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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-12-20
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX PUTS IT
"

Mrs. Ella Wheeler Wilcox received the
reporter at her apartments with a hearty
handshake. She was dressed in one Of
her picturesqu, costumes, which seem to
the masculine eye to hang wholly from
the shoulders, and which are doubtless
Grecian in architecture. The Poetess Of
Passion was found to hold decided views
on the subject of dancing in general.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-12-20
Bright Side of Farming.

It.is undeniably true that the energetic,
driving farmer who follows the business
in view of making money, involves an
outlay of much hard labor and energy of
mind. With this fact in view and the
numerous trials and perplexities which
ain ays occur to the farmer during the
very busy seasons, and the fact that the
hardest and more important work OF the
year comes during the hot weather, when
labor and exertion are most unpleasant,
and when those who follow other callings
have comparative leisure, it is not sur
prising that mady farmers become
discontented and sometimes discouraged.
A certain amount Of discomfort seems
to be law of human nature. People OF
all callings look ith envy upon those
who follow other kinds of business, and
however we'll n person may be situated,
he is likely to imagine that others have q
better lot in life. 1t is not surprising
then to find farmers looking enviously
upon lawyers, merchants, or those who
follow other callings which demand less
exertion of body and mind. -
But there is bright side OF farming
which every farmer ought to recognize,
and which more than balances its mn.
pleasant features. While it is true that
much farm work is laborious and unpleas.
ant, it is also true that farmers may enjoy
ample time for rest and without final loss.
The work of the farm requires more mus
cular exertion than that of the shop or
desk, but it is less confuipg and monot.
onous. The clerk, bookkeeper and me,
chanic work more hours day and are
more closely confined than the average
farm hand, whose work is in the open
air and who has his evenings for him.
self.
The Winter months with their long
evenings afford to the farmer. compare.
tive leisure and ample time for recreation,
amusement and intellectual culture.
They afford opportunity for reading and
study, and for laying plans for future work
The luscious fruits, fresh vegetables,
pure, rich milk and golden butter, which
are looked upon by the wealthy residents
of cities as Injuries, come to the farmer
directly from nature and at little expense.
! The same articles are bought by city peo.
pie at e1travsgant prices, after they have
| lost their freshness and most desirable
qualities. It is unfortunate that farmers
do not as rule better appreciate natures
gifts. The farmer deals directly with
nature, and the blessings which he should
appreciate and enjoy more than counter
act the difficulties and Disappointment
which fall in his path.
There is no reason why farmers may
not lead happy lives. Ambition if car.
ried too far becomes misfortune and
excludes contentment and enjoyment
But with an aim to live and to enjoy
rather than to accumulate fortunes, there
is. DO calling better adapted to comfort
contentment and real happiness than sg-
riculture.-C Country Gentleman.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-12-20

Whenever twins are born in Hart.
ford, it is chronicled by New England
exchange, certain lady of that city
visits the mother and gives each baby a
handsome present.
= Scrofulous humors, erysipelas, can.
ker, and catarrh, eau be cured by taking
Ayers Sar,aparilla. II have used this
medicine in my family, for scrofu!a, and
know, if it is taken persistently, it will
eradicate this terrible disease."-W. F.
Fonler, N. D., Greenville, Tenn
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i We found the school at the Grange
Hall in good hands. Miss Jennie Err
win, with Scotch Irish blood in her veins,
knows howt"t put her foot down." Her
pupils seem to fear and love her, and,
without doubt, this is one of the secrets
of success. - .'z
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-12-20
A PHYSICIAN SUMS IT UP.

DR.. Alya 81. Dolby, the surgical and
medical inspector, in answer to the re-.
porter's question aa to the pathological
aspect of dancing said:
ar,H More young women are made chronic
-inyalids through immoderate dancing
than, through 5any other cause except
roller skating; and almost every physic-
clan has cases due to the abuse or what,
under favorable circumstances, is pleas
ant exercise. a normally healthy wo.
man can dance with impunity just as she
can ride.a horse or play tennis, but com.
parativeIys fews1American women are
normally healthy. Moreover, woman
in ball dress is almost invariably laced
too tightly. and I never knew woman
who danced who did not dance too much.
The over.exertion, combined with the
tight lacipg, is apt to produce functional
trouble of the heart, increasing, as it does,
the action ofthe heart with diminished
scope. Women who dance ought not to
lace at all, and married women SHOULD
dance seldom, ifever." -
"Is dancing equally injurious to men z"
s "Well," said the Doctor, laughing, II
can't say that I've observed that it is,
but this may be partly due to the fact
that the average man dances no more
than he has to, while the average woman
dances until she Drops"
"Would you send children of you own
to dancing school, Doctor?"
eyes," said the Doctor, II think /
would if the exercise were properly regu.
lated. Ittends to give them graceful
bearing and good address, and think
every well.trained child should pass
through the dancing masters bands, but
.itTought to be dropped when ithas served
its educational purpose, unless lit has
made healthy men and women OF the
boys and girls"
Mrs. Gen, Grant, when asked her opin'
ion as to whether dancing WAS right OF
wrong, replied she considered dancing
an innocent amusement"
Mrs. Frederick w. Vanderbilt, whc
finds her happiness in making Others
happy, thinks dancing pretty and harm
less amusement. 'I csnnotaee any harm
in dancing. she said. II never dance
any more simply because I do not care foi
it. have lost my taste for it."
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About two weeks ago F. D. Lacy

About two weeks ago F. D. Lacy, of
Nirvana, Mich, chopped off the head Of a
rooster intending to have pot.pie for
dinner, but the rooster, instead Of giving
up the ghost, insisted upon walking
around as though nothing had happened.
Lacy sprinkled some -four on the ROSTERS
Deck to stop the flow of blood, and appa:
rently the rooster is as happy, lively and
contented as when he had his head. He
is fed through tube. His neck is heal.
ing over, and he does not seem to suffer
any pain whatever, eats heartily, feels
frisky and endeavors to crow. Lacy had
him photographed, and has refused an
offer of 500 for him.
"A clear head is indicative of good
health and regular habits. When the
body is lapguid, and the mind works
sluggishly, Ayers Cathsrtic Pills will
assist in the recovery of physical buoy
aney sud mental Yigor,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-12-20

We found things running smoothly
inside. the school room, at Denver with.
out jar or friction Of any kind. Miss
/ Carrie Watkins has her school we'll in
hand, ,sand is thoroughly in earnest and
wide awake. She thinks of moving soon
to q more comfortable building.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-12-20

= The New Prospect School, under Mr..
Gaines, was also small the day We we're
there, bnt ne saw some signs Of honest,
earnest work: The: children are still
picking cotton, and the school will not
I'LL up until after New Year. What a
desperate tyrant cotton is! He is q
King, indeed, and has the children of the
County in bondage. =.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-12-20
h Miss Leus ampbell's school at Noun.

Miss Lena Campbell's school at Noun.
tain. Creek was seen by the Commission,
or somewhat at disadvantage. There
were only FIVE pupils present the day we
were-t there, and, Of course, not much Of
anYidsa could performed Of the: work
done. We have faith in the teacher
there though, and at the proper time We
propose to: isither again.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-12-20

Candy spullings" are pleasant affairs
to t'school ol-marms" as we'll as school
children. at least, we suppose SO, as
recently two Of them we're up till "the
wee sma' hours ayant the tWal," attend.
ing one. Albright, ladies, fun and work
mixed in The eright proportion is good
tonic. .,t1ei :ss1ii1
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-12-20
IT'EA 6HIE; E;Rs'GoLUjMN,

B- All communications intended for
this Column should be. addressed to 5D..H.
RUSSELL, School Commissioner, Ander.
son, 8. G.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-12-20

: The total number Of railroad acci.
dents in the United States during October
includes 80 collisions, 5S derailments and
81 other accideuts.A total of 146, in
which 120 persons We're killed and 229
Injured.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-12-20

Have you seen anything of the teacher
who is going around offering to teach
your: school for what public money he
csnsgetY Look out for him-his ear
marks are conspicuous, for they are long
and pendant. II he comes give him q
wide berth, for he is the biggest kind Of
q fraud. All expectations based upon
him.wilI, lin The ehd, prove g delusion
and snare" he is worth just about
the price that he puts upon himself, and
that is absolutely nothing, and if you
rely upon him to educate your children
it will never be done.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-12-20

60 On January 7th, the Indiana su.
.preme court will be Republican for the
first time in eighteen years.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-12-20
"LAscIyIous." SAYS DIR. CROSBY.


That, distinguished Presbyterian divine,
DR.. Howard Crosby, occupies q handsome
brown.stone house at No 16 East 10Th
street, and holds decided personal views
upon the immortality of round dancing,
although the Presbyterian Church allows
its larity to decide the question for them.
selves. .s...
{ World reporter, s"all round dances lasciy..
ious. Il believe the close contanct they
insol does improperly influence the
men and women who participate in them,
but think the women less susceptible to
such an influence than the men,"
"Do you object to square dances Z"
"Not at all; no do object to dancing
by children" sd. Is
"Then you consider it impossible for
young men and women to dance in an
unobjectable manner"
81 do, most phatically-particularly
young men,"
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX PUTS IT
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-12-20

Let the Trustees be very careful in
verifying the reports of the teachers
before af6xing their signatures thereto.
Mistakes may, and sometimes do, occur,
and the business like way is to verify
every thing that passes through your
hands. This is no injustice to anybody,
nor : : any any reflection upon anybody. A
school report came in the School Com:
missioner's Office last week properly
signed by the Trustees, but, which, upon
examination, proved to be wrong.
It called for sl50 too much. We are
handling trust money, and let US be
doubly careful.
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so DOES THE REV. M'CHEsNEY.

The Rev. Eusign McChesuey, zof st.
Paul's Methodist Church, said -
dancing is not specifically forbidden
by the General Rules, Of the Methodist
Church. The only rule touching amuse.
ments is one which forbids taking such
diversions as cannot be used in the name
of the Lord Jesus Dancing, however,
is named in the book of discipline in con.
nection with the provisions for the trial
of members. It is regarded there with
sundry other things as an act of impru.
dent and unchristian conduct. Our
Church makes no distinction between
! different kinds of dancing. The prohi-
bitioD which I have named rests upon
the general ground that dancing is form
of amusement that is opposed to the
Christian life. In some of its forms it is
indelicate, coarse and demoralizing. 1t
is practiced in what is called good socie.
ty simply because it is fashionable. Gus.
tom blinds many to its real character"
/. "Cau: a member of the Methodist
Church be deprived of membership for
indulging in, dancing ?Ds, -
g Undolbtedly, But Isneed mot say
that the administration of discipline is
somewhat lax in this particular. To
enforce it would be exceedingly difficult.
BY far the overwhelming majority of our
people refrain from dancing. There are,
however, those.who send their children
to dancing schools and indulge in the
amusement Observation-Disclosures.
There has been, no doubt, some change
Of sentiment with respect to, the matter.
Dancing is not regarded in all its forms
as essentially immoral. The wisdom OF
prohibiting it has been questioned: And
yet the prevailing sentiment is that the
danger Of Christians is not in becoming bee y g
and I becoming flovers Of pleasure more
| than lovers of God..'' And the feeling is
held almost universally among Us that
the round dances in vogue are hurtful. to
both morals and religion"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-12-20

Learn all you can about everything
you car, =; is good rule to 60 by. Don't
think because your child can not go
through College that, therefore, he need
learn nothing but a little "readiu', ritin'
and 'rithmetic.n = Let him take hold Of
everything that can be learned within
the range of the Commoa Schools. It
will broaden him s:aa1 give him higher
and better views of life aud its aims and
possibilities. twill make him better
man: "a better citizt a aud. q better hus-
band and father wien he reaches that
point. No child can be the. worse off for
having sstudied ever! thing within his
reach in the school,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-12-20
THE RECORD BRoKEN.

"By the way" said Captain Riley, u
forgot to mention that the 'nigger record
was broken once. Last winter one OF
the hotel proprietors couldn't get a cook.
One day he was at the railway station
and saw negro on the train who was
from Chicago. The proprietor seized the
opportunity and hired the negro for few
DAYS. But it was very uncomfortable
for the colored man, and he soon va
moosed'. he is said to have been the
only negro who ever stayed any time in
Cuilman, the white mans town"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-12-20

sThere are too many lawyers, saysS
q writer in the Epoch, "and there lsne.
so long as the present state of society
exists. No other business requires as
smaller capital; none offers such glitter
ing temptations; in none are there 30
many precedents to show that meritW1l
rise to high distinction Notwithstanding,
the humble beginnings. Thousands soE
young zen With very very imperfect ed1ss
cations, scorning the honest manual iabofs
of their fathers, rush into professions ;t!a!s]
which they are untitled BY their qualities
of mind and by their early training lIa
foolish notion that their education usis
fits them for manual work, and thatsnch|
work would bring with it some sort of||
degradation, has ruinesand will IpsSo' o
thousands Of them eSag year 5 t.i;s Zssllf]
continue until tSulk of our people,
have learned that nothing can: be mora
honorable than honest and intelligent|
manual labor. Such labor, to be success
full, requires brains, industry, couraga;|
selfdenial, and other qualities which
nowhere meet with greater or reader re.|
coguition than in this country of Ours
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-10-26
An Indian Fight Apprshended.

STANDING Rock AGENCY, d. T., Dot a.
A dispatch was received here ut noon yester-
day conveying information that 200 Crow
Indians were travelling in this direction to
wage war with the Sioux. They were ex-
pected to arrive at Cannon Ball river,
twenty miles below the agency, last night,
and fight is expected The Crows have
taken advantage Of the Sioux while the
leaders have been comforting at Washington.
There is not one influential Indian at the
agency at present, and it is feared the Sioux
will become demoralized and scatter. One
company of the Eighth cavalry, with a
large force of Indian police, has already
been dispatched to meet the attacking Crows.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-10-26
CHAMPIONS AT THE BAT.
The Games Between the League and Amer
lean Association zor Supremacy.

lean Association sor Supremacy.
NEW YORK, Oct lS-F,ve thousand peo-
pie witnes ed the second game between the
st. Louis and New York clubs for the worlds
championship. The score:
New York ....0 0 o o q o o 90
st. Louis. .......0 l 0 o o 0 2-3
NEW YORK, Oct 19.-The Ind
agood effect on the attendanc =
game between the st. Louis
teams, nearly 6,00O persons
The score:
New York. .....2 D o
st. Louis. .......O o u
New York, Oct @-The
the worlds championship series Mt
Washington Park, Brooklyn, aft
ernoon in the presence OF 1000 people and
was won by the giants, who batted out their
victory. Despite the fact that it raiued dur
ing the entire game, and the grounds were
thoroughly soaked, both teams played fairly
well. The score was:
Ne ~ York. .....1 0 4 0 o 0 O-6
81. Louis. .......0 0 0 o o 9 0-3
NEW York, Oct. 22--The weather was
cloudy and bright at intervals Saturday
afternoon, and the wind was cool. There
were about 10000 people at the Polo grounds
to witness the last game in the east between
the champion ball players of the country.
The score
New York .. / 0 O o 0 Sc
St Louis. ....... D 3 o O o ca
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 23.-The sixth and
last game in the east between the New York
and st. Louis bail teams was played here
yesterday afternoon The score.
New York. o 0 0 o 3 3 5-l2
st. Louis. ..... 3 0 0 0 0 l. 5
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-10-26
The Trainmen Wore Careless.

MAUCu CHUNK, Pa, Oct. 23.-The district
attorney Of Carbon county shortly before
midnight Tuesday night issued warrants for
the arrest Of Henry Cook and Thomas Ma
jor, engineers; John Mulhearn and Joseph
Pohl, lookouts; James Hannigan, 6agman,
and Charles Terry and Joseph Keithline,
conductors, charging them with gross negli-
gence and willful misconduct and for failing
to observe the precautions and rules which It
was their duty to obey and observe while
they were employed in the conveyance Of
passengers for the Lehigh Valley Railroad
company, causing the great accident at Mud
Run, which resulted in killing and injuring
many persons.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-10-26
PUlSlFER WAS TOO HASTY.
II He Had Waited Few Days His Luck
Would Have Turned.


Would Have Turned.
BosroN. Oct. 23-Col Pulsifer's ill-luck
began to change soon after his death by sui
eide and it looks as though the tide of pros.
perity would have turned towards him once
more if no had waited three days longer.
Monday the bonds of the Marietta & North
Georgia railroad were foated on the London
market and were taken at par. This was
one Of Col. Pulsfers pet schemes. He had
advanced small fortune in the road, but he
began to think his money was thrown away.
Another enterprise in which he was q large
stakeholder was the Boston Conduit COM
pany. Its object was to lay the electric tele-
phone and telegraph wires under ground. II
received franchise from the board of aid.
ermen, but 1t was vetoed by Mayor O'Brien
and it's friends feared that was the end of 1t.
But Monday night the board OF aldermen
passed the bill over the mayors Veto This
will put the company ON its feet. But Col.
Pulsifer could not wait for these terprises
to yield the return which he expected.
Col Pulsifer was insured in the New York
Life for 500, 0C0, the New York Equitable
for $lO0 900, the New York Mutual for $l5,-
600, the Pennsylvania Mutual for slU,O00.
the Massachusetts, Mutual for $40, O00, the
Northwestern for $1,000, making q total of
$3.50, co., Reports say that the losses viii
be paid.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-10-26
A REMARKABLE OCCURRENCE.
A Sunken Loaf Raised by Gases Generate
in the Carcasses of Cattle.

A sunken Loaf Raised by Gases Generated
in the Carcasses of Cattle.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Oct. IA somewhat
remarkable thing took place in the river just
below this city. A few days since the
steamer Robert B. Carson sunk in forty feet
Of water, together with thirty head Of cattle
confined on the lower deck. For two or
three days number of hands did all in their
power TO raise the sunken boat, but without
avail, and the project was abandoned Early
the other morning, however, to the surprise
of one OF the harbor boats, the pilot house
and hurricane deck Of the Carson suddenly
appeared above the water. When a crew
was sent down the steamer was floating
along, sustained and upheld by some mys-
terious agency. This was subsequently,
traced 10 the cattle themselves, which had
become inflated by gases generated in the
carcasses, and the combined buoyancy OF
these dead bodies had actually lifted the
steamer to the surface. The boat sank again
when they were cut loose. Old steamboat
men declare it the strangest occurrence In
all their experience.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-10-26
On Historic North ua,stead.

CHICAGO, Oct. 22-North Halstead street
was the scene OF another "anti-scab" demon
stration yesterday afternoon. About a
thousand people collected on that thorough
fare, Mt the corner of Clybourne avenue,
and after collecting pile of bricks. stones
and timbers on the street car tracks,
waited for car to come along.
When it appeared the conductor
and driver were saluted with
the usual fusilade of brickbats, and
the police, who were hastily summoned, had
considerable difficulty in dispensing the
crowd ana escorting the car back to the
barn. On Wells street, also, the new men
were kept busy all day removing stones from
the track, pulling wedges out of the cable
slot and watching for missiles thrown from
alley ways The police made several arrests
during the day.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-10-26
Tho ParneIl Commissiop,

LONDON, Oct 23-The great trial of The
London Times charges against Parnell and
other Irishmen was begun yesterday, the day
being taken up with the preliminary talk
which was only begun Attorney General
Webster began tue opening statement for
The Times and said that he would prove
that the Irish National league was direc ly
implicated in many Of the crimes that have
been committed in ireland, including the
Phoenix park murders. Webster expects to
take nearly a week to finish his statement.
The Irish statesman was represented by
Sir Charles Russell, and many freshmen were
present in the court ROOM
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-10-26
Verdict in a Railway Disaster.

MAUCH CHUNK, Pa, Oct. 23.-The coro-
ner's jury investigating the wreck which oc-
Cured on the Lehigh Valley road ut Tam.
amend, and which resulted in the loss OF ten
lives aud the injury OF twice as many more.
have agreed on a verdict to the effect that
the engineer of the Pennsylvania freight
train is censured for running at a high rate
OF speed; the engineer Of the Valley train ~
censured for disobeying orders, and the dag
man is charged with negligence for not sig
mailing the approaching train sooncr.n