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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-12-30

= Humphreys Greek, small
mountain stream near Rapid City,
South Dakota, has the peculiar prop
critics of petrifying everything that is
allowed to remain any length of time
in it's waters. A Swede named Chris
tianson has established what he calls
petrifaction farm on the stream and
advertises to petrify human beings at
prices ranging from $50 to 5000. He
will also petrify pet dogs, cats, birds,
etc., at prices to suit customers.
= A certain mother was the proud
possessor Of twins, who were as much
alike as two peas. One night she
heard series of giggles proceeding
from the neighborhood of the twins
room. What are you laughing at
there 2 she asked. ooh, nothing, y
replied Edith, one of the twins, "only
you have given me two baths and
Alice none.
- Many merchants arc we'll aware
that their customers are their best
friends and take pleasure in supplying
them with the best goods obtainable.
As an instance we mention Perry &
Cameron, prominent druggists of
Flushing, Michigan. They say: awe
have no hesitation in recommending
Chambcrlain's Cough Remedy TO our
customers, as it is the best cough
medicine we have ever sold, and
always gives satisfaction. For sale
at 25 and 80 cents yer bo:t'e by Hill
Orr Drug Go.
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while those attacking must very often,

while those attacking must very often,
if not always, advance unconcealed.
In some cases formation of the ground
might enable them to approach under
cover, but these are exceptional, and
sooner or later he must disclose him
self.
Whatever result smokeless powder
may have when infantry is fighting,
it is quite clear to the army that it
will exercise considerable influence on
the other two arms, the artillery and
cavalry. The advantages which it
will confer on the artillery are set
forth by ordinance officers as follows ::
1t leaves clear field of fire, and will
render it possible, therefore, when
firing upon artillery. to distinguish
the guns from the intervals and to
keep the fire Of ones own guns direct
ed on the former. The observation Of
the fire will also be simplifed, while
with the new powder the effect of pro-
jectiles which burst in the rear of the
smoke, caused by the enemy's guns,
could not be seen. The effect of long
range fire Will also be as easily observ-
ed as at short. When the artillery is
employed in an open country it will
be more difficult to conceal it, while
the smoke formerly screened it from
view. The movements of batteries, it
is claimed, will be more difficult, since
no advantage can be taken Of the
smoke.
It is possibly an exaggeration to
say, as many officers have who look
upon the introduction of smokeless
powder as necessitating direct change
in the present tactics, that the cavalry
will be rendered valueless on the bat
tlefeld. This same opinion was ex-
pressed, the army men say, when fire
arms were introduced, and still the
cavalry remains an important factor in
all military organizations. Some of
the closest students of the art of war
contend that the cavalry will not ap-
pear on the battlefield in the next
great wars, but will be reserved solely
to screen the infantry and for recon-
noitering purposes. Others contend
that, as men on horses are higher
above the ground than infantrymen,
they have better opportunities of see
ing what is before them regardless of
smoke clouds, and that when the time
for The cavalry comes to act it makes
no difference whether the enemy is
concealed by waves of black smoke or
standing in plain view.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-12-30

In Scotland the custom still
prevails of taking down the window
blinds when there is corpse in a
house and hanging white sheets across
the windows. The custom also pre-
walls in some parts of England (par-
ticularly in the northern part), and in
many families special death sheet"
is reserved for the chamber in which
the corpse may lie and is often used
for many generations.
When you have oold you do
not know how to cure it. All your
friends know how and they tell you
but that does not affect the cold.
- Not a few who read what Mr..
Robert Rowls, of Hollands, Va, has
to say below, will remember their own
experience under like circumstances
Last winter | had la grippe which
left me in a low state of health I
tried numerous remedies, none of
which did me any good, until I was
induced to try bottle of Chamberlain S
Cough Remedy. The first bottle of it
so far relieved me that [ was enabled
to attend to my work, and the second
bottle effected cure, - For sale at
rs and SO cents per bottle by Hill
Orr Drug Co.
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"A Kentucky judge, after a night
with the boys, was considerably hila-.
rious, and for lark the mischief low
ers reversed the wheels on his honor's
old cradle.shape wagon, putting the
fore wheels behind and the hindwhee
in front, thus raising the fore part OF
the wagon to an unwonted emincnce..
When he reached home, near morn
ing, his wife naturally wanted to know
where he had been all night. He eS-
planned ty saying, in uncertain tones,
punctuated with hiccough, Maria,
I've been to Louisville. | started in
season, bat it was ten miles, and uphill
all the way
- How did you vote at the late.
election, Dayc?'' well, sub, fo' I
answer dat question l has ter ak you
one. All right" ''Who was
elected, sub - The colonel won.
"Diu dat was dc man voted fer,
sub; l knowed he had a kunnel to
his name. ."-Atlanta Constitution.
Chicago has now real Chinese pa
per, the Chinese News. published By
Wong Chin Foo, who, according to the
Fourth Estate, sis the most noted China
man in the country when 1t comes TO
fame as writer, author and generally
progressive Celestial"
= Massachusetts has the largest cider
mills in the world, using 5000 bushels of
apples DAY, and producing $4,000 gal
Ions ofrefined cider daily. People who are
not in the apple belt will readily see the
profit In the fruit, for the growers get
from six to nine cents bushel. This
factory exports over one and aquartar
millions Of gallons to England annually
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s'GOne Honle.''

I had little darling once,
A precious, blue.eyed boy,
He was the pride of my heart,
Of my life the light and joy.
He was perfect in form and feature
AS ever a babe could be.
A "jewel of richest value" but God
Only lent him to me.
loved my bright eyed darling
As only mother could love.
But he was too pure for this world
And God has called him above.
Twas vain and sinful to think he
Belonged to me, and me alone,
For be belonged to the blessed Saviour
And now He has taken him home
Home to that beautiful land above
The "city where cometh no light"
Where all is Joy, love and peace,
And Goods own face is the light"
ButI bless the Lord who gave
And the Lord that taketh away,
For lending me the little lamb
Tho he only a short while did stay
l feel that have been made richer
By the precious little life;
For now have treasure in heaven
In the land that's free from strife.
And I know, if I am faithful
To the charge that God has given,
shall see my little one again
And live with him in heaven.
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The Growing Importance OF Alaska.

Until recent years the purchase Of
Alaska from the Russian government
was regarded by many in this country
as grave national mistake. 81
One reason for this impression is
found in the extreme northern latitude
which the peninsula occupies. Be-
cause of the severe climate peculiar to-
that remote section Of the map, it was;
commonly supposed that Alaska coal9,
produce nothing short Of icebergs, u
While the purchase covered $50, ,09l
square miles and made handsome ad b
dition to the geographical extent Of
the nation, it was thought for quite
while that Congress had virtually
aquandered s7,2OO,OOO, which was the
price Of the territory purchased from
Russia. q
Since Alaska has been recognized as
part Of this country the serious ar-j
prehensions which formerly existed in
regard to the purchase have gradually:
disappeared. From the seal industry
alone quite handsome sum has been
realized within the past few years. IS
With respect to the fisheries which
have been source of international
dispute between England and this
country for some time it may be said
that large profits have accrued to the
owners Of these fisheries and that
chiefly to this accounts duo our pres
ent misunderstanding uith England
But there is still another source Of
wealth which has recently been dis
covered in Alaska. Some four or i've
years ago it was found that the soiks
was threaded with rich seams Of gold il
and that new field was opened toll
mining enterprise. As the resulted:
this disclosure large number Of en-:
terprising individuals aocked to Alas
ka and began at once to search for the
precious metal. In 1895 The total;
| output of gold reached SO, ,000, ,0G0,
while, for the present year, it WILL
hardly fall short Of $4,000, 600.
corps Of men recently sent out blythe
geological survey made fresh discover
les in the neighborhood Of the YakoIl
River.
From these figures it will be obscryI
ed that Alaska is steadily growing ilbI
importance.-Atlanta Constitution as
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Ancient Prediction.

Entitled by popular Il addition "Mother
Shipton's Prophecy" Published in 144s,
in 1911:
Carriages without horses shall 60.
And accidents fill the world with woe,
Around the earth thoughts shall fly
In the twinkle of an eye,
The world upside down shall be,
And gold be found at the root of @ tree,
Through hills men shall ride
And no horse be at his side.
Under water men shall walk,
Shall ride, shall sleep, shall talk.
In the air men shall be seen
In white, in black and green.
Iron in tho water shall float
AS easily as wooden boat,
God shall be found and shown
In land that's now not known.
Fire and water shall wonders do,
England shall at last admit foe.
The world to an end shall come
In eighteen hundred and eighty-one.
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The Supreme Sacrifice.

Among other striking incidents in
the "black and bloody catalogue Of
Spanish atrocities compiled by the
New York Sun is one which is narrated
as follows:
"Among the captives on another
occasion was young Crittenden, of
Kentucky. Santa Anna had ordered
one man out of every ten to be shot.
Black and white beans were put in a
hat and each prisoner was required to
draw. Crittenden got a white bean,
which entitled him to exemption, but
seeing that comrade next to him had
drawn black one, he turned to him
and said:
"You have wife and children Z; I
have none. Take this bean and give
me yours"
'The proposition was reluc-.ntly
accepted and Crittenden took Che con-
demned comrades place. The execu-
tion, however, was deferred, and
through the interposition Of John j.
Crittenden and influential friends at
Washington his life was saved.
"Sir Philip Sidney has been immor-
talized for giving his cup, containing
his last drop of water, to wounded
comrade when he himself was wounded
unto death. But the no less noble
act of Crittenden has never been
praised in poetry or in song, and has
never even been heard Of by large
number of his countrymen.
Two such incidents, we believe,
occurred in the war for Southern in
dependence, except that the self-sub-
stituted victims were actually put to
death, and the story Of their sacrifice
should be better known among the
Southern people at least, as the hero
in each case was a young Confederate
soldier.
One incident occurred in Tennessee,
we believe, and the hero Of it was
lieutenant, named Brownlee, who was
captured while scouting, and at his
own request was shot in place Of a
friend who had been condemned to
death.
The other incident was one Of the
features of the Palmyra massacre,
when the Federal General, Mcneil,
caused ten Confederate prisoners to
be shot to death in retaliation for the
killing Of some of his men by bush
whackers. A youth volunteered to
take the place of one Of the victims
who had been drawn by lot, and was
accepted and killed accordingly.
We do not remember the name of
the noble boy-for he was mere boy
as we have seen no account Of the
circumstances of his death in many
years. We should be glad to have
the exact facts reported by any paper
or person who is better informed than
we are regarding them.
Such instances Of heroism arc excep-
tional, as the occasions for them are
happily rare inciyilized warfare, audit
is reflection on the people of the
South that even one such instance
should have occurred in their history
and should be so nearly forgotten in a
few ycars.-Neus and Courier.
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HoW's This.

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any
case cf Catarrh that cancot De curcd oy dalls
Catarrh Cure.
We. the undersigned have known j. Cheney
for the last Is yehrs aud believe him perfectly
honorable in all business transactions aud tnan
cially able to carry out any obligations made by
their firm.
WEST 4 TkUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O..
WAL. lSG. KISSAN & MARVIN, Wholesale Drug.
sists, Toledo. y.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act ng
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
tho system. Testimonials sent free. Price isc.
rer bottle Sold by all druggIsts
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Illicit Distilling Increases.

1t was predicted that illicit distilli
ing would decrease as the mountainous
regions in which it is most prevalent
became more thickly settled and were
opened up by railroads. BE
The report Of the commissioner OIL
internal revenue shows that this pref
diction has not been verified. On
the contrary illicit distilling has IN.
creased steadily during tie last l2s
years.
The government s methods Of detec1z
tiop has been improved and the diff Z
Guilty of finding Il safe hiding place for
an illicit distillery has increased but
the determination of the moonshinerll
to pursue his dark trade Crews strong
er as the tolls gather about him.
During the last fiscal year ], 800 ilr5i
licit distilleries were seized aud des3I
stroyed by the government. This was
the greatest number ever found in one
year and more than twice as many as
we're discovered in 1888 or any year
before that.
Though the revenue officers didmoTe
work in arresting moonshiners and
breaking up their business during the
last fiscal year than ever before in IL
months, not one Of them was killed
and only three wounded, arecord which
has been equallcl only once in twelve
years.
We regret to say that Georgia leads,
the list Of States in the moonshine Ii
quor business. OF the 1905 illicit
distilleries captured last year, 5S7
were found in Georgia and the Ninth !.
congressional district alone furnished
43O.
North Carolina, where illicit distili-
ing was formerly more common than
in this State, is now surpassed by
Georgia and shows up in the commits
sioner's report with only 453 illicit
distillerics captured during the yearA
Only 80 arc reported for Kentucky. E
The hard times have had some effect
in increasing illicit distilling but, with
the certainty Of capture and punish
ment before he has been able to get
much relief by this method, it is pass:
ing strange that the moonshiner goes
ahead with increasing persistency. -
atlanta Journal.
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For pain in the chest piece of
flannel dampencd with Chamberlain S
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
valuable in eases where the pain is
caused by cold and there is tendency
toward pneumonia For sale By Hill
Orr Drug Co..
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-27
PRICE OF WHEAT HAMMERED
W DOWN IN THE PIT AT
CHICAGO.
CLOSE WAS "A CENT OFF
EFFECT OF UNLOADING LONG
n WHEAT PLAINLY APPARENT
IN TffE DEALINGS.
LIVERPOOL MaRsSEr WAS srRoNe.
Great Importance Has Been At
tached Abroad to the Big
bulge Tom This Side.

CHICAGO, Sept. 26.-The long expected
break In wheat came today. Active liquid
alion, urged on by reports of increasing
Danubian and Russian offerings, hammered
the price OF December to point one cent
peiow yesterdays close. Other markets show
as out little change, corn closing shade
lower, oats Nc lower and provisions un-
changed to 219c lower. Liverpool once more
showed, by further advane Of I'D in the
price or wheat since the close of the market
yesterday, the Importance attached there to
the strength of the market on this side.
Inls weeks exports of wheat and -four for
Doth coasts were equal to 3,318,646 bushels.
Inose were the influences under which De-
cember wheat, which has left off at 671sc yes
terday, opened this morning at from 81 to
677sc. 1t dropped to 665s and recovered again
to little over &c several times, but every
tine It poked its nose above &c 1t was ham
mered down again. Long wheat came out
on every hard spot and the effect OF some
uhloadlng OF long wheat became clearly APP
parent as the session progressed. The price
OF december worked gradually down until
a aDut the close it was fighting to keep above
66c. 1t took plunge to 657sc, but was
worth 6o4sc in the end. Corn was irregular
ana IN the main governed by wheat. The
enormous estimates for Monday were also
lnnuential In the weak feeling at the close.
May opened 1sc higher at 2534@25hc, de-
cnned to 251sc and closed at 25Ac. Oats were
lalrly active; May opened 1sc higher at 1917
g157sc, declined to 1910 and closed easy at
asaagls7sc. Provisions were dull, but fairly
STEADY leaving off, however, shade below
the close of yesterday, except for October
lard, which showed sc Improvement Pack
ers were liberal sellers and Mondays esti-
mated receipts were large. Estimated re-
lIU0 cars; oats. 40 ears hogs, 49, 600 head
The leading futures ranged as follows:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-27
MINNEAPOLIS MARKETS.
Grain Quotations Again Strong and
Higher.

The market opened strong and higher on
an advance Of lid in Liverpool, but found
enough selling at the advance to start a de-
cline which carried it down a half cent
Then there was a reaction of half a cent tc
opening point. Selling then became heavy
aId under steady pressure the market
y.eioeo slowly up to the close. closing at a
cent decline for the day.
oHerings OF cash wheat were smaller on
the break, but with buyers taking all offer
ings at little above December prices. sell
iers were generally quite well satisfied Con.
break. e oie
Following are yesterdays closing prizes:
S go, nara to arrive, 651sc; No. 1 northern,
70 arrive, 63sc. No. 2 northern. to arrive
e5c. new wheat on track: No. hard 64ssc
NJ - 4 northern, 63Ac; No. 2 northern. 61%c'
tb oasn SAFES by sample and otherwise include
- .ne lolIowlng sales: cars No. l northern
20 arrive. 641ac; cars No. northern, tn ar,
I'VE I'VE, 64c; cars No. northern, to arrive
Sao h. ToSu bq No. northern. to arrive,
BIZ No Np nortb nor,heTn to arrive, size: 200
NO "a Northern, 63Ac; u cars No. 2 NORTH
ern' ooAc; cars No. northern. s3c . cs az
t. cor o. ssc: cars no grade, lbs off, 5s11c.
! car no grade lbs off. 58c: / car Ne
cats, 171kc. s' i'c' car No.
81 KSseeeeSE I've, 55e cars s7s $50 blu. oats
fax as0o h narie es TO- $50 bu; rye, 1880 bu;
I Ir 800 as5 lbs merchandise, 1854 sss lbs:
+ a as., u cars; barrel stoock,s cars: ma,
onnlseiy, oo,0Oo lbs; coal, LII tons: wood 1S0
G tr brick, $1,000; cement, 500 bbls pia
Iron IRON 10 cars: stone and marble q cars i've
STOCK, car; dressed meats, "A 900 lbs: rail
lots, $751; Sunuiies' cars; car
81, SShtpped-Wheat, go cars, 2s,5oo blu; oats, H.,
3 3 e. bu barley, 1880 bu; rye, 1910 bu: fax.
Aig9 bu; oil, $500 lbs; flour. 51.714 bbls:
MUSEUMS, l.177 tons; fruit, 149, $50 lbs: mer.
cnandise, l.5l4560 lbs; lumber, rs cars: bar
re TEL oe STOCK cars machinery $4,000 lbs; brick.
hides. pelts, etc. 77,750 lbs: railroad mate,
rails cars: supdries. 10 cars car lots. 75S.
FLouR-F1rst patents are quoted at Sc. 700
$50 per Dbl; second patents, $36OO3. IS: frst
clears, $2.7092.80; second clears. 81. 40GD2. 20:
req dog and low grade $1.15@1.2O per Dbl In
'1ute; Flour shipments. LIZA bbls.
HAY.Choice to fancy. s5.50@e per ton;
S.5O6S. Receipts, 68 TONS
CORN-No: 3 yellow, 20@21c; No. 8. 100
l912c Receipts, none; no shipments
OATS-New No. white, 171h6017Ac old No.
white, 1Sc; new No. g. 16@17c; old No. g.
17@o!7Ec; Receipts, rs cars: shipped, g.
BARLEY-Quoted at 22@Mc Receipts, Is
cars; shipped, 6.
BUTTER - Creameries : Extra. DN1 perfect
goods, 14@141bc: irsts lacking in flavor, al
most perfect, &c., seconds 1O1b@11c: thirds
7@8c. limitations, frsts, 11@11hc limitations
seconds. 71s6S1hc. Dairies-Extras, packages
included, 121A61Sc; frsts, lacking in flavor
sweet, 111bM12c; seconds, 769c. Ladles-Ex-
eras, 111s@12c; ~frsts, $1,000; packing stock
EGGS-Strictly fresh. 12Ac; seconds, 666*c
Cases returned, nc less. Sales are made
subject to Gambling, with loss of ON rotten
and broken eggs.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-27
NEW YORK STOCKS.
Market Moderately Active and |
Strong I'm Tone.


NEW YORK, Sept. 26.-The stock market
was moderately active today and was strong
in tone, although the movements In prices
was due to realiZations of profits and to the
elimination of large amount of short inter
est during the past few days.. For the fourth
time in succession forecasts of q favorable
bank statement were utilized to advance
prices, and for the first time the statement
of averages came up to expectations, an in
crease Of So, 671, $50 in the legal reserve and
of 81, 392, 600 in deposits being noted Experts
on bank figures took exception, however to
the contraction of $1.348, 200 in loans. The
opening was strong and higher under heavy
purchases to cover shorts and a moderate in
quiry for long account The improvements
and internationals. The upward movement
continued during the first hour. Buying by
the arbitrage houses advanced St. Paul to
1895. The gains in the general list were
also important, with the exception Of Man
haitian, which yielded / per cent. Toward
noon bears made determined drive at Sugar
on reports Of a falling off in the demand for
the product and expectation of a reduction
in the price of the refined grades early next
week. The raid, together with long offerings,
depressed the price 2 per cent and the gen.
eral list lost fractions in sympathy, few Of
the industrials making more noteworthy de-
clines. The closing was erratic but showed
general slight net gains.
The total sales of stocks today were 240 500
shares, including: Atchison. $500; Sugar,
So 400; Burlington & Quincy, 1900; L. N,
$500; Manhattan, $500; Rock Island, 4.S00;
ST. Paul. 26, 300: Tennessee Coal & Iron. $500;
Southern preferred. 1850; Silver Certificates,
81 600.