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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-01-19
They DON'T Care For Prayer.

WASHINGTON, January 4.--The Star
draws attention to the fact that as rule
the prayer of the Senate chaplain is daily
delivered to an almost empty chamber.
1t is rare thing for the presiding officer
to call quorum to order and frequently
not more than half a dozen Senators
are present. Senators, generally, admit
that it is a reproach to the body to thus
ignorate the only religious Service in
connection with the proceedings, and
numerous quiet efforts have been made
to effect reform. This recalls the fact
that in the last Congress Senator Hoar
offered resolution to require the presence
Of q quorum at the prayer, but the second
day after he himself failed to appear in
time. When the prayer hadbeer deliver
ed Mr.. Hoar entered the chamber wear.
ing somewhat of an air of embarrassment.
His delinquency was observed, and the
resolution became q dead letter. This
ignoring of the prayer has grown to bea
habit of the Senate. When Judge Davis,
of Illinois, was President pro tempore he
entered the chamber with the chaplain
one day and the only Senator visible was
Mr.. Butler, Of South Carolina. Judge
Davis did not pause an instant, but with
all the soIemnity and gravity usually
observed by him oa such occasions he
gave stroke with his gravel and said:
"The Senator from South Carolina will
come to order"
The summons was treated as jest by
the galleries and the pages on the floor,
but il Sas not so intended. The presid.
ing officer took that method of rebuking
the Senate and Of having his rebuke go
into the Record. 2
There is desire among some oftheSen
ators to procure prompt attendance, ano
the subject has been talked about to some
extent. There are Senators who hold
that it would be better to do away with
the prayer altogether than to treat this
religious formula with such apparent
disrespect. But, of course, no proposition
to dispense with the chaplain would be
seriously considered, and the question is
how to prevail upon Senators to be on
hand in time for the prayer. The pre-
yalent opinion is that it must be moral
reformation, as past attempts to make
prompt attendance binding by resolutions
have failed.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-01-19
Wonlan's Rights.

The following interesting Act just
added to the statutes is the result of Leg
isiative wisdom and Executive approval: {:
"Section ]. All conveyances, mort
cages and like formal instruments of
writing, affecting her separate estate,
executed by o married woman, shall be
eGectual to convey or charge her separate
estate, whenever theintention so to con-
vey or charge such separate estate is de.
clared in such conveyances, mortgages or
other instruments of writing.
Section 2. That all the earnings and
income of married woman shall be
governed by the same provisions Of laws
as apply to her other separate estate"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-01-19

- Invention has never lessened the
reward of industry. On the contrary
every substitution of machinery foi hand
labor has increased both labor and wages.
because it has elevated the standard cf
mechanical art in every industrial char.
mel, and has. left behind only those who.
failed to give intelligent application and
industry to their calling.
: The New York people are trying to|
work up sentiment in favor of holding
the next National Democratic Convention
in that city. The views of every "promi.,
nent politician" who will talk on the:
right side are published, and tremend:s
Gus pressure will be brought to bear upon
the national committee. .
= Ex-senator Malone is said togta,
very angry at the New York Republicans
because they did not put up enough
money to enable him to carry the las
election in Virginia.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-01-19
Getting Rid of the Old Folks.

CINCINNATI, January Fashionable
society on Walnut Hills is just HOW dis.
cusaing' a disclosure which threatens to
bring disgrace upon some of the WEALTH..
est families in the city. Several years
ago there was established on Walnut
Hills an institution known, ,,as the Old
Mems and Widows Home. 1t was
intended that it should be used entirely
for persons who had once been in good
circumstances. For the past two years
it has been rumored that the managers
and the friends of the institution have
been greatly imposed upon. The trouble
arose from the facts that the Home had
been used by heartless persons who, not
caring to put up with the eccentricities
of old age, had quietly placed their
parents in the Home to spend their last
days.
This has grown to such an extent that
at an executive session few days ago
the lady trustees and managers decided
that active measures be taken to do away
with this abuse. a quiet hint dropped
to the relatives of four families had the
effect of causing the removal from ths
Home of four old persons. 1t was init.
mated that if this was not done exposure
would follow. Three old women and
one old man were removed to the homes
of their children-homes, too, that had Z
been erected by these old persons them
selves. There was not one CT the number
but had children considered immensely
wealthy, and the son OF one lady is one
of the solid men ofthe city.
About two weeks ago an old woman
died at the Home. She had been an
inmate for over year. Once week a
carriage drove to the institution and
lady plainly attired and heavily yelled
alighted. To an attendant she would
ask to see Mrs. Widdifeld. The visitor
was Mrs. Widdi6eld's daughter. She is
married to enc of the wealthiest mer-
chants in this city, and is resident of
Mount Auburn. The poor old mother
needed attention and was placed in the
Home. Two hours after her death the
mother was quietly removed to the
Mount Auburn mansion. From there
the funeral took place, and none of the
friends of the family knew where Mrs.
Widdiield had died.
Another case which is attracting com.
ment is that of one of Cincinnati's fore.
most physicians, who moves in the most
exclusive circles. His mother was an
inmate of the institution for several
years. Recently she died. The son had
her body taken to small undertaking
establishment from which she was qui-
etly buried in an obscure corner of an
obscure cemetery. he was ashamed to
permit his friends to know that his poor
old mother had died in an asylum
intended for the unfortunate. There
are number of other Instances where
children, men and women of leading
families, have shown their heartlessness
by getting their old mother or father out
of the way by placing the parent in the
Home. Among these is instanced
Henry S. Ives, the well-known railway
manipulation and broker. There ale
many others, and there will be some sur
prisipg disclosures.-Ne,u York World.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-01-19
The Gulf Stream and its Changes.

The report that the gulf stream is
changing its course may or may not be
true. The matter, however, is Of so
much importance that our government
has done we'll to send steamer!into
southern water to take careful observa.
tions.
1t is plain enough that any great
change in the course of this remarkable
current would work a tremendous reyo-
luton in the climates of all the counties
in Europe and America bordering on The
Atlantic ocean. Some years ago when
the Panama canal was commenced The
cry was raised that it would divert the
course of the gulf stream, and turn Eng
land and the United States into regions
as barren and cold as Siberia. We have
oulgrown this apprehension, although it
cannot be denied that wide cut through
the isthmus would seriously effect the
course of the gulf current.
This great ocean-riyer is as much of q
mystery now as it was when it was first
discovered. We simply know that it
flows out of the Gulf of Mexico, that it il
about fifty miles wide, and that it rushes
along at speed of FIVE miles an hour, in
northeasterly direction along the
American coast, until it reaches New
foundland, when it sweeps across the
Atlantic and divides into two streams
one of which turns eastward toward the
Azores and coast of Morocco, while the
other strikes the British Isles and Nor.
way, and runs to the southern borders oi
Iceland and Sri!zbergen. The causes Of
this singular phenomenon are not under
stood. We know that it moderates the
temperature, and makes many countrie:
habitable that would otherwise be giver
up to polar bears and other denizens O
the Arctic regions. But this is the sun
and substance of our knowledge. Oul
speculations concerning the origin of the
current are mere theories, unsupported
by any substantial ground work of fact.
In the course of time it is possible tha
the two oceans will come together at TIT
isthmus, and then the complexion of thu
world will be changed. But this is ia
away in the future, perhaps a thonsant
years off, and we need not work ourselve
into . state of mind over it now. Still
it is we'll enough to send out detach
ment of our coast survey service t
investigate the situation. II there j
going to be any trouble ten or twent.
centuries hence the eminent Wigginse
who run the scientific department of GU
government naturally desire to have thei
predictions recorded in time. One of tn
burdens of civilization is the obligatio
resting upon each generation to do some
thing for posterity, and when we dis
charge this duty we are rendering ger
uine service to mankind.-ANanta Con
StitUtion.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-01-19
Say It To His Face.

Sometimes it does people good to be
brought face to face with persons whom
they have slandered snd abused. 1t is
astonishing how soon under such circum,
stances their impudence evaporates. The
author of "Studies in Russia" tells a
story of young poet in the time of AL
exander H., the liberator Of the serfs,
and the victim of the Nihilist assassins.
This young man had written q most
seurrilous poem, in which he! had de-
scribed and libeled not only the Empress,
but also the granddukes and duchesses.
Some one, the censor of the press, went
and told the Empress.
"That man had better be sent off to
Siberia at once" he said. "It is not q
case for delay"
aOh, no." said the Empress; "wait a
little, but tell the man I desire to see him
at 6 o'clock tomorrow evening"
When the man was told this, he feltas
. Tl-4 ~ L.
if his last hour was come, and that the
Emperor must intend himself to pro-
nounce sentence of eternal exile. He
went to the palace, and was shown
through all the grand state rooms, one
after another, without seeing any one,
till at last he arrived at small, common.
place room at the end of them all, where
there was single table with lamp upon
it, and here he saw the Empress, the
Emperor, and all the granddukes and
duchesses whom he had mentioned in
his poem.
Chow do you do, sir?" said the En-.
pe.or. IT heard you have written q
beautiful poem, and / have sent for you
that you may read it aloud to US yourself,
and have invited this company to come
that they may have the pleasure of hear
ing you"
Then the poor man Frustrated himself
at the Emperors feet.
aSend me to Siberia, sire," he said /;
"force me to be soldier, only do not
compel me to read that poem."
ooh, sir, you are cruel to refuse me the
pleasure, but you will not be SO ungal'ant
as to refuseith Empress the pleasure of
hearing > T verses, and she will ask you
herself"
And the Empress asked him.
When he had fnishrd she said: 81 do
not think he will write any more verses
about us. BE need not go toSiberia just
yet"
We may be sure that one such lesson
was enough to last this young man. 1t
would be well if some other people were
obliged to say what they have said in
dark corners out face to face with the
people whom they have slandered and
maligned. But it is the art tof the SIAN
derer to set house afire and then run
away in the smoke, or like the cutie fish
to blacken the water around him so that
nobody can see where he is or what he is
doing. A good hater may be respected,
but deliver US from the men who betray
with kiss, and whose words are softer
than oil while war is in their hearts.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-01-19
SHE Married Him.

Said an aged matron to ME once:
when my cousin William camo home
from his three years cruise, his old blue
cloth suit with brass buttons looked very
old fashioned, and said, Cousin Will
liam, you should buy yourself some new
clothes; you can afford it, But be an
swered, Il do not worry about my clothes,
Cousin Mary; I have brought bone four
shot.bags full of gold pieces, and the
girls will marry me anyway now." And
to my "Did any one marry him" she
replied, while a faint tinge mantled her
aged cheeks, eyes, I married him."
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-01-19

fair mechanics or artisans of them
They are admirably good Gideonites-
hewers of wood and drawers of water
when they are made to work, but it is
clear that the curse of Canaan still how
ers over them, impeding their progress
to be other than servants of servants to
their brethren.
A movement is going on among tie
negroes of Southeastern Georgia and
South Carolina Tor wholesale emigra.
tion to Florida, and no reasoning can be
brought to bear against it. Several
years ago large numbers went to Kansas
Most of them returned, however, nearly
starved. Then Texas was their objective
point for expedition number two. Some
who went there are still in the clutches
Of the law of the Lone Star State; the
others who are not dead aro back again.
Last year there was great rush for
Arkansas, the poor deluded creatures
selling their corn, often for ten cents a
bushel, to pay their way thitberward.
In time the bottom fell out of this buck
ct; still none of their past experience
can deter them from their present move
ment on Florida. Their Numidian blood
is perhaps the cause. Be this as it may,
these poor stones are ever rolling, gath
ering no mess the meanwhile. This
roaming disposition is not confined to
one or more counties in Georgia; 1t is
general throughout the South, and its
attendant hardships may have much to
do with the average short life and fright
fully high rate Of mortality among the
negroes. An exodus rarely leaves a
locality without friends remaining at
home being, in very short while, in.
formed of death or two among the
"exodusters." Take the weekly mortuary
reports published in the newspapers of
cities in which the white population far
exceeds the black, and, as the gentleman
above quoted said, the death rate among
the blacks is stupendously greater than
that among the whites.
Among children especially is this large
mortality noticeable. A negro may run
to a city and soon find work as porter,
barber, waiter, or the like. He may do
we'll for while, but his excuses and
other failings often take him to Jail, an
insane asylum, or premature grave.
Under the most favorable circumstances
his success would appear Aeeting, for
negroes long established in business are
rarely met with. In a short time their
places know them. no more. They are
gone. Where7 Quien sabe? These
flights generally take place in summer,
when negro's wants are few, by reason
of the fruit crop and nights warm enough
for sleeping in the open air. This no.
madic disposition is largely responsible
for the negro's nonincrease and lack OF
progress.
Will the negro race reform and live,
or will it, by its own fault, decrease and
die out altogether. This is the problem
that stares in the face all thoughtful men,
white and black alike. In slavery days
this people increased as fast as they now
decrease.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-01-19

What plan have you for awakening an
interest among your pupils in the news
Of the day 2 DO you find that your
larger pupils are fond of newspapers? !?
How would this do? You have three or
four young men and young ladies in
school; suppose you appoint one every
Monday morning to give kind of sum-
mary. Of the news Of foreign lands to the
school on Friday afternoon. Have one
to give the news of our own notion !;
another to report the State news, and
still another to look after the county
news. 1t strikes us this would be good
idea. Did your young men take any
lively interest in the work of the Legis-
lature last fall? Did you try to get them
interested in it? Did you have the in
formation needed for such an undertak-
ing? Suppose you try this plan or a
plan that may be suggested by this.
Nearly all your pupils have access to the
county papers, and many of them see
the Charleston Weekly Neacs and Courier,
the Baptist Courier, the Southern Chris.
tiau Aduoeats, or the Herald and Pres.
6yter. These are all good papers and
esl be9made to serve as very good text
books. Will some of the teachers try
-. t
this and report the result Of their effort
: at the next meeting of the Association? ?
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-01-19
Programme for the Teachers Associa-

Programme for the Teachers Associa-
tion !:
i. How may we become better teach
ers? d. g. Sterling, w. G. Latimer,
Miss Carrie Watkins.
3. Difficulties of country school,
teacher. W. j. Compton, W. R. Earle,
Misas. 3. McC CLAIM, Miss Tallie Keown.
s. How to teach reading. D. H. Rus
sell, F. w. 'Pickel, Miss Leila Roberts.
A. How to teach country school.
Mr.. McRiroy, j. P. Smith, w. A. Dick
son, Miss A. K. Major, Mrs. A. NJ. Oar
ricott. :,
IS. How to teach Geography. Mr.. J.
M.zPatrick, Miss Olivia Newton, Miss
Lois Watson.
6. Who should be members of the
Teachers Association I? ]. B. Watson,
Miss Lizzie Alexander, Miss L., J. Drake,
Miss Nettie Hall, Miss Lizzie Brock. =
Don't forget that the exercises will
begin promptly at 8 o'clock a. M.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-01-19

= While out hunting at Spartanburg,
Thursday, Sd inst, Arthur Milster's gun
exploded, blowing out one of his eyes and
seriously wouuding him about the head
and neck.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-01-19

First Sweet Girl-"I understand
that handsome stranger has been calling
on you quite regularly" Second Sweet
Girl-"Yea, he's awfully tiresome."
"Tiresomc eyes, he don't do thing
the whole evening but sit on the extreme
end of the sofa and talk"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-01-19

= In few years more Alaska will
probably be the great mining country of
the world, and will furnish canned salmon
enough to supply the greatest demand.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-01-19

1t is refreshi1g to fndthat our teachers
arc becomingmore and more euterprising.
Many of, them, are hard students; others
are gradually learning the important
strufRthatthe successful teacher must be
IN active, persistent, painstaking student
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-01-19

The Haynie School over which Miss
Minerva Drake presides is in good hands:
! Miss Drake: is thome when before her
! classes and 6nds peculiar pleasure IN
teaching the young idea how: to shoot
7 Miss Drake needs better blackboard
sanid more comfortable seats for the chill.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-01-19
EA6HERs'G COLUMN,
j. d. CLINKsCALEs, EDITOR.
Don,tfail togo 10 Hunters Spring the
first Saturday in February. You will be
needed there and you will meet the ben
aefits of the meeting.

The trustees of District No. lS re-.
dnest us to announce that their schools
viii close Friday, Goth inst. They will
hold their last meeting Saturday, 2lst,
and request all the teachers to have their
papers ready for them.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-01-19

Ne are pleased TO find in many Of our
schools that black ckboards and slates are
being more extensively used. Spelling
s. now taught almost wholly in that way.
Rule the @children's states With some
rp.pointed instrument aud save time.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-01-19
THERE'S MONEY IN CORN.

Essay Read at the Interstate Farmers
Encampment by 3. F. Perry, of Green-
vile, 8. C..
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Miss Rosa Tribble, though quite young,.
seems /. to ba;doing faithful work at Cray.
:tonyille. This is Miss Rosa's first at
tempt at teaching. She occupies 9 very
good Il house, has passably good black
board and is disposed to use it. II her
patrons will do their duty, she will ind
no 3 difficulty in controlling her pupils.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-01-19

we are particularly we'll pleased with
j the books that have arrived for the
Teachers Library. Already some Of
them are in the hands Of the teachers
and they are delighted. Let those teach.
sers Who have paid their dollar, come or
saend and get a hook. The library grows
aud the interest in it increases every
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-01-19

= -
Ebenezer has somewhat of history
as an educational point. Mr.. Reed,
now principal Of the cokesbury school,
once had q fourishing school there. he
prepared several yonpg men for college
there's and made for himself'auite repn'
tation as teacher. We are glad to re.
bort TINT the school isstill ling good hands.
Miss Lou ]. Drake is at the head OF q
working school there, and furnishes
abundant evidence Of successful labor.
We found her girls and young ladies
somewhat timid. They have tongues, we
are confident, and promised to use them
alittle more freely when we go again.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-01-19

Col. Robinson, the Trial Justice, is
school master. at Mt. Bethel. Col. Dick
has a good house, a pretty good black
board and tolerably good seats! and desks.
His school is snail now, but promises to
be very fun next week. In the school.
room the Colonel is judge, jury and
sheriff: -. -.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-01-19

Ne. found Miss Minnie clinkscales
lust getting the machinery at Bethany
il moving ord 4. She had just taken
charge, Of the schoola few hours before
we entered, aud, of course, had not had
time to arrange the classes to her own
satisfaction. The youpg men promised
10 fix up the black board and do all they
could to make the surroundings conven..
lent and comfortable. We look for good
work there.
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e Mr.. John Williamson needs a better
shcuse. He has full school and seems.
to So doing earnest, faithful work. He
had no blackboard, but promised to get
one at once. We.lay down this PROPOSE
tion and would ring Il in the ears OF
many people in Anderson County mo
S man can, teach Dithout a blackboard. Mr..
Williamson is enterprising and Indus.
trious. If his patrons will hold up his
hands, he:will do good vork.