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The Evening critic., 1885-03-31
A Remarkable Cure Of Horse

A Remarkable Cure of Horse.
In the fall OF 1883 l had n valuable horse
taken with the pinkeye, resulting In blood
poison. After nine mOnths OF doctorlng with
all the remedies to be found in horse books,
despalred OF cure. His right hind leg was as
large as mans body, and had on Il over 40
running sores. He was a most pitlabIe- looking
object. At last thought OF Awifts Specific and
commenced 10 use II. 1 used fifteen bottles.
In August last all symptoms OF the disease
disappeared. There have been no signs OF
a Ireturn, and the horse has done "a mule s
work on my farm ever since.
JANIS l.. FLEMING, Augusta, Ga.
January %, 1885.
swift Specific is entirely vegetable. Treat
lse on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co., Drawer 3, Atlanta,
Ca. or $50 W. nd st.. n. Y.
The Evening critic., 1885-03-31

IT is lucky for Mile. Rhea that Colonel
Joyce, the sweet-voiced singer of George
town Heights, was not at Albaughs last
night. Mile. Rhea recited portion of the
poem which commences with the line,
Laugh, and the world laughs with YOU"
and she attributed it to that gifted poet
ess." Now, every one knows that Colonel
Joyce wrote that poem. 1T was written in
a wineroom of the Gault House, in St.
Louis" &C. Who is not familiar with the
circumstances? Colonel Joyce should call
Mile. Rhea out or write an ode to her.
Either course would cause the actress to
give credit whore credit is due.
The Evening critic., 1885-03-31

After six months preparation we latter
ourselves that our assortment of spring
clothing is the most attractive evor shown.
Elseman Bros, Seventh aud Il.
The Evening critic., 1885-03-31

THE appointment of the Hon. Rufus
Mageo of Indiana to be Minister to Nor
way and Sweden is a good one. He will
gil the place creditably to himself and his
Government Much is being said about the
appointment being Mcdonald triumph,
but the fact is, it is simply tho recognition
of young and bright light of the Indiana
Democracy.
The Evening critic., 1885-03-31

THE mugwumps won n great victory.
Pearson has been reappointcd Postmaster o +
New York city. The victory will be
costly one to the Democracy. 1t will de-
morallze the working element who expect
ed the plums For if Pearson is resppointed
because he is a good officer, why should not
every other good officer be reappointe1? If
Pearson should be reappointed, why should
Wildman of indianapolis be turned ont
even before his time was up? Wildman is
just as good an officer as Pearson. Why
make flesh of one and fish of another? 1sit
because a Vice-President demanded one and
the mugwumps the other?
Where does Civil.Service Reform come in?
The Evening critic., 1885-03-31

SALVATIOS on is uneqnaled as Il pain
destroyer, and 1t only costs twenty d 70
cents a bottle.
The Evening critic., 1885-03-31

liz THE House of Commons last night tho
Marquis of Harrington said that it would
prejudice public interests to explain fully
Russis's negotiations with England. 1t is
highly probable, however, that Russias an
swer to England will insure the settlement
of the Afghan boundary question without
any danger of hostilities
The Evening critic., 1885-03-31
Tuesday, March 81, 1856.
To-NioHrjs ENTERTAINMENTS.
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

The Signal ONCE furnishes the following
eynopsis OF the weather:
For Wednesday fair weather is Indicated in
the Middle Atlantic States
The Evening critic., 1885-03-31

/. EASTER BANNERS, e5 cents Gould's, l2l
The Evening critic., 1885-03-31

The German-American citizen is being
looked after by Mr. Cleveland. One Mr..
Raine of Baltimore goes rs Consul General
at Berlin, and another Edmund Jussen, is
made Consul General at Vienna.
The Evening critic., 1885-03-31

set In the right direction TO bend him to
the path Of good. After few weeks trial
he discovered that there reallywas no hard.
ship in foregoing his beer aud tobacco; that,
indeed, to do so was merely an unselish
with.
EASTER MONDAY, Grand Promenade Concert
by the d. 2. o. Elke at the W. L. l. Armory.
The Evening critic., 1885-03-31

VIZ are informed by the sBoston GloJe
that many Yale students complain of tho
"pinkeye,' and with that excuse cut
chapel in the morning. Yale students, who
have had good time tho night before, arc
not tho only people who under similar
circumstances, have the pinkeye IN the
morning.
The Evening critic., 1885-03-31

GEoRGIA votes the Democratic ticket al
most unanimously. And with overy batch
OF nominations that 20 to tine Senate some
Georgia man gets good place.
The Evening critic., 1885-03-31

So IT seems President Cleveland has
found out who Governor Jarvis of North
Carolina is, and has seut him to Russia.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-02-05
4 Theft Extraordinary.

CHICAGO, January 23 j. c. Talbcrt,
recently an employee of the Chicago
public library, Was detected stealing books
from the library. Search "f hi- premises
revealed about three thousand volumes
of stolen bucks which were removed t.
the city ball.
TO day the police authorities were
dpmoralizcd by The discovery am"ng The
books of several small boxes, which,
upon examination, proved to contain
explosives, aud one contained an Internal
machine cnrnpnsrd nf some powder aud
Il pistol with II contrivancc Of discliarging
it. Another box contained Il quantity oi
dynamite.
The scheme of Tnlhert seems to have
been that whnever should attempt to re.
move the books from their hiding place
in order To prove bis guilt, would set off
small Internal machine, the explosion,
of which would ignite the dynamite and
thus wipe out at once, perhaps himself,
certainly everybody within range, the
books and the buildings.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-02-05

Once in while have a call to go some.
where into the country and dress u stone,
but 1t is very seldom.
"Most Of the millstones liz use in this
country are of French burr, n slicious
rock containing many small, rough cavi
ties, and requiring less preparation than
a perfectly plain stone. II is quarried in
the geological district known as the
Paris basin" 4 quarry has been worked
for many years in the valley Of the Sayan.
nah river, about 100 miles above the city
Of Savannah, and the quality Of the stone
secured is said to be almost equal to those
produced in France. The lower stone
has generally u smooth grinding surface
The faces of both stones have to br cut
in straight grooves in direction inclined
radii. The edges of the grooves are thus
given cutting action somewhat resem.
bling that Of scissor blades, and tendency
to force the grain outward toward the cir
cumterance is secured, thus acceleraling
the feeding aud avoiding choking. To
d" this work perfectly il requires M enor.
nous amount ot practice, aud All arprcn
lice must serve for iOur ar five years on
cheap stones he fore he i4aIInwed to touch
the most valuable ones Machines we're
once Invented Ia do the cutting, but they
were not a success. IL was Il hard bu,i
ne-s tn learn, and in It's day was very
profitable. Modern innovations, however,
have no sympathy for workingrnen, aud
~ ten years II Is doubtful if there will be
Il milrtone in use in this country"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-02-05
Terrible Deed of q Drummer.

Many things of sensational nature
have Deen lnid at the doors Of the drum
mcrs, but the latest was l,erpetrnt.d in
Charlotte, N. G.. by one of the fraternity,
of which the O6scrrsr gives the fnlluw.
ing account, and adds reward of $50 by
the city authorities for the drummer. who
LETT the city in time to escape lynching
Yesterday morning a newly arrived
drummer prnpnunded the latest as fol
lows: If you meet lLree bePgars and
give ten cents I" one and ten cents tn
another and five cents to the third, what
time will it be?' or course, all gave il
up. when the drummer with diaboiical
laugh replied: "A quarter to three.
The crowd dispersed in different direc.
tious and within half an hour the stunner
was sprenG;ng over the town like the
measles. by ~ o'clock it had reached
the graded schnnl, and person could moi
pass along the street without having il
fired ut him."
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-02-05
Endorsing Jarvis.

RALEIGH, n. c., January 22-To day
both houses of the Legislature, by n unan-
imous vote, indnrsrd the aslmini.tra.
tion of Governor Jarvis during his term
of office, and recommended him to Pres
ident elect Cleveland Tor cabinet oftic
Many Republican members, white an,
colcred, made highly cIlogis,ic addresses
sayiug their constituents of all color,
earncatly and sincerely inl"rsed Cover
nor Jarvis. II il understood that the
entire North Carolina Congressional del
eEati"n will join in the rrcnmmrndntinn
nf the Legislature. Gov. Jarvis h ~ just
retired from his third term ns G,vernnr
"f North Carolina, which is the longes,
term N g"vern"r allowed by the Consti
tuition of that State.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-02-05
gnaerson yptelligenesf.
TEACHERS COLUMN.
J. G. CLINKSCALES, EDrroR.
TO THE TEACHERS OF ANDERSON
COUNTY.

The Editor Of the INTELLIGENCER
has very kindly turned over to me one
columns Of his excellent paper To be used
in such way as will best promote the
educational interests Of the County. ]
propose TO make this "7He Teachers Col
uma" AS educators, many of US have
long felt The need of some sort of organ
ization among The teachers. If all the
teachers of the County could meet once
month, or oftener, and Ji-cuss the hun
dreds of questions relevant to school
great good would be the result but such
meetings are impracicable, and the next
best Thing that can be done is to ccnlmu
nicate the ugh this column our Difficult
tIea, experiments, failures and successes.
"The County examinations have done
niue >" says our State Superintendent OF
Education, lin the way of improving the
teachers, but they have their limits.
While they disclose, in many instances,
shameful want Of The most elementary
knowledge on the part Of the teacher.
they do not supply that want" The
Teachers Column, with all that may br
crowded into II, can not wholly supply
that want, but il can do great deal in
that direction. We trust every teacher
in the County, then, will feel a special
interest in it. Let US make good usc of
it, our object being mutual benefit and
edifica,ion. Let the teachers in the pub
lie schools not feel that they must receive
all and give nothing. The teacher occu.
pying the humolest position may have
tried some plan which would be gladly
adopted by the best teacher 10 the Coun
ty. From such experienced teachers na
Messrs. Lander, Ligon, Reed, Aver. Lat.
inner, Langston and Watkins, the teach.
ers of fewer years in the honorable call.
ing may learn much about the art o!
teaching, while these gentlemen, ever
ready TO learn, may get valuable sugges
tions from the humblest of their profrs
sion. think I know what do when
say that any one of these gentlemen,
whose names have been mentioned, would
most cheerfully do anything that would
Mt oil benefit brother teacher, and rs
cheerfully receive instruction from what.
ever source it may come. All that has
been said, though addressed particularly
to the male teachers, ia intended, OF
cour1e, for the females MS WELL Trusting
that I may receive the hearty co,
operation of every earnest teacher in the
County in this undertaking, I am, re.
spectfully,
J. G. CLINKsCALEs.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-02-05

We have visited all the schools east
of the g. & G.. r. r. Snme of the teach
ers are duing good work. Many of the
houses are in bud condition. Necessary
ventilation is indispensable, but it is un
reasonable to expect child TO study, or
teacher TO do good work, when he is
shivering with cold. At Calhoun, Mr..
Bagwell has large rchonl, and is IN ear.
nest worker; but his patrons need not
expect him to be very tuccessful 70 long
as they force him to occupy the house lie
is now trying to .ench in. The fact tl,a,
Senator Jue Brown nEd the late Judge
]. P. Reed received tleir primary in.
.struction in that building dnes not justify
the presumption that it IN good enough
for any b"dy In i,s dilapidaled condition.
Twenty five dnllnrs judiciausly expended
would make the house comfurtnble-let
the patrons fulfill their promise, and the
work will begin quite soon.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-02-05
The New Process Flour.

A number Of heavy white millstones
we're piled up aa one of The docks a!nng
the river yesterday. They were consigned
tn me interior tnwn fnrty or fifty miles
from the city. aud were OF a style, make,
and finish 81 long In use. An old man,
with n slouch hat pulled down 10 far over
his face that his small, blinking eyes
were almost hid from view, stood n little
way buck on the wharf and talked to q
young man, whom he had asked for q
match. "Millstones have pretty nearly
gone 0ut nf date" paid he, with half
mournful air, "and with them have gone
the occupation have followed fer thirty
years. Sec here" and the old man
crowded his hat over the back part of his
head, and lifted his face for the firs, time
into plain sight. It wna pi.ted all over
with .numberless ugly dimples, dspres,
Sims, and cuts, and Looked as it he might
sone day have had the small pox.
"Do you know how that was done ?"
he said. Tue young man did not know.
by picking mills,ones," was the quickly
volunteered information. "No one whu
has ever followed the business Of giving
those stnnes that keen cut texture that
enables them TO crush aud grind grain
can escape those cuts and scars. Why,
my face Is literally filled with the little
particles of steel and stone, and my eyes
have seasons Of paining me terribly. But
the profession has run its race. In ten
years the dictionary makers will put the
stereotyped word 'obsnlete' after the
noun 'millstonc.' Modern inventions
have regulated tLo time. honored mill
stone TO oblivion. New processes have
been discovered for extracting flnur from
The wheat, beside which The mills,one hpa
no show"
The young man began to grow In.
terested. He drew his companion in,n
the doorway OF n little awitch shanty,
secured permission for the two to sii
dawn moment before the fire, aud
asked him to continue. M s.s ,,.,.,
"Nowadaya," said the old man, "wheat
iacrushed beneath rollers and the flour
produced Is much superior to tho old
make. Then, TOO, the bran that was
thought TO be almost worthless 10 now
siftsd by new process, and a quality Of
hour -is separated that Ia worth forty or
tifty cents more per sack than the com
mon variety. Ynu have heard that the
best part Of the potato lay just beneath
the skin. Recent scientific experiments
have shown that 1t is true of all yegeia
bles. especially of the wheat. Thi. sugs
gesied the construction Of seiye that
would separate the little particles nj the
kernel that cling to;the shuck when IL
has been brokea up and ground TO pieces.
IL wna snccesslui, and the tinuEsecnred Il,
this way, while snail In quantity, ID 81 OF
superb qua !ity. This latter process was
only made possiLle by ihe new me,hcd of
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-02-05
ATLANTA AHEAD.
$4,000 Worth of 3. B. B
Sold to One House.
The Heaviest Transaction
Ever Made In the United Statos In the
sale OF Patent Medicine.
1ANdntd Journal.

Aildntd Journal.
For several days past Journal man had hcorl
the runor that the Blood Balm Company OF this
city had sold the enormous sum Of one hundred
aud twenty thousand dcl.a,s worth Of their famous
blood and skin remedy to one man.
The report was hard to believe, and determining
to investigate the matter and learn tho truth the
reporter called at the business Office Of the Compa-
ny. On entering the Office the journal man was
confronted by DR.. J. r. Dromgoole, the manager Of
Blood BALM Co to whom the reporter made knowr
| tho object OF his visit.
"Ycs. sir" replied the doctor. as smile ilun,l.
| mated his face. "the report Is true"
Gracious" p calculated the scribe.
"The contract Is signed"
"Who buys it?"
"Mr. i. w. Holman, OK Denver, Colorado
Doctor, how many gross for that contractT
"Ovcr two thousand. Tho freight alone will
amount to over sS3,0oo."
"De you pay frcight?'
mo. sir; tho party pays his own freight bills"
"Tell me something about the gentleman who
| bought tho medicine"
"He Is thorough business man, and capitalist
Of large msaus, Of Denver. Colorado. Hearing Of
tho wonderful efficacy and the gigantic sales Of B..
b. b., and being gentleman OF keen business
sense, he conceived the plan of buying ut stIpu-
ern States and Territories, Including Colorado lie
visited Atlanta several weeks ago. and propositions
have been SO shaped that We have closed tho con.
tract which wc presume Is the largest paten,emed.
iclne sale ever made In tn United States"
ut Is no commission arrangcmcntrn =
"No, cir; asquhrc. straightout sale Every bottls
| to be paid for before being shipped."
"Do Jour sales continue 10 iucrease:"
ayes, siri b. b. Il. sells right along; the demand
rapidly increasing at points where iat,ly tested
At many points Il simply wiped ou, al, other bic cd
remedies. Our cures arc simply wonderful, and
one great feature Is, the Blood Ralm Company 4,
not compelled to cnounce other remedies rs r,auas
In ordcr TO vindicate our oun. We claim there I,
room for NIL, wh!le ours Is the nKsr"
"Your big sale would suggest that its reputation
is becoming world wider"
"we havo not uesd any large amount Of money
| 70 push our rem,dy, and although only seventeen
months old. Il Is now known far and wide and
keeps US humping TO supply tho demand. ( When
II COMES to AKxiT alone. all opposition Is mere
'pun Of ~ind.'n
rAny special cures latelys" s.
Every day we got letters from part les Who en-.
close certificates OF Its wonderful cures OF Scrofua
Rhenmatisni,y Caiarrh. Kidney Troubles, Hood
Po.soss, skin Diseases etc., in an Incredibly abort
tiGc. LeoE at these certificates received ,hts
morning. II Is impossiblo to publish all OF them,
Tho skertical aud doubling Thomases arc invited,
however, TO call a. our Office and cxsmiuc IL q
originals, which We keep ON ale"
Aud stnl Atlanta ieeis the van, and tho .,ourao,
,s pvaun cf her epttnf~ises
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-02-05

NOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT.
~ Notice is hereby given tl,ut the un.
dersigned. Administrator of the Estate Of
Chester NJ. Walker. deceased, will apply to
the Judge Of Probate for Anderson County,
nn the 10th day Of February, 1875, for a
Final Settlement and discharge from said
Office as Administrator Of said Estate.
WM. BURRlSS, Jr., Admir-.
Jan Is, 1875 27
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-02-05
TUE TAPESTRY wEAvERs.
AxsoS q CHESTER.

Let us learn New Year Lesson. 10 bravcr
lesson can he.
From tie WAYS Of the tapestry weavcIs, on
the other side Of the sea
Above their head The pattern hangs, they
study with il care,
And as to and fro the shuttle leaps, their
eyes are fastened there.
They tell this curious thing besides. Of the
patient plOdding weaver:
He works un the Wrong side cvcTmOrc, but
WORKS fnr the right side ever.
IT is only wlI'n the weaving stops, and the
web j. luo>rd aud turned,
That lie sccs bis real handiwork, that Iii,
marvellous skill is learned.
ALI, the sight Of its delicate beauty, II
pays him for all his cost.
No Jurrr, daimler work than his was ever
done by the frost
Then the Master brirgcih him golden hire,
and givctl him praise ~ we'll.
Aud how happy the heart OF the weaver is,
no tongue but hio own can tell.
The years Of man are the loom. Of God. let
down from the place of the sun,
Wherein we all "rr weaving, I'LL the mystic
web is done.
Weaving blindIy but weaving surely. each
for himself his ia'c
We may not see how the right side looks,
We can only weave and wait.
But looking above for the pattern. no
weaver hath need To fear.
Only let him look clear into Iieaven-the
Perfect Pattern is there.
II lie keeps tie face Of the Saviour forever
and always III sight
His toll shall be swrcter ti,ir honey, and
his weaving Is sure to bc right.
And when his task is ended, and the web
is turned and shown,
He shall hear the voice of the Master; il
shall say 10 him, We'll dunci'
Aud the wlIitr-wiurrl angels q! Heaven
to bear him thence sim!! come down,
And G"i sliaii give Him gold for his hire =
not coin, but crown.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-02-05
FIRE!
DELAYS ARE DANGEROUS.

A SINGLE SPARK may destroy your
IN Dwelling in one hour. | can give
You ample security against loss by Fire, AS
the cnmbined Assets of the Comp. les |
represent amount to 81 ,902. .4lS. Call on
me and Insure your Dwellings, Furniture,
when the fire starts.
a. B. TOWERS,
Insurance. Agent.
Anderson. g. c., March ~, 1894 81
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-02-05

With commendable zeal, tho coiored
people in The neighborhood Of Calhoun
are pushing their new school house TO
completion. l.. V. Gassaway, their
competent teacher, is IL First Grade man,
fresh from the Richmond High School
for cOlored people.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-02-05

Before we can teach a bny successfully,
we must win his confidence and esteem.
To do that, we must be sure that we our
selves have character worthy Of bis
affections. A corrupt teacher cannot
fool even bad hoy very long.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-02-05

Capt. Austin asks, "When will you
visit my echoolF" That is just what !
don't want you to know. Captain; Of
this muuh, however. you may be sure, IN
the darky ends his popular aong, ON he
there"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-02-05

Every teacher should have The Naiod,
an educational paper, published monthly
by the President of the Williamson
Female College. DR.. Lander is ripe
scholar, an experienced teacher, and
knows what tc print. Tho column of
"Words Misused" Is itself worth much
more thaa the cost Of the entire paper
for year. ..
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-02-05

Miss Olivia Newton writes that her
school is In a lourishing condition.
That's just the kind we like to visit,
Miss Olivia; expect US one Of these
days,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-02-05

In some Of the schools, we noticed no
black boar's. We trust the unfortunate
teachers will worry the trustees and
patrons until they get such things as
are absolutely INDISPENSABLE.