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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-10-18

It's indebtedness Tor several years and
the County commissioners have been
compelled each year to borrow money
III advance of the collection of taxes
to enable the County to run on n cash
basis.
The evidences of the County's indcbt
cuncss for the present fiscal year are as
follows:
borrowed money forcurrcnt expenses
1S!,:I-
Jan. 3. note Mrs. S. j. Lay $ l6o5. 90
Jan ), note NJ. {. ~ |. J. Martin so2 80
Jan. }. not" Sarah VI. NIartin :,lO. 90
.'an. &. note w. f.. Breazeale.. 3.4l..uU
Jan. II, nute Bank of Fendletun 5000. uO
Jan. II, note j. Will. Newton. i5o. 90
Jan. II. note Mrr. j. Seignan. l0O.OO
May is. noto Bank OF Anderson 100000
July IL, - 100000
sept u, l,50O.00
:, Total .5la.5o
Rorro"sn for public rnadR, 1899:
May l6, note Il. and N. Bank. 81 900
Aux \. note Josie Salignan.. ........ 400
Aug. lG, note Bauk Of Anderson $500
Sept. q. note Bank of Anderson.. 400
Total. 81 500
For past Indebtedness:
Bank Of Anderson. 1851. so
Farmers and Merchants Bank 3OO0.OO
:. :. /" :. 3 3.ss2.s3 S92 9,
2,O3I.4l
All the above notes bear interest at n
rate Of per cent. per nnnun.
The past Indebtedness has existed
since 1876, the amount has varied each
year. In 1895 | am informed by the
County Auditor that the past indebted
ness was about Sl1 100000. Since that
time the following lcvies have been
made:
lS96-For current expenses. :3 mills.
N0ad aX..............................3 mill
ls9'-For current expenses .........3 mills
NOad tax................... ......... mill
lS:S-For current expenses. ........3 mills
, noad 'sH............... ......"."..l mill
ls99-F For current expenses mills
last indebtedness .............. J mill
NOau ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ] mill
SO it will be seen that notwithstand-
ing the Indebtedness of the County,
only mill has been levied to pay it
since lS!0, consequently it has incrcas-
ell, as the levieS for current expenses
were no more than is required to run
the County.
Another reason fort he increase of the
past ldeotcdness is the extraordinary
expenses incurred in the last two or
three years. Some of them are:
Coolcy'SS steel bridge, S2,4O0.00; Pei
Zcr steel bridge and approaches. So
$1,000; Piedmont steel bridge, so, ,505. 90:
County mules, S3,20Q.00; six road
scrapes, Sl,3}S.00, new. c. III. furniture.
90; asphalt walk around c. H.,
SSi5.00; electric fixtures. meters and
water works for C.. II. and Jail not in
cluded in contract, S4.j.O0; extra work
cleaning off grounds for c. ii. and Jail
and removing old stables and building
new stables, fencing, etc, nt the Jail,
| $4,000; moving County offices from old
q. II. and baek to newC. IL. aud pay
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-10-18

In answer to question "By what au
thority debt was made" found the
therefore do not know the authority.
"Wiiat records if any, in your Office
show existence of Comnty's indebted
ness and give the source of your iniOr-
nation as to your statcmcnt!" find
County record book of the annual set
Elements, auditing book, minute book,
and original claims, and original cheek
or stub books
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-10-18

ing rent for all the offices whilc he
new c. II. WAS bnilding, and for rent
al hall tO hold Court in during the
SAME period. Sit)DD; putting in sewer
age for &. II. and Jail, building IL new
house for the inmates at Poor House.
and II large barn at Poor House farm.
estimated al ~500.O0; making Il total of
~22.Gl 100. expenses which are cytra0r-
dinail,
III answer to your inquiry rs to what
means the County has 10 pay his in
doMrdnc~> and how it is rXpcrird to
pay if. will say know of no wayrtl
~ than Il levy by the General Assem-
bly, rrtl,ni purpose.
In obedience To requirement. -! law
the building committee Of the OuiIty
commissioners. nD July lst, i~3.. con
iracicd FOR and carried to roinj,lrtinn
The bnilding of IL new Court House and
jail ior HE sim OF S2j .UJOGO. and of
said debt find by reference Ia tI,. AN
nIlI settlement book in his office made
I'D ucfDbrr. ISIS there remains unpaid
~lj,SM;.S~ exclusive of interest. which
the County owes to The Sinking Fund
Commission. Columbia, :. C., wi,llinirr-
c>i ht rate OF Jpcr cent. per aIinIlin. and
for the payment Of which is provided
by special levy of / mill and known
rs the E.. II. and Jail tax.
Respectfully submitted,
j. y NA<bIvEE
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-16

1t would seem absurd for any individual
or corporation to select one hundred books
as being necessary to every one who would
be well read. We learn that Stephen Leslie,
very cultivated English critic. has said
"The best book for any man is that in
which he takes most interest; the suitable
ity Of book depends upon the idiosyn-
Grassy Of the reader: whichever book
arouses his mind most and commands his
sympathy most powerfully is in all proba-
bility the hest for him Take hold any
where. Read what You really like and
not what some one tells you that you
ought to like" 49,
However much jefferson in the Dec
laration of Independence and Lincoln in
his address at Gettysburg declared for
equality, there is no reason why we should
aim to bring all into conformity to given
standard at the expense Of what we call
individuality. The elective system of study
is growing in favor in educational institu-
tions, and the elective system of reading
must likewise be recognized as best, at
least after persons have come to years of
discretion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-16
Elephant Hunting In Nubia.

When the elephant is pursued on foot
it is invariably sought in the depths OF
the forest. where it has retired for shell
ter from the MONDAY sun and also for
the short repose it takes during the "a
hours. The hunter. having tracked his
quarry to its retreat, is obliged to use
the utmost stealth in approaching it,
the elephant being very light sleeper
and awakened by the slightest unusual
sound.
The difficulty of moving through a
dense, thorny jungle without making
any sound dissimilar to those which
might be produced by nature such as
the stirring of the branches Ey u light
breeze or the occasional falling of a
dead leaf, is greater than can be realized
by any one who has not tried it.
On getting within arms length of his
game the swordsman slowly raises him
self to an erect position and deals a
slashing cut en- the back sinews of the
nearest foot abcut ten inches from the
ground, at the same time leaping nim
bly, back to avoid a blow from the ami
mails trunk. The cut. if properly deliv-
cred, bites sheer to the bone. severing
the large arteries, and in short time
death ensues from hemorrhage --Har-
per's Weekly.
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Luxury, Right OF wrSns.

Discussing the right or wrong Of
luxury in The North American Review,
Professor F. Spencer Baldwin, Boston
university authority on economics,
comes to these conclusions:
..There are justifiable and there are
unjustifiable luxuries.
sin general it may be laid down that
a luxury which contributes to the eff
cheney Of the individual in the widest
sense and which does not impose on so
ciety for the satisfaction Of its demands
an unwholesome and degrading form Of
labor is perfectly justiHable.
This sanction Of luxury is not to be
stretched to cover unlimited self in
diligence The part played by rational
self sacrifice in the development of char
acter is not to be overlooked Constant
self indulgence is demoralizing
But in general a man has right to
spend money for anything that enriches
and diversifies his life and thus aids in
the developing and rounding ont of his
personality, provided the labor that is
required for the production of the arti
cles in question be agreeable and innoc-
uous.
ION the other hand, a luxury that de-
moralizes the individual or calls for q
noxious form of labor is unjustifiable. !"
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How IN Quiet . Child.

"A little girl frequently fancied she
eaw bears and tigers whenever she hap
pened to awake in the night. Presuma-
bly she dreamed Of some danger, may
be ON account Of having eaten too much
for supper or having eaten the wrong
kind Of food. At any rate, she frequent
" awoke crying in the night, and in
her fear inter preted the dim outlines Of
y dress or q curtain as a fearful beast
that was about to attack her. The best
thing to do is to deal tenderly with such
fancies and remove: the child as far as
possible from the object that has caused
her excitement.
Then, if you can do SO without dis
turbinv the other children, light the lamp
and let the light fall full on the thing
that has given rise to her fear Be slow.
and express your opinion first as kind
Of preliminary assumption that the bear
NAV after all be mammals skirt or the
curtain moving in the draft. and when
this comforting probability is under
stood follow up your advantage and de-
clare it to be good joke that harm
less niece of cloth should look like fear
ful animal. Make the child smile at the
incongruity of her fancy, and her laugh
will cure the horror of the dream and
dispel the nightmare as sunshine dis
solves the mist Arena.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-16

AT one time, when two Cbey ennes got
to gambling one lost, and luck seemed
to be against him. After he had lost
every piece of property he had. in des
pelation he put up his sister and lost
her. This aroused great Indignation
through the tribe. but no one intimat-
ed that the unfortunate girl should not
go and live as the wife of the man who
had won her in game Of cards
Over 90 yearsago the writer was sn-
perintendent of. the Arapahoc Indian
school at Darlington during period of
five years. During this time not less
than four young Indian women came
to the school, asking admittance and
protection from marriage that was
about to be forced upon them. The pro-
lection was given, and the young wo-
men afterward married according to
their own choice. Since then these
tribes have been gradually breaking
away from their original customs until
now they are married with the lawful
marriage rites. Southern Workman
and Hampton School Record.
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Hicient Reward.

John Howe the famous Puritan divine,
became Cronwell's chaplain in 1867. He
was much respected by men of all parties,
and i'll the ticklish times of the common
wealth his helpand protection were often
asked for, and never in vain. Yet he was
never known to ask "a favor for himself
In The Life and Work of John Howe.
this incident is given:
One day Cromwell took notice of this
self denial, saying to him: s'You have
begged favors for every one but yourself,
Mr. Howe. When will your own turn
comet
To which Howe returned this answer,
My Lord Protector, my turn is always
come when can serve another"
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have a deep rnffle> " lace on the tnds.
There are also long scarfs of liberty silk,
plain in the middle but with a delicate
printed pattern along the borders.
Some very attractive white embroidered
fiannels are seen for petticoats. Some
times the silk embroidery at the edge is
so fine and open that it resembles lace.
Such underwear is short lived, however
in the hands of an ordinary laundress.
Flannel requires as delicate washing as
does the finest handkerchief.
The illustration shows a reception gown
of lilac satin The trained skirt has cir
cular fiounce The close bodice is trim
med with bands of guiplire insertion and
has a basque of gnipnre at the baek; The
sleeves are entirely covered with an appli-
cation of guipure and have a slight puff
on the top, the wrist being finished with
Il circular ruflle of lilac Grape, yelled with
lace. The rutlle is headed by n band and
bow of light blue tatfeta The collar of
blue taffeta is covered with spangied tulle
and has ruche of light blue Grape
JUDO CHoLLET.
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EMBROIDERED CUSHION.

hemstitched, or perhaps embroidered a
little. The Louis Quinze bow, so predom-
inant, has invaded even the housekeeping
realm, and appears alone or in combina-
tion with other motives in many of the
new linen damasks.
Oriental stripes are to be found among
the new drapery silks, and are welcome
change from the innumerable floral de-
signs, natural or conventionalized. which,
however beautiful in themselves, have be-
come hackneycd from excessive use. Flow
or patterns are always pretty for bed
room, but for other apartments the eastern
silks afford an agreeable relief
Tho illustration shows u striking design
for Il cushion cover The ground is of
dark blue linen, upon which is a heavy de-
sign in application of yellow linen This
is embroidered down with dark blue silk,
the veins of the leaves and the markings of
the fruit being given with blue silk also
The corners are finished with dark blue
cord ard tassels. JUDlC CHOLLET
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THE ALASKAN FISHERMAN.
His Crude Tackle More Elective
Than Oar lmprovea lmDIeAaents.

.-3 sa a-- . L , ~ "a =
HE Crude Tackie more DecuvS
Than Oar Improvea inDsenents'
With his homemade fishing tackle one
native Alaskan can capture more fish In q
day than can any three white men with
their latest improved Implements. These
Indians use the same fishing tackle that
Berlin found them using during his ex-
plorations Of 174l and which George Van
couver found during his first visit among
them as a midshfpmite under the famous
Captain Cook few years later.
Fish are abundant Alaskan homes are
always near some excellent fishing
grounds. A village il often situated in u
certain location simply to be near gOQll
halibut banks Hooks used in fishing for
halibut are usually made OF q fork OF
spruce root 10 which an iron barb has been
dashed, the only change from the original
being in the iron barb which sometimes
takes the place Of the one OF bone used In
the primitive hook. All bait is secured to
the hook by means OF small cedar cord,
which Is neatly dashed about the hook
when it Is not in use.
Halibut feed near the bottom OF the sea.
The Indian has a method, as ingenious as
1t is rude, to keep his bait where 1t Will be
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Africa N .pyghtse..

The pygmies of Africa, says Captain
Guy Burrows in his LAND of the Pyg-
mics, !" are masters in the art Of hunting
They can kill even elephants with their
little bows and arrows, binding the ami
NAL first by shooting at its eyes. Once he
is blinded, they never leave him till he
falls
A pygmy, l have no hesitation in say
ing, eats. asa rule, twice as much as will
suffice full grown man He will take a
stalk containing about so bananas, seat
himself, and cat them all at meal-be-
sides other food. Then he will lie and
groan throughout the night until morning
comes, when he is ready to repeat the OPP
Grafton
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SUNSET.

Looking at those red clouds
Piled up in glorious banks of light,
How small seems earth! How puny our de.
sires!
Eternity-how bright! =
From out that rudy glow
The future shines Respondent, though afar:
Faiths piercing eye can look beyond and
greet
The rising of life's star.
Strange yearnings fill my heart
A sudden deep unrest;
Zen as the fiedgeling feels his instincts stir
Within him in the nest.
So pinioned to earth too long,
The soul awakes and, futtering ere it flies.
Brushes its spirit wing against my cheek
In rare surprise
That it had slumbered thus awhile,
Lulled by the voices and the earthly din
That made the body all UNCONSCIOUS Of
The visitor within.
And SO glory steals abroad.
deep content that wraps me long
For me the heavens have borne a message rare.
The armament a song.
Washington Star.
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WHY GLASS HOUSES HOLD HAT.
The Scientific Explanation Of Some.
thing We See Every Day

thing We See Every Day.
II is very curious. said the old professor
Of physics, to see how many market gar
deners there are who raise things under
glass, make money out OF the process and
yet do not know why their heating frames
and their hothouses remain hot inside
Now, as matter of fact, the heat
mechanism Of q dollhouse depends on a
we'll known proposition in physics. l sup
pose you are acquainted with the fact that
the energy from the sun travels in the
form of little waves
The energy does not come down to us
in straight lines; it comes, as it We're, in
zigzag manner, dancing from side to
side as it comes along. If these waves are
very short, light is the result; If they are
a tritle longer, they take the form of heat.
If the light waves strike anything on
the way down, they are very apt to be
made longer or rather they are apt to be
turned into heat Now, the waves which
form light are so short that they will
readily pass through glass, but the waves
which form heat are SO long that they will
not pass through
From this, therefore, you may see why a
dollhouse remains hot. The energy from
the sun passes INTO tno mousse through the
glass roof in the form of light. Then it
strikes the objects in the house and is
turned to heat.
But this heat cannot pass out through
the glass. The heat waves are too long
So the light keeps coming in, and the heat
keeps accommodating, and soon the hot
houses become very warm indeed, even on
the coolest days in winter.
OF course our dwelling houses are heated
by the sun in the same way. The light
comes in through the windows. but the
heat cannot pass out.-Boston Globe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-16

when ..SOmetiaue" Comes.
When .sometime" comest then we shall taste
the joys for which we long;
The shadows will be sunb ans then, and every
sigh song;
The fond. fair hopes we h.ild so dear and in
our breasts entomb
Shall all come back to life again and fill our
hearts with bloom.
The weary wastes of desera sand shall blossom
as the rose.
And every brook shall brea dhs song to every
breeze that blows;
Our hungry souls that n,sw exist on just
loves meager crumbs
Shall then sit down to princely feasts of bliss,
when Sometime" comes.
When "Sometime' comes. the rare, round year
shall be glad sweet June,
And every note our tongues shall try will be
in perfect tune;
Our paths shall lead to garde us fair, through
blossom scented dells,
Unparalleled by songs OF birds and chimes OF
fairy bells.
The thornless roses all day Gong with dew
drops will be wet,
And Joy shall not come tangled in the meshcs
Of regret:
But time shall glide as gently as the wild bee
softly huns
Its drowsy Groom from honeyed flower to flow.
er, when Sometime" comes,
When "Sometime" comes, then all OF life will
be dream of truth.
And we shall battle our brows again beside
the springs Of youth,
And sing the same sweet sorgs we sung in
those glad summers when
We played in careless Joy. nor knew the weary
ways Of men.
And all the friends we held % dear-the ones
who loved us SO
Will all come back to greet ua from the land
Of Long Ago;
The girls with dolls and dishes. the boys with
flags and drums
Well all be glad together when that golden
Sometime" comes.
Nixon Waterman in L. A. ". Bulletin.
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Virtues Of Fruit Juice.

Pure grape juice, says an authority on
foods, is invaluable in either sickness or
health. In fevers it is both food and metii-
cine and is more and more used by physi-
clans. Oranges and pineapples make de-
licious juice, but the small fruits are more
valuable. Currants, used alone or mixed
with third of raspberries, are more so,
and the huckleberry and elderberry yield
products not to be despised Black berries,
field or garden. are valuable medicinal
agents, and the poorest cherry, UNBEATABLE
as fruit, becomes nectar when made into
n drink
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-16
THE HOUSEHOLD.
New Stationery and Decorative Nov
elites.

view Stationery and Decorative Nov
elites.
: s+Wedgewood stationery is an attractive
novelty for those women who care for col
ored paper 1t comes in two shades-the
blue of Wedgwood china and the peculiar
soft green which is also see in that ware
The paper and envelopes have white bor-
der and are to be written upon with a
white fluid instead of with ordinary ink.
The use of lace for dining table decora-
ton is becoming excessive. Centerpieces
and doilies of the most elaborate bordering
and insertion. often in fancy forms, are
seen in great profusion, and there are tea
tablecloths which are practically rich lace
simply held together by little linen.
Plain linen is always used for lace trim
med table articles, damask being simply
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GEMS in VERSE. ,


Now, wot-s to come ~ 'orses. dunno,
And wots to come OF mes another question:
With these ere cycles always ON the 60
The very sight perdkoces indigestionl
Eou can't say clek o them, you can't say
whoa!
They don't want gr.,omins and they don't
want shoeing,
And them roomathic tires wot makes 'em SO
Luxurious like-it all. means our undoing.
But that's not allan even RUNNER star.
They we Just invented, call an automobile.
Where paraffin is 'arnes ed to q cart
To save, s'pose. the rse and ostler trouble!
Lord! 'Orses soon will only be in circuses.
And il YOU want an osttr try the work uses!
80. English Gazette.
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FASHION HINTS.
e1tyless For theH Present and the I'm.
mediate Future.

When the skirt of an evening gown is
of thin material over a lower skirt of
silk, the latter has one or two rufl1cs
around the foot to sustain the light out
side skirt, which is finished with simple
hem under its trimming.
White pique shirt waists with broad
bands of lace or embroidery insertion are
q feature Of the advance display OF warm
weather goods. White waists of all kinds
promise to be very fashionable, being seen
in lawn. nainsook and dimity, but those
of pique are more substantial and keep
their crispness longer than the, thinner
ones
Large cravats of soft white silk are
shown. They are tied in a big bow and
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Wanted-A Playfello~y,

The Two--Mrs. Reagan, can your lit
tie Jamesie come an play wild us?
Mrs. Reagan Yis Yez are good
byes ter let little Jamsie play wild yer
What are yez going to play.
One of the Twc-William Tell We
want Janlesie ter stand wild de apple
on his head. Skinny is William Tell.
He hain't very good shot an was
afeard to stand myself. Harlem Life.
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His Object.

Mr.. Bunsby-If that young man )
coming here to see you every day in the
week, you he'd better give him a hint
to come after supper.
Miss Bunsby-I don t think it $ neces-
sary, pa. That $ what he comes after.
Tit Bits.
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Lottie--I'm afraid Fred doesn't care
for me as much as he did
Edith-Nonsense! What makes you
think sog
Lottie-I got letter from him to-
day, and there We're at least three places
where he might have put IN Il dear
or darling and didn Boston
Transcript.
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Frank Advice.

I'm going to u fancy dress ball, and
want to conceal NV age. What shall
wear
Wear mask, madam New York
World