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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-07-14

-"My daughter is entirely too
young to marry" snorted old Goldrick.
"Well," replied the detected sutton,
what would you say to my taking her
marriage portion now and waiting a
few years for the girl?
= Last summer one Of u grand
children was sick. with a severe bowel
trouble. Our doctors remedies had
failed, then VIC tried Chambcrlaln's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy,
which gave very speedy relief. We
regard it as the best medicine ever put
on the market for bowel complaints
Mrs. L. G. Gregory, Frcderickstown,
Mo. This certainly is the best medi-
cine ever put on the market for dyson
terry, summer complaint, collie and
cholera infantum in children. 1t new
or fails to give prompt relief when
used in reasonable time and the plain,
printed directions are followed. Many
mothers have expressed their sincere
gratitude for the cures it has effected.
For sale by Hill-Orr Drug Co.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-07-14

There IS no better exercise for a young
oma in thoroughly good health than
bicycling. On the contrary, If she suffers
from weakness or disease of the distinctly
feminine organs, if she rides, at all, such
exercise should be very sparingly INDUCED
In. Women are peculiarly constituted ana
their general health is peculiarly dependent
upon the health of the specially feminine
organism.
portant parts that makes the wheels o.
general health go round" Their strength
and vieor are as important to n woman as a
handspring to a watch, or a sprocket n
chain to a bicycle. DR.. Pierce's Favorlte
Prescription is the best of all medicines for
delicate women. It makes them strong
where they most need strength. Taken
during the Interesting interval" it BAN
ishes the usual squeamishness and makes
baby's admission to the world easy and al
most painless. II fits a woman tcT indoor
work and outdoor sports. Honest druggists
don't advise substitutes.
~ cannot say enough in praise Of Dr.. Pierce's
Fayorite Prescription, as it has undoubtedly saved
my life, writes Mrs. Florence Hunter, OF Corley,
Logan Co., Ark. ~ miscarried four times; could
ret no medicine to do me any good. ! tried the
FFavorite Prescription and after taking several
bottles, I made my husband a present OF a
fine girl. I think it is the best medicine IN
the world"
A man or woman who neglects constipa-
ton suffers from slow poisoning. Doctor
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure constlPa-
ton. One little pellet" is a gentle Taxa
tive, and two q mild cathartic. All medl'
cine dealers.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-07-14

obedience to sanitary laws, and per-
haps it would be better to discontinue
it's operations and avoid the possibility
Of its posing as a factor in the propa-
CATION of diseases.
Assuming that the barracks will be
continued as q home for the students,
the best recommendation we can make
is to underdrain the narrow area be-
tween the east side of the building
and the high embankment, the latter
to be faced with granite. An improved
system Of ventilation should be intro
duced, such as is used in many insti-
buttons North for instance at Johns
Hopkins University, by which perfect
ventilation is obtained and regulated
at will. The most modern system of
sewerage should be used, and to pre-
vent the possibility of contamination
Of the building by noxious gasses the
water closets should be detached from
the building. The distal end of the
sewer at the edge of the river should
be 80 arranged as to escape submer-
gence by river water and protect it
against whatever might interfere with
it's Office.
We recommend further from the
standpoint of sanitation that vacation
be given in the summer months, and
your committee are impressed with the
belief that it oan be done without
conflicting with the agricultural fea-
lures of education at Clemson, and
would subserve the highest interests
of the professors, the students and
the College. The recent unfortunate
experience of sickness and death at
Clemson has awakened the spirit of
criticism against the institution on
the ground of unhealthfulness, which
it may not be wise to ignore.
In conclusion your committee might
have discussed the laws regulating the
evolution and extension of typhoid
fever and how, originating in soil and
air pollution, itgives rise to e%pidemics.
They might also have cited abundant
parallel cases c~orroborative Of the
position they have taken in this report,
but they do not think these would
lend additional emphasis to the plain
fact Of the existence Of typhoid fever
at Clemson and the imperative neces-
sity Of preventing its recurrence. We
have the honor to be very respectfully,
CHARLES R. TABOR, NJ. D.
JAMES n. EVANS, NJ. D.
G. A.. REESE, NJ. D.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-07-14

There is more Catarrh in this section Of tho
country than all other diseases put together, and
able. For n great many years doctors pronounced
it o local disease, and prescribed local remedies,
and by constantly falling to cure with local treat
ment, pronounced 1t incurahlc. Science has prov,
en- catarrh to be q constitutional disease, and
therefore requires constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by 1. ]. Cheney & Co.
Toledo, Ohio, Is the only constitutional cure on
the market. 1t Is taken internally In doses from
10 drops to a teaspoonful. 1t acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces OF the system. They
offer one hundred dollars for any case II fails to
cure. Send for circulars and testimonial. Ad-
dregs, FL. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
no Sold BY Druggiats, 75c.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-07-14

= An exchange prints the following
f%ervent prayer which a colorcd minister
recently made in behalf of a fellow
minister: 80 Lord, Glib him dc eye
OBJ de eagle dat he spy out sin afar off.
Way his hands to de Gospel pillow.
Tie his tongue to de line OBJ truth.
Nail his ear to dc Gospel pole. Bow
his head way down between his knees,
and his knees way down in some lone
some, dark and narrow valley where
prayer is much wanted to be made.
'Noint him wild dc kerosene lie of
salvation and sot him on fire."
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-07-14

Pure Blood is essential to
good health. Thousands
suffer with impure blood.
Thousands who are af1lct-
ed could be cured by TAX
ing Africana the only pos
tive remedy.
AFRICANA cures Rheumatism OF
long standing.
AFRICANA cures Scrofula.
AFRICANA cures Old Sores.
AFRICANA cures Syphilis.
AFRICANA cures Constipation.
AFRICANA cures Eczema.
AFRICANA cures Catarrh.
AFRICANA cures all Blood and
Skin diseases.
A trial will convince you of lis mer-
its.
BIS" For sale by Evans Pharmacy
and Hill-Orr Drug Co.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-05-21

epidemic prevented any "crOwding" of
the old fellow, though there was no lit
lie talk about the habits he was disclos-
ing. The bachelors AMI grass wild
overs" Of the infantry and battery
started IL mess, but Close declined to
join. He explained that he preferred
to board with a French creole family
short distance away, as he wished
to learn the language" They gave a
Gig dance Christmas week and taxed
every officer ten dollars. Close had
nursed Pierce through the fever. and
Pierce was treasurer of the fund. Close
was accounted for as paid" both for
the original ten and the subsequent as
sessment of five dollars that was found
necessary, but it came out of PierceS
pocket, for Close begged off one and
refused the other. and Pierce would not
tell until it was dragged out of him by
direct questioning months after. 1t
irarspircd that Close weit only once
day to the humble dwelling. four blocks
away, where he preferred TO board He
assiduOusly visited the kitchen of Com
pany &c" at breakfast and dinner time
to see that those meals were properly
cooked and served, and there could be
no question that he pei sonally sam
pied" everything they had. He wore
the clothing issued to the men. until
the colonel insisted on his appearing ia
proper Uniform, and then had to rehulle
him for the condition of the paper col
lar and Trayed black bow that were at
tached to the neckband of his flannel
shirt. He wore the soldier shoe. and
swore that no other kind suited his foot
He had 10 write letters occasionally, but
when he did so he repaired to the com
pany Office or that of the post quarter
master. and not one cent did he spend
for stamps.
Indeed it became a subject OF unoffi-
Cial investigation whether he spent a
cent for anything. He bought nothing
at Finkhcin's. the suffers. where. in
deed. he was held in high disfavor, his
war record and fever service to the
contrary Notwithstanding. He never
touched card. never played billiards,
and never invited anybody to drink.
even when his brother officers called
upon him in squads of two or three TO
see if he would. That he had no preiu-
Gice against the practice then as uni
versal i'm the service as it is now rare,
was apparent from the tact that he
never refused to take drink when in
sited. vet never seemed even family
-xhilarated. ''You Nigh. as we'll pour
whisky in knot-hole," said the sore
headed squad of Youngsters that with
malice prepense had spent many hours
and dollars one night in he attempt to
get Old Close loaded"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-05-21

his regiment. The adjutant and quar-
termaster were both down when Close
arrived and reported for duty. In his
calm, stolid, impassive way he proved
vastly useful. Indeed. at a time when
men were dying or DESERVING by scores,
when even sentry duty'h to be aban-
doned, and when government property
was being loaded up and carried away
and sold in the city, it is difficult to say
what losses might not have been sus
tanned but for his tireless vigilance. He
exposed himself fearlessly among the
dying. He said he had had light at
tack of the fever at New Iberia earlier
in the season and couldn't take it again.
At all events. he did not. He was prob
ably the only officer who remained
longer than a week at the stricken post
and escaped.
At last came the welcome frost. Vel
low Jacks conqueror. followed by new
officers and recruits in plenty, an6
Closes occupation was gone. He had
helped to bury the adjutant. but the
quartermaster proved tough, and-to
Closes keen disappointment, as the
boys began to say with returning
health, appetite. and "ynicism-recov-
cred from his desperate illness and re
sumed his duties. When December and
the new colonel came. drills and dress
uniforms were ordered, and Close got
leave of absence and tried to get back to
bureau duty, where they did not want
him. Then he appealed to Farnham.
and through him to Gen. Sherman.
His wounds made him stiff and sore: he
couldn't drill or parade. 1t transpire1
that he had no full uniform. and his
first and only frock-coat had been let OUT
to the last shred and was still too tight
for him. Then some queer yarns began
to be told. He was a quasi executor for
three officers who had died intcstat",
and who had little to bequeath any
how. He had nursed them in their last
illness. and such items of their property
as had not by medical orders been con
demned and burned he had for sale
Under the regulations the ma jor was the
proper custodian of the effects of de
ceased officers, but the major was him.
self almost victim and had been sent
north to recuperate after long and
desperate struggle. On an occasion when
he simply had to appear in full uniform.
Close turned out in plumed felt hat.
sash, and epaulets which, when qucs
toned. he said were the late Capt.
Stones, and so was the coat. If nobody
could be found to buy them, he would,
he n nf TO 11I-
until it was absolutely necessary.
Respect for his fighting ability in the
field and his fearless service during the
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-05-21
A LITTLE NONSENSE.

Dagger, the professional baseball
player, has married an heiress." 'Ahi
Good catch!" = Philadelphia North
American.
-Greeble-"Is that your baby?"
Crawdon-"No. sir; the possession is
on the other side. BE is not my baby;
I'm his father Boston Transcript
THAT actress seems absorbed in her
role of Lady Macbeth" "Yes; her
manager has to make her carry an
alarm clock in the sleep-walking scene"
Chicago Record.
-Piump.-Mr. Stoneybroke with
mock pathos)-"Would you really rob
me of my only daughter, Mr.. Oldrich?'
Mr.. Oldrich-''It's no robbery, sir;
you're selling her to me!''-Fun.
"A Choice of Evils.-"Why do you
buy your daughter a new wheel every
year?" 1T keeps her from wanting TO
paint velvet lambrequins for the draw
ing-room mantels. Chicago Record.
Shortly after her marriage Scotch
servant, on being asked by her former
mistress how she was getting on, re-
piled: I'm going on fine, mem; but,
och, / Gamma bide the man!"-Tit-Bits.
-Elucidation.-"Pa, what does Prot
Drummond mean when he says: Hold
things in their proportion?' 'He
means, my boy, when you pay for a
dollar table d'hote don't fill up on soup"
Truth.
"A policeman was asked by a coroner
whether he had taken any steps by way
of attempt to resuscitate a man on
whom an inquest was being held. Yes"
said the constable, ''Isearched his peck
| ts."-Household Words.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-05-21
HER PRESENCE OF MIND.
She Could Point to Her Camera to
Prove 1t.

Prove 1t.
Mr.. TOrlIinS is fortunate in having.
been able to educate his wife to an APP
probation of the pleasures which he
enjoys. AS an ardent devotee of the
camera he has inspired her with the
sam. artistic enthusiasm which he feels
when he has secured an especially beau
| tiful or artistic picture.
1T is too bad for us to miss all the
skating" he remarked. I'VE are not So
| old as to deny ourselves one of the great
est enioyments that the season affords"
Il don't know how to skate" was
! the answer. But don't let that make
any difference to YOU"
Il shouldn't think of leaving you be-
hind" he reioined gallantly. Its not
matter of any Importance, and we'll
not say any more about il"
That would make me feel very bad.
Now, we can go to the pond before sun
set. I'll dress myself warmly and go
with you and look on. | shall be very
much entertained in watching YOU
That's So Maybe I'll fall down for
you. That'Il be sure to arluse you"
Besides" she went on, never heed
with me and be on the lookout for some
thing new TO photograph
| They set out, and in a short time he
was lightly Swimming over the ice,
while his wife stood admiring the grace
with which he moved. They had sought
a less frequented part of the pond, and
there was no one to warn him that he
was approaching spot of danger.
There was Il cracllle, then a crash, and
in d moment only a jagged hole in the
ice gave evidence of Mr.. TOrkins' where
abouts. Some men who had heard him
cry as he went down came hurryin (
to the rescue. and it was not long be-
fore he was at home.
Il must say" he remarked, when he
was beginning to feel comfortable
once more. that women haven't much
presence of mind
Il hope" his wife answered, that
YOU don't intend that remark to apply
to me-"
Il certainly DO"
= y
such an assertion, Charley? This after
noon"
Yes; this afternoon is what | have
reference TO. You never thought OF
getting a board and showing it out to
me, or any of those things that you
read about as being proper in case Of
accident So far as | can remember,
YOU didn't even call for help"
Charley, | have always heard that
men find fault when they are not well
[ suppose [ ought to make allowances
but can't help feeling hurt when YOU
say that I lacked presence of mind
If there is anything [ did have it was
that. l may not have done just what
YOU expected. But" and she gave 81
affectionate glance at the camera On
the mantelpiece, Il got splendid sap
shot at you just as you we're going IN
der water. Washington Star.
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He had to GO to town occasionally on
board of survey or similar duty, and
always sought seat in somebody's am
bulance TO save the nickel for a six-m sle
tide in the tram car. When he had to
take the car he would wait for some of
the youngsters, we'll knowing they
would ply his fare. Once when three of
them put up a job on him" by the
declaration after they were well OH
their way, that not man in the party
lad less than a five-dollar bill, he Of
fered to change the five. but refused to
lend a nickel unless they gave their
word. on honor. that they were not
striving to make a convenience of him
But the closest" figuring he had ever
done was that which he carried out for
several months at the expense of a GER
tain bank. Most of the officers on get
ting their pay check towards the end
of the month would take it to the near
est bank or broker and get it cashed.
Those were easy-going days in the pay
department. Many time the impe-
cunicus subs would prevail on the major
or his clerk to let them have their sti-
pend week before it became due, and
it would be spent before it was fully
earned. Close never spent cent. that
anyone could see or hear Of, but he
was on hand to draw it as early as
any of the rest He would take his
check and vanish. The total footing
up of his pay, rations, servants allow
ance. fogy," and all. was one hundred
and some dollars and sixty-eight cents.
They used no coin smaller than the
''nickel Give cents) in the south in
those days. and it was the practice of
the banks and money-changers gener-
ally to give the customer the benefit
if the check called for more than half
the value of the nickel. otherwise to
hold it themselves. If the amount were
SO cents the customer got only so: if
it were So cents he was paid So. Those
officers who kept bank account, and
there were three or four. perhaps, who
did SO, simply deposited their check for
its face value and had done with it, Ii
was supposed that such was Closes GUS
tom; but he was wiser in his generation.
as was learned later. Close took hi;
check to the paying teller and got 100
| and some dollars and 20 cents. Then
he deposited this cash with the clerl:
at the receiving window and was two
cents ahead by the transaction. When
it was finally discovered and he was
politely told that hereafter he would
be credited only with the sum called
| for on the face of his check, Close got
| it cashed elsewhere and deposited his
20 cents regularly as before. But wha,
he does it for is a mystery" said the
! bank official who let this siZable cat out
| of the bag, for he never has more than
a few dollars on deposit more than d
week. He checks it cut through some
concerns up north"
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-05-21
ITO BE CONTINUED
ANECDOTE OF BISMARCK.
A Little Joke of His Which Averted a
Stormy Scene.

Little Joke OF HIS W hich Aycrted a
Stormy Scene.
Americans are familiar with the
stronger features of Bismarck's char
acteE as. shown in his political acts,
but among his own people anecdotes are
told which exhibit his keen wit in rep
artee and love of fun, qualities for
which perhaps we do not give him.
enough credit.
One story told by German diplomat
ist is said to be authentic. At the close
of the Franco-Prussian war a hasty
conference was held by the German
leaders to decide upon the amount OF
indemnity which should be expected
from France. Bismarck, differing from
Won Moltke, telegraphed TO Berlin for
Il financier in whom he had unbounded
confidence. The man was a Hebrew,
and was, for some reason. disliked by
the great Prussian general. When,
therefore, he gave bis opinion that the
thousand million francs, Won Moitke
exclaimed impatiently:
absurd! 1t is too much!"
81 know the resources of the French
people," said the fnancier. calmly.
They can pay it"
sit is monstrous demand" repeat
ed Won Moltke, angrily. IF a man
had begun when the world was created
to count, he would not have reached
that sum now"
And that is the reason" interrupted
Bismarck quickly, his eye twinkling,
that / got a man who counts-from
Moses."
Won Moltke anu the Hebrew tried to
look grave. but both laughed, and the
storm was averted.
The sequel to the anecdote has a
deeper meaning. The financier, when
he received the summons to the confer
ence, was undergoing treatment for
some affection of the eyes which re-
quired confinement in dark cham
Der. His oculist warned him that il
he Cobeyed the summons, the exposure
and delay in treatment would almost
inevitably result in loss Of sight.
He was silent moment. and Their
eitid: Il think that | am needed. J
liave no right to consider my sight. J
wills go.
IL went. and the results which tho
oculst had feared ensued. He became
blind for life.
Won Moltke when the story was toic
him. said briefly: Il wronged the mar.
He has served his country as truly az
anv soldier on the field"-Youth's Con-
naniOn.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-05-21
a DISASTROUS EXPERIMENT,
She Was Only TryiDg to Economics
by D.,inw Her Own Painting.

She Was Only TryiEg to EcOnoni Ne
by Doing Her Own Painting.
She is d young housewife trying TO be
economical, and proudly announced the
othr day that she was painting her
own furniture and fixtures this spring.
Il should judge So shifted her hus-
band, for the air was filled with the
odor of turper tine that seemed TO be-
come an ingredient Of the food. Il knew
it when | turned the corner coming
home. I'd have such work done away
from the house, even if we had To save a
few dollars when it comes TO buying an
Easter bonnet"
1T strikes me that you preach econ
omy and want 10 practice extravaganza.
Nv work looks beautiful. and all 1t cost
you was the paint. | really felt happy
in the thought that you would show
some appreciation, but L suppose
must content myself with the approval
of my own conscience.
Just rs they were about ready to
start for party that evening the wife
let out a piercing shrek. She had
thoughtlessly sat down on the edge o.
the bathtub for second, but 1t was
long enough to daub Il whole section or
her elegant gown: In his haste t2
reach her the husband fell over a rock
err. streaking and stripping his dress suit
with white paint. The pale-faced
maid came running, and when she saw
that no one was killed, threw herself
into a chair that stuck to her with all
the tenacity of fresh varnish. Ih'
coachman at the front door thought It
matter of life and death. He spranS
fl ON his seat. gathered paint all along
the route, and went back 10 sec the
team galloping wildly past distant
electric light, while the carriage swung
from one side OF the street tc the other.
They did not go to the party. The
wife burnt collection of cheap brushes
and threw can of paint into the alley.
The husband piled furniture into g
back shed with the vim of baggage
smasher, and made 4 contract with II
painter by telephone. The maid gave
notice, and the coachman is supposed
to have headed Tor his former home in
Observation-Disclosures Free Press.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-05-21
Armless People Envy 1t.

The most wonderful creature in the
world is the triton. This spotted. liz
ard-like reptile. which is found in al
most every part of America, has a most
wonderful power~of reproducing ampu-
tated parts. The triton is cruelty iii
used by experimentalists, but it's pow
ers of reproduction are almost unlimit-
ed. In one instance an amputated leg
was reproduced 12 times in three years,
and in another an eye was reproduced
in less than ~ months. The loss of a
tail does not appear TO discommode
these reptiles. except to give them a
sort of unbalanced gait. Tails amp,i-
tated by scientists were invariably re-
produced in from sve TO nine weeks
Golden DAYS.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-05-21

In the dominions of the British emf
pire alone some 5000 individuals van
ish every year without leaving any
trace.