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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-04-12
Beulah Items,

I see our community is not represented
in your valuable and most interesting
columns, Mr.. Editor, therefore l will
make an effort occasionally to give you
some Of the happenings Of our locality.
Our farmers are making fine progress on
their crops. We see some Of them are
planting cotton seed this week. It seems
that our farmers can't abandon the idea
of planting large crops of cotton, although
they are planting moro corn this season
than usually. We are anticipating low
prices for cotton this fall, and We think it
q step In the right direction for farmers to
plant and raise more domestic supplies.
The health of our community is rs good
as common, except that Of Mrs. j. G.
Smith, who has been very i'll for some
time, but We are happy to state that she Is
convalescing. Mr.. and Mrs. Smith are
the most elderly citizens of our comhuni.
ty, and they are both faithful Sunday
School teachers, and are always at their
post unless provIdentially hindered.
We heard most excellent sermon
preached at this place Sunday, March 26th.
The reason this sermon was so excellent
is that it was borne by such an excellent
vessel, Rev. Marquis Boyd, of Newberry.
"Uncle Mark is about SO years of age,
and has been preaching about % years.
He preached from this text, "Serve the
Lord with all your heart" Everybody
present seemed to enjoy his sermon for
he spoke with eloquence and power.
Eternity alone can tell the good that God
has wrought through the influence of this
good man. He has three cons and all Of
them are prominent ministers of the Cos
pei, one of whom is our beloved pastor,
Rev. g. NJ. Boyd.
We have at this place fourishing Sab.
bath School, which never vacates or goes
into winter quarters. We also have
live .'Ryer meeting which meets every
Sal14 night.
Val Mr.. Editor, suppose I have
WI about enough to Eli the vacancy
of (ir waste basket, and If you will
ntaS 1cuse me, will go to my plough.
ABE STUBB1Ns.
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Onlv air women ont of near]v ft

- Only six women out of nearly four
thousand who were registered in Kansas
City, Kansas, voted for the female can
didate for the mayor, The surest way
to prevent women from holding political
offices is to adopt woman suffrage. In
the matter of Office, as in many other
matters, tho woman will prefer man ev-
cry time.
= The Sadler family living near White
Plains, Ala, consisting Of one brother
and four unmarried sisters, is remarka-
BILE one indeed. Each one Of them Is
over eighty years Of age, and they have
lived in a little one room log hut all of
their lives. The combined ages of the
family is 4Sl years, aud they are still in
good health, They all chew home made
tobacco, and drink strong coffee at each
meal,
1t is curious to watch the burning
questions in the different Parlaments
of the world. In France it is the Pana
ma Canal; in Germany it is the Anti
Semitic agitation in England it is home
rule; but in Mexico the National Con-
gress is agitating seriously tho question
of enacting a lazy compelling the Me1i-
cans aud Indians 10 wear trousers, At
present the Mexican garh is decidedly
scant.
For several days past tho Mormons
throughout Utah have been holding spe-
cial meetings of fasting and prayer, pre-
liminary to the final dedication OF the
great temple. which will take place April
G, the filty-third anniversary OF the Or
ganization of the Mormon Church. Its
completion and dedication will form
socmn occasion in the history of the
Church, and the members must confess
their faults to one another Hnd extend
mutual forgiveness before they can enter
tho sacred editice. 1t is estimated that
100000 Mormons will visit Salt Lake City
at the dedication.
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High.toned Burglars.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, April 4.-Edward
Sbellenberg, a merchant of Mound City,
on Sunday night shot and almost in
stantly killed VIM. Stebbins, one Of the
wcalthiest citizens Of the town. For the
last six months, almost nightly, stores
have been entered and most valuable ar
ticles carried off. Sunday night Shell
lsnberger decided to keep watch in his
store. About II o'clock the rear door
was opened by means Of key, and four
masked men entered. AS they reached
the centre of the store, Shellenberg turn
ed on the electric light and ordered them
to throw up their hands. Three Of
them did so, but the fourth started to run,
when Shellenberg fired, and the man
dropped dead.
The shot attracted crowd to the store,
and the dead man was unmasked first.
He proved to be one of the most popular
young men in the city. His three COM
psnions were equally as high in the social
scale. They were Walter Miller, Walter
Chittenden and Roscoe Carr. They con-
fessed having committed all of the rob.
berries. Owing to their social position
and the fact that the leader of the band
was killed, the merchants who were
robbed refused to prosecute them.
Their relatives made good all their loss
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Hon. w. H. Brawley, who represents
the First Congressional District in Con-
gress, takes high and patriotic stand in
reference to the appointment of the Fed
eral officers in South Carolins. In con-
veriation recently with reporter Of the
Charleston Sun in reference to tho matter
he said: "I have declined to 80 into any
combination that would undertake to
dispose Of these Offices. I have not yet
determined finally what person will re-
commend for any of them and don't know
whether my ADVICE will be asked. Ifit
is, T win advise that no man be appointed
to Federal Office who does not hold alle-
glance to the Democratic party to be par
amount to allegiance to the demand of
any other organization. 7 do not think
that our local divisions should enter into
this consideration and that any mans ap-
pointment should be determined by the
question whether he supported Tillman
or was against him. Many of Governor
Tillman's supporters were as good DEM
ocrats as any in the land-but there are >
great many men who are in sympathy
with the Peoples party, and yet who
claim to be Democrats do not think
that the Democratic administration should
appoint them.'
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Two Grooms, one Bride.

CHICAGO, March 3l.-Charles Spence,
of Toledo, O., says: ~ drew 81, 900 from
bank and came here with Maggie Short,
widow, to get married. A man named
Morgan, former clerk in the Jefferson
Hotel, monopolized all her time, and
during the whole journey to Chicago he
occupied the car seat with her and was
obliged to sit alone. After leaving Elk
hart she actually laid her head on bis
shoulder and went to sleep.
"This made me mad, and half made
up my mind not to marry her when we
reached Chicago. The fellow said good
bye at the depot here, and supposed he
would let my bride alone. We came to
the Great Northern, and she said she
guessed she'd do some shopping while
hustled for a marriage license. So
gave her 500 and started out to arrange
for the marriage. Later in the day, on
my return to the hotel, I found that
Morgan sitting on the sofa beside her In
the ladies' parlor.
"'Say, I like your nerve,' said walk
ing up to him. This lady is my affianced
"'Well, 1 guess not said he. Il can
go you one better. She is my lawful
wife. We were married S. .urday In
Toledo and are on our wedding trip
81 saw was badly duped, and made
an effort to get back my 800, but said
she had spent it. Well, I let them go,
and I guess I've got tho better of the bar
gain after all. A follow can never tell
whom he's marrying nowadays, can he ?
I'll 90 back to Toledo"
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The administration and Democrats
generally are delighted with the March
statement Of the condition of the United
States Treasury. 1t was, Of course,
known beforehand that the payments for
the month would necessarily be unusu-
ally ylarge, but it was not known or even
guessed at by ex-Secretary Foster that
the March receipts woult- be some mil.
:1ions in excess of his estimates. AS re-
sui, instead OF the hole in the available
sash anticipated on account of the big
aarch payments, 81, ,5oo, 900 was added to
titssurplus, and the free gold, now near
Aths 50, coz, 900 mark. continues to accumu-
slnte. Secretary Carlisle has received
many congratulations upon his first
Emonth,s showing, which but tends to
sconfirm the general belief that he would
make successful Secretary of the Treas
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Union Meeting.

The following program of exercises for
the Union Meeting of District No. 2 oi
the Saluda Association, which will meet
with the Beton Baptist Church on April
2S, % and 80, has been substituted for the
one published in the INTELLIaENCER
last week:
Friday, II a. m.--IntroductOry sermon,
from Romans II ! and 2, by Rev. NJ.
McGee.
Intermssion.
2.30 p. m.-Organization.
3p. m.-The value Of prayer meeting
to Church; how to make it most SER
viceable. Opened by G. L. Horton.
3.45.-The Home Mission Board-its
work, it's needs. Opened by Rev. A. c.
Stepp.
s p. m.-Sermon, . Cor. I: l, by Rev.
D. w. Hiott.
Saturday, $50 a. m.-Devotional excr-
cises by Bro. N. G. Wright.
1Oa. m.-Reports from Churches-their
present work, how far successful, what
improvements practicable. Give min
ute speeches.)
1l.i5.-The best test of genuine conver-
sion, particularly with reference to effect
ing church membership. By Rev. G.. M.
Rogers.
12 2m.-1ntermission.
2.3O D. m.-State Mission Board-its
work, it's needs. Opened by Rev. 7. II.
Garrett.
$3.50 p. m.-1'he Lords Supports OBJ
iect, how best to realize the benefits in
tended. BY Rev. r. W. Burts.
SD. m.-Praise and prayer meeting,
conducted by Prof. J. b. Watkins.
Sunday, 9.3O. Organization Of Sunday
School Union. Address by Rev. D. W.
Hiott.
1L15.-Missionary sermon by Rev. R..
J. Williams. j. w. PooRE,
For Committee.
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The Atlanta Journal says tho railroads
show disposition to "hog" the public on
Worlds Fair rates. They have decided
to make reduction Of only twenty per
c,nt. on regular fares. This will apply
only to round trip tickets and will give
no stop-over privilege. The railroads
take 1t for granted that everybody wants
to go to Chicago during the fair, and they
think those who could go at all will man
age to pay whatever they may choose to
charge. This may be true, but it is dis
creditable to the railroads to squeeze the
people in the way they propose. For
years it has been the practice in all parts
Of the country for the railroads to give
reduced rates to local fairs. They have
allowed one fare rate in thousands OF
cases and frequently have carried passen-
gers for one cent a mile. The Worlds
Fair is by far the most important thing
of the kind we have ever had in this
country. Tits great educational agency
and rs many of our people as possibly can
do so should see it. The rate fixed by
the railroads will either keep thousands
from going to the fair or will impose an
unjust exaction upon them. 1t is wrong,
and in the long run will not prove prof.
table 20 the railroads.
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Chs Columbia papers tell US that the
omptxoller General viii hayethe money
ssort the Confederate pensioners ready for
distribution. It Is trns that the amount
sissyery small. but it will be very well
come gift to many poor soldier or his
widow The amount to each of the PEN
sfonsrB WIN be about $40, little less than
The amount paid last year. There are
NOW appearances on the pension roll, an
increase Of 1T over that Of last year.
gSpartanburg heads the list with 293
names, Greenyille County comes next
with z154 names, and Anderson County
fanks third with Isl names. The most Of
the pensioners come from the upper part
OF the State.
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Union MeetiN@.

The next meeting Of the Piedmont
Union will be held with the Beaverdam
Baptist Church on Saturday before the
fifth Sunday in April. Introductory SER
mon, at 10 o'clock a. m., by Rev. r. F..
Maclanahan alternate, Rev. D. 1. Spear
man.
Query No. 1: "What is the best way to
raise money to defray Church expenses
First speaker, ]. 81. Browning.
Query No. 2: us it right to retain a
member who will not help defray the eX-
penses of the Church ?" First speaker,
Rev. w. B. Singleton.
The Sunday School Union will convene
at o'clock a. m. Sunday. Each School
will send one delegate. Missionary SER
mon at II q. N. by Rev. L. T. Weldon.
D. I. SPEARMAN, for Clerk:
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Honor Roll of Townville High School
for March, 1893.

High School Department. Eighth Grade
Newt. Boleman 1874, Cheves Ligon 97.1,
Maud Cromer $40, Emma Farmer 81 8,
Mamie Harris.
Seventh Grade-Burnie Farmer 97.7,
Flora Boleman 97.2, Annie Compton 95 /,
Mittie Bates 93.7. AMMO Harris 9s.3 Don
ma McCarley 9O.9, Edgar Farmer 9O.7.
!S,r.h Grade-Vandiver Sharp 95 2, John
Sharp 93 8, Tom Ramsay 929.
Fifth Grade-Lewis Ligon 96.8, Kate
Sharp 96.2, ]. V. Johnson 94.7, Fannie
Bates SO |, Willie Kernels e2.Q, Jack Har-
ris 9l5.
Primary Department, Fourth Grads-Eu-
lab Compton 81, Mary Ligon 81, Ovaine
Sharp 81, Matte Ledbetter 90, Nellie Har-
ris 90, Pearl McCarley 90, Nora Tribbie 81,
Ida Johnson 81.
Third Gradc-Clara Harris 81, Willie
McLeskey 92 Fitz Hugh Gaines 80, CAL
houn Bo!gs 90, Kate O'Neal 90, Louis
O'Neal 90.
Second Grads-Lloise Harris 81, Winfield
Sharp "a. Wade Bates 90.
First Gradc-Varina smith 92, Bessie
Ledbetter 81, Lessie Woolbright 80, Hill
Ledbetter 90. Teacher, Miss Olive Brown.
Our school is moving on smoothly, and
still continues to be full.
]. F. RICE, Principal.
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Tribute of Respect.

At a recent meeting of the congregation
of Six-and-Twenty Baptist Church, the
following tribute Of respect was adopted
In memory ofSister Nancy f. Ward
law, who departed this life January Goth,
1898. In girlhood she joined the Dorches
ter Baptist Church, and ever after lived
consistent life, and was loved by all who
knew her. She was never happier than
when ministering to others in their af-
fictions, and deemed it a Joy as we'll as
duty to make those around her happy.
She fought the battle through life brayely,
and has gone down to her grave bearing
with her tho respect, love and memory
that shall outlast all things mortal. We
fe0l safe in saying that if we who are left
to mourn our departed sister will but
emulate her virtues and lean upon the One
in whom she trusted, we will eventually
strike hands with her on the banks OF the
beautiful river. Her remains were laid
to rest in the Six-and-Twenty cemetery
to await the final contamination of all.
We recommend that page in our Church
book be spread sacred to tho memory
of our departed sister.
j. B. MASSEY,
j. NJ. MULLIKIN,
j. r. MASSEY.
Committee.
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- Edison can work sixty hours on a
stretch. lis says that variety is the Sc
cret of wise eating. The nations eating
the greatest variety of food are the great
est nations.
An extraordinary phenomenon has
been noticed in Southwestern Russia.
The mice which have infested not only
the fields, but the towns and villages, for
years have entirely disappeared. The
Kiew-Slowo Gazette reports that in the
spring of 1892 the mice plague in that
part Of Russia was terrific, tho inhabi-
tants were at loss to know what to do
and feared greatly for their crops.
Strange to say, at the close of spring,
1892 the rodents departed from the coun-
try and left nothing behind thom to tes-j
tify to their presence but innumerablg
holes in fields and gardens, nor have they
put in an appearance since.
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AND IT CAME TO PASS

That after many cold wintry days,
such as had not been seen for some
Winters past, beautiful Spring came
forth in all its loveliness. To-day we
behold a clear sky. The air is full CT
music Of the birds, and the butterfly
is wont to be on the wing. We scent
from a'far off the fragrance of the
flowers and new-made leaves. The
busy bee no longer fingers in the hive
nor near its entrance, but hies himself
to the home Of the honey-due and the
nectar of the flowers. The sweet
grasses and the hated weeds are
spripging forth close neighbors in eve
ry quarter. Ali mankind is up and
astir. It is q dear race to see what
man shall outstrip his brother, For
is it not recorded that the son shall
outstrip the father-that the least
shall be greatest, and the greatest
shall be least; that the first shall be
last, and the last shall be first.
Who can say that the bottom rail
never gets on top, or that every
dog does not have his day.. 1t is
we'll known that we started in the race
far behind many of our brethren. It
is also known that we have also pass
ed many Of them while they slept or
strove not. Have we not made our
name resound through this land as a
synonym of truth and honesty. Solid
values for your money. One price to
all comers? Is it our fault if our
competitors are left scringing and
complaining? If we set the example
and they heed not, it is but just that
they should be left. But to the point.
What we wish to call your atten-
ton to is:
The biggest bar Of Soap you ever
saw for 5c.-quality guaranteed the
best.
A certain brand of frst-class Chew
ing Tobacco at 25o. per pound.
We have small lot Of Bristle
Shoe Brushes at l5c. chat you are
accustomed to have priced you higher.
One more case Of those imported
Matches at &c. per dozen boxes.
A new and attractive Dinner Bell
at 25c. See it and you'll buy it.
Ask to see our 25c. and SOC. Wool
Dusters-just the thing you want.
We have q few 10-piece Chamber
Sets, decorated in splendid taste, at
s2,75 per Set.
White Granite Plates at zoe. per
Set,
Our Hand-run Handkerchiefs, the
biggest and best, at 1Oc.
Don't mention our line Of Straw
Hats, including Gents Palmetto, at
10c. each.
We can show you a lot of Ladies
Hats, in all the latest shapes, at prices
way below competition.
Our new line of Ribbons cannot be
beat for beauty and variety, while
prices down the town.
If you need u Churn, Jar or jug
call on us.
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10 tho United States there are 81, ,OOO, 900
men and 81 0o0, ,Oc0 women. Men are in
sfhemaio iority !n all the States and Terri
tories except I'm the District OF Columbia,
achusetts, Rhode Island, North
8 Carolina, Maryland, Connecticut, New
atianspshire, New York, South Carolina,
sViEginis and New Jersey in which there
set'e more eWomen than men: The District
of golumbia has the largest proportionate
lexcess Of female population and Montana
scontains the largest percentage OF men,
InNeW Jersey the two sexes are most
sSearIy equally represented.
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Awarded to the Finder.

CARRoLLroN, GA, March 31.-An in
teresting case Of .'treasure-trove" has
been tried in the CIRCUIT Court in near
by county In Alabama. In 1890 Robert
A. Wilson, q well-to-do farmer of Clay
County, was ploughingin his field and
turned up 5000 In tWenty-dollar gold
pieces. The box which contained the
gold. crumbled into dust, which showed
that the money had been buried for years.
John l.. Wilson, 8 relative Of Robert,
brought suit for the money in behalf OF
Wilson Harkins, who has been dead for
ten years, he being Hapkins' administra-
tor. Lawyers were employed, and the
case was highly exciting.
Wilson T.. Harkins owned the farm on
which the money was found. In 1855 he
was a prosperous farmer and had an ele-
CANT mansion on the farm. On the 9th
of March, 1856, Wilson's raid was made
near this part Of Alabama, and an old ne
gro who was slave Of Harkins and who
was the principal witness for the plaintiff
swore that on the day Wilson's command
was near by he saw his master run cut
Of the door with box under one arm
and bag that looked as though it con-
tanned money under the other. The ne
gro said his master called to him to catch
the 0OrS6S anu carly Luotu w d C6ELdlA
thick woods and tie them. He said his
old master ran to plum orchard with
the box and bag. The box of money was
found between tie roots of an old pear
stump near the plum nursery. The
money found was all twenty-dollar gold
pieces, and they bore dates all the
way from 1848 tc. 1865, there being
only three pieces that bore the latter
date.
It was proved thai no one had lived on
the premises since Harkins died who
would have had that amount of money.
The theory of the plaintiff was that Har-
kins buried the money at the time the
old negro saw him run out OF tho house
with the box and bag, and that he told no
one Of the spot, and when he died the Sc
cret died with him.
The defendant cortended that, as the
money was dated from 184S to 1855, and
as there was such blockade during the
early days Of 1855, all the war was going
on, It would have been next to impossi-
BILE for twenty y-dollRr sold piece to have
gotten from the mint in Philadelphia to
Alabama from January ! to March q /;
hence Harkins could not have buried tho
money at the time the negro saw him
leave the house. The decision, which
was In favor OF tho defendant,
Robert Wilson, Is the talk Of the commu-
nifty.
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Postmaster General Bissell will not
re,i.ier a.y formal decision in the case,
but it is regarded as pretty certain that he
will begin soon the appointment Of post
masters at the suggestion Of the Conser-
vatives. He reiterated to-day his deter
mination not to regard the recommended
tions of Congressman as final and not to
appoint postmasters from beyond the
delivery limits of the Offices These are
of course adverse to the Ocalaite policies.
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It's reported that John Sherman said
.stly that In his opinion the DEATH
Eknell ofs the Republican party has been
ssonnde4 While he isnot certain as to
the future Of the Democratic party, the
srdblican defeat of last November is q
'Shl6w from which the defeated cannot re-
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Oakland Dots.

Well, Mr.. Editor, as it has been some
time since you have heard from US, we
will let you know that we are still alive.
The school at this place, under Prof
Harper. is in prosperous condition.
T. Mr.. Luther Alewine and wife went to
Abbeville last Saturday on business.
April fools are quite common just now
Cotton planting time is nearly here now
with some of the farmers.
Mr.. A. M. Erwin, of Center of Gravity
has purchased a fine pheaton.
Mrs. ]. D. Alewine is very successful
with her chickens. She has now nearly
one hundred little ones.
RABBIT Foot.
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A Missile from the Sun.

OssAwAToMiE, KAN, April 9.-An
mrolyte fell near this town yesterday af-
ternoop, striking the monument Of John
Brown, or "Ossawatomie Brown" as he
was sometimes called, erected to him by
private subscription originated by Horace
Greeley in 1868. The meteor broke of
the left arm OF the statue and passed
through the dome and nave in slightly
southeasterly direction and through six
feet of clay just south of the crypt, stop
ping only at bed rock. Experts say that
the erolyte is composed of pc
lium metal, known to exist only in the
sum-