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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-11-04
Where Good Citizens Come From.

The country boy or girl is face to face
with practical realities. He sees how
slowly money is made on the farm; he
is taught from youth up the need of
economy he has the nature of saving
first explained to him every day in the
week; he is not exposed to the tempta.s
ton of the saloon or ball room and he is
not so much of lady's man before he
has occasion to use razor on his downy
cheeks. He may be trifle rude; he
may not feel easy in company, but in the
long, closely contested race of life it is
the chap that trudges 70 school barefoot.
cd in summer and in stogas in winter;
whose mother, cuts his hair with the
sheep shears, who leads the chap that.
goes 10 the city school with the starched
shirt front and fancy slippers, and whose
head is shaved with q lawn mower al. the
barber shop. Such has been our observ.
ance, and we think ne know what .weare
talking nbout.-Eachangc. --S5Ss-s
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-11-04
A Female Gold Mine.

There is a woman in Camden, O.,
from whose body at different points, there
have been taken gold bars, or, rather,
needles. These needles have varied in
length from a half-inch to four or FIVE
inches, and are in thickness q little
larger than darning needle. The only
solution offered is that in early years she
swallowed gold coin, or piece of gold,
which by somo action of the gastric
juices Of the stomach, was dissolved and
circulated through the system, then, by
some action of the blood, precipitated.-
Boston Herald.
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Mr.. EDITOR: Prof. Morrison,'s article
in reference to the State Normal is very
suggestive. Your own, also, is to the
point. I take it that the prime object in
view in holding the Normal, is to reach
and benefit the teachers-to lift them up
to higher plane in the profession.
Judged by this standard, l think he
Normal is failure, for it does not reach
the teachers as mass, and I very much
question if it helps those whom it does
reach. have conversed with some who
attended the Normal at Greenville, and
the general verdict is that the kind Of
instruction given there, was outside and
above the wants of the teachers in the
common schools. That the principle in
volved in the effort upon the part of the
State to reach the teachers and teach then,
how to teach, is correct one, cannot be
denied, think. But is it not better
way to use the money in holding County
Normals? Our own Normal this sum.
mer is proof to the point, and the writer
has heard one Township Trustee say that
he "could see the signs of the Normal
sticking out Of the school house Window
Over seventy of tho white teachers of this
County attended our own, while only
two or three attended the State Normal.
Then let the State help the County Nor.
mails by a liberal appropriation, and re.
quire by law the presence Of every teach
er with a penalty for failure to attend,
and in the examinations let five per cent.
be added to the general average for
attendance on the County Normal. Let
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-11-04

= The statement is made that if the
Chinese nation wero to pass before an
observer in single file, the procession
would never cease, for new generation
would be coming on the Stage as fast as
the procession moved.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-11-04

The Pendleton Trustees have located
schools at Sandy Springs, Denver, AS
berry, New Light, Mt. Tabor, and Pen
dleton, and order them 10 open Nov. 1st.,
and continue until further notice is
o;ran
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-11-04

Miss Minerva Drake will continue to
teach at St. Paul's, Miss Jennie Rosa.
mond at Cedar wreath, and Miss Belle
Elrod at Bathesda.
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. H
Capt. J. H. Rice gave us long con-
versation while in Anderson Oct. 26th,
and the benefit of several suggestions he
proposes to make to the Legislature, rel.
ative to changes needed in the school
law of South Carolina. 1t will be re.
membered that Capt. Rice was last
Tuesday elected State Superintendent of
Education. His speech delivered here
was full of good sense and enthusiasm
for the cause he represents. II would do
good if delivered in every county in the
State. No thoughtful man will deny
that there are many changes needed, but
Mr.. Rice was eminently correct when he
said that the greatest necessity was to
popularize the public school system.
/. We can not afford to 60 backward, and
he who would tear down the system
without Offering something better, would
throw a barrier in the way of the pro-
jgress Of his country. Many people are
opposed to any kind of public school
system. Many claim that the old ante
.bellum system of South Carolina was the
best the world ever saw. Both classes
are mistaken. South Carolina can not
afford, if she would, to fold her arms,
and, looking SO indiferently at the pro-.
gress Of States and nations, boast of her
ability to take care Of herself without
any public school system; the ante bel
ilum system served its day, suited the
times in which it was operated very well'
but the post. bellum conditions demand a
betterSa wider, 8 deeper system. But
what changes can be made that will i'm
prove the system that was thrust upon US
by our political enemies, and las been
unwillingly operated by the Democratic
party since 1875? Every fair-minded
man must concede that an increase Of
the number OF. school Districts, thereby
greatly diminishing the size of the pres.
ent ones, would very much facilitate the
work of school officers, and unquestion-
ably render the workings of the system
more efficient. As the law stands, that
arrangement can not be effected. The
poll tax stands in the way. Now, the
polls must go to the school District from
which they are collected. That entails
upon the County Treasurer an immense
amount of work now, while the School
Districts are conterminous- with the
County Townships. Cut the Townships
into three or four school districts each,
and nothing short of census could
enable the Treasurer to keep his books
straight. The matter can be very easily
remedied by the Legislature, and we
respectfully call the attention of our
Representatives to the matter. Let the
law bo so modified that the poll tax shall
be apportioned as the 2:mill tax is now
done. That done, and the schools will
have guaranteed to them closer supervis-
ion and more efficient work on the part
of the teachers. That slight change we
suggest ourselves to our law. makers. and
trust they will give it that attention it
deserves. The suggestions made by
Captain Rice we will notice in another
issue.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-11-04

Miss Zslla, Campbell will have charge
of the Eureka school, Mr.. Sterling and
the patrons having failed to agree upon
terms. Miss Zella has had some expe.
rieuce in teaching, and has given salts
fa ctinn
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-11-04
HopEwElL, Oct. 20, 1886.

Mr.. EDITOR: The board of Trustees
met Saturday last and passed the follow
ing rules for the government of our
schools for the coming year:
No public money will be paid for
children who 60 out Of the Township,
our schools being situated conveniently
to every one.
No papers Nill be signed except at the
regular meetings. Papers mnst be prop.
erly made out and certified to first Satur-
day in each month, at 2 o'clock p. M, at
Hopewell School House.
Teachers paid four cents for 1st grade,
8 cents for End and 2 cents for 3rd per
scholar per day. Limit, forty scholars.
Public schools to be opened Monday, the
22od day OF, November.
W. A. NEAL, Clerk.
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- There have been $50 suicides ia thes
German army during the past eight
months. ~ - q e. /: !
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TEA6HERs'Go4UMN.
J. G. CLINKSCALES, EDITOR.

How do you like your educational
journal?- Do your pupils ever manifest
any disposition to read the papers?
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]. 40 ! ARRIVE, / j

arnecfnp daily Y line Of KID GLOVES, all
saizas Others ask 90 to $125 for them We
sTa as run them for We recommend them
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MUS / uni CALL EARLY.
Ladies leWmarkets DOlmans and Short Wraps
At Popular Prices.
Misses and ghilarens gloaks in Great Variety.
Elegant Line pf Dress Goods.
at Popular Prices 'l' !

I1I1}g5 1HG LILY Y DaoD0
we can show yon the handsomest line at 10 l2l-2 10
at least the yard, but we cannot
& adozd to carry them.
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Stories of Poison,

"lf you were going to commit suicide,n
I asked Prof. 81. G. white, "how would
you do it?" =.
"Queer question:" he replied, smiling,
"but I think should take Whit of
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-11-25
from the Enquirer Washington Cor. Nov. 2i.l
Explaining His Defeat.

Congressman Hill, ofOhio, was call
er at the Enquirer Bureau tonight.
He tells the same story as to his defeat
as has been told by the other Congress-
men who have preceded him to WASH
ington.
"The people were apathetic, ~ he says.
"And why?'''was asked.
Then he explained that the patron
age was one cause. "I had $50 Post
masters to appoint" he said, land |
made enemies of those who were appli-
cants and failed. Some voted for me
and most of them did not. Then, again,
the Ohio and Indiana Democrats don't
like the Civil Service law; they are in
favor of a clean sweep. Again, in the
Forty-eighth Congress made a report
from the alcoholic liquor traffic COM
mittee Of which was the Chairman,
which offended the prohibition element
in my district and the word was passed
to vote against me- had n small mar
gin to go on any way. The Republi-
cans fought me hard and spent $4,000
to defeat me. When l get through with
the session am going home, swing out
my shingle and look for clients"
"Do you think the policy of the Ad-
ministration had any thing to do with
your defeat?"
mo, l do not. ] think it more the
disappointments attached to the pat
ronage and money"
Mr.. Hill then, with a twinkle in
his eye, added: "Bill Morrison was
beaten worse than was"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-11-25
Davisville Nubbins.

... Corn husking is nearly finished.
Very pleasant weather atpresent. s'
The roads are not very good at present.
-. Cider making has not come to close
yet.
Our school is getting along nicely with
Mr.. Castol as teacher.
The pedagogues of Davisville and Dog
town are all on the war path.
1T seems as though all the farmers of
this place are going in the cider business in
another year.
THE following are some additional
presents received by Mr.. and Mrs. Shumaker
in honor of their wedding anniversary: A
center table by the Sherman Bros, of Detroit;
a parlor sofa by Mr.. and Mrs. John Sherman,
of Detroit; Il large clothes basket by Mr.. and
Mrs. George Harms, of Detroit.
The Literary Society is getting along
splendid, with the exception of some noise
made by few rowdies and disturbers of the
peace. Boys please behave yourselves or
stay at home. OLD HONESTY.
Davisville, Nov. %.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-11-25
DROWNED LIKE RATS.
Heartrcnding Tales of Disaster and
Death on the Lakes.

CHICAGO, Nov. 2O.-Particulars of
in. An additional list of the vessels
known to be lost, with their crews, is
here given: SchOoners Marinette and
Menekaunee, of Frankfort, Lake Michi-
gan. Out of total crew of twenty,
only one man escaped. He is G. w.
Annis, of Port Huron. He tells terri
BILE story of how the crew of eight men
and the stewartless and her 13-year old
daughter, all the Marinette, met death
in the freezing waters. The captain was
washed overheard; the little girl, the
pet of the crew, was drowned in the
cabin; her mother frozen at the mast,
where she had tied herself to avoid be-
ing washed overheard; and of the seven
men, all were washed off, one by one,
and drowned, except himself. He
reached shore in terribly bruised con-
dition, and partly frozen. The ten men
on the Menekaunee met death SINH
larly. Several of their bodies have al
ready como ashore. The two schooners
were lumber-laden, from Oscoda, Mich,
for Chicago in tow of the steam barge
Manistique, which deserted the vessels
as soon as the gale sprang up Wednes-
day night. The steamer Lucerne. ore
laden, from Washburn, Wis, for Cleve-
land has gone to the bottom ofLake
Superior with all on board mine men,
Three of the bodies were recovered,
coated with ice six inches thick. They
were found lashed to the vessels masts,
which are above water. The steamer
Robert Wallace sunk off Marquette,
Mich. The crew was saved. The
schooners VIM. Jones, Hunter Saving
and David Mack, of this port and
Grand Haven, with an aggregate crew
of 25, are feared to be lost. The schoon-
er Helen and her crew went down off
Muskegon, lake Michigan.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-11-25

olt of on hunting expedition, seems to have
lost none of his old-time hunting propensi-
ties. George is preparing to ship hound TO
Henry Richolt TO be trained as a deer hunter,
by which one infers Henry has lost none of
his youthful gusto for hunting. The dog is
one belonging to Hank Andrew, ST., and but
few will regret its departure from Florida.
May it find warmer friends where it goes.
IA wood chopping was held on Saturday
for the benefit of the NJ. E. Church of this
place. A goodly number with axes, saws and
lunch pals, sailed forth to the woods with
the determination to wrestle mighty with
the fallen monarchs of the forest, and their
achievements are certainly deserving of much
praise, as enough wood was sawed and split
for church purposes for two years. The sheep
of the fold we're mainly conspicuous by their
absence, evidently depending on their COM
Portable coats to keep them warm, but the
goats not having so great a faith to sustain
them did lay hold of the AK and saw and
wrought nightly, and their works show it.
As so few teams turned out to haul, suppose
the sheep of the flock intended each man to
carry an armful to the church as he came
home. One member of the church put in his
app earance with his team.
"A new cistern is being put in at the school
house by Lewis & Andrew. This will supply
a long felt want. SCRIBE.
Florida, Nov. 22d.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-11-25
In a Hopeless Minor ity.

Among the Rev. Henry Ward Beech
er's many accomplishments, not the
least is his ability as story teller. To
much amused listeners he recently
told this one about New Yorker. A
typical "knight of the grip sack" was
detained at small town in Western
New York while ago, where revival
meeting was in progress. He had met
q party of cOnvivial friends during his
stay there and had what is popularity
known as 'lOad on" Nevertheless,
he drifted into the revival meeting and
took seat well up in front. 1t was
rather close in the chuch and condu-
Give to sleep. The drummer yielded to
the drowsy god, and after nodding a
little sunk into a profound slumber
and slept through the minister's rath-
er long and dry discourse. The audi
ence sung a hymn and the drummer
slept on. Then the evangelist began
his address, and wound up his fervid
appeal with his request:
"Will all of you who want to go to
heaven please rise"
Every one in the church except the
sleepy drummer arose. When the
CNduSClloV stSNCu w UC SCbICu OLlC
of the brothers in the same pew as the
sleeping drummer accidentally brushed
against him as he sat down. The
drummer rubbed his eyes, and partial.
ly aw0ke, he heard the last portion Of
the evangelist's requst, which was:
"Now l want all you that want to &C
to hell to stand up.n
The drummer struggled a little
leaned forward unsteadily, and rose
from his seat in dazed sort of way
A sort of suppressed laugh he hearc
from some of the younger people, anC
expressions of horror he noticed on tht
faces of some of the older ones. Steady
ing himself against the rail he looked
at the evangelist an instant and then
said:
"Well, parson, ! don't just exactly
know what we're voting on, but yol
and / seem to be in u hopeless minori
| tVD
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-11-25
Making Homes Bad for Anarchy.

1t is an interesting fact that the sales
and pre- emtions of Government land
during the last fiscal year were the lar
gest ever known. The official state
ment from the Land Office gives the
total number of acres thus disposed of
for the year ending June 80, at IS, 800, =
942. In 1870 the takings were 8, 49,
457 acres; in 1880, 100000, and in 1885,
1908, ,343.
To give a clearer idea of the extent
of the settlements last year the FinGn-
cidI Chronicle says the 1S,309,842 acres
actually entered upon represent ali
area almost as large as the State of
Maine, and greater than the combined
area of New Hampshire, Vermont.
Massachusetts, aud Rhode Island"
During the last four years the takings
of public land, irrespective of large
sales by the railroads, foot up the en-
ormous aggregate of nearly 10000, COO
acres. Those people who have thus
become the owners of a home, will nev-
er become communists or anarchists.
They are the foundation of our coun-
try's permanence.
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delayed Items.l
HOlgate Scribbles,
Fry pleasant fallweather.

Very pleasant fallweather.
Factories are running on full time.
Sheriff Aller was in the village last
Tuesday on business.
John Hornung, of New Bavaria, was
in our town on Monday and reports business
lively in that little hamlet.
Corn husking is about over in this vi
cinity, and while we have not as large crop
as last year, the quality is far superior.
Geo. Hartneck has moved into town
and will follow the business of wagon max
ing. He formerly lived at New Bavaria.
IF. H. Voigt and wife went to Garrett,
Ind, last Thursday TO attend a wedding at
that place, returning on Friday evening.
Shelly Bros. teams are busy trucking
logs and bolts to their factory. They have
seven teams representing $4,000 in solid cash.
.... Our people have instituted a Good
Templars Society at this place, to be held
one night out of each week at the Methodist
Church.
&c. w. Walker has leased and will run
the 'Centennial" Touring mill. Mr.. Albright,
the owner and builder of the mill, has moved
to Fostoria.
81. N" stuck his head into our Office door
long enough to tell us he would be here and
deliver lecture at Opera Hall on Thursday
(this) evening.
Jack Snellbecker, one of the Wisconsin
hunters from this place, mention of which
was made three weeks ago, returned on last
Friday with "narry deer;" he reports that
Beaverson shot and Brayer one.
....Jonas Hopkins goes around with his
head tied up, the result of fight with the
Weiland family on yesterday. The difficulty
will be settled in Squire Fishers court to-
day. ORMA.
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Florida News.

III. W. Long went to Napoleon to-day.
..Bertie Barr has been quite ill for the
past two weeks.
IA new arrival at the home of H. Harms
Sunday, Nov 21st; little daughter.
The infant son of Lee Kerstetter is very
i'll with erysipelas in virulent form.
-. Miss Martha Roberts is spending some
days at the home of her parents at West Hope.
IA lot of hogs shipped from Okolona
Saturday; John Dencer, ST., buyer and ship
per.
..W. s. Brnbaker is disposing of his dry
goods and intends filling up with boots and
shoes.
..'Tis Andy Tutte that has been having
so much addition and flourish put to his
house.
... 1T was thought on Thursday last a near
relative of frightened cyclone was passing
this way.
Miss Sadie Barr and brother, of Harri-
son township, were guests of the family of
VIM. ]. Barr yesterday.
Mrs. G. A. Smith will spend the coming
week or more with her daughter, Mrs. Shell
ton Wilson, near Defiance.
Sc. The tallest and biggest man in feeling
i'll town the past week, is Cy. Davis. 'Tis an
81 lb. boy at their house.
Cora Carr, of Defiance, who has been
the guest of residents in Florida and vicini-
ty, returned home Thursday.
-. Parties from Montpelier, Williams Co.,
have been down to Henry Bordner's for the
purpose of getting corn. Looks as if little
Henry had excelled Williams Co. in corn
crop.
Mrs. Elizabeth Heath, of Holgate, was
the guest of Mrs. Henry Bordner last week.
On Monday afternoon Mrs. Heath and Mrs.
Bordner were guests of Mrs. C. A. Smith, of
Florida.
49,. Mr.. VIM. Harris, son and little daught-
er, of Holgate, drove to Florida Sunday in
tending to return in the evening, but upon
starting home their team became unmanage-
able overturning the carriage and throwing
its occupants into ditch, but fortunately
none of them received any special injury. Sew
eral parties tried driving the team about for
awhile but still remaining unruly and full of
frisk and mischief it was not safe to attempt
driving them home This morning they were
hitched up and started of all right, and par
ties meeting them several miles on their way
reported them going all right.
-. George Lenhart, of the firm of Lenhart
4 Brubaker, after several weeks iaunt in
the far West, arrived home Monday evening,
Nov. 18th, seeming to think Henry Co. about
as good place to cast ones lines as any he
saw while away. He spent some days at Bis
mark and Sterling, Dakota, with the Richolt
family who will be remembered by many
Henry county people as old time residents
here. Reports them prospering. Mr.. Rich
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-11-25
A Peculiar Pension Case.

A peculiar case was decided at the
Pension Department few days ago.
David HI. Smith, pensioner, was muir
dered in 1882, and his wife was tried,
convicted and imprisoned for life in
the Jeffersonville Penitentiary. Ac-
cording to law, his pension reverted to
his wife, his murderer. Commissioner
Black, however,, deverted the payment,
on the moral aspect of the case, to the
minor children Of the deceased. The
widow through her representatives,
though she could not use the money,
appealed from the decision on the
ground that the law was imperative
and recognized no discretion OH the
part of the Commissioner. The appeal
was sustained, and the singular cir
cumstance is presented of a murderess
becoming the beneficiary of the PEN
siol of her victim.