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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-12

Tie prohihitionists will hold mass
Convention 81 Olympic hail on THURSDAY,
for the parpo<e OF nominating q ticket
All Prohibstiouists will be allowed TO vote.
Clark Davis Is said TO be the prooabls
nominee. He is also said 20 be under con
SHERATON By the citizens committee.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-12

The Seattle Republican Veteran League
will meet next Wednesday evening. A
fa8 attendance IL requested.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-12
POLITICAL NOTES.

The Seventh Ward Esprbsicans will
meet This evening az - At Pinck-
ney's hail. Depot street saa Broadway Il
is especially desired that Republicans who
have not Jet signed the club roll sill at
tesd and s-soclate themselves With the
organization. which already numbers
nearly 80 Coed speakers will be in at
teadancs- A general invitation is ex-
tended.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-12

Tbs isA dAy saai sll esa fs S.cs &ve-Soua.
esH pure lsfc al IseEvs s Levy .ses "a evaiS.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-12

An iufAlIib.s remedy for a.. colds and coughs.
Il. 4 ; Homeopathic cough Snd croun Syrua
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-12

~ hkSNA RpiNo. Ca. FEB. u.-As a
result o. sgst h.ei in Les Angeles
county h tae receiver Of the Atlaat.c A
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-05-23
Lights In the Barn.

It is estimated that nine-tenths Of
all fires are caused by carelessness.
Now is the season when the lantern is
frequently used in the barn, and we
give word of caution. Never light a
lantern of an kind in the barn. Smok-
ers may include their pipes and cigars
in the above. The lantern should be
lighted in the house or some out
building where no combustibles arc
stored. A lantern which does not
burn we'll, should never be put in or
der in the hay NOV. There is great
temptation to strike match and re-
light an extinguished lantern, ..wher-
ever it may be. It is best to even feel
one S way out to a safe place, than to
run any risks. If the light is not
kept. in the hand, it should be hung
up. Provide hooks in the various
rooms where the lights are used. A
wire running the whole length of the
horse stable, at the rear of the stalls,
and furnished with sliding hook, is
very convenient for night work with
the horses. Some farmers are so care
less as to keep the lamp oil in the
barn and fill the lantern there while
the wick is burning. Such risks are
too great, even if the buildings are in
sured-Amcrican Agricuzturist.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-05-23
A Very Expensive War.

The civil war cost the North 50, ,0O0,-
100000. The pensions since have
amounted to 81 800, 100000.
But this is not all. AT the present
time, nearly thirty years after the
close of the war, 100000 more persons
are drawing pensions than there were
union troops in the field at any single
time during the struggle, and 100000
applications remain to be acted upon.
already, our pension expenses exceed
those Of all the nations Of the earth.
Where will it end ? What will the
war between the States finally cost
US
In 1861 the total value Of all the
property in the States that was seced-
ed was S., 600, 100000. The New Or
leans Picagune suggests that in view
of the enormous expense Of the war it
would have been more economical if
the North and South had settled their
differences on cash basis. 1t would
have saved billions Of dollars and hun
dreds of thousands Of lives if the
North had secured the emancipation
of the slaves by paying full price for
the entire 4, ,0OC, 900 Of them.
When we get through paying for it
history will record the fact that our
civil war was the most expensive con-
fict in ancient or modern times
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-05-23

"Gifis," he said deJectedIy, as ne
sat with his head resting on his hand,
"girls make me weary
"What's the matter now ?' inquired
his mother.
"Well." he went on spasmodically,
''I went to see that Linwood girl last
night; she's been holding me off for
a month wanted me to pop, I'm
sure kept limiting every mig ght | went
there that was staying too late; but
f never took the hint; girls have a
way of shying at a chap in that way !;
they read about it in the papers last
night made up my mind to nail her
to the mast talked right along for !
don't know how long; girl yawned
two or three times, butt never let up !;
finally got where I thought was the
place to make the break, and was just
on the point of asking her when the
clock began to strike /; | counted up
to twelve and had no idea it was SO
late clock kept on striking and L
kind of gagged and had to stop for
it it didn't stop, though; the girl
began to snigger clock kept right on !;
then 1 began to get warm when the
old clock had struck sixty-seven it
laid down and quit; then before | had
chance to get my second wind, the
old man sung out from the head of the
stairs: Say, Lizzie, if that fellow is
going to remain much longer after the
clock has struck sixty-seven, he won t
get home till some time next week,
will he p and got up and left. Now
what do you think Of that mother p
and the mother got the camphor bot
tie and gave it to her boy.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-05-23
Deh0rning Cattle.

A writer says that stick Of caustic
potash is the best apparatus with
which to dehorn cattle. The job can
be done in minute, causing only a
slight wound to the skin, and 5 cent
stick will dchorn a dozen calves.
Moreover, this caustic can be procured
at almost any country drug store. 1t
should be done when the calf is from
two to four days old-the earlier the
better. The embryo horn appears
then like little Aeshy wart about as
large as split pea. take the calf s
head between the legs, moisten the
spot by applying to it finger slightly
dipped in water and then rub we'll the
little cxcresenco and the skin close
around its base, touching spot not
larger than a 10 cent piece With the
stick of potash for a few seconds,
holding the calf's head still against
my thigh meanwhile by grasping its
nose with the other hand, the job is
done for all time. This method has
never failed, nor have / had to repeat
the application second time. I am
much pleased with the results when
see, as I constantly do, three or four
hornless 2-year-olds drinking peacea,
bly, from the same water tub.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-05-23
How High Was Babeps Tower 2

The exact date Of the building of
"Nimrod's Folly" as the Chaldeans
say in alluding to the Scriptural
"Tower of Babel" (the Armenians
speak of it as the 'oTower of the Con-
fusion Of Tongues or the height to
which it penetrated the rarifed atmos-
phere of the Oriental plains, will,
perhaps, never be known. The date
Of the laying Of the foundation Of the
famous structure is usually set at
2,247 years before Christ, or in the
year of the food 101.
The expression of the sacred histo-
rian that its top was to "reach unto
Heaven" is now generally set down as
a strong Hebrew phrase denoting very
lofty tower, but not necessarily mean
ing one that would reach to the abid-
ing place Of the Lord and His hosts.
Proof that this is probable may be
found in several places in Holy writ.
The walls of the cities of Canaan are
described by Moses in similar phrase
ology. The spies sent out by him re.
turned and reported that the cities Of
that country we're great and were
"walled up to Heaven" See Deuter-
onomy j., 2S and tx, 1. There is q
Jewish legend recorded in the Talmud
which tells US that God did not put a
stop to the building of the tower un-
til after it had reached height OF
10000 fathoms, which is equal to
nearly IL English miles.
The sacred historians have not in a
single instance left data upon which
We can base a calculation Of its exact
height and general dimensions, and it
is because Of this omission, no doubt,
that the imaginative Orientals and
other ancient writers have given such
fabulous and extravagant traditions
concerning it. Even St. Jerome al
leges, from the testimony of eye-wit-
nesses, who claimed to have seen and
examined the ruins of the sky-scrap-
ing shaft, that in his day (born 345 A.
d. it was over four miles high.
While considering these untenable no
tions, it may not be out of place to
mention that other fanciful writer's
make it's height range all the way
from single furlong to 1000 miles in
height (See Lawson's Bible Cyclic
pedia, Vol. l, page 259.)-&. Louis
Pon,,611c
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-05-23
A Story Of Ku.Klux Times.

YoRKv1LLE, May I'm last week.
Enquirer there was statement to the
effect that fine breech-loading shot
gun had been found in an old pit be-
low the Jail. There was mystery
that nobody could explain. A few
days ago, however, the mystery was
solved completely. Mr.. Henry Keller,
farmer and a native of Germany,
lives about two miles north of York
vile. Mr.. Keller happened to be full
ly acquainted with the facts in the
case, and on reading the story prompt
ly came to town to clear up the mys-
terry. Here is his story:
"Along in 1871, you know. large
number of soldiers we're sent down
here to suppress the Kuklux. Well,
that gun.was put in that hole by
one Of these soldiers. One morn
ing I got up very early to commence
cutting wheat. 1t was not good day
light. I saw two men coming towards
me. Who could they be I thought.
When they got close saw they were
Yankee soldiers, and one Of them was
German, with whom I was acquaint-
ed, named Shelieberger. Shelieberger
said to me: "Mr. Keller, we have
just deserted and want you to take
care of us until tonight. told him
all right, and advised them to stick
close to the woods. They toJk my
advice and at dinner time my wife
cooked them a good dinner. Then
Shelicberger told me how they got
away. He said: eve were both in
the guard house for trying to desert,
and soldier stood guard over us with
double barrel shotgun. Last night
I caught the soldier when he was not
looking and took the gun away from
him. I told him if he opened his
mouth I would kill him. He promised
not to give the alarm under the cir
cumstances. Then I told him to take
the irons off our legs and he at once
obeyed orders, because he knew that
if he refused he would be dead man.
After he removed the shackles we made
him march down the hill to the gas
tank and there we turned him loose.
Just as we turned him loose we threw
the gun into the tank and started to run
He went back and, as you see, we got
away
"Shelieberger told me,'' said Mr..
Keller, "that the gun was worth about
$50, and advised me to 60 and get
it, but I never did do it. That
same day the soldiers secured the
country everywhere looking for She
lieberger and his companion, but they
never did catch them, and I have
never told about their escape until this
day."
The "guard house. referred to was
a room in the county Jail. The build
ing was at that time in the possession
Of the. Federal soldiers, and was filled
with citizens of York county charged
with being members of the Kuklux
Klan, and they were guarded by SOL
diers. Thus, after twenty-three years,
we are reminded of the days when
Lewis Merrill had this section by the
throat, and when Scott and his gang
of plunderers were in the saddle, and
when hundreds of our best citizens
were either arrested and imprisoned or
driven from their home to seek refuge
in the various sections Of the United
States and Canada. Some Of the latter
class have never yetreturned to South
Carolina.-News and Courier.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-05-23
SaIted Almonds.

These are not difficult to make at
home. After the nuts are shelled
pour boiling water over them and let
them stand two or three minutes,
when they blanch very easily; then
place them on fat tins or dishes and
put them into the oven until they are
a light brown, stirring them frequent,
ly so that they may brown evenly, and
taking great care not to let them get
too dark. When they are sufficiently
brown remove them from the oven and
let them get thoroughly cooled; then
take the white Of an egg, without
beating, put it into a large dish and
turn the almonds into it. Stir until
the almonds are covered with the egg,
then spread once more upon the plates,
and with fine wire strainer sprinkle
the salt over them even on both sides
Use the finest table. salt. Return the
almonds to the oven, stir them frequent
". When cold they are ready for use.
Mem York. World.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-05-23

A newspaper writer says that the
world needs a religion to-day that will
make a man word as good as his note !;
that will make it's possessor pay l00
cents on the dollar sell 16 ounces to
the pound 36 inches to the yard 4
pecks to the bushel, and 1913 cubic
feet to the cord that will make a
workman do full days work for a
full days pay whether the eye Of the
employer is on him or not that will
make capitalists disgorge the lion S
share of the profits and divide them
equally and justly with the laborer ;
that Will cause the manufacturer to
cease adulterating his goods, the clerk
from robbing his employer, the official
man from embezzling the funds COM
mittcd to his trust; that will make
men upright, honest, pure and trust
worthy through all their walks OF lite !;
that not only makes a man happy but
righteous. It is safe to say that this
style Of religion would never be popu-
lar with the present generation.
What fine thing it would be if all
the aspirants to office were as good
friends to the voters, after election, as
thew professed to be before. 1t would be
almost like universal BROTHERHOOD, and
second only to the millennium.
"A temperance refor,ner of Lowell,
Mass, named Gardner, recently origi-
mated new kink in temperance work.
Flo caused it to be announced that he
would like to hold temperance meeting
in barroom. at first the saloon keepers
held off, but finally one who was moi
doing much business offered the use o.
his Saloon. The result surprised both
the saloon keeper and the reformer,
though in different ways, for while the
reformer didn't do much reforming the
saloon keeper did land Office business
and now Gardner is swamped with offers
from other saloons.
"The thousands of colored working.
men," says the Chicago Inter Ocean are
| giving mighty good object lesson tc
| the world in these trying times. Give
the colored man due credit. He is pa
triotic, law-abiding citizen. And an in
dependent one. lie earns his living OF
goes without. He gets no favors from
| the Government and asks none. He has
no place in the protected industries, and
he works and has money to spend, while
thousands of his white Republican
brethren, who have spent their lives IN
the shadow of protected mills and facto'
ries, arc idle or are tramping across tbe
Northern States begging their bread as
they 90. GIVE the colored man ana the
] Protection policy both q e credit.
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= Customer-That's queer shaped
piece Of pie. Looks something like a
turnover. Waiter-No, sir; it's a
leftover.
1.-The first printing press in the
United States was brought to this
country by Elizabeth Glover, the
widow of Rev. Josiah Glover, Of Sur
rey, England, who afterwards married
President Dunster, the first president
of Harvard College. The revenues Of
the college were greatly increased by
the use of this printing press, upon
which John Eliot's famous Indian
Bible was printed.
- Rev. Abe Mulkey has the town of
Longview, Tex, so stirred up in relig-
ious revival that politics have been rele-
gated to the rear. Congressman Culber-
son, who was booked for campaign
speech last Wednesday. Cancelled his
appointment on account of the big meet
ing.
The Rev. John G.. Merritt, Georgia
Baptist clergyman, can hardly be criti-
cised for not regarding prohibition laws
as good under all circumstances. He
has just been pardoned by Governor
Northen while serving q sentence OF one
years simprisonm ent for furnishing liquor
for the use of neighbours child who was
i'll.
- The cradle is fast becoming curio,
especially in its earlier hooded form. The
modern American baby is not Graded and
not carried, but taught to content itself
with mattress like anyone else, so the
phrase "the hand that rocks the cradle
rules the world' refers to custom almost
obsolete.
Col. Joseph Moore. we'll known
among United States soldiers as the man
who planned and constructed all Of the
pontoon bridges used by Sherman on his
march to the sea, died at his home In In
dianapolis few days ago. He went to
the front as lieutenant colonel of the 5Sth
Indiana. He bridged the Chattahoochie
River thirteen times.
~ story comes from Norwich that
probably the first attempt at textile pro-
ducing by electric power at long distance
was that made recently at Ponemah Mills
in the village of Taftville. The power To
the extent of 1900 horse is derived from
turbins at the TaGville dam four and a
half miles away.
-"You should make your husband
quit chewing tobacco. 1t can't. he any
pleasure to kiss man who chews,"
said q Texas lady to her friend. "Ill
tell you how that is. I've about got
used to it. I rather like it,; but it makes
the other women he kisses Sick" ieplicd
the patient wife, with quiet smile.
"A man was being tried for hog steal
ing Ina southwest Georgia justice court.
whom the Judge said: "You knew this
fellow stole that hog?' II did, your
honor" Sand yet. you helped him eat
it ?" ST did, your honor; but he was a
sickly man, am if he'd ha' eat that whole
hog he'd ha, died certain "
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-05-23

= The last Populist Legislature in
Kansas enacted the remarkable decree
that nobody could stipulate to pay debt
in gold if he wanted to, and nobody who
had so stipulated could be compelled to
so pay. Accordingly the State bank
commissioner has ordered the State and
private banks to cease the practice OF
signing notes payable to New York banks
in gold.
-Yung Kwai, who is to marry Miss
May Burnham, of Springfield, Mass,
this month, is one of dozen Of the most
brilliant young men of China, as tested
by competitive examination. and was
sent to this country by the Chinese Coy
ernment as diplomatic attache in
order to learn the American ways. Ills
engagement to charming American
girl would indicate that he is an apt pu-
pill.
- Apropos of tho poisoning of "Tip,"
tue murderous elephant, at Central Park,
Saturday, it is interesting to know that
George Arstingstall, the veteran elephant
trainer, said that in his twenty years
experience he bad never seen mu rder-
ously inclined elephant reformed. "They
may pretend it," said Arstingstall, "but
world possesses the sagacity and fixity OF
purpose as the elephant. lie will play
possum' with you until you think he is
quiet as lamb, when in fact that's just
the time when he's getting ready for
mischief. OF course man who knows
his business can tell by an elephants
eye when he is going to make break,
but e. they get fooled sometimes. The
best Wa, to tame bad elephant is to kill
him." The next elephant to 60 into the
hands of the eXecutioner will, in all
probability, bo Bolivar, now the property
of the Geological Society, of Philadel-
phia. Bolivar has two killings to bis
credit.
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= An elephant has peculiar way
of cooling himself when the weather
is warm and fresh water not at hand.
He puts his trunk in his throat, draws
water from his stomach, and sprinkles
it over his back.
= Watts ''Do you always agree
with your wife when she makes an
assertion ?" Potts "Of course
don't. Do you suppose I want the
poor woman to have no amusement at
all 2"
Doctor-Have you followed my
advice in regard to eating plain food
and keeping quiet at home ? Patient
That's all I've been able to do since
you sent in your bill.
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It Must be Settled.

A writer in the Evangelist tells Of a
convention Of colored preachers on
Captain Tuthill's plantation. at Wash
ington, N. C. One of them who de-
scribed himself as "what is called an
cxhorter," defended the necessity for
the meeting against Captain Tuthilrs S
objections.
"'When are your preachers COM
ing Z? When shall I have to lock up
my hen-roost 2 said Captain Tuthill.
"'Not befoh Friday, sab. Der will
be mono O dem preachahs hcah befoh
Friday. Needn't lock it befoh Fri
day, sab, was the instant and natural
1.-THE captain then began tc scold.
what on earth did you call the con-
vcntion, for, anyway 1t will last a
week, and I won't have niger in the
field. Why don't you wait Don't
you know l want my plowing done 2
"'Well, cap'n,' said Kit, dat am
true. It's mighty bad time. l feel
sorry for you, but der am great ques-
tions we hab to settle, and We aIe
bound to do it now. Desc tings can't
wait. Now, cap'n, you say you am
not man of religion, and | spects you
amt, but you am a man of eddication
and I reckon you'b read de Bible
through, and can throw heap O light
on dis subjick. Now, we hab staked
out all dc lines OBJ dc argument, for we
bound to hab dis matter settled.
''I thought the captain was then
about to send him of, but fitting
back in his chair, where he sat puff
ing away at his cigar, he said:
"'Well, Kit, what is this great
subject? Let's hear it.
"'It's just dis, cap'n. Some peo-
pie, dey say Gabriel, he blow. his
horn on dc last day, and some people,
dcy say not, and we bound to bab dat
question settled. What do 20 say,
cap'n?'
white or black p
"'Oh, he's white cap'n! He's
one OBJ de high and mighty angels, sab !
We'll, if he is white, don't you
reckon he's going to call on one of his
niggers to blow the horn for him ?
"Bress de Lord, cap'n, you hit de
tail OBJ de argument exactly; you GER
tainly hab, cap'n. I reckon you been
studying on it some time.
"And, Kit Williams, the preacher,
went off, perfectly satisfied with the
captain conclusions.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-05-23

= Mrs. Brown'(nudging Mr.. Brown,
who snores with his mouth open =
William, you'd make less noise if
you'd keep your mouth shut Mr..
Brown (only half wake)-So'd d you.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-05-23

Passengers leaving Anderson at 9.45 ia m reach
Charleston at IS p m. and Savannah at 90.
Close connection made, at Calhoun Falls with
Seaboard Air Line going north and south
Through Palace Sleeping Cars on trains Nos.
and between Augusta and Savannah, Ga.
Close connections at Augusta for all Florida
points.
For any other information write or call on
W. J. CRAIG, Gen. Pass. Agt,
r. L. TODD. Trav. Pass Agt Augusta. Ga
]. z. FAINT, Agent.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-05-23
A Put up Job.

"Girls," he said dejectedly, as he
sat with his head resting on his hand,
''girls make me weary"
"What's the matter now p inquired
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-05-23
LOUJR, FLOUR. FLOUR.

the advance price
the and will yon ges my
hand big lot
Coffee Tobacco and all kinds OF Groceries,
stock of,
sSs 81 sDIsY GOODS SHOES AND HATS,
snase before
Goods and VIII convince you mean
s',' Nj. "A. DEAN.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-05-23

"A story comes from Norwich that
probably tho first attempt at textile pro-
ducing by electric power at long distance
was that made recently at Ponemah Mills
in the village of Taftville. The power to
the extent of 1900 horse is derived from
turbins at the Taftville dam four and
half miles aWay.