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Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-05-08
'"You must not take him. l Am

'"1Ou must not take MIN. 1 am
his father!'
'"His father!' replied Mr.. Bradley.
What do you meanp Why knew
Captain Wilson myself. He was at
least ten years older than you, and
was a large man in the bargain. Come,
let me have the boy!'
'"No no. cried Capt. Harris. pres
sing the little fellow closer to him. Il
may not DO his father, but l am his
'"Don't say you are his mother,
sneered MI. Bradley.
'"Yes, ! am his mother was the
reply.
"And with that Capt. Harris pulled
aside the heavy black beard l men,
toned. There was no doubt about 1t.
The captain had o woman's face, and
not a bad looking one either. MIR.
Bradley started back in establishment
and cried:
'!'You don't mean to say you are
Capt. Wilson's widowP
"'That's exactly what l am said
our skipper, rising to her feet and put
ting her beard back into place. After
my husbands ship had been struck by
the steamer l was lifted on board the
latter by two Of the men. My hus-
band and child were given up for lost,
although l begged the people to re-
turn and search the wreck for them.
They would have doue this, but the
steamer could not find the wreck in the
fog, and it was supposed that she had
foundsred Immediately after we left
her. went home to my friends. My
husband had very little money, and
found that l would have to work for q
living. l didn't care to hire out as a
housekeeper or do any other drudgery
OF that kind. had learned navigation
thoroughly from my husband and
was we'll fitted to take charge
Of q ship. / went TO an old
ship owner who was a friend
Of my husband, and told him just how
things stood. He thought under the
circumstances l couldn't do better
than dress up as a man and 60 TO sea
as a captain. Ho found me a ship and
I've been a skipper ever since. And
now no n is going to take my boy
away from me-"
THAT they amt" said the good
hearted Mr.. Bradley, who then kissed
the boy and shook hands with us all.
In five minutes he and his men were
on their way to the big clipper, and
our skipper, with her arms around tho
boy was leaning against the ~taffrail
waving her hand to them.
Nov, | understood the captains
liking for Mr.. Wood. our mate. She
was in love with him, and of course
she was a little jealous of me. The
whole mystery about Captain Harris,
as she called herself, was accounted
| for.
lone evening some weeks afterward
when we were in the Indian ocean, i
glanced through the after cabin door,
and what do you think l saw. There
sat mate, Mr.. Wood. by the side of
u skipper. She had her beard of,
and l noticed that she had let her hair
grow. In Mr.. Woods lap sat the little
boy. She was looking tenderly at Mr..
Wood, and he was talking to the boy
as if he had made up his mind to be
very good to him-for his mothers
sake. Then I knew it was all settled"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-05-08

%. r. Fyler, of T~orripgton, has been APP
pointed insurance commissioner OF Connect.
cut.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-05-08


asleep. The captain looked up, and l
noticed that his eyes we're red. as il
he had been crying hard. Thinks 1,
We'll. well, you are an old maid cap
tain. indeed
1.-The next morning we were be-
Gained. Near by us laid q big clipper
ship, which toward noon sent a boat
40 us. The officer in charge of the clip
per's boat said that they were bound
for New York, but were short handed,
and told MIR. Bradley that he and the
other men were welcome to come on
board and work their passage to the
United States. Mr. Bradley jumped
at the chance, and, the men being all
ready to leave our ship, he looked
around for the boy. We found the lit
tie fellow in the cabin, where he was
being petted by Captain Harris. The
captain made a great outcry when Mr..
Bradley told him the boy would have
to 60 with him. Our skipper begged
hard for the youngster, but Mr.. Brad.
ley said he would have to take him to
his friends. Mr.. Bradley was about to
lead the youngster out of the cabin,
when Captain Harris fell on his knees
and put his arms around the boy. Then
he looked up to Mr.. Bradley and said:
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-05-08

PHYSICAL DISTRESSES,
let me tell you Of the resurrected body,
free from all disease! Immortal! l 90
farther and say in regard to that body
which you are to get in the resurrec-
ton, it will be q powerful body. We
walk now eight or ten miles and we
are fstigued. We lift a hundred pounds
and we are exhausted; uparmed We
meet a wild beast and we must run or
fy or climb or dodge because We are
incompetent to meet il; we toll eight
or ten hours vigorously and then we
are weary. but in the resurrection we
are to have a body that never gets
tired. Is it not a glorious thought
Plenty of occupation il heaven, / sup
pose, and Broad way. New York, in the
busiest season OF the year at MONDAY
is not so busy as heaven is oil tho
time. Grand projects Of mercy for
other worlds Victories ia be celebra-
ted. TIE downfall Of despOtism on
earth to BIO announced. Great songs
tn be learned and sung. Great expe-
diticns. on which God shall send forth
His children. Plenty to do, but no
fatigue. II on are seated UNDER the
tree of life il will not he TO rest, but TO
talk over with some old comrade, old
times the battles where you fought
shoulder to shoulder. Jacob and the
angel wrestled together Jacob was
not thrown because the angel favored
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-05-20
The Mormon "arartyrs."

SALT LAKE CITY, May 14.-Gover-
nor West went to the penitentiary yester-
day to talk with the polygamous convicts
there. He asked if they. would be will
ing to promise obedience to the laws if be
would use his influence to have clemency
extended to them.
Apostle Lorenzo Snow said he would
not. He had no confidence in Judge
Zane or United States Attorney Dickson,
whatever. He might have in Governor
West. The Governor said he had no
right to talk that way. The officials had
no malice, but were all kindness. They
were doing their duty, and would join
him in asking clemency of the president
for them if they would submit to the
laws and urge others to do so. Snow
said he did not blame Judge Zane and
Attorney Dickson any more than he did
those who prosecuted Christ and the early
Christians, but "we are following the
command of God and cannot give away
to the law of man."
Governor West considers that this
leaves not leg for the Mormons to stand
upon in their claim of persecution that
President Cleveland would probably have
listened to Recommendation for clemency,
but that the Mormons leave no opportu.
nifty for its exercise.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-05-20

- The deaih of George H. Butler in
Washington deprives journalism of one
of its most brilliant and useless members.
It would have been better for Butler and
his friends if he had died twenty years
ago. Few young men ever entered life
under more promising auspices. The
nephew of General B. F. Butler, he had
wealth and influence backing him. After
serving in the Union army, and with the
adherents of Don Carlos in Spain, he
was made Consul General to Egypt He
left this position in disgrace, and settled
down to journalism in New York. His
wife was Rose Eytinge, the actress, but
after few years she obtained a divorce.
Buffers dissipation was more than she
could stand. For dozen years or more
this unfortunate man has been swinging
between Washington and New York, one
day in the gutter, and the next in an ed
itorial sanctum. When at his best his
talk and his writings sparkled with wit
and satire. Even to the very last his pen
was in demand, and friends were always
willing to lend him helping hand.
But the man had no will power What
he swore one day rot to do he was abso-
lutely certain to do the next. His life
was succession Of sprees, and it ended
at the age of fortysiX.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-05-20
Gladstonc's Plans.

LONDON, May 16.-An informal cabi.
net council was held last evening, and
to. day Gladstone had conference with
his colleagues. 1t is reported that, yield.
ing 10 the urgent advice of Morley and
Lord Spencer, Gladstone has decided, in
the event of defeat, to demand from the
queen immediate dissolution of parlia.
ment. The liberal association leaders in
the provinces have sent letter to Glad
stone pleading with him not to resign,
but 10 appeal to the country, with the
certainty of securing q majority.
Chamberlain is deluged with radical
protests. A Birmingham liberal who
had written that Chamberlain's action
had destroyed all chances of his ever at
tanning the leadership of the liberals,
Chamberlain replied that he would soon
er forsake politics than to consent 10 a
measure that would prove disastrous to
the country. Gladstone's committee has
asked Chamberlain to formulate state
ment of concessions that would reconcile
him.
The Parnellites, though asserting to
the second reading of the arms bill, will
oppose advancing it to the committee
stage until after the division on the home
rule bill.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-05-20
They Favor Prohibition.

The Southern Baptist Convention, at
its recent session in Montgomery, passed
an emphatic resolution on the Temper
ance question after an able discussion,
which secured an overwhelming majority
ft it, thus placing this denomination
strongly on the side Of prohibition. The
preamble and resolution is as follows:
Whereas, the manufacture and sale OF
intoxicating liquors as q beverage, in the
opinion of this Convention, are opposed
to the best interests of society and gov
ernment, and the progress of our holy re-
ligion; and, believing that all honorable
means should be employed for their sup
preston. Therefore, be it
Resolved, That we, as members of the
Southern Baptist Convention, do most
solennly protest against its manufacture
and sale, aud pledge our influence, in
the exercise of our rights as citizens of
this free country, socially, morally, re.
ligiously and in all other proper ways, to
work for its speedy overthrow-and to
this end we invoke the aid and blessin G
of Almighty God.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-05-20
A Dynamite Explosion.

P1TTsBURe, May 14.-Col. w. T.
Hoblitzell, agent of the Atlantic Dyna-
mite Company, was employed this morn.
ing to break up lot ot old iron stored
on vacant lot near tie Republic Iron
Works, on the south side. He COM
menced. work about o'clock on a ten ton
anvil, and used an immense charge of
dynamite for the purpose. A terrific ex-
plosion followed, and huge pieces of the
anvil were scattered about in every direc.
ton. One piece weighing three hun:
dred pounds wrecked q house occupied
by Mrs. McNamara one block distant.
Another piece of over two hundred
pounds crashed through the dwelling Of
Emil Erstman, also block away. 1t
struck bed in which three children
were sleeping. They were covered with
debris, but escaped serious injury. An
other house, occupied by Mrs. Luny,
fully three hundred feet away, was also
wrecked. The only person injured was
James Acton, who was walking on the
sidewalk, one block away. He was
struck on the leg with fragment and
the limb was so badly injured that am:
putation may be necessary. Hoblitzell
was arrested for violation of the city or.
dinance. The explosion caused intense
excitement, as the rumor was current
that bomb similar to those used at
Chicago had been thrown on the street.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-05-20

Sickles shot him, have been stripped
time and again of their bark, and have
had 80 may pieces sliced out of them
that to-day they look ~ if they had been
torn and shattered by shells and haze but
little life left in them. A big item of
expense is setting out the Summer bloom
ing plants in the Spring. The work has
been backward this season owing to un.
favorable weather, but it is now under
way, and by the first of June more than
25O,000 healthy plants will have been set
out in the public reservations. The
rarest and most delicate plants used to be
marked Glands of" but superintendent
Smith, of the Government Botanical
Gardens, in his fifteen years experience
has learned that the inclination in man
and woman to do what is forbidden is so
strong that it is only necessary to direct
their attention to what should not be
touched, and they are then sure 10 handle
it. Now all these sign-boards have been
removed and the rare plants are never
touched. Where ignorance is protection
tits destruction to make wise. II.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-05-20

The Georgia Gubernatorial contest is
exceedingly 1arm just now between Maj.
Bacon and Gen. Gordon. Sc far it ap-
pears that Maj. Bacon has the lead.
Quite 4 majority of the newspapers of
the State are in favor of Maj. Bacon, but
sws apprehend that this will be one time
that the newspapers will not control
Georgia. We hope they willnot, at least,
for ne feel q great interest in the canvass,
and want TO see Gen. Gordon win. He
has rendered his State and the country
valuable service in thepast, and it would
be ungrateful for his State to fail to
recognize this now. The only conspicu-
ons pnblic csacts of Maj. Bsconwith which
we are acquainted, are his several races
for Governor, and his having filed
acceptably the Office of speaker of the
House Of Representatives. Between the
records of the two men, it seems to us
that Gordon has vastly superior claims
dpon the State. We would Ike to be q
cisizeu of Georgia long enough to help
make Gordon Governor. We are conf
dent that he, will be triumphantly nomi-
mated and elected.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-05-20

= DR.. William Lohman, of Baltimore,
says: "I don't believe in Pasteur's inoc.
ulation theory because don't believe in
hydrophobia. 1t is in my opinion an
imaginary disease, and defy anybody to
produce we'll authenticated instance of
where hydrophobia attacked an idiot or
an infant bitten by rapid dog. 1t needs
a good, vivid imagination as an adjunct
of the disease. Some years ago man
came to me for cauterization of what he
claimed was the bite of mad dog. 1t
did not look to me like wound made
by teeth, but cauterized it to satisfy
him. A month afterwards that man died
with all the symptoms of hydrophobia as
described by standard authorities. After
his death it was established conclusively
that the wound was made by nail in a
fence that he had climbed to get away
from the dog, and also that the animal
was very old and only had three teeth
those very far back in the jaw and i'm
possible to use to bite with. That case
shattered my faith in hydrophobia, and
subsequent Investigations destroyed it
altogether. There is no such thing"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-05-20
A Colored Mans Gifts to Churches
and People.

DAR1EN, Ga, May 19.-The will OF
the late Henry Todd, colored, has been
opened.
He bequeaths his entire estate and rev.
enues to his wife during her natural life.
At her death the estate shall be converted
into cash. Five hundred dollars of the
money shall be spent in purchasing a
bell for, and in repairing the colored
Baptist Church. A sufficient amount
shall also be appropriated for the cree.
ton of school for colored children.
The balance is to be distributed as fol-
lows:
Ten per cent to the white Presbyterian
Church. Five per cent to the white
Episcopal Church. Five per cent to the
white Methodist Church. Ten per cent
to the colored Baptist Church. Ten per
cent, five per cent each) to two colored
Methodist Churches. Five per cent to
the colored Episcopal Church. Five per
cent to the white school in Darien. Five
per cent to the colored school in Darien.
Twenty per cent to his brother-in-law,
Frank Cardone. Twenty-Five per cent
apportioned to relatives in st. Augustine
and Jacksonville, Florida.
The wealth of the deceased is estima-
ted at from $1,000 to Sl25,00O. Exec.
utors appointed are, Messrs. Adam
Strain, James K. Clarke and H. Hunt
ington. Mrs. Todd is the possessor OF
considerable wealth in her own name.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-05-20

The action of the Farmers Convention
lin advocating the extension of the pri-
mary election plan Of nominating candi-
dates for State officers and Congressmen,
has given a new impetus to the discussion
of the subject, andwhile no great amount
Sof advocacy has been developed for the
plan as TO State officers, the subject
isbeing discussed in several Of the Con.
gressional Districts Of the State. In this
District the sentiments seems rather to
favor a primary election, but ne think it
would be q great mistake for such q plan
to- be adopted. II would be cumbrous,
liable to produce fraud or error, at least,
and certain to produce dissatisfaction. 1t
would give the candidate from the largest
County the advantage, and would require
80 much time and work as to prohibit
men of limited means from entering the
race. The objections che plan are
greater than its advantages. The plan
is xcellent fora County, butwill prove
Sdsnaer eralizing if tried on larger scale.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-05-20
5Col: Aiken Declines Re- Election.

GoKEsBURY, s. G., May II, 1885.
Mr.. EDITOR Latterly l have received
numerous letters from avowed friends,
inquiring whether it was my purpose to
enter Che approaching canvass as can
Sdidste for re election to Congress. JUS
tice to them and others demands that !
should make my determination known.
aIy health at present is SO precarious
that I can venture nothing upon the
future, and / have therefore concluded
not to enter the canvass at all.
But one word to the Democracy OF the
Third District, and il shall be single
word, Gratitude Gratitude Graft
tudei a dictionary Of words linked to-
gether in nicely polished sentences would
not more accurately express my gratitude
for their repeated manifestations of con.
fdence than does this simple word itself.
I have tried to serve them satisfactorily |;
if Ihave not done so, hope they will
attribute it to inability, for am sure my
every effort so to do has been performed
with an eye single to the faithful dis
charged duty. Respectfully,
Z. d. WYATT AIKEN.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-05-20
These Are Solid Facts.

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ulator ever placed within the reach Of
suffering humanity, truly is Electric
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Electric Bittors the best and only certain
cure known. They act surely and quick
ly, every bottle guaranteed to give entire
satisfaction or money refunded. Sold at
fifty GEMS bottle by Hill Bros.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-05-20
Card from the County Commissioners.

Mr.. EDITOR: We think it due to the
citizens of Fork Township and others
who petitioned our Board to change the
Earle's Bridge Road, so as to cross Sen "a
River below the mouth of Deep Creek,
to say that we have carefully considered
their request. We have examined the
proposed route, aud have ascertained
from survey, both of the new and old
route, that the new route is about one
halt mile further than the old, and to
follow the wiudings of the hills so as to
get good road, it would make the new
route at least one mile further than the
old OF present route. The grade of the
proposed route is good, excepting about
three.fourths of mile on the West side,
and about one.fourth of a mile on the
East side of the River, over which dis
tance we think it would be very difficult
to get good road. We do not find any
place suitable for bridge on the pro-
posed route. The best place is little
below the mouth of Deep Creek, at which
place the river is about four hundred
feet wide. 1t would require at least four
rock piers, each about twenty-five feet
high, at an approximate cost of $4,000.
A good substantial wooden bridge built
upon those piers would cost about So, 500.
The approach to the bridge on the East
side of the river would be about one
hundred and fifty feet, which would add
to the cost $4,000, making the entire
cost of the bridge s17,65O.
When the present Board took charge
of the County, we found debt of
81, ,SO6.2S against the County, contracted
in the fiscal years beginning Nov. 1st,
1882, and ending Nov. LIST, 1884, and
Spills contracted in the fiscal years
beginning Nov. 1st, 1880, and ending
Nov. 1st, 1882, making the total amount
due against the County Nov. 1st, 1884,
SIS, ,033.43, which is still due. The ex-
penses of the County for the fiscal year
beginning Nov. 1st, 1884, and ending
Nov. 1st, 1885, are all paid, leaving a
surplus of$1, 1877, which has been. ap.
piled to the current expenses of the
present fiscal year. We think by judi.
cious management, without any mishap
by fire or high water, the taxes to be
collected this year will be sufficient to
pay the entire Indebtedness, both past
and present. We have had frst.class
bridge builder to examine the old bridge,
and he in his report submitted plan to
repair, together with. s bill of lumber
necessary fsr the same, which will cost
the County between s250.O0 and $4,000,
with which repairs the old bridge, we
think, will last FIVE years or more. We
think it extravagant and wasteful, in the
present financial condition Of the Coun-
i ty, to throw away the old bridge, when
it can be repaired at so small COST
Ii a new bridge was required, we would
be in favor of first. class iron bridge.
JOSHUA JAMESON,
| A. O. NORRIS,
w. J. ROBBINS,
Board Co. Com. A. c., S. @.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-05-20

II The seventieth annual meeting of
The American Bible Society was held in
New York on Thursday. The annual re.
port showed that the receipts for the year
were 1928, ,91O.59, over $4,000 less than
what was received the previous year.
The expenditures were s2S,911.S4 less
than the receipts. Portions of the Old
Testament, the report says, will be print
ed at Honolulu this year. Mrs. Robert
sons version of the New Testament in
Muskokee is well advanced. RUutei's
translation of the Gospel of Luke in
Coreao is ready for publication. Portions
of the Old Testament have been pre-.
pared in the Shanghai colloquial, as we'll
as version of the Proverbs in Siamese.
The revision of the modern Syriac Old
Testament is also far advanced. The
colporteur work of the society is encour-
aging, 10000 homes having been sup.
piled with Bibles during the year. The
salaries and expenses of colporteurs, in
Guiding freight on books, amounted to
$4S, ,353.2S. During the year the society
printed l,437, ,440 Bibles and New Testa.
ments.