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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-03-05
Chicago's Tall Tower.

Proctor's tower is to be the greatest
attraction on the lake front during the
worlds Columbian exposition. What
Eifel's triumph was to the Paris exposi.
tion Proctor's majestic structure will be
to the worlds fair. Its symmetrical pro.
portions will dwarf any other attraction
on the lake front and constitute one OF
the most striking features of the exposi-
ton. Quite unexpectedly the Executive
Committee decided to substitute the
Proctor tower for the temple Of music at
the down town site of the fair. 1t was
generally understood that the worlds
Columbian exposition would pass into
history without one grand, distinctive
feature, such as characterized the Paris
exposition, but Chief Burnham recon-
mended that the Proctor tower, with
slight notifications, be constructed. The
tower will be l,100 feet high, and above
the loftiest girders flagstaff is to ascend
3O6 feet, so that the flag that snaps in the
breezes of Lake Michigan will be 1,400
feet above the base. The Proctor tower.
as originally designed, vas 1902 feet
high, supported by six iron pillars, that
formed space 375 feet in diameter. As
the present lake front park is only SIC
feet wide, Chief Burnham recommended
that the tower be modified, SO as to admit
of its construction on the existing area.
This will necessarily reduce its height
about 500 feet, in order to plant the
great steel supports on solid foundation
The tower is designed to sustain 100000
persons on the FIVE platforms that are
arranged at intermediate points between
base and pinnacle. These sre reached
by swift elevators. One of the adv2n-
tages the tower possesses over IL. Eiffel's
invention is that the elevators ascend q
perpendicular shaft and are not hauled
up an incline half the distance. But
what is regarded as greater triumph is
the striking grace and beauty of the
structure. 1t is symmetrical, artistic.
strong, and has been pronounced by
experts to be the most daring achieve
ment Of American engineering.
'The Company has already been
formed" said a member Of the Executive
Committee, "and will begin work on the
structure as soon as the directory agrees
to our recommendations. Oae well
known capitalist has signifed his vii.
lingness to take half the stock, so firmly
is he convinced that the Proctor tower
will be success. Officers of the com.
pany say there can be no doubt Of their
ability to complete it in time. They have
carefully studied the time required and
obtained accurate estimates from several
steel companies as to their facilities for
furnishing the material, ard say that it
can certainly be completed by October,
1892, and dedicated with the building of
the exposition. y Chicago Herald.
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Doubtless yourself, as Commissioner,
and every one else who have thought
upon the subject of Common School
Education in this State, have felt that
there was something greatly needed to
make the masses of the people take more
interest in the education of their chill
dren. To illustrate, how unjustly and
absurdly the present system acts, espe-
cially towards the teachers and the chill
dren themselves. The school is opened
say in January, aud for the first two
months, perhaps, the school is 80 crowd.
ed with children that it is impossible to
give the attention which the children
ought to have, so that the time thus
spent is partially wasted. A very good
educator once said that twenty scholars
is enough for any teacher to drill as they
should be drilled. Even before that
time has elapsed, the children begin to
drop off, and the depicting process goes
on steadily until the teacher is driven to
the desperation of closing the school,
rather than sit there from day to day
with only few scholars, not enough in
some instances to stimulate the teacher
in her unthankful task, to say nothing at
all of the pay which, with most of the
schools that we knoW OF, is graded
according to the minimum of scholars,
not the maximum.
Mark you, that the parents, many of
them, who ought to be more Interested
in the school than anybody else, absc-
lutey take the least, soue days sending
shoals of scholars, on othe. days mono ct
all, thus worrying and confusing She
teacher il all her plans ior the better
ment Of her pupils, and leaving her
alone iu her glory, hopeless and help.
less, without any proper. remuneration
for her services, and stripping the
teacher Of the poor consolation of feeling
that If he or she haa worked for almost
nothing, without eng just appreciation
evea of this, or her unselhsh labors. But
what IL tbs remedy? Let us all unite
cur though.s and see if there is not s
way ont CT this dilemma.
1t is plain to every observaut msn that
tho same principle Of economy applies
ia education as in other enterprises, that
what costs nothing is lightly esteemed.
So it is in schooling our children be.
cause The State has undertaken the job,
hence the indiTidual feels no RESPONSE
bility. Now, to properly interest The
Individual along with the State, I would
propose; First, to lay off the State, as Gov
ernor Tillman proposes, into School Dis.
tricts, with an amendment to the appro-
priation that no District shall receive Its
Dro rata share until il has first supple
mented the State appropriation with an
equal amount Of local tax; Second,
That the teachers should be graded into
three classes, aud should be paid accord.
ing to grade, aud not according to per
CAPITA. This would ensure the teacher
against actua! pscuniary loss, whether
the narents s.nt their children or not
Third after man promiges to send so
many children to make up the school,
aud then neglacts to carry out this moral
and legal contract, unless prevented by
sickness, require him to pay the teacher
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Jerusalem.

A traveller who has recently visited
Jerusalem-his name is not Talmage-
tells of the sensation produced there last
month by the introduction of electric
light, just four years after gas was first
seen there. The electric plant is used in
a large -four mill adjoining the supposed
site Of Calvary and close to the Damas.
Gus gate. If the Arabs and Jews were
filled with wonder by the flaming gas
jets in 1887, they are confouuded when
they see the light of electricity in 1891.
Many of them are SO alarmed that they
hardly dare to look at it, and the Mo-
hammedaus call upon the prophet for
safety. They ask what it is, where it
comes from, and now the magicians
make it. When told that it is the same
thing as lightning, they become still
more nystifed, ask how it can be caught
or held, aud take care to keep at re-
spsctful distance from it, perhaps" !"
says the traveller. "the day is not far dis
tant when the streets and houses of Je.
rusalem may be lighted by electricity
and even when Palestine, long deso!ate,
shall blossom like the .ose."
Tiers is -eason to believe shat, with
the completion Of The RAILROAD line from
JafIa IL Jerusalem, and with the con.
struc.ion OF other neW lines, Palestine
will attract fsr greater multitudes of pill
grims than have been seen there
since the tims of the Crusades
According to recsut dispatch in the
t3un, q slearaer put in Jatfa on Tuesday
of Last week with 225 passengers who
proceeded 10 Jerusalem, accompanied BY
band of musicians.
In course of time the children ofIsrael,
VINO once held Palestine, and who yet
chant she songs Of Jerusalem all over tie
world, may be induced to try 20 revive
the prosperity Of the Holy LaadvNs'c
YORK SIN.
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Confirmed

The favorable impression produced on
the frat appearance of the agreeable Il.
quid fruit remedy, Syrup of Figs. few
wears ago has been more than confirmed
by the pleasant experience of all who
have used it, and the success of the pro.
uriesors and manufactures the California
Fig Syrup Company.
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out of his own pocket for the time he
keeps his children at home during school
term, unless for the best of reasons.
MIR. Commissioner, I hastily throw out
these crude suggestions, hoping that you
will digest them, and if there be any vir.
tue in them, that you will give it the
proper direction. T. Fl. r.
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Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that
contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense
OF smell, snd completely dcrange the
whole system when entering it through
the mucous surfaces. Such articles
should never be used except on prescrip-
ton from reputable physicians, as the
damage they will do is tenfon to the
good you can possibly derive from them.
Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured By
L. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O., contains
no mercury, and ia taken internally, and
scts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. In buying Halls
Catarrh be sure you get the genuine. It
is taken internally, and made by
]. J. CHENEY & Co.,
Toledo, o.
deA, Sold by Druggists, 75c.
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"Mrs. Jones sits at the window all
day as placid as May morning, and her
five small children play hide and seek on
the backstairs /" mo wonder She uses
Salvation Oil for sprains and cuts"
- It is said that a drunken man will
be instantly sobered if q stranger goes up
10 him, cocks revolver under his nose,
and says: II have been looking for you |
Get ready to die I"
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New, Rare and
Beautiful Plants, Orchids, &c.

LOVERS of fine Plants will fnd largo
ia collection of Beautiful aud Rare
Plants. as well as Novelties Of merit.
This rich collection Is we'll grown, and
offered at very, low prices.
ORCHIDS-A very large stock Of choics
. East Indian, American, &c.
Hardy Perennials, Roses, Clematis,
Frnits. Rare and Beautiful Trees and
Shrubs, Evergreens. &c.
Catalogues on application.
Washington, D. c.
Feb IL, 1891 80
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Board OF Equalization.

ry7HE Couaty Board of Equalization Of
Il Anderson County, which is composed
of the Chuirmen of the Township Boards
of Assessors Of said County, will please
r.eet at the County Auditors Office on the
Second Tuesday of March next.
All Tax Payers who are dissatisfied with
the action of their Township Board of As
SCISSORS, i'll the way of raising or lowering
valuations for taxation, will please attend
said meeting, which is the Court, &c, for
sucl, things.
THOMAS J. WEBB,
Auditor for Anderson County.
Feb 20, 1891 "a 2
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I have on hand slated cloth.

Ifin any thing I've seemed to delay,
trust will be excused under the trying
circumstances.
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MEMORY GEMS.

"We are all equal in death; the king
and the peasant; the rich and the poor
are all alike in this respect"
death hath thousand doors to let
out life-I shall find one"
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I appreciate the many expressions of
sympathy received from the teachers, pu.
pills, and others, in this hour of affiiction.
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QUESTIONS.

What State or Colony adopted the
Bible as its Constitution
When was the City of Washington
laid of, and when did Congress first
meet there?
How large was the District of Colum-
bia originally, and how large is it now {?
What was the name of the first news
paper published in the United States,
and when and where was it published?
When was the Supreme Court of the
United States established? Who was
the first Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of the United States?
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TEA6HERs'GoLUMN.

~e@ All communications intended 70
this Column should be addressed to G.
WARDLAW, School Commissioner, An.
derson, S. G.
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@Misses Claudia Parker and Emma
Robinson sent in answers to the questions
answered last week, but they came too
late for insertion in that issue.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-03-05

Most of the Charts are still in this
Office. I must insist on them being
taken out and put to use.
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"A little boy of Utica, N. Y, one day
recently played letter carrier, and distri-
buted through the neighborhood bundle
of old love letters that lis mother had
saved from her courtship days.
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Last year:
Her eyes we're rheumy, weak and red,
Her bresth-you could smell it afar,
She had ringing and dizziness oft in
hor head,
And the cause Of it all was cstarrh,
This year,
Her breath Is as aYeet as the new
meadow hay,
Hor eyes are AS bright as star,
And the cause of the change, she is
ready to uay,
Was the Dr. Sage. Cure for Caiarrh.
Dr.. sage's Catarrh Remedy will posi-.
lively cura Catarrh in the lead, no matter
how bad Or OF hcw long standing. Fifty
cents, by al! druggists.
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AN AMENDMENT NEEDED.

G. ELLA SpEARMAN.
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BILL ARP.
Connecticut western news., 1891-09-10
4 GREAT SCHEME.

A movement for transmitting weather signals, now in vogue in the West, is probably soon to- be adopted in the East. It brings into use as agents To. comotive vhistles- and the steam en. zines of the factories. The class oi people to whom the weather indications are of the greatest ignifcance are the farmers, who have been the last to re- ceive them. The proposition now is the adoption of . code of whistle sig. nals which have been prepared by the weather bureau and can be easily un. derstood.
 The warning signal will be long blast, and following this will be the weather indications, those referring to temperature first and those to weathe, second.
 One long blast indicates fair weather. ] Tvo long blasts indicate rain or snow.
 Three long blasts indicate local rains.
 One short blast indicates lower tenn pefatufe.
 Two short blasts indicate higher tenn perature.
 Three short blasts indicate cold wave.
 One long and one short indicate fair weather, lower temperature.
 Two long and two short indicate rain or snow, higher temperature. ~
 One long and three short indicate fair weather, cold wave.
 Three long and two short indicate To- cal rains, higher temperature.
 It would seem that this would be quite feasible and might be made of 9re3 benefit to the people.
Connecticut western news., 1891-09-10
STA TIE NEWS.

The Harwinton correspondent of the Litchfield Enquirer says: One of oul farmers got stuck in the mire while drawing load of hay out of the swamp, and his cattae lay down in the yoke. After trying m vain to make them get up, he took some of the hay and kin dled small fire under them. The flames communicated themselves to the load, and if and the wngon went up in smoke,while one ox got badly scorch- ed.
 The county commissioners have refus- ed to grant Geo H. Richardson license to sell liquor at Litchfield.
 Some heartless and cowardly wretch has poisoned many dogs in Litchfeld. The last victim was 8 valuable Scotch Collie belonging to D. 0. Klbourn.
 Thieves stole trunk from the depot at Norfolk at 7.45 o'clock on the night of Sept 2, carried it down to the culvrrt and smashed it, stealing what. yer they deemed of value, and leaving the rest of its contents. Some time in the night burglars broke into Yutzler's clothing store. and stole over $1OO worth of clothing. Citizen.
 Geo Merriman of Litchfield, 92 years of age, has this year moved, raked, pitched and moved away six acres of grass.
 Rev W. Fl. Cleveland of Boston has accepted call to the Congregational church iR Harwinton, where he will be- gin his pastorate early this month.
 Meriden is to pass . local ordinance fethdding "an gam bling. policy play ing, book making. lottery dealing. bucket-shop business, or the stalking or depositing of money, or collateral on margins or otherwise against a rise or fall in the markets of the prices of stocks, bonds or merchandise" Is the church fair to escape, too ?-Hsrtford Times. ..f
Connecticut western news., 1891-09-10
LIT"ADY iOrEs.

Palmer Cox has signed contract with The Ladies' Home Journal whereby his amusing little Brownies" which he has made so marvelously successful in St Nicholas and in his books, will here after belong exclusively to the Journal Mir. Cox's contract begins with the Oc- tober number, for which he has drawn the first of an entirely new series of ad- ventures of his funniest little men in the world"
 z Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher's personal memoirs of her husband, under the title of "Mr. Beecher as I Knew Him." will begin in the October issue of the La dies Home Journal.
Connecticut western news., 1891-09-10
Lake Wangam.

A correspondent of the Hartford Times says: =
 One of the pleasant spots to visit near Norfolk is ''The Lodge" on the top of Canaan mountain, four miles from Nor folk village. It is on the edge of Lake Wangum. The structure is built of boulders taken from the felds.s It is under the superiE tendence of Nr George Beebe, and has accommodations, for eight guests. It is a great resort for driving and picnic parties. and you are always sure of 3. good meal. A large piazza faces the lake. Hung from the caves are number of orchids. These strange plants seem to flourish alone on the air. Just below the building is 8 large boat-house, with . piazza over the lake. where picnic parties eat their lunch before taking 2 row on the lake, or try their hand at fishing. I advise all who come here to be sure and drive to "The Lodge"
Connecticut western news., 1891-09-10
ELECTRIC BITTERS,

This remedy is becoming 30 we'll known and so popular as to need no special mention. All who have used Electric Bitters sing the same song of praise.-A purer medicine does not exist and it is guaranteed to do all that is claimed. Electric Bitters will cure all diseases of the liver and kidneys, will remove pimples, boils. salt rheum and other affections caused by impure blood Will drive malaria from the system and prevent as well as cure all malarisl fevers.-For cure of headache, constips- tion and Indigestion try Electric Bitters. Entire satisfaction guaranteed. or money refunded. Price 50 cts. and $1 per bottle at w. H. Camps drug store.
Connecticut western news., 1891-09-10

The carpenters are now finishing up the interior of Mir Burghardt's new house.
 -Messrs Joseph and George Futile returned to New Jersey last Saturday. With their Kodak they secured some views of the fine scenery in Canaan and vicinity. -Messrs II. c. Barnes and E. D. Lawrence give glowing accounts of their recent visit to the Thousand Islands and Alexandria Bay. They were charmed with that locality and the excellent fsh ing there.
 All aboard for Savin Rock! The special train leaves Ct Harrington at 6 a. m. tomorrow (Friday.) All old sol diers and their friends are invited to at- tend the reunion of the Second Conn. Heavy Artillery, Fare for the round trip only $1.5O from all stations be- tween Ct Harrington and New Milford.
 The Exempt Firemen's association of Hartford, went on an excursion via the 0. N. E. & w. road, to Poughkeep- sic on Wednesday of last week and re- turned the next afternoon. There were eight car loads of fremen and their friends A sail on the Hudson from Pought6spsie to Rhinebsck Wjs part of the program. Sss
 John Rodemeyer, ,on Railroad street d1kA potato. of the White Star variety, on. ThuIsday that wass cariedty. A cyIindrioal piece of bone about n inch long and two inches in diameter. had been thrown into his garden, baing poftion of, material discsrded by MT Rodensyer in his leisure-hour pastime of bone carving, to his skill Ii which art THE NEas has rsferred heretofore. One end of the potato had grown through this round piece of bone, and continued to grow until the bone was deeply imbedded around the middle of the tuber like tight-fitting belt Not withstanding this pressure the potato lad grown to good size at both ends, and might have rivaled that big Pepoon Jacobs potato in dimensions if it hadn't squeezed itself into that unyielding cor aet
Connecticut western news., 1891-09-10
A WONDER WORKER.

MT Frank Huffman, young man of Burlington. Ohio, states that he had been under the care of two prominent physicians, and used their treatment until he was not able to get around. They pronounced his case to be con- sumption and incurable He was per- suaded to try Dr Kings New Discovery for consumption, coughs and colds and at that time was not able to walk across the street without resting. He found before he had used half of dollar bot tie, that he was much better; he contin- ued to use it and is today enjoying good health. If you have any throat, lung or chest trouble try it. We guarantee satisfaction. Trial bottle free at w. H Camps drug store.
Connecticut western news., 1891-09-10
Circus Men Smoke Good Cigars.

shall probably sell box of imported cig ars the day Forepaugh's circus strikes Lewiston. Forepaugh's and Barnum's men always smoke the best imported cigar they can get when in this city. Two for sixty cents always hits lem. In the winter, when there are plenty of theatres and operas in the city. we al ways have a big trade on imported goods with star actors and singers. The Key West trade has been picking up very fast lately. The local trade in these goods is way ahead of the i'm ported business. Key West goods run all the way from Se0 to S100 a thou sand.-Interview in Lewiston Journal.
Connecticut western news., 1891-09-10
ElNctricitv aa a Purif3eR.

It has been discovered that current of electricity passed through impure water restores it to purity by destroy ing any living germs with which it may be mpregnated. Animalcul@ which escape the eye, and which almost elude the microscope, cannot escape the all searching power of the electric fash Exchauee,
Connecticut western news., 1891-09-10
WAtarod Stocks.

You seem to be very fond of soup, Mr. 6Hpar1or," remarked the landlady, as he asked for second help.
 ssYes, he returned, with meaning of bis own, especially thin soups. "- Puck.
Connecticut western news., 1891-09-10
BERKSHZRE co OUNTY.

By the will of the late James B. Crane of Dalton, the Berkshire County Home for Aged Women gets $lO,OOO, and the House of Mercy at Pittsield 300 -OOO 3s.s- -..... -..
Connecticut western news., 1891-09-10

Mir Ingham of Montreal is said to be the largest exporter of American meats.
 Some of the peach trees in Georgia
 are already bearing second crop of fruit. --
Connecticut western news., 1891-09-10

Paris, with | population of 2.5OO, 900. cannot muster 100 negroes The whole 0 1rioce. 1t is sid, has less than 5C0 b'ack men ithin its borders