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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-07-19
Lnvx AGAINST Beggars.

Begging was a capital offense in
England in the days of Henry VIII,
when the laws were very severe
against beggars, and, under a statute
passed in that reign, any one caught
begging for the first time, being nei-
ther aged nor infirm, was whipped at
the carts tail. If caught n second
time, his ear was slit or bored through
with a hot iron. If caught a third
time. he suffered death rs felon, un-
less some honest person having f1O in
goods or 40 shillings in land or some
householder approved by the justices
would take the offender into his serv-
ice for two years, entering into bond
of f1O. So the law Of England remain.
ed for GO years. First enacted by He'll
ry VIII. it continued nnrcpealed
through the reigns Of Edward and
Mary. Rcconsidcred under Elizabeth,
the same law was again formally pass
cd, the two legislative houses thereby
expressing their conviction that it was
better for man not to live at all than
to live the life ola beggar.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-07-19
Mountain Lions Feelings.

"People who imagine that animals
haven't got feelings don't know what
they are talking about said the el-
lowstone Park guide as he sat cleaning
his rife. II waseutting trail around
Que of the spoutin' springs one day.
and, gettin warmed up, threw my
coat over the end Of a log. By and
by went off to hunt for drink OF,
water, and it was perhaps half an hour
before | returned to my work.
"When came up it was to see a
whalin' big mountain liop crcepln
along to spring on the coat. 1t was
over the log in way to make it look
like man stoopin' down, and the lion
was nicely deceived. He skulked up
to within eighteen feet Of the log
crouchcd fat for moment and laid
back his ears, and then he made two
Jumps of it. Creased lightnin WASH t
in it with that critter. 1t was like a
big ball of fur shot from cannon, and
as he flew he uttered a screech which
brought my hair on end. If that coat
had been Il man he wouldn't have had
time to say gum. The lion lit down
on it with claws and teeth ready for
business, and in five seconds the gar
ment was cut into carpet rags.
''Then he realized the cheat, and
you never saw human bein look so
foolish. His tail went down to the
earth, the fire died out Of his eyes,
and he d have given $40 for some one
to kick him up hill. His chagrin was
81 plain that I laughed right out, and
that broke his heart. He looked at
me and whimpcred like puppy, and
when | asked if his mother knew he
was out he fetched sort Of sob in his
throat and sneakcd off like dog
caught killing sheep. If could have
run fast enough to have caught him
by the tail he wouldn't have even
looked back. lie knew he had made
a fool of himself, and he wanted to 60
otf and hide andihaye long think.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-07-19
An Artificial silver Mine.

In one corner Of the melting room at
the New Orleans mint Is large iron
tank in which the newly cast silver
bars are dropped, kissing, to cool off.
At the end of a hard days work the
surface of the water shows faint
rainbow hued scum, like the metallic
luster Of stagnant pools, seen near
dyehouse. 1t comes in part from mi
croscopic fakes Of silver that have
scaled off in the cooling. The water,
when changed, runs down a pipe that
terminates in the bottom Of q cistcrn,
which contains layer Of mud a couple
Of feet deep AS the water seeps UP
and through, the mud acts as filter
and catches the particles Of precious
silver metal, SO in time it becomes an
artificial silver mine. Once every quar-
ter the stuff is scooped out and passed
through a reduction process. The re-
suit is a silver brick, worth maybe $50.
New Orleans Times Democrat.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-07-19
Rudyard KiplInr's Error.

l wrote to Kipllng, telling him that
a man who could write as he could
should 20 home to England, 10 Lon
don, where fame could be won, but he
replied in q characteristic letter which
may be published some day:
"You ought to know better at your
time O life than to knock yOungstcr
off his legs in this way. HOW do YOU
expect any one will be able to hold me
after your letters?
would you be astonished il l toiG
you than look forward to nothing
but All Indian Journalists career? Why
should [? My homes here, my people
are out here, all the friends | know
are out here, and all the interests l
have are out here. Why should go
home? Any fool can put up rhymes,
and the market is full Of boys who
could undcrsell me as SOON rs put my
foot in Literature.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-07-19
Unreliable.

The author Of 'Little Journeys to
the Homes Of American Statesmen
tells story Of the Civil war, when
the days dragged gloomily in auticipa-
tion of news from the front and when
grief was likely to overtake any who
had boys in the ranks. He says:
One night the postmaster was read
ing aloud the names of the killed at
Gettysburg, and he ran down to the
name of a youth he knew. The boys
father sat there on nail keg, chew
ing a straw. The postmaster, for his
sake tried to shuttle over the name
and hurry to the next.
"Hi!!" said the father. ''Wha-what's
that you said p
There was nothing to do but face
the issue, and the postmaster repeated
with forced calmness
"Killed-Snyder, Hiram.
The boys father stood up with
jerk. Then he sat down. Then he
stood up again, staggered to the door
and fumbled for the latch like blind
man.
"God help him = said the postmas-
ter, wiping his eyes with his red hand
kerchief. "He's gone to tell the old
woman
The minister preached funeral ser
mon for the boy, and on the little
pyramid that marked the family lot in
the burying ground they carved the
inscription
"Killed in honorable battle, Hiram
Snyder, aged 49,"
Not long afterward strange, yellow
bearded men in faded blue began to
arrive. Great welcomes were given
them, and many big gathering was
held in their honor. At one such
gathering ghost appeared lank,
saffron ghost, ragged as scarecrow,
wearing the cape of cavalryman S
overcoat, with no coat beneath.
The apparition was youth OF about
90, with downy beard all over his
face and countenance well mellowed
with coal SCOT, as he had ridden sew
eral days on the top Of a freight car
near the engine. The ghost was Hi
ram Snyder.
We forgave him the shock of sur
prise he had caused us-all except the
minister who had preached his funeral
sermon. Years afterward I heard the
minister remark in a solemn and ag-
grieved tone:
"Hiram Snyder is a man who can.
not be relied upon.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-07-19
Corn Crops Ruined

apt. ID. J. Griffith, superintendent
o. the penitentiary, returned from the
State farm yesterday and tells OF a
:,ad state Of affairs OH the bottom lands
- the DeSenssure farm. The young
corn on :a5O acres has been completely
Destroyed by worms. bugs and other
tests. He brought back Il number OF
spccimems Of stalks ruined by the dep
:sdations Of the worm. The stalks are
eaten almost through and the leaves
re shredded.
a few acres Oh the Reid farm have
/. altered in like manner and 4 number
q. neighboring farmers state that their
cotton lands have been visited by the
Yests. The uplands have Jared better,
md for CHS reason Capt. Griffith thinks
he vermin ger1ninated in the spring
7eshets which flooded the lowlands.-
The State, Jaly5.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-07-19
where tho Compass. Came From.

The earliest references to the use OF
the mariners compass are to be found.
in Chinese history, from which we
learn how in the sixty-fourth year OF
the reign OF Hoaug-ti (2634 B. c.. the
emperor attacked Tchl-yeon on the
plains Of Tchou-lou and, finding his
army embarrassed by thick fog
raised by the enemy, constructed an
instrument for indicating the south, so
as to distinguish the four cardinal
points, and was thus enabled to pursue
his adversary and capture him.
The power Of the loadstone to COM
municatc polarity to iron is said to be
for the first time explicitly mentioned
in Chinese dictionary, finished in A.
D. 121, where the loadstone is defined
as 80 stone with which an attraction
can be given to the needle.
The Chinese appear to have once
navigated rs far as India by the aid OF
the campass.--Kansas City Times.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-07-19
Sheriff Kills His Deputy.

CoLuMDIA, S. c., July AT the ia
door in Union yesterday Sheriff J. 6
Long, who has held that Office for man
wears. fired both barrels OF 4 shotgu
at J. G. Gallman, his deputy sherl
and lifelong friend. One load OF buck
shot entered the side and the othe
took effect in the throat, both tear.n
big holes and producing instant deg
There had never been any QuA
between the men; they had been frid
long before Gallman became dep4
but it seems that the deputy had
drinking, and wien Sheriff Long asI
him what he was going to do, answd
that it was none of his business. II
made some sharp response, and 4
man drew his pistol. The sheriff,
was standing in his door, stepped b
and got shotgun from the corr
Coming to the door again, with
weapon ready, he fired both barrel
quick succession at close range.
1t is said the deputy had a DANCE
temper.
A coroncr's jury returned Il vcI
of .iustitiable homicide.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-07-19
gtnEe Fright.

81 wish could discover some practi-
cal cure for stage fright remarked
member of one of the dramatic comla-
ncs now playing in this City. Il have
been in the business for nearly ~
years, and one would naturally suppose
that anything like mere timldity i'll lac
ing an audience would have worn Off
too long ago to talk about. But i
hasn't, and the worst OF it is thar the
confounded panic is certain to seize mo
ut some unexpected moment. The most
trivial.incident will bring it on.
"For example, was standing in the
wings one night and read & paragraph
in scrap Of newspaper about man
who had lost his memory. 1t turned out
to be IN advertisement, but | couldnt t
get the story out Of my mind, and the
first thing l knew l was wondering
whether i wasn't going to forget my
lines The more 1 brOoded oyci' it the
more anxious I became, and ut last
worked myself into q really pltla6lc
condition. When the cue came for my
i W IS EO OttOlN oNNiNeA eAAt'~ -
my knees knocked together, and l felt
persuaded that I would make q hash
of all my longer speeches. Of course
she feeling soon wore off, and inside OF
five minutes there wasn't q vestIge OF
it left, but it was certainly agony While
it lasted.
"In all my experience I have mover
encountered Il single actor who was
entirely immune from stage fright. and
some Of the very best Of them have it
to an extent that is simply incredible.
Why, have seen big. robust men she'd
ding tears of pure terror and declaring
they would faint if they tried to go on.
If some fellow would invent panacca
for the malady he would get richer
than the Rothschilds before the end Of
another season.''=Boston Journal.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-07-19

= The fifth centennial Of the birth
Of Gutenberg the inventor Of the
printing press, will be celebrated at
Mainz in 1900, and the elaborate plans
for the event are already concluded
with Teutonic completeness.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-07-19

Dewitt $ Little Early Risers be
permanently. They lend gentle a3
ance to nature, causing no palrf
weakness, permanently curing Cd.
patton and liver ailments. u
Pharmacy.
Not one drop of intoxicatir +
quor is allowed to be sold at y
the military camps of Canada.
: China plates, cups and saa
must neves be piled up when no
the heat causes the glaze to crack
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-07-19
Her Mean Advancement.

II love to make visits in the morn
ing"
do you:"
eyes. All the other women are busy
cleaning house, and it is SO funny to
see them try to act glad to see me.
Detroit Free Press.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-07-19

81 have used Chamberlain Cough
Remedy in my family for years and
always with good results y says MIR.
w. B. Cooper, of FL Rio, Cal. For
small children we find it especially
effect vc. For sale By Hill-Orr
Drug Go.
= Flies seem to know that a red
nosed man is liable to make something
with sugar in it at any moment.
= A man is always busy attending
Ao his own affairs when there is an un-
I'd piece of work to be performed.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-07-19

An immense whiskey trust, which
will control 95 per cent. of the output
in the United States, with a working
capital of s125, 900, 900, has been or
yaniZed in New York.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-07-19
Mother! +!
Friend.

will do for every woman what it did for ths
Minnesota mother who writes the above let.
ter. Not to Use it during pregnancy Is
mistake to BE- paid for in pain and Suffering
Motber's Friend equips the patient with a
strong body and clear intellect, which 10
turn are impaired to the child. 1t fela1ss
the muscles and allows them to expand II
rei;.ves morning sickness and nervousness.
1t puts all the organs concerned IN perfect
condition for the final hour, so that the actual
labor is short and practically painless. Dan.
ger Of rising or hard breasts is altogether
avoided, and recovery is merely matter o.
a few days.
Druggists sell Mothers Friend for 81 bottle.
The Brad1eld Regulator Co., Atlanta, Ga.
Send for oa- free illustrated book.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-07-19
Prompt Agreement.

"Only fool would agree with wo-
MANI he asserted angrily.
"Preclselyw she replied.-Chicago
F0st.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-07-19
Notice of Final Settlement.

THEundersigued, Administrator of the
Estate of Mrs. S. J. Hunt, decd. hereby
gives notice that be will on the 3rd day
of August, 1899, apply to the Judge Of
Probate for Anderson County, S. C., for
q Final Settlement of said Estate, and g
discharge from his Office as Administra-
tor. Persons having claims against the
Estate should present them, and those
indebted should make payment before
the day of Final Settlement.
". T. HUNT, Admir-
June os. 1899 l S
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-07-19
Extreme Optimism.

"Pa, what is IN extreme Optimist?'
San idiot who fancies he'll find his
wife asleep at . j. m."-Clevcland
Plain Dealer.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-07-19

= Worry never cures an evil; but
sometimes relieves the monotony OF.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-07-19

zas,cb happiness.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-02
PREACHER RucKBT.
Res. Mr.. Bssn 10 utsh's Cham
pion Mdttes-9k sFYfft.

An ordained cider and preacher.
who Ia also Sprofesxlonai pugiliHt. Il
n rare bird In any region. The only
specimen known TO exist 10 the Rev.
Willard W. Bean. who would like to
match with local middle-weight,
none barred, on any evening. except
Sunday. On sunday nisht Mr.. Bean
breaches to the Mormon congrega-
vbn in San Francisco.
In each of his diverse professions
Bean cxceiis. He talks eloquentiy
and puts uers persons to sleep by
his punching than by his preaching.
His dfsceurses are celebrated In the
church for their vigor and inapira-
tion. Bean In n young man with a
mission. He r. the apostle Of mus
cuilar Mormonism and deslyes q. de-
rnonstrste that piety and prize
fghting can. 20 hand in hand and
neither be Ashamed OF the other. He
does not believe. with the good Book,
that when his enemy smites him on
the left cheek a Christian should
turn the other. Rev. Mr.. psan Is
OF the opinion thai a risfit and left
swing on the enemy's jaw Ia wise
and pious act. and an exercise Of
much religious merit.
This Mormon pusilist IN "a years
old. S feet 0 inches tall. and In the
ring weighs i5t pounds. In the pub
PIT he looks heavier. His victories
have been numerous. He knocked
out Lawrence Farrell otherwise
william Kehoe( In nine rounds. Ke-
hoe had contracted to lay Bean low
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-02
CLARKE SAYS NO.
cIsi@s 10 nss ~ Cooper
Miae csnteunfioss.

wasHISGToS. March 2-wm.
A. Clark. the newly elected senator
from Montana. denies the report
that he = sfhrty to an slleeea sem-
blna,ion olcppper ming. os,iers
+. I am not and have not ,bfsn. in
any way. 1etpn.cted With. spy cop
ter, eomblnf.. said Seaator-eiect
Clark. So far as ! know. there r.
no such thing. notice. however.
that the Standard on people ac-
auirei an interest las, week In the
Highland BOY copper thine Ga very
rich property near salt Lake city.
utahb. and they NAV have some
combination In View; but. II 30. do
not believe that q has been actually
effected yet. I am mining copper In
dividuaiiy. and have no desire To
work on any other basis. I have just
come from trip Of inspection
through the West and Southwest.
having visited my sugar manufac-
tory at Los Angeles. Cal. my coal
mine near Gallup. N. NJ. and copper
properties In Arizona In which ! am
interested. ! shall remain IN WASH
ington only for day or two.
will there be an extra session. I
hardly think so. as the army bill
seems likely TO go through now. and
that IL the only matter that would
be likely to force an extra session.
The political outlook II iE too con-
fused to be worthy of discussion. No
man can tell now what the leading
issue win he In 1900. don't know
whether ~ viii be silver or not. The
questions growing out OF the war
may be more burning than ever. At
present ! do not see how we can
follow any other course than the
one We are following. We must cs-
tahlish our authority in the Phil
Ippines and then let them determine
what course II best for the future.
I; looks as II we had an annoying
military problem on our hands out
there. for the natives are evidently
fighters and seem 10 he we'll armed.
What do I think of Dewey's request
for reinforcementss In the absence
of definite knowledge I do not care
TO discuss that question. He Is not
man given TO vague imaginlngs,
and doubtless has good ground for
thhluE TOT inv offkhh " w FftA 10
him. | hardly think. however. that
any foreign nation viii venture to
NEEDLE with our control OF affairs
out there at this stage of the game"
Although Senator Clark Is reputcd
To- BE- one Of the weaithiest men in
the United states. he is stu in the
prime of life. His tawny beard and
hair are hut slightly tingcd with
gray and his whole bearing IL indie
alive of tremendous energy ana Wig
or. He ~ Of medium height. blue
eyed. Of rather slender figure, and
has sharp dlreetness of speech
that atamps him ms from the breezy
west. A multi millionaire, ne keeps
constantly in close touch with each
of hts diversified business enterprise
80, finding time 10 attend to many
details which most men would leave
To suhordinates.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-02
TARDY MEMORIAL
To the Members Of the ~.
Fated virginius Crew.

NEW YORK. March a.--If sena.
tor Money has his way. the secre-
tary Of war viii be authorized to
render such tRrdy recognition as Hos
In his power 10 the crew Of the
American boat virsinius, who were
masaacred ~ Santiago In is7a
The bill which Mr.. Money has In
troduccd in the limited States SEN
ate provides for the exhumlnR and
return OF tae bodies OF Can't. Fry
and his men. who were 50 hrutally
butchered in Cuba 20 years ago II
II shall be found Impossible 10 iden.
tify the graves of these men 40 cru
ely and unjustliably slain. then tho
place Of their burial is 20 he fenced
in ana appropriately marked
Few echoes survive of that terrible
crime Of ~. but the whole world n
quarter OF century ago was talk
ing of the horrible butchery Of these
innocent men, and u was Thought
at the time of the commission of the
bloody deed that only war between
the United states and Spain and the
determination Of the spanish army
could wipe out the crime. hut there
was no war. Diplomacy" was used
and the murdered men we're forgot
ten.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-02
UNCLE SAM SECURED
Central pacifde Railroad pars
Out 81, 762, SAB.

NEW YORK. March THE set
Element Of the obligations Of tho
Central Pacific railroad company 20
the government has been completed,
when United States Treasurer Rob-
eris was given the notes OF the
company for sbs.sis7i5. The notes
are twenty In number. payable Sc
mi-annually. and are each Cor s2.-
a4o.s5s bsaring interest at 3 per
cent. Internal revenue stamps to
the value of tii.7s2.S were affixed
30 the notes.
Treasurer Roberts said that he
understood four of the notes would
be taken up in very short time.
The government holds as security
for the payment Of the obligation
Its own six per cent. bonds. which
were issued In behalf of the con-
structlon Of the Central Pacific. and
these will be replaced In a short
time BY a new series of bonds to
bear 4 per cent. interest, which win
also be a lien on the road.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-03-02
ANNOYED BY ARTIST
Fresco Painter 10 Bother.nG
Mrs.. Nova I'd Gould.

NEW YORK. March Mrs. How
ard Gould. who was Miss Kathe-
rine Clemmons. has taken excep-
tions TO the methods which an i'm
peeunious fresco painter has adopt
ed 20 sell his alleged works OF art.
She has instructed her lawyers TO
take steps to save her from further
annoyance and. n possible, to pro-
tect other residents Of Fifth avenue
from similar experiences.
Joseph Balleys. who occupies n
hall bedroom In a boarding house
at No. 22i West Twenty-flfth street.
and who admits having received
money from Mrs. Cornelius Wander
hilt, Mrs. John Jacob Astor ana 9TH
er members of society. is the man
who has offended Mrs Gould.
Balleys some time in January sent
her by mail a wooden paletoc. on
which picture OF d'Artagnan had
been done In oil-that is. paper
chrome OF Dumas hero had been
pasted upon the wood and smeared
over with oil colors So that Il might
pass In dim light for alps4oil paint
Ing.
His methods savoroa Of extertian
and the police have the case IN
hand.