The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-06-26

Rev. Granleaf Lee, pastor of the
colored Baptist Church at Double
Springs, Ala, died peculiarly at the
morning services Sunday. He was
preaching a sermon on death and
wrought himself into a state Of great
excitement. He had just uttered the
words death is the inevitable end Of
man when he fell over and died in q
few minutes, with his awe-struck
parishioners about him. His sudden
demise was caused by the rupture OF q
blood vessel, the result OF his spiritual
frenzy.
Mfr. j. B Jones. of Dublin, has an
unique way of obtaining choice honey
from his bees. He makes stands similar
to the old style box gums with partition
or head in the middle. On this he sets
quart and half-gallon jars with hole
Under each one tor the bees to crawl up
into the Jars. The Jars are covered 80 the
bees can work in the dark. The bees go
up into the glass jars and fill each with
the finest of honey. They are then taken
off, sealed and kept for use. By this
means the honey can be always kept
fresh and new, and never becomes rancidj
as it does by packing.away In the ordinary
manner.
THAT is q very instructive and in
teresting bulletin which has just been
issued from the census bureau. 1t deals
with the working people, and largely
with the working women, OF the United
States. In 1890 there were nearly 1900, ,OOO
women and girls among the class called
wage earners. Their number had in
creased in ten years over l, 200, ,O0o or more
than 40 per cent. In the various branches
of trade the increase in female employees
was 263 per cent. This is due to the
natural utilization of women as accoun-
tants, cashiers. clerks, stenographers,
typewriters and the like. During the
same period the number engaged in the
professions showed great increase, in
many instances the percentage ofincrease
being far larger for women than tor men.
In newspaper interview last week
Senator Tillman strongly intimated that
Judge Simonton was bribed by the his
kew men to decide against the whiskey
law, The Senator knows full we'll that
the charge is false, and by making 1t be
lowers himself in the estimation of all
decent people regardless of party or fac
tional differences. There is not lawyer
of note in the State who does not agree
with Judge Simonton in his clear cut,
forcible snd irresistible reasoning against
that feature of the dispensary law which
conflicts with the national Inter. State
commerce laws. Judges are not above
criticism, but to impugn their motives
without good grounds Is contemplate
and mex 1cusable in any one and especially
so in the case of a man of Senator Till
mans intelligence and positioD.-Lan-
caster ReuieD.
1.-THE recei pts from the privilege tax
on fertilizers" it is officially reported
from Columbia, "bave about closed and
"a comparative statement of the income
for this year and last year will show the
decrease in the amount of fertilizers used.
Last year the receipts from the privilege
tax amounted to S43,4 ,423 So, while for the
present year, with very little more to be
heard from, the total receipts have been
$40, ,S64.42. It is expected that the total
receipts for this year will be little more
than SSO,O00." The cotton acreage in
South Carolina, as reported from Wash
ington, has not been materially reduced.
The reduction in the use Of fertilizer,
however, as is seen, is nearly 33 per cent.
This will certainly effect very large
reduction in the cotton crop, notwlth-
standing the acreage. and perhaps the
the usual acreage has been planted with
this fact in view. TO cut down both the
acreage and the use of fertilizer materially
would mean little more than half crop,
and the farmers are hardly prepared foI
so radical change.
AT Madison Ga, young man who
is well-known clerk. and amateur ton
sorial artist and practical joker as well,
has brought the wrath of q young man
from the country down upon his shaven
head by one of his pranks. Last Saturday
this friend Of his walked into the store in
which be is clerkiDg and asked him to
clip his hair for him. Having new pair
of clippers, the clerk readily assented,
and soon had the pate of his rural friend
almost as clean and sleek as peeled
onion. The happy thought occurred to
the young artist, however, while cutting
the locks of his friend, to leave space on
the top of his head round and about the
siZs of quarter. Unaware Of this fact
the Young man whose hair had been cut
some hours later pulled off his hat t.
show his wife how we'll his hair had been
cut, when to his chagrin and amazemenl
she discovered the "scalp lock" which
bad been left. Livid with rage, the young
farmer sought the young gentleman who
had played the joke upon him, and ho
words passed between them, but friends
prevented fight. And now the young
man from the country swears vengeance
against his former friend. When they dc
meet there is likely to be trouble, as eacf
has blood in his eye.
In Banks county, Ca, party o
young men secured hollow log and in
closed the end with raw hide, drum
like, and then passed through strip o
leather. When adjusted, this musical
instrument made sounds as hideous as
mena2erie of wild animals, and could be
heard long distance. The young mer
ommenced operations in one section ano
then moved to another, until the entir'
county became fully persuaded that
tigers, lions, bears, byenas and all th
wild beasts of Africa and Asia had es
capped and were roaming in the bay gals
and pine woods of that long-staple coun
ty. The boys added to the excitemen
by narrating marvellous encounters the,
severally had with the varmint. No on
dared to venture out alone; the doors
wero barricaded, churches unattended
stores were without customers, and whel
the nelghbors ventnred forth they wer'
in crowds, and all we'll armed. The ex
citement was Increased by certain highl,
respected local preacher riding furiousl,
up to the postoffice and excitedly al
nouncing that he had encountered tn
hide,us monster, veritable Bengal tiger
and only by his courage and the swiftnes
of his horse did he narrowly escape
Many other highly respected citizens say
tho terrible animal-one in certain skir
of woods, another at the railroad culvert
another in the graveyard, on tombstone
one swore he saw him in the churcl
grove, and many asserted that they hat
met the striped animal face to face in tn
road, and that he was as big as horse
If ever there was terror stricken com
munity it wGs that ofthe county Of Banks
But the boys foolishly let the cat out
the bag. It was too much for the preach
er and those who had seen the beast. Th
good man and his fellow braves swor
out warrants, had the boys arrested an(
lodged in Jail; but they were soon re
leased, with slight punishment.