The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-12-03

charter. The new constitution pfOVlues
| for prohibiting any man from becoming
! mem Der who believes in, belongs to or
| aids in any way any secret class organi-
z.tion that makes political demands on
| its members, or in any way exercises
any distinctive functions of any political
| party.
The ritual prohibits any man from be-
coming member who fayors socialism,
communism, or anarchy.
j. B. 1Iendrick, of Waco, was elected
President, J. S. Gilbert, of kaddo, Vice
President, w. G.. Cass, of Bonham, Sec
retary and Treasurer. The movement, 1t
| is claimed, will absorb the sub-treasury
organization.
- The sun gives 600, 900 times as much
light as the full moon 1000, 600, 900 times
as much as the brightest star in the sky,
and 36,OOO,0O0 times as much as all .he
com bined stars of the heavens.
Apples are said to be 30 abundant
| in New York this Fall that very line
large fruit has been offered at a town
in Greene county called Hunter, at re-
markably low price Of five cents bushel
with no takers.
About ten thousand corn cob pipes
are manufactured daily in this country,
all being made in three factories at st.
Louis, Greenwood, Neb,, and in Kansas.
The cobs are all procured in Missouri,
and are supplied by the Collier variety of
corn, on which they grow usually heavy,
woody and hard.
VIM. H. Fizzle was hanged In the
iail yard at Abilene, Texas, for the muir
der of his wife, which was com mitted in
Comanche county, Texas, in January,
1891. He seemed to think he had distin-
guished himself and requested that tie
Abilene cornet band be permitted to play
at the hanging.
= "China for the Chinese" is the mot
to of the Ka-lo-l1o Society Of China, the
mem bersbip of which is numbered by
millions. The society is secret. One
ofits main objects is to prevent foreign
ors from living in the Celestial Empire,
and another is to dethrone the present
Emperor and restore the ancient Ming
dynasty.
Col. J. B. Bates, of Bennett Springs,
Barnwell County, has young orange
tree growing in his yard which ripened
two beautiful specimens OF the golden
fruit this fall. The tree has stood the
cold of several winters without any pro-
lection except that afforded by the house.
When the last blizzard came it was in full
bloom.
The Indians enlisted out West as
cavalry troops are praised by the army
officers who have recently inspected
them, who say that they are easily dis
ciplined, learn to drill readily, and soon
acquire the esprit de corps. The enlis-
ted Indians learn the arts OF civilization
during their term of service. These
views are sustained by the Secretary Of
War.
= When Washington bank recently
failed for 100000 at the town of Spokane,
it owned silver mine in Idaho among
other assets turned over to the receiver.
Within the past few days that mine was
sold for $500, 900 to a Milwaukee syndi-
cate. That pays all debts of the deiunct
bank and leaves big fortune for divi-
dend among the stock holders. Not SO bad
q failure after all.
- The richest man in New York is
John D. Rockefellow, who is said to have
nearly $50, ,O00,O 900. Then follow the AS
tors with probably $15O, 900, Cornelius
Vanderbilt with about $l25, 100000 and
JAY Gould, who may have 800, 900, 600.
The richest man America has ever seen
was William Fl. Vanderbilt, who, at the
tllno Ol LIS ueatuj WAS eoAu w po "oi'H
$500, 100000.
- Mrs. Mary Mcvey, who is nearly 70
wears old, is astonishing the doctors of
Braddock, Pa, by her long fast. She
has now been 14l days with no other
food than buttermilk: She drinks about
pint ofthis daily. Mrs. McVey is suf-
March. In July she conceived an abhor-
renee of all food and drink, and since
then she has refused to take aught but
buttermilk.
An interesting little war story has
Governor Jones, of Alabama, for its hero.
at the time Gordon was resisting Sher-
mans advance Jones, then staff cap
tain, was delivering message from his
chief. when he saw little child clad only
in night clothes, hiding in terror behind
frame house in the direct tracks Of the
bullets from both armies. Jones rode
forward, took the child on his horse and
palloped back with her to the Confeder-
ate line. When the Union forces saw the
brave act they ceased firing, and there
was an impromptu cessation Of hostili-
ties until the child had been carried to q
point of safety.
- There is now in China comprehen-
sive system Of telegraph lines running to
all parts of the country. The Governors
ofthe provinces keep watch over the line
and take care that they are maintained in
working order. The Pekin Government
is now preparing to establish railroad
system not less comprehensive. with
main and branch lines extending all over
the empire from the northern boundary
to the seaboard. Ship loads of rails have
Just arrived at Shanghai within the past
few months, and it is reported that the
work oflaying them will begin early next
year.
- George Washington was one of the
richest men of his time in America. lie
attached to his will bearing the date Of
July 9, 1899, schedule of his property
and placed the total valuation of the Same
at S53O,00O. His estate was undoubtedly
worth more, and all of S700,0O0, and even
moro. The estimate of S53O,OOO was con-
sidered by Washington himself a very
low one, for in the notes which accom-
panied the will and schedule he fire.
uuently refers to the moderate value"
and 'slowest price affixed" of he various
pieces of property. Tho Ohio lands IN
cluded in the estate increased immensely
in value.
The number of E1-Confed in
the Northern States is SO great that Gen:
Gordon, the commander of the United
Confederate Veterans, has deemed it ad-
yisable to organize the Order into two
divisions One division is to have its
headquarters in Now York and the other
in Chicago, with subordinate camps
wherever it may appear advisable. The
existing organizations will thus be con-
solidated into the two divisions, accord
ing to Gen. Gordon's order, with the
camps affiliated to either the one or the
other division, according to their locali-
tv. The object of tho organization IS
purely benevolent. 1t is "to assist poor
Ex- Confederate soldiers, and the widows
and orphans of soldiers, and to have the
caro- of the graves in the cemeteries
where Confederates are buried" The
last is not the least of the duties of the or
ganization, for large numbers of Con-
federate prisoners died on Johnson's
Island, at Camp Mitchell, at Fort Della
ware and a good many other places North
and West.
A movement in favor of bettor roads
has been inaugurated in Accomac County,
Va, and OF the coming session OF tho
Legislature an effort will be made to Sc
cure a special road law for that county.
A plan has already beon formulated
which, it is claimed, would result in the
securement of good public roads. Each
magisterial district is to be road dis
trict, provided with q roadman to be ap-
pointed by the Governor at salary not
exceeding 5000 per annum. The county
10 to f,,r,,isb the nncessary machinery and