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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-01-25
Very Old.

A southern family has an old-a very
old-servant named Jeff, who is an in
heritance from further back than any
one can remember The other day he
asked to get off to see his aunt in At
lanta.
"Why, Jeff, " said his mistress, your
aunt must be pretty old, isn't she:''
"Yas'm pretty OLE She's bout hun
nerd an five vars ole. ah 'spect. "
"a hundred and five yrarsP ex-
claimed the lady why, how on earth
does she get along?''
{" Deed ah dunno, missus, replied
jeff. "She livin up dar wifi her gran
mother" Argonauk
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-01-25
Pretty Near Eleah.

"An italian prelato who believes
himself q master Of the English Ian
guage, says correspondent Of an Eng
lish paper, twas while an honored
guest at q famous college asked TO
preach at the high mass on Sunday.
His discourse was diversified by neolo-
gisms that kept our attention alive, II
they sometimes disordered our gravity,
which finally collapsed under the propc-
sition:
There are, my brethren, three enc
mics against whom, all our long, we
are bound TO fight-the devil, the world
and (for moment he pondered carne)
'&he meat. {"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-01-25

- The lord l"v'th cheerful givcr
and the cheerful g'v.r is -ur'. {" hr
the most liberal nue Be assured that
TIN one Who lays his Offering d"wn
with diI-fnI c"un'en,ucc has given IN
a u'rr'rd'y measure.
: Ethel -"Why. what ) he mat'c'.
C;cr,r'.ic 2" Grrtrnde-~Oh nothi"v
Only jack and 1 had a quarrel the
other dav and | wrnIc and told him
never to dare to speak or write t" me
auain-and the wretch hasu even
had the deceucy to answer my letter.!
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-01-25
Knew ItN Use.

One stormy day not long ago vessel
was loading potatoes. A cart from the
country came alongside of her, and the
driver proceeded to empty his load into
the ships hold.
When he had finished. he was invited
by the mate to warm and dry himself
at the galley fire and to eat piece OF
pork and u ships biscuit. the latter as
hard us flint.
The driver ate the pork with relish.
without touching the biscuit. When
he had finished, he handed back the IN
digestible biscuit to the mate with tho
remark:
Many thanks sailorman There 8
your plate r'-Liverpool Mercury
\ clear cun-clcucc Is the tcstl-
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-01-25
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County "F ANDERSON.
cOuRruF COMMON PLEAS.

WIN webh aud wrb'. pa $ ia trade at
anders.n,s und-r '". Firm ma of
Webb Plain, H.. s.ars. N Mn'thy. as
Trustee for tue c. lid -".t + murphy Sr.
drcease Luc,ns ii Mur hv. - nuise' MuF-
phy, Irene at-r, tor e,. Mu ply Eva MUIR
ph., Claude Murpny. a ar.nce Mr. by aud
l. mis Mu. pay, Miuor. Ov rte ge eW urteen
years, Def udants- ->u mons for Re i"f-Com-
plant Served
To he Dpfpndau,sF F VI. Murphy, az T ustre Of
the childre Of f NJ Mu rh! oeri"r, deceased.
L NJ. Mu,rhy,c l." .I-- Murphy. .rsn- Cater.
(fr erIy Nh, hy,) Eva Murphy, aua C aude
Murphy. Clarrnce Murphy i ID ..oais Murphy
infants over he aye "f i0u' .--u wear
VIOU ara hereby suiuiuUued aud trYuired to AN.
swer the 60. paiu' III this ActiUn. Of which
c"py Is herewith served pom Oh, and to- servc
copy of yDur answer u ih- .ald rnDpl int on
the subscribers u their othce, Anderson Court
House, South arolina within twenty days after
the service hereof, exclusive of the day Of such
service; and If you fail To answer the 0mplaint
within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiffs in tho
action will apply "a the Court for the relief de-
manded in thp Complaint
Dated Anderson, i January II, 1899.
BONHAn & W4TkI>S,
Plaintihs' Attorney,
rcr.x 1o,r,r n ~ .r,.,.o n n n
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Notice to Creditors.

ALL persons having damandA agsirst
III. n~,at.. ~ rur. Or X. . -i,nri., dac'! arr
h.r.s,, notified In pr.s.nt them proptrlN
proven, to- m. uud rsignrd, w''''io the
f,,ne presrr,hed by lnw. ard those In
,iehtrd ." make pa,,,.."i
j. G. UUNNINGHAM, Adm'r.
Jan 1, 1899 -
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-01-25
Hidden Beauty

In Egypt the custom is for Princesses
to hide their beauty by covering
the lower part of the face with a n.
In America the beauty of many #
our women is hidden because of the
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-01-25
BradfieId's
! er11aIe Regulator

brings out a woman's true beauty.
It makes her strong and well in those
organs upon which her whole general
health depends. 1t corrects all men
strual disorders. 1t stops the drains
of Leucorrhea. 1t restores the womb
to it's proper place. 1t removes the
causes of headache. backache and
nervousness. 1t takes the poor, de-
bilitated, weak. haggard. fading
woman and puts her on her feet
again. making her face beautiful by
making her body we'll.
Druggists sell 1t for 81 a bottle.
Send for our free illustrated book for women.
The Bradfield Regulator Co., Atlanta, Ga.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-01-25

To the Irfart D. fend ..,s Claude Murphy, Clar-
ence Murphy AMI Lo .i> Mu hv:
You and each "i u ar n --reby no'ifpd that
uniess wi hin tweu'y da afrr. service Of tnis
SUNNI VI and Complain "n y.u, you pruru'e . the
appointment of tiu rd,a.s nd item to represent
you IA this ton the Plat tiffs will procui such
appointments to he a'e
BONN NJ & wATKtNs. PIaiutiffs' Attys.
Ian IA t3N g
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-01-25

weakness and
sickness pecu-
liar to the sex.
If the Egypt
ian custom pre-.
vailed in this
country. many
sufferers would
be glad to
cover tn IL
p + e m q t d r e
wrinkles, their
sunkencheeks.
heir unhealthy
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-01-25
[sEAl ] JOHN c. wArxl. s, c. P.

To the absent Defendant isrencG Murphy:
You will take uotice hat III com. lint in this
ac ion. together ith cupy OF The Su UNIONS, was
Ged in The tic- Of he Clerk of the t.,urt Of
ommon Pleas TOR Anderson C.,.uty on January
nth, 1899, and u c.'py Of SAINT IS herewith served
on you BO>H Nm w ATKINS,
Jan II, 1S99 Pa. tIffs' .Attorneye.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-01-25

Close connectio, st ''ahou Falls tur Athens
All .nta and all p,i IS T..
close '.nn.ctipn a. augusta for Charleston
Savannah md al points
Close c,nn.cti ms -, Green WOO for al points on
s. A L. AMI C, & t;aiIway, and at SpartanbuuB
with .outhe-p Railway
FprXry 'nf'r'ua'",n relative TO tick"ts raee0
sch"duIe etc. address
W J. cR ZIG, Gen Pass. Agent, Augusta Ga.
EN- North, Iol. Agent
TN. e.morpoa, rrafe MAnaSox.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-01-25

\ clear con.c'cncc Is the tcstl-
mouy aud reward Of Il good life.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-01-25

The Bradfeld Regulator Co., Atlanta, Ga.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-01-25

IL WISH udlluuJ AN Al yOu ~ OCiiCfO
me, Tenie. hadn { no sooner seen who
twas than every bit of old Adam riz in
me. an says to myself. Guess they
amt no bones broke. SO set there. old
Lady, mebby it. do you goodl'
''There wasn't Q place where boy
couldn't a clum out in minute. but
Malindy is gettin old. an she aim
used to climbin. She got up an went
round an round the wall. but there
wasn't nothin to stand on. an every
time she'd get her toe in Granny an
try to pull herself up somethin would
give an down she'd go.
"Why. nav Tinklerl You settin
there an sayin nothinl" exclaimed
Tenie reproachfully. Wasn't you
'snamed of yourself9"
We'll, some. only when I thought
how she d acted to Belindy didn' t care
one mite. an jest when my heart was
soften 81 little who should come a-crash-
in an dashin through the bushes but
Dan el Carterl
"Mr. Carter, hollered Malindy soon
as she see who it be. Mr.. Carter.
Dan'el You amt a-goin by without
helpin me out. be you?'
sWhen Daniel see her standin down
there, he seemed struck of heap.
sWhat in earth are you doin down
thereY' says he.
":I fell in an can't get out. says
she.
"When Daniel heard that he turned
kind Of slow like an looked at her with
out sayin word. There was somethin
in that stiddy look that made Malindy
get pretty red in the face, an she took
to fumblin with the corner of her apron.
{" 'Malindy, says he, goin down clost
to the wall Pm mighty glad to
gru d cudIUc IA taIn ~ you arDnc.
I've Jest come from my sister Mar
thy's. an she's been tcllin me some
more of your carr ir's on. Now. says
ne, ciearin his throat. 'Bclindy is a
breakin down under your prosecutions,
an ain't the man to see the woman
love killed without doin my best to
hinder it. I've come to the conclusion,
Malindy, says he. that bcin as it's
only crazy folks that talk about poisonin
an a-burnin houses over folks heads
the asylum is the best place for you.
I'm on my way now to see Squire AL
ters about it. "
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-20
SECONDHAND SHOES.
Extensive Repairs May Nc Made ana
Yet They May BE Had for
Very Little Money.

A sign hanging in front Of shoe
makers shop where secondhand shoes
were sold had upon 1t these words:
Second Hand Shoes with New Uppers."
1t seemed almost that pair of Sec
ond-hand shoes with new uppers would
be practically new shoes, but inquiry
showed that this impression was not
warranted by the facts. There is a
good deal of fresh material in q pair
of shoes thus repaired, but there is also
left good deal of the old, SAYS the
New York Sun.
The new upper thus put in is a new
vamp, the front part of the upper; the
old counter. or back part of the shoe,
still remains. 1t is familiar fact
that while the counter may break
down or wear out or get hole in 1t
somehow. 1T is much more likely to
stay sound and good; tits the front that
cracks and breaks. And so in putt
ting secondhand shoes in order new.
vamps are sometimes put in. But while,
such shoe, which has also been soled
and heeled, might easily be described
as having undergone extensive repairs,
1T would be far from wholly new. There
would remain, besides the old counter,
the shank and the inner sole, and the
general shape and framework of the
shoe, and upon these the repairs could
be made. Secondhand shoes bring va
rious prices, depending on their orig
inal quality and their condition; pair
of secondhand shoes, resoled and re-
heeled and with new uppers, can be
bought for as little as dollar.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-20
FRENCH CHARITY.
Any Act of Public Den efactien Has Il
BE Licensed by Act of Par
lament.

Among the things which are man.
aged differently on the two sides of
the channel there is one in which we
in England may fairly claim to have
the advantage of a better method. This
Is in the matter of public benefactionx.
Here, rich men like Lord Iveagh may
give out of their plenty to any society
they please, old or new, with restric
tions, except, of course, the usual tech
nicalities when the benefcence takes
the form Of clearing open spaces of
dealing with property. But in France
the Journal des Debats complains that
would-be benefactors. have no such free
hand, and the restrictions of red tape
stifie good many charitable impulses,
says the Westminster Gazette.
The patriotic Frenchnlan, according
to the Journal des Debats, If he wishes
to devote some of his wealth to the pub
lie veal, must first apply to parlia-
nent for leave i'll case his gift is to
increase the funds of any charitable
society already existing. But If he, de-
sires to initiate scheme of his own
he must go to the minister Of the in
terror for permission. In neither case
will he have any voice'in the organiza-
ton or working OF the committee
formed to control his gift. In addi-
tion to these restrictions, 1t seems that
the minister Of finance steps in and
takes about ten per cent. Of the sum
for the eNchequer. This is certainly
not the way to encourage the public
benefactor. whose path Of generosity
should be made as smooth as possible.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-20
CELESTIAL L1NGU1sTs.
The Renarkasle English Displayed
I'm Two Chinese Laundry Adj
yertisementa.

On upper Third avenue. Brooklyn,
two slant-eyed Celestials have opened
laundries within a few doors Of each
other. and are engaged in fierce busi-
ness rivalry. So close is tho competi-
ton between the Cinnamon that each
Is driven to rather startling efforts In
the way Of advertising with the pur-
pose in view Of distancing his rival.
One day recently, says the New York
Times, the following inspiration. set
forth in sprawling black letters on
huge white canvas. appeared outside
the door of one Of the rival leMndriee;
"Ef you are lookin' four clean shirt
we are It,"
Noticing the crowd which hisrival's
announcement had attracted about the
lattor's door, and not understanding
wherein lay the force Of the attrac-
tion, tho second laundry man consult
ed with an Italian cobbler next door,
for whose knowledge Of English he
entertained the most profound respect.
The result was that the following
counter proclamation soon made It's
appearance IN tho window Of the rival
lanndry,
"Dirty shirt heere mott II do one ten
dolers each give"
That section Of South Brooklyn Is
losing sleep these nights puzzling over
this second Sign.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-20
FREE LUNCH CHURCH.
4. Lonao. Chapel Cola coll...e.
Served to All Those Whe
Attend.

With respect to religious services 1t
has often been said, that "Fools who
came to scoR remained to pray" but
new and more polite version of the
line, says the London Telegraph, has
been furnished by Lincoln's inn, under
whose auspices "those who came to
pray remained to lunch"
Interesting as Ia the chapel of the
inn, good as Is the music, excellent as
is the sermon, hitherto the services
have been but poorly attended. Tho
benchers seem anxious to remedy this
state Of things, 80 they have made .
regulation which will doubtle@ BE-
much appreciated, reminding msn Of
their college days and college break
fasts. It is now open TO every member
of the inn, in inviting friend 70 at
tend chapel, to accompany his invita-
ton with an offer of hospitality, and
after the service IL will be permi ssible
for him to entertain his guest at cold.
luncheon, which will be served in the
hall at one o'clock.
1t was rather unfortunate that tho
Inauguration Of this regulation should
have taken place in such unpleassnt
weather, but 1t may easily be foretold
that in the spring and summer the
gardens after service will be resplend-
ent with well-dressed ladies' who have
honored aspirants to tho woolsac ck by
accepting invitations to chapel and
lunch"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-20
HEARD IN THE STREET CARS.
Yearaias Proposal OF Marriage and
aPeppery Domestic TIN Reach
Wrong Ears.

II suggest to the city council" said
the man who stays out late, according
to the Chicago Inter Ocean, "the pro-
Priety Of having censor in street cars
that run after one a. M In my home
ward travels between one and $3.50 a..
m. have seen and heard some things
which. to my mind, do not belong in
cars Of any description. One night 1
heard. without effort to do so, young
may propose marriage to the young
woman whose escort he was. Els pro-
possl was properly put together, so
Tar % that was concerned, bat why
should he have chosen a car; at that
hour? could not hear her answer.
hope she refused him. The very next
night married couple sat in front of
mo. II you may Judge people by their
clothes, they were highly respectable.
was forced to the conclusion, from
what I overheard, that they had been
at . social function; that the husband
had imbibed, contrary to promise,
and that he had been guilty of Airta-
ton. II he keeps his word. his wife
will not go out with him again. That's
none of my business. 1 would have
shifted my seat If could have found
another. All the time those people
were at 1t I should have been enjoying
my morning nap If there had been a
censor to make them behave"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-20
A SPANISH cABALLERo.
An Instance witch shows There That
Not All spaniards Lncka
Sense of Honor.

An incident, told by q correspondent
of Harper's Weekly, who writes from
Manila, shows that there are Spaniards
who possess what Burke calls "the chas-
tity of honor"
In the middle of the grounds stand
Gen. Andersons headquarters. AS we
went up the steps a tall man, rather
shabbily dressed, preceded us. We
noticed his military bearing, and were
told that he was the captain of one of
the Spanish men-of-war, which lay with
projecting spars at the bottom of Ca
vite harbor. Following his footsteps,
we of necessity overheard what he, said
to the generals aid:
"Senor, l borrowed some time ago
$500 from Admiral Dewey to pay off
my men. have come to repay the
debt"
He turned his profile toward us, and
we noticed how thin he looked. He
must have starved himself to collect
the money. With very straight back,
he counted out the Spanish bills, and
turned to go.
"Will You not take receipt2" asked
the aid OF Gen. Anderson.
''Never from an officer" answered the
gray-haired old gentleman, with
courtly, old-fashioned bow.
He at least is true Spanish cab
a1lerO
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-20
THE SENSITIVE poRG1F.
ABeautiful Fish That L. E..i1y Scared
and Particularly Subject
to BliAdness.

The porgie, common as 1t is, Is a
beautiful fish when seen in the water
in u favorable light, and 1t lis likewise
one Of the most sensitive Of fishes, says
the New York Sun. In captivity 1T is
easily frightened. 1t will take alarm
from something done by q passing Wis
itor, thoughtless touching of the
glass. or something of that sort, and
go rushing around untll 1T is exhausted.
Sometimes u porgie in tank may,
when frightened, jump out of water
and bump its nose against the wire
screen over the tank and be seemingly
paralyzed by the shock and rendered
unable to swim. In such condition it
will lie upon It's back, motionless, ex-
cept perhaps for futtering of its fins,
for an hour, and then it may come
back all right again and swim about
so lively and in such good form that
you can't tell then which fish of the
lot II was that had bumped Its head
A peculiarity of the porgie is Its IL
ability to blindness. Blindness is not
uncommon among fshes, but there are
perhaps moro blind porgies than there
are fish Of any other kind. There's n
saying among fishermen: AS blind as
Q porRie.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-20
AN EMpERoR's 1ucK-R1Nc.
A ranAly Talisnan That IL Always
Worn By Gernany's
Rulers.

The house Of HohenzoElern possesses
q family talisman. Since the time Of
the Elector John Cicero, who -four
Ahsd toward the end of the fifteenth
century, each ruler has, when possible,
6sfore dissolution, handed to his sue
oeasof q, sealed packet, says the Lady's
Pictorial.
This contains ring, in which is set
. black stone said to have been dropped
by huge toad on the coverlet of a
princess of the family Just as she had
given birth to q son.
Frederick the Great found the ring
In an envelope, which also enclosed a
memorandum, written by Frederick L.,
stating its value and mode Of trans
mission. Schneider, the librarian Of
Wnliam l.. declares that he saw the
packet handed by Ceiling, the treas
urer, to his royal master on his ac-
cesdon, and further asserts that he
read his account Of the talisman 20 the
emperor. who fully confirmed it.
Tho present emperor never fails to
wear, on all occasions, this queer old
ring, and has Qike every Hohenzollern)
the deepest respect for the quaint lit
tle jewel.
Frederick the Greats father had the
black stone mounted as ring, and be-
queathed 1t to his son, who believed
firmly in its value as talisman, and
many Of the documents Of that time,
deposited in the archives at Berlin,
mako allusion to 1t.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-20
EMULATE WILLIAM MORRIS.
Msay .De.ixaer~ Change in Their
Work from valentines to
wall Papers.

A leading manufacturer Of wall pa
per has this to say regarding the pref
ty, fanciful designs that decorate
household walls:
"Many Of tho best designers were
once comic valentine artists. The pay
for the latter work is meager, but the
artists do net entirely depend on
sketching for living.
The majority are untitled for high
class work, but ono here and there
drifts into black and white. Wall pa
per designers earn good wages Five
years ago Q valentine artist threw up
the ugly caricatures In disgust, he
earns from s26 to $50 weekly now, his
dorAl patterns being at once striking
and original.
"Any girl designsrs? Afew hsre and
thereI we are told Of q young lady,
who. formerly Christmas card artist.
turned her attention to wall patterna
Though less artistic than bird and
landscape painting, It paysh better.
Light designing IL very suitable for la
dies with an eye for pleasing patterns. -
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-20
TAUGHT HRR A LESSON.
a sslash Young wonaa. who was
Not Coateat. with one Seat
for One Fare.

When . Newspaper man boarded .
Madison street cable car the other day,
says the Chicago Hmes-HeFald, hs Nv
five men standing and glsfing at the
only vacant seat-vacant In the sense
that its only occupant consisted Of sew
eral small packages deposited there by
q young woman next to the heatar,
who was reading novel in ostenta-
Hously serene Indifference to her mo-
nopoly. The newspaper man took In
the situation at q glance and, touching
on the knee q man who sat next 10 tho
packages, said. with a covert winks
II beg pardon, do these packages -
Long to you7"
Before the man sitting he'd finished
his expected disclaimer Of wnership
the young woman sna4ched up the
packages and placed them on her lap
with the air OF . greatly aggrieved per-
son. The scribe calmly sat down and,
glancing across the aisle, saw three
smiling ladies, one Of whom, . promi-
nent member Of West ode womau's
club, he happened to know. She bowed
to him and, leaning forward, he made
this response in perfectly audible
tones:
Mrs -. wish you would do mo
favor. AT the next meeting Of your
club read paper giving the unpopular
side of the widely discussed topic:
why are not men more polite to wom-
en- in public conveyances2' II you do
I will guarantee TO have II published"
The laughter that followed had for
its sequence tho departure OF the own
er Of the packages at the second cor
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-04-20
STAPLE TaIirnan..

Rusted horseshoe nails for luck! In
many places they bring five cents each,
while an old rusty horseshoe will fetch
double the price. Jays wings are sup
posed to keep away sickness and bring
prosperity. They sell for eight cents
in some parts of the world. There Is
a little ground mouse called the
"Shrew" whose tail is cheap at six
cents. Rabbits feet have been tried
and their virtues we'll known, but they
are cheap unless fashionably mounted.
There is market somewhere for tails
men of this kind, all the way from
donkey tails to white hazel root.