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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-08-02
Autun Items.

The languid looks of the people were
somewhat relieved last week by the
timely visit of Il good rain.
Crops are looking fine and promising
ill this community.
The revival services at Sandy
Springs, owing to the i'll health of the
pastor, will not begin until Thursday
morning ut II o'clock.
The patrons of the Sandy Springs
school arc requested to meet at the
Sandy Springs school house Oh Satur-
day, the 18th of August. to make ar
rangcmcnts for the building Of IL new
school house ut that place. Please
attend, and let's work together in otlc,
that we may secure the best results.
The Sandy Springs Literary Socict,
will meet on the next ;,rd Saturday
evening at s o'clock. The subject 10,
discussion is. "Thc great need of tn,
day The public is cordially invitrt
to attend.
Miss Minnie Blackman. daughter ot
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Blacllmam, is still
very i'll.
May the farmers still continue to re-
ceive part of their blessings in til,
shape OF rain. BuE AMATEuR.
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Pisgah Items.

Geing t. pic-nics and protractcd
meetings IL the order of the day.
Misses Ella and Bessie Webb, from
near Flat Rock, visited the family of
Mr.. j. NJ. Webb recently.
On the evening of the 22nd ult. death
entered our midst and bore away the
spirit Of our Oldest citizen, Mr.. John
ME Smith; He was sick only few
weeks and death came to his relief.
He was devoted member of the
Beulah Methodist church, aconcecrated
Christian, kind husband and affec-
tionnte father. The bereaved family
have our sympathy.
Miss ROsa Davis has been visiting
her grandmother.
Misses Emmie and Minnie Webb vis-
tied their friend, Miss Maggie AlgoOd,
last Sunday night.
We have been having some fine
weather ON the farms in this cOmml-
nifty.
Several Of our men are getting ready
for mountain trip to Asheville.
a prOtracted meeting will begin at
this place the second Sunday in Au-
gust.
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This is Bad News.

NEwroEr News. VA. July 10
There arc thirty eases of what is be
lirvcd to br genuine yellow fever at
the National Soldiers Home. near
Hampton. and three deaths from the
disease were reported! u-,lHl-. There
were several other deaths at he inst-
tuition yesterday. but il cannot he
stated tonight that all OF them were
caused hy yellow fever. Newport
News and Hampton will quarantine
against he Soldiers Home. The Gov
crmncnt authorities at Old Point have
already adopted this step. and no street
cars are allowed to enter the rcscrva-
ton. Quarantine Officer IIulSon. of
this port. went to the Soldiers Home
Tonight and verified the statement
that there are now thirty eases of the
disease ut the Home, and that there were
three deaths from the malady to-day.
while no one outside of the Soldiers
Home knew anything about the cxis-
tencc of the yellow fever until to- day,
it is said that the disease iilaitc It's ap-
pcarancc three days ago. The most
rigid quarantine regulations will be
enforced to prevent the spread of the
malady.
The news has created great excite
ment i'll Newport News, Old Point
and Hampton, and the most vigorous
measures were resortcd to prevent its
spread. There are 1900 veterans al
Home, and several large excursion
parties went through it last week.
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i'll Early suits our people generally.
Suppose lynching does not stop these
outrages. If Il rattlcsnake bites Il man
we kill the snake. If Il tiger carries of
Il child 70 the jungle the brute is pur-
sued and killed. These negro brntcs
are infinitely worse than snakes or
tigers and have more sense. Suppose
they arc not identified according to
law, 10 good negro is in danger IL Il
the bad ones are Of no consequence.
The devil gets them Il little sooner,
that's all. Let the north howl They
have hOwled before. Let Thurbcr
issue his ipse diXit. lie has made mil
lions out Of the south and hope our
people Will boycott him. The inpu-
dent, impcrtinent, conccitcd swell.
Such uttcranccs OF his don't j0stic the
wagon. The south is inst rolling along
rs usual. The north is having their
bloody strikes and rows and riots and
we have II lynching for every outrage,
so let the procession proceed. The
difference is that with us no good citi-
zen, white or black, is in danger. but
up north everybody is in danger. Life
and property ut Cleveland have been
wantOnly destroyed and the innocent
have suffered more than the guilty.
| What dres Thurber care SO he can keep
his government contracts to furnish
the army with canned goodss Ingcr-
soil never painted a more pitiful pic
tnre than the iniquity, the horrors and
the tears of that Philippine war. 1t
was enough to convince even him that
there is obliged to be another world, q:
Judgment to even up things. OF Ofcourse,
the professional military men arc for
war. Blood and tears are nothing with
them. Victory, fame and promotion
are their sole ambition, and like Satan
in Paradise Lost they exclaim, "My
voice is still for war;"
We are long suffering people. An
other London paper has been sent to
me called The Christian. Almost all
of it is good orthodox reading, bua an
American correspondent gives long
catalogue of our recent horrible lynch
ings in the south and among them is a
| uIatA llpIIt USklu& lOI
n drink of soda water and white CIR
eight years old lynchcd nt Hampton,
Ga. for no known cause. An English
man travelled from Atlanta with one of
our townsmen and said: "Why, these
negur-ros seem to be quite happy and
very we'll clad. hear them laughing
melrily around the dapos. l had sup
posed they we're very miserable indeed.
Did you ever kill negur-ro?' No,
sir; no, sir. Why do you ask me that
question:" "Well, had supposed that
almost every man in the south killed
one or more negur-ros every day or
two"
Now there it is. The man was in
earnest. Ida Wells and her sort made
them believe those lies and this man
Thurber is backing them I'D. The
very paper that published his speech
and had in big head lines "The Inse-
curity of Life and Property at the
South" had in the next column More
Troops for Cleveland, )" and the Catholic
bishop says Anarchy reigns. Riot
prevails! Visitors fear to enter our
| portals. Our citizens are in danger OF
their lives" etc. Thurber can't see
that. Never mind. we will give them
Early county now for chewing gum.
| BILL ARR
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sIoc Reward. 500.

The readers Of this psrsr will pc pleased TO learn
that there Is at least ono dreaded disease that sell
ence has been able to cure In all Its stages and that
Is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the cnly POSI-
tive cure now known to the medical fraternity.
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure Is
taken internally. acting directly upon the blood
stroying the foundation Of the disease, and giving
The pa ient strength by building up the constitu
tion and assisting nature In doing Its work The
proprietoIs have much faith In Its curative
powers. that they offer One Hundred Dollars for
any case that 1t fails to cure Send for list of tes-
timonials
Hall's Family Pills are the beat
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mily Pills are the best.
Chean Printing.

Law Briefs at 90 cents Page-Good
Work, Good Paper. Prompt Delivery.
Minutes cheaper than at any other
house. Catalogues in the best style
your interest to write to the Press and
Banner, Abbeville, s. C. If.
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Miss Nellie Walters. of Grcrnvillc.
is visiting the family of Mr.. W. {.
Scott. tEeIhfrl'N
MIR. w. O. Callahan. of Piedmont. is
visiting his parent, Mr.. NJ. w. Gala
ham.
Fruit and vegetables are very >rarcc
i'll this community.
Miss Maggie Davis is visiting rcla
tivcS in and around BcltOn this week
We wish her Il pleasant trip.
COUNTRY CRACKER.
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Tons of wool are gathered by In
dians in Oregon from the bodies of
sheep that have died in the winter.
- Artificial ivory is made from bora,
and skinned milk.
The Meeker herald., 1899-12-23
RADICAL CHANCES.


Britain Government Rep aces Butler Wiz.
Roberts and Kitchener.
London, Dec. 1S.-Shortly before
midnight the following notice was post
ed Mt the war office:
"As the campaign in Natal, in the
opinion of her majesty's government,
IL likely to require the presence and
undivided attention Of General Sir Red
vers Butler, 1t has been decided to send
Baron Roberts of Candahar and Wat
erford as commander-in-chief In South
Africn, with Lird Kitchener as chief
of staff."
Upon the receipt of General Buffers
defeat at COlenso, the defense commit
tee Of the cabinet met and decided Oh
the following measures to strengthen
the field force In South Africa:
The Seventh division, now mobOliZ-
Ing, will proceed at once to South At
RIGA. Heavy reinforcements of artil-
lery, including three HowitZer batter
les, will be sent out Immediately.
General Roberts hass been authorized
to raise local mounted corps in South
Africa, and considerable mounted
force from home will he sent out. Nine
battalions of militia, in addition to the
three which have already volunteered,
will be asked to volunteer for foreign.
A special force of volunteers from
the yeomanry and volunteer regiments
will be formed for South African ser
vice, and the offers of mounted men
from the colonies will be accepted.
These measures should give the Brit
ish $1,000 more men for service against
the Beers. This, including the loyal
Cape md Natal forces, will give the
British 5000 additional troops. Thus,
the British strength in the field will be
almost doubled The newer levies will
be used mainly to guard the long lines
OF communication, thus setting free
regular trained troops for the front.
Officers, men, arms, ammunition and
stores are to be poured across the
ocean in volume unprecedented in
history. The work thus entailed Is to
be placed in new hands, and new
plan Of campaign will be evolved. 1t
is now known that Sir Michael Hisks-
Beach, chancellor of the excheluer, de-
clined to grant the money necessary for
the first war preparations, and heavy
blame Is being put on him now.
1t Is said that at the same time Lord
Roberts received notice OF his appoint
ment as commnnder-ln-chief in Africa,
message came saying that his only son
had died Of wounds received at Tu-
gela river. Bowed with grief. the stern
old soldier, who now lives in Dublin,
ms commander of Ireland, began max
ing imemdiate preparations to go to
the front. General Kitchener Is In
Cairo, governor general of the Soudnn,
but will resign from the Egyptian SER
vice at once. General Butler will re-
main In command Of the Natal army.
General Butler reports to the war Of
fee that his losses In Fridays engage
ment were: Killed, 50: wounded, GGT;
missing, 34S; total, 1907.
The Meeker herald., 1899-12-23
HAVE oursrRlPpED MARcoN,.
PittsburE Scientists haven't = Rece,v.r
5000 Times More Sensitive Than His.

PittsburE Scientists Invent = Receiver
5000 Times More Sensitive Than His.
Pittsburg, Dec. 18.-Bold researches
by Professor Reginald Fessenden and
his assistant, Professor Kitner. In the
electrical laboratory of the Western
University of Pennsylvania, have re-
suited In the production of a receiver
for wireless telegraphy that Is two
thousand times more sensitive thnn
the co-called "Coherer" of the Ma1ronI
system.
In speaking of the discovery to-day
Professor Fessenden said:
although we have improved the re.
ceiver 30 that 1t Is 1000 times as sensI.
tive as the original one. we realize that
we have not yet begun to see the limit
Mnrconi. In his brilliant experiments,
has demonstrated that messages can
be sent over ninety miles. As our re-
ceiver Is several hundred times more
sensitive, 1t is clear that the messag es
can be sent by our method very much
farther, though just what the limit ia
l would not say. 1t at least should be
possible to send messages across tho
Atlantic with poles less thun 900 feet
high. The ultimate distance must he
checked by actual experiment before
1t becomes scientific fact in the strict.
est sense"
The Meeker herald., 1899-12-23
RATES GOING UP

Railroads Want y Chunk of Prosperity.
Chicago, Dec. 1S.-Thc Chronicle to-
day says:
One of the most radical and general
advances ever made In freight rates
will 60 Into effect on all the railroads
east and west Of Chicago January LIST.
Thousands of articles Of every day con-
sumption will b affected and the In
crease will average 3S and 40 per cent.
the jump on many articles reaching so
per cent. The contemplated action has
aroused the shipping interests of the
country.
The shippers say that II the carry
ing charges are increased to the ex-
tent announced by the railroads it will
have the effect of increasing retail
prices in every line of trade.
Sugar, soap, coffee, -four, coal and
farm implements are few of the ar-
ticles to be affected. On these as well
an on hundreds of other articles, the
increase will run from 20 to 40 per
cent. The rate on coal, for example,
west Of Chicago. will be pushed up to
% cents ton. Rates on cattle will be
advanced to % cents per 100 pounds,
hogs and sheep will go up from Is to
30 cents and dressed meats to 40 cents
per 100 pounds. The tariff on hay will
be increased $1.1O per ton.
Chicago shippers are circulating petit
lions asking the railroads to defer the
advances until April LIST to enable them
to catch up on their orders. Should the
railroads refuse, disastrous results to
manufacturers and wholesalers will,
1t is claimed, be the consequence. Ship
pers in several jobbing centers talk Of
appealing to the judiciary.
!
the advances are made necessary by
the increased cost of everything they
are compelled to buy, from ties to en-
gires. They further aver that there IL
no reason why the railroads should
continue quoting panic rates, while
merchants, manufacturers and others
are advancing prices.
The Meeker herald., 1899-12-23
SHOOTING WILD HORSES.
Method by which Maud Whitemsn of
Nevada Gets . Livlag.

Method by which Maud Whlteman of
Nevada Gets Liviag.
Shooting wild horses for a living
seems odd employment, especially for
a woman, but there is a woman in Ne
vada who earns her livelihood in Just
that way. She is a Californian, too,
and young woman, only % years old.
Her name is Maud Whiteman. Until
she went to Nevada six years ago her
home was on ranch some few miles
from Fresno. Being of sturdy and
venturesome disposition, Maud early
learned to manage horses and to feel
at ! ne In the wilds. SO 1t happened
that when her father by some mis-
chance was forced to part with his
home in California his daughter was
fitted to be his helper in the rude re-
gion selected by him for a further
struggle with fate. The father whose
name is Wilman, is an old soldier,
having served his country in both the
Mexican and civil wars. He Is a tall,
fine-looking man of splendid physique.
He Is, however. no longer young, and
the sixty-fve years that have passed
over him have limited his opportuni-
ties for work, SO he decided to kill
wild horses for their hides. Neither
his age nor his lack of capital hin
dered effort in that direction, while
prices for hides were fairly good, and
wild mustangs were plentiful. From
the first Maud was an acLve partner
in this business. She is bold rider
and fine shot and can bring down
Of Alofor hot Uyiy,
sportsmans admiration. When en-
gagged in this pursuit she dresses like
man. looming overalls in addition to
flannel shirt and a mans soft hat.
The method of killing is ingenious.
Mounted on horses, the father and
daughter set out for the task. They
keep discreetly in the background,
however, while dogs drive q small
herd Of their own horses to the spring.
These serve as decoy. Gradually
wild horses come up. mingling with
the rest. When suspicion has been
quiet the man steals near, wounding.
with view to disabling. the leader of
the herd. All others of the wild band
Immediately rush away. but soon they
return in quest of their leader. Now
is the opportunity. The mounted rid
ers rush from hiding, shoot - many
as possible. and follow the fleeing vic
Tins until all. or nearly all, are killei.
Maud is an expert at removing hides.
When her father has taken the names
and tails. which are also salable, she
strips on the hides. These are dried
by spreading them upon sagebrush.
pIn ctpw ho pu mr. hi o n r o<u hat waou them
to admit of free access Of air. At the
end of three weeks they are ready for
shipment. Sometimes as many as
seventy are thus disposed of in a
month.-San Francisco Examiner.
The Meeker herald., 1899-12-23
Her Goodness saved Her.

According to her story Of 1t. there
was one woman survivor aboard the
wrecked Scotsman who retained her
presence of mind throughout the dread
full ordeal. She was one OF thirteen
women who was Let down by ropes into
one Of the ufeboats. and before she
was let down she had the thoughtful
ness to go to her stateroom and put a
flask of whisky into her satchel, which
she fastened to her life preserver. The
sea was high, and the four sailors in
charge of the life boat became ex-
hausted by their herculean task OF
managing the boat and baling out the
waves which threatened to swamp
them. 1t was at this critical juncture
that the whisky was brought into
requisition, 80 that everybody in the
boat was finally rescued. 1t is their
testimony that 1t was the contents of
the flask that saved them.-Kansas
City Journal.
The Meeker herald., 1899-12-23

The head Of a large corporation SAYS
that he is tired Of having letters in
volving Thousands of dollars delayed
because his stenographer's feelings
were hurt BY reproof for hardness.
The remark sheds light on the fact
that many corporations are aupplant-
Ing women by men employees. Too
many women have yet to learn that
business IL business, not sentiment.
and that places are held, II not always
won. by business qualifications alone.
The Meeker herald., 1899-12-23

The study of the irrigation question
BY the Once of Experiment Stations
Of the United States Department Of
Agriculture is now being pursued by
the COLLATION. and publication Of in
formation regarding the actual status
Of irrigation in the arid regions a. re-
CARDS laws. institutions. etc. Since
few Of the important streams used for
irrigation lie wholly within the limits
Of any one state, and there In q great
diversity of irrigation laws in differ
snt states. interstate complications
over water rights have been frequent
and must become more and more
acute a. the demand for water In
creases. unless some mode of settle
ment is devised. The departments in
Quiries into these questions have been
lnaugurated by study of the Bear
River Valley. The Bear river was
chosen for this purpose because In it,
course OF little over 300 miles 1t
crosses state lines (Wyoming, Idaho
and Utah) five times. finally emptying
into Salt lake, which is less than fifty
miles distant from its source, thus
presenting in small compass a great
variety of interstate problems and
offering exceptional opportunities for
their study. Within 100 miles of its
course the Bear river manages to cross
the western and southern boundaries
Of Wyoming four times. In its entire
course these boundary crossings d.
vide the stream into six sections.
bitches heading in each of these Sec
tons are practically Independent of
Irrigation laws or the superior claims
Of appropriations of water below. So
Tar az practical results are concerned,
the state laws do not apply. 1t is
useless to determine priorities of
bitches wholly within the state when
later ones with head gates across the
border in Utah can not be closed, be-
cause the water commissioners au-
thority does not extend that far. The
same state of affairs exists along the
boundaries Of other arid states.
The Meeker herald., 1899-12-23

Brave Bill" Anthony. the marine
who reported the blowing up Of the
Maine to Capt. SiEsbee. committed sui
eide in New York, owing to despond-
ency over his inability to mad employ
ment II II little to the credit of the
great eastern metropolis. the city
which made 70 much noise and fam
faronade over the homecoming Of
Dewey. that q plain and simple man
who had served his country nobly could
not gain livelihood within its bound
aries- "Btll" Anthony was unfortu-
nate In the selection of home. Had
no come to the west he would In all
probability have been alive and happy
today.
The Meeker herald., 1899-12-23

In the American Journal Of Science
Mr.. Nudge says that while the present
mouth Of the Grand river Ia at Grand
Haven. ON Lake Michigan. there IL an
pthsr point seventy miles inland from
The shores Of Lake Michigan which
WAS the termination Of the old river
valley and II therefore its mouth In
A interesting sense. He declares
That q one time = great glacial river.
ree-fourths Of mile In width,
lowed across the peninsula from Lake
deginaw to Lake Chicago. Long ago
the sources Of this glacial river
(which has been called the Pewamo
outlet) failed. and the wide valley.
with Its record-bearing deposits, was
laid bare to give up Its secrets to the
tnQutsittve geologist. Mr.. Nudge de-
scribea its course and the river de-
pooits about its old mouth.
The Meeker herald., 1899-12-23

Austin, Tex, Dec. 1s.-Goyernor
Sayres to-day gave to the press the nd.
vance copies Of the state tax commits.
sioner's report which will be submitted
to the special session of the L,egisln.
ture next month. The report seeks to
readjust the entire taxation system of
the state and Is rather severe on raj.
roads, telegraph corporations, raising
tax assessments materially.
The Meeker herald., 1899-12-23

The editor OF the Abilene (Texas)
Reporter wants the people there to
abolish the town cow" When this
II done viii he propose chalk fac
toryI
The Meeker herald., 1899-12-23

Colombia government troops report
having killed 1000 and wounded 1000
rebels in recent battle. The British
censor at Alden would better let
through . few more native" reports
of British victories" or the Trans
vaal war will begin to appear insig-
nificaut.
The Meeker herald., 1899-12-23

Tie Washington Post says there will
Doubtless be men who try the Sam
Jones business In other states. 1t is
hopeful that they will at least try the
Sam Jones brand of honesty.
The Meeker herald., 1899-12-23

Hetty Green says no way has ever
been invented to prevent people from
throwing away their money. 1t il
generally understood. however, that NO
such invention would be Of the SLIGHT
est use to Hetty.
The Meeker herald., 1899-12-23

The annual convention of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor met Mt De-
troit on the 10th. There were 1877
delegates, representing 100000 organ
representative body assembled in the
history OF the labor movement.
The Meeker herald., 1899-12-23

Gen. Maxine Gomez opposes Eau
tonomy' for Cuba. 1t now remains
for the cuckoos to demonstrate that he
L. q scapegrace.
The Meeker herald., 1899-12-23

The mere cutting d weeds, says a
horuculturist. enhances the growth OF
graz. Simply dropping undesirable
companions gives many a young per-
son p start upward.
The Meeker herald., 1899-12-23

Philadelphia Bulletin: Mrs. Bugg-
II you keep on being SO unreasonable
l shall just have to go home and live
with mamma.
Mr.. Bugg-stay. my dear, / cannot
be unreasonable enough to consign you
to such a cruel fate.
The Meeker herald., 1899-12-23

It has been some time since Gen
eral Funston has actually been in the
swim.
The Meeker herald., 1899-12-23

The fool will be wise and the lazy
man observation-disclosures
The Meeker herald., 1899-12-23

II boys mother admits he is tribe
wild he must be pretty tough.