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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-02-17
Not n MOngrel.

While the Cuban question, in most
of its details, has been thoroughly
discussed, there is one features Of the
situation to which little or no promi-
nence has been given, and that is the
character of the population.
With respect to the Cubans, there
exists in the public mind quite vari-
ETY. of ideas. 1t is urged by those
who sympathize with the Spanish gov
ernment that Cuba is wholly unfit to
govern herself on account of the prom
inence of negro blood on the island.
The prevailing opinion in this coun-
try, even among those who are friend
ly to the insurgents, seems to be that
majority of the natives are mixed
breeds.
While there are some, of course,
who fall under this head, the number
is small when compared to the total
population of the island, and scarcely
amounts to fraction.
From the latest official returns the
white inhabitants number about L.
100, 900, while the colored population,
including negroes, Indians and mixed
breeds, is only about $4,000. These
figures clearly show that pure Spanish
blood predominates on the island and
that Cuba is just as capable Of self
government as the naughty kingdom
of Spain itself.
Still another false impression in re-
gard to Cuba is expressed in the
charge that it's population is criminal
and unruly. So far as the records
throw any light upon this subject
nearly all the crimes committed on
the island are traced to residents OF
foreign birth and not to native Gu
bans, either white or colored.
The only respect in which the Gu
bans are deficient is in educational ia
cilitiep. Common schools have made
but little progress in Cuba for the
simple reason that Spain has done
everything in her power to prevent
the growth of intelligence. While
the statement is harsh one to make,
it is nevertheless true. The idea Of
the home government in adopting such
barbarious policy is no doubt ex-
planned by the fact that slavery can
be best promoted in a condition of
ignorance. Spanish rule in Cuba has
always been oppressive, and there is
every reason to believe that the gov
ernmert has stifed education for the
purpose of maintaining its supremacy
over the island.
Instead of accomplishing it's pur-
pose, however, this policy OF keeping
the Cubans in ignorance has failed,
and Spain is now grievously aware OF
her mistake. Had she treated the
Cubans with only decent respect, In.
stead of reducing them to state OF
abject dependence and servitude, the
fires of revolution would never have
been kindled on the island, and its
fertile soil, now drenched with blood,
would be to-day luxuriant with the
smile of peace. .-Atlanta Constitution.
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FOR CASH
CASH ONLY.
Low Prices are Created Here! |!

Low FrlCeS are CTeaTeQ mere!
A ND MAINTAINED HERE. Others
IN may make them for day or 30, but
we hold them down all the time with q
firm hand, while you enjoy the ben efts.
All our bargains are genuine. We have
imitators. All good things have. If the
imitations were equal to the genuine we'd
be glad, for the public would then be the
greater gamer. We tell of bargains all the
time, and back up the telling with bar.
gains. We offer this week for Cash and
Cash only
Fat Family Mackerel Sc. each, 6 for Csc:
Fresh Columbia River Salmon. IL pound
Cans, 10c. each. Best Leaf Lard 80 10.
Tins at SO %; 10 lb. Tins at 75c.; S Id.
Tins at 40c. Fancy Evaporated Apricots
at 12lc. per lb. Fancy EVaporated Apples
at SIC. per lb. Choice Syrup Peaches at
1Sc. per can. Finest Lemon Cling Peach.
es at zoe. per can. Choice CALIFORNIA Apri.
cots 15c. per can. Extra Quality Bartlett
Pears at l5c. per lb. Fancy Packed Green
Corn 100. per can. Boston Baked Beans
In Tomato Sauce. ID. can, 1Oc. Same 2
lb. can 15c Same lb can zoe. For 81 90
7 lbs. Peaberry Coffee. 10 lbs. Fresh
Mince Meat at TIC. per lb. Lot Preserves,
Jams, &C., to close out at cost. q los.
best Granulated Sugar for 81 90.
Are your Biscuits like your door knobs?
or are they tough, leathery and heavy
enough to give an ostrich dyspepsia ?
Probably you are not to blame for it. Il
may be you use poor grade of Flour. II
you are tired of tough bread and hard bis:
cults why not try our Perfection Flour" ="
Every Barrel guaranteed to give the very
finest satisfaction. We positively guaran-
tee there is not finer quality Flour made.
If you are paying 5000 per barrel for
some other Grocer's best, try our 'Per-
fection" at S5.65 per barrel.
II you use the Filthy Weed we can
please you both in qualify and price. Don't
buy your Tobacco until you have seen
our. If you do you have lost money.
We have got the Goods, the prices and
the quality, and can suit the wants of all
JNO. 4. AUSTIN & co.
And Low Prices.
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In The Court House.

Miss Mary Hcmphill in the Able
Vile Medium:
Men will not tell the truth and we
have had it proven twice there OF late.
Once this summer when we went on
visit to the polls and found it such
quiet, neat and orderly place in COM
parison to what it has been described
by the people who were opposed to
woman suffrage, and last Thursday
when we went to the court house 10
attend the Rowley trial and found it
to be pretty decent place, in spite of
all the ugly things people say about
it.
This trial has excited great deal Of
interest and number of women re-
solved to hear the evidence and
speeches, if somebody else' would
go. Somebody else did go and conse-
quently the crowd grew larger as the
trial progressed. Our first impression
on entering the room was that it was
very hot and there was great crowd
of people, and our second impression
was that the sheriff had very wisely
divided the white people from the col
ored people. We took look around
and found the jury men on the left
hand side of the room, the lawyers
scattered all around inside the railing,
and the Judge above looking with calm
Indifference at the drawing of the
jury. The jury by the way is lord Of
all they survey. The prisoner looks to
them for salvation, the eleoquence of
the lawyers. when they are not cutting
at one another, is flung squarely at
their heads, the Judge makes his
charge to them and they retire with
all the solemnity of a preacher on COM
munion day, and bring back, after SO
long time, whether or no in their
opinion the prisoner is innocent or
guilty. We went to the court house
during the whole trial and looked in
vain for something to uphold the argu-
ment that a woman would be out of
her sphere when in court room. 1t
is true the aisle was crowded, but
things were made lovely for us by the
three deputies who passed our crowd
from one to the other until we took
very comfortable seat inside the rail
ing. We watched these deputies dur
ing the day and thought what an easy
time some woman would have as dep
uty when we get in our fine work and
get to be judges. lawyers, sheriffs,
jurywomen, clerks of court, and to fill
all the other soft jobs floating around
court room.
During the three days of the trial
we were in the court house some part
of each day, and the only thing that
could have been questioned was the
large number of wen who were chew
ing tobacco. The people in the audi
ence could not be blamed for this, as
the example was set them by num-
Der Of the Abbeville lawyers and by
all the counsel from Greenvillc with
the exception Of two.
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How an Owl's Head Goes Round.

A contributor to the American Nat
uralist, who had read a funny story
about an owl wringing his own neck
by looking at man who was walking
around him, tested the matter by ex-
pertinent. He obtained a fine speci-
men and placed him on a post.
"It was not difficult says the
writer, ''to secure his attention, for
he never diverted his gaze from me
while I was in his presence. [ began
walking rapidly around the post a few
feetfrom it, keeping my eyes fixed upon
him all the while.
''His body remained motionless,
but his head turned exactly with my
movements. When I was halfway
round, his head was directly behind.
Three.quarters of circle were COM
pleted, and still the same twist of the
neck and the same stare followed me.
Gone circle and no change. On I
went, twice around, and still that
watchful stare and steady turn Of the
head. On I went, three times around,
and I began really to wonder why the
head did not drop off, when all at
once I discovered what I failed to no.
tice before.
"When / reached halfway round
from the front, which was as far as
he could turn his head to follow my
movements with comfort, he whisk-
ed it back through the whole circle
so instantaneously and brought it
facing me again with such precision
that I failed to detect the movement
although I was looking irtently all the
time.
II repeated the experiment many
times afterwards on the same bird,
and I had always to watch carefully
to detect the movement of the read
justment of his gaze. "-Michigan
Christian Advocate.
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Mrs. C!eveland's Example.

The women of America can learn
many things from Mrs. Cleveland.
First of all, and best of all, they can
learn absolute simplicity. I spent a
morning with Mrs. Cleveland the 9TH
er day. I wore my usual blue Saliva
tion Army uniform and my poke bon
net, and the negro boys on the street
had all they could do to keep from
''foring in line" to tease my husband
and me as we passed along.
Mrs. Cleveland received me as if [
wore the jewels of a queen. I don t
know whether she knew that red isthe
army color, but she took me into the
Red Room and asked me to sit down
and have talk. She asked me a
good deal of questions that showed a
kindly and unusually intelligent iu-
terest in our work.
She wanted to know all about our
children's homes. Mrs. Cleveland
loves children. You can tell that the
minute she speaks of them. She
takes great deal of care of her own
children. I am told by those who
know her we'll that Mrs. Cleveland
never lets anything. or anybody inter
fere with her "children's hour. "
That's the hour when the babies go
to bed at night, and the hour when
they take their baths in the morning.
Mrs. Cleveland is never too tired or
too busy to listen to the babies trou-
bles. She wanted to know all about
our slum babies and our day homes.
l told her about the new home we're
going to have-a home for babies
whose mothers forgot to care for them.
It's going to be opened on Washing
toms Birthday, and it's going to be
called the Cherry Tree.
Mrs. Cleveland laughed. Are you
going to have hatchct over the door?'
she asked.
When she had heard all about the
home, l told her about our temper
ance work. She was much interested
in that.
Mrs. Cleveland never drinks wine,
even at the State dinners. She want
ed to know just how we worked and
what our success had been. She ask
ed many questions about our various
branches of rescue work. She did not
listen with perfunctory politcncss.
She listened with real sympathy and
human interest.
have heard people wonder what it
is that makes Mrs. Cleveland so much
beloved. There's no mystery about
it. Mrs. Cleveland is a woman-a
sympathetic, genuine, unaffected wo-
man. and you can't be in the room with
her five minutes without feeling, some
how, cheered and encouraged, as the
presence of healthful-minded, gentle
hearted women always encourages and
cheers.
What can the women of America
learn from Mrs. Cleveland? Much
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John ID. Rockefeller.
He is America richest man.

He is America S richest man.
His wealth is more than 5000 900,
600.
When a boy he had the reputation
of being lazy.
His colossal fortune was made in
oil-Standard Oil.
He gives away $500, 900 in charities
every year, it is said.
He can play the violin very well,
and has fondness for pictures.
His income is trihe more than
$50, 900 day-nearly SIT minute.
He gets. less real enjoyment out of
life, probably, than most Sl2-a-wcek
clerks.
He never attends the theatre or
opera, but occasionally goes to Il con-
cert.
He looks like a preacher. He has
sloping shoulders and a melancholy
face.
His highest ambition when young
ster was to be a trapeze performer IN
circus.
He founded the Chicago University,
and has given to that institution about
$40, 100000.
He pays $4,000 a year to the per-
son who looks after the distribution
of his charities.
He saved money from the time he
first began to earn it. In two years
he had mt aWay $500.
Then he and NJ. B. Clark went into
the commission business in St. Louis,
and in eight years had saved $4,000.
With this capital he started little
oil refinery, out of which grew the
Standard Oil Company and his vast
wealth.
In short time the Rockefellers
were near unto failure, and were res
cued by Henry NJ. Flagler's father.in-
law, NJ. V. Harkness.
He has a number Of residences
one at No. 4 West Forty fourth street,
New York City; one in Cleveland,
another in Greenwich, Conn. and a
very handsome place near Tarrytown.
Connected with this house is very
good skating rink. .
He is an iron king, as we'll as an oil
king. He practically owns all the
Lake Superior mines, as well as the
principal deposits in Cuba. During
the financial depression few years
ago he bought all the iron mining
property in sight-and at a bargain.
His parents were Scotch folks, who
settled on small farm near Moravia,
N. Y. They moved to Oswego, and
later to Cleveland. John D. Rookie
Teller married Cleveland school
teacher, Miss Lucy !Spellman. They
have four children. The two daugh-
ters are married.
dust now Mr.. Rockefeller is having
deal of trouble with his parson. the
Rev. Daniel G. Potter, pastor Of the
Tabernacle Baptist Church. Mr..
Rockefeller some time ago gave to the
church $4,000. The Rev. Mr.. Pot
ter asserts that Mr.. Rockefeller has
wrecked the church because his con-
duct has not been such as to please
the Standard Oil Magnate. The case
is now being tried.-Neao York World.
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Stealing Flowers.

The remarkable increase of bicycle
riding adds new menace to suburban
gardens and orchards. Bicycle riders
returning to town from the country
with big punches of flowers tied to
their handle bars are familiar objects
in the suburbs of all our large cities.
1t is safe to assume that a large
part of these flowers have been
gathered without the consent of their
owners. Pilfering of this sort is often
the result Of ignorance or thoughtless
ness, and the press of the country can
do real service in teaching stricter
morality than now prevails in the
United States upon this point. Flow
er stealing, however, is not always the
result of ignorance, and it is not an
uncommon sight to see women driven
by liveried servants with carriage loads
of stolen flowers. Such women have
not the excuse of poverty to plead in
explanation for their thefts, and no
amount Of teaching, unless it comes
through the judges Of police courts,
will enlighten their minds on this
point.
People who grow flowers are always
willing to share them with their less
fortunate neighbors, as the success of
the flower missions throughout the
country abundantly proves, but no
one however public spirited or gener-
Gus, likes to be taken advantage of or
to see his trees and shrubs broken to
pieces, or to feel that any rare or in
tcresting plant, whose development he
is watching, may be pulled up by
some vandal, who is very likely to
throw it away before he has carried
it 100 yards, thus adding insult to in
jury.
This ignorance and lawlcssncss
where plants and flowers are concern
ed are serious drawbacks to the culti-
vation of gardens near our cities, and
they cast we'll deserved reproach on
people who would not take cents
worth of anything else which did not
belong to thom. This evil is increas
ing every year, and it is liable to in
crease until public sentiment against
it is thoroughly aroused and laws
against depredations of this character
are promptly and vigorously enforced.
-Gur'1en and Forest.
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NEW, RARE
and BEAUTIFUL
lPTAA.N MT 3 J

T ORD Penzance's New Hybrid Sweet
ia briers. Old Garden Roses, New Roses,
Standard Roses, &c.
Philadelphus Lemoinei New Lilacs,
Lonicera Hildebrandtii, Spir@a Anthony
Watsrer, New Weigalias, &c.
A large collection Of Rare Hothouse and
Greenhouse Plants. Anthuriums, Aloca.
Dias, Orchids, New Cannas, sc.
Rare Conifers, and other beautiful Ev-
ergreens, Magnolias, japanese Naples,
with other choice Trees and Shrubs.
Pnonies-a large collection of the finest
in cultivation. Hardy Pereunials, Ja-
panese Iris. Phlo1es, Roses, Clematis, etc.
New and Standard Fruits, etc.
~ Catalogues or application.
JOHN SAUL,
Washinpknn u c.
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CLEMSON COLLEGE.

NYHE Fifth Session of the Clemson Ag-
Il ricultursl College will begin Thurs.
day, February 18th, 1897.
To the two regular four-year courses
leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science.
q special two.year course in Mechanics
and Engineering has been added.
The courses Of Instruction include the
following subjects: Agriculture. Chemis.
try, Horticulture, Dairying, Veterinary
Science, Botany, Geology. Mineralogy,
Mechanical, Electrical and Civil Engineer
ing, English, Mathematics and History.
Board, washing, fuel, lights for session
of forty weeks, $50 90
For Catalogue containing full particu-
lars address
E. B. CRAIGHEAD,
President Clemson College, S. G.
Ian 13 1897 20
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WMother's Friend"
Sale of Land.

r WILL. sell at public ontcry before the
L Court House door on the first Mon
dav in March. 1897, to the highest bidder,
one Tract of Laid near Bolton, Known IS
the Kelly place, containing 53t acres, more
or less. Purchaser to pay for all necessa.
ry papers. Terms-Cash.
EcRS. ANNA l.. Byrd, E2' K.
Feb 3, 1897 S2
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The best salve in the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup
tions and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required It is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money refund
ed. Prise 25 cents per box. For sale
by Hill Orr Drug Co.
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- "When you stepped on that gen
tlemans foot, Tommie, | hope you!
apologized ?' "Oh, yes, indeed did, ),
said Tommie, "and he gave me ten
cents for being such good boy,
ssDid he q? And what did you do them"
"Stepped on the other and apologizcd
again. but it didn' t work. -
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- Vice President elect Hohart's mail

- Vice President Hohart's mail
every day since election has contained
something like fifty letters begging for
money. No small share of the petitions
comes from churches that want MIR.
Hobart to free them from debt, while not
a few clergymen ask him to exc out their
meagre salaries with more or less gen
erous contribution. A modest young
woman writes from New Orleans for SlO,.
900 with which to complete her musical
education, and requests to be informed
by telegraph as to the date on which the
money will reach her. This letter fills
thirty pages. Another girl wants IS with
which to buy set of false teeth. She
says both her sisters are provided with
these ornaments, and their chances Of
getting husbands have been much i'm
proved thereby. Mr.. Hobart is known to
be very rich and very generous man.
No applicant ever goes from his door un-
needed.
II The late w. A. Conchmar, of Clark
County, Ky, was the perpetrator of an
extraordinary practical joke. Returning
from hunting trip one evening, he was
attracted to country church where re-
vival was in progress. After watching
the services for awhile he climbed up on
the roof to get better view through the
hole where the stovepipe was meant to
60. In the excitement of the evening
one of the congregation shouted out:
"Gabriel, blow your horn I'm ready. to
go" The temptation was too great for
Conchman, and, putting his horn to his
lips, he blew blast through this flue hole
and stampededthe congregation to man.
The grand jury discussed the propriety of
indicting the sacrilegious hunter, but no
proceedings were taken against him.
"A negro citizen writes letter to the
Atlanta Journal in which be says that
negroes do not expect or wish to ride in
the same cars as the whites, but they do
ask that they shall have equally good
accommodations for the same money.
"This Is an absolutely just demand.
says the Journal. "The railroads which
do not voluntarily provide equal accom-.
modations for equal pay should be required
by law to do 80. When negroes are
charged the same fare as white people the
cars and other accommodations which are
set apart for them should be as good and
convenient as those which white persons
occupy.
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that is worth lcarning-simplicity,
kindliness, love of little children, hu-
man sympathy and an utter lack Of
self lf-consciousness. Not a bad exam
nlc To follow is it?
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NOTICE TO
Executors, Administrators,
Tr,7 s+ons anH Gua rdians

ITuSJeeS anu VuaTuIauS.
TXECUTORS, Administrators, Trus.
la tees and Guardians will take notice
that under the law they are required to
make to the Judge of Probate an annual
accounting of the Estate in their bands
during the months of January and Feb
ruary Of each year, and upon failure to do
so forfeit E claims for commissions, and
are further liable to fine and costs.
r. M. BURR1SS,
Judge of Probate for Anderson Co., S. G.
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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF ANDERSON.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
J. P. Callahan, Plaintiff, against Marion F. Gam.
brell, Defendant = Summons for Relief.-Com-
plaint not served.
To the Defendant, Marion F. Gambrel:
YJOU are hereby summoned and required to an
I swer the Complaint in this action, which
is filed in the office Of the Clerk Of the Court OF
a copy of your answer to the said Complaint on
the subscriber at his Office, at Anderson C. H.,
S. c., within twenty days after the service hereof,
exclusive of the day of such service; and IL you
fail to answer the Complaint within the time
aforesaid the Plaintiff in this action will apply
to the Court for the relief demanded in the Corn
plant.
Dated 10th December, A. Il. 1896.
J. C. C. FEATHERSTON,
Plaintiffs Attorney,
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SOMETHING FINE.

TUST received one Barrel Barbados
~ Molasses-the best Molasses to be
had. Best Golden Rio Coffee, roasted.
Try these goods if you wish something
fine.
Received, 1876 Rolls WALL PAPER
and BORDERS, in addition to nv large
stock on hand. A B. TOWERS. =
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"Pn d. M. "a" Il. Ill.

p III ~ ~ III
Trains 0 and 10 carry c'"-ant Pullman
slccping cars between Columbia and ASl,"vil'",
enroute daily between jacksonville and Sinr'n-
natl.
Trains leave Spartanburg, A. {: G: ,.i"l'i"n.
northbOund. 6:42 n. M, 81, y. m, H:'S p. m,
(Vcstibulc Limitcd); southbound l?:.f Il. IN,
S:l5 p. M, II 30 n. m, tFcStihu!c l.iniiic.l
norhbound, 5:41 a. H., 2:l y. III. and Sup. M,
tVestibulcd Lmi:r,U Southhound, y, Il. ~,
4:20 p m, L. 2:a2s p. H. (Fcs;ihu!c,l lini:e,l.
Pullman Service.
Pullman palace sleeping cars on Trains IS and
Sc, 81 and IS, ON A. and G.. division.
". H. GREEN, J. NJ. CU1.P
Gen. Superintendent, Traffic Mgr,
WashSagton, D. g. Wasir yton, d. c.
W. A. TURK, S. II. HARDWICk,
Gen. Pass. Ag't. Asst Gen. Pass. Ag't:
Wpshington, D. O. Atlanta, Ga.
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Bucklens Arnica SaIve.

= People who live alone remain
strangers to themselves.