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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-11-07
AN OUTLAW FORTRESS.

The CllR from Which the slzemoro Dand
Shot Down Travellers.
On the left bank Of the Holston river
In Hawkins county, Tenn, Is cliff
which has some local fame. It is of
solid stone, perpendicular from the
base up, and is something over hun
dred feet high. From the top of it the
country is visible for miles and miles,
affording o grand view OF the hill,
mountain and stream. A few feet back
from the edge are still plainly to be
seen the earthworks forming the re:,.
devious of the celebrated Sizemore and
his gang of desperadoes, From the top
of the hill they commanded full view
of q much used public road, together
with two fords above and below, and
great number of hapless soldiers as
well as private citizens who had luck
lessly incurred their anger fell victims
to their unerring rifle bullets as they
attempted to pass all unconscious of
danger. Very near this cliff is little
cave at least a mile deep, on the sides
of which are written the names Of once
prominent people who have long since
passed away, the dates running back
perhaps hundred years. In one Of the
caverns is perfect little table formed
Of fiat rock. During the war this
cave was used by some soldiers as
place for making saltpeter, the hoppers
being still in state Of preservation,
the earth looking as If it had been dug
but recently.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-11-07
BEHIND THE TIMES.
Why Thomas Mast Will Draw Pic.
lures for the British.

To those who are interested in
cartoonists and their work it long
ago become evident that Thomas
Mast had ceased to be attractive to
American readers, says the Detroit
Free Press. His great reputation,
made when he was the most popular
caricaturist in America, would not
sell his work in late years, and one
failure was recorded only to be fol-
lowed by another. Mr.. Mast has
gone to London to enter the service
of the Pail Mall Gazette. A writer
in the New York Sun explains his
loss of prestige and popularity here
by saying that he would rot work
in colors as cartoonist, and he re-
fused until the very last to give way
to the requirements of the new
school of caricaturists and cartoon
lists, which at the present time holds
the ascendancy. Until the very last
Mr.. Mast insisted upon running his
notices, rhymes and comments in
the body of the picture, and his fond
ness for an elaborate framework OF
scrolls, lines and brackets could not
be overcome. Tho publishers with
whom he dealt eadeavored to get
Mr.. Mast to devote more attention
to his drawings, and pointed out to
him that the public required &C.
curate drawing even more than
novel ideas, but Mr.. Mast continued
his exaggerated style, so that grad
ually his work ceased to be in de-
mand. It is not unlikely that he
may succeed in catching the popular
fancy in London. for the reason that
the Londoners like black and white
and liue work In their cartoons
They have no colored illustrated
journals, such as we have here, nor
have they u school of young carica-
turists who deal with questions Of
yesterday and to-day in the papers,.
They like political cartoons that ore
carefully thought out and thorough
ly partisan in nature, and they &C.
cept them whether the drawing is
good or bad.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-11-07
SWEEPING REFORM.
Real House. wives Use a Dust Cloth
Instead of Feather Ouster.

Real House,~ive Use Dust CrotF,
Instead of Feather Duster.
For the sake of the sweeper, the
carpet and the general health Of the
household, tho weekly broom-stir-
ring up Of dust should 20. After it
should go the feather duster, whose.
only use is an artistic one, for it has.
it's picturesque use in the hands OF.
the pretty soubrctto, who has done.
much to endear it to the heart OF the:
average maid. Stage dusting, says:
the New York Evening Post, cannot;
be successfully done with q dust
cloth, but that in the apartments Of
real folks is never well done with
out it,
There should be an abundance of
hemmed dustcloths of cheese cloth,
of the sleazy cotton that looks like
chamois orof old silk handkerchiefs.
These should always be clean, and o
maid should be made as responsible
for their care as for the care Of bed
linen or towels. The dust of sweep
ing may be avoided by keeping a
pail of clean water at hand and Dip
ping the broom occasionally, drain
ing it we'll from water before using
it again; or the carpet may be scat
tered with damp bits of paper or tea
leaves. The necessity for gathering
up every particle of either is quite
sure to insure thorough sweeping.
All the light fine dust in the room
is quite sure finally to find its place
on the rough surface of carpet and
when stirred up may be full Of dan
ger to delicate lungs. The object Of
both sweeping and dusting should
be to get tho dust out Of the house,
not to stir UP as much Of it as pos
sible. The science Of it can easily
be made clear to the most slow-wit-
ted maid.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-11-07
POPCORN STORIES.
Tho Unconscious Wit Of Bright Young
Americans.

Tho Unconscious Wit of Bright Young
Americans.
Eddie's good mother was teaching
him the catechism. "And what did
Cain say when the Lord asked him:
where is thy brother Abel?'" Eddie
scratched his head and studied hard
for little while, then looked up with
beaming countenance ind said, in
his slightly drawling tones: "Arn q
runnin' my brother?"
Little Mary was very unwilling to
wear her sunbonnet, although repeat
edly told how dark she would be
tanned by the sun unless she did.
Living In small northern town she
and her little brother had never seen q
colored person until one came to live
with their mother, according to the
Chicago Inter Ocean, The children
looked at her attentively and critically
for q few minutes, then Willie said:
"Say, Jane, wouldn't you wear your
bonnet when you was little? Is that
what makes you so black9"
"Don't you want to study philoso-
phy?" caid the teacher Of primary
school. There was mIrlnur OF dis
sent.
"Don't you want to know why on
apple falls to the ground?"
A little hand went up.
'Ah, Mary wants to know" said the
grati6ed teacher. 81 know Already"
said Mary.
"Now Mary, stand up ard tell the
school what causes an apple to fall to
the ground"
"Worm Bit" was the quick. but un.
expected replY.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-11-07
RATHER EMBARRASSING.
Mr. MaH,cr Makes Mistake In Ills Cal.
cu1ations.

Mr. MaS,cr Makes Mistake In Ills CAL
cu1ations.
She was cute, pretty little thing, so
small that her feet didn't touch the
floor of the car. It worried her, too,
for occasionally she tugged away at
her skirt to hide the display Of silken
hose. At the Seven Corners, large,
self-satisfed man took a seat beside
her, says the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
"On your way home, little girl?" he
asked.
She started an instant, then smiled
and replied, precociously:
"Oh, yes, SIR"
'Been shopping?"
"Oh, yes, SIR" she said, with an awls-
ward little jump.
What have you in your bundle?"
asked the inquisitive man. "Some-
thing nice for lunch, dare say2"
"Oh, yes, if you please, sir" she said,
II have some tea"
"And then you have tea for lunch?"
said the wise reasoner.
"If we don't have Coffee" she NUT
tered, half to herself. The big man
looked at her in surprise a moment,
but she was demure and looked straight
ahead.
Isn't your ma afraid to let you go
downtown alone?" he asked, after a
pause.
SIN daytime?" she said, in sur
prise. "Oh, no, sir. The fact is," she
said, as the car stopped and she arose,
mother died three weeks after my
marriage, and she doesn's care whether
go out at night or not The chances
are that hubby would kick if went
alone"
And then, as she looked him square in
the face, he noted with astonishment
that her hair was just turning gray.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-11-07
FLOCKING TO FRENCH CITIES.
French Farms Left Largely In the Hands
OF Children and Old Men.

French Farms Left Largely In the Hands
OF Children and Old Men.
The complaint Of overcrowded cities
and decaying rural population is heard
in France, and one very probable cx-
PLANTATION of the diminishing numbers
and virility Of the French peasantry is
given by Jules Simon. He thinks, says
the New York Post, the compulsory
military service has good deal to do
with it. Peasants have to leave their
farms for three years, and 60 unwill-
ingly enough, it may be. But they
find themselves better clothed and fed
than they were in their lives, and
though compelled to submit to strict
discipline and hard work, enjoy life
far less fatiguing and dull than that
they have been accustomed to. When
their time is up, it Is not strange that
thousands of them refuse to go back to
the plow. They drift into the towns to
find work in factories, with absolute
liberty after working hours, and to OBJ
tain that contact with their kind for
futile gossip and that sense OF playing
q part in the affairs of the great world
which make up SO large part Of the
attraction of cities for the poor. The
result is, says NJ. Simon, that agricul-
turc in France is largely in the ha'a.s
OF children and the aged and the few
young and middle-aged men who have
been too philosophical or too torpid to
be lured away by the destinations of
citv life
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-11-07
A BATTLE WITH CARP.
Green Grass an Excellent Bait for
These Fish.

VcS6 FsSus
Carp have become so plentiful In
the sloughs along the Columbia that
fishermen have offered to supply
farmers OF Scappoose with any de-
sired quantity for manure at five
dollars. per ton. No ono can with
justice call the carp worthless fish
after that. AS tending to show
how numerous the carp are in places,
farmer states that recently he was
crossing q slough with o lot Of green
grass in his cart. The grass slid:of
into the water, and the carp came
around and began eating it. He'
jumped into the water with his pitch
fork to throw the grass back on his;
cart, and a regular pitched" battle
took place between him and the
carp for the possession of it. The
carp ran against his legs and nearly
threw him down, but he worked
away like q Trojan and managed to
save about half OF the grass, and
with it pitched about half o ton Of
carp into the cart. The rest OF the
grass was eaten by the carp he did
not catch. He was on his way to
The city, aud the grass was intended
as lunch for his horses. When he
arrived here the carp among the
wet grass were all alive and kicking,
and he sold the lot to q Chinese fish
dealer for two dollars and fifty cents.
He thinks Of repeating the expert
rnent the next time he comes to the
city.-Portland Oregonian.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-11-07
Encouraging the Industry.

The shoemakers OF Madrid have
formed o union and hired hall, in
which two balls are held every week.
Admission is ten cents, and every
purchaser Of twenty tickets is en-
titled to d new pair Of shoes.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-11-07

Auu tudU IS I'LL 1Or you! vi, Cdu you
not love Him? Come around this laver,
old and young. 1t is so FURNISHED you
can see your sins; and so deep you can
wash them all away. Oh, mourner,
here bathe your bruised soul; and sick
one, here cool your hot temples in this
laver. Peacel Do not cry any more,
dear soul! Pardon for all thy sins,
comfort for all thy Affections. The
black cloud that hung laundering over
Sinai has foated above Calvary, and
burst into the shower of Saviour's
tears.
saw in Kensington garden picture
of Waterloo good while after the bat
tie had passed, and the grass had
grown all over the field. There was
dismounted cannon, and lamb had
come up from the pasture and lay sleep
ing in the mouth of that cannon. So
the artist had represented it-a most
suggestive thing. Then I thought
how the war between God and the
soul had ended; and, instead of the an
nouncement, "The wages of sin is
DEATH" there came the words, my
peace give unto thee;" and amidst the
batteries of the law that had once
quaked with the fiery hail of death, /
beheld the Lamb of God which taketh
away the sin Of the world.
went to Jesus as I was,
Weary, and worn, and sad;
found In Him resting place,
And He has made me glad.
41,a
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-11-07

The talented Zimmerman, the au-
thor OF Solitude" ended his days in
condition OF torpid dementia.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-05-04
OPERATORS WEAKENING.
Most Of Them Want 30 Arrive at Some Kind
ofA settlement

ptrTsBURGu. Pa, April So "a meet
ing OF the coal operators OF the Pitts
burgh district will likely be held in u
iay or two to discuss the situation and
present their side OF the case TO the
miners officials.
Col. W. T. Rend, who has been in
Pittsburgh several days, and talked
with most OF the operators, said sun
day night: "'The operators in all the
leading mining states are willing to
try TO make a settlement Of some sort,
but some OF the Indiana and Illinois
operators have refused to attend any
meeting"
The operators generally, Col Rend
said, are not opposed to a conference
but those who are will stand in The
way OF n general settlement aud II the
miners hold TO the position they have
assumed, the suspension is likely To
last indefinitely.
The miners officials stated Sunday
night that they confidently expected
to hear from the operators on the mat
ter Of a wage adjustment be fore the
close of the week.
Part of the pudding department oi
Jones & Laughlan's mill, the Sligo
mill, Singer, Niinicl, & Co., and prob
ably the Clinton mill, will probably
close Monday night
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-05-04
WARDENS FIGHT.
Deputy Warden Playford Knocks
out Deputy Warden Stackhouse.
Tho Fight Was with Hare Knucities in
tho Pulpit While lilo Convicts We're
Waiting for the Weekly Admoniton
TO Flee From the Wrath TO Come.

COLUMNS, o., April S0,-The excel |
lent discipline which exists and is con-
sistently maintained at the Ohio peni-
tentiary was admirably illustrated
Sunday, in the presence Of nearly 1000 /
amused conyiets, 200 shocked visitors
and few interested guards. Deputy
Wurdens Playford and Siackhouse had
a Hght 20 the finish with bare knuckles
in the pulpit of the chapel while the
congregation of convicts were wait
ing for the weekly admonition TO fee
from the wrath to come. II was n most
disrraceful affair the evident result OF
the jealousy that has characterized the
warden's treatment of his deputies
Capt. Playford, who ranks Stackhouse,
is to quit the prison Monday. Col.
James was recently reappointed for
two years, but failed TO reappoint Capt
Playford because that official has been
so uniformly popular with the press,
the guards and the conyicts that the
warden was in danger of losing his
identity.
AS Capt rlayford is TO quit Monday,
he thought il might be fitting to give
those with whom he has been thrown
! in association a kind word in parting.
I 1t Is understood that the deputies have
J charge OF the chapel exercises, and 1t
was not consid cred breach Of dis
cipline for Capt Playford to say
word before he should leave.
lie had obtained the full permission OF
Chaplain Niugets and after the invo-
cation and a hymn arose and started
forward on the platform. Immediately
there was slight commotion. as Col.
James seized Capt Plhyford by the
arm and said "Sit down" Capt Play
ford resisted slightly, and the burly
stacl,house jumped forward, and, taxi
J ing Capt Playford by the arm, twisted
him around with such force that hi
: back was sprained.
} The audience began 10 manifest NJ
: interest in this unusual proceeding, an'
Capt Playford, who was thus humili
: ated IN the presence OF some GAINESVILLE
7 friends who were visiting him, los
control Of himself and wheeling quick
ly, struck Stackhouse a severe DloN
3 full in the face, knocking hin
: of the platform and spatterinI
a blood all over the Sunday shir
: OF the burly deputy Capt Playfor
4 followed this blow with another fror
j which staclShouse recovered slowly
Z Then the warden and his son, seein
/ the advantage which Capt. Playfor
s had over The heavyweight, toolSa ham
II The blood strcamed from the nose an
Is mouth OF Stackhouse as he tun
= bled in a heap among IL
n annex men. The visitors and Il
A. conviets looked ON in amazemen
Staclihouse rallied before time WI
. called, but there was by that time su
80 tlcient interference TO keep the m'
N apart and Capt Winget had chane
~ StaclShouse was taken out and wash
IS mn and is wearing several beauty spo
I'd on his countenance. The convicts q
plaudcd the fact that Capt Playfo
he got the better OF the fight, as he "
T. the fayoritc They then hisscd I
TO ether side and the disgraceful episo
a. closed
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-05-04
coxEY,s DAY.

Tho Route From tho Camp TO the City
ChAnged-The Army TO Disband ON the
Northwest Bordcr of tho Grounds.
WAsnISaToS, April l.--Coxey's army
will enter Washington Tuesday. The
route from the camp TO the city has
been changed. The parade viii come
in py the Fourteenth street road to
Mt Pleasant, suburb of the city,
thence via Fourteenth street proper to
Pennsylvania avenue TO the capitol
grounds At this point the body will
turn into First street, up Il to Della
ware avenue n w, which will place
them on the northwest border of the
grounds Here il is proposed TO dis
band and enter as individuals unless
permission is subsequently granted
them to go in as q body.
The wooden gates, swinging from
hastily improvised supports, such as
are always used on Inauguration days
and upon occasions when great crowds
are expected, have been erected at the
north and south entrances OF the cap
itol rotunda
Col Redstone, Coxey's local repre-
sentative, requested representative
Davis (pop. Kas) Monday to offer q
resolution requesting that coxey be
permitted TO make an address from
the steps OF the capitol. Mr.. Davis re
fused, and said the request should bC
made 10 some OF the Ohio congress
men, who represented Coxey's state
Col. Redstonc left the capitol without
attempting to see any OF the Ohi'
members.
The iIiocials at the capitol have beer
notified that Coxey proposes making {
speech from the east front OF th
building Tuesday. and be has teei
told that no speech-making will be al
lowed by himself or his followers
either In or ont Of the capitol building
or within the grounds, and that If h
attempts to speak he will be arrested
1t is believed that Coxey will endeayo
TO deliver an address, but aside fror
this no trouble is anticipated. Nc prC
cautions win be neglected whieh ma
avert possible trouble, but none is e.
pected.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-05-04

EvANsvnLE, Ind, April 80 Robert
IL. smith, young lawyer committed
suicide by shooting himself through
the heart He vas in the hest of spir.
its during the day and settled a mum.
ber OF accounts. lie attended the state
republican convention last week as a
delegate. lie was nephew Of ex-State
senator Lemekc, and bid fair to have
successful future lie was unmarried
and well to do. No cause is assigned
for the deed,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-05-04

NlAdARA FAiLs n. y, April So
Mrs Mary l'innigan, Of Buffalo com.
mittcd suicide here by jumping into
the American rapids from Willow
island. about milo from the falls
She came here about noon and wan
dercd about for an hour, finally reach
inr this SPOT Her body was carried
down ton polnt near the Cataract house
where byn peeuliur turn, twas swung
into an eddy and a portion OF her dress
caught firmly by some bolts that pro-
iected from submerged crib about
tworiiy-hvo feet from the shore, jack
MeRloy, the guide. rescued tho bodi.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-05-04
Miss Cosey Run. Away.

MAssILLoN, o., May i.-Caroline
Coxey did not secure her mothers con-
sent on leaving for Washington sun
day night 10 join the commonweal
army as the angel of peace, but ran
away. Mrs Coxey refused TO allow
the girl to leave with the generals SON,
Jesse, and while the lattoy was bidding
his mother good-by she packed her
clothing and departed. The brother
and sister met at the depot and took a
train for Washington. Mrs Coxey,
who is the generals divorced wife, will
esort to legal means TO regain posses
sion of her daughter
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-05-04
M,r,on Dollar Decision.

GurnRlE, o. T., May 1.-The decision
of the interior department regarding
an important corner in Guthrie is that
c. N Barnes, ex-register Of the land
office, can not hold lots, because he
was government official. This bars
all federal officers from securing titles
to lots or land, and gives TO actual set'
tiers over 81. 600, 900 worth of property
in the leading towns of Oklahoma
claimed by government officials.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-05-04
Trnnk nntton pend.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-Franl Hatton,
editor OF the Washington Post, died at
$3.50 p m. Monday Mr. Hatton was
stricken with paralysis while at work
at his desk last week His condition
seemed to improve after the shock, and
his friends and family felt up to Mon
day very much encouraged, but the
physicians held out no hope that he
would ever perfectly recover His con
dition was aggravated by Bright's dis
ease, and Monday morning all hope
was given up. His end was painless.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-05-04

MINSRAroIIs, MINI, May There
was dramatic scene at the trial OF
John White, ON trial for the murder OF
]. r. Harris. this morning. c, X. Sim
monds had just identified White. when
the latter. who had not been handcuited,
raised up in his chair, his eyes blazing
with a murderous light grabbed the
inlswell from the table at his elbow and
hurled II with fearful force at the wit.
ness II tore through The window cur
tAir. which went whizxlbg up TO shc
ceiling. There WA crunchlng OF
glass, and in an Instant the whole room
was In an upr0ar
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-05-04

PARIS, KY, May The postmas-
ter has placed in the hands of the
Judge and sheriff an anonymous letter
dated and mailed at New York, giving
him fair warning to not let Col. Breck-
inridge speak there May Z, upon peril
of dynamite explosion intended to
kill the congressman and all who may
be near him Some give it serious
thought but others regard it as a
harmless Joke
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-05-04

WASHINGTON, May 1.-The Nation
al Association OF Military Surgeons
convenes in annual gathering here
Tuesday 1t is an affair Of consider
able magnitude, there being about 800
members in all, most OF whom may be
expected to be present The business
of the convention will consist largely
Of papers on various subjects in mill
tary Surgery by some of the foremost
members of the profession. A popular
feature of the meeting will be the out
door competitive drill between the va
rious hospital corps
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-05-04
Lives Lost in a Landslide,

QUEBEC Que, May News has
reached here from St Alban, situated
about forty miles west of here, that on
Friday tremendous landslide occurred
at u waterfall, rising 100 feet above the
River ST Anne Land n mile in length,
with farm houses and their contents,
were thrown into the river bed. Ten
persons lost their lives
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1894-05-04

CncAoo, May l.--Gen. Randall and
his branch OF the commonweal army
win start for Washington Tuesday
morning The order has been given TO
break camp at0 o'clock, and tho last
roll call shows 800 men win fall in be-
hind tho band