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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-04-02
Tricks of Conricts.

Henry Soutbgate was one of the men
engaged in robbing the Indiana National
bank some years ago in what was known
as the "orange box robbery" the box
being used to stand upon while the thief
reached over the glass framework upon
the counter and lifted out several thou
sand dollars in bank notes-it was, l
think, $4,000 or $25,O00.
Southgate's friends pressed an applica.
ton for pardon on the ground that he
vas dying of consumption. Governor
Hendricks believed his story and par
doned him. "In a very short time after
his release Southgate was as lively and
healthy an evidence as there was in the
State" said prison official. "He had
simply been playing the soap trick"
"What's that?"
"Eating soap. The effect was to bleach
his skin by producing a dearth of blood,
or rather by changing the corpuscles-
increasing the white and diminishing the
red. There are no serious consequences
following the use Of soap, and when
discontinued the man rapidly gets well.
"Governor Hendricks, naturally
enough, vas much chagrined over this
deception and made an entry in this
Office to the effect that it WAS never safe
to pardon man merely because he
looked sick. Men in prison will do other
things to excite sympathy and make it
appear that they are dying of consump-
tion.
"Now and then q fellow will strike
himself in the throat, or even cut him.
self within the throat or under the
tongue. Then he will spit blood in the
presence of the physician, walk feebly,
talk in whisper. Sometimes they eat
dirt, which stops digestion, and this is
followed by a falling off in flesh.
"a short time ago request was made
for the pardon of a notorious criminal in
the Southern prison on the ground that
he was dying. He was upon that show
ing placed in the hospital, from which he
escaped, but was captured four days
later. r."-Indianap0lis Journal.
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many times as there are units contained
in another number, whole number
multiplied by proper fraction will
give a product less than the whole
number or multiplicand, since proper
fraction contains less than q unit.
Division is the reverse of multiplica.
ton. It is the process of finding how
many times number or unit or part OF
a unit, is contained in another number,
If the divisor is proper fraction, that
is less than a whole number, and the
dividend is whole number, the quotient
will be greater than the dividend, for the
reason that there are more parts of units
in whole number than there are units.
Answered by F. Nc. Glenn, Jennie Grif.
fin, J. A. McPhail, A. NJ. Reed, H. W.
Caldwell, P. G. McAdams and Pallle
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THE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.

On the 2lst of March, at the Walker
McElmoyle School, the Anderson Coun-
ty Teachers Association met. Mr.. W.
W. F. Bright, the School Commissioner
from Pickens County, Vas present, with
several of the teachers of that County.
The meeting vas opened with song and
prayer, after which the following ques-
tions were discussed: Why can horse
not breathe through his mouth?, What
is the best method of teaching history !?
What method of Arithmetic Analysis do
you use7 None of us knev why horse
cannot breath through his mouth, if he
cannot. It was rather conceded that We
had not yet found the best method of
teaching history, and that Arithmetic
Analysis cannot be reduced to "a method.
This brought us to the hour for recess.
A dinner committee was announced, and,
after short time, all were invited to a
table ladened with good things. This WAS
one stage of the Association that was
Joined in heartily by all.
After dinner came the debate on the
question, "Resolved that the new meth.
DDS of teaching are better than the DID,"
Miss Olivia Newton opened with paper
showing the advantages of the new over
old methods. We will not comment
further on it, because we expect to. pub
lish it. Prof. Moore, of Pendleton. stood
up for the old methods very we'll, indeed,
but was almost compelled to admit the
superiority of the new. Professors W.
P. Holland, Frank W. Roberts, Henry
johnson, aud others, including the
School @ Commissioner of Pickens County,
Joined in the discussion. At the close of
the debate the question was left to vote
of the Association, aud the affirmative, or
new methods, carried it almost unani-
mously.
The Association was re-organized by
electing the following officers: Presi-
dent, G.. Wardlaw; Vice-Presidents, J.
B. Watkins and Frank W. Roberts !;
Secretaries, Miss Olivia Newton and
Miss Mamie Warren.
The occasion was very pleasant one,
and all present enjoyed themselves very
much. The Association is indebted to
the community for their hospitality.
Professors w. G. Moore and J. B. Wat
kins and the School Commissioner were
appointed Committee to prepare and
present to the Association Constitution
and By Laws.
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Mark0e Told the Truth.

Mrs. M. r., we'll known lady of Nor.
folk, Va, owns parrot known as Mar
koe, of which an amusing story is told.
Mrs. T. bought the bird year or two ago
from a sailor, whose pet he had been for
several voyages, says the St. Louis Globe.
Democrat, and, shortly after purchasing
him, became aware that Markoe had
sha red the convivial tastes of his first
owner, and had a decided weakness for
wine and even something stronger. She
endeavored to break the parrot of the
habit by allowing him to have no stimu-
Iants, but Markoe, when under their in.
fueuce, Was 80 clever and amusing that
visitors often begged to give him glass
of wine for the pleasure of hearing him
talk. The servants also often entertained
themselves by making him drunk on
beer. etc., SO thatSMarkoe was very often
intoxicated, in spite of his mistress dis
approval.
On one occasion be had had some
champagne from the.lady's nephew, and
was very hilarious when she said to- him: !:
"You're drunk, sir, and had better go
away. Idon't want tosee you till you're
over it." Upon this he slunk away and
hid himself, feeling he was in disgrace,
and also to sleep it off, In short while
q gentleman coming to call on Mrs. T.
was ushered into the room in which
Markoe lay concealed. Presently the
visitor heard severe, displeased voice
saying: "You're drunk, sir, and had
better go away. don't want to see you
till you're over il" Hecaught up. his hat
and vas in the act of rushing from tie
room, when Mrs. T. entered it, so he
only made her hasty bow and left the
house. The lady bad heard her words to
the parrot repeated, and, understanding
that the caller had mistaken the voice
for hers, was overwhelmed with dismay
at what the gentleman must have thought
of her discourteous and outrageous asser-
tion, or, rather accusation. She looked
for and econ discovered Markoe under
the folds of portiere which hung across
the door by which ahe nad entered the
room. She was about then to write
note to her friend apologizing for the
occurrence and explaining tito him..
though she feared he would scarcely
credit the story, when to her amazement
a servant brought her note from the
gentleman she was writing to, in which
he stated that be acknowledged with
humility that he had perhaps taken too
much wine with his dinner, but had
hoped in calling on her that she would
not have detected it. AS she had done
so, however, he offered bis most abject
apologies and prayer for forgiveness.
Mrs. T declared she never told the
story, but it leaked ont in some unac.
countable way, being really too good to
be lost, and il is considered rather dan
gerous to mention. parrots to the gentle.
man in question.
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as Quick as the Telephone.

One night we'll known citizen of a
Western city, who had been walking for
sone time in the downward path, came
out of his house and started down town
for night of carousal with some old
companions he had promised to meet.
His young wife had besought MIN with
imploring eyes to spend the eveningwith
her, and had reminded him of the time
when evenings passed in her company
were all too short. His little daughter
had clung about his knees and coaxed in
her pretty, willful way for "papa" to tell
her some bedtime stories but habit was
stronger than love for child and wife, and
he eluded her tender questioning by the
deceits and excuses which are the con-.
venient refuge of the intemperate, and so
went on his way.
When be was some blocks distant from
his home he found that in changing his
coat he had forgotten to remove his wal
let, and he could not go out on drink
ing bout without money, even though he
knew his family needed it, and his wife
was economizing every day more and
more in order to make up his deficits;
so he hurried back and crept softly past
the window of his little home in order
that he might steal in and obtain it
without running the gauntlet of either
questions or caresses.
But as he looked through the window
something stayed his feet. There was
FIRE in the CRATE within-for the night
was chill-and it lit up the little parlor
and brought out in startling effect the
pictures on the wall. But these were
nothing to the pictures on the hearth.
There in the soft glow of the freight
knelt his child at her mothers feet, its
small hands clasped in prayer, its fair
head bowed; and as its rosy lips whis.
pered each word with childish distinct.
ness the father listened, spell bound, to
the words which he himself had so often
uttered at his own mothers knee: "Now
I lay me down to Sleep"
His thoughts ran back to his boyhood
hours, and as he compressed his bearded
lips be could see in memory the face of
that mother, long since gone to her rest,
who taught his own infant lips prayers
which he had long ago forgotten to
utter.
The child went on and completed her
little verse, and then, as prompted by the
mother, continued:
"God bless mamma, papa, and my own
SELF" then there was a pause, and she
lifted her troubled blue eyes to her
mothers face.
"God bless papa" prompted the moth
er, softly.
"God bless papa" lisped the little
one.
"And-please send him home sober"
he could not hear the mother as she
said this, but the child followed in q
clear, inspired tone:
"God-bless papa-aud please-send.
him home-sober. Amen"
Mother and child sprang to their feet
in alarm when the door opened so sud.
denly, but they were not afraid when
they saw who it was, returned 60 soon;
but that night, when little Mary was
being tucked up in bed, after such
romp with papa, she said in the sleepiest
and most contented ofvoices:
Mamma, God answers most as quick
as the telephone, doesn't he ?"-tslected
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-04-02
Twenty-Five shoeless Passengers,

AN amusing contretemps, though h an
awkward one for the persons principally
interested, occurred on the Milwaukee
train to Chicago one day last week. It
was the regular train leaving St. Paul at
Up. NJ, and arriving in Chicago on the
following morning. One sleeping car
leaves ST. Paul with the train and goes
clear through to Chicago. Another is
added at La Crosse and dropped at Mil
waukee.
1t had become habit with the porters
of the two cars to take the shoes to be
cleaned from the forward car to the rear
one, where they would converse while
putting on the necessary polish. On the
particular night referred to both the por.
ters had been regaled rather freely with
drinks from travelling TASKS. They fell
asleep over the shoes, and when the car
was dropped off at Milwaukee, t1e por-
.ters and all the shoes belonging to people
in the forward car we're dropped off, too.
The spectacle presented at the Mil
waukee depot in Chicago when the train
arrived was, to say the least, an unusual
one. twenty-five shoeless passengers
kicked vigorously for their lost brogans,
and big crowd had fun with them. The
railway management was equal to the
occasion. A shoe clerk was promptly on
the spot; each man, woman and child
was rapidly measured, and in less time
than would seem possible, those passen-
gers we're newly shod at the expense of
the Milwaukee Railway compsny.-&
Paul Globe.
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Gratifying to AL.

The high position attained and the
universal acceptance and spproval of the
pleasant liquid fruit remedy, Syrup of
Figs, as the most excellent laxatives
krown, illustrate the value of the queli-'
lies on which its success are based, and
are abundantly gratifying to the Califorv3
MIA Fig Syrup Compauy,s
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In quarrel over the Ma6s lynching
in New Orleans Wednesday night Arthur
Dunn, who was one Of the counsel for the
State in the trial of the Sicilians, shot and
killed Frank Waters, an ex.journalist.
Dunn was badly wounded,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-04-02

Nine years ago resident of Califor.
MIA imported the first ostriches from Afri-
ca, and from these birds have been bred
1853 ostriches now in the State. One L.an,
who runs an ostrich farm in Santa Moni-
ca, and has forty-fve birds, says that
each bird pields 5000 year, making his
gross revenue $4,000; deducting ezpen.
ses, he has clear $500 on $4,000 in-
yestment.
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QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

The difference between ten square
miles, and ten miles square, is ninety
square miles.
Since the multiplier must always be
an abstract number, fifty dollars cannot
be multiplied by fifty dollars. Things
cannot be multiplied by things, but only
by numbers.
Inasmuch as multiplication is the
process of taking one number or thing as
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the harbinger of Spring, that inspires
these tender thoughts and pleasant mem.
ories. They are not set to verse or to
rhyme, but they are spring poetry, nev-
ertbeless, and will need your kind con-
sideration. What can the aged do but
revel in the memories of their youth?
BILL ARP.
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Strange and Fatal Accident.

A peculiar and fatal. accident happened
recently to man named Dunham' who
lived in Kechi township, Sedgwick
County, Kan. A farmer named Martin
had killed number of hogs, which he
left hanging in his yard over night. In
the morning one was gone, and in looking
around for some trace which might re-
veal the cause of its disappearance, he
noticed, short distance from his house,
something strange propped against rail
fence, and on investigating found his hog
hanging by the gambrel stick around the
neck of Durham.
The thief's neck was broken, and he
had evidently been dead some hours.
The supposition is that while climbing
the fence Dunham's burden had slipped
and caught his head in the moose formed
by the two legs and the cross stick, and
the heavy weight had instsntaneously
cracked his neck.-Kaasas City Star.
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We will not be in the Office on Sstur-
day, the 4th of April, until the arrival of
the forenoon train from Columbia, as we
expect to attend the meeting of the State
Board of Examiners. Remember this,
faachera
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-04-02
Trumped His Partners Ace,

At a social gathering few evenings
ago, the conversation turning upon luck,
a gentlemen remarked: "All this talk
about thirteen being an unlucky number
is sheer nonsense. What, for instance, is
luckier than holding thirteen trumps at
whist ?"
"Humph ?" replied another gentleman,
~ held thirteen trump hand once and
didn't make more than one trick with
it?"
Chow could that be ?"
well, you see, my partner was some
what hot tempered, and when trumped
his ace he jumped up and threw me out
of the Boston Globe.
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The following preamble and resolu.
tions were presented and adopted by the
Teachers Association on the 21st of
March, They were prepared by Com
mittee consisting of Misses Nettie Hall,
Leila Russell and Bette Earle:
"God moves in mysterious way
His wonders to perform"
We, the teachers of Anderson County,
do deeply realize this when we think of
the removal from our ranks of one of our
best teachers, in the person of Miss Lu-
cinda Drake.
Whereas, God in His wisdom has seen
fit to pluck one of our choicest flowers and
transplant it to the garden of eternity !;
be it
Resolved, That ne bow submissively to
His will, and tender our sincere sympa.
thies to the bereaved family.
ResoZved, That these resolutions be
published, and copy be sent to the
family.
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why don't sou get married, Miss
Jones? You are getting to look like
back number'--will soon be an old
maid" "If 7 was as easy to please as
your wife was, I would have been marrFlei
long ago.
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MEMORY GEMS.

"Live with men as if God saw you"
Everything that thou reproveat in
another, thou must most carefully avoid
in thyself."
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= There's good deal of guarantee
business in the store keeping of to day.
It's too excessive. Or too reluctant.
Half the time it means nothing. Words
only aoords.
This offer to refund the money, or 20
pay reward, is made under the hope
that you want your money back, and that
you won't claim the reward. Of course.
So, whomsoever is honest in making it,
and works-not on his own reputation
alone, but through thelocal dealer, whom
you know, must have something he has
faith in back of the guarantee. The
business wouldn't stand year without
it.
What is lacking is confidence. Back
of that, what is lacking isthat clear hon
esty which is above the average prac-
tice."
Or. Pierces medicines are guaranteed
to accomplish what they are intended to
do, and their makers give the money back
if the result isn't apparent.
Doesn't it strike you that medicine,
which the makers haveso much con6dene
in, is the medicine for you?
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T'EA6HEBs'GoLUMN.

~@ All communications intended TO
this Column should be addressed to G.
WARDLAW, School Commissioner, An
derson, S. G.
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AoaCoO, W
We, the undersigned, have known F.
J. Cheney for the last fifteen years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions aud financially able
to carry outany obligations made by their
firm.
WEST & TauAN, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, 0.
WALD1NG, KINNAN MARVIN, Whole.
sale Druggists, Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal
ly, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Testi-
monials sent free Price 75c. per bottle.
Sold by all Druggists.
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MEANDER1NGs.

Some time since we spent the after
noon with the Meals Greek School,
taught by Miss Lizzie a. Anderson.
That afternoon was set for the celebra-
tion of Washington's birthday, together
with other exercises of interest. This
was pleasant occasion to the writer,
and one that showed the power of good
teacher in q community. A considerable
number of the patrons of Miss Ander-
sons school were present to witness and
enjoy the efforts of the children to
please and entertain. The history class
all wore bouquets in shape of W, as it
was Washington's day. And they each
had something to tell of the history OF
"The Father of his country" From be-
ginning to end it was one successful
effort on the part of the children to please
and entertain. The patrons should ap-
preciate Miss Lizzie, and We think they
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Trustees will please leave balance in
the treasury by not drawing for the full
amount allowed to their Districts.
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How's This /?

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward
for any CAGE of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by taking Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props,
Tolodo n
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We have visited the schools in Center.
vile, and find them ia as good condition
as we could expect, under all the cir
cumstaaces: New Prospect school, taught
by Mr.. w. NJ. Riley, is doing some good
work, but would do better if we'll sup.
piled with comfortable seats. Mr. Riley
is full of energy, and is faithfully en- :
deavoring to educate the minds of the
children.
The Hunters Spring school has 8
teacher that is at home in the school
room-Mrs. G. o. Burriss is one of An
derson County's best teachers.
Miss Carrie Cowan has charge of a
school four miles north of Anderson, on
the Pendleton road. She is faithfully at
work, and from what we could gather, is
doing good service.
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"A really sharp man seldom finds life
grind.
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We lEE1 TH-ANK OUR.PATRONS

been made believe would en
articles buy 10 to 10 cents cheaper
paid article that not familiar VIII
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A Scramble for Kansas seuator.hip.

TOPEKA, Dec. S0-The struggle for the ap-
plntnent 10 the seat in the United States SEN
ie made vacant by the death OF Senator Plumb
la developed into = disgraeefui scramble. The
Farmers Alliance. through the chairman of its
Geeutive committee, sent written demand TO
tie governor this morning that be call an extra
SESSION OF the legislature TO choose a successor
Ex-senator Plumb. The fact that the present leg
hiatnre is controlled by the Alliance aud that
Governor Humphrey is a Republican, places
IN extra session out OF the question entirely, it
said The great strength of Msjor Hudson,
inoEn IS the fighting editor OF the Topeka
tapaoi, Is just becoming evident Delegations
fum all over the state are arriving to take up
Us bgaI Notable among the de egations from
leaFenworth Is one composed OF cOlored men,
beaded by Hon. b. X Bruce, and one from Law
Rnee, headed by John Brown
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|gLAINE A CANDIDATE.
|only His Physicians Can Pre-
vent His Acceptance.
MORE RECIPROCITY VICTORIES.
crs.smala and Salvador Come to Terms
The Kansas senatorship-Farme
Hoodwinked by Jute Trust.

vasHryeros CITY, Dec. 3o.-Tspeeial. Blaine
ID, be the candidate OF the Republican party.
i Republican as high in the councils OF the
,.rty as any man connected with IL says: Blaine
rants the nomination: he has promised no
rsn that he would not be a candidate, aad that
H. op.y pledges that he has given out are 10 his
AFRICANS, the doctors that pulled him through
81 last Illness, WHO have his promise that he
rIl no; enter the race unless ,hey tell him he
" IN fl condition. The Blaine supporters in
H. country NAV get ready 10 nominate Blaine.
He is in the race.
This same Republican says that Harrison tried
d get pledge from Blaine before he was an
roiuted secretary OF state that he would not be
IN the way in Is92 and that Blaine refused alb
solu.sly to make the promise, saying that il
would be for the people TO say who should be
the Republican nominee.
Reciprocity arrangements were signed TODAY
ty secretary Blaine with The ministers OF Guste-
rsla and salvador for their respective countries.
The arrangement with Guatemala requires the
sppgoyal Of the congress OF that country. but il
d exuected that the arrangement with salvador
vii go into operation on February next