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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-11-22
A Connecticut Centenarian.

1t is not often that one sees hale and
hearty hundred years old man or woman,
in the full possession of the normal facul.
ties, and filling responsible positions in
life, but such an opportunity was afforded
in the case of the late COL. Perkins who
died at Norwich, Conn.,, Sept. 5, and
whose portrait we give herewith. Col.
Perkins celebrated his Tooth birthday on
just one month preceding the
date of his death, and at that time the
New York Tribune and other papers, in
noticing his long life, bore particular tes.
timony to the remarkable preservation of
his faculties.
Col. Perkins was native of Norwich,
but as lad was rather weakly, although
he was able, in his nineteenth year, to
walk to Poughkeepsie to embark on the
Clermont, the pioneer Hudson River
steamer, when she made her first trip. to
New York. During the war of 1S12-14
he was paymastar for Connecticut, Rhode
Island, and Massachusetts, He was
present at the battle of Stonington, and
was aboard Commodore Decatur's fleet
when it was blockaded at New London.
He was one OF the incorporators of the
Norwich and Worchester Railroad, the
second or third road of the kind built in
the United States, and from 1888 until
his death was its treasurer, continuing
active in the performance of his duties
until three or four weeks before his death,
when be left town for vacation. BE
had not missed an election in his town
for seventy six years Instead of being
robbed of half his faculties in his old age,
and 60 helpless from physical iu6rmily
as to be burden to his, friends-as is
often the case with those who are spared
for so long life-he engaged actively in
business up to the last, conspicuous
figure in the streets, regular attendant
at church, and as we'll preserved and alert
as many man of sixty. 1t was his
habit until recently TO walk from his home
to the company's Office, over half mile,
four times daily, and he carried himself
with an erect bearing, wrote a beautiful
legible hand, and attended to his duties
with an assiduity which many young
men might copy with profit. His sight
and hearing were excellent, and his only
hobby is said to have been the art oi
preserving the health, a subject which he
had carefully studied, with benefit
of which great age affords the best attes-
tstion,-Scientifc A9acric7n.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-11-22
SCHOOL MANAGEMENT.

ALI progress in the school room is, in a
great measure, the result of ski1lful man
agement. Hence, school management
must be subject of close and constant
study. That teacher who goes into the
school room and expects order to reign
there, simply because he or she com.
mands it, is doomed to grievous disap.
pointment. There must be qualities of
mind and heart that will command at
once both the respect and obedience of
the pupil. Goodness, self control, decis.
ion and quick perception of the springs
of human action, which is acquired by
all teachers who are close students of
human nature, and especially of child
nature, are prime factors in school man.
agement. All control of others is, in
some sense, the result of influence over
them, aud influence results from the
recognition ofsuperior qualities.
Now, how is the teacher just starting
in the profession to acquire these quail
ties? First, by mixing with other peo
pie socially and in a public manner. He
must go where other people go-enter
into their Observation-Disclosures him.
self with their home life, take part in
public discussion if there is any, for by
these means he acquires self-knowledge
"a just estimate of his own powers. He
must keep posted on the current events
of the day, and he must keep abreast of
the literary thought of the age, and to
do this, he must read the newspapers
and magazines. He must have knowl.
edge of the practical every day affairs of
life. That teacher is helpless, indeed,
who knows all about the ways of the
ancient Greeks and Romans, and nothing
about the ways of modern society. Sec
oud, by cultiyating self.possession, and
this may be done by thought and force
of will Do not act from sudden impulse,
but when confronted by an emergency,
be deliberate LET your judgment have
full sway-in a word, be cool and self.
possessed. A visitor at an insane asylum
was suddenly confronted on the balcony
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-11-22
Il House Built OF Paper.

There is paper house in Atlanta. No
wood, brick, iron or other material is
used about the building. Altos Decatur
street neat little store, painted sky blue,
has attracted considerable attention for
the past week. The gaudy color is not
the cause of the little building being the
object of 80 much attention, but the
material of which it is constructed makes
it novel. 1t is made entirely of paper.
The store is owned by Mr.. August Sin.
cova, and was built by Frenchman
named Smith (spe!led, of course, in q
French way), VINO is agent for the paper
of which it is constructed. The rafters,
the weaiherboarding, the roof and the
flooring are all made of thick, compressed
paper boards, impervious TO water and as
durable as wood. The house canuot
catch on FIRE as easily as wooden build
ing, becarse the surface of the paper is
smooth and hard. The house is used as
a store by Neal Kelly, who says he finds
it warm in cool weather and comfortable
when the weather is warm.-Attanta
Journal.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-11-22
He Won a Wife on the Election.

"Where's the marriage license Office z"
He was a neatly dressed young man
and his face was fairly becoming with
happiness. The question was directed to
a group of lawyers standing on the front
steps of tie new courthouse bright aud
early thi5 morning. The way to Register
Connor's stronghold was pointed out, and
as the youth was winding up his proluse
thanks one of the lawye said "You seem
happy this morning. Did the election
strike you correctly?'
you bet did. If the election hadn't
gone as it did l wouldn't be here this
morning.
"How's thal?"
"Well, don't mind telling sou. You
see. there was another fellow in love with
the girl I'm going to marry, and she
didn't know heraclf just which of us she
liked best. We both asked her to marry
us, aud to get out Of the snap, she said
that if Harrison was elected she would
be mine. If Cleveland won the other fell
low was to get her 1tell you | felt
shaky last night, but I'm all right nowand
I'm going to get that licene out before
they get chance to count us out in some
fthe doubtful states.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-11-22
Whisky not an Antldote TO Rattlesnake
Poison.


DR.. A. T. Hudson, of Stockton, Cal,
writes: "HaVing often seen the statement
made in the public press, and sometimes
in medical journals, that whisky and
ammonia were the acknowledged anti.
dotes to rattlesnake snake bite, ! feel it q
duty to administer corrective to the
above fallacious teaching. About thirty
years ago Professor Weir Mitchell, of
Philadelphia, spent over two years in
carefully experimenting with the virus
of snake poisons. Taking few drops Of
the pure virus from the sac of the snake,
he mixed it consecutively with alcohol,
ammonia, iodine, bromine, mercury and
other reputed antidotes, then injected the
solution of each into birds, rabbits, dogs,
goats, and other animals-when he found
that the poison was not altered in its
power, but would produce its specific
toxic effect just the same as when it was
undiluted. He found also that the virus
was fatal only to certain extent, that
is, if it took half drop to kill an animal
of thirty pounds weight, it would require
one to two drops to kill one of sixty to
eighty pounds. It's action lis immediate
and it kills only when the animal is loo
small and weak in resistive vitality. II
is rare that an adult person dies from the
bite of q rattlesnake. The virus of the
cobra is more intense aud fatal. Several
years ago prominent minister in Phila-
delphia died from the bite of q young
cobra. AS given quantity of the rattle
snake virus il necessary to overcome a
certain amount of physical force, it is
seldom that such quantity is ever depos,
ited by the snake bite upon an adult per.
Son. Ifa large snake should bite goat
OF fifty pounds weight, and soon after
bite two children about the same weight,
the goat might die, but the children
would not, for the reason that the goat
would receive the largest amount of the
virus, when there would be but little
left to poison the children. In such a
case, whisky being used on the children,
their recovery would be attributed to the
whisky 80 the friends and neighbors
would think they have positive proof ofa
sure antidote in whisky. Here is the
fallacy which science alone can demon
strate. If, when whisky is mixed with
the poison directly, it is no antidote, how
can it become go when taken into the
system remotely, The whisky in the stom
ach and the poison in the goat7 Physi
ologically, whisky is autido!al SO far as it
will sustain the tagging powers during
the time the poison is being eliminated
by the excretory organs. In the light of
the above scientific demonstrations, how
doctor can gravely OF frantically proceed
to treat a rattlesnaEe bite by injecting
around the wound permaDganate, of po.
tassa, or any supposed antidotes, or order
chicken split open and applied to the
wound, or the anus of the chicken applied
over the wound, using number ofditfer
ent fowls for the purpose, is q problem
hard to understand in this age Treason" !"
dfo1jn11 RecorG
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-11-22
The True Method

Of curing habitual constipation, and,
liver aud kidney ills, is to avoid the use
of the bitter drastic liver medicines and
cathartics, and to take only the pleasant
liquid fruit remedy, Syrup of Figs. It.
cleanses as we'll as strengthens the sys.s
TEN, and does not leave the bowels cos
tive, so that regular habits may be form
ed, and the invalid permanently restored:
to health. 1t acts promptly and efsc.s
lively; it is easily taken, and perfectly.
harmless. For sale by Simpson, Reid
& Go. T7-5Sa
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of the building by one of the most vic.
lent inmates aud required to jump to the
ground, a distance of three stories.
"Ahl" he replied, "I can do greater
thing than that" "What Is that ?" re-.
piled the luuatic. "I can go down and
jump up" $50, then, and be quick about
it," said the lunatic. His self-posseesion
saved his life.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-11-22

There were but few soldiers in the
war, says veteran, who were not card
players, and they Eearly all liked to own
a deck, but they had q dread of being
killed with deck on their person.
Whenever we heard the cannons begin to
boom and the guns of the picketmen began
to cIatter, we knew that the battle was
coming, and you would see men by the
hundreds drawing their cards from their
pockets and throwing them along the
rnni
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-11-22

We are glad to note that Miss Zellal
Campbell is to take charge of Hunters
Spring school the coming term. While
regretting to part with Mr.. Burriss and
his wife, is satisfaction to know that
they will be worthily succeeded by Miss
Campbell.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-11-22
A Born Politician.
A labor orator tells this story

a labor orator tells tn1s STORY
"a farmer had son who showed no
special aptitude for business, and he WAS
puzzled what to do with him. He
concluded to try an experiment, so he
locked the boy in room in which there
were only Bible, an apple and dollar
A few minutes later he stole quietly to
the room. He made up his mind that if
he found the boy eating the apple he
would make good farmer; if he were
reading the Bible he would be trained
for the pulpit, aud if he had taken the
money his success as broker, the father
thought, was assured. Upon entering
the room be found the boy sitting upon
the Bible, eating the apple, with the
dollar in his pocket. The boy became
an able politician
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-11-22

The first patent issued in America
was given to Samuel Hopkins, of Phila.
drlphia, in 1890, for an improvement in
the manufacture of potash.
No woman can be coDtented and
happy if her skin is covered with PIN,
Piles and blotches. These disfguring
eruptions are easily removed by the use
of Ayers Sarsaparilla. This medicine is
perfectly safe to take, and is a thoroughly
reliable blood purifier.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-11-22

Miss Carrie Watkins is again in charge
of the Denver school. The people of
that section show their appreciation of a
good teacher by continuing Miss Carrie
at the head of their school.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-11-22
Ecza,na. Itchy, scaly, slun ror.ures.

The simple application of "swayne's
Ointment" without any internal medi
cine. will cure any case Of letter, Salt
Rheum, Ringworni, Piles, Itch, Sores,
Pimples. Eczema, all Scaly, Itchy Skin
ERUPTION, no matter how obstinate or long
standing. It is potent, effective, and cnsts
but a tri1e. 10
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-11-22
TH'A6HERS

nr All communications intended for
this Column should be addressed to D. H.
RUSSELL, School Commissioner, Ander-
son, s. c..
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-11-22

-"What is it that makes the rich man
richer rand the poor man poorer 2" shouted
8 Socialist orator, the other evening. The
proper answer to this question would have
been "Monopoly," and the orator waited
for some one to giyeit. He was therefore
very much disgusted when newly fiedg.
ed member who had not been properly
posted got up and yelled, "Beer !"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-11-22

line, and their votes are not for sale down
South like they are up North. Some of
our white folks may vote fool, but they
vote honest.
Anyhow, we will let the procession
proceed. The great ship of state will
sail on. 1t is not the ship that Sam
Jones and Simon Peter Richardson tell
US about that was stranded on the beach.
General Harrison is good man and
comes from old Virginia stock, and if
Blaine and Sherman will let him alone
he will do up things about right. In the
meantime, let us all keep at work, for as
Cobe says, this election don't interfere
with craps. BILL ARP.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-11-22

Miss Lena Campbell is to teach the
present term at Mountain Creek. Miss
lena is young in years and experience,
but all teachers have to make begin
ming. Ability and industry will always
succeed, and we believe Miss Lena has
both of these. We bespeak for her the
kindly sympathy and CO operation of the
patrons.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-11-22

Vitality and color are restored to
eak and grey hair, by the use of Ayers
Vigor. Through its cleansing and heal
ing qualities, it prevents the accumula,
tion of dandruff and cures all scalp dis
paRnS
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-11-22

It is announced that Nlrs. Cleveland
is getting tired of answering notes from
people who name their babies after her.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-11-22

Mr.. A. W. McAuley has been selected
to take charge of the Townville Acade-
my. Mr. McAuley is q teacher Of long
experience in the profession, and we
doubt not, will show up we'll there if he
is properly seconded in his efforts by the
entire people. It is fine section Of the
County, and its people are generous and
whole souled, and there is no reason why
good school should not be maintained
there.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-11-22

What use from these leaves in our
political history should we make of the
wet blanket of last Tuesday? Give up the
Democratic organization? Give up the
cause of the people and of reform Say
there is no use trying to maintain the
fight against monopoly No use voting? !?
No. As surely es the tide Of the ocean
goes out to return egain, 80 surely will
Democratic victory return in the near
future.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-11-22


During the canvass, this summer the
writer took occasion to stop. and visit
every school he saw in session. He was
gratified to see Reading Charts in NUM-
Der of them, and in every single instance
the teachers expressed themselves as
greatly helped y,them 1t is great
economy of time, and still greater
economy of money to use them, for
pupils who use the Chart need nothing
in the world but slate and pencil and
some paper, thus saving the expense Of
buying frat; and second readers. We
hopeto see them in every school 10 the
County, for it is certainly wise invest.
men, on the part of The Trustees.
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y
Don't give way to passion or temper in
the school room or at the recitation.
Infinite patience and perseverance is the
price Of success here. Be frm-be de-
cided. Require the pupil to perform the
allotted task, but do not get angry at his
failures. The moment you give way to q
fit5of passion, you have in measure lost
the respect ofyour pupils, and to large
extent your influence over them. Let
the pupil see that what you do is from a
sincere desire to help him onward-that
even when you punish, it is not to crafty
your feelings ofrevenge, bat more in sor-
row. than in anger.
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DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP.
The Recent Democratic Defeat in the
Light Of History.

To the Editor of The Ne,cs and Courier:
In. 1S4O, when youth of IA, expert.
enced for the first time the depressing
effects of an election vet blanket.
1t was forty eight years ago. Martin
Van Buren, the President at that time,
was a candidate for reelection. Gen.
Harrison, by the hurrah boys called sOld
Tippecanoe," was the candidate against
him. Van Buren, was Democrat, Har.
rison a Wing. Gen. Jackson, in my
youthful estimation, was the greatest
man in the world; Martin Van Buren
was the next greatest. Harrison, as |
sized him up from the Democratic papers
and stumpers was an old granny, without
coursge or common sense and unfit for
any Office above country squire. But
he was elected, and when the news came
I felt that the country was gone and
worked the balance Of the day without
heart or hope. The immense popular
majority for Harrison and his 234 cleo.
toral votes to Van Buren's 60, and his 10
States to Van Buren's Z seemed too great
to be ever overcome. [ never worked
with so little spirit and so much pent.up
indignation as l did on The day of the
arrival of the sad news. My appetite left
me, my sleep was reduced one e.half and
when awoke long before day the next
morning my head was hot, my feet cold
and my heart oppressed. Ina few weeks,
however, got used to it and was myself
again.
What followed /? On the 4lh of March,
184l, Gen. Harrison was inaugurated.
In childish pomp be rode from his hotel
on white prancing steed, surrounded By
mounted soldiers, who had fought under
him in the battle of Tippecanoe, and
thus gayly came to the Capitol to deliver
his inaugural snd take the oath of Office.
In thirty days he was corpse. John
Tyler became President. He fell out
with the party that elected him, as
Andrew johnson in more recent times
did with the Republican party. In 1874
Henry Clay was nominated by the Wings,
and James K Polk by the Democrats.
The tariff was then discussed as freely as
during the recent campaign. The an
exation of Texas became factor in that
memorable campaign. The Wings op-
posed and the Democrats favored it. The
Wings, in order to belittle the Democrat
ic cause and candidate. sung at their
meetings:
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-11-22
Ha ha! ha such a nominee
AS Jimmy Polk, of Tennessee

Yet, Polk was elected over the most
magnetic and brilliant candidate ever
pitted against the Democracy. he ear
ried majority of the States, including
New York and Pennsylvania, and ITO
electoral votes to los for Clay. What a
revolution in four years!
What followed? ? The annexation OF
Texas resulted in war with Mexico.
Gen. Taylor became the prominent hero
of this war. Being grand lighter, and
gaining the soubriquet of "Rough and
Ready" and having answered Santa
Annals demand to surrender with the
laconic reply, "Gen. Taylor never sur.
renders" he was nominated as the
strongest candidate before the people, BY
the Wings, and was elected over Lewis
Cass, the Democratic candidate one of
the ablest and purest statesmen. of his
day. Thus the revolutiono of 1874 was
set aside by that of 1S48, and turn
about" being the order Of events, that Of
1s4S was again set aside by that of 1852,
when franklin Pierce was elected over
whelmingly over Gep. Scott, whom the
Democrats, by cruel parody on Rough
and Ready" called "Fuss and Feath.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-11-22

In the next room there were few
Republicans holding love feast, and as
the bulletins were read, they caught their
significance, and their glad hearts beat
like q muffled drum as they nudged each
other with their elbows, and said Ibid
you hear that; Harrison is gaining all
the time. Them fellows in there are
sick, awful sick /; they have all shucked
their coats"
Just think bow many souls are made
happy. Ten millions at least. 1t is
almost enough to make US reconciled to
our defeat. I do love to see folks happy
There are lots of good, clever Republi
cans in this country. There are some
whom we all respect, hut they do not go
about in droves. The trouble is that
their political leaders mix up with the
negroes, and are willing to weigh their
votes with the white folks even for even,
when we know and they know that they
are not fitten to vote, ard are not ftten
TO get fitten. There are lots Of white
folks not ftten, but we can't draw the