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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-04-26
A Bad FOrty.tlye Minntea,

A private in the Seventy-ffth New
York regiment during the war WAS ono
schermerborn, whom everybody called
skinny" for short, and of whom Mr..
George Seymour of this city relates the
following story: Skinny enlisted un-
der ihe impression that the country
would not require his services longer than
two or three months, and the trip to the
front assumed the aspect of an excursion
or picnic to him. The regiment fought
its way down into Louisiana, and one
day the boys found themselves near
Brashear. About two dozen of them
were de. oyed as sharpsbooters, and as
the eDer was dcting very lively tho
sharps .Joters scattered out to find
The very oest position for effective work.
After an hours quiet blazing away at
the Oonfederates, Seymour started for
spot sotne distance on his left, which ap-
peared to offer better advantages for his
line of business On the way throug b
piece of woods he was joined by by two
of his comrades, who proposed togo with
him. The trio was just nearing the
opening when they saw short distance
away their comrade Skinny sitting bolt
upright in the crotch of rail fence
without his gun, and the Confederate
sharpshoolers sending bullets at him like
hail.
They were at loss to understand the
situation at 6rst, but on closer examina-
tion they discovered little specimen
sitting 20 feet away on the ground With
his gun pointed at Skinny, and laugh
ing and singing every time a bullet whiz'
zed by the poor fellows body. Coming
on the rascal from the rear, they put
a stop to his fun by making him prison
or.
Skinny climbed down from his perch
and delivered few earnest remarks.
Said be-; "Boys, I've always allowed |
could lick any four rebels that run agin
me, but I want to count that little Whit
fet out of the crowd. Why, the burned
little cuss has kept me settin' in that
crotch for three quarters of an hour, and
I'll bet 500 bullets have passed me in
that time. I've lost finger and there's
furrow along one side of my head. If
we take him to camp, I'll never
hear the last of it. Let him skip aud
keep it to ourselves"
The prisoner was released, and the
story never got to the ears of the
commanding oficer.-&. Louis Post Dis
match.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-04-26
Nativity Of the Potato.

There is as much mystery as history
connected with the common tuber called
the potato. It's nativity, original place
in the kingdom of nature, and several
other things regarding it are still open
questions. AS to its nativity the weight
of argument seems to favor the tropical
or subtropical regions of America: There
is tradition that the vines once grew to
monstrous size, and that the "balls" were
of the "bigness of melons," and at that
time the roots were not tubers, the edible
parts growing among the branches. 1t
seems that they were first introduced
Into Europe in the year 1865. Haskel's
"Roots and Wild Plants" says: "Wam-
kius FIRST fetched a queer, bulbous root
out of America which some called a 'bo.
dado,' while others, who had heard the
Peruvisns mention it, spoke Of it as 20.
.ato." Periam's Cyslopedia of Agricul-
ture says that Sir John Wamkins found
it growing wild near Santa Fe de Bogota
at an altitude of 5000 to $4,000 feet. He
also saya that it was fetched out Of
America" at about the time settled upon
by 81 .skelI, viz in the year 1865.
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It Was Curing Him.

Our fellow-townsman, says the MIDI
SOD, Ga, Courier, tells the following geod
story on himself:
'some time ago l WAS stricken with
muscular rheumatism which laid me up
in bed for several days. was under a
physiciap's care and everything moved
aleng smoothly toward my recovery, but
I was impatient. At last l got hold of
some lihament that was very hot and ap'
piled it to my neck. The linament was
possessed of good medical properties and
did me good. 1t helped me 80 much
that thought it wonderful medicine.
One day Mr.. N. O. Murray came down
from Kingston and 1 noticed his neck
was drawn out of shape and on inquiry
found that he was suffering with the
same disease that had attacked me. I
told him of the wonderful linament and
what it had done for me. He wanted to
try it, Of course, and I promised to bring
the bottle up when I returned to the
store from dinner. / went home at noon
and ate dinner, and being in hurry, as
1 passed out through the sitting room, l
picked up bottle that vas sitting on the
mantle shelf, supposiug it to be the bot
tie of linament. Late that evening Mr..
Murray came to the store for his medi-
cine. l produced the bottle and handed
it to hin. giving him strict caution about
using 1t, as I told him it was made OF
very hot ingredients, aud unless he was
careful it would blister. I told him to
tell his wife to be careful in applying it
to the back of his neck, for if she used
much her hands would be blistered. He
went home and that night, being afraid
he would blistef Mrs. Mutray's hands
with the linament, he took very small
mite on his own finger and applied it TO
his neck. He waited for the burning
sensation but it failed to come. Mrs.
Murray asked him if the linament was
burning. No; but it was relieving the
pain. A good application of the medi-
cine was put on and Mr.. Murray retired
for the night. He arose next, morning
much relieved and believed the medicine
mas possessed of wonderful curative
properties. About that time I discovered
that I had sent Mr.. NJ. a bottle of ma
chine oil instead of linatnent. A letter
was sent explaining matters and a note
reading something like the following
was received from Mr.. Murray in the re-
turs mail: "My Dear Mr.. McGee: I re.
ceived your letter and also the linament
to day, but the machine oil was curing
me alright, ifyou hadn't told me it was
not medicine and broke the charm"
Mr.. MCGEE thinks there is something
in "Faitb Cure" after all, and says per-
haps the easiest way to cire disease is
through the imagination instead of the
stomach.
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Early Purchases of the Indians.

Captain West in The year 1910 bought
the present site of Richmond, Va, for
"some copper" The Dutch Governor,
Miuuit, bought the whole of Manhattan
Island, the present site of the city Of
New York, "tor 6O Dutch gilders, scue
of them being of doubtful metal
Lord Baltimore's company bought thous
ands of acres of fine lands 70. less than
that NUMBER of glass beads, including
the site of the city OF Cbristiana, If
which was paid one iron kettle OF the
bigueas of FIVE quarts or whereabouts
Roger Williams bought Rhode Island,
"Little Rhody,' for 40 fathoms Of while
beads, strung" 1t has only been 255
years this spring since the site of New
Haven, Conn. was bought for ~ coats
of English cloth, IL spoons of mixed me-
tai, IL hoes, - hatchets, IL porriDgers,
"a knives and some French knives and
spoons."
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= The German residents of Chicago are

- The German residents OF chicago are
in state of high glee over the prospects
of the young Kaiser paying visit to the
Wotld's Fair.
Sir Robert Ball, lecturing at the
Royal Institution, London, said that the
stars nearest to us were 10000, 900 100000
miles distant. An electric current would
travel seven times around the earth in
one second. If the tidings of the first
Christmastide in Bethlehem had been
sent at this rate (1SO,G COO miles per secondly
80 req ote were some of the stars that they
could not receive the message for long
time yet.
Two weeks ago yesterday Walter
Layer, lad of eighteen, of Wadesworth,
Ala, died after a brief illness. The next
day his brother Willie, young man of
twenty-five, died. Close upon these
deaths Johnnie and Rufus, two younger
brothers, died, making four in all, the
only sons of Mrs. R. F. Layer, widow
lady. Monday Aleck Williams, son-in-
law of Mrs. Layer, and his wife died
within an hours time of each other. Yes
terday Mrs. Cornelia, Mrs. Layers other
married daughter, was lying very low,
and little hopes of her recovery enter
tained. The number of deaths in the
family were seven, as Miss Emma, an
other daughter, aged seventeen, died last
Thursday. The people are becoming 80
alarmed that it is almost impossible to
get help sufficient to attend to the needs
of the dead and dying. DIR. r. L. Hud-
dleston of Wadesworth has been the at
tending physician, and has had associa'
ted with him other physicians Of skill
and intelligence, but they all arc power
less to stay the progress of death
when once this fatal malady seizes its
victim.
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From Prosperity to Poverty.

We have only to study the every day
life around us to realize the truth of the
scriptural saying that "riches have
Wings"
A few days ago our news columns con-
tanned brief statement to the effect that
a man in New York who had once rank.
ed with the money kings of the metropo'
lis had been arrested for stealing loaf
of bread worth eight cents. Greed led
this man into unsuccessful speculations,
and at last, friendless and penuiless, his
thrift degenersted into theft, and the Jail
saved him from starvation.
And new it is announced that Henry
Hugh McCosh, once the right hand man
of A. T. Stewart, the dry goods prince,
dropped dead, last Friday, in dirty
alley in the slums of New York. Sue
cess turned his head and made him q
drunkard. He squaudered his fortune,
and mau he had befrieuded paid him
81 a day as sort of pension. This sum
was expended in liquor, and it turned
the once prosperous merchant into the
bloated corps of a padper.
Whether men are sober or scottish, vir'
tueus or vicious, wise or foolish, they
cannot with any degree of certainty
count on the favors of tickle fortune.
One is wrecked through his good and
strong points, and another through his
Uad and weak points. The shrewdeBt
man of business may get to the top ofthe
hill only to make precipitate descent,
while his Silly Billy of neighbor blum.
ders into the place left vacant.
But it is small matter-this descent
from riches to poverty-when we take
the right view of it. The millionaire
and the mendicant OF to-day are bound
to find themselves on the same level in
another world, and if one goes up and
the other goes down in this world, why
should anybody cry? We have been
forewarned that these things must be OK.
pected.-Atlanta Constitution.
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The Wearing Of Clothes.

The Tribune has found out 81 mellow
that there are in the world 500,00O,000 of
fully clad people, 7OO,OOO,O0O of fpartly
clad people aud 250,OOO,O00 of naked
people. We say that the naked millions
have a perfect right to live in naked
ness. They do not need clothes for
warmth or com fort, and they do not need
them for any other reason. They do not
ask any other people to 60 baked, and
the other people have no business to ask
them to wear things. There are lots of
respectable men and women among the
naked millions who mind their own af-
fairs. We do not suppose that the men
of the Niger and Congo would be willing
to live in this world if they had to wear
coats, vests, trousers, plug hats and leath-
er boots, or that the women would find
life tolerable if dressed up in gowns, bon
nets, shawls, boopski'ts and other things.
Most of the nude and seminude peo
pie of our race are in Africa, and they
don't want us to bother them. Most of
the clothed and semiclad people are in
Asia, Euaope and America, and they
ought to be wiling to let their African
brethren enjoy the sunshine. Yet the
people who wear clothes are perpetually
urging the naked people to buy and
wear them. 1t is impudence. A naked
person may be better and wiser than q
clothes wearer. He may be pious, viz
tuous, sensible, industrious, brave and
democratic.
Another thing is to be said of the ma
ked millions. They drink very little
whiskey or beer, smoke very few cigar
ettes
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A Question OF Choice.
Whether from their NATURAL egotism

Whether from their NATURAL egotism On
owing to the custom of thought, men
generally believe that every single wo-
man in the world is only waiting for
chance to marry, and that outside Of that
goal life is colorless and vapid to her.
Now, for once, all-wise men is mistaken.
Marriage is not the one great aim and
object in the life of the woman of to day,
though every purely feminine heart beats
little faster at the thought of domestic
bliss and maternal joys that may come
to her through marriage with some good
man.
That is only natural, but the man must
be worthy to be acceptable. The old
time false idea about sour old maids has
practically died out, and many sensible
women prefer to live single to the end of
their days in an atmosphere of cheerful
content rather than ally themselves to
any man who asks them, simply to avoid
being called that wretched misnomer.
Our progressive sisters have learned
many ways of taking care of themselves
that make them practically independent
of mans support; therefore, they must
better their condition before joining
hands before the altar with the first mas
culine who does them the honor of pro-
posing to them.
1t is broad and sweaping assertion,
but true one, nevertheless, that no NO.
man lives, no matter how serawny or
ugly she may be, who has not had, or
will have, at least enc offer of marriage
during her lifetime. Women are single
from choice rather than necessity, and
though every gentle heart longs for love
and sympathy, the practical woman's
mind is keenly alive to her own indepen.
dence, and matrimonial alliance must
possess merit to recommend itself, for
she knows that the world has discovered
the fact that sny woman can marry if
she wants to, but she can't undo it 30
easily. Therefore, caution is needed !;
for the honor of having Mrs. So. aud 80
engraved on ones visiting cards is not
sufficient recpmpense in her eyes for
jumping out of the frying pan into the
6re.-Philadelphia Times.
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The increased acreage will so reduce
the price of cotton that Texas proposes to
raso cotton seed:
The whole number of males in the
United States is 33, 3,O67, $50, and the whole
number Of females 3O,5a,370.
= The closest city, politically, in the
United States is Wilmington, Del, which
Cleveland carried against Harrison by
one vote.
= Whether the prevailing epidemic is
La Grippe, a Catarrhal cold, or type Of
acute Bronchitis, there is one thing cer-
tain, Ayers Cherry Pectoral is the most
reliable and universally popular remedy
for it. It loosens the cough, starts the
phlegm, and promotes expectoration. It
is prompt to act, SIRE to cure.
= France is calculated to have suffered
losses amounting to Sl4O,OOO,OOO in the
last forty years, due TO foundations in
places where the mountains were not
wooded sufficiently to check the ravages
Of torrents after heavy rains. To rem
edy this evil the French Legislature has
voted over $500, 900 to begin the planting
of trees on the mountains. It is hoped
to complete the work 81 twelve or fifteen
years.
Thank goodness the Columbian po
reus plaster cent postage stamps will
soon be thing of the past. Postmaster
General Bissell has signed their death
warrant, and the old familiar "brick
dust" Washington medallion will again
enjoy its solitary reign.
= There lately died in Mexico miser
of the name of Monecke. His relatives
were unwilling that his body should be
inferred, as he had tattooed bis will over
his chest with some red pigment instead
of using pen and ink. The Court de.
creed that the remarkable "human docu.
menp should be copied and the repre-
sentation duly attested in the presence of
Witnesses. This was done, and the Court
ha0 pronounced the queer will genuine
Tourists wishing tho Indian and
Banana rivers in Florida are astonished
and amazed at the antics of the mullets
of those streams. These fish grow to be
five or six pounds in weight, and are
famous jumpers. They leap from the
waser, shoot three or four feet through
the air, come up again and leap twice as
far and keep on for half dozen of
leaps, each longer the other. Now and
then mullet takes leap of fifteen or
twenty feet and disappears. 1t happens
not infrequently that leaping mullet
falls into passing boat.
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Frederick Tudor vas wisely handled and
largely increased. In due time Mr.. and
Mrs Tudor transferred their residence to
Boston.
With shrewd foresight Mr.. Tudor
entered largely into the ice business,
being the Rrst person to make any ship
ments of ice by sea. His venture WAS
made in 1905, when he sailed himself
with cargo Of lso tons, in his own brig,
to Martinique, West Indies. 10 1916 Mr..
Tudor obtained the monopoly Of the
Havana ice business, and important
privileges from the Cuban government.
In May, 1888, he sent bis first cargo of
ice to the Esst Indies, which was
delivered in the autumn of that year. OF
the 1SO tons, nearly one half of it was
wasted on the voyage and in going up
the Ganges. The ice was sold .immedi-
ately, at no more than half the cost of
that prepared by the natives In 1924
the first cargo of ice WAS shipped to Bra
sil by Mr.. Tudor, and until 1885 be had
the monopoly of the shipment of ice, but
it fually became so large and profitable
that others entered into the business from
various ports.
Mr. Tudor's foresight secured to Boston
the chief portions of the Calcutta trade,
and gave her ships. cargoes for Southern
ports, thus reducing the cost of
freighting Southern products to the North
The extensive and valuable Tudor es
tates in Boston and vicinity, where rep
resentatives of the family still reside, are
we'll known. The Tudors have always
been noted for public spirit, intelligence
and refnement.-Boston Commonwealth.
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A Mitigating Circumstance.

The prisoner at the bar was charged
with being drunk and disturbing the
neighbors for four blocks on his street.
"What have you to say Z" inquired the
court. -
"Guilty, your honor, but there's miti-
eating circumstances"
ri hadn't heard of them," said the
Judge in surprise.
"There WAS new baby at our house,
your honor"
"That's nothing. You already had six
children, hadn't you"
"Yes, your honor, all girls. This one
is boy"
The Judge held up the fine and the
prisoner went out looking pleased.
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During heavy thunderstorm near
Somerville, Tenn, Thursday afternoon,
lightning bolt struck the dwelling of
Matthew Boylan while the family Of
nine persons was sitting around the FIRE.
Mrs. Boylan and two children were in.
stantly killed and Boylau himself severe
ly shocked. One of the children killed
was holding baby in her arms, but the
infant was not hurt. Another child was
injured by piece of tin which the bolt
tore from the cupboard door and drove
through her wrist, A dog and chicken
under the house were killed where the
bolt passed down through the floor.
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1t is estimated that there are 5000

- 1t is estimated that there are 5000
postmistresses in this country.
"A convict says he was sent to prison
for being dishonest, and yet he was COM
PEELED every day to cut out pieces OF
pasteboard, which are put between the
soIes of the cheap shoes made there and
palmed off on the innocent public as
leather.
- There are 143 separate and distinct
religious denominations in. the United
States, including the Christadelphians,
the Winnebrenerian church of God, the
Dunkards and The Schwenkfeldians. 1t
may be a surprise to some to know that
there are 13 different kinds of Baptists,
II kinds of Methodists, and q dozen
kinds each of Presbyterians and Mennon-
itoa
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A Little Girls Experience In A Light
h0lJse


Mr.. and Mrs. Loren Trescott are keepers
of the Gov. Lighthouse at Sand Beach,
Mich, and are blessed with daughter,
four wears old. Last April she was taken
down with Measles, followed with dread
full Cough and turning into Fever. Doc
tors at home and at Detroit treated her, but
in vain, she grew worse rapidly, until she
was mere Handful of bones." Then she
tried DR.. Kings New Discovery and after
the use of two and half bottles, was COM
petely cured. They say DR.. Kings New
Discovery is worth its weight in gold. yet
YOU may get trial bottle free at Hill Bros.
Drugstore.
The First Step.
Perhaps you are run down, can't eat,
can't sleep, can't think, can't do anyli'inr
TO your satisfaction, and you wonder what
ails you. You should heed the warming,
you are taking the first step nto Nervous
Prostration. You need Nerve Tonic and
in Electric Bitters you will find the exact
remedy for restoring your nervous system
to its normal, healthy condition. Surpris-
ing results follow the use of this great Nerve
Tonic and Alternative. Your appetite re-
turns, good digestion is restored, and the
Liver and Kidneys resume healthy action
Try bottle. Price soc. at Hill Bros.
Drugstore.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE.

can supply you with the best Buck
wheat Flour, best Molasses, best Cheese,
best Tea and Coffee, Oat Meal and Grits at
small profit, and many articles for less
than cost. 1900 Rolls Wall Paper to beau
tify your dwellings for sale low by
A. B. TOWERS.
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TORNADO INSURAN,

~ REAT destruction by Tornado
VI Mississippi and Georgia, and d.
near Anderson, S. c. Let ME put Tor
nado Policy on your dwellings. Also
Fire Insurance, il you are not already in
sured. Delays are dangerous.
A. B. TOWERS.
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Registration Notice.

Office Supervisor of Registration.
Anderson, 8. O., Feb 8, 1893.
THE office of Supervisor of Registration
will be open on the first Mondays In
March, April, May, June and July for the
transaction of such business as the law
directs in connection with the registration
of voters.
The Office will be open every day from 8
a. m. to p. m., and from 8 p. m. to 8
p. m. for the renewal of lost Certificates.
OFFIcE-In the County Commissioners
Office.
J. L. GLENN, Supervisor.
Feb s, 1893 81 3m
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.ST0RER0oM TO Rent.

THE POST OFFICE, re-
~ Gently occupied by Mr.. J. 8. Fowler.
For further information call at
INTELLIGENCER OFFICE.
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FOR SALE OR RENT,

NNHE HOUSE now occupied by 9.
Il. Wardlaw. Good orchard, vegetable
and flower gardens, cow stalls and pastu.,
rage on place. Also, the larger portion OF
Household and Kitchen Furniture. Pos
session given on weeks notice. Apply at
residence or to G. Wardlaw.
March s. 1893 36
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NOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT.
IN The undersigned, Executors OF
the Estate of w. H. Mcdonald, deceased,
hereby give notice that they will ap-
ply tc the Judge of Probate for Anderson
County on the 5th day Of May, 1879,
for Final Settlement of said Estate and dis
charge from thier Office as Executors:
w. j. MIDDLETON,
Fl. L. MCDONALD,
Executors.
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Notice to Contractors.

Office of County Commissioners.
Anderson, S. c., March 1S, 1893.
OEALED PROPOSALS will be receiv-
y ed on Friday, May 5th, at IL o'clock
a. m. for Repair of Cooley's Bridge across
Saluda River.
Successful bidder will be required to
give bond for the faithful performance OF
work. -,
plans and specifications will be on file
in County Commissioners office on and
after April 25;h. . o
B. T. MARTIN,
w. P. SNELGROVE,
Board Co. Com. A. G.
w. T. McGILL, Clerk.
April 10, 1898 AZ 2