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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-08-17
As u World Power.

The most momentus event of the
century, since the peace of 1915 was
concluded, seems likely to be the en-
trance Of seventh great power in the
field. The United States are evident
ly determined to take their place as an
Asiatic. an insular and oceanic, and
practically European power. They
can do so only by becoming a great
naval and a considerable military
power. 1t is in vain to appeal to the
traditional maxims Of Washington
and the statesmen who followed him
-maxims which have been repeated
and are still repeated in a rather me-
chanical way. The principle Of organ
izing New World, almost indepen-
dent, as it were, of the Old, and Of
avoiding ENHANCEMENT in the complex
tiles Of European policy, was intelligi-
BILE in the days when steam had not
bridled the ocean and electricity had
not made communication instantane-
Gus, and the vast unsettled districts
of America afforded a more than ade-
quate scope for American enterprise
and industry. Now it is an anachron-
ism.
The United States are, SO far as
time and facility of communication are
concerned, practically as near to some
parts of Europe as eastern and west
ern Europe are to each other, and they
are nearer to the eastern Archipelago,
in which apparently they seek to OBJ
tain footing, than the European states
which already hold possession there.
In competing with other states for
the commerce Of the world, they will
need stations in which their trading
ships can take refuge, and can supply
themselves with coal and provision
themselves. They will further need
cruisers to protect their commerce and
to guarantee the safety of the seas.
Their vast resources will make the
burden ofexpenditure light upon them.
An army almost on the European scale
might be supported on the sums an
nually wasted on profigate pensions
that is, in corruption to an extent be-
yond contemporary example, even his
toric precedent.-London World.
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The Woes Of a Hero.

"War is pretty bad, of course, re-
marked blue-coated man with a
bandage under his coat, 'but l de-
clare, in some ways, women are as bad
as Spaniards-only they kill you with
kindness instead Of bullets. I came
here from Santiago with this little
wound in my hip, and really I cant t
tell you how I've suffered since from
the women Of my family. 1t is all
right, Of course this world would be
den of wild beasts without the love
and sympathy Of woman-but the
dear creatures especially those near
est to us-generally overdo it. They
didn't believe my message that [ was
only slightly wounded, so on my arri-
val I was met by my wife, her mother,
two maiden aunts and girl cousin,
all rallied from the four quarters of
Michigan and adjoining States to nurse
me.
''I don't need any nursing worth
mentioning, but believe me, if I've
drawn long breath in two weeks
without those five women jumping up
and rushing at me, will eat nay army
blanket. If I wink my wife says,
what is it, dear?'-if | move one
leg, my girl cousin springs at me with
another pillow in her hand; during
the night my two aunts wake me up
to see if l want anything; and my
mother-in-law-well, the dear soul
hasn't sat down or been to bed since I
came-to my knowledge. My wound
is nearly healed, and that's a blessing,
for if l don't get back to Cuba pretty
soon I'm ruined man. I can t stand
such coddling-it will make bloated
tyrant out of me, so it will. A man
needs war once in while to get away
from the woman-dear, loving woman
she would make spineless infant
out of him in no time.-Detroit Free
Press.
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Clever Legal Work.

"Our cleverest work." said the old
lawyer, reminiscently, els not always
done in court.
"No?" said the young man, inquir-
ingly.
Decidedly not," replied the old
lawyer.
Possibly you could give an illus
tration,' suggested the young man.
"Undoubtedly 1 could, replied the
old lawyer. ''In fact, I was thinking
of the case of an irascible old fellow
who once kicked servant out of the
house.
"For what reason p
principally because he was angry,
but I will have to confess that | have
forgotten the exact occasion for his
anger. I believe there was differ
ence of opinion as to the amount OF
wages the man was entitled to. At
any rate, the testy old gentleman put
himself in the wrong when he elected
the man with violence of both language
and action, and the man was smart
enough to know it. He hunted up
lawyer Immediately and put the case
in his hands, and then I was called
in. The wrathy old fellow was mad
clear through, and he was going to
fight the case all the way up to the
highest court and back again if neces-
sary. However. he was personal
friend of mine, and I didn't want to
see him waste his money foolishly, SO
[ advised him to compromise it.
"'Not if he offers to compromise
for ten cents he asserted, vocifer-
ously. I'll fight this case clear to
the limit !; no matter how much it
costs.
II argued with him, but it was no
use. He'd pay me anything I wanted
to fight the case, but he wouldn't pay
the plaintiff cent. I suppose I
would have been justified under the
circumstances in going ahead and let
ting him run into lot Of expensive
and useless litigation, but I didn't
like to do it just the same. So l went
to see the lawyer on the other side.
BE knew he had good case, but he
also knew that my client had lots of
money and could make a prolonged
and costly fight. Consequently he
was inclined to be reasonable. He
hunted up his client and talked it
over with him, and the client said he
would compromise for s25 clear for
himself. His lawyer made reason
able charge and / closed with them
both on the spot and paid them.
Then I went back to my client, told
him 1 had put up such bluff that he
never would hear Of the case again,
turned in bill that covered the cost
of the settlement I had effected, and
he paid it without a murmur. He
sometimes speaks to me now Of the
clever work I did in that case, but he
doesn't know how clever it really was
and what lot of cash it saved him. ~
Chicago Post.
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All Sorts Of Paragraphs.
Hicks-''I suppose you believ'

Hicks-"I suppose you believe
everything woman tells you.
Wicks-"That depends. If, when l
ask her age, she lodges the question,
I think her word can be depended
upon. When she tells me right off
that she is such or such an age, am
not inclined to believe word she
says.
= Stern Father-"Young man, 1
saw you kissing my daughter as l
passed the parlor door, and I want
you to know that I don like it. What
have you got to say for yourself p
Young N1an-"Well, all I've got to say
is that you don't know good thing
when you see it.
= We know lady who wouldn't t
6b for the world; but when anybody
asks about her shoes, what number
she wears, she always replies "Two.
AS she has two feet, she of course
speaks the truth; but shows the differ
ence between lying and diplomacy.
The human heart is six inches in
length, four inches in diameter and
beats on an average seventy times
minute, 200 times an hour, 1OO,8 300
times day and $4,000 times in
the course of the year, SO that the
heart of an ordinary man eighty years
of age has beaten 3,000,0 100000 times.
"Look here,'' said the young
lieutenant of great father, "this uni
form you have made for me is entirely
too large "That's all right, ex-
planned the tailor; "when you get it
on, you'll feel so big that it will be
perfect fit
just back of the darkest cloud
the sun may be shining. In five min
utes we shall see him again. Do not
let us lose heart because Of gust of
rain or spell of gloom. Warp and
woof, our days are blended of the sun
shine and the rain.
= He-And am l really and truly
the first man you ever kissed? She
Why, Of course you are, stupid. He
Stupid! Why do you call me that?
She-Because you are not original.
At least a dozen men have asked me
the very same question.
= The United States will take i'm
mediate steps to collect customs and
revenue at Santiago, as war contri-
button. This action is to be taken
pending the final settlement of the
state of Cuba, after the close Of the
war.
-Itis eighteen years since the first
japanese newspaper was established
and now there are in existence 375
daily and weekly papers, 33 law maga-
zines, IL scientific and large number
of religious journals.
Cigar and cheroot making is about
the leading industry in Manila. There
Are $4,000 persons employed, nearly
all Spaniards. The Manila cigar is to
the east what the Havana cigar is to
this country.
The time necessary for the con-
version Of forest tree, or part Of it,
into printed paper in recent test
made in Germany was two hours and
thirty-6ve minutes.
= There were 2,261 engagements
fought during the civil war, but that
is not per cent Of the matrimonial
fights that have taken place since the
war ended.
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Only One Cowardly Soldier.

''During all the fighting by the
American troops in Cuba have heard
of but one case of white e-livered SOL
dier," said an officer who has lately
returned to the United States to Star
reporter. "It is an illustration Of the
adage, 'Whosoever would save his life
must lose, though not exactly in the
sense these words are used in the BIZ
BILE. I will not name the regiment of
which the soldier was a member, but
at the moment Of making the famous
charge up San Juan hill this man evi-
dently determined that he would save
himself. Near the regiment was big
pile Of corrugated iron roofing. The
soldier in the hurry of the charge got
behind this corrugated iron, regarding
it as the safest place in sight. He
didn't know that that material had
been placed there by the Spaniards as
range-fnder, it being just two thou
sand yards from their. earthworks.
After the battle the soldier was found
in his retreat with at least fifty bullets
in his body. He would not have been
in e-hundredth part of the danger
he placed himself in had he bravely
gone up the hill amid the storm of bull
let's. His corrugated iron shield was
fairly riddled with lead, the thin iron
being readily pierced. . Washington
.&tnr
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= Some time ago little bottle of
Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and Dl-
arrhoea Remedy fell into my hands,
lust at time when my two-year-old
boy was terribly afflicted. His bowels
were beyond control. We had tried
many remedies, to no purpose, but the
little bottle Of Collie, Cholera and Di-
arrhoea Remedy speedily cured him.
William L. Jones, Oglesby, Ga. For
sale by Hill-OYr Drug Go.
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The Spanish objection to the
American soldier is that he does not
know when he is whipped, but keeps
right on fighting when, by all the rules
of war, he should be giving up, in tae
end coming out conquerer. This is
not the first time this very grave
charge has been made against the
American soldier. Santa Anna, dur
ing the Mexican war, made the same
complaint. But we do not see how
our soldier is to be broken Of the
habit. 1t seems to be grounded in
him.
= Italy is congratulating herself
that there were only 92O duels fought
last year in the whole country. OF
these 1O3 had serious consequences,
though only one duellist was killed
outright.
: DR.. J. l. Terry, Of Trimble, Ten.
in speaking of Chamberlainss Collie:
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, says
cit has almost become necessity in
this vicinity" This is the best rem
edy in the world for collie, cholera NOR
bus, dysentery and diarrhoca, and is
recognized as a necessity wherever its
great worth and merit become known.
No other remedy is SO prompt or effect
ual, or SO pleasant to take. Sold by
Hill-Orr Drug Co.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-08-17
Cuba Once English.

The rich island of Cuba was once in
the possession Of England.
In the spring of 1852 feet left
Falmouth for the West Indies. George,
the third Earl of Albermarle, COM
mauded the expedition, while under
him served his two brothers. On June
6, 1862, the feet cast anchor before
Havana with an army of II. 900 men
on board.
At daybreak on the 7th the siege
commenced.
The art Of waging war in the hot
climates is choose the cool season of
the year. Unfortunately for the
British Cuba was extremely hot and
unhealthy in the month of June, and
it was therefore the very worst season
in which the siege of Havana could
have been attempted.
After Havana had fallen the Earl
of Albemarle wrote home to the sec
rotary Of state: eve are now better
acquainted with the climate than we
were when the present expedition was
undertaken and it is certain that the
only season in the year for troops to
act in is from the beginning Of No
vember to the latter end Of March. .
The MORO fort was the chief point
Of resistance; it guarded the entrance
to the harbor of Havana. Supporting
the guns of the fort were eleven Span
ish men-of-war. Six Of these carried
seventy guns, one carried ninety-four
and the remainder were sixty-gun
ships. It took three weeks to get
the siege guns landed and in posi-
tion. The Spaniards fought bravely
and did great damage to the attacking
feet.
By the middle Of July the defense
was practically at an end. On Aug.
IL articles of capitulation were signed
and the victors proudly set up the
British flag in Havana after a splen-
did fight for the richest city in the
Indies.
At the assault Of Moro 7O6 Span
iards were killed, wounded and taken
prisoners. The Spanish loss alto
gether was not less than 5000 rnen.
The British losses were $50 duri g
the fight and by the end Of October
(the men had been dying of like flies
from sickness owing to the climate)
the death roll arose to the enormous
number of 47O8.
Although Albemarle sent Of great
number of survivors to New York to
recruit their health the mortality was
very great there, and he eventually
found himself in command of only
1000 men. 1t is interesting to note
in passing that his estimate Of the
force necessary to hold Cuba was
5000 men. Spain to-day has more
than 100, 1000 men in Cuba.
On FEBRUARY 10, 1862, the treaty Of
Paris was concluded between Eng
land, France and Spain, and Cuba
passed again under Spanish rule, be-
ing given up almost for the asking.
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cided Improvement was the result, and after
he had taken dozen bottles. no one who knew
Of his former dreadful condition would have
recognized him. All the sores on his body
have healed, his skin is perfectly clear and
smooth, and he has been restored to perfect
health. MRS. S. S. MABRY.
500 Elm St., Macon, Ga.
For real blood troubles it is waste
of time to expect cure from the doc
tors. Blood diseases are beyond their
skill. Swift's Specific,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-08-17
Scrofu1a, a Vile
Inheritance.

Scrofulai is the most obstinate Of blood
troubles, and is often the result of an
inherited taint in the blood. S. S. S.
is the only remedy which goes deep
enough to reach Scrofula; it forces out
every trace of the disease, ard cures
the worst cases.
My son, Charlie, was afflicted from infancy
With scrofula, and he suffered so that 1t was
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-08-17

= There is young lady in San
Francisco who hasn't spoken word
since the 18th of last February, and
there isn't anything the matter with
her vocal organs, and she isn't mad
with anybody, either. She fell asleep
on that day and hasn't walked up yet.
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mos. 4Uo Hhu 4UZ - ne z1IIXIC4 Special, SOi1d
Vestibuled Train. of Pullman Seepers and Coach
man Sleepers between Portsmouth and Chester,S S
G..
Nos. Al and ss "The S. A. L Express" Solid
Train, Coaches and Pullman Sleepers between
Portsmouth and Atlanta.
For Pickets, Sleepers. etc., apply to
B. A. Newland, Gen'l. Agent Pass Dept.
VIM. B. Clements, T. P. A, 6 Kimball House
Atlanta, Ga.
E. St John, vice-Presldent and Gen'l. Manger
v. E. McBes General Superintendent.
II. w. B. Glover, Traffic Manager.
]. Anderson, Genl Passenger Agent.
General Officers, Portsmouth, Va.
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What He Was Looking For.

A tramp applied for food at the
house of suburban agriculturist re-
Gently, and while he was eating the
rations that had been furnished at his
solicitation. he was asked:
''Why do you not go to work?'
''I have looked long for place that
would suit me, he replied, ''but have
never found it.
els there not plenty Of work at
farming?' asked the interrogator.
ooh, yes, said the tramp, 'plenty
of it; but you see, sir, want to find
vineyard where man who goes in
at the eleventh hour is the first TO
come out and draw a full days wages.
In the olden times they dealt fairly
by man. That is the New Testament
treatment, and that is what [ am
looking for.
At the close of his meal he started
again in pursuit of that coveted agri-
cultural opportunity.
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If you cant work we'll in hot wealth
er, take Prickly Ash Bitters. it regu-
lates the important organs of the body
and fortifes the system to resist the
enerva.ing influence of summer heat.
For sale by Evans Pharmacy.
= Dinglcy was contemplating the
purchase Of country place and had
driven his wife out to look at it.
Chow do you like it?" he asked. ooh
I'm delighted; its beauty fairly renders
me speechless, she replied. "That
settles it," rejoined Dingley. ''I'll
buy it this afternoon and we'll move
out tomorrow.
He eats heartily in the hottest
weather who uses Prickly Ash Bit
ters. It keeps his stomach, liver and
bowels in perfect order. Sold by
Evans Pharmacy.
While teaching class in Sunday
school recently the teacher asked,
"What was Noah supposed to be doing
when the animals were going into the
ark?" She received several answers.
At last little girl put up her hand.
cWell," she asked, "what do you say?'
"Taking the tickets, miss, said she.
Fortify the body to resist malarial
germs by putting the system in per-
feet order. Prickly Ash Bittcrs is a
wonderful system regulator. Sold by
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(S) r. ulsr station; (i) Flag station.
Ai also stop at the following stations
to tat" on or let off passengers Phin-
news, ;! ,'nes' and Sandy Springs.
NJ - connects with Southern Raj way
No II at Andersen.
No 6 connects with Southern Railway
Nos. II, 81 and 3S at Seneca.
j. r. ANDERSON, Supt.
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impossible to dress him
for three years. His
head and body were q
mass Of sores, and his
eyesight also became
affected. No treatment
was spared that we
thought would relieve
him. but he grew worse
until his condition was,
indeed pitiable. 1 had
almost despaired OF his
ever being cured, when
by the advice OF q friend
we gave him S. S. S.
fSwift's SDecific\ A de-
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-09

to suburban boarding house, and with
the front door key rafting in my
pocket and our wraps and light lug
gage in our hands, clambered into the
worcester and Marlboro car which was
waiting at the head Of Foster street.
and started on our trolley pilgrimage.
One Indispensable there is which
many pilgrims forget to take with them
when they set out to seek their fortunes
in parts unknown. The holiday spirit is
so essential to any holiday deserving of
the name that it is wonder how little
cultivation it receives and how many
non essentials are substituted for it. If
one is not going to be gay, easily inter
ested IN everything he sees, willing to
help entertain his companion, and de-
termined to extract all the fun out of
Ire he can, he might as well stay at
home-it is much cheaper-and take his
holiday in the cellar or in bed Given
the right temperament and every jour
ney becomes a pleasure trip, every day
holiday
Well, we began our trolleying with
minds made up to make the best and
the most of such happiness as fate
should have in store for us, and to let
the rest go. In our efforts to obtain
tolerably clear cotton of where we
wanted to go, and how and when we
were to get there, we had been greatly
assisted by three trolley guide books.
which the free public library was so
kind as to purchase at our suggestion.
ana then lend us for our entire expedi-
ton. These little books are a revela-
ton Of the extent and efficiency of that
network of lines which the trolley sys-
tenn is gradually extending over the
state of Massachusetts. Until he reads
the timetables and follows in mind
along various routes indicated by
them, one has no idea Of the gigantic
dimensions of the system. or of the
dynamic forces of civilization which
is represented by it.
Miss Katharine M. Abbott is the au-
thor Of two guide books. Trolley Trips
on Bay State Triangle for Sixty Sun
ny Days" is the title Of one which was
published in 1897; South Shore Troll
ley Trips" appeared this year. The nu-
merous illustrations are artistically
chosen and printed, the descriptions
abound in literary and historical al
lusions. and a list of places of interest
is added to the account of each of the
10 towns visited in the bay State Tri-
angle" Darrah's Street Railway
Guide For Eastern Massachusetts" is
much more complete. A fine map of
trolley lines, trolley lines under con-
struction and railroads; directory of
Boston surface cars; complete trolley
timetables, and a running description
of the routes traversr1 by them make
"Darrah" the guide philosopher and
friend of whoever would - trolleying
go in this part of Massachusetts
With Mr.. Darrad and Miss Abbott re-
posing in the interior of a sachel. we
felt equipped against future error and
confusion. Before we again set foot on
Worcester streets, both the gentleman
and the lady had become boon compan-
ions bosom friends of ours.
But as we swung between brick pave
ments into the greater freedom of
Bloomingdale, slipping past the towers
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and bays of the hospital and doyn into
the hollow where Lincoln park lies in
frowsy neglect, we had no need of a
guide to the familiar beauty of the
lake and the surrounding hills. The
holiday spirit suffused the landscape
with a kind of soft radiance which re-
moved the experience from the line of
ordinary excursions to the lake and
we looked up and down the stretch of
blue water as we crossed the causeway
as if we had never seen it before and
might never see it again. Shrewsbury,
summing itself on the top of the high
hill in a doZe OF senile indifference, was
reached. and as we coasted down the
other side of the slope, under avenues
of elms and past the self-respecting old
houses, we felt the sense of strangeness
creeping over us and realized that we
were fairly launched on our travels
The ancient turnpike leads between
rich woods and soft meadows from
Worcester to Boston We compared our
passage with the earlier way Of tran
sit and did not sigh for the brave days
of yore, when Pease's stage coach lum-
bered up the hills and rumbed down
them twice a week between Boston and
Hartford
If you do not know who sPease was
that is because you have not read "Old
Times in Shrewsbury" by Miss Eliza
beth Ward, herself a descendant of