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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-09-05

II have reared many er beautiful
structure-in my mind-and had to
keep from getting mashed to death when
it tumbled. I've made many narrow
escapes from my tumbliDg castles, and
yet I'd get as mad as thunder with fellows
who would advise me coolly and truth.
fully. Anything that didn't get the
castle higher what I was at work on made
me mad, and Ia cuss my best friend,
but since I've aeed 'em tumble and
tumble ergin I'm mighty cautious, and
am sorter willing to look at both sides
and am sorter willing to look at both
sides and all Ground erbout. It's no use
in getting mad with er fellow that don't
tickle your ear with sweet sounding
words of encouragement sometimes he's
right.
"During of the war tie ports we're
blockaded and all the cotton that got out
had to steal out. This lasted for four
years, and yet the world wags on. I'm
erfeared tho farmers will get into i'm.
practicable schemes if they don't mind.
I'd like to tickle their esrs-I like to be
popular, for I'm thinking Of running for
coroner. I'd like to tell 'em that cotton
! is king, but I hsin't CT going to do it, for
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-03
cODyright-Kunkel Bros: 1879.

esting. About two years ago Mr.. S.
Zuckermann, the well-knnwn contractor
and merchant OF Texas, located on the
present site of Ardmore as tie contractor
of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe rail-
road company. There was not a single
vestige of the present thriving little city
apparent at that time. The writer and
Mr. c. / Bodine, who was then general
manager for Mr.. Zuckermann, now SUI
perintendent of the Bodine coal mines,
were the first on the grounds. Mr.. S
ZuCkermann located large supply
store and organized large force
for making and delivering ties, and in
the almost incredible space of four
months placed 400 900 ties on the line of
road and finished their contract. From
their first entrance into this territory
these gentlemen were imbued with the
idea that there must be coal lying tribu-
tary to the Santa Fe road. So sanguine
were they in their belief thai their friends
called them visionary and dreamers, but
being men Of great energy and will
nothing daunted them, and they never
lost faith in their first conception. After
they had completed their work for the
Santa Fe railroad company they began to
prospect for coal at various points along
In6 line Oh lut IOdu SpSuOiuS
amounts of money and meeting with
obstacles of every kind. Finally their
efforts were rewarded. Coal was found
near Ardmore, the present location
of the mines A new difficulty
now presented itself, money to develop
it. Capitalists were solicited without
success. At last the Santa Fe railroad
company became interested and work
began in earnest. Everything looked
promising. All at once operations
suspended, it seemed the managers
of the Santo Fe were not fully satisfied as
to the extent of the coal. To remove
this doubt drills were brought into requi-
sition. Prospect holes were sunk and it
has been fully demonstrated that
the coal does exist in bound
less quantities. So after many
weary months of toll and vexation these
sterling gentlemen are about to reap the
reward of untiring efforts, and that
which appeared to others a strange
hallucination is to them blessed reality
Mr.. S. Zuckermann Is now engaged in
building n large mercantile house
which, when completed, VIII eclipse any
thing of its kind in this nation Mr.
Zuckermann is n thorough merchant and
a splendid business man. Having
ample capital, a well-assOrted
stock, together with his complete
knowledge of the matter in hand This
new enterprise viii be valuable adjunct
both to the mines and the country gen
orally. Ardmore is pleasantly situated
on level patean about forty
miles north of Gainesville, contains about
500 people and is growing rapidly, being
surrounded by rich agricultural and
grazing country and also the prospective
distributing point of the Bodine mines
its future looks bright Her inhabitants
are orderly, industrious and happy.
CHICkAsAw.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-03
ARDM0RE.
Inexhaustible Fields of Coal, Coal Oil,
Asphaltum, Salt and Copper.
How the Coal Fields Around ArdmOre were
Discovered-Some of the Obstacles that
Had to Be Overcome.

ARDMoRE, I. T., Jan. 49, 1889.
To the Gazette.
Having always been an admirer of THE
GAZETTE for its progressive spirit and its
advocacy of everything conducive to the
prosperity of Texas and Fort Worth, and
knowing that it viii appreciate and en-
courage any new enterprise, l will en-
deavor to give you some points regarding
this country. Much has been said and
written about this really grand country.
Correspondents have waxed eloquent
over its beauties, but so far its magnifi-
cent resources remain dormant, its
almost ineXhaustible fields Of
coal, coal oil, asphaltum, salt, copper,
etc. are just beginning to attract no
tice, and few energetic and courageous
men are taking steps toward the develop
ment of some of these ''hidden
treasures. - The most important
and promising enterprise in pro-
gress at present is the Bodine coal
mines, located about four miles south of
Ardmore, the leading city of the Chicka
saw nation These mines are the prop
erty of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe railroad company and $. Zuckermann
of MineOla, G. ]. BOdine of ArdmOre. II .
Munzesheimer of New York and L. & Il
Blum Of Galveston, strong company.
Extensive preparations are now being
made toward a vigorous development of
these mines. Branch roads are being
constructed, slopes and shafts are being
opened, buildings TO contain the large
and extensive machinery already ut
hand are to be built. A town site has
~ -
cottages are to be erected at once, to be
supplemented by as many more very soon 4.
In fact. everything wears busy aspect
and it is predicted that this company will
within six months hoist 500 tons of coal
daily 1t is almost impossible
to form n just conception of the future of
this really magnificent property. Some
idea Of its magnitude may be'conceived
by n ''little figuring Calculations
show that one acre will yield 1000 tons of
coal, taking four feet, the present thick
ness of the vein as n basis The company
controls 40 900 acres of coal lands. Just
think of it, 40 600 acres, 1000 tons per
acre My mind wanders in sea Of
figures The fact Is, these mines are
practically inexhaustible. Tests of
this coal, both scientific and pTac-
teal. have been made and the
results obtained show it TO be a superior
steam and domestic coal. The mines are
destined to become an important factor
in the future commercial and manufac-
turing interest of North Texas Fort
Worth being the railroad center and dis
tFibuting point of that section, must reap
great benefits with her superior railway
facilities, good water and cheap fuel
Her success rs a manufacturing center is
assured. do not doubt but that your
grand young city viii take early ac-
ton toward closer relationship
with this promising enterprise
A brief history of how these mines were
found and how they reached their pres
ent state of development might be inter-
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-03
QUEER ARTICLES OF FOOD.
Where They Eat Everything aterpillars a
West India Luxury.
Gentleuan'S MAGAZINE

West India Luxury.
Gentleman's Magazine.
In South America the inhabitants eat
everything, even serpents and lizards.
Humboldt has there seen even children
drag enormous centipedes out of their
holes and crunch them up. Puppies are
choice food on the Missouri and MissiS-
sippi, and at Emaraldi the tid-bit is
roasted monkey The flesh of the larger
animals is appreciated variously, i'll
Arabia the horse, in India the elephant,
and in Egypt the camel. The Chinese
taste is for cats, dogs, rats and serpents,
while bears paws and birds nests are
dainties But the Pariahs of Hindostan
have still stronger stomachs, for they
contend with the dogs, vultures
and kites for the putrid ear
rion. The nearest approach to this
remarkable taste is afforded by the in
habitants of Cochin China, who prefer
rotten eggs to fresh ones. At Terracina
a guest will be asked whether he prefers
a land or water eel. In the West Indies
Il large caterpillar found on the palm
tree is esteemed a luxury, while the edi
bic nests of the Java swallows are so rich
dainty that the ingredients cost as
much as Els.
of the world for clay According to
Humboldt it is eaten in all the countries
of the torrid zone, but the practice is also
observed in the north, as hundreds of
carloads of earth containing infusoria
are said TO be annually consumed by 94e
country people i'll the most remote parts
of Sweden, and in Finland kind of earth
is occasionally mixed with bread. The
latter custom is more civilized than that
observed by women on the Magdalena
river, who, while shaping earthen YES :
on the potters wheel, put large lu4Ips
of clay in their mouths In the same
place it is often necessary to eonfine the
children TO prevent their running
out to eat the earth Immediately
after a fall of ruin. The Otornac
tribe of earth-eating Indians knead
the earth-a true potter s clay-into balls
of five or six inches in diameter, which
they roast by n weak fire until the out
side is hard. They remoisten them when
they are required as food, and according
TO monk who lived twelve years among
them, one of them would eat pound
and a quarter of this peculiar food in a
day.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-03

If it were no higher than the ordinary
building that would suffice.
''When the time comes for it to be put
in operation, - he said, ''there will be
one drawback to it, and that is the ease
with which it will afford GRIM
inals in making their escape from what
ever point their crime was committed.
There will be no danger of there being
intercepted by wire, as is the case now :.
1t may be that the same science which
will give us this sort of navigation will
provide something else by which Grimm
ais, who make their escape through the
air, will be overtaken Bat this viii
take time. In my opinion when we shall
have aerial navigation we shall see more
crime. -
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-03
Edison ON Aerial Navigation.
Chicago Mail

In connection with aerial navigation 1
recall conversation which I had one
evening with Mr. Edison. do not re-
member his exact words, but his idea is
submitted. He believed that the time
would come when transportation through
the air would be the order of things in
that line. Many persons in talking of this
sort of transportation had the err
roneous notion that an air ship, or car
or whatever it might be, must 90 up a
mile or more. This was not necessary
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-02-03

ABOUT THE CONSTITUTION.
Speaking of Mr.. Gresham one naturally
. thinks Of the proposition TO call a consti-
tutional convention, for he IS so
active in support of the measure
that il is inseparabiy linked
with his name Conservatism Is q good
thing, but the conservatism that would
defeat constitutional convention At this
time is most too much of good thing.
There are at this time pending in the leg
islature al least dozen joint resolutions
proposing to amend the constitution. If
every amendment needed to make the
constitution conform TO the demands of
the present time should be adopted, it
would make that respected instrument
look like one of these new-fangled
crazy quilts at which the young
ladies of the present day work so hard 4,
and which they finish 80 seldom. The
state, having outgrown OX-cart days,
should put away its ox-cart constitution.
This is a progressive age, Texas is pro-
gressive state, and it is inconceiyable
that any considerable number of intelli-
gent gentlemen should wish TO retain a
constitution which so clogs the wheels of
enterprise. GEO, BYRSE.
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71rJEET INC REGISTER SUNDAY DECEMBER s, 1889

Temple of Abouthis hath been ravaged, its
lands seized, it's priests scattered, and |
alone, old and withered, left to count out
its ruin to thee, who hath poured the
treasures of Her into thy leman's lap,
who hath forsworn thyself, thy country,
thy birthright, and thy Code Yea, thus
am I pitiful;-Accursed be thou, fruit OF
nv loins.-Shsme be thy portion, Agony
thy end, and He'll receive thee at the last
Where are thou? Yea, grew blind with
weeping when l heard the truth-sure,
they strove to hide it from me. Let me
find thee that may spit upon thee, thou
Renegade thou ApOstate thou Outcast =.
and he rose from his seat and staggered
like a living wrath toward me, shifting
the air with his wand. And as he came
with outstretched arms, awful to see, sud
denly his end found him, and with cry
be sank down upon the ground, the red
blood streaming from his lips. ran to
him and lifted him; and as he died, he bah
bled:
"He was my son, bright-eyed, lovely
boy, and full Of promise as the spring; and
now-and now-Oh, would that he were
dead"
Then came pause, and the breath rat
tied in his throat.
"Harmachis, he gssped, ''art there ?"
'Yes, father"
Pharmacists, atone atone Ven
peaucs can still be wreaked-forgiveness
may still be won. There's gold; I've hid
den it-Atoua-she can tell thee-sb, THE
pain Farewell ~
And he struggled family in my arms,
and was dead. Thus, then, did l and my
holy father, the Prince Amenemhst, meet
together for the last time in tie flesh, and
for the last time part.
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But rode on toward the shore. The
wind shrieked and the salt waves lashed
nv face as, alone with the tempest,
rushed upon my way, while the sea-birds
screamed about my head. No fear l felt,
but rather a wild uplifting of the heart;
and in the stress OF my imminent peril
the love of life seemed once again to
waken. And so plunged and drifted,
now tossed high toward the lowering
clouds, now cast into the deep valleys Of
the sea, till at length the rocky hesdland
/ loomed before me, and saw the breakers
smite upon the stubborn rocks, and
/ through the screaming Of the wind heard
/ the sullen thunder Of their fall and the
| groan Of stones sucked seaward from the
| beach On, high-throned upon the name
of mighty billOw fifty cubits beneath me
the level of the kissing waters; above me
the inky sky, Itwas done, The spar was
torn from me, and, dragged downward
bv the weight Of the bag of gold and the
chnging Of my garments, struggling
furiOusly, l sank.
Now l was under-the light for mo-
ment streamed green through the waters,
and then came darkness, and on the dark
ness pictures Of the past. Picture after
picture all the long scene of life was writ
ten here. Then in my ears heard only the
song OF the nightingale, the murmur Of the
summer sea, and the music Of Cleopatra's
laugh Of victory followed me softly and
vet more soft as I sank away to sleep.
Once more my life came back, and with
it 8 sense Of deadly sickness and Of aching
pain opened my eyes and saw kindly
faces bending DER me. and knew that l
was in a room Of builded house.
How came hither?" 1 asked family.
"Of g truth, Poseidon brought thee,
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Illustrated BY Sieholl, after Cation woodyills and
Greihenhageu.
CONTINUED

NUN AAN I'D
"Slay me. Harmachis." she mosned
"slay me OF 1 slay myself My burden il
too great for me to bear. BE not Sc
deadly calm. Curse me and STAY"
'sWhat was it that thou didst say to me
anon, Charmion-that as had sown sc
must reap? I, is not lawful that thou
shouldst slay myself; it is not lawful thai
]. thine equal in sin, should STAY thee, be
cause through thee I sinned. As thou
hast sown, Charmion, so must thou also
reap, Base woman, whose cruel jealousy
hath brought an these woes on me and
Egypt, Twelve on, and from year to
year pluck the bitter fruit Of crime.
Haunted be thy sleep by visions Of thy
outraged Gods, whose vengeance awaits
thee and me in their dim Amend Haunt
ed be thy days by memories Of that man
whom Thy fierce love did bring TO ruin,
and by The sight Of Khem a prey to the
insaiiate Cleopatra and q slave to Roman
Antony
~Oh. speak not thus. Harmachis More
sharp are thy words thy any sword, and
more surely, If more slowly. shall they
slav. Listen. U2rmachis and she grasped
my robe: when thou vast great and sll
power lay within thy grasp, thou didst
reject me. Wit reject me now that Cleo
patra hath cast thee from her-nOw that
thou art poor and shamed, and with no
pillow TO thy heads Still am I fair, and
Still I worship thee Let me fly with
thee. and make atOuement by my life
long love. Or. II this be too great thing
90 ask. let me be but thy sister and thy
servant thy very slave, so that l may
stin look upon thy face and share thy
trouble and minister to thee. D, Harma-
CHS, let me but come and / viii brave all
things and endure all things, and naught
but Death himself shall spear me from thy
side. For I DO believe that the love that
sank me to so low p depth, dragging thee,
can vet lift me TO an equal height, and
thee with me
"Wou.dst tempt me to fresh sin, wo-
man. And dost thou think, Charmion,
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that in some hovel where I must hide,
could bear, day by day, 20 look upon thy
fair face, and seeing, remember, that
those fps betrayed me2 Not thus easily
shalt thou atone This even / know,
Many and heavy shall be thy lonely days
of penance, perChance that hour OF ven
cesuce may vet come, and perChance thou
shalt live TO play thy part in it. In the
Court Of Cleopatra must thou abide, and
while thou art there il yet i live, l viii
from time 90 time find means TO give thee
tidincs. Perchance day may dawn
when once more l shall need thy service
Now. swear that in this event, thou wilt
not fail me q second time.
Il swear, Harmachis. l swear. May
everlasting torments, too hideOus 70 be
dreamed more hido0us even, by far,
than those that wiring me nOw-be my
portion If I fail thee in one jot or title;
av. even though j wait a lifetime for thy
wordn
Its well, see that thou keep the oath
not twice may we betray. go to work
out my fate; abide thou to work out thine.
Perchance our divers threads viii once
more mingle ere the web be spun. Char
miOn who unasked didst love me-and
who, prompted by that gentle love of
thine. didst betray andruin me-fare thee
well n
Wildly she gazed upon me - she
stretched out her arms as though TO clasp
me: and then, In the agony Of her dispair
cast herself at length and groveled upon
the ground.
I took up the sack of clothing and, the
stall and gained the door, and, IS pass
ed through. one last glance j cast upon
her. There she lay. with arms outstretch-
ed-more white than her white robes -
her dark hair streaming down her and
her fair brOws hidden in the dust.
And thus l left her. nor did / sgSin
set my eyes upon her till nine long years
had come and gone.
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The Effete Dynasties of the Old World
Had "A Grip on Her and She Mas Being
Drawn Away.

CHICAGO Tribune.
You have never thought me presump'
tuous in seeking your-your friendship,
have you, Miss. McGinnis!"
The proud beauty shook her head, and
the costly diamonds in her ears sparkled
and flashed in the mellow light like an
arctic aurora borealis, with the radiant
dog star for a centre whirling and glitter
ing in a ieweled kaleidoscope. The sight
dazzled the eyes and dazed the brain Of
Marcellus Hankenson, and confused
images Of a paradise luminous with rain
bows. shimmering sunsets, the glory Of
melting black eyes, and pervaded by an
Intoxicating perfume of musk, patchouli,
and cinnamon essence danced before his
vision.
mo, Mr. Hankinson, she replied.
"Ah-er-thanks?n
The young man ventured to take her
hand
Asphyxia McGinnis, " he said, in rich
barytone tremolo, lin all the eleven
months and sixteen days during which
have enjoyed your acquaintance | have
never conducted myself otherwise than
with the utmost respect, have L"
"YOu have not" Mr.. Hankinson."
Il have never seemed to tO-aw-feel
my oats, as it were?" he went on, anxiously;
"never stayed later than II o'clock on
ordinary nights, nor later than Q o'clock
when we were reading Browning or
Schlegel:'
81 think not Mr.. Hankinson.
We have seemed to coincide in our
views of philosophy, the tariff, the
Schleswig- Holstien question, and the COM
parative value of the various foods as re-
CARDS nutrition" persisted the young
man, "while in the matter of dialect
stories we haye-we have always jibed
exactly"
He edged himself little further forward
in his chair and proceeded:
"In view of all this, Asphyxia, and NOV
ed by resistless passion that-that yanks
me right along on its tremendous bosom,
am emboldened to"
PLEASE say no more, Mr.. Hankinson,
said Miss McGinnis, haughtlly. 81 did
not at first apprehend the bearing of your
remarks"
SIS it possible that you did not know
what l was going TO say? Do you pre-
tend, Asphyxia McGinnis," he demanded,
hotly, that you were not encouraging
me-that you didn't egg me on.
II certainly did not, sir. Such an idea
never entered my head | may as well
tell you, Mr.. Hankinson, that my
heart is not free. l may as well tell
you"-the proud heiress of millions
breathed tremulous sigh, the naughty
look faded from her eyes and her voice
sank to low, dreamy murmur, like the
echo of a distant waterfall-"papais 60
ing to Europe next week to buy me a
prince
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CHS: he hath not left thee empty handed
for, as the plot failed, he gathered all his
wealth, and it ia large, and hid it-"heIe,
I can show thee-and thine it ID by right
of descent"
Talk not to me of wealth, Atoua.
Where shall 90 aad how shall l hide my
shsme?"
"Ahl true, true; here mayst thou not
abide, for if they found thee, surely they
would put thee to the dreadful death-sy,
even to the death by the waxen cloth.
Nay, I will hide thee, and, when the
funeral rites Of the holy Amenemhat have
been performed, we will fly hence, and
cover us from the eyes of men till these
SORROWS are forgotten. La! Ia it is sad
world, and full of trouble as the Nile
mud is of beetles. Come, Harmachis,
come "
fro pF CONTTZUEn
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CROUCHED upon
the floor gazing at
the body OF my dead
father, who had lived
to curse me, the ut
terly accursed, while
the darkness crept
and gathered round
us, till at length the
dead and l were alone
in the black silence.
Oh, how foil the mis-
cry of that hou.!-
imagination can not
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Epps'sCOc0a
BREAKFAST.

"By thorough knowledge OF the mature ~
which govern the operations Of digestion +.
nutrition, and By careful Application O.,
fine properties Of ellselected Cocoa N' Ii
has provided our breakfast tables with d ie.lle.
ly Favored beverage which may save Pc uA
neayy doctors bills. Il is by the judicoh
Of such articles OF diet that coustiuuon may
gradually built up until strong enough io ~
every tendency 10 disease. Hundreds o. '..
maladies are floating around Us ready io t.a.
wherever there is a weak point We may e.a
many fatal shaft by keeping oursevet p.
fortified with pure blood and properly
shed frame. "-CtUA Service Gd-ette.
Made simply with boiling water or milk.
only In bali pound tins by Grncers labe ei ? :
llNFs FPpShc1 HOMEOPATHIC CHKhIsls
"hl' LIZ w. London, England
aulSd4Tl. Th4gc
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CHAPTER NV.

or THE ESCAPE or HARNACHIs FROM TAR
sUs: or Ills BEING CAST FORTH AS Az
OFFERING To TIE GODS or THE SEA. OF
HIs sOI0URN rs TIE ISLE OF CYPRUS;
OF HIS RETURN To ABoUTHs; AND OF THE
DEATH of ANENENUAr.
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CHAPTER XIV.

THE LAST MISERY OF HARMACHIs; THE
CALLING DOWN OF THE HOLY ISIS BY
THE WORD OF FEAR; THE PROMISE OF
ISIS; THE COMING OF AToUA, AND THE
WORDS OF ATOUA.