The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-11-21
The students of the Northw ester

The students of the Northw estern
university, q Methodist institution OF
Chicago, are exercised over the question
of dancing. It seems that the freshman
class had $50 cial" the other evening,
and some of the young people amused
themselves with dancing, to the scandal
izing of the rest. The next day class
meeting was called to consider the sub
ject, and resolution was offered declar-
ing that, as the university was under
the care of the Methodist church, whose
discipline strictly forbids dancing, here.
after at all class festivities they should
refrain from that form Of amusement, as
from an institution of the evil one: The
resolution provoked very lively depate.
One of the first speakers said that he was
one of the Young men that had danced,
but that when be had observed that 1t
gave offence to many of his classmates,
be had stopped. He had suffered good
deal in his conscience about the matter,
40 much 30 that he was unable 10 sleep
that night and at last he had got out OF
he'd to see what the Bible had to say on
the subject. He had found dancing re-
ferred to in five places, and in each one 1t
was commended rather than condemned.
This satisfied him that he had done no
wrong. He did not think the resolution
should pass. The other side contended
that what The Bible said WAS not to the
point. What they were to take into con-
sideraticn was the discipline OF the
church, to which they owed allegiance.
The debate was continued for long
time, and finally vote was taken, Whlcn
resulted in the defeat Of the resolution Dy
one vote.
The New Orleans Times-Democrat
has q correspondent who proposes TO
solve the cotton problem In nov el way.
The Times Democrat says: HE sug-
gests that the Southern farmers raise cot
ton o1ly every other year. They could
then plant as much land as they want IN
the staple, for there would be no danger
of oyer-production. There need be no
Limitation on acreage and no reason 10
fear that ones neighbor would plant 700
much. There are two difficulties In the
way Of this plan, however. one OF them
apparently insuperable. we cannot con-
ceiye of any legislation that will make
cotton planting biennial, to be carried on
every other year; and, again, our cor
respondent makes no provision as to
what should be done with the cotton
raised, which would be more than the
mills need for the season. VIII the
planters sell all the crop at once or WILL
they hold half of it for next year? II 80
1t will cost them q large sum to hold
some 7 ZOO, 900 bales of cotton year." 1t
would be good plan for the farmers to
try the correspondent's scheme this year
and next and see how it works. Or how
would 1t do to burn half of this years 8
crop? That would save much ginning
and hauling and 30 forth, and the other
half would command as much money as
the whole crop. Another good plan is to
let every farmer plant all he can for q
wear or two to come. The market will do
the rest.
The singular experiment Of Pres
bvterian church at Cleveland. Ohio, is
thus noted by the New York Observer :
Realizing that mothers are prevented
from attending church by the necessity
of caring for their babies at home the
church has provided Sunday nursery
which is to be open in connection with
both morning and evening services. The
practical object Of this nursery Is to re-
ceive and properly and lovingly. care for
babies and young children while one or
both of their parents are attending divine
service in the church. The children will
be received just before service and dellv-
cred to the parents just after service or
at any time previous, as the parent may
| wish.
- An agricultural camp meeting is
a new and good invention which Is credi-
| ted to Louisiana. Such meeting was
held at Calhoun in the northern part OF
the State recently. People came from
the surrounding country for miles IN ev-
ery direction, bringing tents, food sup
plies and cooking utensils and staying
| fouror Eve days. A great many speech.
es were made during the meeting and all
were on agricultural subjects. 1.-THE mo-
ment that man began to drift into poll
tics he was stopped" It might be well tc
try one here-for change.
A Georgia paper tells how magis-
trate tried with rather poor success to
initiate the Judgment Of Solomon. He
was perplexed by the conflicting claims
of two women for baby, each contend
| ing that she was the mother of 1t. The
Judge renem bered Solomon, and, draw.
| ing q bowie knife from his boot. declared
he would give half to each. The women
were shocked, but had no doubt of the
authority and purpose of the Judge te
| make the proposed compromise. "Don''
| do that" they both screamed In unison
"you can keep it yourself"
At a big wedding reception in Pa
| c;fic Hall, New York city, the othel
night, Mr.. Coleman Greenburg, one O
| the guests, took few drinks, and, after
| completely stripping himself, he pro
ceeded to race around the hall. The mer
chased him and the ladies screamed and
tainted. Mr.. Greenburg was finally
captured and fined 5000 in the police
| court.
"A writer in the London Lancet says
that cinnamon is cure for cancer N III
| early stages.