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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-07-24
Cleveland in Private Life.

A Buffalo man who knows Cleveland
we'll said to me yesterday: ri think it
will surprise people to find how popular
Cleveland is in the Convention with del
egatcs from the Western States, where
men of sound business sense and no frills
are thought the best of. There is moth.
ing artificial about Cleveland, and some.
how or other this fact has become known
throughout the whole Union. 1t is
scarcely necessary for our New York
men to tell Western delegates what a
strong, satisfactory sort of candidate
Cleveland will make. I have known
him for twenty years, he is just the same
to-day as he was when mayor of Buffalo,
and when mayor of Buffalo he was just
the same as when hard. working, earnest
plodding lawyer, trying to do the best he
honestly could for his clients and often
thoughtless of his own physical and pc.
cuniary welfare. To-day, if you have
any business with the Governor of New
York you will find that there is less red
tape about his Office than about many an
office of one.tenth the Importance. He
is always easy to get at; he is never in a
hurry; he listens courteously to any one
entitled to be heard, and he shows i'm.
patience only when politicians endeavor
to cajole him into doing. what his judg-
ment does not advise. Some people,
especially politicians. call him cold, dull
and slow, a mere plodder whom accident
has raised above his level; but all poll.
ticians in this State have at one time or
another had some favor to ask from the
Governor and have not liked their recep-
ton or the results of their interviews
with him. Politicians generally know
that they are going to have hard time
of it if Cleveland is elected, and nowhere
is this better known than right in Buffa-
10, his home. This knowledge explains
the anti. Cleveland sentiment which has
sprung up in Buffalo aud has rather
puzzled outsiders. 1t is explained by
the simple fact that professional politi.
clans even in his own party will be found
working against Cleveland, and made
beginning by organizing meetings against
him at his home. Upon the other hand
know perfectly we'll that if you could
get vote from the Intelligent business
men of Buffalo, whether Democrats or
Republicans, who we're not influenced by
wire.pulling politicians, you would find
nine out tof ten in favor of Cleveland for
any Office in the gift of the people, no
matter how large or how small. They
know him to be the sort of man who will
do everything to the best of his ability
and with perfect honesty of purpose,
fearing neither the politicians nor public
opinion. a good many Buffalo men
have feared to say too much about Cleve.
land in public lest their enthusiasm
might be regarded as a bid for future
favor in case of nomination, but now
that he is nominated I think there will
be such demonstration in Buffalo as
will silence all critics disposed to say
that Cleveland is not popular in his own
home."
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-07-24
A Sad, sad Case.

Bill Simpson and Jim Dobson are two
Austin society young men, who have
heretofore lived by their wits; they have
no money of their own, but manage to
live by borrowing and gambling. Not
long since Bill Simpsons rich uncle died
and left him a fortune. Shortly after.
ward he met his old chum Dobson who
asked:
"What has come over you, Bill? Be.
fore you came into possession of all that
money you were the jolliest fellow in
Austin, always in good humor and full
of fun, but now that you are rich, you
sit around as if you had the toothache.
What has come over you, anyhow ?"
"Oh, Jim, you don't know-you can't
possibly realize how it hurts a fellow to
have to spend his own mouey."-7sras
SVtings.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-07-24
The question of dealing with the

The question of dealing with the
insect pests is one that requires more at.
tention from the agricultural classes than
it receives. It is stated that there are on
an average six species of insect life for
every form of vegetable life. The spe.
cies of vegetable life number about 100,-
600 while those of insect life number over
6O0, 1000, and seem to be increasing each
year.-CIeveland Leader. re5
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-07-24

- 1t is believed in Holderness that if
a man has favorite dog, or if the dog is
very fond of him, when the man dies his
soul will go into the dog and stay there
until the dog dies. This will account
for the existence of some mighty mean
dogs.
= Sitting Bull, the once dreaded chief
of the Sioux Indians, is quietly engaged
in farming, and is very fond of being
found in his field hoeing by visiting white
men.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-07-24
swoop1Na DOWN LIKE vULTUREs.

We hardly got the meat inside the
house before hundreds of the "Bluecoats"
could be seen everywhere. One man
came up to me and asked if I could tell
him how long since the last "Rebs" pass
edthe place. I made no reply to him,
whereupon he cursed me and demanded
to know why I did not answer his ques.
tion.
"Don't you know the Southern women
know no such persons as 'Rebs p" an
other soldier observed.
'..Then," said the first, "will you please
tell me, madam, how long since the last
confederate soldier passed here?"
told him Gen. Wheeler's men had
.been passing for several days, and that
some of them had passed that morning.
IT suppose" ! added, ."that they are
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-07-24

SlOcum knew it.
THE FATE IN STORE FOR SOUTH CARO-.
During the day quite number of Of
fcers came in to "pay their respects" as
they said. In conversation with very
intelligent man, an officer, about the
horrors the war brought upon the women
and children of the South, he spoke
freely of the terrible way in which South
Carolina was to be punished.
"You think the people of Georgia are
faring badly" he said, "and they are,
but God pity the people of South Carroll
ma when this army gets there, for we
have orders to lay everything in ashes
not to leave green thing in the Sta e
for man or beast. That State will be
made to feel the fearful sin of Secession
before our army gets through it. Here
our soldiers are held in check, as much
so as it is possible with such large body
of men, but when we get to South Caro-.
lima they will be turned loose to follow
their own iDclinations."
How well that order was carried out is
we'll known to the world.
Early Friday morning We rejoiced to
hear that the Yankees were preparing
to leave. They were busy getting their
army trains ready to move on. Gen.
Slocum had for his guide an old map of
Georgia, in which was small place
called Birdsville located in Burke Coun.
ty. He was trying in vain to find some
one who could direct him to it. The
place was only remembered by some of
the old Inhabitants as the residence of a
wealthy family by the name of Bird, and
which only contained postoflice, q store
and few dwelling houses. 1t had long
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-07-24

On Monday morning we saw in the
distance coming towards the house a
small covered wagon such as is used by
the poorer class of people in the piney
woods for carrying their produce to mark
ct. Walking by the side of it was tall
thin man in his shirt'sleeves and rough
straw hat. He came up to the house
and Judge H recognized in him a
man whom be had formerly known and
befriended.
Judge" he said, "when my wife heard
that the Yankees had been here and de-.
stroyed all you had, she said Mr.. A. we
can't let Judge H suffer for some
thing to eat while we have anything our.
selves. Don't you remember how he
helped US when we were first married
He gave us COW and a calf and pig
and provisions to last us until we could
get started. AS long as have anything
to eat I will divide with him. So she
made me fix up the wagon aud bring you
something"
He then began to unpack that little
wagon. There was meat, meal, flour,
lard, butter, chickens and various other
things, enough to keep the wolf from the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-01-31

single buggy standing under a shed: it
had large wooden axles; the seat was
made OF Ia inch lumber; of course it
was clumsy. compared to our modern
buggy. But said the old man, 1 have
run that buggy forty-si years, and still
drive ii to town in fine weather. This
he SAYS, pointing to an old-style covered
buggy, Il call my new buggy. have
had it twenty-five years
ssThe waste and destruction OF farm
implements by the average Western
| farmer is very serious drawback, but
there is something still worse. l allude
to the almost wanton waste of the nat
ural fertility of our soil. UnQnestion-
ably our soil is ricn. 1t will stand much
abuse and over cropping; but there is a
limit to its fertility, a limit to the years
it may continuously run to cern or other
exhaustive crop; and very many Kan.
sas farmers are fast approaching that
limit. But asks one what an to
do with the rest OF the solicit
it lay idle2 / answer by no means.
Seed it to grass and pasture it. Timo-
thy and clover do well here in Eastern
Kansas, whatever croakers may say. |
sewed a piece OF timothy and clover in
the spring Of 1873, and have cut a good
crop Of hay from it every season except
that of 1875, when the grass hoppers
kept it down until it did not have time
to make crop. | have never failed
but once in seeding to grass. In future
article / viii give the farmer my exper-
fence in this. Successes and failures
are alike instructive. The buoy which
marks TIE treacherous shoal is as
useful TO the mariner as the lighthouse
which guides him safely into the har-
Dor.
''In conclusion, wish to commend to
my brother western farmers the thrift.
/ economy. aud foresight of prosperous
farmers on higher-priced lands. We
have superior soil and more salubri.
Gus climate, and it is our own FAULT if in
time our land is no more valuable
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-01-31

conducts his affairs moro shrewdly. He
has frequently changed his publishers,
who, to secure him. are Obliged to give
him the most generous terms. The
firm with which he now deals pays
him extraordinary prices for the exclu.
sive right to issue his complete works;
but he would demand more if he had
any chance of getting it. A publisher
who las in the past done much business
with him, SAYS he ought to be called
Moses Tennyson, and that, if he had not
turned poet, he would have made a
brilliant pawnbroker.
1t is not strange that he attaches great
value to his writings, for he takes I'M
wearied and endless pains with them.
His is the toll of composition produced
by brain sweat. 1t is an agony Of labor
which nothing but supreme self-love or
superlatiye literary ambition would en-
able him to endure. He often spends
hours on a single line, and has been
known to devote whole week to one
short poem. 1t is more than fifty-four
years since he won the Chancellor's
medal at Cambridge for eTimbuctco," a
piece of blank verse, and he has been
wreaking himself ever since on express
ion. In that time he has done work
enough to wear ont score of ordinary
men; bnt he has ever been sustained by
a robust constitution, abundant exercise,
and a degree of vanity that passes oil
understanding, If genius be, as some
declare, unlimited capacity for work,
Tennys0n is genius of the highest or
der. For generation he has been
stimulated by great reputation, which
has not been eclipsed for more than for
| ty years. 70 this may be added his love
of gain; for he is sure of reapiug large
recompense on every bit of writing,
| whatever its quality.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-01-31
Red for Children.

Red is in unusual request, especially
red cloth, for The dresses of both boy.
and girls under seven. A vest is a ia
yorite style, cut away straight or round
ed off over plain white waistcoat, OF
one of pleated red cloth, turned under
blouse fashion. The skirt is Of red clotf
in flat pleals, and a sash OF scarlet suraI
passes through strap in 'front.', which
unites the waisteoat and skirt, and il
tied behind. Three rows of chain stitch
in white silk ornament 5he collar, revers
and the edge of the skirt
These vests are often made in velvet
for boys or girls, closing at tbs neck witt
a single button and open below. One
model has crenelated basques, and is
of black velvet, with a pleated plastror
and skirt all in one, made Of cheQueret
black and white faille; the pleats are
slightly drawn together at the waist
across which is folded blaek eash, tieC
on the left. This charming little costume
can be executed in velvej of any color
with surah or fculard in paler shade
The fayorite color just now for younl
children is red, even for indoor dresses
red flannel or some warm fabric bein.
used generally. The costume is very
simple, cons sting of straight Princes
dress edged with gagged or pleateC
flounce which does duty for the skirt
1t is fastened with large pearl buttons
and is finished off with a small RET
peerine edged with a pleated flounce
both flounces are headed ty mario
stitched band of red.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-01-31
A BABY GIANT.
Over Seven Feet in Height, and Still
Growing

Growing.
From the San Francisco Examiner.
Some two weeks ago the crowd
loiterers who infest the foot of Market
street were struck dumb with amaze
ment at the sight Of a colossal individual
emerging from the ferry gate. Before
anyone of the crowd had recovered
from his establishment the giant walked
quietly towards the next slip and got on
board the Petaluma boat. The crowd
hung around the landing for some time
waiting for the rest of the circus. but
Sere disappointed, and it was soon as
eertained that tine Goliah was all alone.
Speculation was rife as to who or what
he was. His height was yariously esti
mated at from eight to twelve feet. A
federal officer stated positively, that it
was Chang, the Chinese giant, who had
slipped in at some way port in disguise
so as to beat the restriction act. An Ex-
aminer reporter solved the mystery yes
terday At a Sansome street hotel he
discovered the mammoth, or as he
might be more aptly termed, the BABY
giant. Ills name IS Thomas Robinson,
and he is but II years old. His height
is seven feet in his stockings, and he is
still growing. He was born in East Can
ada, and has always worked on farm.
He never rode on a railway until be
left home, some two months ago. His
parents are Irish his father being near
~ six feet high. He states that he never
attracted any attention at home, be-
cause nearly all the men there are six
feet or over. He had no idea be was &
wonder untilhe reached Chicago, where
he attracted considerable attention.
His weight is 200 DodnGs, and
be would be taller If he
did not iarn up SO much at the feet,
which are Of immense proportions. In
answer to a question as to what size Of
boots he wore he replied good natured-
ly, 81 don't know exactly; the sIoe-
maker al Omaha said tIle next size vas
the bo3t-box. He hiss pleasant face,
blue eyes, and Is apparently very intel
lgent. His arms are sfimmense length.
bat the hands are comparatively small
On sing asked to take something ha
called for soda-NateTs saying that he did
not ike whisky, because he might get
into a Qnarrel nna falE ON some ore. A
suggestion thrown Qus by fbe bar keeper
that the WAin to meet S-lliyan called
forth the remark. We'll. ain't 50 bad
with the glores as you may think He
has had many oilers to join travelling
saaws, bat he says he would prefer 70
work on farn.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-01-31
FARM FIELD AND PRESIDE.
Farming Paragraphs.

Referring to the course of the Com
missioner of Agriculture, The N. p.
Homestead says: "We want less poll
iical wire-pulling and more 'horse-sense'
n dealing with the sorghum question"
Three COWS -full-blooded Jerseys
tied of poison by licking newly pain
ted fence.
A Thomaston, Conn. farmer, Mr..
CobIe, who Keeps seventeen cows on
twenty-three acres, sets much store by
cured corn-fodder.
Alb. C. says: l have been making some
experiments in rearing broilers from a
cross of pure White Leghorns on pure
Plymouth Rocks. The results were sur
prisingiy satisfactory. The eggs were
all fertile, and the chicks strong enough
TO come from the shells unaided. They
were full feathered in six weeks with
white, light gray, or notified gray and
white feathers. The legs were all bright
yellow, and the size invariably larger
than the White Leghorn. The meat
when cooked was very jaicy and well
favored.
Some idea of the increased consump.
ton of fruit in this country, says the
London Standard, may be gathered
from comparison of the quantities
imported in 1871 and 1885 respectively.
In the former year we received /, 12S ,56S
bushels. and in the latter 4 ,052 ,99l bush
els. The principal countries from which
this supply was obtained were France,
telgium, Holland, Germany, Spain,
Portugal, the United States and Canada.
II 1871 France supplied more than a
fourth Of the total: but in 1882 the Uni
ted States sent twice as much fruit as
France, chiefly in the form of apples.
As it is estimated that our home produce
is only about 100000 bushels. we inn
port nearly half as much as we grow.
In spite of this large importation, the
value of which in 1882 was El,7l8,907 +,
the prices of fine fruit continue very
high, the best sorts for dessert purposes
being luxuries which the wealthy only
can command,
Holland, in the last three centuries,
has recovered from the sea at least 90,-
coo acres. The lake of Harlem became
terra firma between 1910 and 1882,
and Zuyder Zee is in process of trans.
formation into 100000 valuable acres.
Holland has now $4,000 oxen and
COWS, and her present output OF cheese
is estimated TO be worth $3,000,C00.
The phrase cutting potatoes north
west and southeast" instead of North
and South is to make cuts in slanting
direction from the sides of the potatoes
toward the center, supposing there is
an eye between each,two lines instead
of cutting from top to bottom through
the potato. This manner has been
practiceed and has the sanction of good
potato growers for years.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-01-31

her hand; it was as az cold as ice, but it
did not tremble. She Glanced at Mr..
Ambrose and saw man OF medium
height with brilliant dark eyes; the
neatly trimmed beard concealed the
lower part of his yisage. He greeted
her politely and then took a seat. A
short time was spent in conversation,
but gradually q silence fell upon them,
which was becoming oppressive when
the visitor broke she spell.
Miss Meredith he said in soft,
low tone, 'syou are of course aware of
the object of my visit here? Pardon me
if speak plainly"
Mary looked up, but made no reply,
Mr.. Ambrose's voice was so kind and
gentle that she thought he deserved q
wife who could love him.
Your father has told ms you have
no love to give me, but that you will
marry me. !, too, once thought should
never love again, but the sight of you
has dispel.ed the illusion. Let me tell
you nay story. Long years ago l loved
beautiful young girl, and she returned
my affection. / was young then. and
did not dream that Fate could crush out
my souls dearest hope. That fair girl
WIS my all, my very life, and | had not
a thought of the future separated fro n
her. Her father WAS wealthy mer-
chant and | his poor clerk. When |
told him loved bis daughter he spurned
me from his door and ordered me never
to enter il again. On, VINO re-
side myself can ever know the utter
midnight of my blasted hopes! Crushed
and broken | fled in my despair. In
the whirl and excitement of business
| strove to forget my sorrows. Fortune
singled me ont as her especial fayorite.
My widest speculatio were successful
and money accunu ated as If by magic.
Thus eleven years passed. / returned
to the scene of my unhappiness and
saw you. Need | say that az the old
love suFged up in my heart again?
Once more ! asked the old merchant
for his daughter" the speakers lips
trembea; me extended his arms as he
conlinued-''and he consents at last.
Oh, Hary. will You now be miner"
Mary cast herself into her suitor's
ouistretched arms. After all these wears
of misery Felix was restored to heTl
Felix TratfOrd' Casped the old
man as he started to his feet. Felix
Trafford, my old cierkl'
Yes, sir; the same. Do you 1etract
your promise?'
mo Felix. no. Take my Mary and
forgive her father"
The happy sutton led Mary away TO a
seat and SAT beside her, as if he feared
he might lose Der again.
''Let US" he said, "forget all the past
but its joys and look to the future for
what true love can give US. lam now
content, and you my Mary, are you hap
py in the restoration of your lover?'
'Ab" she replied in a voice full o.
deep emotion, "happiness is too poor q
word to express my great joy!"-Phila-
delphia Call.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-01-31
Facts About Flour,

Flour is peculiarly sensitive to atmos-
pheric influences, hence it should never
be stored in room with sour liquids,
nor where onions or fish are kept, noi
any article that taints the air ofthe room
in which it is stored. Any smell per.
ceptible to the sense will be absorbed
by the flour. Avoid damp cellars or
lofts where a free circulationIof air can
not be obtained. Keep il ! cool dry,
airy room, and not eXposedto freez-
ing temperature, nor to lnte1se summer
or to artificial heat, or any length OF
time above 20 degrees or rs degrees
Fahrenheit. 1t should not come in con-
tact with grain or other substances which
are liable to heat. Flour should be sifted
and the particles thoroughly disinterga.
te d and then warmed before baking
This treatment improves the color and
baking properties of the dough. The
sponge should be prepared for the oven
as soon as the yeast has performed its
mission; otherwise fermentation sets II
and acidity results.-American Miller.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-01-31
FryLng oysters JnateialIy.

To make a success of frying oysters,
the cook ought not to De hurried; in
fact, the cook who wishes or who hopes
to excel must cultivate a calm, almost
judicial mind. The oysters should be
as large as you can conveniently pro-
cure, even ifthey remind you of rhack-
eray's remark after eating s1me in Bos.
ton he felt. he said as If he had swal-
lowed baby Drain then from the
liquor, and lay them on a napkin to dry.
Beat the yelks of only the requisite
number of eggs, and add to them lit
tic melted butter, viii h you have clari-
fed, or a little salad oil; season with a
srnall pinch of cayenne pepfr, and salt
to your taste. Dip the oysters in this.
then in the finst of cracker crumbs,
and then in batter again; il enough OF
the crumbs have not adhered to the
oyster, dip it in them again; then fry in
very hot fat; have enough fat in the pan
to cover the oysters; then there will be
no need TO turn them.-N. Y. Post.