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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-04-12
Top. Th":. ana yo,x.

"Thc boys of .hr present times know
many things the boys of 40 wears ago
did not know. - remarked Il toy dealer
to reporter. but i'll the way of tovs
they are far behind what their fathers
and grandfathers were. The boy now IL
satisfied with Il penny ash or poplar ton
and with string for his top cord, and
he gets all the sport out Of it that ho
seems to want.
Now. such IL thing as painted ton
would not be used in my boyhoo,l days
In those days nothing bnt hard turned
dogwood hickory or mahogany ton was
considered the proper thing. The little
cast iron plugs of the tops Of today
would br laughed ut then. and the bows
would hr ashamed to he seen carrying
such thing or play with it on the
streets. The plug then was steel bolt.
was heavy aE;! w;;s screwed i'll iii
course the top then cost from : to / j
cents but ii was rugged up to do serv
ic" :in'l did it too.
such trls are not to he had now III
the toy trade. though now and then
have had some turned out by the old
man who made tops for me when l was
boy but the boys won't touch them,
prrfcrring the painted machine mad,
tops. The leather top cord is also one OF
the things of the past. and the ordinary
boy knows no more about it than he
does of the other lost arts '"-Wnsh-
ington Star.
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rMrfd's RealtDu.

General Garfield was General Rose.
Grams chief of staff when tho people Of
his district transferred him from Muir
freesboro to Washington. Speaking of
him to Mr.. Gilmore. who reports tn.
complimentary remark III his Personal
Recollections. General Rosccrans sail:
He has. yen know. been elected to
congress-. He will make his mark there
aid come ont ut the top of the heap.
ur is the best read man in my army. .
subsequently Mr.. Gilmore found that
Rosccrans opinion Of Garficld's : rxteu
sive reading was that cf the army
Learning that the chief of staff wa.
holding 81 camp meeting in his room =
he Went there. The room was filled
with division and brigade com O,nders
assembled to express their opinion as to
tho cxprdiency of % forward movement
of the army, which had been CedereI
by Secretary Stanton.
Gariirld's remarks were interrupted
by the entrance Of Gilmore and his in
PRODUCTION to the officers The cOnversa-
tion had drffted away from the i'm
portant question, when some one sud
denly roared out:
Silence i'll the neetingl The sensible
people here want Gariield's exposition
of the first chapter Of Genesis or Tho
Decline and Fall Of the Roman Empire.
We don't care which,
The humorous exclamation indicated
that in the opinion Of the army tho
chief Of staff was what Bacon called IA
full man" one who could talk on all
kinds Of matters
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The crnnio1osy OF Criminals.

What are tho differences between the
skulls of criminals and those Of ere
spectacle proploY" This is the question
which M. f. Pitnrd undertook to solve
by comparing the crania OF 81 convicts
who had died in the penal colony of
New Caledonia with tho average crania
Of the citizens Of Paris Practically,
there turned out to be no constant DIFF
fereIcs ut ali. unless it was that the
vertical index of the criminal skulls
was slightly higher; in other words,
the convicts were "brainier" than tho
good folks There was also tho same
amount Of variation in the heads of the
criminals. Some were long, Others broad,
skullcd; some had notably large, 9TH
ers small. cubical capacity, these vari-
ations running parallel 10 tlioss OF the
general population. Science
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-04-12
A wedding super.tition.

1t has been considered unlucky to be
married in May ever since the days Of
Ovid. and those people who have spent
their time in looking up roots and rea-
sons have given what they consider to
be the origin Of the superstition as fol-
lows:
In ancient Rome there was held in
May festival called the Lemuria, or
feast of the Lemurcs, which was n
ceremony in honor Of ihe speeches Of
departed souls. 1t became with the
Romans what we ahonld call "bad
form" to haze matrimonial feasts at
the season Of a solemn ritual, being no
doubt thought to be an insult to the
dead to marry at such time.
From this number Of stories grew
OF the revenge made by the outraged
ghosts upon those who dared to disre-
gard them. and if anything unfortunate
happened to couple who had been
married in May it would, of course,
have been put down to retribution. So
the tradition Of i'll luck arose, and its
influence has lasted ever since. even to
our time.
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,o,,No THE WALLS OF HAMADAN.

Orchards stretch their bloomy span
poupd this walls Of Hamadan.
pu,ples deepen on the grape,
iyr,c brooks make blithe escape,
yrt are all the glories gone
THAT the lord of Macedon
saw ere drew the revel on.
And the Bacchic orgy ran
Pound the walls Of Hamadan.
Gone the great sun temple where
Golden stair rose over stair:
Gone tho gilded galleries.
por,icoes and palaces.
And the plaintive night winds plead
For the memory Of the Mede.
Sob for alien ears TO hee ed,
pilgrim train and caravan,
Rouud the walls Of Ha,nadan.
N,uyht OF all the radiant past.
Nuuyht Of all the varied. vast
Ji!o that throbbed and thrilled ra,
mains,
With its pleasures and its pains.
save couchant lion lone.
Mute memorial in stone
OF three empires overthrown-
Persian, Mcdian, Parthian-
Round the walls Of Hnmadan.
All the splendor vanished, still
Wheels tho world for good OF i'll.
where's the wisdom horny sage
Shall unriddle us this page?
Temples toppled from their base.
Victor race o'errunning race,
Yet within the ancient place
Mirth and love Of maid and man
Round the walls Of Hnmadnni
u,on Scollard in Frank Leslie's Monthly.
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The Flowers Mission.

She tripped lightly down the street
At the corner as she stepped to the
curb rose that she carried in her hand
slipped from her fingers and fell to the
mud of the pavement.
For moment she hesitaed and looked
down. There lay the flower. even then
wilted and stained. She made to stoop
and pick it MP. then changed her mind
and went on.
Had yon been passing just then you
would have heard the rose sigh Only
once; then 1t lay there cold. frayed and
wilted in the mud of the pavement
1t was nearly o'clock when little
fellow with bundle Of papers under
his arm happened along.
His eyes were close to the ground,
30 he espied the rose He stopped and
picked it up and tried to wipe away
:he mud on the sleeve of his tattered
ulster. Then he put it in his pocket
and that night laid it on q tottering
table at the beside of sick, poor child.
The next morning was Sabbath day,
and when the eyes Of the little girl
opened they first fell upon the flower
1t had taken on new life in the
night and now lay fresh as on the hour
twas picked.
1t may have been the surroundings.
and. again, it may have only looked 80
in the eyes Of the sick child-one or the
other; it does not matter Twas beau
tiful to her.-Detroit Free Press
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-04-12

AS the season of the year when
pneumonia, la grippe, sore throat,
coughs, colds, catarrh, bronchitis and
lung troubles are to be guarded against,
nothing 'is fine substitute, will
"answer the purpose, or is ''just as
good as One Minute Cough Cure.
That is the one infalliblc remedy for
all lung, throat or bronchial troubles
Insist vigorously upon having it if
something else is offered you
Evans Pharmacy.
A good mans light shines day
and night.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-04-12

If you r have cough, throat irrita-
,ion, weak lungs, pain in the chest,
difficult breathing, Group or hoarsc-
ness, let US suggest One Minute Cough
Cure. Always reliable and safe.
Evans Pharmacy.
: a mans ears are placed so that
he may catchs the things said to his
face. It was never intended that he
should hear the things that are said
behind his back.
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Why It's All Right.

''They say our ambassadors official
black swallowtail coat doesn't cut
much Of dash in European courts be-
side the gorgeous robes Of other foreign
ambassadors
eyes. but there is an American in
side of it. Chicago Record.
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the seventies party Of New Orleans
merchants took trip up the Mississ;p-
pi for combined purposes of business
and pleasure. They had large plans for
improving the land and raising cotton.
incidentally. they had capital enough
to spare.
Zone Of the richest and most produc-
tive plantations before the war was
along here somewhere below Natchez,"
Gaid one merchant to another as they
stood on the vessels deck. looking off
into the country. ''My agent secured it
for me the other day. and propose that
when we land you and I take car
riage and drive out. 80 that can take
look at my newly acquired property"
The friend. tall. black haired, eagle
eyed merchant of the southern city,
readily agreed. and the two carried out
their plan that afternoon.
They found the deserted plantation
without much difficulty. Deserted it
was indeed and forIorn in the extreme.
No trace left Of the neat, white fences,
nor semblance Of we'll kept rcadways,
no thick foliaged live oaks hung with
strings of moss-all gone, swept away
before the relentless scythe Of war; A
few tumbledown sheds marked the
place where once stood group Of tidy
servants quarters, but the mansion,
once pillared and luxurious looking,
had long since gone to ruin, the win
dows broken, the walls crumbling
where they stood.
The tall. black haired merchant
looked in silence for few moments as
they drew rein in front Of the house.
''Do you happen to know what was
the name Of this place before the war
and who owned it7' he asked his COM
panion.
Reserve. believe, they called it. -
replied the other. IA Mrs. Hamilton
originally owned it, but it has changed
hands four or five times in the last six
years.
II knew it," declared the first speak
er. "What will you take Scr this place 2"
turning suddenly to the other man.
The second merchant laughed. "Why,
don't know as want TO SELL Have just
bought it, in fact
But after some discussion he agreed
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-17
NEW RAILROAD FOR oTrUmwA
Line May be Built From Tama city 70
This Place.

Montezuma, Aug. 15.-For the past
few weeks quiet but effective effort
has been made here and elsewhere
looking toward the building of new
railroad from Tama City via Montezu-
ma to Ottumwa. The line of road has
been already marked out and one need
not be surprised to see the surveyors
on the route before October /. Practi-
cal men are taking hold of the enter
prise and are fully able to push it to
completion. Capt. J. w. Carr, John
Hall, Jr., A. c. McGill, A. F. Rayburn
and others Of this city win -undoubt-
eddy call meeting at points along the
line within few days!1t0} ala st,
1t is understood that the Chicago
Great Western is back of the project,
and that their reasons for building
this line lie in the fact that they wish
to tap the coal fields of southeastern
Iowa. The new road will probably in
corporate under the name of the Ia
ma City, Montezuma and Ottumwa.
In seeking to verify the above dis
patch the Courier learns that, while
the project of building the road is
being earnestly considered at lama
City and Montezuma. the matter is
still in an incipient stage.1
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-17
IN THE INTEREST OF HEALTH.
Board of Control Didn't Cut or To
bacco Merely for Economy.

Des Moines, Aug. 15.-Figures are
being prepared by the state board OF
control to show the number of extras
purchased the past year for the state
institutions. Among the items are
eiehtv-nine cows. Following is the list
of items purchased for the Soldiers
Home at Marshalltown: 1,741 shirts
1,440 undershirts, 1877 pairs of overalls
1,416 pairs OF drawers, 493 mems wool
hats, .554 coats, $50 vests, 1.O4s pairs
of pants, 476 pairs slippers, 1870 pairs
arctics, 96O pairs suspenders, 1,40s
pairs socks. Besides this the board
has contracted since July for $50 over.
coats, 200 vests. 100 pairs of pants, 62C
pairs shoes and slippers. a40 hats, a64
drawers, 1920 shirts. According to the
Recommendation of Judge Kline, near.
.ly all of these articles could be made
in state institutions at considerable
saving to the state.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-17
TO STOP ,lIssoUn1 RIVER ERos1o,
A South Dakota Mans Cheap and Sue
ceHsful Plan.


Vermillion, S. d., Aug. 14.-Much in
terest has been, taken in the expert
mental work of Hon. A. l.. Van Osdel,
of Yankton county, in his endeayors to
prevent the Missouri river from wash
inc awav the banks. L. T. Sweeney, OF
this CITY. president of the Clay County
bank, recently wrote to Mr.. Van Osdel
for information and he has received an
answer. Mr.. Van Osdel writes that he
has met with success beyond eXpecta-
tons. He has no doubt solved the per-
picking question of Missouri river
washing for good. He has planted ov-
err a mile of the river with willow
bundles. and the washing away Of the
bank has stopped. He places three
bundles of the willows, each about six
feet in length and just large enough to
be held down by stone, in one place,
the groups being from ten to twenty
five yards apart. The bundles are
fastened to a tree or stake on the
bank. The cost, Mr.. Van Osdel states,
has been about S150 for the mile of
work. The stones are held in place
in wire netting about sixteen inches
square. No boat is needed, since the
bundles can be thrown from the bank.
Mr.. van Osdel writes that the river
has commenced cutting into his land
at place above his workings. in sandy
soil and that he Will plant the willow
bundles along the river as below. If
it works successfully there, it will work
anywhere. The owners of land along
the Missouri river below this city are
taking great interest in the experi-
mentS.
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Glorious News

1 Comes from DR.. d. B. Cargile. OF
Washita. I. 7. He writes: ..Four bot.
ties of Electric .Bitters has cured Mrs
Brewer of scrofula, which had caused
her great suffering for years. Terri,
BILE sores would break out on her head
and face, and THE best doctors could
give no help; but her cure is com
iplete and her health is excellent !.
This shows what thousands have nrov-
ed,-vthat Electric Bitters is the hest
blood purifier known. It's the supreme
remedy for eczema, tetter. salt
rheum, ulcers, boils and running sores.
II stimulates liver, kidneys and bow
els, expels poisons, helps digestion,
builds up the strength. Only so cents.
Sold by Clark & Mollison druggists.
Guaranteed.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-17
Religion Losing Ground.

The country is becoming agitated
over religion. Periodically some one
arises and declares that it is decaying.
This results in countless discussions
until the agitation runs its course, and
still religion fourishes. 1t always will,
for it is something the world needs.
One of the finest recommendations of
Hostetter's Stomach Ktters, The great
American stomach strengthened, lies
in the fact that il has lived for twenty
years in spite of hundreds of imita-
tions. and it is renowned for its cure
of constipation, dyspepsia, biliousness,
fever and ague. malaria, and sees toit
that the life-giying elements of the
food are assimilated with the blood.
There is nothing '.just as good.' See
that private Revenue Stamp covers
the neck of the bottle. :.
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From Brazil,

The following is letter received by
ars. Charles p. Brown from her hus-
poand, Capt. Brown, who has been trav-
cling through the South American
countries and waters for the past three
months and who will return in few
weeks, via England:
Rio Harbor, Brazil. July 10, 1899.
My Dear Wife, have spent two
days on shore and have tried to fix
in my mind something of what l saw
so as to describe it, but so many. new
and strange things are confusing, and
my description will give so imperfect
IAN idea of the reality that it seems al
most useless to try. The prominent
feature of the tropical vegetation here,
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-17
wrested from the democrats, who car

wrested from the democrats, who car
ried them in 1892. A movement
which would have changed these votes
would undoubtedly be felt almost as
strongly in other states. All elections
resemble one another in that the ten
dency in one state is usually the
tendency in all other states. The ma
ioritv of the winning party is in
creased in the states which it usually
carries; the majority of the losing par
tv is reduced in states which it claims
as its own, and in the doubtful states
the winning party secures their cleo
toral votes over the efforts of the op-
position. These changes are all in the
same direction, the change of votes
have carried Indiana in 1896 the demo-
Gratis should have secured the votes of
s.722 voters who voted for Mckinley.
This number is ~ per cent of the total
republican vote of the state and 80
per cent of the total democratic vote.
Since similar causes produce similar
results. a cause which would have in
creased the democratic vote in In
diana 30 per cent and at the same
time reduced the republican vote 81
per cent in that state, would have been
felt throughout the union, and Nc
Kinley's plurality would have been re-
duced 100000. Estimating upon the
basis of a sufficient change to have
enabled Bryan to carry Delaware, if
the percentage was maintained
throughout the country Bryan would
have received plurality of more than
100000, to say nothing of an over
whelming vote in the electoral college.
The fact that 10000 votes, or 190, 900
votes or any other number, might, if
properly distributed, have turned the
election from Mckinley to Bryan, has
no significance when considered from
the standpoint of practical politics,
however interesting it may be as q
basis for political speculation, and
when the leading factors OF the COM
ing campaign are considered, to say
nothing OF a thousand and one details,
personal and factional quarrels, ETC.,
it ceases to be of any value whatever.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-17
How the Levy is Made,

HOW the Levy Is Made.
Until four years ago, it was custom
airy for the legislature to fix, by sta
tute, the number of mills that. should
be levied for state purposes during the
succeeding biennial period. Then the
law was changed. Experience ha.
proved that the legislature could not
intelligently fix the number of mills.
until it knew what the states valua-
ton was to be; and the assessment
would not be completed till after the
assembly had adjourned. "A ccordingly
it was enacted that the legislature
should in future fix a certain amount
of money to be used for state purposes,
and authorize the executive council to
make such levy as would raise this
sum.
The revenue fixed nv the legislature
for 1898 was $1,60O,O00; for 1885, ii
| adopted $1,500,000 as the amount for
which the council should levy. I'm
der the assessable valuation of S545,-
000.nn0 IN 1919 .'c council made lew
of 3:3 mills for state purposes; besides
which there was levy of i of a mill.
made by the legislature, for the state
university building fund, TO run for a
period of five years. This year IL is
found that a lew of 80 mills will an
swer for state purposes, the i of a
mill for the university being contin-
ued. There is thus a saving of g OF
mill on the dollar of assessed valuation.
Some Of the New Revenues.
Aside from all this. the state is re-
ceiving more revenues outside of direct
taxation than ever before. The new
laws are bringing largely increased
fees to the offices of the auditor and
secretary of state. The collateral in
heritance tax law is already producing
over $4,000 a year, and when it gets
into good working order, and all the
county attorneys fully understand
their duties in its enforcement, it will
produce two or three times as much.
| 1t seems pretty certain that state
institutions are not going to cost SO
much for a few years to come. The
board of control may ask for good
deal of money next year. but it is saw
ing matter of 100000 year in the
cost OF maintenance, and will pay most
OF its extra expenses out of this saving.
The general belief is that next year
will see about % of mill more clip
ped off the levy, and that the state
taxes will remain permanently at
about that point.
With the levy made for 1900, it is be-
lieyed a considerable increase will be
made in the state surplus, and this
may enable the legislature to still fur-
Their reduce the amount for which the
levy is made.
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The Appetite Of Co..,

Is envied by all poor dyspeptics
whose stomach and liver are out Of
order. All such should know that DR.
Kings New Life Pills, the wonderful
Stomach and Liver Remedy, gives a
splendid appetite, sound digestion and
a regular bodily habit that insures
perfect health and great energy. Only
Csc, at Clark q Mollison's drug store.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-17
DEATH, of Mrs. Hayes.

Clinton, Aug. 15--Mrs. Clarissa Hayes,
mother of cN-Congressman Walter I.
Hayes, of this city, died here at the
age of SIS years, Sunday. The. remains
have been taken to Marshall, Mich,
for interment. tSts
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VIII, Ea, Cost,.,,

Washington, Aug. 15.-(By Associat-
ed Press. )--Secretary Root has directed
the purchase OF 100000 pounds OF cod
fish for the Porto Rican storm suffer-
ers.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-17

The shoe store of Arthur Menden-
hall at Bloomfield has been closed to
satisfy claim of the bank for $4,000.
Assets not known: