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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-03-22
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81. q. CLINKsGALEs EDITOR.
The trustees of. 81 Yarennes District No.
s1o) request us to announce that their
schools viii close Friday, March 80.

Nj. T. b. Garret, now q student at
urrnan sUniversity, was succeeded at
Liberty Spring BY Miss May Russell.
{ Miss RUSSELL has assisted her father in
several schools and has learned from him
tho asts al 81 teaching we'll. Her school
swas small but has been well taught.
The patrons Of Liberty Spring would do
we'll to keep Miss May there eight or ten
months in the year:
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Mrs. Cleveland in Chromos.

WASHINGTON, D. g. March. 5.-sev'
eral days ago Representative Thomas,
of Illinois, who has been an invalid for
some months, stepped into an avenue
drugstore. While the salesman was ex-
ecuting the Congressman's order the lat.
ter espied a large chrome lithograph
of Mrs. Cleveland, which was used to
advertise the curative powers of partic'
ular nostrum.
Captain Thomas is Republican and
personally acquainted with the inmates
of the White House, but his indignation
vas aroused that any lady's picture
should be used for so vulgar and improp.
er purpose. Nor vas he at all back
ward in expressing this indignation in
vigorous language, in course of which he
assured the druggist that before many
days he would introduce bill in Con-
gress making it misdemeanor to public.
ly display any woman's picture after that
fashion.
True to his promise, Captain Thomas
prepared the bill, which will be presented
as special privilege upon the assemb'
ling of the House tomorrow. The full
text of the bill is as follows:
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The young man who would waste
time kissing girls hand would eat the
brown paper bag and leave the hot house
grapes for some one else.
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A stupp,endous Drain.

In a lettterswhich was published in the
Baltimore. Sun a few days ago, Gen.
Bradley johnson has collected together
some information, derived from the last
annual report Of the commissioner of
pensions, which affords very interesting
reading for theSpeople Of the Southern.
States at least. The official record tells
its own story and requires but little com.
ment.
Since 1865 there has been paid out of
the national treasury the enormous sum
of ss70, 100000 for pensions alone, the
amount annually distributed on this &C.
count rising from s13,459, 1896 in 1865 to
s74,S15,485 in 1887. The population of
the United States in 1880 was 100000,
which indicates and averageiof Sl7 per
capita paid for pensions since1S65. The
population is now about 6O,OOO,OO0; the
average per capita paid last year was
therefore little over Sl.2O. These
statements and calculations are of inter-
est 10 the people of the whole country
the special. interest for the taxpayer in
the South consists in what follows.
The population of the Southern States
is about one.third of the whole popula-
ton of the country. Since 1865, there
fore, these States have actually paid in
taxes for pension the sum ofs296, ,OOO,O 900,
of which amount s25,OOO,oOo net was
paid last year, and will continue to be
paid yearly for long time, with no pros.
pect of change save in the way of the
increase which is constantly demanded.
OF this annual subsidy of S25,O0o,Oo0,
only about Eve cents on the dollar is re.
turned to the States from which it is
derived.
The result shows that these States paid
in taxes for pensions last year about
s25,OOO, 900 more than they received on
account of payments made to their own
citizens. Capitalized at per cent, this
represents fund of 1888, 100000, which,
as Gen. johnson says, "is the indemni.
~ for tn civil war actually levied on the
Southern States," after they had lost, by
the war, Gin slaves emancipated, credits
stocks and property destroyed" more
than $6,OOO,OOO, ,OOO.-Charleston Mc,c'
and Courier.
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q Miss Matte Brown, another Abbeyille
TEACHER, IS teaching with great sccepta2
bilitY near plercetown. IfAbbesille has
any more Of that kind, we'll take ,'em.
I Miss Bs1wnis tireleless worker in the
schoss room and gives general satisfac.
ton to- her patrons. She occupies good
{ shouse, 5 fiist:class house, but unfortu..
:nately iss sissnot we'll seated. The benches
! are ars not properly constructed for school
purposes. However, the excellency OF
Sths large, roomy house makes up for
what the benches lack in quality.
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We are glad 10 know that eli the
school districts Of the county except
s three saIe.sholly, or partially, stocked
with Appleton'a Reading charts. The
trustees n seem s to- be determined to help
sheir. children: and their teachers. To
argue that the chart IS 9 good thing is
suaIIniecsssary. Il pleads its own cause,
wherever aiit has an opportunity. A
teacher needs only 70 see it to fall in love
WITH ii. Children become epthused over
It Is true to nature and holds tse at
tention Of the child. But what say our,
teachers about itS One writes US:
aTha children sres delighted with the.
3 chart. We use it daily, and can
S already ls,sud notice the improvement in read.
sing. We ara especially pleased with
the beautiful page in writing. Having
! thef correct forms always before us, will
cause them: 10 become indelibly fixed in
I orr: minds. which, of coutse, will result
ia better swiriiting. Our boards too are
silsnally covered withsthe young artists
Work Ifs sit is the picture Of q house
and . boy % nsss s., the Boy il drawn as
islf not taller. than the house, but
with more practice they will do better"
Another writes We are delighted
with She s chafts and can not,now see how
{ ne poi along without it. !"
Another 3: The chart is worth It's
/ weight ii gola old,
One says 81 now see how it was that
81 could not hold the attention ofsmy
pupil needed the chart it It'll fills the the
sbill.,,
saII another II e-the chart in
{ teaching spelling, reading, writing, gram, I'M,
3 smar, punctuation and composition" !"
oarz osnsappreciat ationsof the chart IS
evidenced BY the fact that we bought one '
81 and hayo it at home for the benefit Of
oIIr chil ,'s;s ~ ]. -. y.
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= Wealth may bring luxuriea, hut
luxuries do not bring happiness.
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auu udt0u o O1V Va PhosoS'ACo AA"A1A WV
young ladies or the old ones. They go
for us, and get all our change and pay US
off in smiles. Some of our churches take
up collection twice day besides the
Sunday school, and are threatening 10
pass around the hat at prayer meeting.
There is no tariff on the cook or the
washerwoman, and when they want pro-
lection they strike or quit. There is no
tariff on keeping horse or q COW or
three OF four dogs. None on beef or
pork, or chickens, or oysters, or fish, or
potatoes, or turnip greens. think we
can dodge the tariff, and get along pretty
we'll. Most Of us are going to spend all
we make anyhow. Aud so we are happy,
it don't matter much about the luxuries.
Not long ago I visited the home of a
good old man in Alabama, and his
strong, healthy, handsome girls showed
nae their haudiwork-a great pile OF
wooden counterpanes woven IN oeautiiui
patterns, ard there was no tariff on them.
The old man and the boys were clad in
home made jeans, and almost everything
in the house and out on the supper table,
came from their own industry, and the
family were happy and content.
And this reminds me of an aged patri.
arch met over there who was in the
nineties. He came to see me to talk
about the old times when he lived in old
Gwinuet about fifty years ago, and be
seemed to think that was about his age
and knew everybody that he used to
know. His dim and watery eyes glis'
tened as he eagerly inquired about the
friends : Of his youth. Chow is your
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rently lifeless in their hands.
"Stand him on his head that's the way
father does when they don't come round
right" said young lad who had been
attracted to the door by the unusual stir.
So the man was turned upside down until
signs of returning life were manifest.
By that time the boys father, who was
one of the leading physicians of the place,
arrived, and his sons timely directions
was followed by proper medical treat
ment.
Last Winter party of school boys
we're skating on the MuskiDgum River.
The ice was supposed to be perfectly safe,
until its treachery was revealed by the
sudden disappearance of one of the lads
Fortunately he grasped the edge of the
solid ice, and managed to keep himself
from being drawn underneath by the
current, which at that place was unusual
ly swift. His comrades became panic
| stricken, and ran hither and thither,
| unable to render him the least assistar ca
Luckily farmers lad passing by wit.
messed the accident, and hurried to the
rescue by dragging couple of hoop
poles in reach of the drowning boy.
"Grasp each of them firmly, and crawl
out if you can," he said coolly, as be
crawled along cautiously in the direction
| of the thin ice.
Chow did you happen to think of the
hoop.poles, Frank?" asked one Of the
frightened boys, when the danger wa'
over. II can never think Of anything il
The right time"
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The meals are prepared in the other
rooms at an open fireplace, where is also
kept the loom and spinning wheel. You
are given a seat at the table, but the
chair you occupy is so low that your
plate is about on level with your chin,
and eating is decidedly disagreeable
undertaking. You are given a greasy
old knife with one side of the handle
broken of, and fork with single
prong. Your plate is the oldstyle blue.
trimmed crockery, with dirty crack
nearly through it. The table-cloth has
been stained yellow with the numerous
meals eaten Upon it since the last wash
day, and it is stiff enough to stand alone
on its corners. Fried hogs meat, float
ing in grease, is invariably served, and
this is passed to you in the skillet, from
which you are expected to help yourself.
The piece of corn bread is also passed by
hand, and as it is several inches thick
aud cooked very hard, it requires a pretty
strong grip of the fingers to break it. If
you are given coffee, it is nothing but
weakened water. If there is butter on
the table, tbs white, pethy stuff. While
you are eating, two or three children
who are engaged in sopping out the
fryipg.pan, get into fight in which the
head of the house and old lady is pretty
apt to take hand before peace is restor'
ed.
When bedtime comes one of the beds
in the room is pointed out as your place
of repose. Perhaps there are seyera
females in the room, and you of course
wait for them TO retire before disrobin(
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1888-03-23

That afternoon at the family con-
gress PercivaI called out from the ham
mock:
Ruth, is your sister Anna like
youP"
Very much. in mind. body and
estate.''
well, I'm going to write to her and
next fall I'm coming up and ask her to
marry me-"
''Whatr' shrieked four females,
aghast.
Where's Mary LIVINGSTONE asked
Betty.
"Yes-the one constant love of your
hfe--your motive-your incentive"
Ruth stopped, warned by murderous
look in Laura's eyes.
"Oh, she's gone with a handsomer
man. She Tilted me two months ago"
''And you looking for some one else
already; oh, Percivalt' groaned his
mother.
I'm not sorry, since I've seen Ruth.
Think Anna would just suit me, said
Percival, coolly.
There was silence, but in the privacy
Of their rooms that night Laura. said:
"Percival is embittered- light
manner is assumed.
II fear. sighed Polly. ''his brain has
been shocked by the caprice of a
woman"
May be we've all been mistaken in
him." Betty said; ''may be he's just
an ordinary nice fellow. like John.
The ideap' calculated the other
two.
Ruth's description of Percival when
she saw her sister Anna, was short and
candid.
'.Never again will believe a sisters
description of her favorite brothsr--
why, Anna. I would rather t<Ist q
wife's opinion of her husband. -
Half year later Percival made his
first visit to his brother and proposed
to Ruth's sister, Anna. having cor-~-
sponded diligently with her in tbs
meantime.
"Am what you imagined meP" he
asked one day. after the engagement
was announced.
you are less handsome Anna
said promptly; "but more agreeable.
Had you been what your doting sisters
represented you. wouldn't have mar
ried you. AS rule, real hand some
men are not much account. Don't
you think sop
PerciVal thoughtso.
SARAH s. PRATT.
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A Dog Tba. Waters Horses.

Cyrus Sturtevant, livery stable keep
er of Ware, has the dearest dog in
town. He bought him of Almer Con-
lon for 800, and he has since refused
$500 for him, He is a cross between
an Irish setter and a Gordon setter.
and three years old, weighing sixty
five pounds. He will ride in the car
riage and hold the reins in his two fore
paws, and sit on the seat like "a man.
He will jump out the carriage going at
full speed and bring back a handker-
chief or whip to his master. He is
great caretaker of horses, and knows
the name Of every horse owned by his
master. If his master wants TO water
any single horse in the stable, all he
has to do is to tell the dog to bring out
such horse, calling the horse by name
and Immediately the dog goes to the
stall, loosens the horse, and brings him
to water, takes the animal back to the
stall again, and viii do this with every
horse in the stable. He will also lead
out the horses to be harnessed. He is
a quiet. gentle. affectionate dog. is of
liver color, and is well proportional
according to his weight Boston Globe.
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'Humphl you've treated her as three
sisters" said Betty.
"Why on earth didn't any of you tell
me how pretty she is?'' Percival asked,
looking around.
You know, Percival," Ruth said
meekly, ''you are not demonstrative
family-they kept my charms to them
selves
''More than they did mine, it seems.
And now, Ruth, don't call me Percival-
call me Jack, or Bob, or darling, or
any thing you want; l always feel like
volume of poetry bound in blue and
gold when I'm called Percival."
''Percival Dudley! shame on you, !"
came from the chorus of sisters.
The next morning Ruth and Percival
walked to church together.
Am 1 any thing rs you fancied, or
did you faneyPH he asked.
"Well," Ruth said. sin some remote
way had the impression that you had
pansies where your eyes ought to be,
and that at times, with the emotion of
your brilliant brain, they changed into
topazes, diamonds and other precious
| stones. -
Lucky they don't or they'd been
pawned long ago. laughed her
brother. Il see Polly has been indulg-
ing in one of her rhapsodies on my
| charms"
''Then 1 thought you were cold and
silent -"
Laura, nodded Percival.
Welded to your profession and
would care for nothing so Insignificant
as sister-in-law.
Betty, Polly, Laura, mother COM
bined; what a blessed prig you must
| have thought me, Ruthie.
II would if it hadn' been for John;
he said you weren't so black as they
painted you" laughed Ruth.
1t was a hot Sunday and poor Polly
| playing hymns and voluntaries at the
organ, with the Precipitation flowing
down either temple. wished ardently
that the large fan which her brother
was welding so devotedIy over Ruth
might be turned upon her awhile.
go over and fan Polly" whispered
Ruth; Il am not warm and she j.
melting.
''Let her melt. You know mustn I
be demonstrative to Polly; must live
up to my character. Now, love hel
untold millions, but 1 make no out
ward"
"Sh-r' whispered Ruin, as they
! rose for the doxology.
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The other day the engine hitched TO
New York Central train broke down mid
way between Albany and Rochester.
THAT'S the scapegrace," said thu con.
cuctor, as the train moved away to make
room for the one that was to take its
place. ''There is always at least one
scapegrace engine on every line. We call
it a scapegrace because il is eternally get
ting into trouble. They had such a ma
chine on the Lake Shore road. She was
one of the two engines that pulled the
west bound train that went through the
Ashtabula bridge in one OF the worst rail-
road accidents ever witnessed in this
country. The head engine crossed the
bridge all right, but the scapegrace pulled
away from it and went through the bridge,
o distance of eighty feet.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1888-03-23
A Valuable and Useful Cat.

A family in East Dougherty, Ga, had a
cat which used to kill and bring in game
to them. One moonlight night, as the cat
started out on a foraging expedition, it
was followed and watched. As it made
its way along it uttered peculiar cry or
call from time to time. The little denizens
of the woods seemed to understand it, as
they began to gather from every direc.
tion. When the cat had reached a clear
and open space it stopped and waited.
Soon number of rabbits, as if by some
pre- concerted arrangement, began to
gather around her, until large ring was
formed, the cat in the center. The cat
played with the rabbits for some time,
chasing them around the ring, but at last
caught one of the more venturesome bum
MES, putting a sudden end to the game
for the night
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nine part of the household were gath
cred on the verandah.
''He j. too sweet" said Betty.
20, those eyes of hisl How they
look into ones soul, " murmured Polly,
lovelornly.
''You must not expect much atten-
ton Ruth when you do meet him,
Laura said, laying hem with precision,
The is welded to his profession and his
thoughts are far above mundane af-
fairs
Unfortunate, said Ruth. ''when he
is obliged to be a mundane like the rest
Of US.
20, he is not at all like John" Laura
replied, taking refuge in this favorite
remark of the Dudley sisters. when they
wished to disclose their pet brothers.
PROJECTIONS.
at is very evident" and Ruth col
Ored little, ''that John stands far be-
low Percival in the estimation of the
family. Now, I think him a very nice
fellow, and at home he is considered a
handsome man."
Remember, Ruth. that you live in a
land where beauty is rare. North
of the line, you don't find the fine
specimens of manly beauty you see
around here.' and Polly looked about
her as if viewing a verandah full of
Adonises. ''You know what Byron says
about the South being the land of
beauty, or something of the kind. Now
John is a passably goOd-looling fell
Low
'.His eyes are too light entirely"
Laura said with decision, ''and his
nose too small"
"And. Ruth, you must admit that
dimpled chin is effeminate."
'But John is not in the least effemi-
nate" Mrs. Ruth said, bridling; she
has perfectly superb and manly dis
position; he is a splendid business man
and just as popular as can be. His
nose IS short and 1 have been looking
for defects in his character on that
nose ever since our marriage"
''Of course you haven't found any,"
Betty volunteered, smiling broadly.
very few, Betty. His eyes are
light-they are neither lambert with
thought nor soulful with"
"Good for you, Ruth" called out
father Dudley from his study, laugh
ing heartily; ''good for you John is
worth half-a-dozen of Percival. These
women are perfect geese about that
boy. "
why par'
"Why fatherr'
go. you cruel dad!''
''Mr. Dudley, l am really surprised
! at you, came in a chorus from the
verandah.
ats the truth. Here I've just had
another letter from the scamp asking
for more money"
.''And money he must have, quiet
voice interrupted, and in the twinkling
of an eye four vociferous females and
one father. in a dressing gown, were
hugging, and patting, and kissing Per-
cival.
81 reckon you heard what we were
saying" they gasped.
Certainly l did. 1 arrived in time
to hear Ruth defend John, and knew
you'd all been throwing my charms
at her Ruth and Percival came
over to her "They are cranks on the
| subject of me, and father was right.
John is a splendid fellow and worth a
dozen of me. Now, everybody keep
away until I've looked at Ruth. !"
Ruth could not help blushing as the
beautiful gray eyes regarded her with
| admiration.
''You are simply the sweetest little
woman 1 ever saw, and 1 shall treat
you as a sister, " and he gave her three
emphatic kisses.
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love il Tor the sake of the rest Of the
man2.
When Ruth went up stairs that night,
she gently shook her sisters shoulder
Anna, ANIMAL Did you know that
John had a brotherP"
"a brotherl No. When did he got
himP' murmured Anna. sleepily.
Yes, a full-grown, grown-up hand
some brother, studying medicine, and
with such eyesl Oh, you should see
himr'
$50 should YOU" said Anna, ''be-
fore you enthuse over him."
but isn't it too jonyr' and Ruth
blew out the lamp.
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THE DUDE AND THE DAMsEL

On mild Potomac's banks dfd dwell
A winsome maiden, passing fair,
With form and features very swell
And shining, golden yellow hair
Likewise this pretty Ryurl had sh@
A pile OF Sc fair TO see.
In distant Gotham lived youth,
"A youth Of manly form and mien,
Whose chiefest aim in life, forsooth,
Was IN new garments 70 be seem
He ioyed 20 travel on his shape,
Nor wished his tailor TO escape.
Two hundred pairs OF trousers gay
Were his delight, his Joy, his pride,
He added 70 them every day,
And owned ahundred suits beside;
His collars were sight 10 see,
His neckties'shone right gorgeOuslee-
his canes he numbered by the score,
His waistcoats famed OF varied hue;
He had full fifty hats or more
And many patent leather shoe;
His gloves we're faultless; past compare
His gorgeous sillzen underwear.
This swelly youth went every day
So sun him on the promenade,
To show the world his garments gay
And fascinate each pretty maid;
He murmured, quite cOntented1ee:
The women are all gone on meF
The pretty gyurl in Washington,
She found her life q dreary blank;
Though suitors came in crowds each one
She spurned, regardless Of his rank;
Because, - she said, II do not feel
That they could fiji my lifes ideal
The army tried in vain to win
This beautiful but joyless maid;
Likewise the men with lots Of tin,
The Turing chinz % gold essayed;
To Bench and Bar she answered 'sNawi
can't endure the horrid law"
But 10 il CHANGED that to that town
There came the gorgeous Gotham youth,
Said he II think III settle down"
said She: my fate has come in truth ~
He saw the golden dollars CLEAN.
She felt the power OF loves young dream.
AT last at lass!" she murmured soft,
AT last my youths ideal see
The lovely youth I've dreamed OF oft,
And swift my heart goes out to heev
I'm sure that all my life / cnu
BE happy with that pretty manr'
Quoth he; Though as a usual thing
shy at marrying, lots OF tin
May reconcile me TO ring;
Therefore ] think I'll take this inp
So ptapet away they coed
In double harness down Efe's road.
-Ha6erdGsher.
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The great tragedian, Forrest, had secret
which everybody ought TO learn and profit
by. Said he, II owe all my success to the
fa a that atr every thing haTe undertaken
trihes." That's the point-don't neglect
tribes. Don't neglect that hacking cough,
those night-sweats, that feeble and capri
cious appetite, and the other symptoms,
trifing in themselves, but awful in their
significance. They herald the approach of
con assumption. You are IN danger, but you
can be saved. DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery will restore you to health and
vigor, as it has thousands of others. For
all scrofulous diseases, and consumption is
one of them, it is a sovereign remedy.