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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-05-10
Personal Eccentricities.

If most people were not able to hide
their personal eccentricities, said a
popular physician, wed think the
whole world was going crazy. A doctor
Ill general practice is continually con-
sulted about the strangest things.
was consulted recently by business
man who feared he was becoming in
sane because he felt an irresistible i'm
pulse. whenever he spoke, to touch bis
lips with his right forefinger l laughed
him out Of his panic and loaned him a
book in which thousand analogous
cases are cited. It was nothing alarm
ing-simply IL morbid kink in hard
worked brain. The only danger was in
brooding and thns paving tho way to
something worse.
equally curious idiosyncrasies. On,. il
lady who invariably touches the walls
of houses when she passes corners; an
other lady always starts across the
street with her left foot first, and still
another never fails to tap the knob of
her front door five times before she
turns it,
II know these things sound like the
vagarics of disordered mind. but no
well posted specialist would regard them
as serious. Their origin and develop
ment are deeply interesting psycholog-
ical study and entirely too complex to
explain TO the general public, but
mean that they are not necessarily man
ifcstations of insanity as tho word is oT.
dlnarily understood. They are merely
eccentricities and. us l said before,
thousands of people possess them in So
cret. New Orleans Times Democrat.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-05-10
Dropped The Subject.

Ten thousand dollars for a dog -
he exclaimed as he looked up from
his newspaper 'Do you believe any
cne ever paid any such price,
Maria p
I'm sure don't know, James"
she returned, without stopping her
needlcwork even for moment. .Does
the paper say that much was paid?'
Yes, there S an article on valuable
dogs and it speaks Of one that was
sold for $40, 900. | DON t believe it"
1T may be true. James, she said
quietly. Some Of these blooded ami
mails bring fancy prices, and there is
no particular reason why the paper
should lie about it..
81 know that Maria, but just think
of it-just try to grasp the magnitude
of that sum in your weak, feminine
mind. You don't seem to realize it.
Ten thousand dollars for dog Why
Maria that is more than am
worth T.
81 know it, James, but some are
worth more than others"
She went calmly on with her sew
ing, while he fumed and sputtered for
a moment and then dropped the sub
ject, especially the weak, feminine
part of it.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-05-10
BABY NAMES.

Frowzie Head and Slumber Eyea
Little Light o. Day.
Sunny Locks and Golden Hair,
'Lizabeth and May,
Butterfly and Elfin Heart.
Will-o'-Wisp and Gleam-
Babies have thousand names
In poets dream.
Heart of Life and Azure Eyes.
Little Patter Feet
Names TINT I'LL the happy day
With music sweet
Mammals 8 Little Fretfulness,
Sister Baby Blue.
Buttercup, Forgetmenot.
Little Love Ne True.
Sugar Plum and Honey Cake. J.
Little Tippy Toe,
Pity Pat and Dear My Soul.
Little Never Or ow,
Teeny Weeny, Little Wight.
Happy Wander Child.
Shuttle Shoon and Amber Locks,
Tender Heart and Mild.
Little All Aloney and
Funny Little Thing.
Hush-a-by and Rock-a-by
When the dreamers sing:
Luidy Dud una Googly Goo.
Little Dearie o.
Nestle Down and Dimple Chin.
Little Love Me So
Thousand names baby has
In the sweetheart land,
Where she leads the Dream Of Life
By her little hand;
Rosy Check and Chubby Fist.
Blinky Wink md Nod.
But the sweetest nalno OF all
Angel Gift OF Godl
Baltimore News.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-05-10

"Give me a liver regulator and I can
regulate the world" said a genius.
The druggist handed him bottle of
DeWitt's Little Early Risers, the
famous little pills. Evans Pharmacy.
- The lower house of the Tennessee
legislature increased the appropria-
ton for pensions for Confederate SOL
diers from $50, 900 to 100000 for the
next TWO years.
For quick remedy and one that is
perfectly safe for children let US re-
commend One Minute Cough Cure. It
is excellent for Group. hoarseuess,
tickling in the throat and coughs.
Evans Pharmacy.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-05-10

gisr shop would be open II sne wen. d.
once
Throwing shawl over her head. she
went out. closed her door behind her
and began to descend the dark staircase
"Can you tell me whether Mrs.
Payn lives hereS" said voice close to
her.
Dorothy was silent. She felt as if her
heart must stop beating If che tiled 70
speak
81 thought heard eome one coming
down. shall do you no harm. Surely
y0u need not be afraid to tell me if
Mrs. Payn lives in this house."
"Everard. do You want mef I am
Dorothyi"
When Dorothy came to herself, she
was lying on the floor of her room, her
head re- ling on her husbands 8 arm and
baby screaming Justify in her cradle.
Soon she was able to take the child and
hush it.
"Is that our baby. DorothyY" said
her husband wondering. Dorothy blush
ed and nodded and put the child into
his arms
In the long talk that followed Everard
explained that he had tried in vain to
find his wife. and had only seen the
name 'Dodie" in his manuscript when
it had been delivered to him along with
a bundle of proof sheets that afternoon
After the talk there was long si-
lence. Dorothy slipped out of the room
and got the baby medicine, and when
she came back her husband said to her
''Do you know. I always believed that
l should find you one day had an offer
to go to Edinburgh. but refused it be.
cause felt certain that you were in
London"
Dorothy made no reply, but che threw
her arms around her husbands neck
and kissed him. He glanced down and
saw that his wife's eyes were closed and
her lips were moving. He thought that
she was thanking God. but he did not
know that what she had in her mind at
that moment was an unanswered pray
er.-John z. Leys il New York Press.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-05-10
They Knew.

Two men were standing outside q
jewelers. window admiring the gorgeous
display Of glittering gems that lay be-
fore them. Presently one of them,
pointing to an object in n red plush
tray, said:
''Just look at that scarfpin represent
ing fly. Any one can tell that's not
zeal"
"Well. I should think so, answered
his friend. "Whoever saw common
fly with such bright appearance ?
Why. it makes me weary whenI think
that the jeweier who produced that
fondly hoped that some one would pur-
chase it to deceive his friends. If I saw
that on mans scarf, / could tell di-
rectly that it was enameled imitation" +"
At that moment the object Of their
condemnation moved across the tray
flew in the air and vanished. The two
men looked at each other, gasped and
moved away without.a word.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-05-10
The Lighting OF a Room,

I The fighting OF room, says The
Pharmaceutical Era, depends to largo
extent upon the color and material Of
the walls-in other words, upon the
percentage Of light reflected by them.
Recent experiments have shown the
proportion of light reflected to be in
percentages as follows: Black velvet.
O.4; black cloth, 1.2: black paper. As;
dark blue. 8.5; dark green. 10.1: light
red, 1879; dark yellow, 90; blue, 80;
light yellow. 40; light green, 1876:
light orange. 54.8; white. 20: mirror.
99.8.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-05-10

Before the discovery of One Minute
Cough Cure, ministers were greatly
disturbed by coughing congregations.
No excuse for it now. Evans Phar.
macy.
Fewer proposals we-uld undoubt-
cdly result in fewer matrimonial fail
ures.
The. ladies wonder how MIS-. 2.
manages to preserve her youthful
looks. The secret is she takes Prick
ly Ash Bitters; it keeps the system in
perfect order. For further particulars
call on Evans Pharmacy.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-05-10

Happy is the man or woman who
can eat a good hearty meal without
suffering afterwards. IF you cannot
do it, take Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. 1t
digests what you eat, and cures all
forms Of Dyspepsia and Indigestion.
Evans Pharmacy.
= The poet probably sings of the
silvery moon because il comes in
halves and quarters.
Prickly Ash Bitters cures the kid
neys, regulates the liver, tones up the
stomach and purifics the bv-,is. Sold
by Evans Pharmacy.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-05-10
Walt whitnan,s School.

Admirers of Walt Whitman will be
interested in learning that the good
people of Woodbury., N. Y. have pre-
served the school where the poet once
taught This school was built in 1907.
and when the new school was built the
cid one was moved to one side. 1t is
now used for public gatherings. Whit
man was born at West Hills in 1910.
His parents moved to Brooklyn when
the boy was only years old, so it is
highly improbable that he ever attended
the achool as q pupil. When 1S years
old. however. he became the teacher Of
the Woodbury. school
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-05-10
Needed No Advice.

Nothing gals the natural pride of
the true blue Scotchnan more than to
have Scotland overlooked. A striking
instance Of this feeling is said to have
occurred at the bnttle Of Trafalgar
Two Scotchlnen. messmates and bosom
cronies. happened to be stationed near
each other when the celebrated signal
was given from Admiral Nelson's ship.
"England expects every man to do his
duty
''Not word about poor Scotland.
dolefully remarked Donald.
His friend cooked his eye and. turn.
ing to his companion. said: MAN. Don
aid. Scotland kens weel eneuch that
nae scn q hers needs to be tell't to dae
his duty That's just hint to the Eng
fishers
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-05-10

= The lighter man head is the
higher he is able to carry it.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-05-10
The MYaferY.

Promoter (at the end Of the glowing,
description Of his new scheme) There's s.
millions in it'll
Cautious Investor-And still you
want my paltry $500l-Somervin
Journal
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-05-10
N 8GE. 4.

NOW is the time to have
your Buggy Revarnished,
Kepainted, and new Axle
Points fitted on. We have
the best Wagon Skeins on
the market. ALI kinds of
Fifth Wheels and Dashes.
Headquarters for Carriage,
Buggy and Wagon Repairs.
PAUL z. STEPHENS.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-05-10

Closo connection at Ceih:::.. Falls ior A.aena
1icania anu all points on s. A. L.
Close connection Mt Augusta for Charleston
Savannah and all points.
Close connections at Greenwood for oil point. oa
s. -. and c. 4 g. Railway, and At SpSrtsa o,-,;
vita Southern Railway.
For any information relative 20 tickets yasss
schedule, etc., address
WI. CRAIG. Gen. Pass. Agent, Aususta,GA,
EN-. North, Sol. Agent.
T. II. Emerson Traffic Manager.
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Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-18

growing tired OF Revonde. know nothing
Of IT,"
"But you would prefer Revonde, believe
me"
At this moment an attendant appeared
with a card upon a salver Selpdorf read
the name with the faintest contraction OF
his brows
"You will excuse me, NJ. Rallywood," he
said Il must ask you to wait in the ante
room for a few minutes"
The ante-room was a long, pillared corri-
dor. in which Rallywood found himself quite
alone. lie fell at once into speculations as
to the meaning and aim of Selpdorfs Tate
awakened interest in himself. Also the al
lusions to Counsellor had probably been
made with calculated intention.
Rallywoud understood that each OF these
two men had the same end in view; each
desired to dissemble his own character. And
each of them succeeded with the many, but
failed as between themselves. Selpdorf
posed as the suavo, sympathetic, good ma
tured friend of those with whom he came
in contact; Counsellor, as a man of no ac-
count, a rugged soldier, honest, strong, out
spoken a coed agent to act under the direc-
tion of more astute brains but, IL left to
his own resources. somewhat blunt and
blndering.
To do Rallywood Justice he was far more
occupied with this last thought than with the
things which bore more directly on his own
prospects and future. At this period his
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to pick up even careless word on the
! sword point
NJ Selpdorf paused and referred once
more to the memorandum.
There has been some small hitch about
the pay on the frontier of late?" he asked
innocently.
"a serious hitch for the last eighteen
months or SO, your excelency," replied
Rallywood, with a smile that did not reach
bis eyes.
Indeed? That must he remedied The pay
master general shall have a note upon your
AFFAIR Immediately, Captain Ralywood.
Good night"
Rallywood stepped out into the windy,
frozen night, and also out OF his old life
into the new. Above him the stars, written
in their vast, vague characters upon the
night blue vault Of sky, shone with keen
luster; below his feet with scarce a break
in the great circle It seemed as IL they
drew together in denser clusters and set
themselves in luminous tiers. These latter
were the lights of the city. For the Hotel
du Chancellor stands high upon one OF the
twin ridges which form the rayine of the
river, and upon whose convergng slopes
Revonde is built. Rallywood stood and
looked down upon the dip aud rise of the
terraced city with new interest, for now
1t held a future for him individually, a
future which must be stirring and might
be something more.
Tho eyes of the girl whose glove he had
trodden upon still challenged him from the
starlit darkness. eyes made of starlit dark
ness themselves. He followed the broad
black line of the river between Its sweep
ing curves of lamps broadening out sea-
ward into hazy dimness. Then as a great
bell across the water doomed out tie hour
be turned his gaze to the cast, in the direc-
tion of the sound, to where the broken
brightness Of the crowding streets gave
place to majestic alignment OF light and
shadow, showing the position of the ducal
palace upon the river bank Behind and
above it store blood-red CLEAN like an
angry eye; this Rallywood knew to be the
great stained dome of the historic mess
room of the guard
Then the late lieutenant of the frontier
cavalry laughed aloud in the dark, his blood
tingled in his veins, for the priceless ele-
ment of vague. unknown danger and eX-
citement had entered into his life.
ITO Be Continued)
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( He received Rallywood with that air OF
deep personal interest which told with such
| happy effect on those whom he desired to
| influence
"Ah, my dear lieutenant understood you
| We're in Revonde and took advantage of
your presence to put into effect little plan
| which had been for some time in contem-
plation. | recollect having had the pleas
| ure of meeting you not so long ago when
you arrived in Nassau"
Nearly six years ago your excellency,"
replied Rallywood with a smile.
81 can scarcely believe it to be so long.
At any rate l remember perfectly that |
had the honor of presenting you to his
highness as the latest addition to our from
| tier cavalry"
Your eXCellency might easily have for
gotten. From the nature of the case that
could not be possible with me-"
Selpdorf listened with a little astonish-
! ment. This Engishman was not quite such
fool as one might have expected from the
! fact of his having been content to remain
without preferment and only a proportion
of his pay for over five years on the from
tier He had hoped to find the fellow
adaptable but this long-limbed slow spoken
gentleman was not altogether so transpar-
! self to expect.
| Buy why have you secluded yourself for
so long among those barbarous marshes and
/ forests?" demanded the chancellor in a ral-
| lying manner The young man made no
| reply, though the obvious one was in his
mind.
by the by" resumed the chancellor, as
If struck by new thought, II have heard
that your countryman, Major Counsellor, has
come TO pay us little visit in Maasau?"
He is here. | have just seen him." re-
piled Rallywood.
Selpdorf's round eyes glanced once more
at his companion. The simple directness OF
the reply was admirable but battling.
"Ah, he is invaluable, the good major,
| quite invaluable! England may we'll be
proud of him. He is one or the ablest men
In Europe, besides" here he smiled, show
ing row of strong even teeth-'besides be-
ing one OF the most honest For a diplom-
! atist-what praise"
Rallywood met his glance imperturbably.
For diplomatist, your eXcellency?" he
repeated.
but assuredly," replied the chancellor
warmly, figure to yourself, my friend the
condition of politics if all statesmen were
like him-honest! An Invaluable mani"
He paused for a reply, but Rallywood
merely bowed. He felt that so much, at
least, was expected of him on the part of
England
But now, monsieur with regard to your
own affair. You have been five years in the
service OF his highness. And your COM
mand?"
AT present fifty troopers at the block
! houses above Koiu Ford and aiOng the river.
In the winter, during the long, dark nights,
when there are many attempts TO run Illicit
goods across the frontier, l shall have, per-
haps, a score or so more"
And you are not tired of it?" NJ. Selp-
dorf raised his hands.
80 tired, your excellency, that I am half
/ inclined 10 let better man step into my
shoes"
But come come, that is impossible" re-
turned his excellency agreeably. "Are you
also tired Of our capital, of Reyonde?"
u have had very little opportunity Of
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CHAPTER IL.
80 GcntIcmon of the Guard"

Shortly before 9;3O Rallywood presented
himself at the granite palace, with its four
cupolas, which NJ. Selpdorf occupied in his
capacity Of first minister of state. After
some slight delay he was ushered into a
comfortable study. where he found Selpdurf
with a reading lamp at his elbow, glancing
rapidly through a mass Of papers that he
threw one after another, with apparent care
lessness, on the floor beside him.
The chancellor Of a small state might very
well have been pardoned had lie introduced
a certain amount of what an old official ts,s |
to call desk dignity" into his dealings with
those who approached him, but Selpdorf
habtualy affected an easy manner and an
easy chair. He was a mddle-sized man,
possessed Of a very round head, bald at the
crown, but having still a lock of dark hair
on the summit Of his round forehead; very
round eyes set far back in smooth holes,
showing little lid; a nose blunt and thick
over lips that might have been coarse, but
were controlled and betrayed a lurking
humor at the corners, to which the urstand-
ing mustache seemed to add point. For all
his popularity of aspect, he was man who
left an impression on the memory of some
thing pleasing and attractive, especially in
the minds of women.
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rather, perhaps II you suit him. Come over
and dine with me presently at the Cont
mental There's generally a decent dinner
to be had there"
John Rallywood, one Of the old Lincoln
shire Rallywood, had been born to a for
tune, and. moreover, with an immense ca
pacity for enjoying 1t after a wholesome
fashion. Queens Fain had fallen in to him
while still an infant upon the death Of a
great-uncle, and with the old place were
connected all those hundred untranslatsble
ties and associations which go to make up
boys dreams. He was a man of sup
pressed, perhaps half unconscious, but
nevertheless deep rooted enthusasms,
hence when the blow fell which deprived
him not only of his Inheritance but also
cut short the life of his mother, the un-
expected, almost intolerable anguish he
silently endured had left a deep, defacing
scar upon his personality.
Up to 22 the record of his life If not
striking, had been clean and manly. He
had passed through Sandhurst. and Joined
dragon regiment for something over a
year, when an older branch of the family,
supposed for quarter of a century to be
oArinct, suddenly presented Itself very much
alive in the person Of middle-aged mid
dle-class American Within three months
the mans claim was substantiated, and
estate, fortune, position and home--as far
as John Rallywood was concerned-had
melted into thin air.
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versation, and a political opinion backed by
his name became at once important.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-04-07
TOUJOURS AMOUR.

Prithee tell me, Dimple.Chin!
At what age does love begin?
Your blue eyes have scarcely seen
Summers three, my fairy queen!
But miracle of sweets,
Soft approach es, sly retreats,
Show the little archer there,
Hidden in your pretty hair;
When didst learn heart To win?
Prithee tell me, Dimple.Chin!
"Ow the rosy lips reply,
81 can't tell you if try;
IT'S so long ! can't remember
Ask some younger lass than II"
Tell, O tell me, Grizzled Face!
DO your heart and head keep pace?
When does hOary love expire?
When do frOsts put out the fire?
Can its mbers burn "elOw
All that chill December snow?
Care you still soft hands to press.
Bonny heads to smooth and bless?
When does Love give up the chase?
Tell, . tell me, Griz2led- Face!
"Ah!" the wise old lips reply
youth may pass and strength may die
But of Love | can't foretoken.
Ask some older sage than l."
EDMUND CLARENCE STODDARD.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-04-07
Was Afraid He Would StOD.

A young lady from the country
was suing her eX-sweetheart for
breach of promise, and the lawyers
were, as usual, making all sorts of
inquisitive inquiries.
You say" remarked one, "that
the defendant frequently sat very
close to your"
"Yes, SIR" was the reply, with a
hectic flush.
How clOse?"
"ClOse enough SOS one cheer was
all the set in room we needed"
And you say he nut his arm
around your"
mo, / didn't"
"What did you say, them"
Il said he put both arms round
me-"
"Then what?"
"He Rugged me-"
Very hard?"
Yes, he did; so hard that | come
purity near hollerin' out"
why didn't you holler?"
cause"
That's no reason. Be explicit,
please. Because why?n
"'Cause l was afraid he'd stOp!m
The court fell off the bench, and
had to be carried out and iput under
the pump for the purpose of resusci-
tatioa.-GOlden Penny.