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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-01-29
A Woman's Waist.

It is matter for rejoicing that fash
ion is no longer to decree a slender
waist as something indispensable to
propriety and grace. The natural
waist vi of the woman of average height
is about twenty-eight inches, and any
less size is attained only through
arrested development, or compression
by means of whalebone and steel.
The amount of room inside these
nty-eight inches is absolutely
needed for the proper working of the
machinery of the internal economy.
In spite Of this fact girls very often
bind the yielding ribs into such mar
row compass that the waist measures
twenty or twenty-five inches only, and
you will now and then hear some
mother of family, with very differ
ent waist now, boast as if it were
something to be proud of that when
she was nineteen her waist measure
was nineteen too. 1t is, however, of
no use to talk to young people, about
the injurious effect of compression on
stomach, heart, lungs, liver, and the
arterial system They are not anato:
mists, and they do not comprehend
the matter nor want to do so; they
observe that they feel as we'll now as
they did before, and without weighing
the thought that it requires time to
work ruin, take it for granted that
they always will feel as WE'LL although
they have been told and taught that
in poSt-mortem examinations it has
been found that wherever tight lacing
has been the rule, every organ was out
of place and seriously injured. But
although it does move them trific to
be told that red noses and cruptive
skins and fat chests are too laid to the
account of the too slender waist, yet
on the whole neither common-sense
nor auld- wife wisdom nor doctors have
the power of conviction that fashion
does, and when fashion says that there
is no beauty in wasp's wait, but
that the lines of nobility and health
made by deep breathing arc the really
lovely lines, fragility being something
rather to be feared than loved, why
then fragility begins to be avoided.
and the lines of the Venus de Milo, of
the Diana, of the Pallas, begin to
come in.-IdvpcrS Basar.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-01-29
4 Story Hard to Believe.

I heard good story about a burg
lar. or rather sneak thief, in Phlla-
dclphia, awhile ago. \ gentleman
was standing with few other people
in front of store window on Chestnut
street, and as he felt for his watch to
compare his time with that of the
chronomcter in the window he dis
covered that his tmcpicce was gone.
lie advertised for it that night, offer.
ing $25 reward and no questions asked
for it's return. The next morning,
while sitting in his library, hand
some, we'll dressed man ushcrcd ill.,,
who, aftera few moments convcrsa-
ton, handed him over the missing
watch. The owner at once replaced
the watch in his own pocket and en-
tered into an interested conversation
with the man as to pocket picking in
general. He paid the finder s25, thea
said cordially:
Now, of course, | said no ques-
tons asked, but really. as a matter
Of curiosity, | should like to know
how in the world you got that watch
without my knowledge.
The man, nothing loath, told the
whole story, and after few very
pleasant remarks rose and said good
by. When he was fairly gone, the
old gentleman started to take out his
watch to examine his regaincd treas
use, when he discovered that it was
gone again. This time, when he ad-
vcrtiscd SD reward and no questions
asked, he received no responsc.-B"s-
ton Post.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-01-29
Fooled the COnstablcs.

EAsLEY, Jan. 20.-Ycsterday even
ing two State constablcs alighted from
train No. II and went to Wyatt's hotel.
A little after dark a report came to
them that something crooked was going
on in a grove Of pines in the suburbs
of the town. Accompanied by town
Marshal Wyatt they went out to in
vcstigate and found what appeared to
be full grown blind tiger dealing out
sparkling liquid without the fear of
officials and in total disregard Of the
dispensary law. The whole outfit.
consisting of four or FIVE boys and a
fiye-gallon keg, was arrested and
marched to the hotel the constables
and marshal taking it turn about in
carrying the capital prize, which proved
to be heavy and unhandy load to
carry half mile on their shoulders.
The boys were summoned to appear
for trial to-day and turned loose on
their own rccognizance. This morning
Marshall Wyatt, after making three
tests with his olfactory organs and
drinking copiously from the contents
of the keg, decided that the perfume
from the outside was like that of
"purc mountain dew but the liquid
was spring water. The officers took
the joke good humoredly. Columbia
,St1fe
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-01-29
ANDFRsON S. c. WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 30 1896

from the American nation. 1ndepcn-
dcncc would shortly follow, and then
if the wishes of the great majority of
our people could be carried out, an
ncxation would be the ultimate end.
As an independent and separate ma
tion Cuba would for many years be
weak, but as State of the great
Union she would share the strength,
glory and prosperity of her sisters.
"Thc Cuban of to-day looks not TO
Spain nor to Europe for his inspira.
ton. He realizes that the old world
is indeed old and that the best of the
future will be found in America. The
Cuban youth attends the schools of
the United States. He learns, as |
learned, to admire the free institu
tions of the United States, and while
in his veins may flow the blood of Cas-
tile. his heart throbs with the hopes,
ambitions and inspirations Of the
American.
"On purely commercial grounds
alone we might desire closer relation
ship with the United States, and [
believe it would be unqucstionably to
our advantage and to yours to have
such. In return for our sugar, coffee,
fruits and woods We would receive the
machinery, cotton and other manufac-
tured products, as well as the flour,
grain and beef products of the Union.
Americans themselves must sec the
desirability Of national and CONNER
cial union. I believe they do. and
that the Congress Of the United States
will not longer delay in the primary
action toward that end-thc recogni-
tion of belligcrcnt rights. AS for
myself, personally, I hope to see the
Lone Star of Cuba placed in the blue
field with the other States of the
American constellation. "--Correspon
,1ourc CLicnn,, Pcc0rI
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-01-29
Into Electrical Power.

Columbia has set the pace for the
whole country in the matter Of the
transmission of electrical power for
cotton mills, and proven that hence
forth there is to be no question as to
the site of projected mill. Recently
the State republished an article from
high authority dealing with that ques-
ton. Now, in two weeks time ground
is to be broken for the erection of a
plant that will be the largest electrical
generating plant in the world save
one, for the transmission Of the un-
seen power for long distances, not
excepting the plant in the State Of
Hidalgo, Mexico, which was recently
contracted for to transmit 1000 horse
power over distance of 20 miles, and
the Sacramcnto-F olson transmission
plant in California, which was put
into successful operation last year.
transmitting 1000 horse power q
miles from the water falls at Folsom
tc Sacramento at commercial ETH
cheney Of over IS per cent. The only
plant that will be larger is that at
Portland, Ore, recently started. trans
hitting $4,000 horse power II miles.
Columbia plant will, however, be
somewhat different in character, and
of it's peculiar kind, it will be the
largest in the world, it is said.
All know that the Columbia Water
Power company has been contemplate
ing the erection of a large generating
plant here for some time. About
month ago experts came here to make
an examination with a view to d,cid
ing whether or not to erect plant
utilizing all of the Columbia canal,
The State now has the information
direct from one of the gentlemen who
propose to spend their money in the
erection of this plant that they have
at last accepted the plans; that the
plant will utilize all Of the power
afforded by the Columbia canal; thar
they will award the contract for the
construction of the buildings this
week, and that ground is to be broken
for the erection of the plant near the
foot of Gcrvais street in two weeks
time. \ gentleman, who never makes
such announcement until a matter is
fully determined upon, says the avail
able power will be something over lO,-
900 horse power. The plant will be
pushed to an early completion.
The erection of this plant will prob
ably rcvolutionize things in Columbia
and in few short months she is like
ly to become the "Quecn City Of the
South indeed. The power will be
cheap and cotton mills will doubtless
60 up in every direction. The ques-
ton of sites will be no longer con-
sidcration. \ leading authority only
month ago said: In the matter of
long distance transmission of power,
electrical machinery has made such
remarkable advances that it is no
longer necessary to bring the mill to
the water power. The proceeding is
now reversed and the water power is
transmitted to the mill, which is
located where it is most desirable, and
is not forced to be situated miles away
from railroads and cities as has been
the case heretofore. But not only
will power be supplied to cotton mills.
but other enterprises in need Of motive
powcr. 1t would be hard to estimate
the impetus that will unqucstionably
be given to industrial development in
Columbia by this plant. Columbia
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-01-29
Ingersol is A "GOrncr."

BRooKFIELD, Mo. Jan. IL Nearly
900 people, eager to hear the famous
divine. Rev. Sam Jones, crowded
Yancy Hall in this city tonight to
hear him talk on "Get There and Stay
There" A Republic man interview
cd Mr.. Jones upon what he though Of
Colonel Ingersolls conversion by
prayer. He answered as follows
~ do not believe Mr.. Ingersoll has
been converted. have seen in the
first place the press notices OF the
Christian Endcavor of Cleveland, o.. :,
announcement that they would pray
for Mr.. Ingcrsoll's conversion, all Of
which was unscripturalin itself. The
Savior taught us when we pray to en-
ter our closets and shut the door and
He that secth thee in secret will
award thee openly have also seen
the press notices of his willingness
to join the Peoples Church in a GER
tain city in which he lectured. 1t is
church, as l understand it, without
creed, dogmas or faith. If that be
true, 1 don't see why the devil
couldn't join such church. In the
first place, Mr.. Ingersoll doesn't
want to be converted, in my judge.
mcnt, and if | were sinner would
feel somewhat about his conversion
like the gentleman who approached
the pastor during a revival meeting
one morning, and asked him:
is it fact that it is true that
old Bill Green was converted last
night ?
"'No, said the preacher. He was
at the alter, but not converted.
I'm glad Of that, replied the
'Why?' said the preacher.
yerted .
"'Ycs, said the gentleman. 'but ]
want to get ahead of him, for fear
he will exhaust the plan of saliva
tion.
"But, seriously, I do not believe
Mr.. Ingersoll will ever be converted to
Christianity. Repentance and faith
must preccdc conversion, and | sup
pose in his own estimation he has
done nothing to repent of in the first
place, and in the second place he
don believe anything Scriptural. In
my judgment he is a 'goncr. |
think Mr.. Ingersoll has checked his
baggage through to destruction and
will 20 on the train he is now on.
Christianity is simply and only mat
ter of choice. God cannot make a
man a Christian until he chooses to be
one. If He can, how can He? If
He could, wouldn't all men be Chris
tions The devil cant make man
bad who doesn't choose to be bad.
Personally, I believe Mr.. Ingersoll is
clever, big-hearted old sinner, in his
way, but religiously speaking, he is a
bad egg. l would hate to fool away
my time incubating such an egg. lie
is a charming orator and can make a
sentence as beautiful as a string of
pearls. If old Bob were to confess
conversion, I would want him to join
on probation. | would be by him like
the Jews were by St. Paul would
give him the road awhile.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-01-29

= The tomb of President Monroe at
Richmond, Va, has been robbed of
the silver plate bearing the date of
his birth and death.
= Not a few who read what Mr..
Robert Rowls, of Hollands, Va, has
to say below, will remember their own
experience under like circumstances {:
"Iast winter | had la grippe which
left me in low state of health. |
tried numerous remedies, none Of
which did me any good, until | was
induced to try bottle of Chamber
lain's s Cough Remedy. The first bot
tie of it so far relieved me that | was
enabled to attend to my work, and the
second bottle effected cure. For
sale at % and 30 cents per bottle by
Hill Bros.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-01-29
A physician of pocahontas county.

A physician of Pocahontas county.
Virginia, tells story of patient who
one night recently swallowed two 81
calibre cartridges in mistake for two
fve-grain capsules Of medicine. The
doctor left the capsules with the in.
structions that the sick man should
take them during the night. The man
awakened, reached for the capsules.
but somehow got hold Of the cartridges
and did not discover his mistake until
he had swallowed them. No serious
harm resulted. though the patient had
an anxious time for some hours.
= Ever take your rheumatism to
that doctor who heals by touch p
Yes. lie touched me and heelcd
himself to the extent Of SO.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-01-29
HoW's This.

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward fci any
case Of Ca.arch that cannot lie cured by Halls
Ca,arrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY 4 CO. Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned have known + j. Cheney
for the last Is years, and believe him perfectly
honorable in all business transactions and iinan
cially able to carry out any Obligations made by
their irm.
WEST Il TRrAv. Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. O.
WALDIS". kISSAS 4 MARVIN, Wholesale Drug.
ss,s, Toledo, o.
ual's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon III" blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system Trstimopials sent free.
Gold BIZ UruTSists 80.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-01-29

= For n pain in the chest piece OF
flannel dampcncl with Chamberlain $
Pain Balm and bound on over the
seat of the pain. and another on the
back between the shoulders, will afford
prompt relief. This Is especially
,aluablc in eases where the pain is
caused by cold and there is Il ten
dcncy toward pneumonia. For sale BY
Hill Bros.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-12-10
western Developm ent.

Helena, Dec. 10.-The sale OF the Helena
and Frisco mine in the Occur d. Alene
district was Yesterday csnsummated The
Exploring com pany, of London, England,
is the pure haser.
The mine was recently examined by
Hamilton Smith, of London, in company
with Messrs. Hauser & Hotter, the princi-
pal owners.
The purchase price is $2,225,00O. The
negotiations were conducted and closed
in Helena by W. G. Chalmers, of Fraser &
Chalmers, Chicago.
San Francisco sale was announced
yesterday Of five gold mining locations
in the Beveridge mining district, Inyo
county. The purchasers are H. s. Gill
lette and Calvin II. Brown, of Chicago,
and the price paid is $260,0OO. The new
owners will erect a milling plant and
operate an improved system of reduction.
Denver.-A special to the News from
Caspar, Wyo., says: 1t is rumored that
Cudahy, of Chicago, has purchased 3O0,-
600 acres of oil land in this vicinity and
the refinery at Casper and will at once be-
gin active opposition to the Standard Oil
company. 1t is said the Chicago million
aire has assurance of satisfactory rail-
road rates,
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-12-10
SENTENCED TO DIE.
Judge Bantz Orders the Hanging Of
Henry Daniels at silver City on
January for Cold. Blood.
ed Murder.

Speaking of the recent three weeks
term of the district court in Silver City
the Eagle says:
The grand jury remained in session
only eight days and disposed of m ost all
the Jail and outside cases to be tried by
them, returning fifteen indictments and
twelve no bills, three of the indictm ents
being for murder, four for larceny of
stock, some for assault and five for
burglary. The case which attracted the
most attention at this term of court was
the murder case of Henry Daniels, it be.
ing very heartless murder of Lafayette
Fox on election day. A great deal of
trouble was had in getting jury, but it
was completed Thursday. r. f. Helm
was appointed by the court attorney for
plaintiff. Quite number of witnesses
were put on the stand and the case went
to the jury late Friday afternoon. They
returned verdict of murder in the first
degree in about fifteen minutes after they
left the court room.
On Monday, Judge Bantz overruled the
motion for new trial in the Daniels
murder case, continues the Eagle, stating
that the records were correct in every
particular and that there we're no grounds
for new trial. After few remarks in con-
nection with the trial, the court pronoun-
ced sentence on him as follows: That you,
Daniels, be turned over to the sheriff and
kept in custody by him until Monday, the
4th day of January. 1897, when you will
be taken by him to some convenient place,
within Grant county, and there, between
the hours of O'Clock in the morning and
5 O'Clock in the evening, will be hanged
by the neck until dead.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-12-10
Among the Pets.

Chicago, Dec. 1O.-In the big pano-
rama building there is now in progress
an unique show, the first of the kind ever
attempted in the country. 1t is described
in the program as an exposition of house
hold pets and poultry, but in reality it is
an exhibition of queer animals and
freaks from the animal kingdom. There
is trained trick donkey, which has been
rechristened Bryan; talking dog, an
educated fox, a pair of performing alli-
gators, pugilistic monkey who is will
ing to meet all comers, pair of turtles
claimed to have extraordinary intelli-
gence; blooded dogs, trained cats and
pets of all kinds that fly, swim or can
travel about on four legs. In the freak
department are cats with extra toes, one
with an extra leg, three legged duck, a
five-legged dog and some two-tailed
beasts. There are 100 cats in the gallery,
of which Miss Francis Willard's Toot-
sizes, claimed to be the finest white An
CORA in the world, and for which she has
been offered and has refused as high a
figure as $500, is the queen.
Baltimore.-A pet dog with a fastidious
appetite attracted attention at the hotel
Stafford. It belonged to Commodore
Gerry, of New York, who, with his wife
and two daughters, three maids, pri-
vate secretary and a valet, occupied
apartments at the hotel. The dog, which
is cute little Spaniel, also had a room,
occupying the servants quarters of the
commodore suites. For dinner yesterday
the animal had selected roast quail.
This was topped off with a portion of
ice-cream and cake, served on silver
salver, with dainty white napkin, with
an attendant to carve the bird, his dog
ship ate with evident relish.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-12-10
Doesn't WantAny Dance.

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. l0.-Governor-
elect Mount has decided there shall be
no inaugural ball to mark his coming
into office.
"There will be no inaugural ball." he
said to-day, land there will be no parade
of men and officers in gay and glittering
uniforms. shall require no military es-
cort, and the attendance of staff con-
slider superfous. would per sonally pre-
fer to take the oath of Office in the cham
ber of the house of representatives, and
the only entertainment l would favor
would be public reception at the gov
ernor's parlors in the evening and to
have it distinctly understood that allgood
people be welcomed there without regard
to station, wealth or race.
at strikes me that it would be exceed
ingly bad taste to attend this inaugura-
tion with pomp and ceremony, when the
common people of our state are strug-
Cling for livelihood. There is a ten
dency in this day to draw class distinc-
tions, and frown on any ceremony or
service which could possibly be construed
as leading toward what some might de-
nominate as. aristocratic ostentation."
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-12-10
SHARKEY CONSPIRACY.
Trial in San francisco Developing the
Fact That FitzsimmOns Was
Defrauded.

San Francisco, Dec. 10.-In the Fitz.
simmons Sharkey conspiracy trial this
morning, George Allen, assistant trainer
for Sharkey, testified that in the eighth
round Fitzsimmons knocked Sharkey out
completely.
Fitzsimmons made no foul, and, as
one of Sharkey's seconds, he claimed
none, but after Sharkey was knocked out
witness jumped into the ring and waved
a towel above his head as a token of sur
render.
The witness said that no marks on
Sharkeys groin were visible until after
Leo was closeted with Sharkey. After
the doctor left, Sharkey's groin was then
covered with blood stained clots.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-12-10
STEAMER FOUNDERED AT SEA
North German Lloyd Steamer Goes
to the Bottom Off the Coast
of Spain.
NEARLY THREE HUNDRED LIVES LOST
Most of the Passengers Were Russians
and in the Steerage Bound from
Buenos Ayres to Bremen-Crew
of Sixty-fve Persons.

Corinna, Spain, Dec. - The Italian
steamship Salier, formerly the property
of the North German Lloyd company, is
believed to have foundered off the Span.
ish coast. The Salier carried crew of
from sixty to seventy men.
Vigo, Spsin.-The North German Lloyd
steamer Salier was totally lost of Corn
mas Celubedo last nigh. All hands were
drowned. 1t is not known that she had
any passengers.
Vigo, Spain.-The statement that there
were no passengers on board the Salier
is incorrect. There were 2lO passengers.
Her crew was composed of slxty.tive men.
All on board, passengers and crew, per-
ished.
The Salier's passengers consisted of
113 Russians, thirty-fivs Galicians, sixty
one Spanlards and one German.
The Salier was bound from Bremen to
Buenos Ayres, via Corunna and Villa
Garcia. The passengers were mostly IN
the steerage.