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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-08-16
Toney Creek News.

The drought still continues in this
4cct;on, and the crops are suffering
badly. There have been good rains all
around in places. The crops are very
poor in this section, and tho cotton is
opening very fast in some places. The
b0ids arc very small.
There was preaching at Shady Grove
Sunday by the pastor, Rev. Tate. He
preached very fine sermon to large
congregation, his text being "Lct us
work together till the harvest The
people had prepared for the meeting to
be protracted, but on account of the
pastors wife being sick, and hc was nm
able to obtain help, it was not protrac-
ted. 1t is not known whetherit will be
Iatcr on or not.
Mr.. Sam Shirley and wife attended
Church Sunday also Mrs. Is. A. Will
son visited in tins section.
Misses LOWE McDavid and Ethel
Wilson are spending awhile with the
family Of MIR. j. M. Acker.
Miss Annie Harper has returned home
after several weeks stay.
Miss Annie Griffin has also returned
home.
Miss Callic Jones has been on visit
to friends in Larrcns County.
Capt. j. S. Ackcr has been confined
to his bed for the past two weeks. He
is still unable to be mp.
Miss Eva Poore, who has been SO
sick, is improving slowly, and is now
able to sit mp.
Mr.. J. +. Mattison is preparing to
build n new piazza to his house.
Mr.. Wister Sutherland has bought {.
new buggy. Look out, girls, you will
all get ride.
The community regrets very much
that Mr.. Guss Foster is going to move
away. He will be greatly missed as q
citizen.
Mr.. w. L. Sutherland and family
have been to the mountains to visit hit
aged parents.
Messrs. ]. p. Acker and Gordon Ack-
or arc ut home ON visit.
Mrs. j. NJ. Cox is in bad health.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. C. r. Lawrence
tmee Miss A. o. Norris) girl baby
Mother and babe both doing well.
The weather is extremely hot now
1t is awOndcr thcrci is not more sickness,
than thcro is.
Well, Mr.. Editor, it is too hot to g,
around and find tho news, and then
is too hot to write it if there was much
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-08-16
Local News.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. III, 1890.
Denver Dots.

still the cry is "hot and dr,, Not
even IL good shower has fallen here i'll
the past two weeks. while the prevail
inr winds and intense heat has dried
had fallen previously. TIP to the 10th
July our section had not suffered for
rain, but since then the crops have
been cut OH at least II third. Many arc
saying that this ycal is Il counterpart OF
81 he year 1915. But we need not expert
.ncc the scarcity of corn which the
people did in that day, for we have
railroads now which can soon bring it
from the OvcltlOwing Sranarics Of the
west and northwest to our corn cribs.
Bat it will take money to do that, and
money is going to he Il scarce article
with the cotton crop cut short.
Miss Lille I,oSgs. who has been
Spending some time with her sister.
Mrs. J. H. l,owdcn. left this week fol
nc, home at l'ro0kstOn, Texas
The protrartrd meeting :: . Sand,
springs closed last Friday The con
srcgation were large and attentive.
Hcv. \. i. Watson, the pastor, preached
Tie word in lis purity, without fear or
favor. The good seed ,Own by him
VIII no doubt bring forth fruit iii time
tu come. The good done cannot b,.
estimated by present results.
That courteous gentleman, AMI sol
llcr of the Gross" Rev. Mix, McGcc.
postponed lls meeting at Welcome so
rs not toromllirt with the one ut Sandy
Springs. Such courtesy from one de-
nomination To another is always highly
appreciated.
cur good ncighbor. Mr.. John Jolly,
and two Of his SONS have been quite
sick with malarial fever. but VIC are
glad to SAY they ar. nearly GONZALES
cent.
Mrs. Tom Webb has also been sick
but we hear she is better.
Miss Minnie I;lackman docs not seem
60 improve.
Mrs. Emma Major of picLcns, who
VA, visiting Mr.. Marshall Blackman' $
family. WAS taken sick with 1nalarial
fever and is unable to return home.
The buchanan, Farmer and ElrOtl
crowd have returned from their noun
tain trip, reporting a delightful time.
While we were sweating in heat here,
they had to have fires to keep warm
and slept ut night under blankets. just
think of it.
Miss blanche Brown has gone with
Mrs. G.. NJ. Harper, Mr. and Mrs. Will
FOLLY and others on trip to Table
Rock, CAESARS Head and other places
near Asheville, N. G. They nrc antici
pating Il lively time camping out.
Miss Matte Eskcw is visiting hcl
brother, Mr.. Lawrence Eskew, of Pen
dlcton.
Miss Della Browne, of Fairdeal, and
brother, Mr.. Sam Browne, of L,lurens
visited relatives in Denver last week.
Miss Ella Garrison and brother, Mr.
Ed Garrison, of Greenvillc County
have been visiting relatives near Den
vcr.
The youngpe people had most delight
ful picnic at Portman Shoals last Sat
urday in honor of Miss Erwin. of Hone,
Path, who is visiting Miss Leila Buch-
anan and other relatives III this com
;mun;ty.
We are duo many thanks to Mr.. II
N. and Will Garrison for nice melons
Also 70 Nj. VIM. r;iroti aud good lady
for nice fresh fish and II basket of most
delicious grapes. We certainly have
good neighbors and know how to up.
preciate them. May heavens riches,
blessing attend them. INCOGNITA.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-08-16
Aeet at Ola stone Church.

The Executive Committee of the Old
Stone Church desire to have a called
meeting of tho Association ON Friday,
August 18th inst, at the Church, to
discuss the fence question and finally
A full attendance is desired and the
public are cordially invited.
b. +. SLOAN,
Sec. and Treas. o. 8. C. and c. A.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-08-16

SO come down. if you can live on fried
chicken. ior that's all there is in this
section to eat. PATTY.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-08-16

- An eminent physician says that
persons should not drink tea or coffee
until they are 18 years of age.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-05
AIRS LONGA; VITA BREVA.

-,
M"ch 10 DO; and little time to do It
m That Is what we all think. when
VIC seriously reflect Upon our lives. Yet
we &" on wasting time with the same
careless and indifferent extravaganza.
We postpone and procrastinate: we
iu'c ana daWdie; we wait for that
which we should make or reach; and
few of lis do with all our might what
our hands find To do Vet ttno is lifc.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-05
PROSPERITY A SHAM.

1t is the natural Instinct of people TO
hide their necessities. as long as this
is possible, and there are many record
cd cases where persons have actually
starved to death. rather than expose
their dire poverty. The better the
class OF people. the better living they
have been accustomed 10. the stronger
is this sentiment OF sclf-rcspect to con-
ccal want. and 10 suffer silently as long
as ills and privations are 5uffcrabc. 1t
Is this pride and selr-respcct that
greatly aids the calamity -causers in
msreprcsentnG the hardest times, and
in bolstering up their pretended pros
perity.
But the recent sudden spell OF excess
sively cold weather has compelled
many TO cry out for help. and oil who
choose can see that the boosted pros
peiity advertised by the calamity
Causcrs is ui but an empty show, or
mockcry. with great and widespread
want and misery among the people,
though even now many refuse to beg
or accept aims. although 1t is well
known that they must be suffering for
the lack of many necessarics in sum
Client quantity. have few, IL any COM
forts at all. and are wholly without
even any OF the little luxuries that
prosperity brings even to the poorest
Charity. however, with all the dis
position of many to hide their straits,
| never finds itself without needy and
| deserving objects-though all needy OBJ
1ects are deserving to true charity; but
1t is in the stress of such grinding wea-
Their as the recent cold snap that the
objects come in greater number to
light. and necessities Increase and null
tlply Remember the poor" is an in
junction that one should carry always
in his heart. and every occasion tend
Ing TO emphasize poverty should loudly
accentuate the injunction.
But honest and respectable poverty
| struggles heroically to be Independent.
regarding want almost as a crime. il
not equally 10 be ashamed of; and il
is great pity that charity and the
other virtues do not combine TO afford
sclf-rcspectins industry with plenty of
work ana fair wages To keep it always
in decent self-support. without the hu-
initiation OF accepting aims. If chart
| ~. justice. right, fairness and generos-
| iiy were admitted to the councils of
business. on equal terms with the prln-
ciples of gain. a great problem might
be solved.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-05

design Of our government. Therefore.
when, in advance OF negotiations. the
President sought to obtain the favor
and cooperation of Senators in n pro-
posed treaty. he erred in making the
proposals that they should take part
in preparing that upon which they
must pass judicially and independently
Gf at alb, and they erred in acceding
10 the proposals.
f these commissioners to treat with
Spain were not officers of the govern
ment. who are forbidden to have seats
in either branch of Congress, they are
or were personal agents OF the Presi-
dent. which is worse. At any rate.
their acceptance of service under the
President. as his representatives. and
their identification with the treaty to
which they were active parties. de-
prives the Senators on the Paris Com
mission of that separation and indie
pcndcnce required between members OF
the different departments. and utterly
disables them TO act on the ratitlca =
ton of the treaty in the Senate. Be-
sides the improperly or acting. they
are disqualified to act by their own
record
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-05

Christmas or any other festive or relig-
ious anniversary. The name for the
event. however. is a matter of the least
consequence, the object and the nature
of the entertainment being the chief
point. A great carnival, with a pro-
gram of attractions that would afford
pleasure to the visitors. would. with re-
duccd railroad rates, bring from all sec
tons of the Union Il multitude of people
and give an opportunity to show to the
world the great advantages of our port
and acquaint them with the rapid prog
ress of our city in every line. The Car
nival should be advertised far
and wide. and the organization
as to committees should be COM
plete in every detail and every
citizen should determine 10 see how
much he could say or do for the success
of the undertaking. that it may excel
in grandeur anything ever attempted
here, and delight all who are brought
here to witness the entertainments an
nounced. 1t is easy TO see that the COM
munity will be, greatly benefited by
such concerted action.
The matter goes before the Business
Mems Association tomorrow night, and
that body of public spirited men will no
doubt give its hearty cooperation. Let
everybody talk up the Carnival: mem
ton it wherever they go. and let the
world know that IL Carnival can be and
wil be given here, equal TO the great
Mardi Gras of our sister cities of the
South. and thus bring strangers here
who will be impressed with the great
natural advantages of our city and sec
ton and the unsurpassed facilities of
our magnificent harbor.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-05
cotton is up to stay and resolves tha,

cotton Is up to stay and resolves that
he will go in for 1t heavy"
The rally In prices of cotton which.
as the Journal states, usually occurs
after nearly all the years production
has passed from the hands of the farm
er and he is making ready to apportion
his land for another year, may be due
to either of the causes stated in the
extract quoted above, but the late squirt
upward may also be with some meas
ure OF reason attributed to other pos
sibie causes. such as a speculative fe-
yer produced by the prospect of late
planting for the ensuing year. or indi-
cations OF reduced acreage. Be this
as II may. 1t will be we'll for Southern
farmers to bear in mind that these
rapid advances nearly always occur
when they have little interest in the
market. or course there are nuctua-
lions or almost daily occurrences all
through the selling season. and some
times steady advances continuing for
days or may be weeks, but they are
not or the feverish. excltable nature
that mas characterized the late trans
actions. The only safe basis upon
which to estimate the profits of cotton
raising is to figure from the average
prices that prevail during the active
market season. After the years crop
mas passed into the hands of the mid
dlemcn all becomes speculation and tho
prices quoted are apt TO be misleading
to the farmer
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-05
THE MAY CARNIVAL.

The undertaking of the committee of
citizens who have in contemplation the
giving OF a grand May Carnival here
during the week of the unwilling of the
Confederate Monument in May. is wor-
thy of serious consideration, and should
receive the hearty and cordial cooper
alton and support of every public spir-
tied citizen in this community While
the proposed event has been spoken of
as a Mardi Gras OF course 1t could not
DO so designated, as the date for Mardi
Gras Is fixed the same as Easter or
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-05
TIE CANTEEN GOES.
IPittSburC Post.1

The army bill abolishes the canteen
system and forbids the sale of liquor
IN any camp or post of the United
states. The abolition was by a prac-
ticaily unanimous vote in the House
Which shows great change in opinion
since 1t was first established. In n
cantcen. which was simply regimen
tai or post suffers store, the lighter
kinds of drinks We're sold under the
regulation of the military authorities
ana without the incentive of soliciting
or inducing custom. as in the ordinary
saloon. The argument for it was that
drinking could not be entirely pro-
hibited. and that there would be less
drunkenness If the government allow
ed the soldiers to buy beer in camp
than II they We're tempted to go OUT
SIDE for whisliey. This seemed plausi-
Die ana good many army officers
were at first inclined to indorsc the
system.
But the experience of the recent war
with Spain was against the institution.
zach colonel was allowed To establish
II canteen or PROFIT il, and in Florida.
IN Cuba and in the Philippines alike
ihose regiments which were forbidden
IL not only suffered much less from
drunkenness than the others. but had
pN lar the smallest percentage of sick
ness ana death from disease. Every
general in the army who has expressed
an opinion now opposes the cantccn.
except one-and his dissent is the
strongest argument on the side of the
majority, for he is Eagan General
Wheeler has said that II am utterly
opposed to soldiers being sold intoxi-
eating liquors. ana | believe that every
EFFORT should he exercised to remove
the temptation of such dissipation from
them"
The experience of our army is that
OF England. in showing that soldiers
VINO 90 not drink Intoxicating liquors;
are more efficient and far less subject
TO disease and death than those who do.
AS The result of experiments and close
observation in the British army the
war Department decided that i'm the
Soudan campaign not n single drop of
stimulant should he allowed in camp.
save for hospital use. The officers in
GUIDING even the generals. were for.
p!uueh the accustomed spirits. wines
ana malt liquors at their mess tables.
ana an order was issued that the
liquid rcfreshmcnt for all hands in
cluding even camp followers. must he
limited to tea, oatmeal water or lime
Juice ana Nile water. There was won
ueriul freedom in the Kitchener ex
pedltlOn from disease
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-05
ARE SENATORS EXEMPT FROM
USUAL RESTRICTIONS?

We believe there were three l.. s.
Senators on The Commission that ne
gotiated the Paris Treaty of Peace with
Spain. Not only have everyone Of these
gentlemen spoken in the Senate i'm favor
of their treaty, bu; one of them S(ena-
tor Davis is chairman of the COM
mittec reporting the treaty favorably.
This conduct on the part of these SEN
ators may not be unusual. as it proba-
bly, has some recent precedcnts; nor
need we expect anything different from
them. after accepting their appoint
ments on the commission from the
President, without resigning their seats
in the Senate.
Yet ii is most extraordinary for gen
tlcmcn who are authors of Il work to
sit in Judgment on their own handi-
craft; it certainly looks unsccmly to
plain people for Judge to sit and
act upon a case to which he is a party:
and ii is Il queer system OF ethics that
Will justify anyone to sit i'll probate of
Il Will. or in contest Of a deed which
as counsel and attorney. he advised
and wrote 1t is simply indecent.
Beyond these considerations OF pro-
priety however. are much more inn
portant ones The separation and in
dependence OF every department of gov
eminent. OF every other, as far as pos
siblc, in their cooperative action, is
fundamental: and anything that tends
to weaken or destroy this separate in
dependence 3 In violation or the true
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-05

Wy vices; and the devil stll some mis-
chief finds for idle hands to do. Rather
than be idle. work for nothing and find
yourself If 1t may not enrich you Out
who knowsD: it will at least keep you
out of the employment OF Satan. And
remember that character, after all. is
more precious even than knowledge and
power. 1t Is your own best possession:
your best security with others your
self-rcspect and happiness; and the
best heritage you can leave behind to
your children, your family and your
friends. Get knowledge; but keep your
character, or you lose yourself.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-05
THE BILL TO ALGERIZE, THE
ARMY.
baltimore Sun. ]

"A serviic oartisGn majority in the
Housc OF Representatives by the pas
sage of the bin to AlgeriZc the army
mas put ii in the power OF coura gcous
ana independent minority in the Senate
|" scotch, If not to Kill. the double
headed monster of Imperialism and
mlitarism. These are twin serpents.
one OF which cannot live without the
other. But for Mr. Mckin!cy's policy
of foreign conquest and aggression
thcrc would be no need for an increase
IN the army beyond the modest estab-
iishment maintained before the war
with spain. But for the increase in the
army. 10 conquer or to hold the Phil
ippines would be impossible. The one
measure is dependent upon the other.
The defeat of one will be Il fatal blow
TO the other. 1t is to be hoped that
both Will be beaten. and this fate is al
ready confidently predicted for the bill
10 Increase the army n the disposal OF
the President and under the admins
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-05
tratIon Of his Secretary Of war. Gene

tration Of his Secretary of War, Gene
raj Alger.
The excuse by which 1t is attempted
to hide the cloven hoof of the politi-
clan In this attempt to saddle upon
the American people an army of 100.-
oOo men ut an additional cost of more
than s1o0.00o000 is that the treaty
makes such increase necessary. Not
unless we mean to be more Spanish
than the SDaniards themselves. We
nave been accustomed to denounce
Spain for her persistency in attempt
Ing to hold in subsection peoples who
were struggling to be free, just as our
forefathers denounced King George for
trying to rivet his yoke upon his re-
VOTED colonies on this side of the At
lantic. Now we propose, or Mr.. Me-
l\inley proposes for us, to go into tile
business Of subjugating revolving colo
mes ourselves. We are to do what
England strove to do when our free
fathers rose in revolt in 1776. We pro
pose TO do what Spain has unsuccess-
fully tried to do from Mexico to Chill.
from Cuba to Argentina, and we pro-
pose to do 1t without -thousandth
part of the excuse which either Spain
or England had. In the case Of colo
MES which we did not plant, have never
governed or owned, but which Mr..
Mckinley proposes to buy for the benc-
lit of the trusts and syndicates. Such
is the treaty and such is the army ill.,
two scorpions Matched out of the self
same egg.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-05
HAUL DOWN TIE FLAG
Augusta Chronicle

augusta Chronicle.
There seems to be an ebb in the tide
OF tommy-rot that has been sweeping
over Inc country on the subject of haul.
ing down the flag in the Philippines 1t
is easy TO humbug the thoughtless
WIN fustian and fudge of this kind.
nut the reaction Is sure to come. As
MT Lincoln is credited with saving:
1ou can fool all the people sometimes.
ana you can fool some people all the
tlmc, but You can't fool all the people
all the time" The people are coming
TO realize that great deal of nonsense
mas bccn written and talked about
hauling down the flag. Even that
Staunch Republican partisan. the New
York Mail and Express. saws:
The flag of the United States is the
most beautiful piece of dry goods float
ing In the brecZes of heaven. and lonn
may 1t wave! But there is no reason
III common sense or common pride WHY
IL should not be hauled down If it has
neen up where 1t ought not to be or il
the OBJECT secured by hauling il UP is
attained and the duty which required
the act fulfilled The Stars and Strjpes
once fioated from the palace in the civ
OF Mexico. but it was hauled down.
anu no one thought that the prestige,
OF inc nation suffered in the least. Cen
erals Wool and Winfield Scott planted
the nag on the heights above Queens
town in Canada, but it was hauled
down 1t had TO be. The nag wenc up.
100. on Fort Erie and at Chippewa and
IdSara. put 1t was soon hauled down
again. We had not conquered Canada
England thought it no sacrifice of ma
.iohal dignity when she hauled down
her flag in the Philippines in 1864. two
years after having captured Manila;
nor In Cuba in 17G2. nine months after
having captured Havana and Matan-
Zas; nor In Hcligoland in 1890, when
she had an opportunity to make a ia
vorable trade of that island with Ger
many. This country is big enough and
magnanimous enough to do right and
DO justice. and the nations of the world
know now. If they did not year ago
that II 1t pleases us to Withdraw oul
| nag when it's work for liberty has beer
donc: 1t is In conscience and not ir
felrn