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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-04-01

Last Friday Mr.. M. S. Dickens, proprie.
tor of the Hotel Chiquola, received two
fine registered Jersey COWS and one Jersey
bull from Augusta. The grandsire of the
bull took the premium al the worlds fair
In Chicago.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-04-01

Mr.. J. P. Dunnahoo will be at D obbins'
Stables on and after next Friday with
some very fine horses fer sale cheap. See
advertisement.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-04-01

The entertainment to be given by the
ladies of Grace Church on Thursday even
ing, 9th inst, is looked forward to with
great pleasure.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-04-01

Brock Bros. are agents for the Rambler
Bicycle and the Ideal Bicycle, both of
which are very popular wheels. An adj
vertisement Of both wheels sppears in
another column. Ifyou want a wheel call
on Brock Bros.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-04-01

Miss Mae Miller has gone to New York
to spend a few months with her brother,
Mr.. ". N. Miller, who Ia engaged in bust.
ness there.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-04-01

We are in receipt of the following invita-
ton: "Col. and Mrs. Joshua Jameson
request your presence at the marriage of
their daughter, Minnie, to Mr. John Ruins
Orr, Wednesday morning, April 8, at II 80
O'Clock, at home"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-04-01

Mr.. R L. Parker, son Of Mr.. r. E. Par.
ker, of this County, graduated last week
from the Dental Department of the Wander.
bilt University. Nashville. Tenn, and is
now a full fedged dentist. He has not
vet decided where he will locate. DR..
Parker Is q most excellent young man,
and will make friends wherever he locates.
We wish him success.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-04-01

Dr.. J. O. White, who has been in New
York for the past month attending a
special course of lectures on certain dis.
eases, returned home last week. He re-
lates a funny little incident by accident.
ally meeting on the cars, after leaving
Washington, with the Populist candidate
for Governor in Alabama, who had two
pistols on his person.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-04-01

Greenville Mountaineer: "Mrs. Nora
Riley and little daughter, Fannie, have
gone on an extended visit to Anderson"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-04-01

At a meeting of the Trustees Of Clemson
College last week Hon. J. Bolton Watson
was appointed q member of the Board oil
Visitors.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-04-01

Honea Path Chronicle: "While return
ing from Anderson last Saturday G. II.
Greer's mule ran away with bis buggy,
tearing it up to some extent and slightly
ipjuring Mr.. Greer. The accident was
caused by the single tree breaking"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-04-01

Mr. B. F FAINT. Anderson's clever assis.
tanaPostmaster, returned a few days ago
from q trip down into Florida. Hereports
a pleasant trip. and some of the boys say
the next time he goes down there he will
bring "her'' back with him.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-04-01

Last Saturday night a difficulty occur.
red on Mr.. J B. Pruitt's plantation, in
Martin Township, between Jap. Carter
and John Donald, both negroes, which
resulted in the former emptying the con-
tents Of his shot gun into the body Of the
latter. Donald lived until Sunday night.
AS usual, q woman was the cause OF the
trouble. Donald went to Carter's house
carrying q Winchester rifle and started the
row, and the latter claims to have shot
Donald in self defense. Carter was lodged
in Jail last night, on a warrant from Trial
Justice Robinson, who held the inquest.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-04-01

Several interesting communications,
which did not reach 10 until yesterday
carried over until next week, on account
of a lengthy Ordinance from the City
Council having been handed us yesterday,
and which had to be published this week.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-04-01

All the Confederate veterans should re.
member the meeting to be held in the
Court House next Monday to elect two
members of the Board of Pensioners. 1t
is an important meeting and all who can
possibly do so should attend.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-03-12
THE CRACKED COIN GAME.
How the Shrewd Man Wins Bets with {
ssHocusedp Pit of Silver

How the shrewd Man Wins Bets with q
"Hocused" Bit of Silver.
Two blithe and confident young men
entered the subtreasury one day last
week, and one Of them dropped a silver
half dollar, or something which looked
like it, ON the desk before one of Uncle
Sans money sharps. 1t fell with a dull
and leadlike sound.
GOOD or bad2" asked the first blithe
young man.
The clerk investigated.
GOOD, I" said he.
"Good enough, II said the first blithe
young man. Five dollars, please. n
The second young man, not quite 80
blithe. passed over a bill, apparently
the amount Of bet, and together they
left the place of gold and silver. The
subtreasury clerk smiled and closed one
eye.
"It's good one, 7" be said. III have
heard Of it before. Guess some Of the
sharp 'uDs' are making good thing out
Of it.
You see, if you take a silver coin
and crack it some way or other, on an
anvil say. you can take all the ring out
of it without in any way spelling the
looks of the coin. Then all you have to
do is to get confederate and work the
saloons and cafes for suckers. Bang
your coin hard on the mahogany. The
barkeeper looks at it with suspicion.
You hastily substitute another coin for
it that rings like Old Trinity's chimes,
but grumblingly murmur your belief
that the first coin il all right. Your con
federate offers to bet that it isn't. You
do q little verbal fencing back and
forth. The sucker comes forward, as
he always does, for they are born every
minute. The confederate backs him ID
with slap Cd the back and a confident
assertion that the coin is lead. "A bet il
made. The money is put up. All adjourn
to bank in the vicinity to test the mat
ter. The coin is pronounced o. X,
and the sucker pockets his loss. New
York World
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-03-12

having a deeply polnred yoke OF veIyer
and blouse effect Of the mohair.
Another gown for young girl had q
plain skirt Of chestnut brown sicilienne.
The corsage was il blouse form, with
revers ending in a sailor square across
the shoulders. Two dull gold buttons
were set on each side Of the front, and q
fchu ruffie Of brown silk finished the
neck. This gown is we'll designed for
both wool and cotton goods
For outdoor gowns I saw one that was
almost an oddity. 1t was a checked
cheviot in two shades Of red and black.
On the lighter checks were black woven
figures. There was a band of light brown
fur around the bottom. There was a
light Havana brown velvet underwaist,
and over that was drawn an outer waist,
in loose folds, headed by flat loops of
cherry ribbon. The sleeves were very
full puffs, which did not begin until be-
low the slope Of the shoulders. Many ad-
mired it.
Another spring costume was Of print
ed cashmere in several shades Of purple
and tan cloth. The skirt and collar, also
the high cuffs, were Of the purple, and
the basque, wide collar, sleeves and
slashed upper skirt were Of tan. "A vest
front was Of violet tatfeta, bordered
with the pipings Of ruby velvet, and the
ruff was Of violet taffeta- Not every one
can wear violet 80 close to the face. This
was tasteful costume and could be de-
veloped in almost any woolen material
or combination Of color.
HENRIETTF ROUSSEAU.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-03-12

SPRING COSTUMES FOR YOUNG LADIES
mer materials do. Satines are shown
also; but unfortunately they never look
so we'll after washing, and one wants
summer dress to stand at least three
visits to the laundry. The percale shirt
waists are undeniably pretty, though |
hardly think the white collars and cuffs
to the colored waists in the best taste.
The new ecru and ficelle colored en-
broideries to match the linens and ba-
tistes are almost like lace, SO open are
they and SO light. Cotton crepons will be
trimmed with embroideries done on
crepon to match. I should have men
toned the madras cloths in black and
white stripes, which are popular for
shirt waists. These have deep white
cuffs and collars, made separate, trim
med with very narrow embroidery in
black and white, with once in awhile
pin head dot of red Or blue to take off
the mourning appearance. Yellow is
seen everywhere on everything and in
every shade. Cochin buff is a pretty
color, and many of the batistes are in
that shade. There was dress for a
young girl of 16 of buff pique laid in
fiat plaits in the back of the skirt. The
waist was plain in the back, where it
closed, but had stitching Stimulating IA
yoke. The front was gathered in blouse
fashion, with two cascades Of ecru cot
ton crepon embroidery. The sleeves
were pulled to the elbow, where all the
fullness was taken ia with close plaits
until it fitted the arm snugly, 10 fly
loose at the bottom iii sort Of ruff1e.
The same design was developed in a
handsome dark blue mohair. the front
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-03-12
The Pigs Grunt.

The continued grunting of the pig is
of interest as revealing something Of the
conditions of life of his wild ancestors.
A herd Of swine scattered in the long
grass or among the brackens of a Euro
pean forest would soon lose sight Of one
another. But the grunts of each would
still advertise his presence to his neigh
bors, and 50 the individual members Of
the herd would not lose touch with the
main body. Then there are grunts and
grunts. If one Of my readers will imi-
tate the ingenious Mr.. Garner and take
photograph to the nearest pigsty, he
might get material to make Up a book
on the language and grammar Of the
hog. However thick the jungle, the
wild pig could. BY taking note Of the
pitch and emphasis Of the grunts to
right and left Of him, tell pretty much
what his hidden colleagues were think
ing about. North American Review.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-03-12

A very attractive ornamental art Of
recent introduction is, as stated, the pro-
duction of an imitation beadwOrk on
fabrics of various kinds by means of
what is known as glass powder, or
"diamantine, 2 the eresult being patterns
which present an appearance similar to
that exhibited by glass beads on close or
open meshed fabrics. The method Of
operation in carrying out this idea IL
said to be simple-that j., the fabric il
coated BY means Of moldiDg boards with
resinous substances, composed OF, say,
60 parts Of gnaiacum and 80 parts Of
shellac, dissolved in 100 parts Of alco-
hol, 10 parts Of glycerin being added to
the solution under continuous stirring.
After the composition has been carefully
distributed over the surface Of the fab
ric the glass powder is strewn on it
and firmly pressed by repeated rolling,
ETC., the glass powder being prepared by
thorough pulverizing or pounding, and
may be of any or many colors. New
York Sun.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-03-12
HOW COMEDIAN CRANE WAS sNUBBED
He Gives q Young Actor Some Good Ad-
vice About Self Conceit.

vice About Self COnceit.
a very young man who made hit
in new play in this city called on
William H. Crane one morning and in
very patronizing manner remarked
that he would consider an offer to join
the comedians company. The actor
greeted him very cordially, for he had
always been very nice, modest young
man. but it was not long before the
actor discovered that there was some
thing the matter with his young friend.
He held his head very high and showed
certain unmistakable signs of being
caddish. It did not take the actor long
to see that the boy was suffering from
the affiiction known as "big head, and
calling to his valet to shut the door
from the outside he proceeded to do
what he considered his duty.
"Look. here. my boy, said he, 'you
are suffering with worms Now, don't
start sit still till get through. One
hit doesn't make an actor any more
than one swallow j. going to make next
summer You remind me of myself
when I was but prentice hand. got
chance to play small part and ac-
cepted it. In my own valuable estima-
tion ] made the biggest kind Of hit in
IL. The morning after / walked around
the lobby OF the cheap hotel in which I
was then proud TO stop as happy as any
lord. wanted everybody to point me
out as that bright young actor who made
the big hit the night before.
s'For long time no one noticed me.
and / could not understand it. Finally
g sharp eyed man called me to him,
which thought was strange proceed
ing, and asked me if hadn't appeared
in the show the night before. was
nearly tickled to death, for had been
discovered. Iprondly replied that had
First appearance:' be asked. Yes. sir,
replied. What salary do you Rets' was
bis next question. told him that got
nothing just then. which was the truth.
The inqnisitive one shifted his cigar.
looked me over very carefully for al
minute, and turning on his heel said
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-03-12

on white, cream or pale tinted ground
They are crisp and delicious to the touch
Three yards and a half are required for
one Of these sashes There is pretty
new shade Of lavender where the bal
ance is in favor Of pink rather than
blue. These ribbons are only intended
for wear with the delicate and sheer
fabrics.
For the cotton goods and for grass
linens there will be much black velvet
ribbon used. Stock collars, cuffs, bows,
rosettes and many other devices will be
made Of velvet ribbon, either black or
in some dark, solid color. They will be
made SO that they can be easily removed
for laundry purposes Satin ribbon in
white cream, pale pink or blue is made
up into wrinkled stock collars, and each
has wide bow, often with fringed ends,
in the back. These are made over stiff
material, and they are extremely becom-
ing When the belt and other accessories
are of dark velvet, there is often an or
namentation Of the same colored velvet
ribbon in very narrow width, not over
one-sixteenth of an inch wide This is
run through embroidery or lace. The
dark prussian blue and eminence purple
are colors much affected for this trim
ming, but black and very dark green
give the best effects.
The new grass linens are called BY
half a dozen different names, and their
use will be general. They are often call
ed linen grenadines and linen batistes.
They vary III shade from a silvery fiaxen
tint to dark, muddy green through all
the ecru and ticelle tints. However you
find them, or under whatever name, they
are lovely. Some of them are SO woven
that they show openwork designs, and
these are called grenadines. To be per-
feet they should be made up over per-
caline or taffeta lining They do not
wash well, as they lose the distinctive
color which the raw fax gives.
saw one Of the new swiss muslins
made up yesterday. The swiss was torn
into strips five inches wide, and between
them were set rows of gauze ribbon of a
soft rush green with black dots The
swiss was dotted with white, and the
whole was made up over light skirt of
rose pink taffeta, with two pinked rutfles
at the bottom The pink showed family
through the muslin and ribbon, and the
effect was exquisite.
If that was exquisite, do not know
how to describe the new batistes print
ed in cashmere patterns. There is such
a jumble Of color, all SO delicate and
transparent that at first one makes out
nothing but the general effect, but after
awhile the palm leaves and intricate
scroll pattern begin to define themselves,
and one sees the design, which is really
too beautiful for description. There are
some new ginghams called embroider-
ed ginghams, - but their title to that
comes from openwork stripes between
stripes of plain tints. These ginghams
are as pretty as any silks and must be
treated with respect in the making and
wearing. The large sashes will be sent
out with these materials, as we'll as the
sheerer lawns. Percales are so unusual
ly pretty this season that every one
wants one. They look so well after
washing, which few Of the other sum
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-03-12
NUMBER 81


On, woman with thc b0nny oyes
That shine lil1e stlrs in midnight skies
Before thu break WI morn.
Oh. tall Ile, da yrH know thy power
That llrs within thnu-evrry hour,
Those cges su syft ami brightY
On, woman with the glossy hair,
ID y1-l4 who are so frail and fair.
E'cr pause to think with sc0ra
That yon can chain Id To your side
Where all our strength and manly pride
Are Int for your delight
Oh, woman with tie faaltlezs face,
The red, red lips where dimples chase
each other TO and fro.
Oh do yon know your countless charms,
The swelling neck, the rounding arms,
The form poets wish,
The hand so tapering and white,
The foot 50 slim and wee and slight
And fGircr than the snows
1ou have the power for good or i'll,
fou charm US 70 obey your Will.
For one smile or a kiss
M. Idseer in Womanlind
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-03-12

was Dutch missionary and her mother
an English woman. She seems to have
all the imagination Of a recluse and
mystic, but she appears, also, to have
some good common sense, for when Lon
don went wild over the rapid advance in
the Kaffir mining shares, she sounded
the warning that brought the gambling
to a sudden stop and nearly created a
panic. She gave facts and figures prov
ing that nine tenths of the South Afri.
can mines listed on the London Mining
Stock Exchange were undeveloped, and
that many did not even consist of a hole
in the ground. Her onslaught was so
sudden and so overwhelming that Bar
ney Barnato and the other agents of
Rhodes were nearly swept off their feet.
She married member of parliament
named Kronwright, but as he regards
her as the more prominent member of
the family he has considerably added
her name to his, and now they ars
known as Mr.. and Mrs. Kronwright-
Schreiner. She is now engaged in MAX
ing speeches, writing articles and carry
ing on what South Africa has named a
"petticoat" campaign, with the help
Of her husband and women in South
Africa, to keep Cecil Rhodes out Of the
governing business.
Mrs. Schreiner believes that Rhodes
is largely responsible for the present
state Of affairs and is enslaving the
poor and making the rich more rich.
She deplores that in new country,
where socialism should be feasible, the
conditions in the old nations are result
ing. TO her the idea that one man
should simply own such an enormous
amount of the virgin soil and of mineral
wealth, which belong as much TO one
man as to another, is atrocious and not
to be endured.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-03-12
Deaths Due TO Cbloroform.

1t is stated that 81 deaths have occur
red within the past year in the United
Kingdom, of which 50 were from the
administration of chloroform This
would be fearful Indictment against
the use of that anasthetic if we only
knew what was the relative proportion
Of patients submitted to its influence and
to the influence OF other an4sthetics. In
other words, if the number Of chloro-
form cases were so times the number Of
nitrous oxide cases, chloroform would
be no more dangerous, although it might
have caused SO deaths for one death
caused by the latter anasthetic. Medic
al Press
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-03-12
De Tabley and His Books.

The side Oh which / was most capable
Of appreciating Lord de Tabley's gifts
as q collector was the photographed
If / am anything Of a connoisseur in
this direction, owe it TO his training
His zeal il the amassing Of early edi-
tions Of the English poets was extreme
be was one Of those who think nothing
of hanging about bookshOp at o'clock
in the morning waiting for the shutters
to be taken down. But his zeal was emil
nently according to knowledge. He val
ued his first edition for the texts sake,
not for the bare fact of rarity. Every
book he bought he read, and with a
critical gusto. A little anecdote may IL
lustrate his spirit as collector. In 1877
he secured. by a happy accident, copy
Of Millions Poems Of 1915, book
which be had never met with before.
Too eager to wait for the post, be sent
a messenger round to my house with a
note to announce not merely the joyful
fact, but-this il the interesting point-a
discovery he had made in the volume
namely, that the line in the Nativity
Ode, which in all later editions has
run
orb'd in a rainbow, and like glories wearing
originally stood
The enamel'd arras Of the rainbow wearing,
(which, - as be said, is a grand
mouthful Of sound and ever SO much bet
ter than the weak like glories. Con
temporary Review.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-03-12
THE SUMMER ATTIRE.
RIBBONS WILL PLAY AN IMPORTANT
PART I'M IT.

And Solomon In All His Glory was Not
Arrayed as Some Of the Fashion Ey-
tremisb win BE IN New Goods and
Shades.
Ribbons will play very important
part in all the summer attire this sea-
son, and such ribbons The thin dresses
are to have sashes tied with great but
terfiy bows in the back of wide taffeta
ribbon in persian, cheney fgurings and
stripes. The stripes are of satin over the
taffeta ground, in graduated shades.
Some of the taffeta ribbons are woven
in several shades of the same color, the
lightest being in the center and the
darkest near the edges. The ribbons of
gauze in persian designs are the pretti-
est, the daintiest, and the loveliest
things imaginable. When laid over
white, they look as if they were com
posed Of the baseless fabric Of which
dreams are made The cheney patterns
have wreaths Of flowers or detached
blossoms along the middle Of the ribbon
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-03-12
Asked by an Insurance Company.

Here are some of the questions which
new insurance company requires to be
answered satisfactorily, and the public
will agree that there is more reason for
them than many of the old queries:
''Do you ride bicycle? Single or
tandem?
''Do You eat (a) hot cakes, tb) ta-
males, (c) mince pie, (d) welsh rabbit,
(e) raw onions?
''Do you swallow grape seeds?
''Do You drink any mixed drinks2
4Do you ever sleep in a folding bed?
'Do you smoke (a) cigarettes, (b)
nickel cigars?
"Have You a mother-in- law?
ibid you ever attempt suicide?"-
San Francisco Post
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-03-12

was well PAID Inc reply nearly para
lyzed me. don't know but that / went
up 70 my room and cried The man took
all the conceit ont of me, and today he
y my warmest friend Get yourself back
TO earth now, and take my words in u
kindly sense. None Of Us can afford To
have big heads
The young man left very angry, but
next day wrote the actor q letter, apol-
ogizing for his conduct and thanking
him for his advice. New York Times
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-03-12
Disease Lnrks In Easements.

Physicians aver that there are disease
and death in storing wooden blocks from
old pavements in cellars for fuel. Sew
eral cases of typhoid and diphtheria have
been traced to this cause. It is we'll to
remember single decaying cabbage or
bushel of turnips in the basement has
poisoned the air of the entire house.
Damp cellars alone are sources Of dis
ease. Millions Of fungi grow in a night
upon damp walls, ripen, and pass off in
the air and often are the direct source
OF fatal epidemics. Fire that Will dry
the walls Of the house is the very best Of
disinfectants. Chicago Inter Ocean