We fetched along a jug of
buttermilk and tuck it time about with
the tin cup, and pap he drunk out'n the
gourd.
A rabbit run across the road and nav
she lowed it was terrible bad luck. "1es,
bad luck to the rabbit" says buddy, and
sickcd old Scrouge, and they both tore
after it and ketched it, and pap he skiut
it and gin old Scrouge the head Nav
she salted it and layed it in the frost all
night and fried it for breakfast longer
ingons. We gals and boys had power
of fun that night around the fire; we sot
up late laughin' and talkin' and tellin'
riddles. 1 believe Caledony knows more
riddles than any body ever seed. Pap
and old man Simpson and Squire Rober-
son kneeled ther cheers agin the trees,
and smoked ther pipes and talked about
the fust settlin' of the country when
Indians was all through them hills. Old
man Simpson lowed that deestrick all
through thar was named after Hilabee
the Indian chief. Caledony lowed she
thought they named it "Hillaby" on &C.
count of its being so hilly.
know in reason you'd like 10 know
how weuns all slep that nigt. The men
folks taken their axes and cut down some
little pine poles and slanted 'em agin
little black jag trees, and spread kiver
eds over 'em and made ther pallets OH
the ground underneath, and we women
folks all slep in the waggins. We fetch.
ed plenty of kiver; and ever feller's
dog slep under his own waggin. The
screech owls and whip. poor'wils hollered
most all night, and critters stomped and
the dogs growled at ever noise, but we
slep sound in spite of it all. We riz
next mornin'-but I'll tell you that next
time.
BETSY HAMILTON.
In the meantime the old darkey bad
slipped quietly to the door and was list
ening with much interest. Suddenly
the children remembered their candy
and cried out all at once: us our candy
done, Aunt Meely?" eyes, its done,
and done grease de plates and empty it
in 'em aud lef my sheer in de kittle."
Then grandma drew her little chair close
up to the dying embers, and sat long
while thinking of the many, many nights
she had camped out years ago in moving
from Virginia 10 Alabama.
No~t raoL nTrin IN Ta Iedppo ~
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"A day after the recent fire 10 Lancas-
ter cat was taken from the debris OF
the fire unhurt. 1t was concealed under
a large pile of corn.
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80
your wife, but she is Gods child, and
you arc not jealous Of that relationship.
You only wish that you yourself were a
son of the Lord Almighty. Come and
have the matter settled. If l die before
you l will not forget in the next world
how you stood together here, but I will
expect both of you. You must come.
say ii in all Christion love and en-
phasis, as brother talks to a brother,
you must come. You have been united
50 long you can not afford to have death
divorce you. How long it is since you
began the struggle of life together? You
have helped each other on tue road, and
what you have done for each other God
only knows. There have been tedious
sickness and anxious watchings, and
here and there il grave, short, but very
deep, and though the blossoms of the
marriage may be scattered and the lips
that pronounced you one may have gone
into dust, you have, through all these
years, been to each other true as steel.
Now, Today l am going to remarry you
for heaven. This is the bridal day OF
YOUR souls peace. Here is the marriage
altar. Kneel side by side. Take the
/
oath of eternal fidelity. Clasp hands in
q covenant never to be broken. | pro,
nouuce you one on earth and pronounce
YOU one for eternity. What God by
His grace hath joined together, let no:
earth or hell put asuuder Hark | hear
a humming in the air-an anthem, a
wedding march, organs, celestial played
upon by fingers seraphic.
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who are quickly observant of faults in
others but oblivious to faults in yourself
and now, having found out all each 9TH
er's inperfections, forbear. If the one
he riyen to too much precision and the
other disorderly in habits; if the one be
spendthrift and the other ovcr.saylng ;
if the one be loquacious and the other
reticent, for5ear. Especially if you both
have inAammable tempers, do not both
get mad at once. Take turn about.
William Cowper put il we'll when he
said
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her isis"
One of our steers took the hollcr horn
and we was afcared we couldn't git off,
but Pap hitchcd old Lou-i-zy, his ridin'
nag, longer old Ball, his of steer, and we
met a 'oman and man in 4 buggy and l
over hearn her say ga steer and a horse,
it matches about like boot on one foot
aud a shoe on l'other." Nav she rid
most all The way, Pap he walked up all
the hills. and ky Robertson walked
together right smart Of the way. The
roads is monste!ous rocky and hilly tel
you git to Porter's gap and strike the
Cl,andler's Springs road. Pap lowed if
we'd whip up we mought 81! TO Riddles
mills by night, and if we women folks
was mind to We mought stay all night
longer Miss Riddle, as he was plum well
acquainted with Miss Riddles, but old
Miss Strong lowed she had hearn she
was qualify" and fur as she WAS con.
sarned she'd feel more at home i'll the
waggih: But laws we broke down, least
ways Miss Strong's waggin broke down
and it tuck the men folks so long to fix
and tie it up with hickry withs, that we
was Ecnighted long fore we got thar
We was clost TO branch and so we all
camped right thar whar the waggin broke
Buddy he taken out the critters. lie gin
old ball his feed off to his self, and fed
old Lou-i-zy in the hind eend of the
waggin. Pap be kindled big log heap
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-03-28
What Prohibitionists Demand.

The Manhattan Nationalist, leading
prohibition paper, tells what that crowd
demands as follows:
Under the circumstances, the prOhibi-
tlOmsts, who constitute three-fourths of
the republican party, must and will of
necessity, continue to hold the fort.
We are free to admit that John A.
Martin is not our choice for governor,
and will not deny that his failure for so
long time to do what it seemed to us
he must feel in his heart the best inter-
ests of his fellow men required of him,
has had much to do with that fact. This
is one but the only reason why We prefer
such men as Judge Mcfarland, a. B.
Jetmore, o. S. Munsell. y. p Riddle,
or Judge Holt, all of whom are his
equals in point of ability, character and
devotion TO the republican party.
We have, however, repeatedly said,
both publicly and privately that we can
and will support Col. Martin heartily, if
he is nominated on proper platform.
We have always liked him personally,
and six years ago, our paper was one of
the first, if not the first, to urge his NOM
ination. We do not, however, pretend
to belong to the original Martin brigade
of this campaign. The fact that prohi-
bitionists have made so little opposi-
ton to Col. Martin proves that they care
more for 1.-The principle" than for the
spoils. If he is willing las we presume
he is) to stand on platform with pro-
hibition and anti-monopoly as its prin-
cipal planks, it looks very much as
though he can have nomina-
ton by acclarnation /; but if he or his
friends attempt to make for him dodg-
ing, straddiing, or equivocal platform,
his hopes will be swamped in short me-
tire. The prohibitionists viii consent
to the nomination of one who has not
been an avowed prohibitionist only on
condition that he isput on prohibition
platform.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-03-28
Sale of Matthews aalloways.

The public sale of Imported Galloway
cattle here Thursday, by A. B. Matthews
was very well attended, Missouri, Kan
sas and Iowa all sending representa-
tiyes. There was conspicuous absence
however, of western ranchmen. The
weather was pleasant and the condition
of cattle good. Col. S. ID. Harris cried
the sale, and after few Introductory
remarks Mandatory of the breeds got to
work. Bidding was fairly spirited at
the start and very good prices were paid
but toward the close sales dragged, and
Mr.. Matthews announced that he could
not sacrifice any more of his cattle at
the figures and number of animals
were withdrawn. There were of Gal
loways 80 bulls sold for S12,920, averag-
ing S430.67s. One Aberdeen Angus bull
$450.-K. G. Livestock Record.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-03-28
The Angore in Texas

Ihe Angora industry is assuming such
proportions in Texas, that paper de-
voted to livestock interests that should
ignore this silky-baired animal from the
steppes of Asia, would be wofully be-
hind the times.
The man familiar with the goat that
infests back alleys, and ekes out pre-
carious subsistence upon old shoes and
tin cans, is astonished when told that
the raising of goats is a profitable busi-
ness in Texas. His first invariable ques-
tien is: What on earth is goat good
for, anyhow ?'
To answer this question in brief
manner is our object in writing this ar
| ticle.
The two principal sources of income
from goats are the meat and mohair. AS
to their meat, we have satisfied ourself
by actual test and by talks with those
| familiar with its value, that the meat of
pure blood or high grade Angora goats
is superior to Merino mutton, and hard
ly second to that of any other domestic
animal. This fact is rapidly becoming
known, and when once understood, as it
sooner or later must be, the raising of
Angoras for the carcass alone, owing to
| their rapid increase, early maturity and
trifiing cost of rearing, will be highly
profitable.
As regards their fleece, in view of the
many new fabrics into the production of
which mohair enters, causing increased
demand and good price, there seems to
be but barely one question to be answer
ed in order to settle the matter as to
whether the raising of mohair in Texas
will pay, and that question is: Can it
be produced iii quality and quantity suf-
| ficient to meet the demands of the man
ufacturers of mohair fabrics, and at a
price that will justify its production
We maintain the affirmative of this
| proposition. As there are grade Angora
bucks in Texas that shear six to eight
pounds of mohair year, and ewes that
| shear four or five pounds, we assume
that it would not be extrayagant to ex-
pect, by proper selection and care in
breeding, one shouldbe able to grade up
flock Of goats to shear All average of
three pounds. And when we say that
mohair from a goat shearing three
pounds is worth fifty cents per pound,
we believe we place low estimate upon
its value, as last year the Messrs. Ar
mold sold their entire clip for an aver
age of fifty-six cents per pound, which
included, we believe, hair from the first
cross up. This would give one dollar
and half as the product from each an
imal, which would be equal in value to
about seven pounds of wool at present
prices.-Texas Stockman.
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InPersollism.


In the course of a recent lecture In
gersoll threw in occasionally trite say
ing, anecdote or illustration, some of
which are recalled:
Zone world at time.'
81 fight creeds, not persons"
"a little Methodist mirister can set
tie all questions of salvation in few
words"
1.-THE horizon of thousand years is
red with the fires of religious persecu-
ton"
"The preachers presume to tell us
what they do not know themselves"
1.-The 'atonement' means that you can
steal into heaven on another mans
ticket. A decent man should be ashaH-
ed to do it, even if he could"
"a young man who has just been con-
verted to Presbyterianism came-to con-
vert me. He said, Il have just been
converted and am perfectly happy. i
am going to heaven How can you he
perfectly happy when so many are going
to help We'll am not perfectly hap
py, but know l shall be when l am
with Jesus But supposing your moth.
er is in hell, will you be perfectly happy
then? We'll, suppose Jesus knows
where mother ought to be- 1 should
ike to be mother and have four OF
five such Presbyterian sons as that"
"The church has always been ready
to trade treasures in heaven for cash
down."
How can good christians answer fol
the hiring of wicked substitutes to &c
to the war, many of whom got killed
and according to the doctrines of the
aforesaid christians went straight tc
hell, while if the christians themselves
had gone to the war and been killed
they would have gone to heaven. What
excuse have they to offer for paying
men only $500 to go to hell in this fash
ion. Imagine couple of Pfesbyterians
on the parapets of heaven looking over
into hell. One of them nudges his com
panion and says: DO you see that tail
thin fellow over there? That was my
substitute in the war. He went FOL
$500. and got killed"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-03-28


Advices from the Greek nation say the
recent decision of the secretary of the
interior, declaring Perryman chief of
the Creek nation causes much dissatis-
faction. Chicote and Spieche have re-
turned from WashingtOn,a and say every
thing that is left to the people is to de-
eide and refuse to acknowledge Perry
man as chief or his authority. Perry
man is firm. He declares he will uphold
his authority by force. SPEECHES full
blood supporters are particularly bitter.
They are going to blacksmith shops and
having old muskets repaired. Allseem
TO anticipate war. Red sticks. the Greek
sign of war, are becoming numerous.
and everything indicates long guerril-
la war. Some country merchants fear
ing war, are offering goods at a sacri-
nee, for Creek war means the destruc-
ton of property, theft and general bri-
gandage.
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our effects to be brought to the woods.
She did well on the ears, and we all
landed safe at Reed City. AT this place
l unloaded my goods, horses, wagons,
etc., and came dnectly 20. this place,
hired boy to drive the heifer. On the
way here from Reed City we met a large
number of OK teams, driven by rough
backwoodsmen. at the first sight of an
ox team my heifer became SO frighten-
ed that she was nervous and weak as a
child. She lay down, and we were oblig-
ed to lift her into wagon and haul her
the rest of the way. She was perfectly
helpless and entirely overcome. Here
he ceased, and told the gentleman that
he would show him the sequel on the
following morning. The curiosity of the
visitor was aroused, and he was up ear
ly. True to his word, Mr.. Williams led
the way to a small barn, at The door of
which stood a small cow--the Jersey
spoken of the previous evening. The
Courier viii let the gentleman describe
what he saw in his own language. HE
then opened a door and we entered, and
hepointed to a large stall, where saw
what l thought a very small yoke of OK
en-. He told me to examine them. 1
walked up to them and found that they
were well formed pair of calves, per-
feet in every respect, though very small.
On their necks was perfect yoke, with
regular bows and keys to hold the same
in position; together with staple and
ring, and in that ring was hooked per-
feet chain, with hook at one end and
ring at the other. The chain was COM
posed of thirty links, all perfect and
complete. What surprised me most
was that each member of this combina-
tion of living matter was separate and
distinct animal. The yoke was as per-
feet as if made by, hand. The hole
through which the bows passed was
regular and in good shape, even the
keyes that held the bows in position
were In no wise connected with any
| other part. Each link in the chain was
a separate animal, all covered with a
fine coat of hair. / asked him once if
he ever unyoked them. He said that he
did, but he did not think that it was
good for the fixtures of the outfit. He
told me that the chain and all the other
fixtures lived by absorption, and that
their life depended upon the nearness
of the calves, and that if they were sep
arated that part would perish. He
thinks that the calves would live if sep
arated from the rest of the fixtures, but
the fixtures could not live without the
calves. This natural yoke seems to
have large bone running its entire
length. The bows have circular bone
in them. In short, every part is perfect.
Saginaw Courier.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-03-28

Wichita Beacon The editor of the
Beacon is minority man. He belongs
to party of one. He will neither lead
nor be led. He has as much contempt
for the man who leads another by the
nose as he has for the led. If anybody
joins his party he bolts and reorganizes
his party of one. He believes the saliva
tion of the country and the integrity of
of the manhood depends upon the gen.
eral organization of these parties of
one, and he always the party of the
first partsn to-wit man who neither
is owned by, nor owns another. If the
multitude should endorse his views, he
would indulge in introSpection, examine
his credentials and explore his fund.-
mentals. The unanimous vote is never
an evidence of the rule of free and cool,
and rational thought. He has infinite
respect for the man, but none for the
mass. The man is rational the mass
is the slave of impulse, and most gener-
ally the tool of devil.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-03-28

A Washington dispatch to the st.
Louis Globe Democrat says that a re-
publican congressman, who has just re-
turned from Fortress Monroe, says he
was shocked to see how much General
Grant had changed during his recent ILL
ness. From newspaper reports he had
supposed Grant was getting well, but he
found him fallen away, his face twisted
out of shape by inflammatory rheuma-
tism tending toward the upper portion
of his limbs, and bearing every appear
ance Of man whose time on earth is
limited to few months or few years
at most. He looked very badly and
like man who has outlived both legs
and stomach. He doubts very much if
Grant ever gets we'll. This was a dis
couraging view, he said, but others who
called on the old hero also agreed with
IL
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-03-28

Philadelphia Bulletin: Now that the
presidential talk has begun in earnest,
it is interesting to cast glance over the
roll of states and forecast as far as pos
sible how the electoral vote will stand.
In doing so the first fact which impress
es itself upon the observer is that upon
six out of thirty-eight states the result
of the campaign in 1854 will depend.
The total number of electoral votes will
be 40l, making POI the number necessary
for choice. Fol the sake of conven-
fence the states which are not doubtful
may be classified under the two headings
north and south. The former are solid
ly republican and the latter are equal
ly solidly democratic, and their electo-
raj votes are almost equal as follows:
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The bill introduced in the senate for the
admission of the state of Tacoma, pro-
vides the erection of the present terri
tory of Washington and part of Idaho
into state and its admission into the
union subsequent to the formation of
a state government and the adoption
of constitution by convention of del
egates representing electors of the pro-
posed state, to be held at Walla Walla,
and the ratification action of that con-
veniton, at special election by the cleo
tors residing within the limits of the
proposed state. 1t provides, however,
that the admission shall not take place
until after March 4th, 1885.