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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-03-18
Indignant NorMcu Women.

SALT LAKE CITY. Mare!: I. y large
meeting Of Mormon wo;me: WAS held in
the thca.er yesterday .iaay speeches
were made and protest aa"pied. The
speakers uphold the right Of women to
go into polygamy, ard ssid that The
thousands of disrcputable women il the
East would be glad 10 be made wives,
such as The speakers were. They main
taineA tia! the government had no right
to say tha. women should not marry, ard
il might rs we'll take TIC oppe site course,
compel virgins from The cloister to marry.
Such social preferences shonld be re.
spec.ed, and the government. had no
right to interfere The protest declares
womanhood had beca outraged in the
courts by questions about expected ma
ternity, Tie fathers of children, etc. The
suffrage was declared to ne the vested
rights OF women here, and should not be
attacked. an emphatic denia! was made
that they voted otherwise than according
to their free will. The "Eoble women"
who had refused to answer The questions
propouuded by the courts were euIogized,
and the action Of Judge Zane and United
States Attorney Dickinson, in requiring
testimony from legal wife against her
husband in the unlawful cohabtation
cases, was condemned The wives and
mothers of the United States were called
upon to come to the assistance o.; the
women Of Utah in tEcir resistance 10
interference with their rights. A COM
mittee was appointed to memorable the
president. One enthusiastic speaker was
desirous of knowing whether the FederI
al officers and courts would persist in tlKirA s
present course after reading our protest"
Another speaker said she held the 'horde
of petty officials" in contempt
In four days more The Legislature
must adjourn: and no progress has yet
been made toward assimilating the laws
of Utah with the national statutes. All
the propositions tend in the contrary
direction. The deadlock between the
governor and the Legislature is still
unbroken.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-03-18
The Cost of Drinks.

Temperance advocates tell us that if
everybody would stop drinking beer and
whisky. business you'd Immediately re-
yive. That sounds like an overdrawn
statement, but II has often been shown
that thnse who drink pay more money
into the Golfers Of the saloons than tie
whole country pays in taxes. fit were
no! so evident that the appetite clouds
the reason it would appear amazing that
men, who will hagglc over q few cents
in the price of q pair of boots, which are
sold at a very small profit, or will buy
adulteratcd coffee because it is . little
cheaper than the genuine, will pay i'm.
mcnse profits On the beer or whisky they
drink without thought of the way in
which they are imposed upon. The fol-
lowing statistics are quoted to illustrate
this drain upon the drinker: A glass
Of beer costs five cents. There are $40
glasses in a barrel, so that the retailer re-
ceives s32 for every barrel of beer he
draws. The profit is something like 400
per cent. At least 100000 barrels of
beer were consumed in this country last
year, for which The drinkers paid the ag.
gregatc of S4SO,0OO,O 900. Whisky and
other strong drinks average seven cents
glass, or S4.4S a gallon at retail.
About 7S,OO0,OOO gallons were imbibed
in this country last year, the drinkers
paying therefor nearly S3j0,OO0,0OO.
Imagine the hullabaloo that would be
raised if the retailers Of groceries and pro
visions charged such tremendous profits
on their goods. Now supposing this
$;S00,0OO,0OO spent yearly for drinks that
do no good were saved or spent for articles
fuse and real comfort That vast sum
would buy good suit Of clothes for
every man in the land, give every woman
decent dress and bonnet, and c!othe
and. shoe every child. The economic use
of $500, 100000, put where it would do
the most good instead of where it does
the most evil, are incalculabc, and those
who tell US that business would at once
revive if everybody stopped drinking do
not appear to be very far out of the way
after al!.-SpringfeM Union.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-03-18
"A DiSgusted Soldier.

An Irishman serving in the United
States army in Texas and belonging to
the infantry was in the habit Of standing
with his toes pointing inward, to remedy
which the sergeant continually addressed
him while on parade with, "Stick out
your toes, Patrick" 1t took Patrick
years to acquire the habit of sticking his
toes out. Just about the time lie had
succeeded he was transferred to the cav
airy, where his habit of sticking out his
toes interfered much with his usefulness
as a horseman. The sergeant was con.
,inually calling to him: "Stick in those
toes, Patrick" much to his disgust, and
he exclaimed with some emphasis {:
Plague take such a sarvice. For fsc
years il Was nothing but stick out yorr
toes, Patrick and row X, stick in your
toes, Pnt,ick. There j, no piazin tie
..ackgu.rtls."
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-03-18
deal Of trouble and anxiety sii :e the war

| deal OF trouble anu anxiety Sli e the War
for his new guardians made fool of him,
but now there are forces at work that
will sooner or later settle him down
where his nature and interests assign him.
Tt is Q slow process but it is sure-the
mills of the Gods grind slowly.
One thing is sure, the negro has done
and is now doing vast amount of useful
progressive work at the South. He does
all the heavy work of building railroads
and canals, and mining for ore, and
cutting timber, and making cotton and
rice, and sugar cane. He is willing
worker and makes no strikes and has no
envy of the rich. He is the only crea.
ture that is absolutely without envy of
the rich. He will steal to crafty immc-
diate wants but not from envy. He has
no communism in his nature. tn fact,
he has more respect for a rich man than
for q poor one or for himself. The great
issue between capital and labor does not
concern him or disturb him or disturb
his slumbers. have great respect for
our white laborers, cur farmers and
mechanics. All the sympathies OF my
nature are with them, but when l read of
their exactions and den,ands-as made
upon Mr.. Mccormick am disguised
with labor unions. When they tell him
he must not employ anybody outside of
their union, it shocks the judgment of
mankind. l admire his spunk for shutting
down and turning them all out. saw
Mr.. Sam Noble do that once at Rome.
The union sent committee to wait upon
him and notify him to discharge an ap-
prentice, and will never forget the tow
ering rage and indignation that took
possession of him. They got away from
there quick and he discharged the whole
concern for insulting him with such a
demand. Labor and capital have got to
work together in harmony and each must
be reasonable. If capital was always
kind and considerate there would be little
need of unions. If labor was never
imperious nor unreasonable it would
always get the sympathy of mankind.
But we will not solve the negro prob
lem right away. Let us wait few days
longer. The chaingang is diminishing
in numbers, and yet saw convict on
the train last week who was going for
three months for stealing a blacksmilh's
punch that cost ten cents. For the like
of that we could have almost half the
race in shackles within the next twelve
months-and we could thin out the
white folks powerfully if all their little
cbeatings were punished. We are mean
enough all round, but if had the dead
sure proof on that darky who stole Carl's
gun Christmas while was away of in
Florida, I wouldn't bother the courts
with him but would tie him up behind
the barn and give him forty lashes save
one, and he would let those gun alone
the next time. We are morally certain
who did it and have reason to believe he
intended to bring it back after he had
his big rabbit hunt with the other mig
gers, but he got scared aud don't do it.
He didn't mean 10 steal it, but the gun is
gone all the same. A good whipping
gives more satisfaction all round than the
chaingang, and costs less time and less
money. BILL ARP.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-03-18
A Cowardly, Contemplate Saying.

"!A woman is at the bottom of every
mischief"
So say legion Of noodles who know
not what they say, and who think they
think, when they only repeat what they
have heard others say before them.
Do these faddists ever reflect that there
are two kinds Of people in the world,
male and female, and as they generally
associate together, it is probable that
every occurrence will directly or ind-
rectly involve some individuals of both
sexes?
But unfortunately for the faddists there
are some conditions of life in which their
theory can be thoroughly tested. In
the Californian and Australian gold min.
ing regions they had no women, and yet
if our memory serves us right their days
and nights were not altogether passed in
halcyon simplicity, but on the contrary
thei- camps we're scenes of fighting, stab
bing, gouging, shooting, lynching and
bloody murder generally.
On board ship they have no women to
make mischief, and yet they are not
entirely lamblike in their relations, living
together in brotherly love and harmony.
The soft answer is often Delaying pin,
and the hand of fellowship is frequently
at the end of q yard arm.
Now, ii the opposite were the popular
expression that "there is a man at the
bottom of every trouble" it would be
much more difficult TO disprove.
No, the olt.quoted saying is false,
cowardly and contemplate one, and q
disgrace to the whole male sex. 1t shows
that men are ashamed to assume the
responsibility Of their own evil deeds, and
meanly try to shuttle them off on the
shoulders of poor weak women.- Tt.ras
,Suiinqs.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-03-18
Temperance i'll the South.

Ex.Gov. John P. St. John, of Kan
sas, late prohibition candidate for the
presidency, delivered Il temperance ad-
dress in New York recently, in which he
gaze glowing description of the pro-
gress of that cause in the South. He
confessed that, having been reared in The
cradle of abollionism, he grew up with
what he considered an eternal prejudice
and hatred OF the South, and particularly
of southern slave owners and democrats,
aud he admitted that these impressions
would have lasted through life but for a
recent tour through that section. In
kentucky his meetings were attended by
immense audiences, and there he learned
that the Legislature had enacted a law
tina; no liquor saloon could be tolerated
within four miles Of any school house.
In several counties where he expected to
find whisky saloons at every cross road
he found the law 0i prohibition IN iull
force. He found pretty much the same
state of affairs in Tennessee. At Corinth
Miss, he found that there was not a
liquor saloon in the place, and all over
the State he found the majority of the
people, both white and black, in favor of
prohibition, and according to population
about one saloon to ten in the North. In
Alabama the outlook was most promising
while in Georgia cut Of l34 counties, III
had enacted prohibition laws. Mr.. st.
Juhn con:tsscs that lie 'EcyeT met a
more generous hearted or hospitable peo,
ple," and that his "preudlces have given
place to a!niratiop," and lis lifelong
hatred to love for such peopir.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-03-18
Naked and Starving.

LONDON, March 10.-The Government
has placed gunboats at the service of Mr..
Tuke in his work Of relieving the distress
among the inhabitants of the islands
along the Western Irish coast. Inde.
scribable distress has been developed
among the people inhabiting the Arran
Isles, off Galway, who, besides having
hardly anything but moss and sea grass
left to eat, are without fire and often
without clothing and shelter. 1t is not
rare to find girls of seventeen and eigh-
teen kept in enforced hiding during the
day time because bereft o: every thread
of clothing, long ago bartered away for
seed potatoes or roots to feed the smaller
children. Fishing Inspector Brady re-
Gently went among the miserable people
of Arran to distribute relief furnished by
an organization of Irish police. His
funds ran short to-day, and he still had
so much pitiable wre,chedness to relieve
that he appealed to Nlr. 7 sscy, who is
charged with The distribution o: the fund
raised in America through tie New York
SIN for the impoverished fishermen of
Achill and Boflin Islands. and begged him
to divert part Of his store for the benefit
of the Arranese. This Mr.. Bussey was
permitted to do, and lie reports that in
order to save the lives OF scores ofpeople,
now dying of starvation in those Western
islands, it is imperative that relief ol,
large scale be at once organized.
= hope for q resurrection, not from
any power in nature: but from the will
Of the Lord God oulnipotcnt, who made
nature ard me. He created man cut Of
nothing, which nature could not. He
can restore man from the dust-nature
cannot. And hope for holiness and
happiness in future life--not from any
thing have said or done in the body,
but from the merits AID mediation Of
Jesus Christ. lie has promised Ills in.
tercession to all who seek it, and He will
not breal, His word That in;ercession
oace granted cannot lie rejected, for He
is God and His merits infinite. A mans
sius are but human and finite. "Him
that comc!h to me I will in no wise cast
out" off any man sin, we have an ad-
vocate with the Father, Jcsls Christ the
Righteous, and He is the Precipitation for
our sins" Charles Rcdde.
A tramp went into a house in
Missouri and spit Oh the parlor carpet.
The woman was sick in bed, but she got
up and broke his eollar-bone and ran
him to the woods.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-03-18
SuperStitiOnS.

If the sun shines while it is raining it
is y sign that Satan is whipping his wife.
1t is bad sign for Il Cat to get into a
cradle.
It is bad luck for deformed cat to he
born on the place, unless it is drowned
at once.
When dog dreams before fire it is a
sign that q witch is trying to get in the
house. The way to keep the witch out
is TO throw salt in the fire.
a horseshoe nail stuck in crack will
keep witches out.
Ii sparks fly out from the fire place it
is sign llat your enemies are conspiring
ag"ins: YOU.
If = yhunk cf fire rolls out on the
hearth strangers are coming.
II wig or bush gets caught in Il wo,
mau 't-s.. and is dragged after her il is
:. sig.: ,.:t she !,..s y sweetheart loath 5
t6mpGnioa.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-03-18
Stepping Stones to Success.

Learn your business thoroughly.
Keep at one thing; in nowisc change
Always be in haste, but never in a
hurry.
Observe system in all you do and un-
dcrtake.
Whatever is worth doing at'all is worth
d,ng well.
One to-day is worth two to morrows.
Be sc.::-rcIisnt; do not take too much
advice, bu: rather depend on yourself
Never r:.i to keep your appointments,
nor to be panctual to the minute.
Never be idle, but keep your hands or
mind usefully emplc%cd, except when
sleeping.
Use charity with all be ever generous
in thought or deed help others along
life's thorny path.
lie that asc'nds the ladder must take
the Lowest round. All who are above
were ono below.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-03-18
Dying in Squalor With s150,OOO.

ROCHESTER, N. Y, March 9.-Mrs.
Elizabeth Emerson has lived in Roches-
ter over thirty years, formerly at a hotel,
where she was noticeable as an intelligent
and attractive woman. Then she bought
a house, shut herself in it, kept aloof
from everybody, even the church, and
became the mystery of her neighborhood.
She never went out except for necessities.
She lived in squalor and her garments
were filthy. Three weeks ago she fell ill,
but would allow no one 70 assist her.
By accident her condition WAS discovered,
and her neighbors sent nurse to care
for her, but she would have driven the
woman away had she not been too weak.
Five days ago, when dying, she wrote
this message:
at is my wish that my departure and
burial be as private as possible. To en-
force this, request that no notice of
either be sent to any newspapers. re-
quest the officiating clergyman to state
that it was my wish to have only a Chris
tian burial, free from all worldly customs.
Such was The Saviour's and such should
be his followers"
The fact has just come to light that
this remarkable woman was worth about
Sl5O,OOO. She left a will, drawn by her
self, devising 100000 to the Presbyterian
Benevolent Societies and the remainder
to the children and grandchildren OF
Rev. D. w. Eastman of Smithvil!e, On
tario, whose daughter it is said she was.
She was twice married, her first husbands
name being Gilbert.
Mrs. Emerson left note also stating
that she had 10 child, sister or brother,
father or mother living.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-03-18

a remark made by Gen. Logan
when he heard of Gen. lIancock's death
saen.s almost y prophecy w:,an Thought
-! in connection with Senator Millci's
death. Gen. Logan said: Death has
hern too busy in the ranks of the Demo
cracv fnr Us To escape much longer.
Some OF II, must 80 next"
Father" asked little Johnny, "w!,y
i, it that they always begin !hc legisla
ti~e session with prayers" II don't
know, my son." replied his father, "nn-
less it is 70 sort o blind the eyes of the
Lord to what is done after the prayer is
ended"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-03-18
A Scene in the Senate.

WASHINGTON, March l0.-The Senate
galleries were again crowded to-day, at
tracted by the debate on the Edmunds
resolutions. While the debate on that
subject did not develop any feature of
special interest or excitement, the assem-.
bled audience was treated to scene not
down on the bills. Senator Riddleberger,
it appears, felt aggrieyed az the act of
his brother Republican, Senator Logan,
in placing upon the pages of the Con.
grcssionat Record the letter Of Capt. Eads,
which practically gave Mr.. Riddebcrger
the lie The junior Virginia Senator
took the floor and in spirit of assumed
humility lauded Senator Logan's military
genius. Though unknown to military
fame Senator Riddleberger intimated
that he did not propose to be entirely
suppressed by the towering genius Of the
Illinois Senator. Then, giving full play
to his feeling Of resentment, Senator
Riddeberger charged that in spreading
Capt. Esds's letter upon the Record SEN
ator Logan had become responsible for
the charge that he (Riddleberger) had
on the floor of the Senate uttered false
charge. With a dramatic air, and in an
earnest voice, Senator Riddleberger de-
clared that he held Senator Logan, not
Eads, responsible, and he said: LET
the Representatives of Eads take care of
him on this floor"
In an instant Senator Logan vas upon
his feet, and it was apparent that parlia-
mentary discretion had yielded to pcrso-
nal Indignation. Turning to Senator
Riddlebergcr and pointing his finger at
him, he said that lie had treated the
Senator from Virginia with kindness, but
iu calling him the representative of Eads
that Senator had uttered what was abso-
lutely untrue.
Senator Riddleberger described the
effect of his rather wild utterances. lie
saw that Senator Logan was mad clear
through, and he sought to interrupt by
shouting, 81 appeal to you, Gen. Logan" ("
Finally Senator Riddleberger disclainl-
ed any intention of personal ofensc 10
Senator Logan and the usual decorum of
the Senate, which had been very much
disturbed, was gradually restored.
During this interchange Of personali-
ties great confusion prevailed on the floor
of the Senate and in The galleries, and
at one time personal encounter between
Senators Riddlcbergcr and Logan was
feared. Such an intensely exciting scene
has not been witnessed at the Capitol for
many years.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-03-18

Mr.. EDITOR: Your reference to Mr..
Kennedy in the Teachers Column re.
minds me of an incident that occurred at
old Thaliou. "Old Boss" was in the
habit of opening school with prayer, and
on this occasion one of the students,
standing in the rear and not having the
fear of God and "Old Boss" before his
eyes, thoughtles.ly inserted his finger in
the locks of "Old Boss's" hair, and,
almost before he had time to think, the
old gentleman whirled and brought him
such slap as to upset his centre of
gravity. He thought, perhaps, that
lightning had struck somewhere in his
vicinity.
r'hen fights occurred between any of
the students, it was "Old Boss's" custom
to call in the entire school and give the
matter thorough, judicial investigation,
and when he had satisfied himself who
was to blame, he would give the offender
the choice of taking his hand or of leav'
ing the school. the writer has often
seen him soundly box the ears OF grown
young men on such occasions. lie was
stern aud rigid in his discipline, and yet
out of the school room he was exceed
ingly polite and courteous toward his
Students.
cold Thalion" stood on the land ol
DR.. J. w. Earle, just at the 18th mile
post from Anderson, and just in front ol
it we're FIVE or six little studios, as they
were called, with chimneys to them
built for the use of the students. Time
has wrought great changes there. There
is not vestige Of the Academy left
except mound of earth where one OF
the climneys stood. Where the studios
were is a pine thicket, and a lar; of the
old background is cotton patch.
One OF THE STUDENTS.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-03-18

Every thing promises success at the
approaching meeting of the Teachers
Association. Many teachers and several
trustees have assured US of their determi.
nation to be on hand promptly, prepared
to take part in the discussions and delib-
erations of the meeting. Mr.. G. G.
Hodges, School Commissioner of Able.
vile County, will be with us, and posi-
bly Mr.. G. w. Welch, the able editor of
the Teachers Column in the Newberry
4 Herald and Neys.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-03-18

- Tom Dickson is q San Antonio
youth of about seventeen who has rot
yet grown Il mustache. He is also very
small physically. He has been paying
considerable attention to a young lady
and finally he proposed: Miss Mary, |
love yau", he said, sinking down on his
knees. "You had better speak with
your pa and see if he will give his COLI.
sent" was the cutting reply.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-03-18
A FEW EXAMPLES oF QUAINT say
INGs IN THE SOUTH.

Some years ago Richard Grant White
wrote Delightfully."- interesting book on
Americanisms. He might we'll have
divided the subject into two parts Yam,
keeisms and Southernisms. Absolute
hhrrectness in pronunciation, or in the
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-03-18

An old farmer observes that "a fast
walking horse is of much greater value
practically 10 every farmer and to every
man who has much use for horse than
fast tro.,er. 1t is strange that there
are not mcrc premiums offered for fast
walkers.
= Absolute s;agnation does not exist
anywhere in the ocean, not even at the
greatest depths.
Want of care DOS more damage
than want of knowledge.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-03-18

The speakers appointed to open the
discussions on the 9th inst. are not ex'
pected to deliver long, exhaustive ora
tions. Big speeches have been known to
kill such meetings. This is to be an ex-
perience meeting. We want your ideas
as gathered from your own experience
in the school-room. You need not talk
more than ten minutes. Begin the fire
and let others follow in short, sharp,
pointed remarks. There will be no time
for Buncombe eloquence. Boil your
ideas down. Let us all attend, hoping
and expecting to learn something.