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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-10-20
HAMRTRG, August |, 1897.

1AMBTRG, August 1, 1SJI.
Gcn. R. R. HempAiU. 1ALJeriUc, S. c.
DEAR SIR: With hearty greeting
from an old participant in the mcmor-
able war, 1S6l'65, the undersigned
now takes the liberty to ask you to
accept his photograph, which was
taken few days ngo.
My sincere friend aud well-wishcr,
Maj. Franz Melchers, had the kind
ness TO send me your interesting
lhHe,tiun,," in which you mentioned
an incident Of "the little old German
of Walhalla, running the scale on a
clarionette, etc., etc." I am indeed
happy to state, it will surprise you
aud also my surviving friends when
assure you that l do not feel this day
much older than the time alluded to in
the H-Uetiinn." l pride myself in the
thought that SO much interest is
cvinccd in my behalf by my old COM
radcs. 1t will please them to learn
from these lines that I have enjoyed
almost uninterrupted good health
since the las. G:ty yesrs-lcss than
ten dollers would dcfray all my cx-
pcnscs for drugs, medicines, cosmct-
les, etc. [ ldcvoutly thank the Lord for
his divine blessing and protection. |
have met with many atflictions in my
long and chcckered life, but l over
came all its vicissitudcs by an implicit
hope that all would be for the best
Since several weeks am in pos
session of another copy of your valua
bic gazette of June 2lth, mailed to me
from AbLcvillc, for which | nm CRATE
full to the kind sender | beg 10 ten
der YOU my warmcst thanks for your
kindness in having, by mention Of the
little incident caused my friends
and Comrades in war to receive the
information that am still on the list
of the quick. and | expect to hear
from them.
Remembering vividly the incidents
touched upon in your "4Ncdi"ni. l
beg to say few words concerning one
Of them. At the time when the late
LicutenantC Colonel I4cdbctter and my
friend. the violinist and virtuoso
Rotbschlld, both wounded mcrtally
were borne to the rear, met them on
my wsy as l was returning from the
house that was utilized for field.
hospital, whittier I had been assisting
the then Sergeant -Hfaior VIM. Mar
shall aud another soldier to carry oul
wounded Colonel Marshall. Whilst
we we're transporting the dying colo
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-10-20

A report comes from St. Louis to
the effect that corn is extensively used
as an adulterant of wheat -four, and
also as substitute for barley malt by
brewers. The millers Of St. Louis
are said to have declared that manu-
facturers Of wheat -four will be either
driven out of the market in the course
Of time, or forced to adulterate their
product in order to meet the competi-
tion that surrounds them. Corn -four
is, it seems, being produced on a very
large scale, and the only mills show
ing an increase Of business this year
are those manufacturing exclusively
corn products, all of which show an
enormous increase. They are turning
out not only corn -four made from
grits, but a new -four made from corn
starch, which is said to be very white
and finely ground, SO that it lends it.
self particularly we'll to use as an
| adulterant. Corn -four has been sold
| as low as 20 cents e hundred pounds,
SO that it is quite an object to bakers
and manufacturers to use it. The
bakers are said to be doing the great
er part Of the adulterating in order to
cheaper the cost Of their -four In
the manufacture of crackers and that
class Of bakery goods, the adulterated
article is said to be most extensively
used.
The brewers figure as the largest
purchasers of corn products Corn
fakes are substituted for barley malt,
producing excellent results, while the
expense of making beer is lessened,
and the process is said to be less trou-
| blcsomc. The beer that is adultcra-
ted with corn is more palatablc, but it
is not us wholesome as the pure ar
ticlc.
There is no reason tc doubt the
truth of these reports concerning the
use of corn as an adulterant. 1t would
be strange if its introduction into the
-four and beer trade had been prevent
ed, considering the magnitude Of the
corn crop, and the great effort that
has beer made to utilize it. 1t is.
however, unfortunate that it cannot
ind legitimate field, instead Of com
ing into trade as al adulterant.
Whatever gain it may show at present
from this cause is likely to be tempo
rary, for the consumers are clearly
entitled to protection from adultera-
tions, and are bound to receive it: 1t
IS no more fair that -four and bread
should be bought as made of whole
wheat when they are mixture Of corr
and wheat, than it is that filed cheese
should be bought as full cream cheese.
It is best that the purchaser shall be
sure that what he is buying is exactly
what it purports to be. A law that
compels millers and bakers to sell
genuine goods will undoubtedly be de-
manded and passed in course Of time.
A similar law relating 60 beer will
undoubtedly also find its way upon
the statute books.-INal,caukee Senti-
mel.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-10-20

AHBEvILLE. ). C.. Sept. II, 1897.
Tie writer of the letter below is
John Gabriel Christopher Krusc, who
wa born tug -. lS2l in the city Of
Wi>mAr in Mccklcnburg Schwcrin, in
Germany. lie came to America in
1913. and lived in Walhalla until 1861
and from that date until 1860 he was
in the Confederate army. After that
he lived in Charleston until 1873, and
then in Savannah for a number Of
years. lie is now interpreter for the
Spanish Consulate in Hamburg, Ger
many. After the surrender lie was
lost to the sight Of his old comrades,
who had the impression that he died
thirty years ago. Some months ago
the editor Of the -N,tfium wrote an in
cidcnt about the Second Manassas,
and brought in the name Of Prof
Krusc. That issue Of the paper was
mailed TO him by his friend, Maj
Franz Mclchcrs, Of Charleston. Upon
this Prof. kiusc sent us message,
and we wrote another article about the
Second Manassas incident Then
came the letter he wrote Us. We have
read i, to several veterans, who were
50 much pleased with it that we give
it to the public. Prof. lrusc is Il
man Of learning and his old comrades
were delighted to hear about him.
When we told, at the Grccnvillc Con
fcdcratc reunion few weeks ago that
he was still living, scores of the sur
vivors, including officers and men, cx-
pressed the greatest delighs to hear of
his good health and prosperity.
Prof. Krusc has remarkable mem
ory, as will appear from the letter.
The parties named are we'll known to
many Of our people. Rothschild Mt
Second Manassas told the boys that he
would show them that he was not
afraid and then went into the battle
and came out mortally wounded. He
was known all over this section as q
great musician and his death was
much regretted
Every old soldier will enjoy this
letter. 1t is written in excellent style,
and shows that the men and events of
war times are fresh in his mind.
Prof. krusc has an elder brother
who lives in Kicl, in Schlcswig IIol-
stein, Of which place he is an honor
ary citizen. A younger brother, aged
ri years, lives in Australia. His on
~ sister lives in Hamburg, at the age
OF Al years. The combined age of the
four amounts to 800 years, and no one
Of them has ever been sick.
RoDT. II. HEMPnILL,
Editor Abbevillc Medium.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-10-20

WE fully realize the fact that when people Anderon
County either through the otherwise addressing
highly intelligent wenfmed people We people
who read the sounding advertisements promising unreasonable
things and also believe them but hs County
fast becoming extinct Now few words regard
few this with small capital unknown
steadily wear 1897
VIII show business of s6O0O0 What our
succe
TO do the Right because it is Right.
Many that this rule works we'll business
find it applicable to business than any where else.
Now, this keeping with
but h regard competitors methods Of doing business
what have and commend the intelligent
thinking people of County
We also wish that facilities for handling direct
from the manufacturer the the We
almost everything needed general trading public close
price as good, fstcas goods be sold for.
Respectfully soliciting your highly appreciated patron
if possible will future
Yours very respectfully
d. g. GROWN g. BRO,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-10-20

= According to an old law in St.
Louis, man may be sold at auction
to the highcst.hiddcr for term of six
months service for descrting his wife
and failing to. support her. The law
is to be applied in the case of con-
tirmed loafer, and an announcement Of
his sale is posted on the front door Of
the City Court House. - Chicago Jour
nal.
- It takes about three seconds for
message to go from one end Of the
Atlantic cable 30 the other.
-" "Dfany have said their children
would have died Of Group, if Cham.
berlain's Cough Remedy had not been
given" writes Kellam & Ourran,
druggists, Sesview, Va. People
come from far and near to get il and
speak Of it in the highest terms =
This is equally trns Of this remedy In
every community were It is known.
Buy bottle at the Hill Orr Drug Go,
and test It FOR yourself.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-10-20
A CONFEDERATE'S STORY.
How a German Musician Was IIonorcd bv
lis Comrades.
From the 1bbcviiic Medium

The following will of
Mc(own Brigade old soldiers generally who will read the
he
c,ualo cfncstw master 0
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-07-15
ENTERED AS SECOND GLASS NAIL NATTER,
The Coal Miners Strike.

The most serious feature of the bust
ness situation at this time is the strike
Of coal miners now on in various mining
districts and liable to spread TO others
and become general. The dependence
of manufacturing in most places west,
and in many places all over the country
upon coal also in cities like Chicago,
the dependence of the water supply
makes it apparent TO all that a coal
famine even in the summer season is
something serious to contemplate.
There is a strong indication of a coal
famine confronting the country, within
the next ten days, it is claimed by con-
servative operators that the marketable
supply at present, which is placed at TO-
900, 900 bushels, would be only able to
meet the demand of the market for about
month under ordinary conditions.
With the scarcity of coal already pre-
vailng at the lake ports, it is claimed
the supply will not last over two weeks
at the longest. The only source of sup
ply is from the river mines, as the rail-
roads are contiscating for their own use
all the coal ready for shipment along
their lines.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-07-15

"There's luck in matrimony as In
everything else" unused an old De-
troiter who, in his early days, was a
telegraph operator. For nearly 80
years my wife and l have lived happily
together. We have had our little domes-
tic squalls like other people, but can
say that we have sailed on smooth wa
tiers with fair winds.
sshe used to be telegraph operator
too. l went to substitute for a friend Of
mine on the line to give him brief va
cation. He told me that he had been
carrying on a Irritation with a woman
operator with whom he was very favor
ably impressed. She only knew him by
his office call, and he requested that l
carry on the inoipient eourtship so that
be could take it up OH his return. The
girl would be none the wiser and his
suit would be that much further along.
Being young and romantic, l assented
as a matter of course.
From the first message l concluded
teresting stage and entered right into
the spirit OF the affair. Not being trou-
bled by any of my friends embarrass-
ment, for he was III love, | talked to her
like a bold and ardent swain. She evil
IDENTITY liked this, and | was ON the
verge of engaging my friend when l re-
oeived word from him that he had met
his fate at home; that he was going
into her fathers store, and that l must
close up his telegraphic courtship as
gently as could.
"At first l was mad enough to hunt
him up and thrash HIM Then sud-
denly discovered that | was nightly
pleased. She only knew him by the
office call, and now the call was mine.
Just as soon as there was an opening l
proposed, and back came an acceptance.
I've never told her, but between me and
you she's worth carload of his wife.
Detroit Free Press.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-07-15
Mint In Tea.

Perhaps the greatest tea drinkers Of
all are the MoOrs, because 10 them II Is
everything. Mohammedans do not drink
spirits-which is more than can be said
Of the Russians-and, therefore, the
Mohammedan sips his tea as his one
and great consolation. The pomp with
which it is made is amazing to for
sign mind.
Every one squats on the floor The
head of the house sits down beside the
teapot, with great pomp the servant,
Who seems invariably TO be called Mo
BANNED or Absalom. brings in tbs boil
ing urn, and, after the master has
rinsed the pot, put in the tea, filed the
pot with water, waited certain num-
Der of minutes and skinned off the
frothy substance that has risen to the
surface, he packs the precious teapot as
full as ever it will 40 with freshly
grown mint. Nor is this all He takes
as much sugar as the stranger imagines
would fill the entire pot, and, handful
after handful, pokes it into this mint
favored concoctioD lets 1t stand some
minutes, and then pours out little Of
the weak but highly favored tea and
drinks it himself. to assure his guests
that it is not poisoned.
Then solemnly cups are filled for the
visitors, and, with the greatest pomp
and wonderful salaams, they are hand
ed around-to the men first, of course,
as women, even foreign women, count
for nothing in Marocco. Three cups Of
tea are the regulation supply, and it is
an offense to leave any Moor's house
until one has solemnly managed those
three cups, enjoyed with many bows
and gracious salutations, and generally
accompanied hy extraordinary cakes,
which the Moors love, but which to the
foreign taste-well, one has only to ex-
plain that they are fried in rancid but
ter, considered by the Mohammedans q
delicacy. New York Herald.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-07-15
Lexington Mail Route.

From a Washington letter in the Ken
nebec Journal we clip the following re
lative to the Mail route and post office in
Lexington plantation.
Quite an interesting contest over the
location of a mail route has been waged
for some months past in Lexington plan
tation in Somerset county. 1t appears
from the evidence submitted that there
are two county roads running through
this plantation. One-the old original
roads known as the West road. The
other is known as the East road For
upwards of 70 years the Lexington post
Office was located on the old West road
Four years ago under the Cleveland
administration, the route was changed
and the postoftice located on the East
road. The West road people have made
a determined effort to have the old route
restored, and have been vigorously op-
posed by the people residing on the East
road. The West road republicans pre-
sented Alvin Albee, who held the office
under Harrison, as their candidate for
postmaster, while the Republicans of the
East road endorsed the candidacy of O.
w. Chase. When Congressman Bur-
leigh called at the postoflce department
to examine the papers in the case, he
found there Mr.. Milliken's written endors-
ment of Mr.. Albee, and his recommends
ton that the mail route be changed
back to the West road. After going
carefully over all the papers in the case,
Mr.. Burleigh saw no reason to change
this decision and added his concurrence
to it, 1t is probable that Mr.. Albee's
appointment as postmaster and the
change OF route will be made in a few
days. There has been some talk of es-
sablishing another pc itoffice on the East
road but in view of the small volumn of
business in the plantation it is not prob
able that the department would entertain
such proposition.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-07-15
Oretgn

Affairs iu Greece are very threatening.
The Iatki-h army ha- recalled ali III
c-r- aH-enr on leave and j. preparing foi
renewal Of ho-tiliie-. The sultan j.,
ahduratc. rhe foreign ambassadors, ~
Turkey recognizing that further verbal
rcmnHstrauee i useless are not inclined
ro continue diplomatic proceedings until
obey know in what way coercion is 10
be- applied.
Official dispatches have been received
In London. announcing that serious
conflict has taken place at Gambia be-
tween force of British troops and a
party of Bashi-Bazouks, arising from
the British intervening in skirmsh
between the Bashi-Bazouks and Chris
tians Sixteen Of the British force and
number of the Bashi- Bazouks were
killed. The admirals of the foreign
fleets have sent five warships to Gambia
To suppress any further MohamInedan
movements.
The Vossische Zeitung's Constantine
pie correspondent says the Porte has
dispatched an ultimatum to Persia de-
manding the withdrawal of the Persian
troops from Turkish territory mean
keibela. The utimatum states that a
refusal to comply with its demand will
be accepted as a declaration OF war.
Russia is believed to be behind Persia
the government of which country will
disregard the ultimatum,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-07-15
Wifi Murderer Uan~ed

Hartford, July 14.-Thomas T. Ripple,
the New Haven wife murderer was
hanged at the state prison at u. 86 o clock
this morning. within eight minutes
from the time the drop was sprung his
heart had ceased beating, and in 10
minutes he was cut down. The con-
demned man, when asked # he had any
thing to say before sentence was exc
cuted, replied: do a good job and
don't make any foolish mistakes" These
were his last words, with the exception
of when the rope was being adjusted
about his neck, he said: Your getting
it pretty tight, amt YOU Thu execu-
tion was successfully carried out without
any unusual incident. His neck was
broken.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-07-15

A travelling circus recently paid Wis
1t to Clitheroe, and, as an attraction,
offered prize to the man who could
as the Lancastrians term it, pull tn
ugliest mag" says the London Tele-
graph.
The rules laid down were that each
person should have three tries Conse-
.quently competition ran high. Some Of
the contortions were horrible to behold.
After all had done their level best to
win the prize the clown, who acted as
judge for the competitors, coolly con
fronted a man sitting in the audience,
who was noted for his ugliness, and
said:
"Tha's won tn prize, ovid mon."
"Me?' said the astonished individ-
ual. "Wha, aw worn't tryin fort. "
"Tha'd noa need to try. Tha's won
Ii wi'out -
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-07-15
Killing All Elephant.

1t took three hours to kill vicious
elephant in the vicinity of Liverpool,
and in assisting to bring about this re-
suit a medical gentleman almost sue
ceeded in comprising his own destruo-
ton. Charles II was the name of the
elephant. Two Liverpool physicians
were appointed executioners They fed
the beast on aconite concealed in carrots
and arsenic sprinkled on buns, which it
swallowed pleasantly and asked for
more. Then one medical gentleman con
oeived the idea of loading syringe
with prussic acid, inducing the ele-
plant to open its mouth and squirting
the poison down its throat Charles II
considered this great sport, but the doc
tor who was operating the syringe, by
reason of his interest in the experiment,
momentarily forgot the deadly proper
ties of prussia acid, inhaled the fumes
and fell unconscious. The other physi-
clan saved his colleagues life with
great difficulty, the elephant looking on
with deep sympathy. However, after
Charles IL had taken enough poison to
kill 9, 600 men, according to the doctors,
and three hours had passed since the first
dose he suddenly toppled over and ex-
pired quietly. Like the other Charles
II, he had been an uncomfortable time
dying San Francisco Argonaut.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-07-15
Miss Bessie Tenney of Boston, is in
own for her summer vacation.

Miss Bessie Tenney of Boston. is in
town for her summer vacation.
A large limb broke of the big willow
yesterday, from the force of the wind.
The water in the kennebee was the
highest yesterday it has been this sea-
son. The boom at this place WAS taken
from its moorings and carried away.
The rain and wind this week has sue
ceeded in lodging a large amount of the
heavy grass, which will make it difficult
to cut.
Mr. and Mrs. H. l.. Mccain were in
town last week.
Mrs. W. u. Varney aud daughter Of
West Durham, are visiting at A. o.
Frederic's.
At the business meeting of the Cong
society G. E., 1.-THE following officers
we're elected: A. O. Frederic. Pres.
Mrs. Augusta Bailey, V. F.; Mrs. c. II.
Fuller, Sec. and Treas.
Miss Nina futile is visiting friends in
Mercer
{. w. Pierce of Yarmouth, and Miss
Myrtice Chapman of Oakland, were in
town over Sunday.
Native strawberries have been in the
markets several days, w.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-07-15

The ocean was once merely brackish,
and not salt, as it is now. This was
when the earth was in its first youth
and before there was any land showing
at all or any animal life in the water.
AT this time the water was gradually
cooling from its original state of steam,
and the salts were slowly undergoing
the change from gases into solids. Then
came the appearance of land, and later
on rivers, which gradually washed down
more and more salts, while at the bot
tom of the ocean itself chemical action
was constantly adding more brine to
the waters AT present it is estimated
there are in the world s oceans 7, 900, 900
cubic miles of salt, and the most aston
ishing thing about it is that If all the
salt could be taken out in a moment
the level of the water would not drop
one single inch. New York World.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-07-15
Number %
ArOOstOOk Northern

A hearing vas had before re railroad
commissioners Monday afternoon for
articles Of association pettioned for by
the directors Of the Aroostook Northern
railroad. Hon A A. B4rielgh. Of Houl.
ton, appeared for the railroad COMPANY.
The petition Vas gre nied and Dr. Burleigb
says work Wi De at once commenced
upon is construction. Men already have
been getting things INTO condition for
aging out The tfacks, etc
The bonds amounting 10 fz2s.oo,
have al 1een paced a = fattering figure
and, II seems. tat prospects Of a success
ful road eou'c not he better It will run
from Caribou aaere II vi connect
with the Bangor and 8roostook railroad.
and thence extend through Fort FAIRFIELD
TO the terminus at Limestone. OYER a
most fertile country the PRODUCTS Of
which will ind reads st.pmea, 1s The
new road. Ii@al also open ~ d great
held for lumber shipment. The road
will probably 5e completed = Notem-
Der.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-07-15
The Annual Muster.

1t has not been decided whether the
annual encampment Of tie National
Guard VII be held. Commencing SAT-
urday, August = or he following Mon
day It's thought that the former date
VIII be SCI as = gong into camp then,
the men would e in readiness 10 com
mence the WORK and have four 2hole DAYS,
Friday being the dag set for the depart
are. The general order Tor eacampment
are soon expected. The National Guard
numbers about I.4oo men. TIE expense
at the last encampme1t was about so,
600.
The prizes for the rife practice have
been ordered by Col Z. c. Harrington.
the inspector general Of rife practice.
They will be OF gold ana silver. and war
LECTURES will also be presented as prizes
IN some Of the contests. Col. Harrington
says tina, the reports from the companies
generally show good work.