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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-02-04

Too little attention is given to the
writing of compositions in most of our
schools. One may learn to think we'll,
but the expression of his thoughts on
papc- is difficult task until made easy
by practice. If f"writing makes an ex-
act man." why not have the children in
our schools, to write often? A short
composition every morning would be Of
incalculable advantage to pupils. Chill
dren themselves realize this, aud appre.
ciate it when the task Of composing is
imposed upon them, though they find it
difficult and unpleasant at first. We
clip few sentences from some compost.
tions written by the boys in the Ander:
son Military School on the subject,
"The Importance of Writing Compost.
tions":
aThe writing of compositions develops
the mental faculties. An old philoso,
pher, on being asked how he accom-.
plished so much, sad, 4 accomplished
it by thinking By writing compost
tions frequently, we form habits Of
precision and correctness" -
"Why is it that some boys can not
make speeches? it is because they have
never been taught to write compositions.
"The writing Of compositions should
never be left out Of the catalogue Of
studies. It teaches a boy how to frame
his ideas and develops whatever Of talent
may be in him" - " "a
Gone of the most important things in
the education Of youth is the writing of
compositions. 1t helps to develop the
mind, bringing the reasoning faculties
into use. We should write them often
aud with care; we should revise them
carefully and study the style Of the best
authors" - a.Af
We might make otherisimilar extracts
showing how students, regard this exer.
else. These will suffice, however. aa
To- get the greatest possible benefit
from the writing of compositions, it is
absolutely necessary to require the pupil
to rewrite his production, correcting in
the duplicate, the mistakes made in the
original, Nine students out of ten will
not notice the mistakes corrected unless
they are required to make the corrections.
Fortunate is the boy whose teacher has
the nerve to make him rewrite his com.
position every day in the .week;-rsther
than let. him throw it aside with the
mistakes llnnotieed and uncorrected.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-02-04
Marriage by Degrees.

A polish wedding and honeymoon has
just been celebrated on Josephine street.
The ceremony, owing to its protracted
nature aud the wedding customs peculiar
to the Polish people, attracted considera-
BILE attention in that section of the city.
The bride is pleasant little woman and
speaks English 6uently, but the groom
has not been in the country long enough
to have full command of the language.
They were married at the Polish
church by their priest, Father Myskavi,
in the presence of a number of friends.
After the formal ceremony the party
repaired to the brides home, where, a
reception was given which lasted for
three days. The wedding took place in
the morning and fine breakfast vas
served to the company at o. clock, after
which the dancing and merry making
began, and was not allowed to stop or
even flag u1til midnight. The company
then dispersed to meet again at noon of
the next day, and the same programme
was executed from day to day until the
marriage feast was ended.
The bride and groom separated each
night of the festivities. bidding everyone
good night, and only after the marriage
feast is ended is the happy couple consid
cred married. 80 as-.q> :; sladH
One of the unique features of the
nuptial feast is the manner in which the
bride receives the presents. Every
gentleman present is expected to dance
with her at least once, and as much oftencr
as he chooses, aud each time he asks her
to assist him in the dance he must give
her either handsome present or some
of money. So if the tender, bride isJgood
looking, amiable and good dancer abe
can not fail 10 realize rich benefit from
the feast. The bride received over s150
in money, and he- presents were both
substantial and pretty. i5 @'''al
The dancing is of a wild, furious nature,
in which any one but thorough expert
would be foolhardy to engage, for when
the orchestra gets properly wound up
and the dancers began to gyrale In time
to the exciting music they remind an
on LOCKER of the frail leaves which are
caught up and madly tossed by an
amateur cyclone.
One of the Polish gentlemen who
participated in the recent festivity was
asked if three days was not pretty long
time to continue wedding.
COB, no." he said. "If you want to
see genuine wedding go to Poland,
were they last never less than week or
ten days. We workingmen don't get
time to have good wedding here
pittsbur1 Times.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-02-04
The True iJse 4df 4of Money. ne!I

But very few young people know the
true useNfor the money they earn. It'is
first to, pay for subsistence; second, in
aid to those needing charity; third, and
last, as source of income or accumu-
lation. 10 ospepd money for any other
purpose is to, waste it. Everything pur-
chased should be Of real and substantial
value, conye:tible into other and greater
value, il, possible No one can afford to
give his time and genius to earning mon.
ey and theniexpend what he has earned
for that which is not substantial. Far
better is it to accumulate and hold ones
aearnings until-the time for death comes,
and then turn it oyer to some worthy
charity, where it may do good for the un-
fortunate. Every one can earn enough
and}more than enough to meet all his
wants and needs if they be as moderate
as.they should be, and .if-he. 6uds he has
surplus, which he is certain of, he can
bestow it upon those who have been un.
Fortunate In expending money the
young man should always ask himself
edo / need this ?" He should not ask
"do T want this?" Wants are, too often,
the children of children. There is moth
ing manly in giving away to desires and
being governed by them. To do sois to
become the slave of morbid appetite.
How many men, in the evening of their
days, looking back can see that they have
earned millions of dollars, even, and yet
have not managed to save to themselves
a single hundred. 1t is this which en-
bitters the close of life. The man sees
that he has been not only less frugal
than be; should have been; but wasteful.
His hard.earned money has slipped out
of his hands in driblets as fast as he
could earn it. He has spent it for use.
less things. He has even damaged his
health in indulgencies which were pois-
onous to his physical and mental systems.
When young man. secures employment
he should firmly resolve-"out of my
earnings all necessary expenses shall be
paid. The remainder / will rigidly re.
serve for future uses in the same direc.
tion." We aver that all young men will
meet period when $500 would prove
the first step to e competence to support
them in old age. Then it should be the
aim of every mechanic or other indus
trial to secure that sum. 1t may take
two or three years 10 secure it. If 30,
all the more reason for securing it.
Money to one so long accumulating such
sum is of far greater value to him than
to one who gets it ahead in one year.
But, above all, the pursuit of this course
makes better citizen and better man,
in all respects, of the one engaged in
it, than does the SO. called "liberal and
open-hearted, generous" life. The lat.
ter is the life of spendtbrift who be.
comes besmirched with all the evils OF
humanity, and too often ending in wreck,
ruin and disgrace. The popularity" is
among his own class, and not worth
having.-Albany Press and Rnickerbock.
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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-02-04
A Belated Confederate.

Shortly after the Confederates began.
their struggle for independence. Win
ship Upchurch, of Chatham County,
N. c., Joined a volunteer company and
went to the front. He made good SOL
dier and fought on until the las. year of
the conflict. The Federa!s captured him
in one of the bloody battles in Virginia,
and he was sent to one ofthe prisons 10
the Northwest. At the close of the war
be was discharged. He was without
money and had heard nothing from
home in many months. His relatives,
be knew, had good reason to believe him
dead. Despondent and proverty stricken
the poor fellow drifted about from place
to place wherever he could obtain
work. His wanderings carried him all
the time westward, and when he found
himself in San Francisco he yielded to &
temptation to visit the Sandwich Islands.
The voluntary exile intended some
day to return home, but many things in.
terfered. He also intended 10 write and
notify his people of his whereabouts,
but from time to time he delayed.
Almost before he knew it twenty years
fitted by. A few weeks ago he felt an
uncomfortable desire to see the old
North State again. He arranged his
business, packed his trunk and started
on his long journey. Last week he
turned up in Chatham County with the
announcement that he had come to pay
short visit to his old friends.
It is easy to imagine the astonisbment
created by the reappearance of the be.
lated Confederate The intelligence of
his return spread like wild6re, and
hundreds of farmers who were total
strangers to him rode many miles to
interview him. The Sandwich Islander
will be the lion cf the hour and nine.
days' wonder. Unfortunately for the
symmetrical rounding off of the story,
the adventurous soldier does not propose
to settle down in his old home. he has
prospered among his heather friends
and will go back to spend his days
among them. Perhaps all the points in
the story have not been made public.
There may be u woman in the case.
Upchurch may have been drawn to
North Carolina by sneaking desire to
again look upon the face of the girl be
| left behind him when be went to the
tented field. He may find her, not the
buxom lassie of twenty years ago, but a
faded matron, happy in the ceaseless
duties and cares Of wifehood and mother
hood. This may be the end of the little
romance. Who knows?-.1tlanta Con.
stitution.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-02-04
Pure Milk by a New Process.

1t is said that company has been
formed in New York city for securing
pure milk by new process. Fresh, pure
milk, made in localities where feed is
cheap, is canned, bottled, and corked
when first drawn from the COW, and i'm
mediately heated in water or steam, both
being under the pressure of the atmos'
phere. 1t is then cooled, after which it
may be kepta year without undergoing
any change. Heating destroys all germs,
and bottling prevents all connection with
the outside air. Should the new method
prove equal to the expectations of the
projectors it will work revolution in
the milk business of the country.-Chlcagc
It,noo
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-02-04

people, and judging from the number
and quality of the switches we saw be-
hind his chair when we visited his
school, his pupils are in the hands of an
earnest teacher. We are glad to see the
people in that section of the County
waking up on the subject of education.
Already, Mr.. Gambrell has done much
good there; the hearty support of the
epterprising citizens will stimulate him
TO still greater efforts.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-02-04

"Can't you drive faster, John?"
said farmers wife "we'll never git to
the village at this rate" Cant help
it" replied John. "Them hosses has
plowed all the week, an want to save
what life they is got left for dash past
| the tavern"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-02-04

We make the following extract from a
letter of recent date from Mr.. j. T.
Gambrell, Honea Path Township: Il
have a splendid school now. My
patrons said they would not be without
one. and made me up one of twenty.
nine pupils without any trouble at all,
at one dollar each per month. The
closing of the public schools seemed to
have very little effect on them" Mr..
Gambrell is in the hands of an earnest
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-02-04

Mr.. G. II. Wilson and Mr.. G. 0. Bur-
riss, two of the most promising young
teachers in the County, leave the trials
of the pedigogue for the more congenial
employment of the store and the farm
When they meet our protest with the re-
mark, "School teaching don't pay" We
are silenced. They are eminently cor
rect. Facts substantiate the truth Of
this remark. Teaching in the public
schools of the country don't pay. As
we5have had occasion before to remark
chat IS nothing more than the Legitimate
offspring of the free school system as at
present worked. The tendency is to
drive out the best teachers.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-02-04
COLUMN.
@r Communications from our Farmers
on any matter pertaining to Agriculture,
are respectfully solicited for this column.
Does Drainage Pay.

One may. talk by the hour to the ordi-
nary farmer about the effects of drain
age, and explain how the drawing of the
water from the soil by the buried pipe
also draws in the air, which looseus and
mellows the soil, &C., and he will only
look With open mouth and ask: "Does
it pay 10 put SO much money into these
'efe ditches?" Yes Mr.. Farmer, after
an experience of thirty five years, I rise
to say it psysl In the year 1S4s we had
in one of our grain fields narrow valley
abount six rods in width and one hun:
dred and twenty rods in length. n Il was q
very wet and only produced swamp grass
of no value. 1t being very inconvenient
to plough around it we dug drain
through it and laid water way of stone.
Then we cultivated it with the rest of
the field and planted crops of wheat,
oats, corn and hay alternately, For ff-
teen years it. produced enormous crops
every year and without any failure.
Then the drain became checked by silt,
and we could raise nothing but tue wild
swamp grasses. After four years Of idle
ness we again drained with six inch
pipes, and again it produced excellent
crops. This season we have taken off a
crop of hay at the rate of three tons per
acre. In all.this time we have never
put manure on it; yet the crops show no
sign of diminution. Is it not safe to
say that sit has paid?" Again, we have
field of eighteen acres of rolling land,
soil heavy clay, very wet in spring, and
very dry and hard in summer. Being
upland it has been in cultivation for
fifty years, yet never producing a paying
crop. The usual yield Of wheat has
been about 8 bushels per acre; oats 20
bushels; cornc15 to 20 bushels, and hay
1000 to 1900 pounds per acre. In the
winter of 1881 and 1882 we drained the
fields with parallel drains, rods apart
and 81 to feet in depth. The following
spring we planted it to corn, but the
ground was SO very hard that the crop
was failure. In the spring of 1883 we
sowed it with oats and gathered crop of
SO bushels per acre as result of drain.
ing. We ploughed in the oat stubble
aud followed with winter wheat. This
crop was pinched by drought, lasting
from r. the 6rst' Of May until the harvest,
andithe crop weighed out % bushels to
the acre, an increase of Is bushels per
acre. This season we have taken off a
fine crop Of hay, not less than three tons
per acre. The account stands thus:
Increase of oat crop, 30 bushels,
Increase of wheat crop, Is bushels,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-02-04
When a new milk COW has her calf

When new milk COW has her calf
taken from her she will often hold up her
milk, apparently for the purpose of saving
it for her offspring. 1t will require
kindness and patience to overcome this
habit. The operation of milking is
pleasant for the animal, and if she is
given mess of warm slops while being
MIXED her attention will be so diverted
that she will yield without remembering
her calf. 1t is important to milk clean
from first; as retention of milk in the
udder Injuries it and tends to decrease the
yield.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-02-04

At;a recent meeting Of the Board Of Of
Examiners, It was concluded to do away
with the lines cutting off Pelzer and
Williamson intol aseparate School Dis
trict. Hereafter, there will be no
School District No. 1s- Williamson
aud Pelze,ir. are in No. 8. Two of the
Trustees lappointed for No. s are in
Williamson. The Board of Examiners
thoueht4hat would be more convenient
for the teachers than to have the Trus-
tees scattered over the Township.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-02-04

Miss Fleda Stephens has charge of the
Mt. Tabor school, in Pendleton Town
ship. If the letter she writes is at all
indicative of the neatness and exactness
of her school room work, we may expect
her lei 10 do lasting good in that communi-
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-02-04
Farmers have an ide

Farmers have an idea that only an
expert professional can paint a wagon,
This ia mistake. Any man who knows
how to mark sheep with red chalk can
paint wagon so that no water will get
into the wood.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-02-04

Will the, Trustees be kind enough to
iuiotahaaay occasionally IS to the working
of their ssysrsi schoolsS Are s4 they hey well
attended, Z Do, the patrons appreciate
thesschools and show that appreciation
by sending their children regularly
Any infornati tiaa, orL any suggestion
would ba gladly received We gre not
unmindfnl of the fact that the Office o.
school Tru.tee is thankless one, but we
must insist that our Trustees assist us Is
much as possible in thisiwayS QFIA.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-02-04

We thought our friend,5 MrD: H.
Russell, would not remain very long ont
Of harness. Wheqa man stssachsEs.a' g EI..
long as he has, either he learns % like
the work too3 we'll tostopit, orhe Becomes
q necessity to the school.room. We
understand, and we are glad to know
that Mr.. Russell has been employed to
teach. an eight months school at Mid.
way. If the Teachers Column does not
hear from him occasionally, he will hear
from the Teachers column.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-02-04

Rev. Hugh McLees takes charge OF
the Male School. at Williamson. Mr..
;Blalock, ,,.rhis Immediate predecessor,
having gone to Fountain Inn, Greenville
County.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-02-04
TE'AeHEIRs'GoLUMN,
j. g. cL1NKscALEs, EDITOR.
EXAMINATION.

Let the teachers wishing to.be exam
ined, be on hand ate O'Clock sharp,
Saturday, 18th inst. Be sure to come
provided with writing material. See ad'
yertisemens in INrELL1GENcER and
Journal.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-02-04

Mis-. Mis- =. ). Brown commenced teach.
ing ing small school few miles below
Belton about q year ago. At frat, the
attendance was discourageingly small,
but TIE tie, work Of the teacher was faith.
fully and cheerfully done. She writes
US that she is greatly encouraged. BY the
increased number Of pupils and the1in-
tefestof her patrons manifested by their
efforts to provide comfortable school
Sh.n sd i 8 81 o wv 9a.ls
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-02-04

ne have proposed tothe School Com
missioners Of Greenville snd Abbeville
Counties to unite with us in the Institute
work next summer. If they will agree
to unite with us aud hold the Institute
in Anderson, we can make it pleasant
and profitable Is. all concerned. A three
weeks session attended BY the teachers
of Abbeville, Anderson and Greenville,
would not be a heavy tax upon the
school fund of either County, but would
be of incalculable benefit to the cause OF
education in all.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-02-04

Rev. Geo. Gresham, the recently elect
ed pastor of the Baptist Church at
Psndleton, is placed at the head Of the
school atthat place. Miss L. Easley
viii assist him. Miss Easley has been
teaching there for the past two months
and, We learn. has given entire satisfac-
zion to her patrons. : ss5
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-02-04

iIulmany sections ofa:he County, du-
ring the short time the schools have been
closed, subscription schools have been
made up and are moving off nicely.
This fact confirms us in the opinion
already expressed, thatit would be we'll
to stop the schools one year and catch
up. Our people have learned to rely too
much on the public fund for the. educa-
ton Of their children. isi9 }ga
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-02-04

We repeat what we have often said in
the Teachers Column as to the building
OF repairing Of school houses with the
school fund. The Trustees have the
right to do it, but it should be done only
in cases of sheer necessity. 1t is a bad
case when any community is indiffer.
ent to its educational.interestsa as to per:
nit, or even demand, the Trustees to re.
pair the school house. Would it not be
we'll for the Trustees 10 refuse to locate
school wherever the people are too in
different 10, provide comfortable houses
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-02-04

The Ivy Hollow School in Savannah
Township IS now in the hands Of Mr.. Mr..
Western ,sadler. Friend Western says
he never whips great deal. Well per-
haps there is more truth than poetry in
the, opinions that the teachers size f'e5l has
much to do with his 8, management OF
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-02-04

Totalincrease of cropper acre.SS5 90
Cost of drainage.........s2O 80
Extra, threshing oats l 80
Extra, threshipg wheat 1 50
- % 80
Balance to credit drainage. ..sll 20
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-03-18

Cure Sars is s1 s.,1ass
DD.e.otlity.EIhsu,.s,ss
s..s ay' semia.
OFF, Sperm,
snd al he sI RAYS,
effects Ofsslf.ab5aO....
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Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-03-18
Badges All Societies

POLICEMEN. FIREMEN. ETC. PRESEN.
tation Charms. or Prizes in Gold, Silver
OF Metal, SOLD AT SOCIETY PRICES by the
Agent of the Universal Badge Manufacturing
Company. NATHAN JOSEPH & CO., CAL Clay
street, San Francisco.
Workmen and X. Of p. Badges In Gold, 81
each, sent q. o. D. Trade supplied. fe23-tf
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-03-18
CraniaI OtaCOuStiC.

THIS INSTRUMENT IS CALLED THE
j. CRANIAL 0TAooUSTIo. or Ear Trum-
pet. Seeing the disadvantage and bad results
arising from the use Of the ordinary TN
trumpet. hAs led me to the construction OF an
instrument which would render the ASSIST.
ance Of O trumpet. and yet could be placed
upon the head. After many trials. the follow
ing instrument has been made for me. Ills
OF black vulcsnized rubber. and weighs an
ounce and Q quarter. The otscoushc resem-
bles the sphenoid bone in shape and relation.
1t is placed on the top of the head. with tubes
running from the sounding chamber into the
ears. thereby gaining sill the assistance ren
dered through the bones and nerves OF the
head. ! have oundt that when the sound re-
ceiving chsmber Is in contact with the oones
of the head the effect of the trumpet as sn aia
to hearing is considerably increased, and dear
persons can hear much more distinctly thAn
with the ordinary ear trumpet. the sound.re.
ceiyiDg m of which 10 distant from inc
head. II will be seen that the trumpet
formed as described, is much more conveh'
lent than the ordinary form, since II docs
away with the annoyance and embarrassment
OF carrying q trumpet In the hand. 1t can 20
wholly concealed by ladies'.
For free trial or further information, Apply
to ANGUS MACDONALD, Nj. u.
ia West Canton street. three doors tro"
Columbus Avenue, Boston.
Agent at the Bowman mine. Ruby hili, No
yada, sl9-lm