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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-02-20

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Flat Rock school is,presided over this
year by Mrs. L. NJ. Nance, veteran
teacher of many years experience. Her
school is more than full, and the day we
called she seemed almost disheartened at
the insufciency of the accommodations.
There was hardly room for class to
recite. The house utterly fails to meet
the necessities of the community, and
should bereplaced by larger and more
comfortable building, and we hear that
this is being agitated among the neigh.
bors, and it is to be hoped that new
building will take the place of the old
one before another school term begins.
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Few people are aware of the i,

Few people are aware of the i'm
mense extent of the traffic in live cattle
and dressed beef that is now carried on
between this country and England. In
one week recently there arrived at Liver.
pool seventeen steamers, each of which
had in the neighborhood of 700 beef cat>
tie and from 1000 to 1000 quarters of beef,
besides large numbers of mutton carcas.
ses. Large imports Of cattle and beef are
also made at other ports in the United
Kingdom.
- Brazil has law for the medical OK.
animation Of persons about to marry to
determine their fitness.
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Entitled to the Best.

All are entitled to the best that their
money will buy, so every family should;
have, at once, bottle of the best family
remedy, Syrup of Figs, to cleanaeSthei
system, when costiye or ss'';ass For sale
III 50c. and 500 bot teliug;
druggists.
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Miss Lille Tate, who has just entered
the ranks of the profession, is holding
the rsins at Ebenezer, and seems to be
keeping them in her own hands, too.
She has some bright boys and girls there,
and seems to be making strenuous efforts
to develop them. Our sympathies
always go out to the young teachers just
beginning, and we propose to have the
pleasure of another call there at no dis.
tant day if the school goes on.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-02-20

We found Miss Onie Martin teaching
in an abandoned houae.in the: extreme
corner Of the Township. The house is
ill-suited for the purpose, but, we sup
pose, is the best that can be done under
the circumstances, but it makes 1t hard
work for the teacher and the pupilf 10th
of whom are constantly laboriDg under
disadvantages. The teacher, however,
seems to be struggling bravely in the
face of difficulties, and deserves success.
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We spent the night with. the teacher
of the Mckee school, Mrs. q. E. Spear.
man, where ne called on the following
day and found a full house, and all in
good spirits ard busy. Her classes
seemed in good shape, and gave evidence
of attention to business. She seems to
be giving serious and thoughtful consid.
Grafton to her S7ork.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-02-20

Having spent the night with our old
army friend, Col. W. E. Walters, we
repaired early the next morning to the
Carswell Instithte, taught by &. 3. Mich
olson, who has good help as an assistant
in the person Of his sister, Miss Mamie
Nicholson. We confess ne felt q little
for Bob when We knew he expected to
take charge of this school, because of the
fact that the former teacher vas brim
full of work and energy, but his mantle
seems to have fallen on worthy shoulders,
and the school is full and prosperous,
and the work progressing satisfactorily.
The people, too, have shown commend.
able spirit in fixing up the ell TO the
house, and applying both with comfort.
able seats. We purpose having another
peep at this school in the spring after ne
got around the County.
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Across the river and driving through
the rain we found /. B. Latimer teaching
colored school in very poor house,
with the wind whistling through the
cracks, no lights in the windows, and the
children shiyering with the cold. OF
course under such unfavorable conditions
not much can be done.
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The Wilson's Creek colored school is
in charge ofW. S. Lot, who says he is
no relation to the fellow who lost bis
wife. This is a large school, but orderly
and kept we'll in hand by the teacher,
who is veil spoken Of by the neighbors,
and during our visit to the school he i'm
pressed US favorably.
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TEAGHERS'GoLUMN.

-s@ AL communicationsi intended for
this Column should be addressed to D. n.
RUSSELL, School Commissioner, Ander-
son. s. C.
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STATE OF OHIO, Cry OF TOLEDO,
LUCAS COUNTY.

RLoAc va S@+4Nt ~ = VI ANoACN5
LUCAS COUNTY,
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is
the senior partner of the firm of F. J.
Cheney & Co., doing business in the City
of Toledo, County aud State aforesaid,
and that said firm will pay the sum of
one hundred dollars for each and every
case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
the use Of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9th day of December,
A. D., 1886.
en,, A. w. GLEASON,
go go Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly upon the blood and mu'
cous surfaces of the system. Send fol
testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, Ohio.
sold by Druggiuts"~psice rs cents.
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amp AIGN OPENED !!

THE. Campaign on Cotton is over for this Season,
and we are going to make campaign high prices in
Groceries intend to make this the cheapest crop
farmers have ever raised in Anderson County, by
selling Groceries and Provisions SO CHEAP tina. no
man can complain Of not being able olive economically
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-02-20

Jimmy Jones, and now since the great
mans death, his slanderers have come to
life, and even admit that they searched
Mrs. Davis's trunk to find the clothes
while she was their helpless prisoner.
Oh, the shame of it-somebody bring
me another handkerchief. Oh, my poor
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-02-20

old ripswe handle only cea ono
be had Stables avery day.
g ::CkLEY & FRETvELL.
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At1u ugi1
Goods that selling 50 low thatthe
are 40 goods,
and in class conditi These goods
sassin ihesasya need the room for an immense
ssock Of aroceries 80 they must and shall go.
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this man Of strangely superior voice, of
eurpassing mimicry. he advises you to
take the good and leave the "bad in the
rack" but he mixes them so that you are
like an old COW in sage field; she eats
three fourths sage and one fourth nutri.
tious grass, but her three stomachs can
get rid of the sage by gradual elimina-
ton; but man not only cannot get rid
of the bad, but he assimilates the bad
more rapidly than the good.
His mimicry and acting is wonderful,
for he can infuae life and power into the
old witticisms, the stale jokes that have
done service upon many stage. he
takes them out Of the labatory, shakes
the old skeleton up, and says "make the
boys laugh" and they do service to
interest the rabble as we'll as the so. called
higher classes for the thousanllth time.
Almanac jokes do service, along with a
few original phrases aud many slang
expressions, but all would be fat with.
out his mimicry. This, some have
denominated the gospel of wit. What
preposterous statement! What dis
gusting task this must be to go from
place to place repeating these jokes aud
r,umm;fied witticismq. To reDeat q
sermo on takes deep, earnest prayer on the
part Of conscientious minister; but
"my, my" how this man must have to
agonize in praye: to repeat over and
over again these stale, musty jokes and
this almanac wit For one to give
himself such a task seems passing
strange and, with keen sensibilities, tht
man has burden beyond computation
| In weight, Who longs tor such task
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-20

The great sphinx of Gizeh, Egypt, is one
of the most remarkable of the many colos
sal sculptured figures which the highly cul
tured Egyptians of 1000 B. c. left to mark
their memory.
The word sphinx" is from the Greek
and signifies stranger.
The sphinxes are always hewn from solid
rock and are os all sizes, some being sc
small as to be carried by one man with per
feet ease, while others are of gigantic pro
portion, the great sphinx above mentioned
being III feet long and So feet high, having
the head of man and the body of a lion.
In the sandy deserts of northern Africa
sphinxes of all kinds are found-sOme with
mems heads, birds wings and animals
bodies; others with hawks or eagles
heads, lion or tiger bodies and human arms
and hands. A sphinx with a mans head
is called an androsphinx with a rams
head it is called n crisphinx; one with q
hawks head is known to the Psychologist
as an hieracosphinx. Sacred tablets found
buried near the great sphinx go long
way towards substantiating the belief that
the sphinx was formerly worshiped. Be
sides in Egypt and the northern African
states and Arabia, the sphinx has beer
found in Babylonia, Assyria and in PhR
nicia. st. Louis Republic.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-20
The Aren of Colomhin.

The superficial area of this big republic,
which extends along the Atlantic seaboard
from the Isthmus of Panama to Venezuela,
southwark along the Pacific to Ecuador,
and in the interior TO the upper waters of
the Orinoco ON its western frontier and to
northern tributaries of The Amazon on the
outskirts of Brazil is about 50i, 773 square
miles. Its southern boundary is one of the
most definite landmarks on earth, being
nothing less han the equator Its total
population is estimated at 2,055, 255, includ-
ing more than 100000 aboriginal Indians,
who dwell in the forests of the interior and
of whose characteristics even the Colon
bians know little beyond the fact that they
are peaceably disposed toward the civilized
communities ifthey are not interfered with.
10 show how little is known of some parts
of the country, it may be mentioned that
the Colombian government has recently
offered reward of goo to any one who
may succeed in making his way to the coast
from the river Magdalena, over the Sierra
de Santa Rosa. Philadelphia Record.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-20

A merchant residing in village at some
little distance from Berlin had the misfortune
to slam the door of his safe while the key was
inside. There was nobody in the place who
conld help him out of the difficulty. He wired
to Berlin and a couple of men appeared ON
the scene, who, however, proved unequal to
the task of picking the lock. The merchant
then remembered that master locksmith
was staying on visit with his relatives in
the neighborhood, and ON being appealed to
opened the safe with the greatest ease.
"What am in your debts' said the owner
Of the safe.
"Thifty Marks" was the reply
"Rather long price, don't you think, for
SO trihing al
Bang went the door, and our locksmith
took up his hat and was preparing to go.
Stay" said the merchant; tive shall no
doubt come to terms"
Again the locksmith tried his hand on the
safe, and with equal success.
Nov, please state your lowest price"
"The little joke now comes to fifty marks, "
Our thrifty merchant made wry face,
but paid the sum without more ado.-Ex-
change
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-20

One Sunday, after preacher had finished
his sermon In one Of the rural districts, a
young couple stood up before him to be
united in the holy bonds of matrimony.
The parson asked the usual question: III
any one objects to the marriage of A and
B let him now speak or forever after hold
his peace. after short pause he was about
to proceed with the ceremony, when a
young man, minus coat, with unkempt
hair, dirty face and red eyes, arose and blub-
beringly said: "Mr. Preacher, l object.
Lizzie has promised to marry me, and she
has got my ring on her finger; and cause
Bob gave her young filly and has a new
house she has flung me off"
The indignant bride retorted by flinging
the ring to him. She then, turning to the
parsoa, said: II did not promise to marry
Jake. He gave me the ring and return 1t
TO him. wouldn't marry him If he were
the last man under the SUM-" Jake ran
out Of the church without picking up the
ring, while the ceremony was finished in
the most approved style, and the young
couple left for the groom's home amid much
rejoicing. -Americus (Ga) Recorder.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-20

Henry Wilbur is "car chaser" lie -
employed by great railroad corporations 70
travel all over the continent looking up
lost freight cars. In speaking Of his bust
ness he snia:
at Is very active one, IA II calls me
from Nova Scotia to California and from
Canada to the City of Mexico. There are
some fifty of us thus employed, and we can
all truthfully say that we are men without
a homo. The work in the main Is hard
and monotonous When | find lost car
or lot of them notify my suPeriors and
make arrangements TO have them for
wardcd to some point where they can
make connections with my own road OF
one with which il has intimate relations.
"Now and then have an out of the wa.
experience. On one occasion | found 4
first class freight ear far mp in the Michigan
nine woods The lumhcrmeu had run it
off the track, built it into "A frame house
and had the space between the wheels
boarded in so ms to make very decent
basement. They refused TO yield posses
sion, but finally compromised and let me
have IL when the season was over and they
went down TO civilized life to spend their
hard earned wages In Canada one of our
IosN cars was taken by some loggers, cut
into halves and converted into h@ndcars.
In fhis case they had destroyed the original
PLATFORM and most Of the iron work, so
sRat IL was aot worth the expense of restor.
ing the wreck and bringingit back thou
sand miles. New York star.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-20

A remarkable fall OF miner Nown 100
meters of shaft (say 1893 fect) without being
killed is recorded by M Reumeaux in The
Bulletin de pIndustrie Minerale, Working
with his brother in gallery which issued
on the shaft, he forgot the direction in
which he was pushing truck; 50 it went
over, and he after it, falling into some mud
with about 4hrce inches of water He
seems neither to have struck any of the
wood debris nor the sides of the shaft, and
ne showed no Commissions when he was
helped out by his brother after about ten
minutes He could not, however, recall
any of his impressions during the fall. The
velocity on reaching the bottom would be
abont l40 feet, and time of fall 4. 12 seconds
but II is thought he must have taken
longer. 1t appears strange that he should
have escaped simple suiTocation and loss OF
consciousness during time sufficient for
the water to have drowned him.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-20
Never Voted for President.

I stopped over in st. Louis one train.
While in the office of the Lindell waiting
Willis Howe, whom all Chicago people
know, came to me and pointing out a trav-
eler informed me that the latter was ex-
Congressman Tom Fitch, of Nevada. What
about him? asked.
HE never voted for president Of the
United States in his life," said Howe.
Then Howe explained what seemed to
me singular fact. He said Fitch was .
resident of California in 1860 five months;
the voting privilege required six. In 1864
Fitch lived in Nevada; that is, his residence
was there. But he was stumping In Cali.
fornia almost up to election day. In 1867
he was again caught away from home on
election day. In 1872 he was in Utah. In
1876 he changed his residence just before
election and thus lost his vote In 1880 he
had been in Minnesota on important bust
ness and was barred out. In 1884 he was In
Montana prospecting, and 80 intent was he
in search of fortune that he failed to get
home in time to vote In 1888 he was away
from home He was In st. Louis on cleo
ton day And yet this man was a member
of congress. don't think there is case
which is parallel to it.-Interyiew in Chi
cago Tribune.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-20
Temperature Of Trees.

1t has long been noticed that snow rielts
more rapidly Immediately around the trunk
of a tree than at any other point. The rea-
son given for this has been that the tree
contains greater degree of heat than the
surrounding atmosphere, and this caused
the snow to melt From observations re-
corded by III. l.. Russell it appears that, as
rule, the temperature of the interior of a
tree Is somewhat higher than that of the
air, except during the warmer parts of the
day, the maximum temperature Of the air
being generally between l and p. M, and
the minimum between and z a. IN.
The comparative tables show that heat is
absorbed and radiated more rapidly in the
outer layers than in the center, A curious
difference was discovered in the wood Of the
oak and pine at all times, except during the
latter part of the night and early morning.
This is attributed to the thick coating of the
leaves on the pine preventing absorption
of heat by the trunk.-Botanical Gazette.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-20

to furnish the music, without which tab
leaux are not complete. A pretty little
programme was printed. 1t contained
sufficient information TO enable the au.
dience to distinguish George Washington
from Scipio Africanus, and the names OF
the operas from which the music was So
lected.
The printer made q mistake about one OF
the musical numbers, attributing it to
'Erminiep instead of ''Ernani.n The or
chestra followed the programme, and re.
hsarsed some of the catchy airs from
Jakobowski's tuneful work instead Of the
more sober strains Sf Verdi's "Ernani."
Nobody told the leader of the orchestra OF
the typographical error.
1t was a little inharmonious, therefore,
when the curtain went up and disclosed
seven virgins at the gate of heaven, while
the orchestra broke out with the jolly
thieves chorus from "Erminie'-you know
the thing beginning 1--WE are Jail birds "
The lady manager realized that something
was wrong, and the curtain went down
with rush; but the orchestra finished the
measure, to the great amusement of the
dience.-Pittsburg Commercial Gazette.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-20
lie scENE VS. sPoILEp.
As.ar rlrsa Upoa lor nI. Ae.lns !. oblLssa

A Star Fired Upon for His Acting Is Obliged
20 Explain 20 the Excited Miners.
eve were playing in small town, back in
the seventies" said theatrical man, 'when
our leading heavy man had rather tough
experience All the miners were in the
theatre. Well, the heavy man had been per-
scouting a poor maiden through two acts.
In the third act he came TO the powerful
scene of the play. AT last he said, 4 have
| you In my power, and nothing on earth can
save you. I,who was the slave, am now the
MASTER So saying, he advanced toward his
trembling victim.
MERCY she moaned
a'Mercyp he retorted You had no
mercy for me, and viii have none for you. ;
"At that moment q gruff voice was heard
from the gallery: You blamed varmint, Ill
settle with yOu.' There was the crack of a
pistol and bullet whizzed near the heavy
man. Plug the son of a gun, boys con-
tinued the voice, and shower Of bullets
saluted the stage villain. He didn't stop
long. but fled from the stage.
"In the wing he met the stage manager,
who was white with anger.
"'You have broken up the scene, he said.
"'WeIlF
"'Go back to the stage, sir, and wait for
your exit
al guess not
II tell you won't have man in my COM
pany who is SO easily disconnected Go on
with the scene, or you leave the company to-
morrow
THAT was serious. To be stranded in that
forsaken town was calculated to make the
heavy man appreciative.
"'rll go back he said.
HE tore off his wig just before going on,
and, stepping down to the footlights with an
| injured expression of countenance, he said:
Ladies and gentlemen there were no
ladies there, but that didn't NATTER, with
your kind permission will resume the scene
Before doing 50, however, want to call
your attention to the fact that the young
lady and myself are merely acting parts. In
reality we are the best of friends bear
you no i'll will for your display of heroic
chivalry. / trust, however, that you will
curb your generous sentiments, for if you
should hit me the play would be interrupted
II any Of the gentlemen will meet me after
the show at McCarty's they will find out
am not bad fellow
Loud cheers greeted this speech and the
play was resumed. Denver Republican.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-20

We havato consider the condition Of the
market Mt thepresent time, shat consumers
will not take butter that has been kept.
Tho time has gone by when you can put
butter on the market that has been held
over and get a good price, and we might
Just az well face the question first rs last.
People eat butter 305 days in the year, and
they cat very nearly the Same quantity. In
other kinds Of business we find that manu-
facturers are very careful to make the sup
ply keep pace with the demand. They have
learned that il they oyerstock the market
the price falls at once, and dairymcn must
realize that fact, must face that fact, that
the market demands fresh butter, and that
you must keep the supply and demand more
nearly In harmony, Professor Cookies Re
.s,..A
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-20

AS is well known, Mr., and Mrs. Bradley
Martin, of New York, have among Their
lares and penates many superb specimens
of old silver and gold ware, Sevres, bric-a
brac, and, rarest of all, some very ancient
tapestry which, ages ago, adorned the walls
of some continental church. Some friends
of Mrs Martin called, and, while waiting
for her, made a tour of inspection through
the parlors, attracted by the immense piece
of tapestry on which were richly embroid
cred the symbolic letters Il. H. Sp One
lady said to the other; Here is mono
gram; so Mrs. Martin must have had this
made to order" "Oh, no." said the other
this is not her monogram, but this cloth
must have belonged to the Sherman fami
ly, for the letters are l. H. S., Isaac H. Sher
man" She was evidently less versed in
biblical than in society lore!-Boston Cou'
rier
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-20
Thev Arc Non-smolkers.

w. d. Howells never uses tobacco, EEK
cept in a very rare self defensive cigarette
where great many other people are smok-
ing" Gladstone detests smoking and SC
does John Ruskin. Neither Thomas Har.
dy, nor Louis Blanc, nor George w. Childs,
nor Thomas Wentworth Higginson, MOI
John G. Whittier, nor John Wanamaker
has ever used the weed. Lyman Abbott's
opinion is adverse to its use by healthy
man. Heber Newton deems smoking a
habit homogeneous for "a man of the Spir-
it." But Robert Collyer smokes whenever
he wants to, and thinks it nobody's bust
ness except his own, and the venerable
William H. Furness, of Philadelphia, has
been a smoker from his youth up. Mr.
Spurgeon is one of the most inveterate
smokers in England. York Star.