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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-12-12
sARDou's FATHER.
He Wanted His Son to Be Doctor
Rather Than a Dramatist.

He Wanted His Son to Be a Doctor
Rather Than Dramatlst.
II Sardou's father had prevailed
with his son the latter would, It
seems, never have been the illustri-
ous dramatist OF France. The father
was doctor, and he induced his son,
after listening to his dramatic pro-,
clivities, to enter the medical college
and ardently pursue tho study Of
dissecting the human beings flesh.
Sardou, the son, preferred, after q
time, to depict the character of man
gnd woman. He wrote play, read
It to his father, who declared it to be-
detestable stuff. 1t was called
"Amis Imaginaires." The second
play was entitled "Premieres Armes
de Figaro" 1t was o great success.
All the world then congratulated the
father on having such q clever young
son. Upon this honest old Sardou
wrote to LIE Figaro relating the facts,i
and begged the world would in future
compliment the son, who had more
to do with himself than. he, the
father, had had.-Philadelphia Rec
ord
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Flexible Stone.

It may be safely said that no
specimen in geological collection is
more curious than the bar of flexible
sandstone, which can be bent with
less pressure than that required to
bend piece Of wet leather Of the
same size. In an article upon the
subjectin the Mineral Collector, We
are told that "when a thin slice Of
the stone is looked at under a lens
by transmitted light, the fragments
are seen to be locked together like
the parts Of q sectional puzzle toy,
fixed, but only loosely, The simplest
way OF explaining how this stone
was formed is to say that the grains
Of sand were once cemented firmly
together by another material, which
has been partly dissolved, leaving
countless natural ball-and-socket
joints Of Jagged shape behind"
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Neither One Nor the Other.

An elderly Irish woman who was
lin Madison avenue caF wished to
jget out at Forty-second street. The
conductor was on the front platform,
so the woman, addressing a gentle
manly looking young man opposite
her, said:
"Shtop the car"
The young man looked over her
head.
/: 'Shtop the car, I say" she repeat
led, glaring at him savagely.
Still no response.
: 'Didn't I tell ye to shtop this cor, ~
she shouted, gripping her umbrella.
: IT am not the conductor" re-
marked the young man with sarcasm,
while the young women in the cor
Uttered
"Faix, an you're not. " replied the
Irish woman scornfully; AN you're
no gentleman, nayther. Moreover,
you're no blessin' to your mother,
you're not. Hyou were you wouldn't
let a respectable woman get carried
two blocks out Of her way without
any askin' from her either. IN. Y,
Herald. I.
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RARE WOODS.
South America Is Rich In Lun1be&
Of the Choicest Kinds.
Most OF Therr Are But Little Known to
! Manufacturers - Railroads VIII Do
velop Wonderful Industry In
tho Southern Republics.

Many Of the finest woods In exist
ence ore yet unknown, or only slight
by known, to the manufacturers OF
wood In the civilized world. The woods
OF bfCentral and South America are per-
haps the most remarkable as well as;
theleast known. In the yet untouched.
forests Of this continent ore many
woods far finer than any Of those
how in use. These woods range from.
pure white to jet black in color, and
many of them are most beautifully
marked and veined. Some of them:
are 80 hard that they turn the edges.
of axes, chisels and other tools,
while the band-saw cuts them only
slowly. In the Columbian exposition
there were many displays Of little
known woods, and the finest OF them
were thosefrom Argentine Republic,
Brazil and other South American
countries.
Some Of these southern woods
yielded to the teeth of the band-saw.
not tho ordinary sawdust, but fine
powder, fine as the finest flour, So
hard were the woods. Some of them
burned very slowly. Others possess:
qualities that keep them free from
insects. Some of them seem to be.
practically indestructible by air and
water. All along the eastern slopes
lot the Andes up to the snow line on
those great elevations, throughout
on the great river valleys and in
some of the wild areas Of level coun-
try in South America, are great for
Iests of fine woods that are specially
flt for the finest cabinet and furni-
ture work and also for shipbuilding,
carpentry and other industrial arts
In which wood is the ''raw material. {"
These great forests are now an un-
known quantity In the commercial
world, but they will come rapidly
into the knowledge Of men and
into industrial use when once the
railroad has reached them. Before
many years. 1t Is safe to predict,
the South American and Central
American republics will be threaded
by railroads, and then those wonder.
full woods will be drawn upon to sup
ply the demand for new and fine
woods in all the civilized countries.
Lumber World.
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y Singular French TImeplece.

The latest among these curious
timepieces Is constructed as follows:
A sunfower Of silver protrudes from
q white crystal vase, graceful In,
shape and soberly decorated. The
stalk Is of brown gilt, the leaves.
green, the petals yellow, and the
heart OF the flower oxidized. Hour
and, minute marks are engraved,
around the heart Of this sunHower,'
which faces the looker-on. A lady.
bird Of spotted red enameled gold.
apparently rests on the flower, on
the line dying the heart from the
petals. This pretty insect, which.
moves imperceptibly by means Of a.
mechanism hidden within the.
flower, shows the time. BY only.
close inspection can one detect
the time divisions on this original
dial, which is granulated all over aud
IS bluish-black. As to the hollow
circular { line on which tho ladybird
travels, It is completely Invisible
jewelers. Circular.
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HOLMES IN REAL LIFE.
Interesting Story Of an Incident In Sir
Ashley Cooper's Life.

Interesting Story Of an Incident In Sir
Ashley cooper's Life.
The marvellous qualities OF dissec-
tion and analysis with which DR.. A.
Conan Doyle invests his mythical
character, Sherlock Holmes, are
manifested at times by individuals
in real life. Probably 1t is due 10
the possibilities Of the occurrences
that make DR.. Doyle's stories 80 st.
tractive.
An actual case Of accurate analysis
and judgment is reported In an old.
time medical journal of Sir Ashley
Cooper, the famous London surgeon
of fifty years ago, between whom and
our own DR.. Valentine Mott there
existed warm personal friendship
and some slight professional rivalry,
each having performed for his time
wonders In surgery.
1t is related Of Sir Ashley that he
was once called to perform on almost
hopeless operation upon o Mr.. Blight,
who had been shot by an unknowns
assassin. The prominence Of the
man and the mystery surrounding
the shooting rendered the case cele-
.brated at the time of the occurrence.
Mr.. Blight was unconscious at the
time of the examination, and nothing
could be obtained from him. The
moment Sir Ashley examined the
wound he turned to his assistant and
said: "a pistol has been fred at him
with the left hand" Then he ex.
planned the reasons for his conclu.
sions.
While he was still engaged in this
Mr.. Blight's partner, Mr.. Patch, o
man esteemed as reputable, entered
the house and was shown to the
room. Something about his manner
and his countenance attracted the
attention Of Sir Ashley, and he
whispered to his colleague: IF that
gentleman were left-handed I should
suspect him Of the crime"
The next instant he turned to
Patch and said: Twill you kindly
hand me that lint7" Patch did so,
utilizing his left hand. Mr.. Blight
died. Patch was accused OF the
murder, and upon being tried and
condemned on circumstantial evi.
dence confessed his guilt. He was
duly executed. Chicago Tribune.
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Ancient Japanese Order.

Sir George Tyler, lord mayor Of
London, has been decorated with
the Japanese order Of the Sacred
Treasures. These treasures are Of
divine origin, and were given as
heirlooms by the sun goddess to her
grandson, the first mikado. They
are three In number-a mirror Of
metal, stone sword and stone
necklace. The last has disappeared,
or perhaps the legend Of It's exist
'ence may have arisen out Of con-
fusion with the material Of which
the sword is made. The treasures
were at first kept in the mikado's
palace, but are now preserved In
separate temples. The mirror has
been at 1tse for 1888 years; tho
sword is at Atsuta.
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Racing Railway Trains.

!, The "bridge junction" Is a point
above East st. Louis where the
Wabash, Big Four and Alton roads
strike the terminal tracks. From
the junction to the Relay depot, all
trains Of the three roads run on the
same track, and as the roads named
run parallel and close together for
several miles north, exciting races
sometimes occur, as two or more
trains occasionally approach the
junction at about the same time.
The early morning incoming trains
on each road are scheduled to arrive
at The junction within few minutes
OF eslch other.
Itoften happens that two OF them
pass the merchants bridge close to-
Rether and then there is race to
the junction as the first one to reach
it gets the track to the Relay depot.
ltis said that the rivalry between
the engineers sometimes prompts
them to put on full head of steam
and carry their trains along at the.
rateot seventy miles an hour. Very,
few accidents occur at the junction,
but ii is claimed that nearly all that.
do happen there are caused by the
racing Of trains.-St. Louis Post
Dispatch,
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What We Are Coming To.

A master OF statistics has made a
prediction of what the world will be
at the end of another hundred years.
! First, the climate will not have
changed sensibly.
Secondly, in population Europe
will have 7sO, 900, ,OcO Of inhabitants;
Asia, 1000, 900, 1000, while America
will have reached 685, 100000; Aus
'tralia 9O,0OO,OOO and Africa 100000
900.
The chiefincrease will be In Amer
lea first and Europe next. In the
former Spanish-America will have
the heaviest increase. The diminu-
tion of increase in population, which
is already noticed In France, will
follow in Germany, Italy and Eng
land.
AS for the different nations of the
time, Russia will have $40, 900
OF population, Germany 15,0OO,O 900
and France only 56,OO0,OOO. China
will have passed 55O,O0O,OOO, and
In all probability will still remain
outside Of modern civilization.
In America these figures have the
greatest meaning. The United
States will have 400, 900, 900, Mexico
and Brazil 50,000,000, Canada 49,
100000, the Argentine Republic and
Chill 3O,0OO,000.
The two civilized nations which
will have the greatest power will bo
the United States and Russia, hav-
ing together over 100000 inhab-
itants.
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LET THEM SLEEP.
Don't Wake tho Little Tots Too
Early In the Morning.
G,od Reasons for Getting Children About
But Better Reasons for Letting Them
Have Good Rest-Sluggnrds Need
Moro Heeoio Treatment.

+ Various remnants OF the old
12uritauic way Of thinking and doing
Estill survive among us, and notable
uamong them, says Harper's Bazaar,
ills the heroic method Of dealing with
pchildrep, and OF trying to make their
olives conform to the standard which
Fin its day eliminated oil but the
ssoundest and strongest from any
sort of life. This is seen, as often
as in any other form, in the way
the mother will have all her chill
dren out Of bed at o given early
lhour, regardless Of eyes still full Of
iisleep, OF little limbs not yet quite
lover their weariness, Of the faint
hans wers and long lingerings after a
second call, either because she likes
ito have her family breakfast to-
igether, or wants to make one piece
aaof work oft, or has o notion that
early rising is good for the health.
Each Of these reasons is o good
treason. Certainly it is pleasant,
conducive to good cheer and family
life to have all the household break
3fast at once; and quite as certainly
st adds to the heavlness Of the house
i work very materially If there are
sstra gglers at the morning'meal, and
,one breakfast has to be served after
lanother, while of course early to
ibed and early to rise Is q saying not
without truth in relation to making
zone healthy, wealthy and wise.
But there are always the ciroum-
sstances which alter cases. The
gstout and hearty child who went to
asleep with the birds can afford to
iget up with the birds; his body, his
abrain, his nerves, have had all the
,rest they need In long sweet hours
lot slumber, and If he does not re-
5spond to the call be Is possibly a
asluggard whose fault must be
aamended. But the mother will do
1well to make sure OF the fact that he
}has in reality had oil the sleep be
needs before she wakes him with an
imperative summons. II he Is not o
isteut and healthy child 1t is not
lcertain that he has slept we'll, for
fboth restless nerves and indigestion
ihave part to play in the night, If
.there Is no other more patent
trouble. And II he Is an excitable
Ichild, precocious or studious, then.
|the hours OF sleep being the only
zones in which the brain repairs its
loss and hurt, 1t is q matter Of vital
moment that those hours should
have their full number.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-12-12
ITS DOOM PRONOUNCED.
The Black Scale No Longer Infests
California Orcharda

The Black Scale No Longer lnfests
California Orchards
The black ladybird Of Australia,
which was introduced into California
two years ago to exterminate the
black scale and like orchard para
sites, has not belied ita reputation.
To these pests it has proved so re-
lentless an enemy that in some parts
of the state, notably Santa Barbara
county, scarcely any insect life re-
mains for the sustenance OF the lady
bird. Trees which, two years ago,
were covered with the secretions Of
the scale, which, in fact, seemed
irremediably ruined, are now clean,
bright and vigorous. 1T Is diff
cult" says an expert, ITO place o
pecuniary estimate on the value Of
the enemy of the black scale. In
one respect, however, the saving in
spraying and fdmigating will prob
ably represent one hundred thou
sand dollars year to the hortlcult-
urists of California. One sruit-
grower alone has Of late years been
compelled to expend from three to
five thousand dollars per 'annuln for
this purpose, while there are four or
five growers in Los Angeles county
alone who each pay out On average
of ten thousand dollars annually in
battling against the black scale. ALI
this will be saved, for the little
beetle costs nothing. Then, in ad-
dition to the economy, the trees will
be more healthful and consequently
will bear more plentifully and bet
ter quality OF fruit. The officers Of
the board of horticulture are satisfied
that the black scale is doomed, as
was the cotton cushion, and are now
turning their attention to the dis
covery OF o parasite that will war on
the red scale, which is causing much
annoyance and loss to the orange
growers OF the SOUTH"
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A WELCOME FRIEND,
Something About the ooiden.C Crested
Wren as 9ean In ENGLAND.

Something About the ooiden.c Crested
Wren as Seen In England.
he was o little person whom had
not seen in my grounds for four long
years, when with his wee wife he
used to hop around the ''arbores
vita" that grew in my wigwam win
dows, says the Liverpool Mercury.
But I never expected to see them
again, for in our district bird-catch.
ers are ever busy, and the law which
forbade the destruction OF birds in
season but permitted the seizure Of
eggs was the most foolish in exist
ence. The consequence is that many
ofour most beautiful birdsa seldom
seen. Bullfnches and goldfnches no
longer enchant us with their melody
in copse and grove; blackcaps
and whitethroass are rare; kingfsh-
ers are killed whenever seen, just as
are innocent mice-eating owls and
hawks, while away along the old ro-
mantle seashore the slaughter Of
gulls Is dreadful to contemplate.
Well, the little person in question
rejoices in the name of "Sylvia
Regulus," or golden-crested wren.
A very tiny individual, indeed, but
cbarmingly pretty and hardy to a
degree. These birds are to be found
amid the pine-clad mountains Of
Scotland and Norway, and even
cheer the exiles Of far Siberia with
their presence and sweet but simple
song. They mostly oil leave England
In winter, but many remain. They
build as early as March o dome
shaped structure and lay a large
number of their tiny red-spotted
eggs. They generally build in o bush,
butsome years ago pair builtunder
the cork bark of my Persian cats
house, OF all the places in the world.
There is one thing the Sylvia Reg
illus" never knew, and that is fear.
I sincerely hope my tiny friend has
como to stav.
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PROSPECT OF FLYING.
An Inventors Ideas on the Probable
itY Of Human Flight.

An Inventors Ideas on the Probahll-
ity of Human Flight.
Lord Rayleigh, in speaking Of my
experiments at the Oxford meeting
OF the British association, said he
considered that of the FIVE great
problems to be solved before flight
could be accomplished I bad already
solved three. I presume he referred
to the motive power, the propelllng
power and the lifting power. What
remains to be done Is to learn to
steer and maneuver the machine;
and when once free flight Is accom-
plished to practice landing until the
navigator is able to brin e the ma
chine slowly to the earth and land
without injury or shcck. OF course
1t would be necessary to approach
the earth slowly In q vertical direc-
tion while running st very high
speed and to shut of steam the In
slant the machine touches the earth.
The machine will then run forward
over the earth and be brought to o
state Of rest in about one hundred
feet.
Now that it has been shown that o
machine may be made which will
actually lift ftitself and travel through
the air at very high velocity, I be-
lieve that some of the military pow
ers who have so long been expert
menting in this direction will take
advantage Of what l have accom-
plished. that they will obtain sufa-
cient appropriation, and that an
actual flying machine for military
purposes will soon be evolved, wheth-
er I continue my experiments ornot.
AS for the commercial value of flying
machines I do not think it is likely
that they will be employed for
freight or passengers. Perhaps
they might be used for sporting pur-
poses, and it is not altogether un-
likely that in the daily journals OF
twenty years hence we shall find H.
lustrations of some popular prince
Of the realm on o flying machine
pursuing o flock Of wild geese
through the air and firing on them
with a Maxim gun.-Hiram S.
Maxim, in National Review.
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Shot the Wrong Bird.

The other day o gentleman entered
9 restaurant and ordered q chicken.
The chicken was evidently tough,
for, when the waiter came in, he be-
held the gentleman with his coat of
and in q great state of perspiration-
"Waiter," he said, "this chicken is
very tough" Every sorry, sir, but
you see, that chicken always was o
peculiar bird. Why, when we came
to kill it, we couldn't catch it, SO at
last we had to shoot it. 1t flew On
the housetop. and" "Then you
must have shot the weathercock by
mistake. indianapolis Sentinel.
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He Gould Be Trusted.

A small colored boy who stole
some zinc from in. front Of a new
building was arrested and taken be-
fore magistrate for hearing. He
was severely reprimanded by the
magistrate, who instructed him to
take back the stolen zinc, and, turn
Ing to the officer, requested that he
should see that the boy did it.
''Dat's all right, boss," said the
prisoner, Use gwine to take it back,
and yo' peedn't send no cop wild me,
to- Ise homes" "~Philadelphia Call
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-12-12
Stocking DarnIng Made Easy

Mothers who are confronted week.
" with tremendous holes in almost
new stockings, and it Is remarkable
what two days year by an active
child oan accomplish In this respect,
will do well to follow the lead OF one
home darner who has worked out her
own salvation In the matter very
cleverly. She takes o piece OF strong
net, bastes itover the hole, and then
darns over 1t, thus accomplishing q
neater and stronger darn than in the
old way, and in shorter time. The
same method is successful 3p mend
Ing woven unaerwear.~N. r Times.
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How Chinese Burglars Work.

The Chinese burglar takes an In
gredient of his own, burns it and
blows the smoke through the key
hole Of the bedroom whore the mas
ter Of the house is asleep. The
fumes dull the senses of the victim
just enough to make him helpless,
while at the same time permitting
him to hear and see everything that
goes on In the room. The only anti
dote against the charm Is pure wa'
ter, and most Of the wealthy Chinese
Chinese folk sleep with o basin of
this near their heads.
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According to His Light.

A teacher of Virginia district
school recently asked one of her lit
tie colored pupils to 20 to the black
board and write q sentence thereon
containing the word delight, !"
George Washington Jackson went
pompously to the front of the room
and wrote in large, scrawling hand
these lines: ''De wind blowed so
hard dat it'put out de light. ."-Har-
per's Young People.
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Quick Repentance.

Eight divorces were granted In
this state in 1893 to persons who
had been married less than six
months and to seventeen persons
who had been married more than six
months. but less than year. One
hundred and ninety-six persons had
been married moro than twenty
years, and forty-nine persons had
been married more than thirty years
before applying for dirorce. The
whole number Of divorces granted
last year was /, 1,045.-Boston Herald.