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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-02-01

= If Ananias were living to-day he
would have lots Of opposition.
= If you would be successful book
keeper don't t lend your books.
: Hope-A needle, the point Of
which is disappointment.
= Success = Something that is
known to men only by sight.
Epigram-A lot of words so ar
ranged as to conceal their meaning.
Never explain: any blundcr worth
the name explains itself.
A fatterer is considered an enemy
when he gets tired and quits.
: Mortgage-Thc age of a man who
takes lot of interest in life.
= Mcdicine-Onc of the things it is
more blessed to give than to receive
= The poor man never trouble s
himself about the troubles of mil
lionairc.
For driving out dull bilious feeling,
strengthing the appetite and increas-
ing the capacity Of the body for work.
Prickly Ash Bittcrs is golden reme-
dy. Sold By Evans Pharmacy.
= The man goes to bed tired who
spends the day looking for an easy
place.
: Americans are the best pcnmen
in the world, aud the British come
next.
= Water in which orange peel has
been soaked will freshen up the COM
plexion.
= The chronic bore would make u
splendid population for some deserted
island.
: He who depends upon the invita-
tion of others for his meals dimes very
irregularly.
"What makes you admire Miss
Jessup so much q ~ tried to make
love to her and she wouldn't let me. -
An Honest Medicine Tor Ia 6r'ppe'
Geor.e W. Watt. of South Gardi-
ner Me. saws: 81 have had the worst
cough, cold, chills and grip and have
taken lots of trash of no account but
profit to the vendor Cham berlaln S
Ioush hcmeuy Is 1nc ouis u"''Y '. 'na
nSed m one 5o.ccnt hottie and the chiIis
cold and grip have al left me. con
sratulatc the manufacturers OF an
hoHeSt medicine FOR SAFE Oy LIZ
!
- Presence Of nine is undorbteaiy
coed Thing III tiie nolr Oh 0aAgef,
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LIGnCNt Tommy.

"Tommy, asked Il mother of her
4-ycar-old sor, "wherc did that hole IN
the window come from
u don't know, mamma, replied tie
little fellow.
Are You sure you don u" sheaslsed.
"Coursc | am, answered Tommy.
81 throwcd my ball awhile ago. ;.ad
then SAW the hole, brt honestly I
don { now lsnew where It came rom. .
-i-orlGn Fun
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Bruin OH a COwcatcher.

Not long ago. as railroad train was
passing through Wilder Cus, near
Olcut Run, Pa, the engineer was as
tonished to see black bear coming
around sharp curve. The cut is so
narrow that there is hardly room for
man to stand aside and allow an en-
CINE to pass without striking him.
Bruin was more amazed than the
engineer. Instead Of stepping aside,
he reared on his launches and waited
events. The locomotive was running
less than 20 miles an hour, for the
place is dangerous one. On seeing
the bear the engineer shut off steam
and applied breaks, but the distance
was too short to escape an accident.
The cowcatcher slid under the hind
legs of the brute and lifted him off
the ground.
Thinking all trouble was over the
engineer put on steam once more, while
the fireman climbed out of the cab
window and stole along the guard rail
to find OUT what had become of the
bear. lie was there, clasping the COW
catcher, the lower part Of his body just
grazing the he.ground aud his head al
most reaching the bottom of the head
light. He seemed to understand that
the only thing he could do was to hold
fast, and he did so during the run to
the next station, 10 miles distant. The
station agent was standing at the depot
door as the train approached. The
sight of full-grown bear on the cow
catcher fairly took away his breath.
AS soon as the engine came to a
standstill bruin slipped from his perch
and made break for freedom. This
took him straight toward the agent,
who dashed through the door, slam
med it shut, leaped through the rear
door and went up the street at furl-
Gus rate calling out Bear Bear !
Somebody get gun.
Soon the town was in turmoil, a
yelling crowd following in hot pursuit
of the bear. some Of the boys pelt-
ing him with stones. Suddenly a big
shepherd dog bounced out of Q yard
and dashed after the bear .bruin
paused but minute or tive, but when
he passed on. the rash dog bad no fu-
turc interest in Che proceedings.
At The street corner lawve. Garry
ing doublc-baucl,d sua came face
TO face with the bear 5ut tho lattor
turned DOM she lea e-tailes
The crowd iner.as sire'ea
the frighteaei ssae. "a e-c4a.
iupo~=i6le f'eai Aire by.
bruin backed up agiar lha asrn rar-
iog oa his haache 'i'se rsees
two bulets into ap9u
TIE WOUNDED aa eI tae
crowd. One urc6i ras.-
pied upon. and Vie
lawyer slippel al e
gun. and scnf The
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Purely Vegetabls

and one thousand dollars reward
is offered to any chemist who can
prove that it contains Il particle of
mercury, potash, or any otf'er
mineral ingredient. S. 5. 5. is
the only blood remedy guaranteed
to be absolutely free from mineral
mixtures.
Books sent free by Swift Spe.
cific Company, Atlanta, Ga.
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ATLANTIC 4. I COAST LINE.

TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT,
WuMINGToN. y. c., Jan. is. 1889
East Line Betwceu Charleston ard CO.
unb.aand Upper South Carolina. North
Carolina.
CONDENSED SCurDrrT
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( 6 6 is the ONLY cure for Rheu-

natism, which is
the most stubborn
Of blood diseases.
1t is not intended
to give relief only,
but by completely
ne,llrAlizlng the
.aci,l condition OF
.thc blood it forces
out every trace oi
the disease and
OF it forever. It's
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Nos. 4O3 AID ic2 'The Atlanta Special,'' solid
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{.
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For Pickets Sleepers. etc., apply to
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Atlanta Ca
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II. w. B. Glover Traffic Manager
l. 5. Allen. Gent. Passenger Agent.
General Officers. Portsmouth, Va.
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Pullman palace sleeping cars on Trains IS and
Sc, 81 and IS, on A. and c. division.
uorthhound. G:s7 a. M, 9:37 p. M, 6:10 p. m,
(vestibulo Limited); southbound 12: q. NJ,
6:l5 D. m, IL IA a. M, (Vestibule Limited.
Trains leave Greenyille, 4. and Q. division,
(Vestibuled Limited) southbound. :25 q. m..
i 80 D. m, la:3o p. IN. (Vestibuled Limitedl.
Trains 8 and 10 carry elegant Pullman
sleeping cars between Columbia and Ashevllle
cnroute daily between Jacksonville and Cincin
na:i
FRANK S. CANNON, JIM. CULP.
Third V-P. s. ,acu. Mgr, Traffic Mgr.,.
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An Honest Medicine for La Grippe.

George W. Watt, of South Gardi-
ner, Me. says: 81 have had the worst
cough. cold, chills and grip and have
taken lots of trash of no account but
profit to the vendor. Chamberlain $
Cough Remedy is the only thing that
has done any good whatever | have
used one 50-ccnt bottle and the chils,
cold and grip have all left me. con-
rratulatc the manufacturers OF nm
honest medicine. For sale by Hill
Orr hrug 60.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-05-11
THE WORD PROPOSITION.
One Man who lis Hot Over the varied
Use of 1t.

"When new word is introduced into
the language, remarked IA constitutional
grumblcr, lit Is generally badly needed,
but there is one recent addition that ex-
asperates me all over. refer to the up to
date application of the word proposition
1t is no longer used in the sense of n pro
posal or an offer but is applied to every
thing under the sun, from u clergyman to
a cocktail and from q horselcss carriage to
a can of crnbalmcd beef. There never was
a word in the English language so hard
worked and so badly abused, and the way
it is dragged in by the heels to exc out tho
scanty vocabulary of every conversational
chump one meets is enough to drive a fell
low to drink.
"The other day friend of mine G mean
he was friend then; l have since scratch
ed him Off my lisD took me out to look at
his new cottage, and as we stood at tho
front gate feasting our eyes on the prem
Uses he said enthusiastically, We'll, old
man, what do you think of that for IA do
nestle propositionY What he really in
tended to do was to ask my opinion of the
cottage as a nice cozy, homelike habita-
ton; but, couched in that barbarous ar
got, the inquiry made me mad, and i said
things. He took it good naturally.
Well, upon my word, he remarked, after
blew off steam, you're pretty queer
proposition yourself. That is the reason
why we don't speak now.
Every day of my life hear chaps talk
ing about mining propositions and theat-
rical propositions and Cuban PROPOSE ions
and easy propositions and tough PROPOSE
tons and heaven only knows how many
other kinds of propositions, never mean
ing proposition at all, but invariably
the thing itself, and am sick and tired OF
| the word. What makes it extra offensive
is certain indciinablc wing tipping, poke
you in the ribs suggestion about it. Con.
found the thing If I were in the council,
I'd pass an ordinance making it n misde-
meanor to use the expression inside the
city limits. New Orleans Times Demo
GRAFT
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down heavy fusillade upon their enc
mics. While volunteer force of 4hurkas
under an English lieutenant were scaling
the cliff under cover of the bush to make
n flank movement the rest of the com
Inand returned the natives fire from the
village streets.
Leaning against the doorpost of hut
stood young English officer smoking u
cigarette and giving occasional orders to
his men Within the hut the surgeon had
established q small hospital. An unusual
shower of whistlinR, singing bullets caused
him to raise his eyes from tho bandages to
his friend in the doorway.
The officer had just taken the cigarette
from his lips with his right hand Tho
surgeon saw him change 1t suddenly to
his left and heard him give calm order
to his men. A few moments later loud
shouts from the cliff announced that the
scaling party had routed the enemy The
surgeon joined the officer in tho doorway.
He was blowing the last puff of smoke
from the cigarette still in bis left hand
the right, shattered by a bullet, swung
quietly at his side
/ This is true story, and it is perhaps
upon this that Mr.. Gillette founded ono
Of the most effective incidents in the tele-
graph Office scene Of his Secret Service. "
New York Tribune.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-05-11
BATHING IN MANILA.
e Is Hardly the style That Would We
Tolerated at Newport.

There are between &c, 900 and 20, 600 per-
sons employed in the manipulation of the
tobacco after II reaches Manila from the
plantations OF these laborers Arthur II.
Marvin, writing in The Overland Month
ly, says:
BY far the greater proportion of these
aro girls, ranging from 10 years Of age tn
that indefinite period that follows 90 years
The chatting and bustling of 1000 or
5000 women ought to be enough to set
any man crazy, yet the superintendent of
the manufactures Is hale, hearty and
sensible fellow. Tho noise mado by han
ding tho tobacco is distracting enough,
but when aided and abetted by 5000 fe-
male tongues the result cannot he imag-
ined or described.
After the labors of the day are over the
employees take their departure from the
factory in droves. A portion OF them pro
coed to that portion Of the bny set apart
for bathing, where they plunge in and en-
joy themselves. While the natives are any
thing but clearly people, they certainly
bathc rs frequently as any with whom
am acquainted. fear that while they are
fond Of water they have horror of soap.
Every evening between shutdown and
dark or by moonlight thousands of the
humber folk come down to the beach tt
battle and sport in tho surf Here mer
and women, old and young married ant
single, with no more clothes ON than wher
they came into the world, can be seer
shouting and laughing, jumping ant
plunging, swimming and diving and hav
ing jolly good time. They do not con
duct themselves any more indeoorously
than tho bathers at Newport or Lonl
Branch, and no scandal seems to be cause,
| by their habit of nude bathing.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-05-11
BOONE'S QUEER DREAM.
1t Led to the Finding of His Conn
panion's Skeleton.

At Ash Grove. in Green county, Mo-,
lives an interesting descendant Of the fla
nous Kentucky hunter Daniel Boone
Mrs Nellie Boone Frazer, one of the early
settlers Of that part of the county. The
Boones went to Green county about so
years ago and formed a settlement near
the present site of Ash Grove. When that
part of the county was organized into
township, it was named Boone, in honor
of one of the sons of the great explorer of
the Kentucky wilderness. Mrs. Frazer is
now SO years old, but one of the most vi
vacious of the pioneer women of southwest
Missouri
Mrs. Frazer says that her grandfather
was firm believer in dreams and tells
singular circumstance in connection with
the hunter career in Kentucky which led
the pioneer to attach more Importance to
the suggestions that came to him in sleep.
In one Of his explorations in the wilder
ness of Kentucky Boone lost q companion.
They had separated one day while hunt
ing, and at night the man did not return
to the place selected in the morning for
their camp. The hunter supposed at first
that his associate had pursued game too
far for his return that night or that tho
man had got lost in the painless forest.
The next morning Boone began to hunt
for the missing man and searched the
woods hour after hour without finding
any trace of his friend. Finally, coming
to the conclusion that the man had been
killed by Indians or become the prey of
some wild beast, Boone left that part of
the country and went back to the settle
ment, but he could never entirely give up
/ nf n
lost hunter. 1t weighed upon his mind
with strange persistence.
| Several years after the disappearance of
the hunter Boone went back to the woods
where he had parted from his friend One
night while sleeping at his campfire he
dreamed of finding a skeleton and "a gun
in big hollow tree. The dream was so
vivid that when the hunter awoke he still
had distinct mental picture of the tree
and its surroundings and believed he could
go to the spot.
The hunter lay awake the rest Of the
night thinking about his dream, and as
soon as daylight came started out in the
direction his thoughts had taken when
asleep. The woods seemed familiar, rs he
had seen them in his dream, and the hunt
er walked on briskly, guided by the i'm
preston tho sleeping vision had left.
He found the big hollow tree just as hi
had seen it in his sleep and looking into
the large cavity near the ground discov
cred complete human skeleton and ar
old rusty fiintlook rifle. The fullllmen
of the dream was SO perfect that the hunt
err always believed that he was guided il
this way to the remains of his lost friend
lie suppoced that his companion got les
in the woods, and when night overlook
him crawled into the hollow tree to sleel
and there died of some disease Had TIT
Indians killed the man they would hav'
taken his gun.-Louisvillo Post.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-05-11

This shark story comes from the West
Indies:
"A large steamer" the diver relates,
had struck on n reef and then slipped off
into deep water, taking down with her
the mails and valuable cargo. There
were some papers that were particularly
wanted, and was in the chartroom under
the bridge working for them when sud
denly US ] turned | saw the wicked snout
of big shark close to me- it was nice
fix to be pinned up in the corner of a little
square room with big brute between me
and the door went creepy all over, /
can tell you. But | kept still, and so did
he, except that he worked a fin lazily, like
screw steamer holding on against the
tide got the knife in my belt loose and
waited Tho shark evidently did not know
what to make of me and gradually drifted
over to the other side Of the room. l be
gan then to move toward the door and had
almost reached it when the shark made q
sudden rush in the same diroction-and
disappeared. Which of us got the bigger
fright don't know. "-Good Words
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-05-11
TlMlD ELEPHANTS.
Stories which Show How Easily the Big
Brutes Are Frightened.

An English writer of Indian experience
declares that the vaunting of the intelli
gencc of the elephant creates n false inn
preston. Like that of the horse the in
telligcnce of the elephant has curious lin
itations.
A few months ago the populace of n
small town near Madras were frightened
out of their wits by "a runaway elephant,
which broke from its mahout's control
and ran through the town, smashing ev-
prything that lay in its path. 1t had been
frightened into state of insane alarm by
the patterinR of raindrops on its rider S
umbrella.
A friend of the same writer once had a
singular experience of a somewhat similar
sort When "out in the district in Bur
ma, he grew tired of riding on his ele-
phant which also carried his servants and
baggage, and bought pony in one of the
villages. He was careful to make sure
that the pony was not afraid of elephants,
but it never occurred to him that the ele-
plant might be afraid of ponies.
Early the next morning he sent his bag
gage and servants off on the elephant, with
orders to halt for lunch at village ten
miles away, and when he had finished
some work he followed on his pony. When
mile or SO from the hating place, he
saw the elephant launching along in adj
vance and trotted on to hurry up the ma
hout As he approached, the mahout, q
Burmar. began to gesticulate. The Eng
lshman and his Bengal servants knew nc
Burmese and the Burman knew nc
tongue but his own. He was much excited
The Englishman guessed that something
was amiss, and, breaking into a gallop t.
zee what it might be- was astonished tt
see the elephant start off at run. Three
times the excited and angry mabout sue
ceeded in stopping the beast after run o
mile or so, and three times did tho Eng
lishman ride up to see what was the mat
ter, only to observe with astonishmen
that the elephant rushed off each time.
Finally the despairing mahout steeret
the animal off the road into swamp,
ground, and thus, shaking of pursuit
plowed his way back on foot to the halt
ing place. where he found an interprete
to explain that the elephant had been ter
rificd by tho approach of the pony.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-05-11
THE FLYING PROAS.
Peculiar md Wonderfully Fast saila
ing Boats of the LadrOne Islands.

OF the flying proas of the Ladrone is
landers, the reports of travellers are almost
incredible. The appearance Of the proa
filled the early voyager with astonishment
and its speed with wonder. This inven-
ton" says recent writer, ''would do
credit to any civilized nation" The stem
and stern are alike and are very sharp.
Tho boat sails in either direction, and al
ways with the same side to the wind. Or
tho windward side is long outrigger,
and at it's extremity is log of wood
pointed at both ends and parallel with the
boat. This prevents the capsizing of the
boat, the Ice side Of which is vertical &c
prevent drifting to leeward, while the
weather side is built in the ordinary man
ner.
To change the direction of the boat the
free end Of the yard is brought down
while the other Is raised, and thus the di-
rection of the boat Is reversed with that
of lateen or triangular sail, while the out
rigger is still to windward. These proas
passed between Magellan's ships going at
full sail and the boats they towed astern,
$50 quickly and skillfully that it was
marvel.
Van MORT, the first Dutch circumnavi
gator, says that sometimes 200 of these
proas, with four or five men apiece, would
come to trade, all hallooing together
Hero, hiero'--that is, Iron, iron, and
with very eagerncss run their proaS upon
the ships. Jacques lie Hcrmite, who was
of the coast of Guam in 1928, says that
the inhabitants came out six miles to
meet him, with all sort of refreshments tc
exchange for old iron, and that there were
$50 proas trading with him at one time.
An old writer saw that lone of these
proas, being dispatched from Guam to
/ Manila, which is 400 good leagues, per
I formed the voyage in four days,
| Dampier, who was at Guam during one
! Of his voyages round the world says: 81
believe they are the fastest boats in the
world. believe they run nearly "a miles
an hour"
Maltc Brun speaks of these flying proas
as "modes of naval architecture
From these proas Magellan gave the is
lands the appropriate name 1slas dc Ii
Velas Latinas, or the Lateen Sail islands
but his sailors called them Ladrones ol
Robber islands. Drake called the Pelow
islands, 5s years later, the Islands o
Thieves Exchange.
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A Rem n r kabIe Man.

A remarkable man in many ways was
the late j. .Jec Of London, whose harmless
mania it was when shooting pigeons to in
sist that the sc. b., V. Co." which fol-
lows his name should be called out by the
attendant when it was his turn to COM
pete. He was one of the best natured men
living and consequently, when doctor in
the Royal Dragons, the high spirited sub
alterns some 30 years ago used to play all
sorts of practical jokes on him, painting
his dogcurt white, putting the regimental
goat in his bed with Mr.. Jee' S shell jacket
round its body and pair of white socks
on its horns and greatly startling him on
his return late from London. He was a
very fine pigeon shot and was the first of
the II English winners of the Grand Prix
at Monte Carlo in 1873.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-05-11
Boston Man Didn't Know His Wife.

A friend of mine went lately with his
wife to a church service in Copley square
Coming out, they were separated in the
crowd, but he soon saw her little ahead
of him on the sidewalk. Sho was walking
with friend. He recognized her back,
her hair her whole figure and her very
gait He saw her portemonnaie sticking
out of pocket Careless womanl Ill
teach her n lesson.
He came up softly and secured easily
the wallet rs though he had served APP
premiership at "a fashionable school for
pickpockets. Then he went to the Climb to
discuss for an hour the religious topics Of
the day. At home he heard no weeping
he saw no symptoms of distress or despair.
The day went by. No complaint. Mon
day night after dinner he could not re-
strain himself longer. 81 forgot to get
any money at the Office today. Will you
let me have S. and some change? must
go out this evening"
Smiling acquicsccnce The wife brings
in her portemonnaie. "Will this be
enough?' And yet he had her portemon-
naie that moment in his pocket. Con
stcrnation. Confession. To whom did
SIS or $50. Next Sunday the finding of a
pocketbook was announced from the pull
pit. Nobody claimed it. 1t belonged prob
ably to some traveller who was much i'm
pressed by the character of Boston church
goers The husband gave the money tC
the church. The wife still carries her
portcmonnaie as 1t seems good to her.
Boston Journal