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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-11-07

our beloved Southland, where the proud
est boast of our manhood and honor is
that "here her fat is omnipotent, and
that she sways undisputed the sceptre of
absolute social dominion"
May the noble example of her sublime
moral heroism never perish from our
memories! Inscribe it on imperishable
tablet! Embalm it in undying song!
Let the genius of pencil and chisel en-
bellish it with its most resplendent in
spiration Let fame place it among her
richest treasures in the pantheon Of i'm.
mortality, and let the time swept harp of
Che ages swell in grander strains the
giant anthem of praise to Southern moth.
ers and maidens.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-11-07

burden of sustaining q school fall une-
qually upon the patrons. By accepting
the provisions of this Act the burden
falls equally upon ALT is two mills
upon every dollar of the taxable property
of the District. The writer has been
asked the question sll over the County
why We don't have longer schools, and
the reply has invariably been given that
it is for lack of money. The average
length of the term for the County for
this last year was four months; now if
each Township should levy the two mill
additional it would just double the school
fund of that Township, less the number
of polls in it. For instance No. II
(Broadaway) has s4So.35 from the con.
stitutional .wo mill tag, and if the addi-
tional two mill tax was letied.it would
lust double that amonnt, and if they run
four months with the present amount
they could hire better teachers, pay bet
ter salaries, and run at least six or
seven months. Who will say that this
would not be better than it is at present?
Discuss the matter, friends, among your.
selves. 1t rests entirely with the people.
The law gives from now until the lst day
of next June to fix up the matter, and
during this coming winter when the
farm work is not so pressing, would be
the best time to take action, and the
writer of this would take great pleasure
in meeting with the people of each
Township at any set time or place to
discuss the matter, or to give any infor.
nation in his possession. Who will be
frat IN net
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-11-07

At the meeting of the Trustees on the
7th If October, they adopted resolution
to reserve each year one third of their
respective apporlionments until each
District in the County would be on
cash basis, which would take just three
years. This is q step decidedly in the
interest of all parties interested. Better
teachers can be had when tue Trustees
have cash in hand to pay them, and the
teachers themselves will do better work
when they know the money is in hand to
pay at the end of each month. They
also resolved to accept the provisions of
the recent Act of the Legislature author
izing each Township to levy special tax
upon itself, not to exceed two mills, for
school purposes, There was great una
nimity of sentiment among the Trustees
on this matter after they had discussed
1t and ascertained the meritorious points
of the Act, the most valuable feature Of
which is that each taxpayer is permitted
to designate to which school his taxes
shall be paid. This enables each tax
payer to have his money spent on his
nearest school, the one to which he sends
his own children. There is demand on
the part of the people for longer school
terms and for better teachers. There is
no way to have either or both without
more money. Voluntary subscription to
school cannot be relied on. for it is
spasmodic and uncertain. Some years q
good school can be had by it, and the
very next year not more than half the
people will subscribe, and always there
are those who will not subscribe their
fair proportion, and thus they make the
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-11-07

We are glad to note that many of our
schools are going to begia during the
present month, and We promise ourselves
much pleasure in soon seeing the famil-
lar faces of the teachers and children all
earnestly set toward getting in good
winters work. And you teachers as you
go to your school rooms on the first day,
and day by day strive to impress upon
your children by precept and example
the important fact that this is the season
of work for them, that they are going to
reap a harvest, and that the harvest will
be Just according to the seed they SOW.
Reach out after these young and tender
minds. Get hold of them in some way
and you will be successful.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-11-07
The Ladies Delighted.

The pleasant effect and the perfect
safety with which ladies may use the
liquid fruit laxative, Syrup of Figs, undcr
sll conditions make it their favorite
remedy. 1t is pleasing to the eye and 10
The taste, gentle, yet efectual in acting
On the kidneys, liver and bowels.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-11-07

We heard recently of two families in
the same neighborhood, each of them
with Eve or six children OF school age,
none Of whom have gone to school in the
last two years as much as two weeks.
Aud yet all that time there was school
in mile and half of each of them, and
the father of the teacher went to them
and besought them earnestly to send
their children, as it would cost nothing
And the writer of this saw some of these
same children on recent Sabbath after.
noon having high old time tantalizing
vicious mule, and one in the party was
grown young woman. What is the
difference between those people and the
heather? How far removed are they
from state of barbarism And this,
too, right upon the identical spot where,
thirty FIVE years ago, stood one of the
most famous Academies in the State
What ia to be done about it? These boys
and girls are growing up to augment the
ranks of the ignorant and the vicious,
and will in turn produce another crop of
ignorance and vice. Shall not the State
take hold of these parents and sternly
require the attendance of their children
at school. Would it not be cheaper to
do this than to convict them in the courts
aud imprison them in the jai!s? What
right have parents to deny their chill.
dren those privileges2 Has any parent
right to raise vicious child to prey
upon society? Has not the State right
by reason OF the higher Law of self-pre-
servation to take hold of these children
and have them sent to school? These
are questions that are full of import to
us as q people, because the stability of
our institutions aud the peace and good
order of society rest upon the virtue and
intelligence Off members.
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TEA6HEBS'6o4UuN.

-s@ All communications intended for
this Column should be addressed to D. II.
RUSSELL, School Commissioner, Ander-
son, s. C.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-11-07
Ladies' Store !!


We extend cordial invitation to any Friends who come to the
City to call in and They certainly owe to them
selves TO let no chance pass to buy their
Merchandise Eight!
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-11-07

Caution insu.es safety, and all eau
tious people cure their colds with DR..
Bulls Cough Syrup. 25c.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-11-07
We have q Full Line of
STAPLE and SEASoNABLE GOODS !

PRESENT indications warrant the belief that
large Fall trade will be realized, and We have
never before since our start in business used
more caution in buying and selecting our stock.
Discounting every dollars worth of goods that
come into oar house, whether it be Groceries or
Dry Goods, which enables to meet any and all
competition.
Come, in then, and you will fnd Us with our
hands out of our pockets. Come in, and if ne
don't give you cause to congratulate yourselves,
why, we'll apologize. for We are here to do bust
ness, and whatever is not right We will make
right.
With thanks for past patronage, we remain,
Respectfully yours,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-11-07

And what we have said above to the
Trustees, we would emphasize doubly to
the patrons. You have a great deal at
stake in that school. You have interests
there that can not be measured by dol.
lars and cents, The immortal part of
your child is being trained and educated
for veal or woe by another away from
the parental eye. Have you no interest
or concern in the matter? Of course
you have. And won't you manifest that
interest by going over to the school
house some afternoon, you fathers and
mothers, too, and spend the time in see.
ing what and how they are doing? The
teacher and your own children aud your
neighbor's children will be glad To see
you. We verify believe that some of the
poor teaching complained of sometimes
might be improved by little friendly
overlooking on the part of those who are
interested. And, although you may
sometimes feel like it don't cost you any
thing, nevertheless it does, for it is tax
money, and it comes out of your pockets,
aud it is good business sense to ace after it.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-11-07

The law makes it the duty of the trus-
tees to look after the schools and the
teachers in their Districts, and there
seems to be disposition on the part Of
the patrons to relegate the whole bust
ness to. the Trustees, and we hope this
winter that they will do more of this
athan they have ever done. No matter,
gentlemen, if you don't know much
about teaching aud text books, your
presence there is an encouragement to
both teacher and pupils, and is an evi.
dence to them that somebody is thinking
about them aud taking an interest in
them. and to that extent will be an in.
centive to renewed activity. True, you
don't get any pay for it, neither do you
get any pay for day spent in town or
at the neighboring store, or at some
neighbor's home. Spend day at each of
your schools. You will be- able to form
some idea as to what sort of teacher
you have, and whether she is doing hon.
est work or not. Go and see for your.
selves,
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many as against the arrogant assumptions
of the few, and solid for the integrity
and dignity of that race which has illu.
mined the brightest pages Of the worlds
history with its grand achievements for
the civilization and elevation of human
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QayS.
Grand and resplendently sublime as is
that record, yet the chivalrous and CRATE.
full South would present as the model of
her heroic spirit the name of one which
is not 10 he found on the muster rolls Of
her immortal soldiery. She would point,
not to waving plumes in victorious
battles, but rather to the splendid wreck
of that once proud and luxurious home,
surrounded by all the comforts and
elegance which wealth and affection
could bestow. Amid the drear desolation
and ruins of that home stands The proud
figure Of her whose delicate fingers had
never known q ruder touch than the
worried keys Of the piaro, OF the silken
strings Of the guitar, and from around
whom the tune waves of war had SWEPT
everything save her grand and superb
womsnhood; yet in the frmness and
majesty of her great and noble spirit, she
proudly proclaimed to the world. "We,
the woman of the South, accept the
situation"
Proud, and justly proud, as we are and
should be, of the record of Southern
men, yet had l the power I would sum-
mon all the grand old heroes of the living,
and the immortal spirits Of the dead, and
align them in front, and ask them to join
me in saluting her as the queen of the
heroes of the world.
have been made to thank Gcd over
and over sgain shat I was born In this,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-11-07

Railroads, villages, towns, cities,
manufacturing enterprise in all its de.
partments, mercantile and speculative
enterprise and corporations, flourish and
prosper as never before in our history
and yet there are hundreds of thousands
of farmers-honest, economical farmers
who have titled good lands, have worked
hard and lived hard, and are in worse
condition, financially, to day than they
we're twenty-five years ago. In 1910 the
farmers of the United States numbered
one.balf our population, and owned one
half the wealth ofthe country In 1850,
though still about one.half our popula.
ton, they owned only one. fourth the
wealth of the country. From 1850 to
1860 they had increased the value Of
their farms 101 per cent. From 1870 to
1880 the increase was only 9 per cent,
and yet our agricultural population had
increased 29per cent, while the aggregate
wealth ofth country increased 10 per
cent. In your own State Of Georgia,
while your population increased GO per
cent from 1860 to 1886, your lands
decreased in value 33 per cent.
And now as to crops In 1866 the
wheat, corn, rye, barley, buckwheat, hay,
oats potatoes, cotton and tobacco sold for
2OO7 ,4G2,23l. In 1s04-eighteen years
later, when the cultivated acreage had
been nearly doubled, the number of farms
and farm hands had doubled, and agri-
cultural implements and machinery had
been vastly improyed-these same crops
sold for 50, ,O43,5OO,4Sl, an increase ofonly
thirty six millions, or less than 2 per
cent more than they were sold for in
1866.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-10

Anuswon Tribe. No. 80, Improved Order
OF Red Men, have elected the following Off
GERS: II. r.. PetWav, sachcm; b. Nj. Terry,
senior sycamore; w. 4. King, junior saga
more; T.. }. Watkins, prophet; C.. Emmtt
Hin. chief Of records; j. w Davis, keeper
OF wampum. Widows and Orphans Com
mlttee: John 4. Eggers, r. A. Jones. and
+. +. Perkins. Trustees Ii, l.. Carter, Il.
W. Carter, and V. Douati
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-10

General W. II. Payne is in the city.
Mr.. Charles r. Ball has gone for the winter
to Montgomery, Ala, upon business.
Mr.. II. T. HUI, after two months vaca-
tlon. has returned to the city greatly inn
proved IN health.
The annual celebration Of the Sunday
school OF PIne-Strect Baptist church will be
held on the 30 OF February.
The name Of Mr.. Thomas Potts was acci-
dentaly omitted from the list Of directors Of
the Merchants National Bank published
yesterday.
There will be & meeting Of the Board Of
Directors held at the new headquarters OF
the Travellers Protective Association, Ninth
street, on Saturday, 18th instant, at O'Clock
T.. Nj.
The Committee on Police met yesterday
and awarded the contract to furnish the city
with hceuse.numbers for vehicles which
haul upon the streets OF Richmond 10 d. ;.
Thompson.
A Dispatch reporter called at the residence
OF ex.Mayor Darlington last night, and was
informed bya member Of the family that
while the Colenel is not a well man by any
means. his condition IL no worse than 1t has
been for some time past.
Among the arrivals at the Exchange Hotel
yesterday were Colonel }. Ii. McRse, OF
Cumberland; Giles Manchester aud wife. OF
Providence, Il. l.; Wood BouldiD, Jr.,
Halifax; Joseph Duke, Norfolk; o. +. Ed
wards, Norfolk, aud j. V. GOttschalk.
Colonel 4. ". b. Crews, OF st. Louis, Mo-,
is registered at the Exchange Hotel. Colo
mel Crews is native OF Virginia, having
been born and reared In Henry couIty. He
went West many years ago, and Is now Que
OF the great lawyers OF Missouri. He is one
OF the attorneys OF the Missouri Pacific rail-
road, and Is East on Important business for
that great system.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-10
RECENT ROBBERIES.
TWO TRouBLEsonE EDEPREpAToRs FALL
INTO POLICE CUSTODY.
One Operates az Houss-servant, the Other
as q stsaler Of Property
from Halls.

Sarah Vaughan, young colored woman,
was arrested yesterday charged with steal
Ing two gold rings from Mr. Wister Archer,
the principal OF the Virginia University
High School, who lives at 500 north Eighth
street. Mrs. Archer employed the girl
Tuesday morning TO do some work around
the house, and after she left the premises a
trunk was found broken open and two gold
rings stolen. One OF the rings was pawned
at MIR. s. Bachrach's. and that gentleman
took Il 10 the Second staiiOn-hOuse Tuesday
evening and gave it 10 the police. 1ester,
day morning the girl cane back and wanted
to pawn the second ring. Mr.. Bschrach
telephOned the police. and the thiei was
soon locked up at the second statlon-house'
STEALING FROM HALLS.
For months past a large number OF people
have bad Oyercoats and other clothing stolen
from the balls Of their houses. The depre-
dations were reported to the police, and for
some time all efforts to detect the thief were
fruitless.
Captain Angle. Of the Second police-sta-
ton, has suspected a cOlored man named
James McCuryis for some time, and Tuesday
Officers Wren and Harmon made the arrest.
Several pieces OF clothing supposed to have
been stolen were found in the possession OF
McCurvis, and are now at the Second station
house.
The accused was before the Police Court
yesterday, and bis case was continued until
| Friday.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-10

District l.odge No. 1, Good Templars, met
IN regular monthly session at Central Hall
last night. q. Shackeliord, district chief
templsr, presiding. There was very full
attendance Of delegates and visitors.
District Lodge degree was conferred upon
a number OF new delegates.
II was unanimously decided 10 employ the
Hon. Lew !. Beuchamp for two weeks lee
ture work in this city and Manchester, and
funds sufficient TO insure his coming were
promptly raised by subscription.
Beaver Dam Lodge was presented the ban
ner for having initiated the most members
during the past month.
After the transaction OF considerable bust.
ness Or. ID. NJ. Brown, on behalf OF the COM
mittee, presented to Brother George W.
Hawxhurst an engrOssed copy OF the resolu-
tons passed by the District Lodge express.
ing regret at his removal from the city.
This was followed by the presentation Of a
beautiful bouquet by Brother T.. NJ. Red
ford on behalf OF the ladies OF Rescue Lodge,
after which Brother +. G.. Glenn, with few
feeling remarks, presented as testimony Of
their love and esteem, in behalf OF the Good
Templars Of this district, an elegant silver
tea and table service and massive waiter,
consisting in all OF ten pieces, from the es-
tAbnshment Of Messrs. Goddsrd Il Moses.
Mr. HawXhurst responded In appropriate
and feeling remarks as each presentation was
made. Mr.. Hawxhurst and family will leave
the city by the Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac railroad at 1907 A. Nj. to.mor-
row.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-10
Awoman,. rlrn.mllh wMa.oat..

4 Mandan Uak.) telegram says: On a
farm ten miles west OF here lives Charles
Casperdone with his family, consisting OF a
wife and two little boys. GA saturday Mr..
Casperdone came 10 Mandln TO sell some
stock and remained here visiting friends.
sunday at midnight the chlcken.roost was
visited by wildcats. When Mrs. Casper
done hoard the noise she got out OF bed,
erssped an axe, aud salied forth.
Rushing in at the door Of the hennerY she
encountered a wildcat. which sprang at her,
catching one OF its claws in her left arm, Ia
cerating it terribly. Pushing it away, she
struck Il a blow which rendered Il uncon.
scious. Another OF the cats sprang at her,
seizing the calf Of her right leg and cutting
II severely with his teeth. Mrs. Casperdone
aimed blow at the beast, which missed, but
The animal became frlghted and ran into the
woods
The third cat. which had been crouching In
a corner then spraug upon the plucky little
woman, getting us teeth entangled IA her
clothing and tearing it almost from her body.
She succeeded in pushing the iufuriated
animal from her, and as 10 sprlng at her
throat the second time dealt II blow which
killed II.
Srs. Casperd0ne was so overcome that she
fell In a faint, and was found there by a
neigbbor who had been summoned by oLe OF
the BOYS. She is still suffering from her
wounds. but will recover unless blood
poisoning sets IN.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-10
The runn,s.. OF All Comedies.

Perhaps the funniest OF all comedies on
the road this year Is the piece known as
ssThe Two Johns" which by the way will
be produced In this city ut the Academy Of
Music ou Tuesday next. Oh this excru-
tiatingly funny comedy late issue Of tDe
Brooklyn Eagle says; "The Two Johns
Comedy Company held the boards st the
BrooElyn Theatre last evening, and the au-
dlenee held their sides. which fact was made
necessary by the cyclone OF laughter that
struck The handsome place Of amusement
and threatened 20 lesSe II wreck OF merip
meul. The house wss crowded, and from
the frs. appearance Of Philip Johns, Mr. J.
q, stewart, aud Peter Johns, Dir. Philip
Dresser, on the stage until the combination
Of ay0irdupois and arslessness retired. tbe
applause was continuous. The amusing in
eIdenis, the strange situations, aud the
oleaginous humor OF the play seemed %
please the popular fancy beyond measure.
The plot OF tue farce-comedy, new name
for tissue OF ahsurdiiles, Is too vel known
10 Brookly theatFe-goers 70 need any repeti-
tlou, It depends largely on the errors OF two
Falstafiian DromIos, and Il serves ss vehicle
Tor lhe introduction OF many laugha9Ie COM
pllcations. In this respect IL meets public
demand, and judging from the large audi
ence presents ut the Brooklyn last evening The
author Of tie play had desniie purpose In
view Ia writing IT."