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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-05-30
In for the Prize.

We visited Col. R. R. Hudgin's prize
acre of corn last week. and as we know
our readers will enjoy description of it,
we will tell them about it.
The acre is in Foreston, about three
hundred yards from the depot. The soil
is high, sandy and porous, and is we'll
drained. The acre has been marked by
a heavy scantling pinned to the ground.
A tram road runs through the field. Col.
Hudgins has fitted up tank and force
pump, and if the seasons do not suit him
be can easily fill up his tank, and run.
ming it into bis field, furnish shower of
rain.
The land was prepared as follows: The
acre was covered with stable manure.
Upon this was broadcast three barrels of
slaked lime and 400 pounds acid. The
land was then broken up, commencing
on the outside with turn plough, and
following in the same furrow with two
four.inch shovel ploughs, turning the
soil to a depth of twelve or fifteen inches,
driving around the outer sides of the
acre, and finishing up in the middle.
The stable manure, lime, acid were thus,
by means of these three ploughs, pretty
we'll turned under.
On March %, 81 bushels cotton seed,
500 pounds cotton seed meal and 400
pounds kainit we're put on the ground
and narrowed in with q disk harrow.
The ground was then levelled off with
hand rakes. The corn was planted April
1st, Cd and Sd. Col. Hudgins did this
with great care. The corn is planted in
double rows, three feet from. centre to
centre, and six inches apart, averaging
three feet one way and three inches the
other. On May 2, it was ploughed with
q garden plough, 1000 pounds cotton seed
meal added, and then hoed over nicely.
The stand in part of,the field is all
that could be desired, but in another part
it is imperfect and had to be replanted.
The corn is now about 18 inches high,
and has a beautiful color.
The corn is of the Geddings variety,
and Col. Hudgins says the following is
claimed for it: Each stalk will produce
from three to five large ears of corn. From
each stalk there will shoot two or three
suckers, each of which will produce an
ear. And we think we understood Col.
Hudgins to say that in addition to all
this he would get quart OF shelled corn
from each tassel. He may have meant to
say that the entire yield of & stalk of the
corn would be quart, but we asked him
second time and understood him to say
that he would get the quart from the
taBsel Of each stalk.
Col. Hudgins expects, with propitious
seasons, to get five hundred bushels from
this acre,-Manninq Times.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-05-30
Il=l BY q CLINKsCALEs & LANGsTON.
'FEA6HERS'GoLUMN.

s NN All communications intended for
this Column should be addressed to D. H.
RUSSELL, School Commissioner, Ander-
son, s. G.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-05-30

= Surveyors in Oklahoma towns re.
ceive $95 day for their work.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-05-30

Samuel Earle wrote an autobiography
which we're it brought to light would
doubtless prove a valuable contribution
to the history of the times of which he
was prominent aud honorable figure.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-21
ADMINISTRATION RELIGIOUS ITEMS.
The President Walks to Church Wearing a
Shining Silk Tile.

The President Walks TO Church Wearing
Shining Silk Tile.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.I
WASHINGTON, October 20.-President
Harrison walked to church to-day. with a
shining silk hat on his head and with nstty
brown gloves gripping q cane which bore
head fashionably overgrown. At the Church
of the Covenant the announcement was
made that the teacher of the Bible class, who
was anonymously announced last Sunday is
Assistant Attorney General Shields, of the
Interior Department, thereby putting at rest
all surmises about Private Secretary Hal
ford and Postmaster General Wanamaker.
The various local churches appear to be
willing to gain all the advantage they can
out of the religious tendencies of the admin
istration, for at the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church it was announced to-
day that high official of the Government
would next Sunday begin teaching the
ladies' Bible class. No name was given,
but Attorney General Miller was supposed
by the audience to be the man referred to.
The rivalry among the churches for prom
inent members of the administration as
teachers of Bible classes is becoming quite
bitter, and some extraordinary church poll
tics are expected to result therefrom.
Another interesting administration re-
ligious item is that Harry Mcknight, of
Philadelphia, a clerk in the city postof6ce
and protege of Postmaster General Wana-
maker, is preparing plans for establishing
throughout the country Letter Carriers
Christian Association.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-21
Captain Browns FLYER.

The victory of Senorita in the Good Luck
Handicap at Westchester last Saturday only
confirms what we have claimed all along viz,
that the Prince Charlie filly is not only the
best 9-year-old fily of the year, but one of the
best of either sex. AS Garrison could not
leave Jerome Park Mr.. Bryant was compelled
to scratch Come to Taw. This left Senorita
to concede weight to her entire field. Long
street was great favorite. As Captain Brown
started both Senorita and Buddhist without
declaring to win, the public was at loss which
to back Senorita was popularity supposed to
be the best, but when Martin was put on her
and Bergen, the stable jockey. on Buddhist.
people did not know what to think and many
went to the mutuals where they could get the
pair. while in the books they were Separate
We noticed in the paddock, however. that
Rogers, the trainer, devoted himself exclu.
sively to the mare, while his assistant looked
after Buddhist The latter made the running
but as Longstreet had him beaten Martin
came at the last moment on Senorita and won.
bat great many who saw the race said Cap.
tain Brown would have won with Buddhist If
he could.-Spfrit of the Times.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-21
AN UNFAIR DECISION.
Well Known Sporting Man Talks About
the Lexington Meeting.


the Lexington Meeting.
One Of the most popular patrons of the trot-
ng track, who always objects to his name
eing publicly used, but whose Jolly face is
ell known, was in the city yesterday and
liked very interestingly about the recent trot-
ng meeting at Lexington. He said:
81 attended the entire meeting, and | can
ssure you that it was the greatest meeting
ave seen. The firing of Messrs. Davis and
,obins. however, was an unpleasant feature of
As you know by newspaper reports the
ldges suspected crooked work when Bessemer
eat Roy Wilkes two successive heats.
hey ultimately fined Mr.. Davis owner
{ Roy Wilkes, $1,000, and Mr.. Robins. the
liver. $500. Now, this was unfair Let me
II the facts of the case. Mr.. Davis had an
nbinon to beat the record with his horse and
lightened the horses weights ana engaged
r. Robins TO drive HIM. Mr.. Robins drives
lcryon, and the latter is owned by Mr.. Noble
sure were Messrs. Davis and Noble that Roy
likes would win the race with the light
elghts, that Mr.. Davis put 81 800 on his horse,
I'd Mr.. Noble also backed him heavily
owever, the light weights caused the horse to
eak in the two first heats, when his driver was
ken down and Ed Geers put up. The heavy
eights were also put on the horse and he went
steady as a clock, winning the race handily.
by, after he had lost the first
sat / saw Mr. Noble bet $500 to 500 that he
ould win the race. In the mutuals in the
eond heat there were only nine tickets sold
.ainst Roy Wilkes and this shows that there
As no job. However. Messrs. Davis and
obins will appeal against the very hasty and
flair decision"
The speaker, in referring to the great Axtell,
i'd: The young stallion will not be sent to
Glifornia He will be kept at the head of the
srre Haute farm. Budd Doble told me that
ready six mares at $1,000 each had been
oked to him. Next spring Doble will take
NJ in charge and train him for the racing sea-
-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-21
A COMMUNITY EXCITED.
Rewards Offered For the Arrest and Con.
vic,ion of Murderer and Robber.

Rewards Offered For the Arrest and Con-
viction of Murderer and Robber.
CARTHAGE, Mo-, October 20.-No little
excitement has been created by the murder
and robbery of G. N. Horn, prominent
grocer, while on his way home one
week ago last night The city Of
fered a reward Of $500 and by private
subscriptions an additional reward of 1886
had also been raised, These rewards have
aroused the local officers to put forth every
exertion for the capture of the muir
derer. The coroner's jury has been
in session almost continuously since
the night of the tragedy and
has not yet adjourned. Suspicion has
pointed strongly toward Henry Shockley. a
notorious tough character Of this city, as
the murderer. He has been in the employ
OF a gentleman who has q railroad contract
in the Indian Nation.
Shockley, who was on spree Saturday
and Sunday last, left here Monday to rejoin
the party Of railroad laborers to which he
was attached. Enough evidence having
been obtained to warrant his arrest,
a deputy sheriff was dispatched to the
Nation in pursuit of him last Thursday.
The capture was effected yesterday at Chou
teau, in the Indian Territory, the
arrest being made through one of
the Indian policemen. Shockley was
brought here this morning and lodged in
Jail. He asserts his innocence, but has very
little to say. he will endeavor to prove an
alibi. Evidence against him is purely cir
cumstantial.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-21
WONDERFUL MINE RATS.
They Like Illuminating Oil, and Away,
Forecast n Cnve.in.

Tney Like Illuminating Oil, and Always
Forecast Cave-in.
Scranton Correspondence N. Y. Times1
a miner, who is not easily frightened.
told me the other day that he has often been
scared by mine rats. On one occasion be
had considerable distance TO 20 and he
had to pass through portion of an old
working. There he encountered about
dozen rats. They were large and fierce.
and were not bit startled BY
his presence. On the contrary, they
soon showed that they rather liked
his company. : His oil was burning low in
his lamp and smelled very strong, and il
was evident that it had q great attraction
tor the hungry rats. They followed close at
his heels, and whenever he fastened his
speed they did the same. His only hope
was in keeping the tiny fame in his lamp
glowing, and he felt that if it was extin-
guished by any mishap they would attack
him at once. 1t was with unspeakable re-
lief that he reached his destination before
the last faint flicker of his lamp died out.
The drippings of the oil cans from which
the miners supply their lamps have q great
fascination for the rats, and sometimes thew
lose their lives for it. The same miner who
had the adventure just narrated told the
writer that only few months ago two
gallon oil can became so literally jammed
with dead rats that it was with considerable
difficulty they could be pulled out. The
cover had been left Of, and in their eager
ness to get at the oil the rats forced them
selves one by one through the narrow neck
of the can, from which they were afterward
unable to extricate themselves. Some
times the willy rat will help himself by in
serting his long tail into the oil can and
saturating it with the contents. This opera
tion, oft repeated, will soon result in an
empty can and very happy rat.
The first great fall Of roof that ever oc-
CURED in this region was at Carbondale
about 35 or 40 years ago. The entire side
Of the mountain fell in and several lives
were lost. Several days before the disaster
the people Of the neighborhood were aston
ished to see swarms Of rats leaving the
mine. This fact was recalled after the great
disaster occurred, and the rats were credited
with extraordinary foresight. No doubt
they felt the first movements of the col
lapsing rocks, and were driven forth in
fears
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-21
SHARPENING THE Ak.
Johnston, Madden and Radbourne Marked
Men by Boston.

Johnston, Madden and Radbourne Marked
Men by Boston.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE pIsP LrcH1
BOSTON, October 20-Already the Boston
triumvirs are beginning to shar pen the ak for
next season, and there are indications that con-
siderable dead wood will be cut away from the
Boston club. The marked men are Johnston,
Madden and Radbourne Two other players
are under cloud, and one of them will
probably have to 90. 1t will be seen that
the most important changes in the Boston
team for next year will be in the pitching
Clarkson was expected to and depended on to
win the championship, as far as pitching was
concerned. The men who were supposed to
be able and willing to help him out once in
awhile were attacked with faintness of heart
when the race became close, as witness Rad
bourne at Chicago and indianapolis, and Mad
den at Pittsburg. whore, in two of the three
cases when they thought they were losing the
game in which they were pitching, they want
ed to be taken out and substituted by Clarkson
TO finish it out.
When the men come to open their mail to-
morrow morning they will find check in pay
ment Of their salary in full for the season. an
interesting legal document in the shape of
formal notice to the player that the Boston
club, by virtue of its contract with him, holds
an option on his services for next year. and
that the club is now ready to fulfill its claim to
that option by signing him for the season 1880.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-21
THEIR DAY OF REST.
The International American Delegates Pass
aQuiet sunday mt Chicngo-A Little
Trip Around the City the
Only Fenture.


aQuiet sunday mt Chicngo-A Little
Trip Around the City the
Only Feature.
CHICAGO, October 20.-The Sabbath day
was indeed day of much needed rest to the
delegates to the International Pan-Ameri-
can Congress. Eighteen days ago they
started from the city Of Washington. Since
that day they have been speeding with
lightning rapidity through the vast terri
enough in the populous cities and busy
towns on their route to get glimpse of their
wealth and resources and future pros
poets. To be sure, their accommoda-
tions comprise everything that
human ingenuity can devise to alleviate
the discomforts Of travel, the people with
whom they have been thrown in contact
have been most considerate, their welfare
and programmes for their entertainment
have been promptly abridged or otherwise
but, nevertheless, the last week has been the
most exhausting in its demands upon the
physical strength of the delegates, and they
welcomed the announcement hatto-day they
were at liberty to rest. Consequently, few
of the party were seen at the breakfast
tables this morning, and it was well along
toward noon before the majority of them de-
serted their comfortable beds and appeared
in the lobby of the hotel where they are
stopping.
Carriages had been kept in waiting by the
Reception Committee, and such of the ex-
cursionists as felt inclined were driven along
the lake front or on other attractive avenues.
After dinner about 80 of the party were
taken in charge by the local committee and
escorted to the Armour Mission and Kin
dergarten, where ], 800 children are cared
for spiritually and materially. The usual
Sunday service was in progress when they
entered the building, and after listening to
some hymns they were shown into the Kin
dergarten. There were no demonstrations
or departures from the ordinary practices of
this school, except that the children had
been gotten together on Sunday instead of
a week day, but it may safely be
said that upon no other occasion during
their Journey were the delegates more deeply
interested than when the 75 little tots,
neatly but plainly attired, whispered first
the words and then sang in small infantile
voices, and with such expression as the
teachers warning finger could inspire, of
the mother dove and her little ones, and OF
the baby's birthday.
The carriages were again called into re-
QUESTION. and the distinguished visitors
were taken on long drive along Michigan
avenue, where they saw how Chicago's
wealthy men live, and so on back to their
hotel and to dinner. This evening, at the
suggestion of those in charge, the delegates
were left undisturbed for rest.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-21

whose product is SO essential to the thrift Of the
SO well fitted for Uncle Sam to wear in his but
ton hole? And as to the merits of the cotton
bloom says: The flower takes on all the hues
white Is emblematic Of peace, but may, when
necessary, be converted into one Of the most
powerful wariike projectiles and explosives yet
known TO science-both emblematic Of the
peaceful policy of the United States, and its
military power when aroused to war. 1t is the
chief ey-bringing commodity of this coun-
as gold in the making Of international ex-
changes. Without it the agriculture OF the
South would suffer. and many thousands Of
spindles and looms Of the North would cease
their merry hum N. II.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-21
SYMPATHY FOR THE TOILERS.
The Pope Expresses His View to Party of
French Pilgrims.

ROME, October 20.-The Pope to-day gave
audience to party of French pilgrims and
delivered an address to them. He appeared
feeble, and his voice was almost inaudible.
In his address he urged the necessity of re-
ligion for the masses, and said that the
Papacy was a protector Of the working
classes. He also reiterated his protests
against the attitude of the Italian Govern
ment toward the Papacy.
The Pope advised the formation of an as
ISOLATION, which shall be devoted to secur-
ing the material welfare of workmen by
procuring increased facilities for labor, in
culcating principles of economy and de-
Tending the rights and legitimate claims of
wor kmen. He expressed the hope that gov
ernments everywhere would treat the work.
ing classes with kindness and endeavor to
restrain tendencies toward luxury and an
undue desire for wealth. He advised mas
tiers to be kind to their workmen, and work.
men to be obedient to their masters.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-21
AFTER NEARLY TWENTY YEARS.

A Former Texas Desperate Arrested for n
Murder Committed in 1870.
PARIS, TEX, October 20.-Sheriff Cox,
OF Hill county, has arrested Kinch West. in
the Indian Territory, for the murder of A.
D. Martin in 1870. West belonged to
Quantrell's gang and after the war located
in Lamar county, where he gathered around
him few bold desperadoes who'stole horses
and kept reign of terror up and down the
Red river for a hundred miles. In 1867
they murdered man near Paris near this
city.
A vigilance committee was organized and
the party were attacked and two of them
killed. West escaped. After killing Mar
tin in Hill county. he left and it was reported
that he had been killed in Mexico. He
went to the Indian Territory and lived
quietly under an alias for Is years.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-21
DYING WITH A CANCER.
The Doctors Despair of Saving the Life of
Young Collender.

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM to THE DIsPATCH.I
NEW YORK, October 20.-William Collender,
one of the best-known billiard amateurs in the
country, is so seriously ill with cancer of the
stomach, at his home in Stamford, that his
friends have abandoned hope of his recovery.
Collender is interested with his father. Hugh
Collender, in the Brunswick Bake Collender
Billiard Table Manufacturing Company of this
city. He is 30 wears old. married and has a
fortune of 100000. He has played games with
every prominent biIliardist of France, Ger
many and this country.
Collender weighed 1876 pounds when he was
attacked with cancer, a little over a year ago
but the disease has wasted him, and he has
been unable to leave his bed for over a week.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-21
Quick Prices.
Nobby Clothes.
Busy Days.

No copied styles. No copied
ways Of letting people know
our goods and prices. No
doubtful qualities. We go
on our own hook as leaders
should. Everything original,
irst-class and full value.
We take a new lease every
season on selling the bestand
selling it low. Every dollars
worth our own manufacture.
Sold at cost to make, and
one single profit added for
store expense and service.
The worthiest stock of
Boys and Children's Clothing
we ever knew for beauty and
quality. Easy and many
prices.
We are making a special
sale on Boys and Little Boys
Cape Overcoats at SAIL
WOOL and no guess work
about it.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-21

youngsters Burkett, the pitcher at Bellaire, is
one Of them.
BRowN STATIoN-Hanlan, the sculler, was
born in July, 1856.
THE Cleveland club is leading for the Ohio
State championship.
JAKE BEoKLEY intends to spend part of this
winter at Hot Springs.
THE hustling after new players in minor
leagues will commence in earnest to-day.
MANY patrons of the New York club want
Crane to pitch to-day again. He might be in
the box once too often.
Coon authorities state that Pickaway, the
horse that paced second to Roy Wilkes at Lex
ington, will be a wonder next year.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-21
COTTON STILL A KING.
The One Great Money-Getting Prod
uct of the New South.
GREAT PLANTATIONS DIVIDED UP
Into Little Tenantries and Worked by the
Negro and Mule.
ABIG OPENING FORKORTRERN CAPITAL.
An Almost Complete Recovery From the Ill Fortunes
Of the War.

A Mississippi correspondent finds that
Cotto n is King quite as truly as before the
war. though the kingdom is not so tyrannical
now as then. There is sufficient profit in
its cultivation to attract Northern capital
in large Jumps. Strangely enough, the cot
ton planter ueglects to raise much of any
thing else, but buys melons and other
vegetables of merchants.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-21
THEY KNOW WHERE he Is.
An Express Agent Mysteriously Disappear
In New'York.

An Express Agent Mysteriously Disappears
In New York.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.i
NEW YORK, October 2O.-Charles M.
King, the Newark agent of the United
States Express Company, who mysteriously
disappeared week ago to-day, is in New
York, and the officers OF the company know
where heis. Geo. B. Sanford of the company,
lives in Newark. This morning he came to
this city with Detective William Carroll,
of Newark, and after consultation with
President T. c. Platt, Mr.. Sanford left the
detective and found King.
The detective returned to Newark, and,
when questioned by reporters, referred them
to Mr.. Sanford, by Mr.. Sanford's instruc-
tions. Mr.. Sanford could not be found at
his house tonight.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-21
FIENDISR TRAIN WRECKERS.
A Horrible Disaster on the Rock Island
Road VERY Narrowly Averted.

A Horrible Disaster on the Rock Island
Road Very Narrowly Averted.
WICHITA, KAN, October 20.-An at
tempt was made at 10 o'clock this morning
to wreck passenger train on the Rock
Island Railroad, Is miles east Of McFar-
land, Kan. A strong piece of timber was
placed in an upright position in culvert,
the end projecting five feet above the tracks.
The train was running at the rate of % miles,
and when the engine struck the obstruction
one of the cross-ties which held the beam
broke in such way as to permit the beam
to fall to the ground. and allow the train to
pass with only slight damage to the engine
Twenty minutes before the accident, the
Colorado express had passed the culvert
without encountering the obstruction. The
wreck is supposed to have been attempted
for the purpose of robbery. The company's
detectives are investigating the matter.