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The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-10-04
OOiNo WRONG.

BlAck Dock, proprietor Of the Cum Fla, brick yard. IS disappointed man. Dock IS a proud oit,xen proud of his social position, and especially vas he proud of bis accomplished daughter Tildy.
 "SwAr for de Lawd dat de social 'di,ion O dis country aln't wuf CT cent" es. claimed old Dock in area, wrath as he hurried up the street.
 "Whz, is the m alter. old man r asked the secretary of ssase.
 Oars ernuf de matter, .ah, ter dnbe CT duigen, father inter de iunatie 'sylum. My daughter. Tidy, hsb dun run of an married de yalier nigger whu, driv de mortar cart. Don't know whu,'s comin ober ,he blamed country. All de gals Is marvin below 'em in 'oiety. De norden ladies is CT msrryin' hsok-drivers an de sudern ladies is sunnin' way wid men whut dribes carts. Awful tribeliasios gwine ter come on dis lAn'."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-10-04
HEARD NO COMPLAINT.

Dennis" said the governor of Arkan- saw to the lrishmzn who attends to the flowers in the state house yard, "I am grieved to know tha, your wife is dead. Goldsmith said that premature oonso- lation is but remembrancer of sorrow. yet 1 cannot, in my sympathy, refrain from speaking to yeu of an even, which has brought to you such great change" i"
 Goldsmith - reflected Dennis, an |, yer ixcellency, is he the mon wha, sells watches on Markham s,rate ~
 Oh, no, he was great writer. Was your wife contented when she died?'
 "Yes. sor, when she doid she was, bu, little while before she doid, she was troubled in her moind, bu, after she doid Oi heard no complaint a tall, tali.r
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-10-04
A CRITIC.

A grasshopper and katyd,d ss, near the kitchen stove, warming themselves
 Good morning. said the grasshopper stretching his hind leg. Pretty chilly this morning. am so stiff ir<my joints tha, fear l am going to have an attack of rheumatism
 Yes" replied the kasydid. lifting a wing with difficulty. "These chilly mornings are enough to bring abou, any thing. guess the minstrel season is about over. Early this morning though, I'd sing a little, but l must have caught cold for could't sound note"
 That's bad" reloined the grass hopper, stretching another leg. ]" This weather ts terrible. suppose ;ou ind that green overcoa, r,ae too ligh, for comfort, don't you =
 Don't make fun of my clothes for they are the bes, I've got. Why, sir, early in the summer when frs, pu, on this coat you sad that il vas beautiful and becoming.
 "ies. bu, you see times have changed, r said the grasshopper with a smile ," Your coat was appropriate a, that time for the air was soit and the gentle rain was soothing. Now it is chilly
 How do you know ?" asked the katy did.
 "How do know: Why, sir, do you suppose that if did not know would now be sitting in here by the ire
 Then i, seems tha; your clothes are somewhat out of season"
 "I hadn't though, of that" replied the grasshopper, creeping closer to the stove.
 But you should think of such things. He who is so vulnerable should not criticise neighbor."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-10-04
4 YOUNG MAN OF TALENT.

The new bill collector entered the office of his employer
 "WeiI, how's coliecsing!' asked the merchant.
 Rather slow. I've only collected i've dollars
 What's this s,f asked the merchant, taking up paper which the young man ,hrew upon his desk
 Expense account"
 What" glancing ., the paper. ten dcliars for . hack .1
 "Yes you see didn't feel like yak. ing."
 "Young mas," sAse ths merchant, arising, acome with me over to the bank You can ksd employment thsEs- Soch taieat as yoa possess should be employed among the scenes of great 6naaciaI srass- actions. Come"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-10-04
A MAN or FEW WORDS.

." despise a babbier.r said the ehiss enginees of railroad surveying expedi- ton. The party had eampsd for tAe night. and sitting around . 6re wAoss blaze leaped aF and shook the lsavss overhead. the men were smoking. whils occasionally an old Johe came out and was geessAiiy recognized. The caisf engineer was qasst son of maa. and had made uss of the above expssssioa, when the ,alkes of the party had arisen aud sought his bed under a spseAdiag tree some distance from the ire.
 "yes. despise habbles caa stand the esaseless grinding of coz. wheels. and believe that could listss complaesn,ly to the geese ,hA, saved Rome. but a man wAo ,aiks insessAntiy merely to convince the company that he can say nothing. takes up . brace and bit and bcfss hole through my sisais. The most enduring recollection havs of my father Is that he was q man Of few words"
 That's shat gas the matter with my father," replied the under graduate who carried the chain. "i don't believe shers ever was a man oi fewer words than my father was"
 The eh,ei engineer seemed to tAink that the under gra aduaie merely made the remark 10 bring abou, a eoasess of an- oessry, and. in not ss.y good humos. said
 "oh. of ooarse. evesybody's father was a man Of iew words in party where such a uai, i. regarded with favor. it the truth were known. your father. | wager. vas like the average man "a spia. ner of long yarns. My father ~aa . different sort of man. have known him to si, by the ire an entire eveaing wi,hou, saying q word"
 Ina, ~as nothing uncommon in our fam.ly." rejoleed the under sadasss. Talking di1a't seem to have any charm for my tashes"
 Why do you persIs ,n arsay,ng your father against miner" said the chisf engineer with ihas petuiance which over indulgence in strong tobacco somstimss produces. ''i merely spoke of ny father as man oi lev vosds. and you, As though challenged so oompese, bsisg up your father and array hsm against mine. Yoo Afkansaw people are much given to poiemieai discussion. which [ mus, say. without having asything to back it, is far from eommendsbie. Nov in Canada. where aneesssrs are respected, no man wishes to bring up his father and pii him against some other mAn's fathss."
 "oh, 1 dont want any costess. eap- tain," replied the man who carried tho chain What you said msssiy re- minded me of my father. whom l aow remember to have been . man of fsw words lever. believe. than your father was during the rsnish of his career o( silence. In fact, captsis, my father vas deaf sad dumb"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-10-04
A BRAVE MAN.

Captain, said gentleman. address ing friend, I see tha, Jim Bowles has been in town.n
 @Yes, the scoundrel.7
 After his malicious slander of you did not think that you would let him es- cape"
 Hang ii, was forced to keep out of his way. was told that he is a desperate fellow"
 Desperate fellow.' repeated the cap tain contenptuously, why, he is the most cousummate coward in the country. ?
 What. yoa don't say 70 r an expres- sion of sorrow crossing his countenance. "If had known that 1 would have whipped the seouadrel-"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-10-04
A PERMANENT CURE.

Apropos to a discussion on divorce. Colored lady, whose face evinces much decision of character "Wali, l xnows dat yer kainf allus git er 'vorce, fur some times de jestice O de peace shets up dar shops an goes hshin', but yer len mos allus git siperzsion-"
 "How@
 By different ways. 'dopted de hot water cure Daniel, my husbAn', got % 'strepuloos dat had ter try it on him. l sca,ded de ginnezman, an he sint been hack sense.r
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-10-04
NOT 4 TRAoKpIAN.

(. E. Bishop, the actor. Is physielan, and like many man. has attained sae- cess tn psoiess.on ios which he has 10 fopdness- While in eompsny with A parry of good fellows" recently, wksa some one had oomplimensed Bishop on his splendid presentation oi the widaw Bedoti," the comedian replied
 @Yes, but would rather be praesieisg my pfoSsssioo. that oi physician, than to be hurried around over the county in female dress"
 "i should think, Bishop, said cynical man ia green spectsciss. that aAsr leaving she medical psofsssios yos would have naturally dsoppsd into tragedy is- sssad of comedy"
 Bishop, sscogsizisg the asasmps ss hsmes, ssplied: "oA, e, fos yes - [ did not attain smissncs. l vas aaso- eistsd vith . vslj-ksovn doctor asA vhea ve maAs . call, 1 voujd 1asgh vith ths kesssAeid vhils hs pasajyse1 the pssisns. Had sSs gsss e shs aAes Q sooa might have bsss trassdias-S
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-10-04
< Bu, where is the magazine ?,

-Oh. anywhere. Go> pray thee Stand not upon the coat-tAils of your going, but go a, once; and by the way. don't cone back again. You haven't sense enough 10 know ;ha, you are a fool. Go, and if the magazines don :, want you, get a situation as shir-checker in a laundry
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-10-04

Some men by lying, make reputation for uuthfulness; others by truthfulness make a reputation for lying.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-10-04
HE NEVER DOES.

q don't try to wrise humosoasiy," ," said the editor q the LssThisg Gas, d. dsessisg biuat companioe.
 @l should think not, : replied the com. paaioo-
 WkyT
 Because you sevss do write hamos- oasiy."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-10-04

s1 DON'T ksow what to ehisk ef Ghae young mas vho is visisisg CT 4ssgh1sk,S said . veaas b h~ hssbasA s0h, doat give yosrss6 asy isoubas. Hs es the sale side asd think thas he . fnoln
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-10-04

"A Silent Woman is the name of a novel just produced in England The originality of the heroine will no doubt insure the success of the book.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-10-04

The critics say tha; Mrs. Lang,ry ii improving in her acting. Of course she is. Improvement is her only possi
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-10-04

Telling lie to sustain the truth is quite as bad as telling the truth to sus- tain lie.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-10-04

American humor," says ouida, "is the smile on the face of a corpse" Well, now, Ouida, the humor that would tickle a dead man must be irresistible. If you were to see corpse laughing wouldn't you think that something hu- morous had occurred
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-10-04

Gracious me-" exclaimed a father whose son had just returned home. "When you left us you were a robust man now yos are a mere skeleton. What have you been doing? What's the cause of this great changer "Over- work" the young mar replied. "Over- work. why what kind of work have you been doing g!' "l read one of Henry James stories."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-10-04

\ great English writer says There is no political alchemy by which you can get golden conduct out of ieaden in- stincts." No, there is no such alchemy, but unfortunately in this country there is a political alchemy by which we get much "tin !" conduct out of brass.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-10-04

Learned father to his son Aristotle and Plato were not friends after the former arose to distinction, and although Aristotle was student under Plato, yet he set up school of philosophy of his own, establishing the peripatetic class. Nov, sir, what did Aristotle do after he set up the schools' Refused to support the ticket" replied the son.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-10-04

Herber, Spenoer's great essay. Man vs. The State, is not report of a criminal prosecution. It isn't anything, particu- larly, -and the lover Of intense reading matter will be disappointed to find that it does not conclude with a verdict or even with the judges charge to the jury.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-10-04

MT. Clapney, the humorist, goes to a minstrel show, and with indignation hears the brilliau, end man getting of his own jokes. He is not inconsolable, and has just decided that the minstrel has paid him compliment, when he hears a lady whisper: "There sits that stupid fellow, Oapney. He's straining his ears to steal that end mans jokes. That's the way such fellows i'll up their papers,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-10-30
New York Virtually Given Up.

NEW York, October 2O.-The Blaine
plan for the remainder of the campaign
has been fully developed here during, the
past forty. y.eight hours. Many leading
Republicans have been here in cousulta-
ton. Among these was Pension Com
missioner Dudley, who managed the late
campaign for Blaine in Ohio. New York
is substantially given up as about certain
to go to Cleveland. 1t is recognized that
it is uphill work to carry this State.
Little money will, therefore, be spent
here. The Republicans will make a
noisy and demonstrative campaign in
New York, and the Blaine caravan will
90 about but this will be done to divert
the attention of the Democratic managers.
While all this noise is being made keen
Republican managers will be Dudleyiz.
ing Indiana. New Jersey and Connecticut.
BY these methods the Republicans ex.
pect to get Indiana certain, and New
Jersey if desperate means will accomplish
the result. This would elect Blaine,
provided he carried the hitherto Repub-
iican States, even though New York go
against Qlm. Inc OciliOCldlo al Y o"S'"S
some hope on Wisconsin, but it is h
good reliance unless there should be q
Cleveland cyclone. Should Blaine get
the naturally Republican States Cleve.
land will have to get New York and
Indiana, or New York, New Jersey and
Connecticut to be elected. He could not
spare Indiana and Connecticut nor lndi-
ana and New Jersey.
This is now the Democratic danger.
1t may be discovered when it is too late.
Dudley goes at once to Indiana, where
United States marshals and Government
officials will be employed as in Ohio, TO
debauch the State. The New Jersey
campaign will be managed from this city.
Money will be poured into both States,
while all over New York ceaseless
racket will be maintained. There is not
much danger that the Democrats will lose
New York, but they may be caught nap
ping elsewhere.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-10-30
Ventilation.

If two persons are tooccupy sleeping
room together for a night, let them be
weighed upon retiring, and then again
in the morning, and they will find that
the actual weight is at least one pound
less in the morning. Frequently there
will lie loss Of two or more pounds,
and the average loss throughout the year
will be more than pound. That is,
during the night there is a loss of a
pound of matter which has gone off
from the body, partly through the lungs
and partly through the pores in the skin;
The escaped material is carbonic acid
gas and decayed animal matter, or pois,
onous exhalations. This is dilluscd
through the air in part, and in part ab'
sorbcd by the bed clothes. II Il single
ounce of wood or cotton be burned in Il
room, it will so completely saturatc the
air with smoke that one can hardly
breathe, though there can be but an
ounce of foreign matter in the air. II
an ounce of cotton be burned every half
hour during the night, the air will be
continuously saturated with smoke un-
less there is an outlet for it. Now the
sixteen ounces of smoke thus formed are
far less dangerous or poisonous than the
sixteen ounces of exhalations from the
lungs and bodies OF two persons who
have lost pound in weight during the
eight hours of sleeping, for while the
dry smoke is mainly taken into the lungs,
the damp odors from the body are ab-
sorbed both into the lungs and into the
pores of the entire body.
Nolling stronger can be said 10 prove
the necessity for ventilation i'll he'd
rooms, aud of thoroughly airing the
sheets, cuverleta and mattresses in the
morning before putting them into the
form OF neatly made bed. Children
more than any others suflsr from bad air.
The restless tossing and muitering, the
disturbed sleep, all give strongest eyiden'
ces Of the effect of bad air. This is
further confirmed by The dull eye, stupid
expression, languid movements, and un-
refreshed feeling which are visible in tho
morning. Every house should lie we'll
ventilated, The body sufficiently covered
with warm, loose, suitable clothing, and
be sure the sleep will Le sound and re-
freshing and will be manifested in the
bright eye and vigorous growth and
action.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-10-30
MASTERS SALE.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF ANDERSON.


COUNTY OF ANDERSON.
In the Court of Common Pleas.
VIM. w. Phillips, ct al, Plaintiffs, against
Nancy Phillips, David Phillips, ct al,
Defendants.-Action for Partition, DC.
DY virtue of an Order to me directed in
- the above stated case by his Honor
A. P. Aldrich, bearing date the 9th October,
1884, will sell at Anderson G. H., S. c., on
SALEDAY IN NOVEMBER next, the
following described Real Estate of Martin
Phillips, deceased, to wit:
TRACT NO. l, containing one hundred
and fourteen and one-half acres, more or
less, situate in Brushy Creek Township, in
Anderson County, and adjoining lands of
D Sitton, Esq, Mrs - Acker and
others.
TRACT NO. 2, containing one hundred
and nineteen and one half acres, more
or less, situate in Brushy Township,
in Anderson County, and adjoining
lands of F. Wyatt, ] D Sitton, Esq, and
others,
TRACT NO. 8, containing one hundred
and sixteen acres, more or less, situate in
Brushy Creek Township, in Anderson Co.,
and bounded by lands of II 0 Hendrix,
G A Smith and others.
TERMS OF SALE-One- half cash, and the
balance On credit of twelve months, with
interest from day of sale, to be secured by
bond and mortgage of the premises, with
leave to anticipate payment, in whole or IN
part, at any time. Purchasers to pay ex-
ira for all necessary papers.
W. w. HUMPHREYS, Master.
Oct 1881 13 4
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-10-30
How TO Have a Loving Wife.

If you would have loving wife, be az
gentle in your words after as before mar
rage; treat her as lenderly when a
matron as when miss don't quite make
her the maid of all work and ask her why
she looks less tidy and neat than when
"you first knew hcr;" don't buy cheap
tough beef, and scold her because it does
not come on the table "porterhousc !"
don't grumble about squalling babies if
you cannot keep up q nursery" and re-.
member that baoy may take after papa
in his disposition don't smoke and chew
tobacco, and thus shatter your nerves,
and spoil your temper, and make your
breath q nuisance, and then complain
that your wife declines to kiss you; 60
bone Joyous and cheerful to your wife,
and tell her the good news you have
heard, and not silently put on your hat
and 60 out to the Club or "lodge," and
let her afterwards learn that you spent
the evening at the opera or at a fancy
ball with Mrs. Dash. Love your wife;
be patient; remember you are not perfect,
but try to be; let whiskey, tobacco and
vulgar company alone; spend your
evenings with your wife, and lives decent,
Christian life, and your wife will be low
ing aud true-if you did not marry a
heartless beauty, without sense or worth;
if you did who is to blame if you suffer
the consequences?
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-10-30
A New Cotton CuItiyatOr.

The advent Of the Mason cotton picker
and gin is anxiously awaited by leading
farmers in all parts of the State and Of
the South. If it is exhibited at the New
Orleans Exposition it will find for
neighbor and co worker in the same field
another machine of which less has been
heard but much is expected. Machinery
begets machinery. The cotton picker is
designed 10 lessen the cares of the plan.
ter by enabling him to harvest his tleecy
crop in say one.ffth the time formerly
devoted to that labor. The newborn
cotton cultivator will enable him to plant
five times as large an area. So the picker
will have all it can attend to. The cul-
tivator is the invention of Mr.. N. R. H.
Barnett, of Mathews Station, North
Carolina, but is controlled by Mr.. EVins,
who owns the patent and who is taking
steps to have it manufactured and sold in
Charleston, thereby founding and estab-
fishing another important industry in his
own State. The machine. as describedto
me, and as successfully operated in the
field, is two.wheeled vehicle easily
drawn by one horse and guided by one
man. 1t stfaddles the cotton row. A
pair of "half. f.swecps" (thin and nearly
flat steel blades) are set at an acute angle
to the direction Of motion, and these
scrape off the grass up to the row of
plants and pile it in the middle of the
furrow on either side. Following the
sweeps are number of oscillatiDg hoes
that chop out the superfiuous plants,
leaving others standing atintervals deter
mined by the adjustment of the machine
which is itself readily controlled By the
driver. A pair of the rakes or harrows,
also set slanting to the row, but at an
angle opposed to that of the sweeps,
bring up tie rear and stir the ground to
q depth OF an inch or so, at the same time
slightly drawing the soil up to the plants.
10 perform the necessary work thus
briefly indicated and to cover the extent
of ground traversed by one cultivator in
day now requires the active labor of
two horses and ten first rate field hands.
The reader is at liberty to calculate and
comment on the process and It's probable
results to his own satisfaction.-Corres-
3)0ndcnce Ne,rs and Courier.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-10-30
MASTERS SALE.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
ANDERSON COUNTY.


In the Court of Common Pleas.
Matilda Davis, Plaintiff, against Cynthia
E. Orr, Elizabeth Sheriff, and others, De-
fendants-C Complaint for Partition, dc.
DURSUANT to an Order of Sale in the
above case, will sell at Anderson
c. H., S. c., on SALEDAY IN NOVEM-
DER next, the Tract of Land below de-
''i ONE ONE TRACT OF LAND, situate in
Brushy Creek Township, bounded by lands
of W i Davis, Charles Smith, w + Wyatt
and VIM Waddell, on waters of Brushy
Creek. containing 1873 acres, more or less.
TERMS OF SALE-One-third cash, and re-
mainder on credit of twelve months, with
interest from day ofsale. Purchaser to pay
W. w. HUMPHREYS, Master.
Oct 8, 1884 13
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: There is a boy in Putnam Coun

- There is boy in Putnam County,
a son of Jefferson Lee, ten years Of age,
who, owing to the peculiar nature of his
skin, has never been known to sweat a
drop of perspiration in his life. An
other phenomenal feature connected
with the boy is that he has only four
teeth and he had these when born, hav.
ing neither cut nor shed any since his
birth. He is very much affected by the
seasons. In the Summer he gets exceed.
ingly warm and is compelled, in order
to live at all, to keep his head and body
wet with cold water and falls off to
almost skeleton, but when Winter
comes and cold weather sets in he is
enabled to dispense with his bath and
grow fat. He is said to b' a sprightly
boy, with plenty OF ser se.-NashriNe
World.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-10-30
MASTERS SALE.
STATE OF South CAROLINA,
ANDERSON COUNTY.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
ANDERSON COUNTY.
In the Court of, Common Plcns.
airiam @. Wilkes, Plaintiff, VS.. Warren b.
Wilkes, NJ. L. Wilkes, ct al. Defendants.
- Complaint for Partition, Relief, dc.
PURSUANT to an Order of Court, dated
Il March 6, 1884, I will sell at Anderson
C, H., s. c., on ,SALEDAY IN NOVEM-
BER next, the Lands described IN tie
Pleadings. to wit
ONE TRACT, containing 40 acres, more
or less, situate in Anderson County, on
west prong Of Broadmouth Creek, adjoin-
ing lands of George B Telford, Grant A
Moore and others.
One other TRACT OF LAND, contain
ing 48 acres, more or less, adjoining Grant
A. Moore, VIM Ellison, VIM Telford and
others.
TERMS OF. SA1E-One. third of the pur-
chase money to be paid cash, the balance
-on credit of twelve months. with interest
from day of sale, the purchaser giving
bond, with approved surety, and mort
gage of the premises, with leave to antlcl-
pate payment, in whole or in part at any
time. Purchaser to pay extra for necessa-
pW w. W. HUMPHREYS, Master.
Oct O. 1884 13