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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-06-14
A New England Mob.

We have notion that some bright
Southern contemporaries of ours arc
| going to get Il lot of amusement-and
comfort, tOO-Out of the recent tribu
latiOns of Elder George w. Higgins,
Of the village of Levant, in the State
Of Maine. They have been lectured
for years past, and with quite insuffer-
outbreaks of mob violence in their part
OF the country. and it has made them
pretty tired. This story from Down
East gives them the chance to do q
little lecturing and mOralizing in their
return; small blame to them if they
gleefully improve IT.
Levant is post-village of PenObscot
County, on the south branch of the
there six or seven years ago. He was
then Methodist local preacher, or
perhaps exhorter. In 1895 he began to
preach about 1.sanctifcatiOn.n The
Levant people did not take kindly, rs
rule, to his doctrine. They consid-
cred him a wOol-gathering fanatic
or worse; They say now that his
rantlngs drove excitable women to the
edge OF insanity, and across it., They
families, having counselled the beating
of young children to drive the devils
out of them,r having procured the
deciding to himself, or his new sect, of
valuable property, and SO on. The
story is as old ai; "religion" with hys-
terles in it-and that's one of the old
est things in the world. In spite of
Levant's disapprOval-of course he
ahead with his propaganda, made con-
verts, and has retained some of them
unto this present.
Monday of this week Selectman John
White, a leading citizen, advised him
to get out of the village without DELAY.
According. to report, the selectman
threatened the preacher with watery
grave in the Kenduslzeag if he tarried.
Higgins said he would quit when di-
rected by the Lord to do so and not
before.
That night, along toward 12 o'clock.
between one hundred and two hundred
citizens-some with masks and some
withOut-surrOunded the house of the
disciple lRuel Clement) with whom
Higgins has been making his home.
The "elder" came to the door with Il
lantern. "Hold up the shining light"
ne shouted, that we may see the faces
faces long. He and Clement were
knocked down, and dragged by the
heels into the road. There the disciple
was turned loose. He went back into
the house and Immediately started n
prayer meeting, which lasted until
Higgins's return. When the .'elder"
got back he wore o clOse-fitting suit of
tar and feathers. He had had q long
ride on q rail and q warning that if he
remained in Levant worse would be-
fall him.
10 the Portland Press local cores
pOndent writes:
Public sentiment is overwhelmingly
in favor Of the mob.
"But this resurgence of the mob
spirit in Penobscot County, Maine, and
in the. year 1899, is surprise. It is
also o lesson in humility. Human ma
ture doesn't vary materially with the
parallels Of latitude. New England is
not yet inhabited exclusively by just
on the SOuth's eyes, we'd better per-
haps attend to our OWn.n
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-06-14
Jefries is Champion.

NEW York, June o-James j. JEFF
fries, another sturdy young giant, has
come out OF the West to whip champion
Island Athletic club tonight he de,
feated Robert Fitzsimmons, worlds
champion, in two classes (middle-
weight and heavy -weight) in ii rounds
of whirlwind fighting. He came to the
ring o rank outsider and left it the
acknowledged master Of the man he
defeated. He was never Mt any time
in serious danger, and after the size-up
in the earlier rounds of the contest,
took the lead. He had the Australian
whipped from the ninth round.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-06-14
Filled Him with Lead.

.>ATLANTA, GA, June 5.-A special
from Columbus, Ga, says:
An unknown negro made an attempt
yesterday to assault Mrs. David Ward,
who lives three miles west of Girard.
Mrs. Ward defended herself with q
pistol, and sent two bullets after the
frightened wretch.
While posse was securing the woods
to-day to find the negro, leaving Mrs.
Ward alone, her husband joining in
the chase, the same negro, with re-
markable nerve; entered the Ward
home again and made the second at
tempt OF assault. This time he tore
the clothes from Mrs. Ward, but she
managed to secure her pistol and shot
the negro four times.
Mrs. Ward says she saw the negro
fsii several times while running from
the house. Bloodhounds from Opelika
have been telegraphed for. If not
already dead from the wounds it is
expected the negro will be lynched.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-06-14
0eafasss caapef be cnred

By local upplioation ,.. as thsy canno. reach the
diseased portion OF tho ear. There 10 only ono
tonal remedies. Deafness fs caused by an inflam-
Cd condition Of the mucous lining cfthe Eustach-
. rumhllng .ound or Imperfect hearing, ana when
IL Is entirely cosed deataess 20 the result, and
unless the inflammation can be fakeN out and thts
be destroyed forever nine cases out Of ten are
1000: W Ss.urTan. .vnIcu 10 nothing but nm In.
famed condition cI the nucous sOrfaaea.
We will give Ono Hundred Dollars for any case
OF Deafness fcansed by cataI~h) that cannot be
cured By HATS Catsr.h Cure SEED for circulars,
Free - F. J. CHENEY 4 CO.. Toledo 20. =
c1-Sold By Dfngsists. 76cs. 80. - .,7,''s
HelPs Family Pills are the best. Si
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-06-14

"A German professor, in giving his
experience as an explorer In the Wilds
of Africa, says that the best protection
against lions is an umbrella, as the
beasas are especially afraid of one when
opened suddenly upon them.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-06-14
Cheap Printing.

Lev 9::csss ::c:ss .. 80 &c &c 1onts u Fnge-Good
Work, Good Paper. Prompt Delivery.
Minutes cheaper than at any other
house. Catalogues in the best style.
If yOn have printing to do, it will be to
your interest to write to the Press and
Banner, Abbeville, S. G. If.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-06-14

A thrifty woman saves thing ten
years and then. gives it away the day
before she needs It.
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c. F. JONES & Co.

1t the weather is hot all the
people can't go without Shoes.
We can supply you in Foot.
wear for all kinds of weather.
We are making some SPECIAL
OFFERINGS on :
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Once 1t is established that the nature
of the species is gentle and that every
dog is a hw-abiding and peaceable
Bruno, then ii becomes necessary, be-
fore liability for the vulgar transgres-
sions of a fierce Towser can be fasten
ed on the owner, that he should have
previous knowledge of the unusual and
MOTTO o-be-expccted feature.
This is called scienter, and until an
owner has this knowledge of his dogs
viciousness he is not responsible,
though in the error Of its ways not act
ing as becomes gentleman of the dog
speci as, or a lady, as the case may be.
To be more accurate and exact, once
dog had departed from the narrow
path of rectitude and demeaned itself
in ways other than should obtain with
a strictly proper and gentle animal,
and the owner knows Of 1t, then it
loses status and caste, and must be put
down as a vicious animal, and the
owner keeps it at his peril. Lord Cole
ridge, it seems, was anxious to reduce
the law on the subject to nicely in
the way Of succinctness and brevity,
and he succeeded by saying that
Every dog Is entitled to one bite and
the case has special reference to Spring
lamb or veal. The expression is varied
by making it Every dog is entitled to
one worry"
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man Is unique He dislikos civlliz.
alton. He hates to wear a collar. Get
his clothes are of the most expensive
importations. lie prefers brOadcloth,
and generally sWins river or wal
lows in the dusty veldt the first day he
puts on new suit. After that it is
discarded. 1t is a popular saying that
onc-half of Crccch' niggers wear some
of his clothes.
He seems to have no conception or
the value of money. His earnings are
marvellous The bank at Beira stands
ready to cash his check for 10000
pounds ($2OGOOO). AS a rule he has
no savings, bat his credit is good.
This man Crecch is never happy
unless he is broke remarked jameson
to Rhodes when the former left the
telegraph job. But I'll back him for
any amount" the latter is said to have
answered, because we can't sc. along
without him."
Creech got a start in South Africa
by leading an expedition in to the
Murchson Range, a new gold field
north of the Transva He discovered
some rich claims ard got hold OF them
for his company. He after'Yard Went
up the east coast He walked inland
for POO miles, living on the spoils or
his rifle and eventually got in with
Cecil Rhodes
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What Cai,os Snakes"

The familiar symptoms OF delirium
tremens, known as the snakes" have
been made the subject of study, with
some interesting results. 1t appears
that what have been supposed to Ec
hallucnations have certain sort Of
evidence in fact. Certain blood vessels
in the eyes become conSestpd and as
sumo dark color. These, when they
appear on the retina, which is ordin-
arily transparent, suggest to the ner-
vous and overWrOught patient tho.
presence of some moving, living
creature. Imagination, Of course, in
creases the nervousness, and finally
the mind becomes so disordered that
the form of an offensive creature is
suggested, AS these fancies grow by
what they feed on, 1t is easy to see how
creeping and crawling things may fill
the soul of the victim with the most
horrible sensations.
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The Modern Father.

young man, | suppose, of course,
that the large bunch Of expensive roses
you have in your hand there is for my
daughter?"
"Yes-yes, sir--that ISL"
"And you are going to take her TO
the opera this evening grand opera at
that. where seats costs more than those
in hcavcn?"
Yes Sir-WG--'
"And see Il carriage outside! You
have come for her in a carriage!"
why, certainly, 1"
"And after the opera therell be sup
per for two and suppers do not as a
rule cost anything but money
But, sir"
"Ah. my boy! Don't do it any more!
| discourage expensive attentions like
these you shower on my daughter. lts
wrong, and besides the girl who won't
love you without these costly evidences
OF affection isn't worth loving. And
say
yes, sir!"
Let me have a dollar or so-say
twenty-unti( next week, will you?'
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The DeacOn's Ante-Suptial Compact.

A curious document was filed in the
HAMPSHIRE county registry of deeds at
Northampton. Mass, being an agree
ment between Fordyce Whitmarsh of
Easthampton and 4. Minerva Cleve-
land of Plainfeld, which records some
pre-hymeneal arrangements concern
ing the rights of ownership of property
after marriage The conditions of the
instrument are as follows:
"An real and personal estate shall
remain the separate property of the
party owning the same, to the same
extent as when married.
Property acquired by either party
shall remain the property Of the per-
son acquiring the same.
Each party can manage or dispose
of his property without consulting the
other.
THE said Whitnarsh will pay the
said Cleveland during the first five
years of their marriage so cents per
week for her personal use.
Five years from the date of their
marriage he will pay to his wife the
sum of $500, or, in case of the death of
either party, it will be payable from or
to the estate of the deceased.
After five years the husband is to
pay his wife s1.50 psr week
Mr. Whitmarsh is an old resident of
Easthampton. He is 70 years old and
has always lived quiet life. He is a
deacon of the First church and a man
OF considerable property, owing to fru-
gal habits and long years of economy
He has been twice married his second
wife having been dead about two
wears
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WEIGHT OF DEEP SEA WATER
At the Depth of a Mile Wcighs tho Samo
A. At tho Surface.

When marine life began to command
notice, the question of the depth to
which life could extend divided scien-
tiic thought into warning camps.
About 1S40 1t was generally believed
that the bathymetrical limit was about
were current as to the physical condi-
tion of water when under pressure
such as a depth OF two miles would
produce. 1t was thought that skeletons
of drowned men, or even heavy cannon
and the wedges of gold" that popular
imagination places in the sea, tioated
at certain levels, beneath which Is
water SO compressed as to be impen-
etrable In fact, water is almost. in
compressible, and the weight Of q
cubic inch of it at the depth of a mile
Is very little more than at the surface;
but IL was assumed that no living be-
ing could survive a pressure which at
1000 sathoms is about q ton to the
square inch.
We ourselves live under pressure
Of about fifteen pounds per inch, ana
are unaware of it. Indeed. we some
times waken on a morning when the
barometer has risen, say, half an inch
during the night, and consequently find
ourselves sustaining an increased pres
sure of several tons not only without
suffering, but with a positive feeling
Of buoyancy and good spirits. On tho
other hand, if tn tremendous pres
sure under which we live be relieved
as by surgical cup" severe injury
NAV follow Aeronauts suffer from
this cause and marine animals dredg-
ed from great depth often reach the
surface in a most lamentable condition.
with eyes protruding and vscera dis
tended.
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Rich deposits of coal have been dis
covered at about Is miles from Johan-
nesburg and IL miles from Krugers-
dorp. The coal-bearing layer is IS
yards deep. The new mine supplies
much better coal and is much nearer
the gold fields than the mines which
have supplied the coal hitherto. Dia-
monds have been found at Rietfontein,
near Pretoria, and 1t is estimated that
the new mine will be twice as rich as
the celebrated Kimberley fields Mr..
KehIer and others have found very val
liable gold reefs between Johannesburg
and Krugersdorp AT a deptI OF 1000
feet
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A Nontlprful Choir.

In the choir Of St. Peters at Rome.
there is not female voice, and yet
the most difficult oratorios and sacred
music written are rendered in such a
manner as to make one think Adclina
Patti is leading.
The choir is composed OF sixty boys
They are trained fGr the work from the
time they get control of their vocal
chords, and some OF the best singers
are not over nine years old. At the
age OF seventeen they are dropped from
the choir. TO say that in that fam
Gus odihce one hears the grandest
church music tho world has never
known sounds commonplace, so far
short does 1t fall OF apt description.
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THURN0N, Frederick County, Maryland, Thursday August H. 1893.
a. WHY SHE FALTERED.
A Discovery at the Last Moment Checked
Her Resolve

hcT NSbOiSo
Beautiful beyond the fairest imag-
inings of painter or bard, she stood
there on the bridge as the bells rang
out the midnight. But on that fair,
pale face was the imprint OF sorrow
and suffering and bitter grief.
wild determination and a desperate
resolve.
"The time has come
She turned her glorious face up to
the cold night sky.
"And now to end it all. l have
sworn to never see the light of an
other day. Death, | fly to thee.
Pity me, kind llcaven-and forgive
She laid her little hand upon the
cold railing. Then started back with
lost cry.
Ah!-did some Quickening realiza-
ton of the awfulness of the step she
was about to take suddenly pierce
its way to her soul? Did she pause
to think before it wns forever too
late of what it meant to her soul I'M
summoned into the great Beyond?
Did she, in that supreme hour, catch
a glimpse of her happy childhood at
mothers knee?
Nay.
Then what was It that saved this
maddcncd. wr0ngcd, worldWCary wo-
man from seeking surcc0sc of sorrow
beneath the chill waters below?
This:
The rail had been freshly painted,
and she saw she couldn't get over ii
without Getting her dress ali over
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What Kissing signifies.

Kissing means different things, ac-
cording to where you happen to be at
The time. In West Africa the natives
hiss when they are astonished in the
New Hebrides when they see anything
beautiful. The Basntos applaud pop
ular orator in the assemblies bv hiss
ing at him. The japanese, again, show
their reverence by a hiss, which his
probably somewhat the force of tho
"hush' with which we command
silence,
Catoctin clarion., 1899-08-17
An Oak Tree 10000 Years Old

An extraordinary discovery and one
which is just now exciting considerable
interest in antiquarian circles in Lam
cashire and Cheshire, has been made
at Stockport During the excavations
in the construction OF sewage works for
the town some workmen came across
what has since proved 10 be massive
oak tree, with two immense branches,
Professor Boyd Dawkins, the we'll
known antiQuary, is Of opinion that
the tree is one of the giants of prehis-
toric times, and he says that the tree
Is certainly 10000 years old. The cor
poration of Stockport is at loss what
to do with the gigantic fossil, which
Is supposed to weigh about forty tons.
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KING OF THE NIGGERS
ROLAND CREECH, Ex-AMERiCAN COW.
BOY, POWER IN SOUTH AFRICA.

He Is Cecil Rhodes Right Hand Man.
Dislikes Civilization-H Earnings Arc
Marvellous, and Although He Saves Little
His Credit is Unlimited.
After Cecil Rhodes and Dom Paul"
Kruger, the most interesting charac-
ter in South Africa is an American
Cowboy. His name is Roland H.
Creech. Before enigrating to johann
nesburg he lived at Butte, Mont, and
as a product of the wild and woolly
west he is concrote type.
Though resident of South Africa
but five years, it is no eXaggeration to
say that Creech is now dividing honors
with the great English pioneer in the
matter Of developing the lower end Of
the dark continent.
No prime ministers extract him from
critical positions. N0newspaperss sound
his praises. He is not famous. He
may not figure in history.
But from the Zambesi to the Orange
river over the breadth OF Africa he is
known as king of the Niggers" and
When Cecil Rhodes visits the province
of Mozambique or Eastern Moshona-
land he stays, not with the wealthy
English merchants or the government
officials, but in the modest abode of
Roland Creech, wherever that may
chance to be.
Mr. Rhodes intense fancy for Creech
is attributed to the latter's abruptness,
his utter indifference to all conven-,
tionalities and to his value as worker.
Creech treats the man who holds tho
dcstinies of half continent in his
hands with very little more consider
alton than the blackest OF his Basut4ss
The personality and career of this
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sill in the Game.

One Of the boys stood in the front
door crying.
whats the matter?" inquired his
former playmate in the yard. Won't
your mother let you play fighting
Spanish any more?"
mo, She says my brother and I
must study our lessons
well, that's all right You needn't
get out of the game on that account.
"ou can be board Of strategy"
Diverse Types.
1t takes all kiads OF men to make
This world spin on it's axis;
Some go to fight while some stay home
Aud grumble at The taxes. r.
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y'agsats anG Re Issues secured; Ira2e NarhS
and CQpyriodtS registered; Optr'1a& given as
TO validity and infringement Of patents; As-
aWmnenta, Coutracts, etc, prepared and rccor,
led and all business in the Patent Office in
the UNITED STATES and all FOREIGN
COUNTRIES promptly and carefully pros
ccuel. Upon receipt Of noodcJ or kctch or
photograph of invention with description,
will advise Gs to patcntablity free If chdtye
Main offices djrect{y across .frora tile U. s
Pots1yt office, and attention is specially called
20 my perfect and long established facilities
for the most vigorous and successful prose
cution of applications for patent and for
tending to all business entrusted TO my care
in the shortcst possible time. Rejected cases
a speciality FEES MODERATE and exclu-
sive attention given to patent business Book
of information and advice, and special refer
nnces, sent without charge upon request
H. u. LiTTELL,
.AY0rpcg Gr'G CounaeIior In Pltent Cs',ses,
Washington, D. c.,
Opposite u, S. Paten. Office
f&estjon this Papsr.l
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Getting naok His LOss,

4 singular custom prevails among
the Tartars or Ku:ds. If a man loses
his cattle or other property he pours
a little brown sugar into a piece OF
colored cloth, ties It up, and carriesona
such parcel to each of his friends and
acuuaintances In return he is present
ed, according to circumstances, with I.
cow, or sheep, or sum of money.
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Rolled His Watch

A well known professor had taken
his watch from his pocket to mark the
time he had intended to boil an egg
for his breakfast, when a friend, enter
ing the room, found him absorbed In
some abstruse calculation, with tho
egg in his hand, upon which re was
intently looking, and the watch sup
plying its place in the saucepan OF
boiling water.
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Hurt,

&C.. am afraid" said Senator Sorghum,
"that these Hawaiians dom under
stand our political system as would
like them to before annexation. Did
you say the Islands represent great
wealth."
Yes, sir"
Then / cannot help feeling that l
have been deliberately ignored. They
haven't even mentioned their financial
abilities in their efforts to gain my
snnnDrt."
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Curious Turtle Catching.

A curious mode Of catching turtle Is
practised In the West Indies. 1t con.
sists in attaching ring and line tc
the tail of a species of sucker-fsh,
which is then thrown overheard, and
Immediately makes for the first turtle
ne can spy, to which he attaches him.
Gelf very firmly by means of a sucking
apparatus arranged on the top OF his
head. The fisherman then hauls both
turtle and sllCking-fsh in
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Arsenic IN Garnet.

In Sweden yarn Is not allowed to be
sold if it contains 10000 per cent OF
arsenic. A carpet has been condemned
by the inspectors because it contained
one-thousandth part of grain of ar.
senic in sixteen square inches-that is
one grain in a piece of carpet ten feet
SQUARE
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A New Envelope

In a new envelope a piece OF string
is inserted in one end with the bottom
end made fast to the paper. the top
end being left free and folded down
when the flap is sealed, to be pulled
by the receiver and tear the letter
oman
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Simply Dreaming.

The imagination of some small boys
is worth having. The other night,
when Mr.. Wallypug was lying asleep
on his library sofa and snoring away
for dear life, Mrs. Wallypug remarked
that she wished he would not snore so.
"Pa amt snorin,'" said Tommie Wal
lypug. "He's dreamin' about dorg,
and that's the dorg growing"
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OFFICE-MASONIC BUILDING.
East Nam Street.
Church Directory,

Reformed Church--Rev. G. A Whtmorc
oas or. Services hi.wcckly alternating
m.orning and evening, Services "cdne5'
day. p. H., Sunday School 2p, m.
Guild ea-h Lords Day G;3Op. IN. other ser
vices announced from the pulpit.
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EMPEROR WILLIAM.
KNOWS HIS COUNTRY AND LIKES TO
TALK WITH FOREIGNERS.

Has Conversed With Every Prominent
Englishman and American Who Has
Passed Through Berlin in the Pact Ten
Years--Is Not Tyrant.
1t Is one great source of the EN-
peror's power that he knows person.
ally not merely all his brother sover-
eigns, but every man Of official i'm
portance in his own country. There
is not province in Germany with
which he Is not familiar. and his
memory for names and faces is so
great that for him to see q man once
Is to know him for the rest of his life
In his knowledge of his country he
surpasses any Of his predecessors
on the Prussian throne, and all of his
contemporary sovereigns. 1t is safe
to say that Queen Victoria knows less