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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-11-07
A NAUTICAL KNOT.
EXCLAMATION OF a Term That Is Free
.,,onx,, HonFo,ndod with Another.

Exclamation OF Term That Is Ere.
quently COMPOUNDED with Another.
A nautical knot is frequently con-
founded with nautical mile. The
length of nautical knot is 5O feet
and 8 inches, no more no less; that
of nautical mile sometimes as long
as 6, 1O7 feet and 10 inches, and at
other times as short as 6,O46 feet;
for q nautical mile has to conform
to a line measuring one minute OF
arc of the earth's surface at sea
level, and as the earth is not per-
feet sphere the radii differ, and so
must the arc. But the length OF a
standard nautical mile, according
to the United States coast and geo
detic survey Is $3.50 feet and st
inches, that being the length of one
minute of arc of a great circle OF a
true sphere whose surface area is
equal to that Of the earth.
In the earlier days OF navigation
the method of determining the dis
tance a vessel sailed at sea was by
what was called "heaving the log"
A three-cornered board with lead
attached so as to float on its edge
that it might not drag through the
water was attached to q long line
and about 100 feet from the log or
three.cornered board q knot was
made in the line, and when the log
was thrown in the water as the yes.
eel sailed away from it, the line was
drawn out of the vessel by the log,
which remained stationary in the
water. AS soon as the knot passed
out over the rail or stern of the ves-
sci half-minute sandglass was
turned to denote the time, and the
sand carefully watched until the last
grain dropped into the lower bulb,
and the log-line was then instantly
stopped at the rail, the distance was
measured on the line as IL was
hauled in from where it was stopped
at the rail to the knot before men
toned, and as half-minute glass
denotes the 12Oth part of an hour,
80 the distance on the logline was
the 12Oth part of the distance the
vessel would sail in an hour. 10
make the computation more easy
knots, were placed on the logline
every 12Oth part of q mile Of $3.50
feet, which placed the knots 30 feet
and 8 inches apart, and the number
of theseknots which the vessel sailed
in half minute were, therefore,
,equal to the number Of miles that
the vessel would sail in an hour If
she continued at the same rate. The
knot received it's name from simple
knot tied in the logline. and is not
equal to nautical mile, but is the
12Oth part OF it.
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A $4,000 Piano.

MIR. Cornelius Vanderbilt is q
.skillful piano player and also a
,violinist of no ordinary ability. He
has just secured from a piano manu-
facturer the costliest piano ever dis
posed of in this country. ! have 1t
on the authority of the maker that
this wonderful instrum ent cost Mr.
Vanderbilt 100000, not one penny
less. 1t is a hand-painted grand
piano, the panels having all been
executed by French artists. The
piano will be seen this winter Tor
the first time at the grand private
ball to be given by MIR. and Mrs
Cornelius Vanderbilt to introduce
,their daughter to New York society,"
IN. Y. Herald. r.,
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softening tho Disappointment.

Mr.. Billious-You want to marry
my daughter, and you have neither
money nor prospects?
MIR. Mendykent-Well, er-1-
Mr.. B.-I cannot let you have my
daughter; but I'm not bad-hearted
man if I am rich. 1 will endeavor to
soften the disappointment for you.
There's my cook. l pay her sixty
dollars q month wages. / will raise
her pay ten dollars and that will be
seventy dollars. Marry her and you
are fixed for life. Boston Courier.
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A SANDER Refuted.

SIT takes war, or at least some
thing as theatrical as war, to bring
out the patriotism Of women," said
the oracular man. "Of plain,
everyday work for the good OF the
country they haven't the least idea. "
IT happen to know better than
that" said the other man. u know
the wife OF congressman who took
the manuscript Of tariff speech
her husband was intending to per-
petrate and gave it to the girl to
light the fire with. indianapolis
Journal.
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NEW AND DISTANT WORLDS.
Centuries Of Time Occupied by Star
light In Traversing Space.

Centuries OF tme OccuPieo Wy o'"'
light In Traversing Space.
Galileo in his ''Sidereal Messen-
ger" made q map of eighty new stars
which he had discovered in the con-
,stellations of Orion's Belt and the
"Sword;" and since then astronomer
after astronomer, as is we'll known,
has added various groups and gal.
axies to the two or three thousand
conspicuous stars of the first Six
magnitudes which can be always seen
with tie naked eye. 1t is curious
and not complimentary to the good
sense of mankind that those stars
shold have been looked upon as mere.
ly intended to spangle the sky and
give light at night. AS lamps they
were always o failure. Sixty times
the total starlight on the clearest
night would not equal the illumina-
tion given by the moon, and thirty
three million times their radiance
would be required to equal sunlight.
Yet the stars which are seen even
by powerful telescope are now
known to be only an insignificant
proprtion of those actually existing
inside "visible space"
Telescope photography, as prae'
,ticed to-day in oil the observatories,
reveals, in almost every apparently
blank region Of the celestial sphere,
countless new and distant worlds,
lying far beyond all methods OF
mortal computation and measure
ment. The only foot rule with
which we can at all estimate the
scale of distances in the ''visib!e
universe" is light. This travels
along the ether at the rate OF one
hundred and eighty-"ix thousand
miles in q second, so that the ray
which we receive from the sun left
his surface eight minutes before it
has reached our eyes.
By ingenious processes based on
:complex arithmetic, astronomers
have determined the distance ol
about eighty stars, and the nearest
of all of them to our system is
Alpha Centauri. The radiance OF
this star takes, however, about four
wears to reach human vision, while
that which we perceive from Alpha
Tauri or Aldebaran was projected
from its glittering source twenty
seven years ago; and most OF those
seen deeper in the night sky are &c
far off that their present. light lett
them three or four hundred years
back. Many are to-day visible whose
beams have travelled to our gaze
only after a lapse of thousands Of
wears, and there must be radiant
streams now on their way from
heavenly bodies in the empyrear
which will only reach the eyes o.
our very far off posterity.-Si'
Edwin Arnold, in North, American
Pov;au
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He Had Good Luck.

'Whur ye bin?" asked one rural
sportsman.
"Fishin'," replied another.
''Get bite7"
"Yep."
''Ketch anythin7"
"Yep."
"What je ketch?" ;.
"Ketch the mosquito that gimme
1.-THE bite Washington Star.
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FINGER JEWELS.
Beautiful Rings Owned by Well
Known Women.
Mrs. Astor's Famous Collection-Her Snake
" Rinc-Mrs. Stanford Wears But One'
Though She Possesses Grent Num-
BORA Remarkable Lizard.

Mrs. William Astor's collection OF
rings is the most famous OF any In
this country. She has several rings
once the property Of Empress Eu-.
genie. One is the noted Napoleon,
ring" which represents o lily In
diamonds with drops Of dew upon
its petals. The dewdrops are pearls
and the petals are diamonds.
!: Mrs. Astor also owns ring made
of turquois fashioned into forget-me-
nots; another is snake ring which
was purchased in Egypt. It is made
Of fine gold wire which scintillates
and moves as If alive; each scale Of
the snakes back is q tiny wire on
which is a ruby, an emerald and an
amethyst. The effect is marvellous.
[! Mrs. Burke-Roche is fond Of rings
and seldom wears less than four or
five. A pinky ring on on her right
hand set with cats eye; besides the
wedding ring and circlet OF pearls
with the narrow gold guard, there
is pinky ring on the left hand and
two on the third finger, one with g
huge solitaire pearl surrounded with
small diamonds, the other set with
o sapphire.
: Mrs. Paran Stevens decks her
hands brilliantly upon festive oe-
casions; more often she wears only
her wedding ring, narrow band OF
the old-fashioned type, and rather
worn from long wearing. She pos;
sesses ring which once belonged to
the Turkish empire, which is GER
tainly wonderful. There Is an in
tricate band woven Of fine silver
At the setting. is a lizard, made %
diamonds. In the tail Is a spring.;
and when it Is touched the mouth OF
the lizard opens, to divulge the In
terror of the throat, which is made
of rubies and diamonds,
Mrs. Madge Kendall has among
her collection o "gimmal ring given
to her by q member Of the royal
family. It parts into three hoops.
the toothed-edge of the central hoop
forms an ornamental center to the:
ring, with two hearts In the middle;
q hand is arranged in such a way
that when the hoops are closed the!
fingers of the hand clasp tightly over1
the two hearts.
Barbaric little ornaments are
thumb rings, but they are worn
however; Mrs. Ella Wheeler Wilcox
has one which is costly and always
in its place on the thumb OF her
right hand. The actor Dixey wore
one for o long time. A member OF
Sorosis has also taken to the thumb
ring.
Mrs. Leland Stanford has collec7
tion of sixty rings, with every kind
and description of precious stone
represented. She wears only her
wedding ring, however. The others,
all strung on a black ribbon, ore put
away with the rest of her jewels In
safe deposit vault.
Mrs. Richard T. Lonnsbery has
some beautiful rings, and usually
wears several; among the number
the particularly noticeable one is a
seal ring with her initials cut in
Turkish characters.
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And Slug Twenty-three, who Is a
bachelor old enough to be called
..'uncle" by all the typesetters and is,
therefore, excellent authority on
matters matrimonial, now says he
soon expects to be invited to the
wedding. He gives the following
reasons for his belief:
Slug Thirty-seven has quit chew
ing tobacco. He puts twelve dollars
in the savings bank every Saturday
night. He studies the "for rent"
advertisements with great solici.
:tude and is interested to an unusual
degree in the price of provisions.
Slug Six has q new light in her
beautiful eyes. Last Sunday she
might have been seen closely scrut-
:inizing four-room fat near Lincoln
park. And there has been dress
maker at her house sewing busily
for two whole weeks.-Chicago
News.
Middletown transcript., 1894-08-18
PORT PENN.

Mrs. Emma Walter and Edwin Waller
were in town on Tuesday.
The local market seems we'll supplied
with all varieties of seasonable fruit except
peaches.
Mrs. J. M. Vandegrift, of McDonough, is
visiting here, also Mrs. Julia Boyd, of Phil
adelphia. -
Never was there such a number of ped
dlers and venders of various wares, particu-
larly offruit and vegetables.
A large party of colored people came on
straw ride the other night, with all the
accompaniments of bells and horns, drawn
by four horses. They visited here until a
late hour, and sang on leaving very melo-
diously. Some of the voices were both fine
and powerful.
The wind storm of Wednesday night did
some harm here. The switchback at Angus
tine Park was entirely demolished this
time. Rain seemed heavy while it lasted
and was as welcome as all that has fallen
this week; indeed more of the same of a
less violent nature would be acceptable.
The game of base ball on Saturday after
noon between Delaware City and Port Penn
resulted in victory for the Port Penn nine
as on the previous occasion. They were
justly proud and enthusiasm ran wild, for
"twas glorious victory" as among their
opponents were T. F. Bayards Jr., W. s.
Hilles and others. They are to have con-
test with the Middletown team this after
noon.
Middletown transcript., 1894-08-18
WESLEY GALE.
An old and Faithful Colored Man Dies



An old and Faithful Colored Man Dies
at Farnhurst.
Wesley Gale, one of the Oldest and best
colored men of this community, died at
Farnhurst last Saturday. He had been
suffering from dropsical affection and was
disabled for some time. but had only been
at the hospital a few weeks. He was ma
tive Of this state, and in the days of slavery
was owned by the late William Wilson, of
the Levels, but was manumitted in middle
life. He was one of the best farm hands
in the state. and was always in demand as
long as he could work. He was one of the
few 'old time" colored people. always po-
lite and honest. His remains were brought
to Middletown on Monday for intermert.
He was supposed to be 80 years old.
Middletown transcript., 1894-08-18
ROBERT T. CROUCH.

Death ofthe esuperintendento of the Elk
ton Stock Farm.
Mr.. R. T. Crouch, Superintendent of the
Singerly Stock Farm near Elkton, died on
Saturday morning of throat consumption.
Mr.. Crouch was the son of the late Rob.
ert Crouch and Mary q. Crouch, and was
81 years of age at the time of his death.
His father was a son of Thomas G. Crouch,
who is still living at the advanced age of IS
years; and his mother was the daughter of
Judge James McCauley, and twin sister of
Mrs. r. G. Reese, of Elkton. Mr.. Crouch's
father was a farmer, and died when quite
young.
He was well known throughout the
Peninsula as horseman, and the breeding
ofthoroughbred stock was greatly advanced
in his state, during his superintendency of
of the Elkton Stock Farm, which is one of
the best known stock farm in the East.
His funeral was held on Tuesday after
noon and was largely attended. Services
were conducted by the Rev. 1. L. Wood, of
the M. E. Church. Interment at Elkton
Cemetery.
The deceased was a member Of Cecil
Lodge, No. 36. A. O. o. W., from which SC.
ciety his widow will receive $4,000.
Middletown transcript., 1894-08-18
BRIEFS.

The New York Weekly Tribune and
the TRANSCRIPT for year, for only one dol
lar. Send your subscription at once.
Everybody is praising that great school
in Wilmington, Del.,-Goldey Commercial
and Shorthand College. The graduates get
positions. Their catalogue is sent free.
See advertisement.
Until August Goth, we will take orders
for LEHIGH COAL at $5 per 224o lbs. de-
livered OH your sidewalk direct from car
promptly upon arrival of coal on track
in lots of one ton and upwards. Cash to
accompany the order. LOWER GRADES
at LOWER PRICES.
G. E. HUK1LL.
Does your razor need sharpening Then
take it to E. s. Jones, agent for the Warden
Razor Sharpener, and he'll put an edge ON
it that will surprise you,
Middletown transcript., 1894-08-18
THE LONG DROUGHT ENDED.
The Rain of Sunday and Wednesda
RonnHf

The Rain of Sunday and Wednesda
Benefit Everybody.
Oh! the rain. the beautiful rain! As gen
tly as the falling dew it began early SUI.
day morning, strictly conventional an
uEdemons rative rain, sans thunder -
wind anu With the softesl kind IF la +,
on the root, no bluster, no fuss about +,
just Il q,Iitt modest. unpretentipus raj :,
but il did tie business, restored dying veg.
tation and .,ut new life and new hol,e iuo
every living creature. II began abnul
O'Clock AID continued steadily until near
near night fall. Every body rejoiced. and
though We wished for more, we were yer,
grateful. 1t was very general rain, reach.
ing throughout the peninsula but not AZ
plentiful in some localities as here. On
Wednesday night. however, this section
was visited by downpour of several hours
duration, real jubulant, ,ecstatic rain thai
has actually put new face on the grey,
somber old earth, and made it look young
and gay,-almost frisky. Never did the
world look fresher or fairer than on Thurs
day morning. The cool air was laden with
life and health. and everybody seemed in
better heart. 1t is not too late to help the
late corn, and just in time to greatly bene-
fit the the tomatoes that need rain so much
in ripening. The pasture fields will soon
be green again, and the ripening fruit
grapes and pears, will fill out greatly on
account of the rainfall. and the creameries
the canneries, the merchants and every-
body are in better spirits because we've
had such good rain right on top of the
tariff bill.
Middletown transcript., 1894-08-18
CURRENT EVENTS.

In England 500 Veterinary Surgeons have
signed paper declaring the overhead check
rein to be an injury to the horse and pro-
ductive of disease.
The United States depends on Japan for
about forty millions and on China for about
forty-five million pounds of tea per annum.
If the war should cut off these supplies our
tea drinkers will have to go back to clover
leaves and sassafras root.
While China and Japan are fighting over
Corea the people in that country are starv
ing. There Is something gracious in the
announcement that movement has been
started in New York to send q cargo of pro.
visions to these people. Let the rest of the
world look upon the struggle with selfish
motives, anxious only for an excuse to Join
the conflict. and the United States with its
accustomed generosity prepare to feed the
upderdog in the fight.
Edison. Of electric fame. has certain dis
belief in doctors generally. Whenever his
liver is out Of order he attends to the matter
personally by reducing himself to . vege-
tartan diet.
Middletown transcript., 1894-08-18
RAID ON SALOONS.

Arrests In Elkton for Violations of the
Liquors License Law.
States Attorney Austin L. Crothers or
dered the sheriff to raid several hotels and
saloons in Elkton. The sherifrs officers
were engaged all day Tuesday making ar
rests and looking up witnesses, etc. War
rants were issued Wednesday for the ar
rest of Charles E. Pavord and his wife.
Louisa v. Pavord, charged with selling
liquor without license. The sheriff ar
rested Mrs. Pavord but her husband could
not be found. The woman was held in $400
bail for court. The proprietors of the Eel
ton House. opposite the depot, Edward and
Henry F. Akoroyd, were arrested on the
charge of selling on Sunday and to minors.
They were held on four charges and in
81 900 bail apiece. 1t is understood that
other places will be raided, as it has been
determined to break up license law VIOLA
tions. The arrests caused considerable ex-
citement, as they were unlocked for. The
penalty on conviction for selling Of liquor
without license is from 5000 to S4O0 fine,
not less than six months or more than nine
months in the House of Correction. The
penalty for selling to minors is from 500 to
$500 and thirty to ninety days in the county
jail and revocation of license.
Middletown transcript., 1894-08-18
HYMENIAL.

Kirkwood's Former Physicfan Leads q
Lancaster Lady to the Altar.
The marriage of DR.. H. d. Barnes, the
well-known specialist to Miss Anna Luella
Stark was celebrated at the residence Of
the brides father Mr.. John W. Sark in
Lancaster, Pa, last Thursday eyen-
ing. The ceremony was performed
formed by Rev. B. F. Alleman, of st. Johns
Lutheran church, at 8 o'clock, in the pres
ence of a number of friends and relatives
Of the bride and groom. Miss Anuie Brink
ley, of Sturgis, Michigan, was bridesmaid
and Mr.. Herbert j. Renauff, of Lancaster
was best man. The wedding march. was
played by Miss Mary Zimmerman. The
bride was attired in blue silk trimmed with
duchesse lace. Miss Brinkley> wore pale
pink SILK. The bridal couple were the re-
cipients of of many handsome gifts. DR..
and Mrs. Barnes left at an early hour next
morning on wedding trip. They will
visit places OF interest along the seashore
and upon their return win reside in Lans
caster.
DR.. Barnes was located at Kirkwood sew
eral years ago, where he was a popular and
successful physician. His old friends ex-
tend congratulations.A
Middletown transcript., 1894-08-18
THE PEACH CROP.

Very Small In This Section, But
Georgetown has q Plenty.
There are few peaches in the country,
and the Middletown market is having
some of them. Several farmers have few
which they are selling around town at the
rate of 10 cents per quart. One man from
the Peach Farm" near Warwick, brings to
town some very fine ones of the early
Richmond variety, whose blushing beauty
and charming fragrance make us sigh for
the days when they were plentiful, for
after all. there is nothing like ripe,
luscious peach.
Georgetown has the enviable distinction
OF being the largest peach shipping point
on the peninsula this year. A number of
farmers in Kent County, Nd, also have a
"clever sprinkling" through their orchards,
and the prices average from SO to IS per
basket One man is selling them in small
quantities that average $14 per bushel.
Middletown transcript., 1894-08-18
LITTLE LOCALS.

Our Odessa Items inform us of tn,
recent marriage of Middletown girl.
The long drought and the tariff fight art
both ended. and no wonder nature is smil
ing.
Go up to the polling place and cast
your vote, then go see the game of base ball
There is patriotism in both acts.
Celery was in our market this week.
| W. T. Connelle had the earliest of the sea.
son which met with ready sale at rea-
sonable price.
Out of doors meetings, that hold till
10 o'clock these cool evening are good
things to bring the end of the world to
those who attend them. What fools these
mortals bep'
About 25 Bohemiams from Baltimore
arrived in town yesterday, and as many
more will come to-day or Monday to work
at the cannery which will not begin opera
ton until Tuesday.
The farmers are following the scriptural
INDUCTION and are breaking mp their fallow
ground, preparatory to sewing another
crop of wheat. 1t takes great deal ofcour-
age to plow for wheat this year.
The Proprietors of the Delaware
Villa" Ocean Grove are offering very spec
ial rates for guests during September.
There is no more charming place during
the golden month, and persons who desire
an early autumn outing will do well to
learn Delaware Villa" terms.
Sumner is nearly ended. September
days and September duties will soon be
here, and the out of town visitors will be
turning their faces homeward. Our summer
guests will soon depart, and then how dull
some folks will find our whilom charming
town. But the work-a-day world goes on
The wor kman are progressing finely
with DR.. Yaughan's house, which is TAX
ing on so many new features, we have
already forgotten that it ever was old, or
ugly. Its architecture and bright coloring |
make it very distingue in appearance, and |
when brought to finish, will be one of the |
noot a1taCtiFS aLu COLllOrldUle HOMES III 1
.own.
-Weather's far beyond your rule;
Take it cool!
Kicking's only for the mule;
Take it cool!
When the sunshine's tipped with fire
And you see the world perspire
Raise your window three feet higher
Take it cool!
That new razor sharpener that E. S.
ones has, is wonderful improvement
ver the old method of honing. He shar-
ens razor in two minutes with it; while a
laif hour was required formerly, and it
oes the work better too, and it does not
ost any more to get hair-splitting edge
nth it than on the hone. Try it, and see
Or yourself.
Middletown transcript., 1894-08-18
PREsIDENrATaREY GABLES.

Had to Flee From the Maleria.
President Cleveland has Contracted ma
ieria fever, and, in the belief that short
rest will improve his health, has left Wash.
ington far Gray Gables.
When he passed through Wilmington,
there was big crowd on hand ready to
give the Chief Executive send Of, but be
was not to be seen. Strict orders had been
given that the President should not be dis
surDed, ana were infinitely carried out all
along the route.
The President took no action ON the
Tariff bill beyond sending it over to the
Secretary OF the Treasury for . report, as
is customary with revenue bills. a
. twill be necessary for the President to
be back in Washington by Tuesday next.