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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-02-05
How tho Great Soldier Helped q Min.
lister Secure q G regatl0n.

The great the0log. - professor, DR..
John A. broaiGs, OF this city, last week /,
In telling how church members can aid
a pastor in drawing congregation, told
an unpublished incident in the life of
Gen. Robert E. Lee.
1--WE should always be in our own
Places" said DR.. Broadus, "cven when
one doesn't feel like It on Sunday even.
ings, because 1t Is our duty to help the
pastor, 1t Is our duty 10 the congregation,
and II Is our duty to the world. I recall
an incident that occurred a few years
after the war, at tho White Sulphur
Spring.. in Virginia. There was pres.
ent venerable man, to whom ali tho
world looked with profound admiration.
His name waa Robert E. Lee. He was
a devout Episcopalian. One day Pres
byterian minister came to preach in the
bal room. according to custom, and he
told me this story. q
'He noticed that Ger. Lee, who was n
particular man about all the propIi ie,ies
Of life. came In late, and be Thought It
rather strange. He learned afterwards
that the General had waited until all the
people who were likely to attend the
service had entered the room, and then
he had walked very quietly around in
the corridors and parlnis and CUT under
tho trees, and wherever he saw q man or
two standing he would 60 up and say
gently: We arc going to have divine
service In the ball room, won't you
come ? And they all went. To me II
was very, touching, to think that the
grand old man, whose name was known
all over the world, and before whom all
the people wanted TO bow, should so
quietly go around, and fur o minister oi
another denomination aiso, and persuade
them TO attend servicea."a :553 tia.s y,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-02-05
Dying In Strange Positions.

While coming back to the hospital we
found Ike Green, one Of my Company,
hanging across the fence dead. He gave
out while we were on the skirmish line,
and he was not able to get into wagon
After getting rested, suppose he started
to hunt Us up. and while climbing over
the fence lie was struck with bullet,
and there he stopped. The ball passed
through mis- stomach and spine. He wa.
no cowsrd, or else he would have faced
the other way when he had such q good
chance.
Several dead men have been found in
hollow logs or behind logs or rocks, g.
though they had been wounded and
crawled in there To project themselves.
One pnor fellow sat behind big tree
with Bible in his hand. He had been
passed O. dozen times and more during
the day by ambulance drivers and burial
squads. but they had all thought that he
was alive. He had been sho, in the
thigh, and he had gone to this tree for
protection; taking lis Bible ont, be
thought, no doubt. that he would find
c6nsoIation In reading 1t. but while sit
ting there ball cut bin through the
back Of the neck deep enough to break
the spinal cord. His head dropped for.
ward little, and there he Pitsbars
Dispdteh.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-02-05
Tho Governors Old Friends.

Gov. Porter, of Indiana, tells very
funny story on himself, acknowledging
that for once In his life he was foored.
During the recent campaign be went into
q small lawn to make a speech. He be.
gan something In this way:
. my friends. ! am glad 10 meet you
again. / always like to come to Blank.
vile. and 10 zee, rs I do now, so many
old friends"
just here a tall gaunt Hoosier. In a
coonskin cap, cried out in an inimitable
voice:
Name 'em. Governor, name 'em 70
And the Governor Gays he wes eo
broken up by this untimely irquiry 10,
details that he could not nsmsl man
The Eoosiers laughed good natnrediy
and the Governor Joined IN tho. Name
'ein. Govern0s, name EN- r. has become q
bywugd 10 the HoUfsr 9rsts. &
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-02-05
Some Good Advice to the Girls.
ny AN SOLD LADY,

hf AN OLD LADY,. yi5S .
The Lancaster Revie,o has @ very sen.:
sihie letter from an old lady to the girls
OF that town, and closes With the fol.
Loving advice:
"And now let me give you few hin.s
about things generally. Don't counte.
nance. dissipated, drinking young men,
Yoar happiness in life depends greatly.
and might say wholly, upon whom YOU
marry. II ynu know that yoang man 10
be wine bibber or o prosane swearer
never form q matrimonial alliance with
him. He isn't worth having. I.iaten
not to his lying. promises OF temperance
and reform. When he gets you in his
clutches you'll rue the bargain. Think
you that the leopard will change his
spots? Beware Of the hattereri DON'T
entertain young men later than 10 o'clock
at night, Ask them to retire, and If they
are slow to respond do you withdraw
yourself from the room. 3, (
"Don'tbang your hair. It is the most
revolving practice Of which my seq are
guilty. When | was growing up We.
knew no such things as bsSg=, end che
girls were more beautiful, than they are
now: Do you think bangs are becoming
to girls9 Why are they not also becom.
ing to men? Do you not think that If.
the Creator had thought bangs would.
beautify the female sex He would himself
have added that ornament The mist
sensible mother Of whom have heard is
she who told her daughter that ahe would
bang her IL she ever had her. hair banged. !.
Don't follow that banging practice any
longer. n 1, ~ J.T' ..s B s.
Don't paint. Artificial beauty is the
poorest kind of imitation. You need not
try to improve on nature: II you are
not as good looking as you think YOU
ought to be, chide nature, but never
paint. Try to make your ways pretty.
and then your face will assume a charm.
ing appearance. g q Ssts51,;5aj' .95l;j
Laslly, for conscience sake, don't dip
snuff. Tobacco che wing 10 bad enough.
but fnuff dipping, Is Infinitely wprse.i
The most heartirending scene is 10 see
the snuff box passing around, each lady
taking q dip. Then foil0ws q spsll of
splitting which would prove effjtscious In
Chicago fire. Smut taking Is eiienfinat..
Ing and destroying saore women tbSn auy;
other cause Of which / am aware. Z ani s
indeed, snrry to know that mother NOT
only use it themaelvea, bht permit and
even encourage their. daughters t.s nss Il.
IfI ! were a young man would refi,se 10
msfry any woman who used q the weed.
And now, gifls, II yon ever heed & any
more advice Just apply q stho old lady.s
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-02-05

PATENT MEDICINES, all the
Standard and Reliable ones kept in
stock. The sweetest and most deli
cate Perfumes and Odors, and full
line of Colognes and Toilet Water
always in stock.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-02-05

pure, High Toned Flavoring Extracts,
Baking Powders and Soda, Pepper,
Aiisplce, Ginger, and Finest Teas in
the market. Cigars and Tobacco.
Best Coal Oil Lamps and Lamp
Goods, and every variety of choice
Goods and necessary articles usually
kept in First Glass Drug Stores and
used in families.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-02-05

A FULL line of Paints, Varnishes,
Combs, Brushes, Hair Oils, Bay
Rum, Toilet Articles, Perfumery,
Face Powders, Fine Toilet Soaps,
Tooth Powders, T 9th Brushes, La
dies Hand Mirrors, Razors. Shaving
Sets, Trusses, Shoulder Braces, Sup
portcrs, &c.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-02-05

During the past year 320, 800 steer
age; and b9, 500 cabin passengers, ianded
at New YORK city.
=. One ofthe sublin,est th;.ics 81 ,de
world b pisiu ruth. n ~
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-02-05

-.Af.sr much dei;bero.inn Wiscon.
ain Jury decided that kis.es are worth
nne cent apiece when taken Ut wholesale
rates.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-02-05

Chapped hands, face and lips are
very prevalent at this season of the
year, and nothing will cure and pre-
vent this annoying afflictior SO eGectu-
ally as box Of Camphor Ice, Cosma-
line, or some of our pure Glyccrine.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-02-05

FANCY GOODS and Sundries,
and n thousand and one other arti-
cles of general nse may be found in
our complete stock.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-02-05

HsS Oblige US by giving us a call, and
you will be surprised at our LOW
PRICES and superior quality of our
Goods.
on, wc are yours, &C.,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-02-05
BOTH RACES WILL DIVIDE.

have not seen an intelligent politi.
clan or business man In the South who
does not look upon the nnw assured
general division of the colOred voters
with grave approximations. The race
issue in politics. although largely broken
in recent elrclinna, cOercpd the practical
unity of the whites. The conflicts Of
ambition were subordina:ed to the com
mon peril Of negro supremacy, and the
whites were compelled to stand together
To avert It.. There was no field for free
lancers in politics among the whites. and
their iealousies and conflicting aims were
suppressed by a supreme necessity tn
which all bowed without question. Nov
the issue of black unity and of black
supremacy Is an issue nf the past. The
cnio, ed voters will be indifferent to poll.
tics, as a rule. except when appeals to
their ambiiin aud cupidity recalls them
To active effs,rts. The field IA thus opened
10 the long .mothered ambition of the
whites who would gladly have rudeIy
iostlcd each nther 10 The race for .pnnmo.
lion, and the blacks aill be appealed TO
b, .dispuiing aspirnnis. These appeals
viii moo be made 70 tho intelligence OF to
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-10-14
TUESDAY, Oct. 18th.
MORNING SESSION.

Mr.. III. p. Baldwin took the char,
in the absence of the President,
shortly after ten o'clock.
The Secretary's minutes of last
meeting were adopted.
MIR. y. G. JONES announced that
the Royal Band would play at the
Hotel from one to three O'clock, and
that lunch would be served at half
past one, to which he invited all the
planters and members of the press.
The President called for discus
sion of the labor resolution pre-
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-10-14

and discussed their action upon
vegetation. Regarding imported
fertilizers, they had to be considered
in relation to their adaptability to
different soils and climates, but
there was no exhausted soil on these
Islands that would not be benefited
by n liberal application of stable
manure.
The report was accepted and
ordered to be printed.
AT IL o'clock the Convention
adjourned till two o'clock, to give an
opportunity for the committee on
the ramie machine to make their
examination, and the trustees to
elect officers.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-07-18
Ayers SarsaparyM

Is the only po,cerful and dluays reliable
6lood-puastying medicine. 1t Is so effect
ual an Alternative that 1t eradicates from
the system Hereditary Scrofula, and
the kindred poisons of contagious diseases
and mercury. At the same time 1t en-
riches and yitalizes the blood, restoring
healthful action to the vital organs and
rejuvenating the entire system. Thisgreat
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-07-18
Med;cine-Surgery-Dentistry.
-~-~-~-~-~~~---~---~-~- -ON~-~-~-~-~1
KINGS EVIL
o -

Was the name formerly given to scrofula
because of superstition that It could be
cured by kings touch. The world Is
wiser now, and knows that
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-07-18
SELECT STORY.
Mollie's Cooking-M

And this is how it happened. You
see. we girls were to meet once week
at Mrs. jays to make baby dresses for
one Of the children's homes in the
city. There is a sort of maternity in
every girl which makes her like to
fuss at such wee garments.
There were five of us in the class,
six, counting myself-Jennie Bangs,
Lucy Jeanness, Mollie Brown, Elsie
Hill, Fannie Jones and myself, plain
little Emily Wheelock; and not one
of us was under eighteen. We had
gay times of it, l assure you. How
we'll do | remember when Jennie
Bangs wanted all the little dresses
tucked, ruffled and embroidered So
like the impractical Miss Bangs.
But this IS not my story. One af-
ternoon | came in late and heard the
girls discussing something exciting.
I could tell by their voices how ex-
citing it was. l walked into the
room just in time to hear:
"Well, girls"'
"Well, Mollie!"
"You know what l mean; l think
you might do something to help that
poor old man. | know you could II
you wanted to- and shy Mollie
Brown rocked nervously to and fro
while she waited for an answer tc
her earnest plea.
Here | had a chance to edge in {
word. "What poor old man"
asked.
"Why, every Saturday when l &C
to market, | meet there poor ole
Irishman-"
"Who always says: 'The top O the
mornin' to yez, Miss Mollie.' in
terrupted Jennie Bangs, who al
though she had arrived at the dlgni
fed age of one-and-twenty, never
could keep still for five consecutive
minutes.
"No, he don't say any such thing
said Mollie, a little indignant a
having her story turned into ridicule
"but he always seems glad to see mt
because l generally buy my veg
etables of him. Last Saturday
missed him from his 'long accustom
ed place."
"Here. Here She is quoting
poetry" broke from the irrepressibl'
Miss Bangs.
81 missed him." continued Mollie
never needing the interruption, "ant
| went to see him and found"
81 came, l saw, l found" sale
teasing Jennie.
care you telling this story or an
Il" demanded the long suffering
Mollie.
"Oh YOU" said Jennie, quickly
busily sewing the sleeve of baby
nightgown in hind side before.
"Well, as l was saying, foun(
him in great distress, both of bod.
and mind. 1t seems that he owes 81,
months rent for the old hovel he live
in and his landlord is going to turr
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-07-18
Regenerative Medicine

Is composed Of the genuine Honduras
SarsapariHa, with Yclo,o Dock, Still
ltngia, the Iodides of Potassium and
Iron, and other ingredients Of great po-
tency: carefully and scientifically COM
pounded. Its formula Is generally known
to the medical profession, and the best
physicians constantly prescribe AYER's
SARSAPARILLA as an
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-07-18
ORIGINAL POETRY.
O~-~-~~~~~-~-~-~---~-r~-
"A VIEW OF THE SEA"
A Request to Paint Picture

A Request to Paint Picture.
painter, can you draw,
Pictures of things you never saw"
Alice Cary.
Only little stretch,
But grand beyond compare!
How have longed to sketch
That mingling of sea and air.
A gently shelving beach
Covered with glist' ming shells,
The sweetest just out Of reach
(How much of life that tellsD
The waves come rolling in,
Shaking their snowy plumes;
Their robes Of brightest green
A thousand tints assume.
The wind blows steadily,
you can't paint that, know;)
Low clouds go scudding by
"Whte as the driven snow
In the offing a sail
The boats not yet in view;
An old hulk rides the gale
Like the wharf she's fastenedto
She's rotten barnacles
Have claimed her for their own;
The bottom, sides all full,
Seem mass Of rough gray stone.
The sun is in the west;
His beams fall glancingly,
As though he'd kiss to rest
The ever restless sea.
The white reflective moon
Awaits her turn to grasp
Her sceptre, which the sun
Must soon loose from his clasp.
And now, can you see the picture?
There's the sea and the setting sun,
A hulk, an old wharf quite a mixtureD
A beach, the white moon and it's done.
Stay there's Sthat sail in the otfing,
With the white clouds scurrying by,
And finish and tone will be given
By the pearl-tinted ev'ning sky.
WILL CARSON
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-07-18
PERCY'S
HAY fever REMEDY
EcKHART MINES, Nd, Aug. 4, /

EcKHARr MINES, MD., Aug. 4, 1884
Mr.. DOUGLAS G. PERCY, Frostburg, Md,
Dear Sir:
TNHIS IS TO CERTIFY, That have been
i afflicted with Hay Fever in its worst form
for about eight years, during which time
have tried different remedies without any re-
lief, and had almost given pall hope of find
ing relief until last summer was persuaded
to try your Hay Fever Remedy, and found
almost instant relief from the use of it. Up
to that time l suffered periods of fever five
weeks each year, and a portion of the time
was confined to my bed. Last year by using
your Remedy was able to attend to my bust
ness during the time ofthe attack, which ha d
not done before l can heartily recommend
it to any who are suffering from Hay Fever.
Respectfully yours, VIM. PARKER,
of the firm of VIM. Parker & Bro.
A mild, effective preparation, put up in
50-cent and S1.25 bottles only by
d. G. PERCY, Proprietor,
Sold by all druggists. Frostburg, Md.
Aug 16
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1885-07-18
SCROFULA

can only be cured by thorough purlfca-
ton of the blood. If this Is neglected,
generation after generation. Among its
earlier symptomatic developments are
Eczema, Cutaneous Eruptions, Tu-
mors, Boils, Carbuncles, Erysipelas,
Purulent Ulcers, Nervous and Ply
sical Collapse, etc. If allowed to con-
tinue, Rheumatism, Scrofulous Ca
tarrh, Kidney and Liver Diseases,
Tubercular Consumption, and yari-
Gus other dangerous or fatal maladies, are
produced by it,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-07-02
He Was Sorry,

The other morning a tramp walk
ed up to one of our prominent citi-
zens on the street and, shivering
with cold, begged hlm for a quarter
with which to buy something to
eat. The prominent citizen stopped
and looked at his trampship plying
ly, then replied:
"My good man, how long is it
since you had meal!'
"Two days" said the tramp, as
his knees shook and his teeth chat
tered.
II am very sorry, my friend, but
[ have not had a dinner for two
weeks" The tramp opened his eyes
and looked wild, and his teeth ceased
chattering and his KEGS no longer
auaked as he drew breath with diff
Guilty and sadly said:
Here is a quarter, poor fellow.
Take it and go and get some grub .
"But l am not a beggar!' cried
the prominent citizen.
4 know, I know" the tramp re-
piled; +'but you are the champion
liar of the country. You were pick
ing your teeth when met you. -
Bloomington Through Nail.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-07-02
Mistaken Identity,

A man who had evidently just al
rived by the train walked into an
Austin boarding house, and asked
'Is Day in?'
What Day, sah,' asked the por-
ter.
what do l know about him? Do
L look like detective? If Day amt
in, tell Week to step out here"
ssWhat Week do you refer to, o,sah?'
"Oh. last week, or week. before
Christmas! Do you take me for an
almanac? Who runs this shebang,
anyhow?'
"De widow Flapjack, sah."
''Well, then, you tell her to take
down her sign. I read on the sigr
out there, Boarding by Day or Week,
and now it seems that both of 'en
have lit out. That sign is put VI
there to deceive the travelling public,
and he picked up his gripsaek anc
swung himself on board of street
ear
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-07-02
Written for the Ledger.
The House of the Homeless and Poor

Through the snow that was ceaselesSly
dripping
Went the eager, impetuous throng,
To hearts where cares mantle was lifting,
Before music and laughter and song.
But the forms that We're abiectiy crouch
ing
Things of alley, and by-way, and sewer,
Were needed not, sullenly slouchiug
To tbs house of the homeless and poor.
The blue light shone over the paving,
A drunkard had just been brought in;
And here was man who was craving
For something more potent than gin.
More potent for good; just a vision
Of rest where life's strife was unknown;
He got but a pauper's provision,
And the drunkard room of his own.
And what do they do till the morrow,
Brings back the old wearisome care?
Compare their dull routines of sorrow,
They have nothing at all to compare.
The history of one of the many
Is the history that each can recall;
The story of failure of any,
Is the story of failure of all.
The apartment "sweet charity' yields
them
Is crowded; but misery's fold
Is haven of refuge and shields them
] At least for night, from the cold.
Before six O'Clock strikes they have risen
From comfortless couch ON the floor:
Not to go with the drunkard to prison,
But to roam the bleak highway once
| more.
A man may for crime be forgiven,
For purity, never. The slave
Of contempt, he is ruthlessly driven,
By the pauper's rough road to tht
| grave.
The world has no use for those stranded
Or wrecked in misfortune's wild sea
A hard ster-mother, close handed,
To the feeble and fainting is she.
How vain it is uselessly thinking
That a pilot might guide them to land
A strong hand prevent them from sinking
For where shall they look for that hand
Very broad is philanthrophy' region;
Her labors can never be done;
The name of the friendly is legion,
But the friendless are fifty to one!
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-07-02
Mexico, Mo-, Water Supply.

MEXICO, Mo-, June 25.-[Special.
The city council last night adopted
specifications embodying what, in
their judgment, the city needs as a
system of waterworks, and ordered
specifications printed for the purpose
of sending some to waterworks build
ers. They are now prepared to re-
ceive proposals from responsible par
ties to build and maintain the same.
The idea seems to be to grant a
twenty years franchise provided the
city shall have the option to purchase
the works after five years. 1t begins
to look like the present city council
will certainly make contract for a
good water supply during this sum-
mer.-St. Louis Republican.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-07-02
Dress Plainly OH Sunday.

It is taste.
1t would lessen the burden of
many who find it hard to maintain
their places in society.
1t would lessen the temptation to
dress beyond the income.
If every one dressed plainly but
neatly for church services, persons in
moderate circumstances and the poor
would be more likely to attend.
Moderation in dress would i'm
prove the manners of the congrega-
tion by preventing the wandering OF
the eyes and thoughts.
1t would lessen on the part of the
rich the temptation of vanity.
1t would lessen, on the part OF the
poor, the temptations of envy, unchar'
itableness and discomfort,
1t would relieve our means OF
serious pressure and leave more op-
portunities of doing good.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-07-02
"THE OLD SLAVE BELL"
The Antithesis OF the Liberty Bell.

The "Liberty Bell so apostro-
phized by orators had its antithesls in
the Louisiana exhibit in the govern
ment building at the late Exposition.
This was the ''Old Slave Bell" that
for many years called to work the
$50 slaves on the Fountainebleau
sugar plantation. This was one of
those princely domains of the earliel
planters of Louisiana. 1t had a
frontage of nine miles on Lake Pom
ichartrain. The following is the
history of the bell and curious and
romantic incident connected with it:
The bell was cast in 1925, and
tradition says that Mr.. Marigny,
standing over the lalge caldron filled
with molten metal, dropped therein
one thousand Spanish silver dollars
to give the bell clear and silvery
tone. One striking resemblance be-
tween the "Slaye Bell' and the Lib
erty Bell is the fact that each has
fssure in the side. Concerning
the fissure in the slave bell pretty
| legend is related The bell stood in
the center of the plantation, and was
pealed to summon the force of slaves
| to and from their work. Early in the
morning its Changing reused the ten
ants of the quarters to their daily
tasks. At the sound of the evening
peal the army of blacks, worn with
their days labor, came trooping back
to their cabins. A right welcome
sound it was to those dusky toilers,
and it is a tradition cherished by
those former slaves, that on the
morning when Lincoln proclaimed
emancipation, the bell fell from it:
lofty pedestal and rent that fissure ir
its side which now silences it.