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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-03-16
Notice Of Dissolution.

NOTICE is hereby given tina, tue part
~ nership heretOfnre existing bet ween
J.. -. Berry and H.. X. l.angstUn in the
Livery and Sale Stable business has been
The business will be continued
ut tho Old starIl by the undersigned.
: ]. u. BERRY.
March .. lSyS 81
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-03-16

AS the Mckinley administration is
entering upon the second year Of it's
tenure, it is interesting to review
briefly the record Of its first - months.
There can be but little difference of
opinion rs to what has been accom-
pli>hcd. y wal tariff, in Il time of
peace. has been enacted with the re
suit Of y 500, U0O, 900 deficit in the
treasury. With a diminished export
trade and the storpagc of work on
public improvements the second year
is begun. \oslinr has been done
with the currency system: and the i'm
potent handling at the Cuban question
has been 50 disaprointin" to the best
friends Of the President that they adj
nit freely the prospect Of oycrwhclm-
ing rcbukc at the polls. Activity and
dispatch have been seen in one dircc-
ton only. For Il year the tim. Of the
administration has. been c~nsrosscd
with applicants for office. These
have had the right -of-way ovcr all
ether business.
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The great powers Of lEurors. actu-
ated chiefly by commercial ideas. are
still dividing among themselves the
territories of nnn-progrcssivc and nor.
Christian potcntates. Commercial
privileges arc the modern incentives to
empire, not land hunger. or glory, as
in former age. Africa, at the door Of
Europe, has already BEEN pretty com
rle:ely appropriated. There remain
for division Turkey, Persia, Siam.
China and Corca. As To what is left
Of Turkey the division proceeds but
slowly. owing to the inability Of the
powers t" agree upon their respective
shares. Siam has recently lost large
~ to France. torca is in dispute be-
tween Russia and Japan. China is in
the process Of distribution, Japan.
Russia, France and ENGLAND have all
recently had ~''whacks' at it's vast
area, and Germany is now seeking, it
seems. to get even with its rivals.
China is the coming Africa. Its dis,
tribution among the powers ;s.to be
the next great problem Of European
politics.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-03-16

Having The largest capital and surplus of any
l:ank in the State outside Of Charleston, we 0iler
drpositors the strongest security.
This applies to orr Savings Department, where
we pay interest, rs well as To active accounts.
We loan TO regular dcpositor customers at our
lowest rates.
Private loans arranged without charge between
our customers, and other Investments secured
when desired.
With twenty-five years experience III banking,
and with uncXcelled faci. tiles at our command, we
are prepared To give satisfaction in all business
transactions, and will. us heretofore, take care Of
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-03-16

OFFICERS.
!. A. BI."k, President.
Jos. N. BnOwH, Nicc-IIrsident.
Il. i. MArLDIN, Cashier.
DIRECTORS
j. w. NoiEIs. q. w. ANT.
No. FAkMEE. Jos. y. BIowN
). BROCK. j a. DUrwoIrH
..J. ~FEkiwELI. J. NJ. SULLIVAN.
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AND
STILL THEY
COME.

terms. They are of such value nj
quality as have never been shown n
fore III this city. We have the chs.I
ones, but you will find not only sd
tlngham Goods but Irish Point. Tail
bour and Renaissance. This is oled
our pride departments, and a~ltllouyl
we try to show no partially as to il
tlnguish between one or the other. n
feel that there exists here !: marikda
TOR the better grades Of goods, and y
begin Il gradual evolution with iii
departure.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-22

old man.
And you purpose TO fight herel" liam
ed out the old man "Iou should DO
down on your knees and thank God that
you are alive this Christmas morning
Listen to my bclll 1t Is declaring peace,
and no other voice shall bo heard in this
place.
The last touch Of tho battle fever passed
from Jennings veins. but he looked ques
tioningly at the door behind which his
enemies had fortified themselves. The
old mans eyes followed his.
They, too, shall put down their guns
while the Christmas bell is ringing" he
cried. Come Quit These men give their
promise that they will not fire upon you "
Yes, wc promise" said Fleming me.
chanically, his mind still wandering back
| mas mornings.
There is nothing to fight for here, any.
way" said Evans In low voice
Not now at least" replied Fleming in
the same tone.
The door In front of them was opened,
and their enemies, gun muzzlcs down
came slowly out Fleming and Evan:
, saluted them with military courtesy.
About facet said Fleming to his men
Then with their lieutennnts at theil
head the little band marched down tn,
| stairway and through the church and out
| into the snow and past the smolderins
| embcrs of the houses to their camp. Ano
above them and around them the clea
notes Of the bell were proclaiming tha
| Christ was born on earth and peace anC
| good will should reign among men.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-22

The battle trud to and fro In the dark
Pes and the whirliny snow; tiny blue
names. nearly smothe-ed by the night and
lhs melting flakes, shot up from tho half
burned houses. fickered awhile and then
went out, to b. sucCsNsded by Others as
fe,ble; rifle shots ratified in irregular vol
Ieys. and the smoke from the gun mur.lcs
Increased the obsrurity which was scarce
~ broken by tho flashes from the weapons
and tho faint light Of the sino'dering tim
berS
The wind with an edge OF ice whirlci
here and there and imrSrtislly drove gusts
81 snow into the faces Of the comhajarts,
out could not dim their rage. Passion
and coUsagc wen equal in each, and
though the main hattie had psSSC~l on
their own little corner of the struggle was
Is important TO them IS she fate of Srcat
Armies. and neither would WELD the ground
which had already bsco,nc where they
fought slippery mire of red mud and
enow.
Fleming. tire frs. lieutenant, was shout
ing 20 his men and rcsticulat;uc with his
sword. broken AZ the point by rifle hall.
though he had never noticed il. The bic
fakes struck in his eyes and Minded him
~ times but he fought ON. encouraging
his soldiers. struggling through the mire,
and watching the combat as best lie could
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-22

II was NJ q pleasant dinner party at
famous New York hotel, when tho con-
versation turned to the approaching
Christmas The guests were of various
callings, but all were qualified to join the
Travellers club, having visited at least
three continents.
"what was the oldest Christmas you
ever spcnts" asked one at n pause In the
general chat.
II certainly can claim the most northcr-
~ one, said Captain Leonard Smith, for
merly of New Bedford. 1T was when
was whaling in the arctic seas and my
ship was icebound in the pack about 100
miles north Of Alaska. 1t was n beautiful
day, clear. quiet and intensely cold. Tho
stars looked like sharp points, tho moon
like a clean cut silver disk and the heavens
ms black ms sin. Scientifically 1t was day,
but as II matter Of fact twas pure mid
night. Our hill OF fare was wonderful.
We had seething punch, tea and coffee.
Our meats were corncd beef, corned pork,
and, best of all, some polar bear meat and
seal blubhur l will not recommend seal
blubber for these ATTITUDES, but in the far
north, after many months on salt horse
and canned goods, it's as delicious as
boiled chicken. We had potatoes, carrots,
/ yellow turnips and gingerbread pudding
/ with real raisips in it. There wasn't a
/ dish any one here would look at mt tho
present moment, but all on board vowed it
was the finest banquet they could recall. !"
IF / did not have the most southerly
Christmas. l had certainly the hottest, ."
remarked William Ponder Mclean. once
editor Of the Hongkong Telegraph, but
now Gothamitc. 1T was at Port Oar
win. in Australia, which, next to the Mo-
have desert, is probably the hottest spot on
earth December there is equivalent to
our June, and the weather of their Christ
mas is that of our Fourth of July.
ION account of that frightful scourge,
tho white ant, timber cannot be used in
house construction, so that tho roofs arc
made of iron gir,lers and corrugated sheet
iron galvanized This makes house a
vcritable oven. The thermometer was
way over tho 100 mark, and every one in
our party was n picture of Precipitation
and discomfort But we were determined
10 celebrate Christmas In good old fash
toned style.
1--WE had n Christmas tree, wreaths and
evcrgreens, and some one hung up a
bunch of what he called mistlctoe. Luck.
lily we had an ice factory there. and so Sc
cured small blocks of comfort at or
cents pound. Every drink, excepting
the punch, was iced, and every food, ex-
cepting the turkey and plum pudding,
was cold.
lone poetic youth shook a belt of sleigh
bells to arouse the Imagination and an
other read aloud Dickens immortal
Christmas carol. We tried to picture the
nipping cold enjoyed b. Scrooge and Mar
ley's ghost, but the effort proved futile
Yet the awful heat could not weaken the
Christmas spirit, and both dinner and day
were unalloyed delight"
"The oldest Christmas Of my expo
rience," observed DIR. Edward Bcdloo
! I-pitod Staeac consul nj ('antap China
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dropped from the calendar, so that you go
to bed Wednesday night and wake up Fri
day morning. In going cast, you reverse
the PROCESS and repent the day.
by extraordinary luck this happened
to me, as l said, ON Christmas, so that I
had two Christmas days the same year.
The captain OF our good Pacific Mail
steamer told us that the event had never
happened before In the history Of the COM
pany and to the best of his knowledge
had never happened before to any craft.
II that be true, the so passengers and 100
crew may well boast Of their experience.
But two consecutive Christmas days
are not n success. The dinner of tho Sec
ond day seems insipid by contrast with
that OF the first, and the merriment of the
latter is succeeded by WEAKNESS on the
former. 1t is curious place, that one
hundred and eightieth degree OF longitude.
1t plays havoc with grammar and time.
According To the way you are going
you can say truthfully: Tomorrow is to-
day and today was yesterday. Today was
yesterday and tomorrow will be today.
Tomorrow has no yesterday, and yester-
day has no tomorrow Thoughts like
these are confusing, TO say the least"
II can claim credit for the wettcst
Christmas, cheerily voiced Walter Hutch
inson, the travelling agent Of great Liver
pool house. 1T was in the Malay coun-
try near Singapore, The climate there
was wittily summed up by the great gov
ernor Sir Stamford Raffles as consisting
of two seasons the wet and the dry. In
the latter 1t rains every 10 minutes; in the
/ former all tho time Christmas eve IL
I was shower shower, shower. During the
night il poured. Christmas morning the
landscape WAS like mermaid's paradise
The road was line Of unbroken water,
the river not far away seemed moving
deluge, tho fields We're sheets Of water,
broken by bushes and trees In mathc-
/ NAUTICAL patterns and the uncultivatei
land was an overlooked marsh.
1.-The air was full of warm steam, and
you could almost feel the vegetation grow
ing. The table linen and clothing Were
damp. The water condensed on furniture
and trickled in little streams down the
walls. II boat had sailed into the draw
ing room, 1t would have caused no sur
prise. My host had u blazing fire In hi.
fireplace, a poor imitation Of the real ar
ticle. but II cast u ruddy glow In the room
and, what was better still, made pleas
ant draft. We did not think Of snow oil
ice or any other form of water. We had
too much of IL around us everywhere"
"My oldest Christmas WAS In Egypt,
told tho writer. ~ WAS the guest Of deal
friend, DIR. James F. Love, pasha, who
was attached to the khediye's stan. Hi
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JOSEPH A.ACTSHELER.


rehuins Sruse'e' ne ooscr'eu inc room
again the rows OF wooden oehches' the
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way that led TO the second noor' ana the
light through the window nar'ng rcdly
over everything linen the WIZ rush car
ricd ms little band upon tue enemy ana,
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"Uoodmnu, Spare Tint Trce!"

Don't you think, dear" said Mrs. Fir
kins, THAT 1t is time we were seeing about
getting the Christmas tree for the chill
drens"
mo, my dear, 1 DON'T" said Mr.. Fir
kins, with great sternness. We've got
To stop that sort of thing"
Why" said Mrs. Firkins.
because I've been looking into the
matter" returned Firkins, and l have
become impressed with the necessity for
the preservation of our forests. It's a
very grave matter, my dear; very grave
indeed No patriotic citizen can after this
conscicntiously encourage the reckless cut
ting of pine and hemlock. And I'm not
going to help ruin our forests for any old
Christmas superstition"
Then he went down town a"d spent s.
for box of Christmas cigars for himself
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were snlrIL- "4,.. d. ilverlsG exci;e' go.
and his courage seemed to grow as T.
fever roSo.
stop, tell you again :" he shoutcG
This is murder that you and those l..
that room, too, AFRO bent upon r.
at is war;
ut is not war, The battle Is over anc
you fight here without purpose! What l.
the possession Of this church to either Of
your And To fight, too at such n time!
Fleming looked scorniully at the OH
man who vet held his attention and ill.,
pressed him.
AT such timer" he repeated cit,
true that it's night, and the snow is fall
ing, but we're not psrlor soldiers To seek
our tents because Of a winter night.
Its more than winter night said
the old man sternly, raising his accusing
finger again ana pointing 1t ut Fleming
"Listen"'
The unseen clock overhead began "a
strike, and Fleming and his men, wed de
spite themselves by the old man S manner,
counted the strokes under their breath.
One, two, three, they counted, and on Vi
to IL, standing in silence and making ut
movement, as II some new power possessed
them. Nor did any sound come from thu
room in which their enemies lay. and
Fleming believed that they, too, had beer
listening to the old mans words. Their
be grew angry at himself and sought tc
shake off the spell,
Did you hear thats" asked the ole
man.
Yes, heard it," said Fleming, "ant
heard nothing but clock striking mid
night"
But what a midnight" exclaimed th'
other. And do you not know what morn
ing has begun"
Withou, waiting for an answer, he seizet
a rope which hung by the wall and as h,
pulled with strong and practiced hand |
bell f6r above them began to ring. 1t
mellow note. steady and strong, echoed
through the night, which heard no othe
sound now, and rose and fell in song O
JOY. Listening TO its music, Fleming for
got for moment the wildness Of the win
ter night and the lust Of battle which hat
burned 50 tercely in his veins.
Listen, listen, l tell youv" eSclaime,
the old man, his face transiigurcd by tn
ecstasy which possessed him. lis not tina
better sound than the crack of rifles ant
the groans Of dying menE Again, l asl
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A CONSCIENTIOUS objector.

Magistrate TO casual)-l understand
that you distinctly refused to do the work
given You by the master OF the workhouse
Casual-Quite true. yer worship.
Magistrate-What was your reason'
Casunl-Well, yer worship, 1t was for
conscience sake, In the fust place, I've
got n conscientious hobjection to work.
In the second, I've got conscientious
hobjection tn the master, and in the third.
I've got IA conscientious hobIection TO you
And If my conscientious hobjcctions Amt
better than those M u bloomin hantiwac
cinator, why, s'welp me, never ask me To
take my dyin hoath az in
The magistrate did not. -Puach.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-22

FLEMING AND EVANS sALrTED THEM WITH
MILITARY COURTESY
sou do you nos know what morning hai
begun|
How should / knowg' asked Fleming
'How can any man who has been march
ing and fighting and diminishing for
weeks keep track of times"
This is the night Of the 2ith of De-
cember, and it christmas morning now,
cried the old man, 1.-THE night when Christ
was born aud came into the world To
preach forgiveness and TO teach men 70
love one anotherl I've rung that morning
in with this bell every year for the last 81
years and l came here tonight to do il
again, though you've followed ne AMI
fought in the church itself. Stand hack,
tell youi You shall not fight here with
the bells of Christmas morning ringing in
your ears God would strike you dead ful
IT,"
1t seemed 10 Fleming that the mans
manner now had the dignity and force
that we ascribe To the Hebrew prophets OF
old, His litileness had DISAPPEARED, he
showed no semblance of fear, and his eyes
blazed with the force of the spirit that
was in him.
/ The notes Of the bell rose far above the
whistle Of the wind, and even in the pres
ence OF those who carried arms in their
hands TO kill told of peace on earth and
good will TO men. The nRuinary scenes
of the night passed out of Fleming's mind
for moment, and in their place he saw
the peaceful Christmas morning of his
childhood, Then he looked weakly at
Evans as II he would seek counsel from
his second in command.
Lower your weapons" cried the old
man, who never ceased his ringing. 81
tell you again that God will strike you
dead il you tight in his house at such a
time. What sacrilege, and you bu,
boys"
The fever in Jennings veins was dying
He looked at his men and saw that tn,
lust OF combat was passing from them,
In his ears rang the joyful note of the bell
telling him that Christ WAS born and had
come on earth to teach peace and good
will among men. He turned hif eyes
from his mon to those of the sexton, who
pulled the rope with regular and rhythm,
stroke, and they fell before the case Of tn
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-22
JOHN MELLoR's ESTATE,

We, the subscribers. having been APP
pointed by the Honorable the Probatd
Court for the district of Chitteuden. COM
mlssloners to receive. examine and ADJUST
the claims and demands o: all persons
against the estate Of John Mellor, late
OF burlington in said district deceased,
and also all claims aud demands exhibited
in offset thereto and six months from tina
day OF the date hereof being allowed by
said Court for that purpose. We do there.
fore hereby give notice that we viii attend
TO the business of our appointment at the
Office of II. r.. Wales In said Burlington
in said district, on the second Mondays Of
January and June lS9, next, at 10 O'Clock
a. m on each of said days.
Dated this 18th day of December 1885,
r. T.. WALES.
w. T., WELLER
24W3t Commissioners,
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Santa Claus seemed upset. He stood
of, put his hands in his pockets and gazed
in puzzled despair at the row Of long limp
stockings Here was a stickcr. He went
up To one, turned it inside out. inspected
1t, twisted il, counted its checks and again
stood OH and looked at 1t in an agony OF
dcspairing uncertainty. well, III bo
bowed, said Santa, "if in these days of
bicycling, can tell which is mans and
which is woman's." Then n sudden
smile wreathed round his troubled face.
But guess AZ cent bicycle lamp will
do in either case"
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MICHAEL. MARTINS ESTATE.

We, the subscribers, having been APP
pointed by the Honorable the Probate
Court for the District of Chittenden, com-
missioners to receive, examine and adjust
the claims and demands OF all persons
against the estate of Michael Martin, lats
OF Colchester, in said district deceased,
and also all claims and demands eX-
hiblted in onset thereto, and SIX months
from the day of the date hereof being al
lowed by said court for that purpose, We
do therefore hereby give notice that We
will attend to the business of our appoints
ment at the dwelling of II. q. Johnson in
Colchester, in said district. on the % Tues
days of January and July next, AT 10
O'Clock a. m, on each Of said days.
Dated this 18th day of December, 1895.
T.. o. JOHNSON,
JOHN w. CROCKETT,
2iw3t Commissioners.