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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-01-17

Tie School Commissio regrets ex-s
.ssc:s;,s;dipgl that he has not been able to
slooEii11 son on aDy: Of the schools since the
sNswsY ears began The reason is that he
shGasss |siG been kept here as g witness on q ref.
serence sl,a 4 case before the Master. We
sgs sWgonId much; rather be around among the
ssaai, q school MAINS than dancing attendance
go 81 q Court, but don't any Of you tell thu.
g FOOD d, Hiiffe bout that ''school -martm"
ssbdsirsss. we hope to be out sgain soon.5
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-01-17

mented IN MS Gays anu acLualIy uleu
from the augers and gimlets that Office
seekers bored into him, and Pm afraid
the grandson will surrender and his last
sigh be,
"Oh, where shall rest be found;
crest for the weary SOUL"
Why don't he take the advice that Je.
thro gave to Moses and shove off all this
little business upon his secretary OF some
other man.
But the new year brought US box
from the boys who are far away, and I
got a lovely blanket for my couch, some.
thing to cover me in my evening maps. !
can now wrap the drapery Of my couch
about me and lie down 70 pleasant dreams.
They sent their mother beautiful shawl
and she can wrap its drapery around her
alabaster shoulders. They sent the boys
some lovely cravats and they can wrap
their silken drapery around their necka
and strut around like young peacocks
among the girls. And they sent their
sisters lot of beautiful handkerchief
and they, ,too,.. can wrap their drapery
around their noses and inhale the sweet
odors that came with them. So we were
surprised with unexpected happiness and
in return have sent the boys our photo
graphs, which they have long wanted
But it was awful hard work to get Mrs
Arp to set in that large camera. W.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-01-17

venture to say "mother." care you all
well9" I asked.
"Well, thank you, my son." and she
went on chatting away just as pleasantly
as if I had been neighbor called in. I
wanted to tell her my sin and shame, but
did not know where or how to commence.
Dinner vas soon ready, and mother
asked me to dine with her.. with all the
politeness and Difference due visitor.
When seated at the table; mother said,
"Will you please say grace for us2" That
was awful. The words choked me,
though I had been accustomed to asking
a blessing for year or two. could not
eat; was too full already. Mother
hoped I was we'll. told her I was.
When dinner was over, said, Mother
what work do you want me TO do7
None at all, my son; I do not expect
yisitors to work for me-" she answered.
"But, mother, have come home, and
want to go to work and quit this fool
ishness," I said.
She replied firmly, "Well, my son, te
be candid with you, if you will now TAKE
a whipping, you can stay; but if not, yot
can have your clothes and leave"
jumped up and pulled off my Goa
and vest, and sat down with my fac
toward the back of the chair, and m.
back toward mother, and said:
"Well, mother, will take the whip
ping and stay at home with you. So &c
your switch and give it to me-"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-01-17
ADEATH.DEALING STORM
Sweeps Through Pittsburg and Reading,
Pa.

P1TTsBURa, Pa, Jan. Sat 1890 P
m. to day, during a heavy storm of vino
and rain, the new four story building or
Diamond street near. Wood, and in the
rear of Reed Brothers and J. R. Weldir
& Co.'s, on Wood street, fell with q crash
that was heard for. many squares. The
force of the falling building Was 80 great
that the rear walls of the two Other
buildings mentioned were crushed as il
they had been made Of paper, and their
front walls fell upon the pavement on
Wood street, buryipg several people in
the debris, and mangling some horribly,
OF these. two were a girl and boy, one
4 man, unknown, all Of whom were
taken in the patrol wagon to the Home
Hospital.
The falling walls crushed in tho build
ings on Diamond street occupied by
George Tre1ler, barber; VIC. Thomas,
dealer: in shoe findings, and badly dam.
aged portions of the buildings occupied
by Joseph Eychbaum, printer, on Fifth
avenue, and J. r. Watson & Co.., book
sellers, and Rea Brothers, stock brokers,
on Wood street.
The catastrophe created intense ex-
citement. aud in few minutes the streets
surrounding the fallen building were
black with people. Hundreds of willing
hands, needless of danger to themselves,
went to work to extricate the victims OF
the terrible accident. Up to 4 p. M,
twenty.nine persons had been taken from
the ruins of the Diamond street building.
OF these four were dead and several SO
badly injured that recovery is almost i'm.
possible. a large number are till buried
under the debris. Martin Killer, who
has just been taken out of the barber shop,
said there are four more in there, and
then he became unconscious.
The storm lasted about thirty minutes
and was the heaviest known in this sec.
ton for years. The wind blew huri-
cane, while rain and hail fell in torrents.
IA number of other buildings we're dam.
aged by the high wind. Portions of the
foundry Of Mcintosh, Hemphill & Co..
on Thirteenth street, was blown down,
but as far as known no one was killed or
injured.
The herald. (Big Stone City, Dak. [S.D.]) 1883-1890, 1889-03-15

Lead ia tile form of filings. under D
pressure Of 1000 atnospAeres, Of
thirteen tons to the square inch, he
comes compressed into i solid block
ii which it II Impossible to detect the
slightest yest@e Of theoriginal grains.
Under 4 pressure Of 1000 atnosphcres
it liqulies. Tin, when compressed in
powder. becomes solid under Il
pressure of ten tons on the square
inch; zinc ut thlrty-aight tons, alumni
mum at thrtyeight tons, and copper
at thirty-three tons.
The herald. (Big Stone City, Dak. [S.D.]) 1883-1890, 1889-03-15

Fishing III Alaska i good II i Cana
dian gentleman recently visiting there
tells the truth. lie says that at Ioh-
mass Narrows lie SAW i crecl, .p crowd
ed with salmon that the surface WAS
actually blackenel with their backs
and dorsal fins. In some places they
we're crowded ~ closely that they
could hardly move, and could be
picked out OF the water BY hand. At
a canning establishment he saw S,oal
fish iJist taken waiting treatment. and
in one ease one draught Of 4 seine
brought 10 shore 2 590 salmon.
The herald. (Big Stone City, Dak. [S.D.]) 1883-1890, 1889-03-15
The captain Of tic stcamer Bcnyennc

The captain Of tie steamer Bcnyenuc,
which was recently cau-Atin atyphoon
in the China Sea, SAYS Of the center
of the disturbance: 1T was filled with
lightning, and 4 heavy roar made it
impossible to distinguish the noise Of
the wind from that of the thunder.
The smell. too. Of electricity, like the
smell Of burning sulphur. was 50 in
tense Us to cause an almost overpowcr-
ing sensation cf sutfocation. and the
biscuits and food not washed away bv
the storm tasted SO Of sulphur as to be
unfit for use.
The herald. (Big Stone City, Dak. [S.D.]) 1883-1890, 1889-03-15
THE CATS OF SOME WOMEN.
They Walk SO Badly That One Of Their
Sex Utters Complaint.

Why in the name OF common meter
don the women learn how TO walk?
II the power for winch the immortal
"Bobby prayed could be conferred
upon the feminine portion Of Gotham
who walk up broadway. that they
might 'oce themselves as others see
them for just one trip, they would HE
them to a teacher III loromotlon, II
such an individual could be found.
The dear things don't seem to take
into consideration the fact that all the
arts of modl>tc, corset manufacturer,
or eosm"tlqueS are Of small avail to
make them attractive 50 LONG rs they
do not take heed t. THEN. steps.
We can readily excuse Il woman
from whom the sappIeneSs of youth
has fled, Or who iscrlpp,ed, or one who
tips the scales at tenth Of ton or
over, II She docsn sail along like Il bit
Of thlstlcdoWn, but when 4 young glrl
1.-THE and slender, whose anatomy is
strlsty orthodox, comes toward Nou
with muvemont suggestive Of the
days when the "Iras,hoppnr becomes
burden, there is an involuntary
Woadement as 10 what can be tire mat
ter with her
1t seems as If the majority Of women
have only one idea, and that is 10 get
over the ground, 10 matter how One
j. reminded Of tine advice the lemonade
boys give on the fourth Of July: "N ak
up, roll up, tumble up, any way to
ret up."
Take Your stand upon 4 Broadway
corner some pleasant afternoon and
The herald. (Big Stone City, Dak. [S.D.]) 1883-1890, 1889-03-15
u
TONS DEATH.
Ii I'd Greatest Highway.
|, son, Arizona.

81 Tucson. Ariz.. in
National Hotel last
? of the dospcradocs
is the Washington
| "5hat some fellow
Is been holding np'
Mc by himself. i he
him as the lone
want to tell YOU
greatest lone high
,antrv lived in Tue
was Bill Brazelto;l.
zen or eight years
i. While he lived
| Southern Arizona,
Ct his work single
o work in a livery
lie was z young
say much, but was
nc with his reyoi-
IT ut his work. lie
-, powerful young
e GOT SO he could
.sh his pistol in his
same up, hit a half
twenty-five yards
. shoot in every
Nandlng or riding,
dumped the bull
left town, and it
heard of his rob
+. He had nerves
seem to be afraid
ling. The create t
capture him, but
{ t'is nursners. lIe
there and eyerl-
!. me. Finally it was
Ter working in tine
r. on had been eill-
ling Of him. IIn
cd re of town and
almost dead, Whnn
:, on condition .hal
:. shot outright, *
an who BETRAYED
opportunity. ihc
-"Hao 90 out to meet
light and take ]! i'm
Il se was to wait bu-
n piece of WOOD
: armed men took
with him to tile
n 1. They all .ay
Il and waited f0r
IS he rode on ot
n space and came
/. tllnsuspected ann
lis pistol III his
S a. that things We're
in thirty yarl> Nj
'ty rose aud lifci,
o. 4 rider in IN in-
10 Of the most
-. lat ever occurred
l Loose troublesome
ody was rid. |
Il brought to tow u
: he was pronlt. u
The herald. (Big Stone City, Dak. [S.D.]) 1883-1890, 1889-03-15
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The herald. (Big Stone City, Dak. [S.D.]) 1883-1890, 1889-03-15

III 0Vl 10 suo!H5i
corr /SuuoMp . luoII
1nos'Z ruoay soH,u pur
MMMous Iq paudols
E;'Ho u! aAols Vons
Ali, QUA Al salsWu!
~ o. :ou!Suo oVl
/. 8 GoSs.Aa :. 'suo!5oI poo
h CI,cy., .,Suossrd Qoco "!
nles, Bio eAoas ano arQl
Tan. Atus IA T. III
mos' y VI soAoas
povde''''
II i,nIs lhc holiday sales
IS gua''', ,rk reached one
e. c.
The herald. (Big Stone City, Dak. [S.D.]) 1883-1890, 1889-03-15

ih.i ia Il
oet o. = s1 \, i
We eos. ~. ~
sa l'aT,t II
hoes VIZ !. ,',,s
Win I, - 4, \. !;
'ck they . :
t ao 'ns sl,,aasa's.. a@,',s q.
The herald. (Big Stone City, Dak. [S.D.]) 1883-1890, 1889-03-15

VII ina Hat Il9
! the local photo
in his shoWc;isc
of the triumph ol
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-11-20

P. C. Mcclure, postmaster at Louisa,
Ky, complaint to Postmaster General
Wanamaker that be had the handsomest
fourth. class postofice in Northern Ken
lucky until his enthusiastic constituency
learned the news from Ohio. Then they
testified their Joy by wreckiug McClure's
postoffce. caving in the front door,
smashing the windows, and firing few
dynamite cartridges by way OF apleas-
ant winding up. Mcclure appeals for
protection, redress and detectives, and
no doubt John will send them: which
induces the Greenvile News to say that
the fourth-class postofice is about the
only remaining principle and weapon OF
the grand old party, and should be pro-
tected at all hazards.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-11-20
AN OHIO WIDOW IN LUCK.
About to We'd John Jacob Astor aed ;
Fortune of $50, 100000.
From the New World

According to what appear to be
trustworthy reports John Jacob Astor,
the elder, is engaged to be married to
Mrs. Bowler, of Cincinnati. The stc-
Nv comes rom the otner side Of the
Atlantic, where both Mr.. Astor and
Mrs. Bowler now are; and from the
fact that MT. Astor is very domestic
old gentlemen and has paid Mrs..
Bowler devoted attentions for a year
or more, society is inclined to credit
the serni-oticial announcement which
has been made. Mrs. Bowler has been
in Europe for some months with her
two children, and John Jacob Astor
during tbs past summer has taken two
trips abroad, presumably in order to
have the pleasure Of being il her com
pany.
Mrs. Bowler has been widow five
or six years. Her late husband was g
nephew of George Il. Pendleton. of
Ohio, who 1t one time was the Vice
Presidential nominee Of the Demo-
cratic party, and was minister to Ger
many during the Cleveland admins
Lr2IlO1. WI. OON 4cI liISl is''t II As'L4''-
some fortune and invested !: judicious-
ly in railroad properties. At his death
he was q large owner of the :e2uri-
ties ofthe kentuci;" Central Railroad
of which that excellent railroad man.
NJ. E. ingalls,, was one Of the early
presidents. Some fifteen years ago he
married Miss Williamson, one Of the
bellies of Cincinnati society. She is a
very handsome woman now, very
bright and intellectual and a charm
ins conversationalist. She is we'll
known in New York society, and 1t
was here that Mr.. Asior met her. She
has been guest at the house OF Hen
ry F. Vail many times during the Win
ter season just passed and has also
visited other homes in New York.
John Jacob As;or, who. according
to announcements already made, will
be set down by Thomas \. Shearman
in the November issue of the Forum
as the richest man in this country,
having control of about $l50,OO0,000
is about 6S years of age. He is
tall, handsome and vigorous and bears
his years well. In society he is re-
sarded as the finest specimen of man
hood the Astor family have ever ut
forward.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-11-20

companies participated: sSmter Light
Infantry, Darlington Guards, Palmetto
Rifles, (Aiken), Richland Volunteers,
Governors Guards, (Columbia), Manning
Guards, Columbia Flying Artillery. and
the Gatling Gun Squad, from Charles
ton. The battle was fought on the
grounds directly to the north of the
Fair grounds. On the height to the
west were stationed the Columbia artll-
lery and the Gasling gun, supported by
the Sumter Light Infantry, the Manning
Guards and the Darlington Guards, all
under the command of Col. D. J. Aud.
Upon the hill to the east of the valley
below the height mentioned. was the ral-
living point of the attacking forces,
which at the start were stationed and
partially screened by the woods to the
north. These forces comprised the
Ricblaud Volunteers, the Governors
Guards, and the Palmetto Rifles of
Aiken. Colonel Willie Jones was in
command.
The mock combat was carried out In
true style, and ended in the capi:ulation
of the party attacked. The exhibition
was witnessed by ten thousand people.
BIG SUCCESS.
The Fair is universally accounted a
great success. The attendance, the eS-
hibits and the accessories all contributed
to make it such.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-11-20

nave r: 20: ne Is m" e: al.
owe nlo,.. e, si.r grace 0! ,..G t'..,A most
men. VIZ, this ardent tci9nnramenS4a
if had cone overheard Would nave.
gone to the very depths. You know 's
can do nothing by halves.
Oto grace how great debtor
Daily I'm constrained to DC!
think all will be we'll. D. not be
worried ahort me. / know tI:at my nc,
deemcr livGth. ar1 # any tAt;'' " shoulo
befall ne, | think IshoN'' go StralghG,;
7 have f,"cn most unwo"tny. and would
be sorrv to s!.ink that any one OF my
friends Id ::".n as unworthy Chris
tian as ...g> i; But God has helped
great m; Trough, and hope lie Will
help II. through. 1t is long account
of shortcomings, but If He IS going 10
rub any of it out, I think lie Will ruo IL
all out And now give US (for l go not
alone) YOUR benediction. When you
send letters to friend in distant land,
YOU say via such a city, or VIA such
steamer. When you send your, good
wishes to US, send them via the throne
of God. We shall not travel out OF the
reach or your prayers
There is a scene where spirits blend,
mere
Though sundered far, by faith we meet
Around one common mercy seat.
And now, may the blessing OF Goo
come down upou your bodies and upon
YOUR souls, your fathers and mothers
your companions, your children. you,
brothers and sisters and your friends:
Nav YOU be blessed in your business and
in m your pleasures, in your joys and in
your sorrows, in the house and BY the
way! And if, during our separation;
an arrow from the unseen world should
strike any OF us, may it only hasten on
the raptures that God has prepared for
those who love him! utter not the
word farewell: it is too sad. too formal
word for me to speak or write. But, con-
sidering that I have your hand tlgnt!y
clasped in both of mine, I utter klno'
an afectionate and cheerful goodbye!
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-11-20
The Murderer Arrested.

Ripley johnson, colored, who shot
and killed J. J. HeEernan, at Aiken, has
been captured, and is now in Jail. He
will probably be tried tits week. Ke-
ferring to this affair, the ,-GreenVlIle
News says: "Mr. Hefernau, formerly
of Augusta, who was shot and killed at
Barnwell by negro named Ripley John
SOD, appears to have been q good aud
popular citizen, but the evidence so far
as published indicates that he was in the
wrong in the affray in which ne was
killed, and that the case was one of self
defence He was pursuing and seeking
johnson, after having threatened to kill
him, and entered room where the negro
was, whereupon the latter shot. Fair
play is jewel"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-11-20
CHARLESTON'S GALA WEEK.
1t was q Week Of innocent Pleasure
and Good Crowds.

II WAS u "ctN VI 1iihoSSis AStt-''1Ae Z
and Good Crowds.
Hon. Patrick Walsh of the Augusta
Chronicle went to Charleston where he
was the guest of the city during its gala
week. Mr.. Walsh is enthusiastic about
the goodly old city by the sea.
He says: "There were about $4,000
visitors brought into Charleston during
the week, and the city was IL holiday
attire and good humor all the time. 1t
was week of innocent amusements.
There was no heavy expense attached to
the displays, but there was daily some
pleasant diversion and entertainment for
the crowds.
II never saw more orderly and good
humored crowds Everybody seemed
to be in good spirits, and the whole city
entered into the holiday spirit of the ac-
casion. And Notable fact is that dur
ing the whole week l never saw drunk
en- man.
''The trades display and the fantastic
display were both good, the fireworks
displays and the illumination of the har
Dor were fine, and the entire weeks pro-
gram was interesting aud pleasing.
''Of the hospitality of the people it is
unnec sslry 10 speak. I can say moth
ing 81 ger than that the city thor
oughly upheld its fame il this particu-
lar. It was week of rare pleasure.
Augusta must have gala week.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-11-20
SALOONS VS.. PRAYER MEETING
Six Leading Saloons Beats Six Prayer
Meetings in Point Of Attendance.
Atlanta >Journa

Atlanta Journal.
Last Wednesday night twelve
young men from the Young Mems
Christian Association reported to the
secretary, Mr.. c. A. Licklider, for
duty.
Six of them were assigned to half
dozen leading saloons, and six to
the prayer meetings of different
churches, with instructions 10 count
the number Of young men at each
place.
The first six went one to each of the
selected saloons and stationed them
selves Just inside the door.
They began counting at 7,30 and
continued it until $50, and the total
number of young men between twenty
one and thirty visiting the saloons
footed up 1000.
At one saloon there were 375, at
another 225, at third 80, at a
fourth 80, at q fifth Is, and at the
sixth SO.
These young men, so the watchers
reported, seemed to be the flower OF
Atlanta, and another noticeable fact
was the conspicuous absence of old
| men.
The young men detailed to report
the prayer meetings felt lonesome
when their figures were compared
With those from the saloons.
The whole number of young men
attending the prayer meetings was
| ia.
The Young Mems Christian Asso-
| ciation has estimated the number OF
young men in Atlanta at nine thous-
and, III per cent, being at the salons
and /! per cent, at the prayer meet
ings. These figures will be used by
the Association in the meetings for
the week of prayer to be held every
night next week in the building on
Pryor Street.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-11-20
A Successful Author.
Chicago Times,

The best paid literary worker in
America to-day is Mrs. Frances Hodg-
son Burnett. The sale of Little
Lord Fauntleroy" hasalready brought
her $4,000 and for months the dra-
matte rightto the play increased her
bank account from 81, 900 to $4,000 a
week. The profits Of Sara Crewe"
to date are somewhat over $1l, 900.
She has SIS, 900 contract with some
New York publishers to write story
for their weekly paper, and also has
at her disposal an offer of $4,000 for
a grown up Lord Fauntleroy." So
it will be seen that this remarkable
woman has little cause to complain
of the appreciation in which she
held by the public.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-11-20
WAYS OF SCORPIONS.
They Are Born vicions and Have Never
Been Known to Reform.

They Are Born vicious ana have NeHef
Been known to Reform.
It is fact that scorpions-or alcarans,
as the Mexicans call then-are at GER
tain seasons of the year as numerous,
almost, as flies. They are within the
cracks of the walls. Hetwcen the brlcks
OF the tiles on the floor hiding lns!de
YOUR garments. dartin@ everywhere WIN
inconceivable rapidity, their tails Wnlch
hold the sting, ready to fly up vita can
rerous effect upon the slightest pToVoca-
ton.
and YOU disturb flourishlng colony OF
them. Shake your shoes IN the morn
inc. and out they flop. Throw your eath
sponge into the water, and halt a dozen
Of them dart out of its cool depths into
which they had lain themselves away
during the night.
The average scorpion is two or three
inches in length. but they occasional
crow to five or six inches. There is
smaller variety, known as the yellow
scorp;on, but ten times more VICIOUS
and dangerous than the mahogany-hueo
fellows.
I'll at midday that the bite or sting
of the yenomous little pests is most
feared. as the natives say it is then the
most noisonous. The deserted old mills
of Durango are simply scorpion hives,
thev having bred and Increased there
undisturbed for centuries.
4 scorpion is born vicious and never
reforms. If there is no one else to hght
a scorpion will fight himself. II one
rcorniou is r,assiag by another one anu
hanpens to touch it, there's a fight at
once, and two dead scorpions are the re-
suit.
Put a hundred scorpions in an in
closure. and throw little stick or piece
of dirt among them, and the scorpion
that is nearest to where the stick or dirt
falls will turn ana dig his spur into his
nearest neirhbor and in less than two
seconds the entire hundred Will be
mixed ND in the fight. The way their
stinrers and claws and legs fly is sight
to see. AS long as there IS one scorpion
alive the fight goes on. for II one nap
mems to survive tie other nlnety-nlne,
he will pitch in and have it out with
himself, and the first thing he knows he
is dead.
The effect of scorpions bite is rarely
fatal except to infants OF very old peo-
ple. Victims of the yellow scorpion S
bite have been known to lie for days in
convulsions, foaming at the mouth and
with stomach and limbs swollen as IN
dropsv. Others suffer no worse conse-
ouences than they might from and ordl-
nary bee sting.
Brandy, taken to stupefaction, is the
General remedy. but ammonia taken IN
ternally is just as etlicacious.
MANY natives carry a brass tube, and,
in case of a bite from scorpion, it is
pressed over the wound, in which it acts
like the cupping-slass of the surgeon
and draws the poisoned blood out. A
hollow key has been used successfully
in the same way.-Golden Days.