The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-08-22

- There are still over 10000 900 square
miles of unoccupied districts in various
heathen lands, where missionaries thus
far have never been.
= Gen. Albert Pike, the head of all
the Masonic orders and rites in this coun.
try, is in his S0th year. he vas born in
Boston, and was graduated at Harvard,
went West in 1881, served in the Mexi.
can war, and was Confederate brigadier
in command of the Cherokee Indians.
He is an old newspaper man, but has been
practicing Law in Washington for many
years.
- Mrs. Laura Price, living near Mul.
Inns, met with sad afliction last Friday
morning. She had just filled large tub
with boiling water when her little dangh.
ter, about S years old, who was playing
around it, accidently lost her balance and
fell head foremost in the tub, scalding
herself to death before the agonized
mother could take her out. The little
girl WAS granddaughter of Mr. Henry
Price.-Marion Star.
= Mrs. Robert Stephens, who has just
returned from Eddyville, tells US that the
hair upon the head of w. P. Emerson,
who has for years been gray, is now
turning black. It is claimed that no
dye has been used to produce the effect,
but that it is a freak of nature. Mr.
Emerson removed to Eddyville from this
city about year ago, and when be left
here his head was nearly white. He is
about so years of age.-Fankfort, KY,
Roundabout.
"A verdict of death from tight lacing
comes from Birmingham jury, express.
ed as verdict death from pressure
round the waist" The subject was
servant girl who died after fright, and
her death was attributed by the medical
witness to tho fact that she was laced too
tightly to enable her to stand any sudden
emotion. She was notorious tight
lacer, not only at the waist. Her collar
fitted SO closely that it was impossible to
loosen it at the critical moment. Under
her corset she wore tightly buckled belt.
Chicago Herald.
Two young men of our town addict.
ed to The constant smoking of cigarettes
are singularly affected, not 30 much in
mind as in body. They are becoming
spotted all over their bodies, giving them
the appearance of leopards. Their
minds, though now apparently sound,
are in imminent danger, for their ner-
yous systems are no affected that neither
of them can sleep without smoking sever.
al of those abominable cigarettes after
retiring..-Harrodsburg, Ky Sayings
and Doinys.
"A Philadelphia news5oy recently
recovered SIC, 900 from street car CON-
pany for the loss of a leg. His law
yer retained $4,000, having taken the
case on condition that he should have
half the amount recovered. The case has
caused quite discussion among mem.
bers of The Philadelphia bar on the ethics
of contingent fees. 1t has not always
been legal 10 receive such fees.
in Pennsylvania. An old Philadelphia
practitioner said the other day: "Chief
Justice Gibson was responsible for legal
izipg the practice in this State and think
he did it as deliberate insult to the
bar" Another "old time" lawyer said:
"There is nothing more demoralizing to
the profession and The public than this
system Of contingent fees. ! have beard
that many lawyers have touters out drum.
ming up snch business just as CONNER.
cial house would drum up trade. 1t is
az abominable practice I" Many lawyers
express themselves as in favor Of restor
ing the old prohibition ofsuch fees. ex.
cept in cases where the client would by
reason of poverty be without hope of Sc.
curing legal counsel without agreeing to
gigea contingent fee.
Marshal MacMahon, ex prt sident Of
France, now in his S1st year, is as fresh
as a boy, and has never yet had from 8
natural cA,,ea day's aicknaes.