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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-05-22
The Red Mans Foot Marks.
No one can see Indian trails now, "

No one can see Indian trails now, with.
out his attention being suddenly awsk.
ened. There is no real difference be
tween any one Of these pathways and an
ordinary cattle track, except, perhaps
they mrv be worn little deeper; yet nc
one can 1ter upon them for the first
time without being in some measure
startled, aud conscious that this is road.
way distinct from any he has ever seen
before. They cannot have been made by
cattle. Cattle tracks are generally single,
or II moro than one, they run iudepen-
IDENTIFY of each other. These are exactly
parallel, and there are perhaps half n
dozen of them. They do not look as if
they had been made by settlers. A white
mans road would have followed a
straighter line. These are full of curves,
aud bond from ono side to the other.
turning with every minor undulation of
the ground, as though when they were
laid out the distance was of no impor.
tance compared with the regularity of
the grade. Their curves are always con.
centric. They all turn rs If by ono i'm.
pulse, and they dip down into valley
together, or disappear behind hill at
the same time, constantly maintaining
the same distance from each other.
This is the first sigh of an Indian
trail. But at its sudden revelation one
seems TO have come into a strange world.
1t may still be the same valley, but with
the obliteration of other signs of civiliza.
ton, the way has taken an entirely diff.
ferent character. Beyond the last yes.
tige of white activity and noisy struggle,
everything seems to grow quiet.
All disposition to break the E.i!lpeaa
has gone. There Is nc living thing il
sight, but instinctively ono hesi,ates,
whether a hunter or not, to raise bis
voice, lest he should frighten the game,
of which the woods have become the
home. Silence is the natural condition
of existence. a shout would be sacri.
lego. The land seems given back 10
belong to its first inhabitants, who have
been content to let 1t rest in state of
nature. The only marks of men are
these pathways, but their easy and unre.
sisting curves are filled with natures
spirit, and they nowhere interrupt her
repose.
These simple paths have been made by
horses travelling several abreast, as close
together as horses with their riders can
60. They have been there for hundredo,
and perhaps thousands Of years. They
were part of long highway, which once
ended only with the limits Of the Indians
wanderiogs; and for centuries they have
been traversed by savage bands of warri.
ors. hunters, or horse thieves.--M. Y.
San. -
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No Need TO Drown.

~ always dread the return of the sea.
son when sea.bathipg 10 indulged In"
said gentleman yesterday. my family
have had several narrow escapes. and
still they have perfect mania for the
water"
"Why, there is no need to be afraid, !"
answered his friend, m:e yoa 81. retain
your presence of mind. When you find
yourself in deep water you will sink at
first, but il you do not struggle you will
come quickly to the surface again. On
reaching it, Immediately draw full
breath and throw your head back. This
will have the effect of placing. you in O
recumbent position on the surface of the
wate- Now this is the most critical
nom snt for those who do not know what
to do next. Extend your arms at once
on level with your shoulders, with the
paine of the hands downwards, and
begin gently padding in the water with
the movement Of the vrist only. Ex-
tend your legs quietly aud slowly In q
line with your body. II you raise your
arms, your head or your legs above the
surface of the water you win sink, but II
you have the presence Of mind not to do
80 and not struggle about you will never
sink, 80 long as you keep padding gently
without exertioD. So you may float on
until you are picked up or until you are
numbed by the cold.-Ne,0 York Sun.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-05-22
A Marriage Auction.

The account that follows Is taken from
Q historian of Babylon, who wrote of the
fifth century before Christ; and it NAV
undoubtedly DE relied upon as n correct
picture of the time. Those old Babyloni.
ans believed in marriage; and ii the
woman old enough to marry did not find
@ husband of her own good fortune. then
she must be provided by the public.
and TO this end, an auction of unmarried
women took place annually.
| The most beautiful of the girls were
first put up, and the man of good charac.
ter who bid the highest sum took his
choice. And so they went on until tho
apparently desirable wives were all dis.
posed OF. In some instances, where
young ladies OF rare beauty were present.
ed, large sums were paid-such sums.
In fact, as only man of means could
afford.
After all the pretty and good looking
women had been disposed Of there were
sure to be some for whom no one would
make an offer; and some were there
whom no man would take except he were
paid for 1t. And now came bidding in
the other direction. Instead of the man
saying how much he would give for tha
wife, he said for what sum, cash in hand
he would accept her. The woman unfor.
tunatc enough to be homely, but healthy
and strong, was bid off to the man who
would take her for tho least money.
Naturally, there would be few homefy
ones, whom no one would take except he
was paid large sum. And thus IL
might happen that the large sum paid Jy
one man 70 the most beautiful of the
young girls wcn!d be paid 10 another
;naa for accepting the plainest and home.
liest of the lot
In this wsy the sanss paid fol the
desirable wives became marriage portions
to the unfortunately undesirable ones. So
in the end the sale was completed and the
docket successfully cleared.
There is one thought that forces its
way upon us. How often do you suppose
it happened that one of those men who
had been paid to take homely faced
wife found himself, in the end possessed
OF treasure2 And, on the other hand.
how many Of those who had been attract ed
by beautiful face, and had paid q large
sum of money for their choice, would.
before the year was out, have gladly
exchanged for one of the palmer. faced?
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"A Camel will work seven or eight
days without drinking. In this he diff.
fers from some men, who will drink seven
or eight days without working.
= Mrs. Stonewall jackson told a friend
in Chattanooga the other day that abe
had talked with numerous old Southern
soldiers who had fought the war through
and who she knew would respond as
quickly to the call of arms to protect
the Union as they did In 1861 to sever it.
So A gentleman In an English town
gave his man.seryant some whisky to
mix with the whiting, in cteansing the
windows Of the house. He was surprised
that the man never dipped the cloth 10
the whisky, and accosting the delinquent
sharply as to what had become Of the
spirits, the following reply was made
"Ye see, yer honor, I drank 1t, but i
blow my breath on tho glass, and it's q
the earae." - 81,
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Cupid'S Recipe for the "WeddJnR
Cake.D

Since many Of our young men have
gained realizing sense of the declaration
of the Creator, that sit is not good that
man should be alone" and since they
h've learned by searching that the
proGise of the Lord, II will make him
helpmate for him." has been fulfilled.
ana since many persons, both young and
elderly, of city and country are marryiug,
aud seeking to be married, thought It
well that they should have mn opportunity
OF getting Cupid's recipe for making a
wedding cake
Take pounds Of fervent devotion ::
extract Of faithfulness. pounds; heart.
ielt satisfaction, 1 quarts; prudence aud
good nature, pound each; confidence
md mutual forebearance, scrupIes each;
gentleness and modesty, ounces matri.
monial fidelity. IL scruples connubal
iellcity, pound ecstatic enjoyment, 8
quarts; patience, industry and economy.
l pound each wisdom and experience,
10 pennyweights discretion and beney.
olence, z ounces spice and neatness. 4
ounces; seeds 0f virtue, 8 ounces sense
OF purity, ounce; sweetness Of disposi-
ton. II pints Ealn: Of 9 thousand iL!s.
quart; Cream OF excellence, b pints; milk
OF human kindness, l gallon; common
sense, 100 grains. Mix these ingredients
thoroughly together with cheerfnlness,
then pour the mixture into the golden
bowl OF domestic happines, lubricated
with the oil of gladness, bake in. tho oven
o. double blessedness, heated with the FIRE
OF true love. While warm, oyerspread the
whole with o frostiDg of gracefulneas, In
the center place the star Of hope, set
round with dimples and the ensrkfa of
bright eyes. Eucircle with O wreath of
smiles, interviewer with rosy bushes and
pinks OF perfection. Fasten the wreath
with gold cords of harmony and the silver
under oath that one of these cakes would
last lifetime.
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= California farmers raise sixty. two
bushels Of sunfower seed to the acre,
and after grinding gallon Of oil from
each bnshel feed the refuse to chickens
and COWS.
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shad for Our waters.

a. r- .
On Friday morning Cal cal. .sszzaDoi.slts.
superintendent Of sas q. 6. asa matching
establishment at Washington, D. O.,
Yeatman and Edward Fitzgerald. 10 get
ready q supply Of shad aud take ths
nearest and best route to the Saluds.
Seneca and Tugaloo rivers and supplv
those streams with young chad. tBy
Saturday morning all was ia readiness
and the young gentlemen started with
100000 young fish. They arrived ;n
Greenville on the passenger train on
Sunday afternoon and unloadeti 40 LARGO
cans filled with the email fry. In q few
moments after they arrived thew had
made arrangements with Gilreath &.
Harris to transport the fish to the Saluda.
Two large wagons were brought into
requisition, and just nt dark 800, 900
young shad we're placed In the Saluda at
Cox's bridge. They were carefully
taldied by the gentlemen IN charge, but
they would not allow a1y one else TO
help them as an inexperienced person
might cause much injury to the young
fry. The fish were not more than third
of an inch in length and about the size
of broom straw, but they grow very
rapidly; snd it is expected that in three
years the rivers of South Carolina will
be we'll stocked with this nutritious and
delicately favored fish. ,@-8g
After finishing their work the party
proceeded to the Seneca river where they
will place 10000 young shad !; from there
they 60 to the Tugalo0, where they will
place 10000 and then return 70 Wash.
.in5t0a on Thursday. They will gather
up the empty cans on their return trip.
It 10 hoped that the experiment Of
stocking the Carolina rivers with fish
food will be complete success, and the
Government officers should receive every
encouragement and courtesy In prosecut.
Ing their beneiicent labors to that end. =
GreenviNe Metes. q sle5.i
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6 . d e +.
"Why do they call it I,ap-year,
pa7 Ia it because it comes along Just
about the time when hops are most pro.
life Z" Guess not, child. Most likely
it is because it keeps men ON the jump
70 keep out of the way Of embarrassing
situation" IS, rs 4. I, -
= A lady addressed letter to a New
York editor the other day, stating that
her husband was q confirmed snorer, and
asking for cure. Tho calIous. hearted
editor, instead Of recommending q di.
vorce and q new, non n.snoring husband,
advised her TO hit the patiest On the nose
yith sledge.hanimer. ssffss x
One OF the best tonics for popltry ID
that know ss the Douglas mixture, com.
posed Of one ounce ianIp Ipharic scid one;
pouad copperas and eight quarts Of watar.
Put q tablespoonful Of the solution In d
Isix.quart drinking vessel. II insigorates
popissy. reddens tho oen,bs, snd assistste
ward of dlsease, $ s II
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WHAT TOBACCO WILL DO.

can. Clingmnn Gives Some Interesting
information as to the Curative Proper
lies OF Tobncco and Cites Some Remarlsa-
l,It Cuses.
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But May has come at last and there Is
no excuse for anybody t. be cross or
gloomy now. From time immemorial
May has been honored aud sung moro
than any other month, for it is type of
the new birth OF nature. The ancient
Rritons danced around a May pole and
forgot their troubles. The first May
queen was made Marian, and Robin
Hood crowned her. The old Romans
had festivities most all the month, and
the 1lth. 18th and 18th were dedicated
to decorating the graves of the dead with
flowers, and nobody ever married on those
three days for it was believed that one Of
the welded pair would die before the
end Of the year. How like those people
our people are. Full OF superstitions,
and decorating the graves Of the dead as
they did. The May day of the moderns
came down to us from the Romans ceie-
brating five days in honor of Flora, god.
dess Of flowers. Those days were from
April 2Sth to May Cd; but the busy
moderns couldept spare 90 much time
and reduced the festival down to one,
and q good many are too busy or two
poor to take even one holiday. What q
glorious thing It would be If all tie poor
children who live In scanty houses In
crowded cities could get out In the coun.
try, for even one day, and breathe the
breath Of spring, and gather flowers aud
be happy. The good things Of this life
are not for all, and it is ead and pitiful
butts true. But may be their time will
cone--will come In o land where fowerl
and green fields and snnships and happy
hours can be had without money anl
without grice--I hope 90.
BILL Arr.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1884-09-06

~.fx
Paris, Aug. zI.-An Official re-
port Of the bombardment Of Foo
chov safprdav wa. roco;ved from
s~..-t o---,s.x e-,,--
hua' oo''o'. g .o''o"s
Aug. MA good beginning has
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Covarnor AZ. .John. Tho nroh;b;.
.;a, asna;.,... o. p...,,,an. !.
''on 0a".,u"'o ~ hios'u0"s' - "
puoiic ADDRESS tnus spoke OF Jonn
A. Logan, republican nominee for
the Vice. Presidency:
~There WA a law once IN sorco
in nlinois to the effect that any
white nerson caught IN the act ~
giving aid Or s~sfsnance to snv
colored man 9|Ssn or chiii
should he srresied. and unon
nroof of the eharco. should hc
thrown into prison for two Years.
| I was nracficing law At thai time
/! IN an iIlinois town when 4 little
sslorad lad came Ia INV honsa and
splcaao. nister WON'T von
@17~ - lemefhiuo to eats I
= ~ 1 &1Slhinr 10 ant n two
de@S \ -.ifsX RI via ana fold
her "a ~ [[1 M : ~ Slice ~
bread. bnftsy1 Il 4 ~ = - ~
s6,nn mcsf III A. + ~ "a 4
fsri si,e so;d a. ~ <1S ~
coma con h,ta fhs housa 81 -
bcdv sao,rs ~ ~ srstch;nr * 4
7 ss;d sNn I ~ent thi. nac,,,s ~ ! !
900 that = an ncs sfrs,f S ~ v,so -
ana ..st.s, snv ~ Gc5;s ~. ~ s -
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Especial to The Times -Democrat.l
New York, Aug. 25.-The mass
meeting tonight in the Academy
OF Music Of Irish American Demo
Gratis, who met TO show their faith
in Cleveland and Hendricks as
Standard bearers Of the Democrat-
& r1<t1,,is the most remarkable
nlk61Iug d this city for years. II
eve 1<r6 II q NJ shade the mem
orable Sv1l|1 |23he same place,
four years "a when Samuel Z,
Tilden presided. Tho AcadeG1
was not only crowded, It was p1cE|
cd from pit to dome. Every ave-
able inch Of standing and sitting
room wass filled. The audience
was entirely representative. o.
course. there vas . large contin'
gent Of local politicians on hand
That was to be expected, but they
we're lost in the thousands Of Irish
voters who we're there to show
that the talk about the Irishmer
going over to Blaine was simply
nothing but = campaign lie.
1t was an enthusiastic audience
and the building shook with ap
plause at every mention Of ths
Democracy's friendship for for
eign-born citizens, and when Sen
ator Chas. Jones, Of Florida, wht
made the FIRST speech, mentioned
| the nanfe Of Cleveland the cheer
ing and applause did not cease fol
at least five minutes. Blaine'
name was greeted with Kisses an'
q groan from hundreds Of throats
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TIE aCoIsr Line" Pure and simple.


Gov. Alcorn was openly . can
didate for Congress in this Dis
trict, and yet his name was not
put in nomination before the
Greenville convention, aud JEFF
fords got only seven votes. This
shows how honest the color liners
are in their professions Of "princi-
pie, right and justiees as exponnd.
ed by their Greenville "organ.n
The Democrats Of the District, who
own nearly oil the property in IL
and who II would seem ought to
have some little voice in the mat.
ter Of representation, said to the
Republicans this time, as they
said before: "Nominate q man Of
worth and intelligence, who will
represent rs as wellas yourselves,
let him be . Republican, and we
will vote for him sud help you
elect him. They said to the Green
vile conventions" you have before
you Judge Jeffords, a pronounced
Republican. whom we united In
electing before, he haR made q
good representative nothing can
be urged against him, and We will
be content II you re-nominate him
You have before you Governor
Alcorn, m ex.U. s. Senator, Ex'
Governor and one Of the ables,
men Of this or any other State. al
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An old friend Of Gen. Grant
said 10 an Ouinlon reporter vester.
dav.
aGen. Grant i losing his mind.n
The startling statement was re-
ceived with incredulity.
ale is.n reasserted the gentle
man. aThe Failure of his firm has
ruined him mentally "a well "a
financially. The change in him is
absolutely astonishing. For years
he has lived an easy life His
name has been used By capitalists,
and he does not seem to have un.
dersteod the impropriety of il.
He was in Jay Gould's hands three
years In spite of the published re-
cord Of the Black Friday investi-
| cation. The. trouble with the
General Is that he really never un-
derstood how great . man be was.
This kept him In business when he
should have been ont of it. The
undercurrent Of his mind Is vulgar.
He is naturally creduIous and is
easily caught by specious pleas.
This has been his great misfor.
tune.r
.How deeply has the failure Of
hin firm affected him ~
| .More than auv one can believe.
In the frat place Il must be re-.
Numbered ths General il an old
man. In tho second place Il must
mt Ia forgotfan that he waa seri.
ously injured so,ne time aro while
steppinr into his carriage. The
extent Of the latter injury has ney.
or been fully understood. He is q
wreck OF what he once was. The
failure completed the disaster.
For years he was known Is the
silent man. He is so no longer,
He talks constantly. Indeed Il Il
not a talk but . chatter. He 70,
pests, the same .enunciation Of
Ward over and over again with q
Fparrotlike persistence which d
truly pathetic. / have heard hin
cav for an hour at . time: III,
was smart and / trusted him. MI
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A ALoulslana Dugald Dalgetty.


Col. Geo. i. Walton, . Louisi-
ana Democrat Of some promiasuce
In other days lat least ID Nas
prominent enough to run
nomination Of Lientenant
or and not popular enough
electedJ Is out In q letter giving
his reasons for supporting Blaine.
His main reason for his course ia
based upon the snppositiou that
Blaine win be the next President,
in which event Louisiana viii have
4 "friend at Court, in case she
casts her vote for him. A man
must be over anxious, indeed, to
quit party that he has been long
identified with. and in whose be-
half he has struck many sigor-
ous blow, to leave Il tor the rea-
sons given by Col. Walton. No
person, who Is governed BY cor.
rect principles. would desert the
party of his first love merely be-
cause he iInagines It is likely to
suffer- defeat. 10 desire to be on
the winning side is natural, but to
achieve this desire at the expense
Iof pI|pciple is qttep that no one
| will take Who hasa b faithful heart
in his bosom. The very reasons
Col. Walton gives for deserting
hi9oId4ine parl6 y goiqk et<r
bag and baggage to the enemy'a
I camp, Are the ones that would
cause manly-man to stick closer
to his political organization. When
an individual sees his party in
danger he will work for it all the
harder, provided he Is party
man from nrinciple and not from
mere mercenary motives, such as
actuated Dugald paIgetty 10 draw
i ing his sword and welding Il IL
behalf Of that army which offered
him most in the way Of apay and
/. =
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1 CospIe Of Pals.

Washington, Ang. 27.-The Sc
cret of the loves of Mr.. Dana aud
the Widow Butler, too long hidden
from the cold eyes Of an unsym-
pathizing public, has just come to
light. Slowed away in the mnsty
archives Of the War Department,
q correspondence has been un-
earthed by the merest accident
which shows the gallant Butler in
the strange light Of an alleged
dealer in contraband goods. The
papers, stained and yellow with
age, can be seen by any one desi-
rous Of inquiring into the matter,
or part Of the correspondence may
be found in General Bakers we'll
known History Of the Secret Ser
vice. One Of the oiIicial letters is
dated Washington, January 20,
1866, and is addressed to 10. A.
Dana, Assistant Secretary Of War"
The writer Is L. @. Baker, Briga'
dier. General and chief of the ma.
tional police. He has been order
ed to inquire into certain illegal
and reasonable transactions done
under recommendation Of Major
General Butler, regardless Of ev'
| cry motive but the sordid one Of
amassing wealth at the expense Of
the very life-blood Of this coun'
try.n In reply Gen. Baker says
aDurlng the latter part Of last year
one q. NJ. Lane, upon the recon-
mendation Of Major General But
Ter, procured permission to carry
to North Carolina articles not ol
q contraband nature, consisting Of
hoop.skirts, ladles' wearing sp'
parel, ETC., and received In return
cotton. Lane loaded his steamer
the Philadelphia, not with articles
specified, but with salt, coffee
pork, molasses, ETC., and delivered
this to Maj. J. r, White, agent fol
Confederate supplies. Gen. But
ler's brother-in-law, Mr.. Hildreth
is partner Of this Lane, and has 70
ceived in one case alone, fee o
$1,000, besides other fees"
| The letter goes on to give q lie
of firms "sucking the llfe-blood Q
the nationn through peculiar priv
ileges conferred by Lane 3 Hill
dreth, all done under protection 0
Gen. Buffers orders. George a
/ johnson, late Adjutant. Genera
under Gen. d. +. Butler, AM
others,7 the letter states. "hav
several stores near Cornjsck, Gun
rituck county, N. O., and are r.
ported to have sold in two month
a = a