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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-01-12
BISHOPS BRANCH.

The 29rd of December last was spent
most delightfully."- with the pupils and
patrons of Bishops Branch. By special
invitation of tho teacher, Miss Olivia
Newton, we went to witness the closing
exercises of the school. We would not
speak flattering words, we would not give
undue praise, and We do hope we may
not be misunderstood when we say that
the Bishops Branch School is presided
over in manner that would do credit to
an older head than Miss Newton's and to
woman of far more experience.
In the forenoon we witnessed the regu'
lar exercises-the regular daily pro-
gramme of studies and recitations.
Things moved like clock.work, moved
indeed at the sound of the bell, and the
recitations gave evidence of great pains
taking and patience. "Let US have sys.
tenn" is one of the notices of that school,
and system they have. Outside the city
of Anderson and the town of William.
ston, we have not in the County school
house SO we'll equipped with blackboards
and other school apparatus. Blackboards
are almost innumerable, and some of our
teachers msy wonder when they learn
-
that number of them were made by Miss
Newton's own hands. Buying the paints
already mixed, which may be done at
any we'll kept drug store, she painted the
walls of the school room to suit her own
taste and convenience. Why may not
others do likewise? We like that ros.
trum, that organ in the corner, that can.
non ball to be used as globe, those
numerous blackboards, that comfortable
fireplace and still more comfortable stove.
The people of Bishops Branch are not
asleep. The house is nicely finished in.
side, but. unfortunately, leaks very badly.
At the conclusion of the exercises on
December 23rd, subscription was taken
for the purpose of recovering the house.
A sufficient amount was raised to put a
nice neat covering on the building and
preserve it from decay. Some subscribed
money, while others subscribed boards or
work. Their object is to cover the house
and preserve the property, and they get
about it in earnest.
We were specially pleased with the
defamation of the four young men who
spoke. They spoke with unusual free
dom and ease, evincipg great deal of
care and training on the part of the
teacher. Let it not be forgotten that she
is woman teacher" Those young
men have in them the elements of orato-
ry. Miss Newton has not left them
wholly untouched. Miss Newton misses
no meetings of Institutes or Associations,
and is a hearty subscriber to the Library
Fund.
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How to Punish q Hated Woman.

A gentleman who was invited out to
dine at Delaware avenue residence
lately, says the Buffalo Courier, observed
that the chandelier over the dining room
table vas of a peculiar construction SO
that there was light over the head of
each guest. The globes were of various
colors, some amber, some red and some
blue. "What is the object Of having the
globes of different coors ?" the guest
asked of his hostess. "Why, you see, "
said she, "when one gives dinner or a
tea one must invite some people whom
one perfectly hates. Now, last Tuesday
1 gave supper and had to invite two
,,omen whom 1 despise. But l had to
invite them or some OF the young men l
wanted wouldn't come. l had my
revenge on my fair enemies, however.
l placed each of these two women under
one of those pale-biue lights at the table.
They're usually considered beautiful
women, but under that light they had
the most ghastly look you ever saw.
They were perfectly scare crows. They
seemed to have aged twenty years the
minute that they sat down. The men
noticed it, of course, but they did not
divine what caused it. They we're taken
quite aback and awfully glum at first.
But finally Que of them turned with a
sigh aud began talking to a real lovely
homely little thing that was sitting under
ruby, ,colored light. Why, she was
perfectly lovely under it. So you see
when l want people to look perfectly
hideous put them under the blue lights
1t kills everything"
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Hidden Treasure Lands its Finders IL
the Penitentiary.

WASHINGTON, December 29.-The
President has number of applications
for pardon for all sorts of cases and com.
ing from all sections of the country
awaiting his action, and he hopes to get
them all off his hands before Congress
reassembles.
One of the most curious of these is the
applications of two young men convicted
six months ago in Tennessee of passing
counterfeit coin. The history of the case
is peculiar one. Some time ago these
two young men, who are brothers, bought
piece of land which had forty years
before been in the possession of man of
misery tendencies, and who had the
reputation of being counterfeiter. On
the miners death vague rumors circulat.
ed about hidden boards of money depos.
tied by the old man, but although search
was made nothing of the kind WAS to be
found. These stories had we'll nigh BET n
forgotten when the land came into the
possession of its present owners.
One day last spring one of the young
men, while walking over his farm, saw
two or three bright glittering objects half
concealed under large projecting rock.
Picking them up he was surprised and
delighted to find that they were gold
coins. Hesesrched around carefully and
soon discovered whence they had fallen.
Wedged under the rock was parcel Of
the coins wrapped up in an old newspa.
per giving an account of President Polk's
Inauguration. The coins amounted in
value to between s4OO and $500, and the
two brothers, delighted with their find,
began to put it to good use in paying
their debts. Some of the money got into
one of the local banks, and it was then,
for the first time, that any suspicion of
the genuineness of the coin was awaken
ed. In order to make sure specimens
were sent down to the New Orleans mint
and were returned stamped Counter.
felt" TIE brothers redeemed as much
OF the ons7 they had paid out as they
could find, but unfortunately for them
not all that vas placed in circulation.
During the summer some stray pieces
of the coin drifted back to the town
where these young men lived, and it was
at once suspected that they were trying
to reissue the "queer."
They were tried and convicted and
sentenced to the penitentiary, where they
are now serving their terms. They have
sent petition through the Congressman
of their district to the President asking
for remission of their sentence, and it
is quite likely that they will get their
freedom as a New Years gift.
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How to Make it Rain.

The remarkable powers and Adaptable
ity of the electric current to the uses of
society have been further demonstrated
by an invention which has at least the.
charm of novelty. This is nothing more
nor less than patent to open the win.s;
dows of heaven at the will of man, and
Michael Cahill, NJ. D., of this city, is the
inventor.
"I expect to see the sagebush deserts
of Nebraska and Nevada under cultiya-
ton, and affording pasturage for thous..
ands of cattle in a few years." began the;
doctor. "should the government adopt
my patent, by its use there need not be-
an acre of waste land on the whole con-,
tincnt." s
"By what extraordinary means do you !
intend to tap the clouds, and interfere
with the laws of nature ?" queried the
reporter. -
"Simply by condenser or captive
balloon, and an electric cable, placedl
wherever the rain is required. I have
long believed that rain could be produced
by artificial means, and have worked ats
this hobby of mine for several years
ever since 1 left college, in fact. Yous|
see, first of all, vapor, as it ascends,
receives heat from the sola rays, which:
also impels it upward until restricted by]
the cold. The vesicles, or dewdrcps,
being crowded together, become electric
ed and float on the air at an altitude Of
from 5000 tc 5000 feet, and all thatI
required then to produce rain is to inte
cept these resicles by artificial me&
What have invented is condenserofI
peculiar shape and construction, and
connected with the earth by an electric
cable. Whenever the yesicles come
in contact with the condenser or currenf
they are broken up, and the water forced
to the ground with great rapidity TheI
rain will be produced by the same las
that causes condensation on windog
pane. The surface of the glass is coYery
ed with microscopic points, and on
becoming chilled, the layer Of air next
it falls, allowing the vapor to flow onsto
the points, and thence to the ground.
"You will require gigantic ballotl
f,r such purpose" was suggested.
"oh, no. A condenser of about
feet in diameter will bring down sq
thing like $4,000, 900 gallons q day,
much as would irrigate almost half
this State. The volume Of water caI
preserved or formed into rivers, gh
ever may be desired."-,San 5aaH2,
Chronicle.
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begin the inquest he started with the
determination to ferret the affair to the
bottopo
IDENTIFYING THE LYNcHERs.

IDENTIFYING The LINCHERS.
The first witness to give clue to the
identity of the lynching party Was a
negro named Jim Berry Crawford, whom
DR.. Clayton had seen standing on the
sidewalk as he went out of hts house.
Crawford testified that the men who took
Waldrop out of the buggy were Cato
Sherman, the father of the negro girl
who died; John Reese, Foster Knox
Henry Bolton. Another negro, Andrew
Crooks, also seen standing near at the
time, swore that at the end of the inquest
over Lula Sherman, Harrison Heyward,
Cato Sherman, Foster Knox and John
Reese, all negroes, had made plot to
kill Waldrop.
Lucas CAN'T, also colored, swore that
on Friday night, after the hanging, Bill
Williams and Harrison Hayward had
told him they helped hang the man and
that Henry Bolton had shot him. In
accordance with this evidence the jury,
late this afternoon, rendered the follow.
ing verdict:
THE VERDICT.
"The jury finds that Manz Waldrop
alias Manz Gooden, came to his death on
Friday last, 3Oth of December, 1887, by
hanging with rope, and that William
G. Williams, Foster Knox, Cato Sher.
man, Henry Bolton, John Reese and
Harrison Hayward we're guilty thereof,
and that R. Gaylard Eaton was an access
sorry before the fact to the killing.
All these negroes have been captured
except Foster Knox, who left before the
coroner's inquest was begun. They will
be sent to morrow to Jail at Pickens.
PUBLIC OPINION AT CENTRAL.
While the excitement at Central is
cooling down, there is still much feeling
over the affair, manifesting itself most
strongly in the demand for the convic.
tion of the guilty parties. Indignation
is warm against Eaton, the white man,
who is believed to have been concerned
in causing the negroes to act as they did.
The universal sentiment about Central
is that lynching would never have occur.
red had not the white men urged the
negroes on to it.
As to the guilt of the unfortunate VIC
tim, Waldrop, a poor halfwitted fellow,
opinions are about equally divided. 1t
is by no means certain that be commit.
TED the crime for which he suffered sum.
marily.
WHAT SOLICITOR ORR SAYS.
Solicitor Orr returned at a late hour
tonight from Central. he was shown
the above statement and corroborated it
in all particulars.
"This is the first case of lynching that
has occurred in my circuit since my
official term began" he said, "aud I
have made up my mind to prosecute it
to the best of my ability"
1t is probable that Eaton, the white
man, will be tried first, when the cases
come up, as they probably will, at the
coming term of the Court in Pickens,
beginning on the third Monday in this
month.
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peared, a smile diffuscd itself over his
pale features, and he murmured: "Let
us cross over the river and rest under the
shade of the trees" 1t was the river of
death he was about 10 pass and soon
after uttering these words he expired.
The character and career of the man
who thus passed from the arena of his
glory, are the property of history.
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TRINITY SCHOOL.

This is the first school that has ever
been placed solely in charge of Miss Bet
tie Smith. The new teacher, having
been assistant some time at Lebanon
under q Systematic worker, starts off in
sherInew field Of labor with considerable
advantage over many other young teach
ems. We are glad to knowt that the ma.
chinery of4shat school moves smoothly,
"a very comfortable house, good desks,
good black boards and a progressive teach
:er, that school desc. res the success it is
epioying. 81
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neigbborhood of this school will surely
appreciate their opportunities now that
they have good teacher, and provide
for her such things as are absolutely in
dispensable. Blackboards and desks she
must have. If the people will not pro.
vide them, we must insist that the trustees
provide them and shorten the school
term. We shall see how much in earnest
these good people are about the education
of their children.
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He who marries pretty face only
is like buyer of cheap furniture-the
varnish that caught the eye will not
endure The freaide blaze.
Nellie Andrews, the pretty daugh.
ter of George Andrews, of Columbus,
Ohio, hanged herself on Christmas Eve,
because her lover, Dwight B. Porter,
Tilted her. She was worth $4,000.
One of President Cleveland's favor
ite dishes is picked sleeps tongues,
eaten just before he goes to bed. This is
almost as dainty as Don Bain's dish of
smoked squirrel livcrs eaten while in a
hot bath.
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Larger Haryests on Smaller Fields.


M; y farmers do not understand how
to reGrce their fields and increase their
harvests. do not intend to 20 into a
long and labored scientific exposition Of
the means and methods required to ac-
complish this, but propose to5giye some
plain, practical advice to govern the far
mer who. may determine to adopt. as a
rule of. action, smaller fields and larger
harvests.
1st. Begin by laying off one half Of
the land you have usually cultivated and
secure it from stock by good fence.
When this is done realize that your great
object is to make that half of your farm
produce more the first year than the
whole did the last year. Now 60 earn
estly and industriously to work to make
this result certain.
I'd. Gather together in one common
mass everything which may help to forln
a valuable compost. To prevent waste
place your material for the compost heap
in ditch dug for the purpose, and into
it dump all the scrapings from your
woodward, stable, COW and sheep lots,
and in fact, every other available sub
stance. Keep this up until your ditch is
nearly filled, when you should prepare a
similar receptacle for the future accumu-
lations. The compost mass should be
kept sufficiently. moist to promote fermen.
tation cover it so asto protect it from
the sun, and also secured it from the
rains.
Sd. If you raise cotton to any extent,
see to it that all the seed, except those
required for the next years planting, are
returned to the soil by which they were
produced. Avoid the folly Of ,elling to
the oil mills unless you are >uiii.ieusiy
near to substitute the cotton seed meal
or cake for the whole seed, and in such
quantities as will give you the advantage
in the exchange.
4tb. Turn over all of the land in the
fall which you intend to cultivate the
following year, being careful to cover all
the vegetable accumulations that are on
the surface.
5th. Apply your compost and other
fertilizers (if the compost heaps are not
suficient) early in the year 80 that when
the time for planting comes you may put
in your seed with the assurance that your
land is possessed of more than double
the producing power of the last year,
and you will be likely to realize greater
harvest from half the land, half the
labor and half the expense involved in
the production of last years crop.
9th. Continue to increase the fertility
of your land, from year to year, for five
years, and at the end of this period you
can estimate your farm at 500 per acre,
instead of S. or $40, which was its in
trinsic and commercial value when you
adopted as a rule of action, Smaller
fields and larger harvests." You may
also congratulate yourself that you have
increased your harvests at much less
labor and expense, having had abundant
opportunity to improve your buildings
and pay greater attention to your domes
tic animals, fowls, etc.-Southern Cult
GATOR.
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EA6HERs'GoLUMN
j. q. CLINKsCALEs, EDITOR.
Trust ;es of District No. II request US
to announce that the public schools will
close Friday 10Th inst.
Don't forget that Christmas is gone and
the work of another year lies before you.
What can you do? Are you doing it?

The meeting Of the Association will
be held ii Hunters Spring. Would it
nossbe Hellfor some one -four teachers
10. demonstrate to the Association the use
Of the Reading Chart. in teaching little
children to read?
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It is gratifying to know that many OF
our ,rl schools ran up to the 23d Of last
month with flying colors. Some dwin-
died considerably as the Christmas holi- oil
days approached. All the teachers
seemed to be in earnest in their efforts to
induce, the children to hold out bravely
to the end Of the session; but many OF
them found themselves Oh Thursday and
Friday, the 22d and 2Sd Of December,
With but a handful Of pupils. When
our people learn,theimportance of regu.
lar and faithful attendance upon school
duties, the public schools will accomplish
great deal more than is possible so long
as there is SO much indifference to this
matter. Why for very frivolous excuse
keep a child at home one or two weeks
after school begins, and then stop him
tsn days before the close of the session Z
Does common sense not teach the people
{ that such ascourse. is not business, that it
is unjust and damaging to the child
Besides it is unfair to the teacher. Ii
one does not send his child promptly and
regularly to school, he;has no right to
complain if the advancement of the child
does not measure up to what he expected.
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= Lawyer lin court)-Little boy, do
Won know the nature of an oath? Little
Boy-Yes, sir; it's something my pa
uses to put up stovepipes with.
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We have not seen the light Of Mr..
Burriss's countenance since his return
from the Land Of Flowers. Since he has
stolen from us one of our best teachers,
he must himself be one Of the best work.
ers during the year 1888.
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= How to get along well in the world
hire man with an auser or drill to bore
one for you.
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- Women resemble flowers. They
shut up when they sleep.
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"A household with a baby is fo1
on rock.
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wALDRop LEFT TO HIS FATE.

The white men went back to their
homes and Wsldrop was left to his fate,
no further attempt being made to rescue
him. The next morning hi, body was
found hanging to a tree not hr from the
roadside. A rope had been rln through
fork and tied on the oth.r side to a
sap7ing, and the body was hanging with
tho feet touching the ground and the
hands otlicd.
When Col. Orr went to Central to
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The FlCIlM DENIES Ills GUILT.
Among the first questions asked Wal
drow was as to his guilt nr.innocepce of
the crime charged to hin. In the came
breath with the assertion that be was
going to die he declared before God that
he was innocent, repeating the declara.
ton with emphasis. DrI. Folger and
Clayton asked him to sit ap so they could
examine his wounds, whrh they found
were not serious, the bullets having
glanced and only grazed tle skull.
Waldrop then stood up and regaining
confidence, asked the met if he might
not go back to Central with them,
adding that he wanted to zee his people
again before he died. The few white
people who had come up then tried to
persuade the negroes not I'd do anything
further, aud they started off, Waldrop
going before. at this ofe several OF
the negroes ran by them caught the
prisoner again and carried him eff about
hundred yards.
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that was very fine turnout in that day
for it pleased the prophet very much-so
much that he wanted to do some great
thing for the woman, and said, "Tbou
hast been very careful for me-what
shall I do for thee?" I wonder how
many prophets would be content with
such furniture now.
Sometimes unwclcome visitors would
stay too long and keep us up when we
wanted to go to bed. On such occasions,
Tip-the faithful TiL-would put an old
sack on pole and lay it over the top of
the chimney and smoke us out. The
tent would get full to sufIocation, and
our unwelcome visitors would abuse our
chimney and be forced to retire. Then
Tip would remove the sack and the tent
be all right again in little while. That
was Tips secret and we never told on
him.
1 do hope they will not have war in
Europe. How pitiless it is for us to dis
cuss the effect of such war upon our
trade-our business, our cotton and
wheat and bacon and beef-just as
though the war would be all right if we
prospered by it. No account taken OF
wounds and deaths and broken hearts
and the crushing grief of mothers and
children made widows and orphans and
nothing left but poverty. Surely, surely,
there is no necessity for nations to 60 to
war any more.
But it does look like the devil gets
loose sometimes and the best of US feel
like a little fighting would be relef'
Catoctin clarion., 1888-11-29

HE SUPREME COURT OF the Ualted
States has recently rendered decision
Of special interest to holders OF HE IN
surance policies.
Thomas l.. Hume, of the District OF
Columbia, died IN 1881 totally 'nsoI-
vent, but leaving S33, 900 IN life lnSur-
anc@ policies, payable to either the Wld-
Catoctin clarion., 1888-11-29
Four New States.

In case the result of the late election
should be the securing of a majority In
the House Of Representatives by the
republican party, that party will con-
troll the three branches Of government,
the presidency, the Senate and the
House.
In that event there can be little
doubt that the Fifty first congress will
admit North Dakota, South Dakota,
Washington and Idaho as states, thus
increasing the republican vote in the
Senate by eight and, based upon the
census Of 1880, in the House by six,
adding fourteen votes to the electoral
college, all republican.
If this should occur, the republicans
can lose New York, New Jersey and
Connecticut, with possibly Indiana too,
and yet elect President in 1892. AS
these Territories have been clamoring
for admission as States into the Union,
the republicans will doubtless seize the
opportunity of their complete control,
should they have a majority in the
House in tie Fiftyfrst congress; it
will be too great an opportunity to seal
unto themselves the control of govern
ment for period Of years, to say moth
ing Of the justice Of the demand the
Territories are making.