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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-21
NEGROES PLAY "CRAPS."
The Game Is Very Popular in
Savannah, Georgia.

If there is one game to which the Sa-
vannah negro is devoted above all
others it is craps. City or country, it
is all alike. On Sunday the country ne
groes gather in little groups in the
shade of the trees, out of sight of the
''big house," and play all day long, or
until the wages which they received on
Saturday night are gone. In the cities
they gather on the wharves, in the cor
ners of warehouses, or any favorable
spot out of sight of the "cop," and play
for any amount they may possess, from
coppers to dollars.
The Savannah bootblacks and news
boys, like those of any other city, gam
BILE away their earnings, and many
game is carried on in the lanes, the
players often becoming so interested
that they lose all thought of the police
man until that worthy appears in their
midst and nabs couple of the play
ers. White boys play the game, too.
but negroes of all ages and sizes "shoot"
craps. There is only one other game
which equals craps in fascination for
them, and that is policy, and, as policy
is more liable to be interfered with by
the police, craps has all the advantage.
There are destinations about the game
peculiarly African. 1t is not without
its intricacies; the ordinary "come
seven, come eleven" plan of the game is
| simple enough, but there is crowd
around the players, and there may be a
half dozen interested in the game and
| a dozen side bets. How they manage
to keep the run of the game is a mys-
terry to the ordinary observer, but they
do so with unerring accuracy. Fights
| over crap games are rare.
The expressions common to the game
| are amusing. New dress for de baby"
exclaims one. "See my gal Sunday
night" exclaims another. de little
number two" says one as that unlucky
number shows up. 81 eight you," says
another, meaning that he bets that
number will not turn up again before
the "lucky seven" And so it goes
| Savannah (Ga.) News.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-21
Just the Thing.

Watts-I want to get picture to
send as gift to friend of mine in
Kentucky.
Clerk in Art Store-Yes. sir, here IL
just the thing; picture Of stu liss-Up
Nte Data.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-21

France has just ratified a convention
with the shah of Persia by which, in
return for large money payment, she
obtains the monopoly of archaeological
excavations in Persia. NJ. j. de Morgan.
late director of excavations in Egypt,
has been appointed to superintend tbs
Persian Investigations. Chicago Inter
Ocean,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-21
An Old Orchard.

An orchard of IS trees, which have
been bearing for more than 60 years, on
the farm of Henry Davidson, near
Whitesville, Ind, has for the last five
years yielded better quality of fruit
and more of it than it did a score Of
years ago.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-21
Mysticism.

We have swung too far away from
the old mysticism of the past. There
is mysticism in Christianity, and we
should occasionally get up into the
clouds. Rev. A. J.. Robertson, Baptist,
Louisville, KY.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-21

What an immense amount OF lazines,
there i goins On N the uaras Of psor health
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-21

As illustrating the excellence of
the paper upon which Bank of Eng
land notes are printed, it is stated that
when one OF these notes is twisted into
q rope II viii sustain Q weight ot asa
pnuGde.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-12-15
TAKE NOTICE.

We hereby notify all parties
who owe Bleckley & Frstwell
past due papers that owing to
the death Of our senior, Syl-
vester Bleckley, that the same
must be paid at an early day,
not later than Nov. 1st next,
as a settlement must be made
with the heirs at law. Your
prompt attention to this notice
and a compliance with same
will be duly appreciated.
Yours very truly,
JOS. j. TRETWELL,
Survivor Bleckley & Fretwell.
Sept Is, 1897 i2
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-12-15

wish to give can be as generous or as
economical as their nature prompts or
their purse allows.
The same good sense which should
direct us in choosing gifts for our
friends should guide US also in our
giving to the needy. 1t does not re-
quire any very deep thought or any
great stretch of imagination upon our
part to know what are the most press
ing wants OF those whom wo would
benefit, and tLe appropriateness Of
our present adds much to it's value.
If we are animated by the true spirit
Of Christmas the gifts we mako to
those who really need our help will
give us far greater satisfaction than
those VIC give to our friends, who can
and will give US in return. If we ss~
member the fact that the whole world
lying in darkness and the shadow of
death received from Heaven on Christ
mas day the priceless gift of eternal
life, if it will accept It, and that we
can give nothing in return, it should
80 fill our hearts with gratitude that
our first thought will be to give hap
piness to others in whatever way we
can 20 testify a our thankfulnsss.
There are many to whom the coming
of Christmas will bring the most
mournful thougn...a. as they remember
the loved ones who have been called
away from earth since the last Christ
mas time. Would it not soften thc'l
sorrow if they dedicated the c. 'onnt
that would have been spent in gifts
for those lost friends to some chari-
table object? The affliction that does
not move the heart to greater thought
fulness and kindness to those who are
sad and suffering has failed to teach
the lesson that it is intended to give
to each Of us. Charleston Sunday
Mems
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-12-15

- There is no medicine in the werld
equal to Chamberlain S Cough Remedy
for the cure Of throat and lung diseases.
This is fact that has teen proven in
Dumberless cases. Here is sample
Of thousands of letters received: 81
have tried Chamberlain's Cough Rem
0ay whiie suffering from a severe
shroat trouble, and found Immediate
and effective relief: I can unhesita.
tingly recommend it. ."-EDaER w.
WHITTEMoRB. Editor Grand Rivers
Ky.) Herald. For sale at Hill Orr
Drug Co.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-12-15
Had Bees for Sale.

AS / sat on the veranda with the
farmer after supper asked him if he
was not greatly bothered by tramps,
and his reply was:
"Wall, good many of EN- come
alosg and want bite to eat, aud some
of 'em are pretty sassy, but only one
man of EN- ever served me real mean
trick
Poison your dog p qucried.
1t was meaner than that. We was
eatin' dinner one day in the spring
when hive Of bees started to swarp,.
Id bin expecting and watching
'em and had new hive ready. When
bees swarm they viii light on most
anything handy-a limb, bush or
even the pump. jest as the bees be-
gan to nonr OF. oe the hive and circle
around along comes tramp up the
path to ask for sunthin' to eat The
queen bee settled down on his old hat,
and the hull swarm follcrcd her. In
two minits that tramp's head and
shoulders was covered by bees, and
yells to him for heavens sake not to
try to fight EN- off or he'd be stung to
DEATH"
"Hemust have been terror-strickcp." !"
said.
"Not bit Of it, sir. lie was as
cool as cowcumber, aud when told
him he'd hey to stand in smudge
til! the bees was killed off he Jest
laughed. When they'd all settled
! down on him and I was goin to star,
s.mudge he sez:
"sCld man, what 'yc consider this
swarm o. bees wuth in cold cash? 2
"'About Sve dollars, sex l.
".Are ye wsillin' to give three :?
sez l. y
"'Bekase you'll either pay me three
dollars or I'll walk of with the big
ness and sell out to somebody else r.
"And you had to buy him off p
asked.
THAT'S where the meannesE come
in" replied tie farmer. "Them bees
was my property, and I wasn't buylnt
what was my ewn. He offered to tskx
two dollars, but I couldn't see how he
could git away with 'em and refused
to como down. Then he starts or. j
reckoned the bees would git angry and
sting him to death, but nuthin' hap.
pened. He jest walked out into the
road and down the hill, and he carried
them bees seven miles and sold 'cm
fur new pair O. shoes
"And he wasn't stuDg
mot once, sir. The bees seemed
to like the smell O him, and he pad
died along the road as grand as you
please. AS fur tramps, I've had en-
lie and steal and set fire to straw
stacks, but I amt fcelin' hard to-
wards anybody hut the fcller who
walked off with the bees. IN. Quad,
an st. Louis Republic.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-12-15
Reflections OF q Bachelor.

When man reads newspaper sit
ting between two women in street
car, he always pretends that he never
bothers with tho woman's page.
There are lots Of woman haters that
you never hear Of because thcy'r re
married.
The proof that men are vainer than
women is that they are too vain to
show it.
A girl is never really in love with a
man until she thinks Of him when she
says her prayers ct night.
A woman can never be very bad
after she has once learned that her
little child measures its ideas Of God
by her.
Men are more curious than women,
because there are more funny things
in women to be curious about.
A woman can always get even with
her husband by buying Christmas
present and having it charged.
The man that puts on q nonchalant
air when he asks woman to marry
him is enc same boy thai used to
whistle when he went past graveyard
at night.
The first month man is married he
says my WIFE every 10 minutes.
After he has been married five years
nobody would ever kno.. he had
wife. :,
An engagement ring is one a girl
puts CT het finger TO snow off before
the other girls. A wedding ring is
one woman puts on to remember
something by and then forgets what it
was.
A man will dig up the whole yard
when he wants to go fishing and cot
find near 80 many worms as he does
when he spades up one flower bed the
next day.
When man gets beaten in an argu-
ment he always tries to act as if he
had thought the. way al along and
only wanted TO draw the other mau
out.
Married men get to be such good
friends bsoause they always act sorry
for each other; married women never
do, because each one knows the other
would never admit that she wished
she hadn't.
The easiest way to fnd out what
girl is like is to get chummy with her
bosom friend.
A man is slave to his own opin-
ion "a woman is slave to the opin-
ions of her husband.
The first sign that woman wants
you to love her is when she lectures
you because you smoke too much.
Marriage is generally enough to
take the conceit out of woman. It
takes lots more than that with man.
One of the most subtle kinds of
Irritation is when man refrains from
telling another woman that he is hap
py with his wife.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-12-15
4 - Red is mot objectionable as a
color for q Moman's hair, providing it
doesn t run into her temperament.

- j write this to let you know what
1 would not do: 7 you'd not do with
out Chamberlain's Pain Balm in my
house, If it. cost 80 90 per bottIe.. It
does all you recommend it to do and
more. r. WALLACE, Wallaceville,
Ga. Chamberlain's Pain Balm is the
best household liniment in the world !,
and :nvalusble for rheupsatiam. lssne
s,Eos. srsaina and hE:.:ses. &c ready
for anef sencies by buying q bottle at
Hill. Orr Drug Co.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-12-15
Sam Jones says that the wo,

- Sam Jones says that the women
are cutting of their dresses at the top
for ball rooms and are cutting them
off at .he button fog bicycles. Sam
says he is getting frightened. for he
don't know when the women are going
to stop cutting.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-12-15

= Bishop Leonard, of the P-o.ssts III
Episcopsl missionary diocese Of Nevada,
Utah and Western Colorado, says that
the Indian has no profanity-not pro.
fame word IL his language. When he
desires to swear, :. ia necessary for him
TO sea-c English.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-12-15
cafarrh Cannot bel Cured

reach the seat Of the disease Catarrh Is y blood
or constitutopal disease. and In order TO cure is
Zou must take Internal remedies. Halle <.asarrh
blood end mucous surfaces Hall .Catarrh Cure
10 not o qrsck medicine II was prescribed BY
ono OF the beat physiclpne in this country for
yearg. and Is regular prescription. It 10 COM
posed Of tho best tonics known, combined with
tho beat blood purifers, acting directly on u g
mutous surfaces. The perfect combination o E the
two cingredierts 70 what produces such wonderful
results In curing casarrE. Send for testimonials
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-12-15
: This ia tho advice Of the Chicaso

= This is tho advice Of the ChicaSo
Tribune to those intending to go to
the klondike acquire habits Of
self-control and industry be prepared
to meet with Grmness whatever dis
courageinents may arise, scrape to-
gether two or three times as much
money for the journey as the best
estimates render necessary and don t
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-12-15
TWO FOR ONE.
By SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
WE OFFER
HOME AND FARM

In combination with the ANDERSON
INTELLIaENcER for S1.55, being the
price of oar. paper alone. That is, for
all new or. old subscribers renewing
and paying in advance, we send HOME
AND FARM one year free. HOME AND
EARN has for many years been the
leading agricultural journal Of tho
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ers for farmers Its Home Depart
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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-12-15

AYOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT.
IN The undersigned, Administrator of
abe Estate Of g. NJ. Hall. deceased.
hereby gives notice thnt she will on the
oath day Of December. 1897. apply to tie
JIdge CT Probate f;,s Ardessnn County Esez-
Final Settlement of said Estate, and a
discharge from her Office as Administra-
rsATTIE J. HALL, Adm'x.
Nov xt, 1897 ~ 8
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-12-15
NOTICE.

FUNHE County Tyeasurers Office will be
IL Open from the 18th Of October next
to the 3lst of December following for the
cole ction If Taxes for the fiscal year 1907.
For the convenience of Tsxpay ers I viii
attend at the following places:
On all other days between Octnher 18th
and december lst, the office will be open
nt Anderson. The following is the levy
for State, Coupty and School purposes
state e................. .............. mills.
Ordlnary County mile.
Spe"i>i {ROad) ................. mill.
Special Court HOuae)..... l mill.
Foe Schools. mills.
Total. - Mills
Trustees of Hunter School District have
made special levy OF 3 mills for school
purposes. making a total levy for that disa-
trict OF 10 mills.
All male persons between ,wenty-oue
and sixty years OF age, except those unalAe
to earn living on account of being
MANNED, or from other cause, and those
who served in the late war, are required 10
pay q poll tag of one dollar.
ALI male persons between Eighteen anu
fifty years OF age. who are able to work
roads or cause them to he worked. xcept
members Of boards of school trustees, min
listers Of the gospel in actual charge OF
congregation, persons permanently dis
abled IN the military service Of this State
and those who served in the late war, aFo
required to work three dnys on the public
roads. or in lieu Of work. pay commuta-
tion tax OF one dOlle1. to be collected at
same time other tales arc collected.
E u. BROWN, Co. Treas.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-12-15
M0MEA PATH
HIGH SCHOOL

"AS closed most satisfactory year,s
III work to both patrons and teachers.
The outlook for the next Session promises
even better results. How 20 secure the
S6as School is the constant study Of the
teachers. Rxcalient library, modern aP-
paratus. live methods, and trained teach.
Ing. Next Session opens Mopday, Sept.
9th, 1897. Board in best families st very
low rates. For further information write
to- J. G. HARPER, Prin.,
Honsa Path, 8. G.
July II, 1897 3 3m
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-02-10
Deaperadoes Cantured.

BAMBERd, S. G., Feb. 4.-News has
just reached here from Br1ar Creek, a
swampy, thinly settled portion of
Barnwell county, about ten miles be-
low here, of the capture of Carolina
Davis, and his son, Kelly Davis, lead.
ers of band of desperadoes that have
infested that community for a num-
ber of years. Last Friday night Davis
and his son entered the house of Mr..
Thos. Rentz, prosperous farmer of
that section, and pillaged the house,
securing everything of value. Then
going out into the yard went into the
meat house, stole seven sides Of ba.
con. The next morning a searching
party set out and succeeded in
tracing the robbers to their
house, where a search disclosed
lot of stolen articles, such as
watches, jewelry, razors, etc., also re-
covering the articles stolen from Mr..
Rentz. Kelley and his son were ar.
ranged before a magistrate on Satur'
day and given a preliminary hearing
and bound over to the next session OF
court. Some time ago this band was
chased by the sheriff and posse, and 8
number of shots exchanged, resulting
in the shooting down of one of the
robbers, and they finally escaping tc
the SWamps.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-02-10
Jumped d in the River.

NASHVILLE, Feb. "a sensational
suicide occurred here last night, but
was not discovered until early in the
morning. Miss Maggie Conner, g
beautiful and prominent young lady
.25 years of age, leaped from the
bridge into the Cumberland river,
No one witnessed the suicide, but she
was seen on the bridge by several
persons about 12 o'clock and shawl
and umbrella were afterwards found
at the place where she was last seen
She had been in bad health for about
two months and retired last night in
good spirits. Upon awakening this
morning the family found her miss
ing and note was pinned to the bed.
saying that her health had broken
down and she was going to commit
suicide. The body has not been re
covered yet, but a number of men are
dragging the river at the place she
was supposed to have jumped from.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-02-10
sper1h fis larger. with a throat

sperh .Seis larger. with throat
not only pable of swallowing we'll
built man, but, in my udgement, a
good sized horse or COW. Thus 1t can
readily be understood how and why l
am so emphatic in my remarks at the
beginning of this article. would
further say that all the stories and
learned opinions that haveever been de.
vised and related in reference to the
inability of a whale to cswallow a man
are simply absurd, l am a skeltic no
longer, and, whatever men may say
or believe concerning the veracity of
the wonderful whale story of the
Bible, not one jot or title of it ought
to be abated, modified, or left out.
When whale is killed he never
dies unless his head is toward the sun.
Sometimes the skies would be over
cast when we killed whale, but when
the clouds would vanish it would be
seen that his head was toward the
sun. l never knew of a whale to be
otherwise, 1 cannot explain it, nor
did ] ever hear it explained, but
somehow have an idea that God,
the creator of this monstrous creature,
has, given him the instinct to turn to
the light while he is sinking in dark
ness and death. Is not this a lesson
to the higher creatures, teaching them
in darkness and despair to keep their
faces ever toward the Greater Sum-
WILLIAM II. CHAMPION.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-02-10
A Fatal Fight.

SPARTANBURG, S. c., Feb. 2.-Par-
ticulars have reached here of bloody
encounter this afternoon on the line
between North and South Carolina
six miles from Tryon. On Saturday
night Will Gunnels and Claude Jen-
kins, two mountaineers, disagreed
and came to blows. Gunnels got the
worst of the encounter and while no
deadly weapons were used he was beat
up considerably. He swore to have
revenge, so today he got his brother,
Joe Gunnels, and set out to find Jen'
kins. The three men met on lone
ly mountain road and Immediately
they began the difficulty anew. One
of the Gunnels brothers dealt Jenkins
terrific blow, which almost stag
gered him; the other cut him severely
in two places and he fell to his knees.
While in this position Jenkins sue.
ceeded in drawing his pistol and killed
both Gunnels on the spot. 1t is not
thought that Jenkins will recover
from the wounds he received. Will
and Joe Gunnels were both shot in
the head and died almost instantly.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-02-10
DeatttutiOn In LOuiafQnas

NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-Congressman
c. Boatner, of Louisiana, who is in
the city, said that about 100, 900 people
are destitute in the northwestern part
of this state, because of the failure of
their crops. He had received dis
patches from a New Orleans editor,
stating that the people needed seed
with which to make new crops, and
asking him to make an appropriation
therefor. II shall not ask congress to
make appropriations for seed" the
congressman said, "because feel sure
that President Cleveland would veto
any bill of that nature. He vetoed a
bill of similar kind for the sufferers
in Kansas some years ago." He ex-
planned the reasons for the fearful
condition, which were as follows:
Last year we had a drought for four
months. 1t not only killed the crop,
but the streams dried up, cattle died
or those that lived became very poor.
The drought was confined to the billy
or sandy soil and not to the rich allu-
vial lands of the Mississippi, Red and
Oachita rivers. The alluvial lands,
however, can stand longer drought
than the other lands. There are
about 100000 affected by this failure
to make crops and we are doing all we
can to help taem. The state of course
will do all it can to prevent them from
suffering; but they are in actual want.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-02-10
Pianos by the Mile.

See Ludden and Bates new adver-
tisment of one thousand Mathushek
pianos. Suppose them all loaded on
to wagons in one grand procession,
allow Is feet for each wagon and
team and the line would be nearly
three miles long. That is just the
wholesale way this great southern
house does business. Having acquired
an interest in the noted Mathushek
Piano factory, they are now supply.
ing purchasers direct and saving all
intermediate profits. This means q
saving of from $50 to 800 on each
piano, and the securing of one of the
oldest and most reliable instruments at
a remarkably low figure. Better write
them at Savannah, Ga., or at SO Fifth
Ave-, New York City.