The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-10-03
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Pine, like stream, is gliding on.
Sept: 80, 1900, and yet it seems rs if it
had been only few days since every
thing was clad in glorious array on ac-
count of that happicst day Of Il! the
year, Christmas, and here it is almost
upon us.
A great many change, have taken
place since the advent of 1900, and q
grcaG many more will take place before
of the year our army, or rather Nc
kinlcy's army. has ''crushed' the re-
bcliOn in the Philippine Islands, the
British have murdered the Beers, and
now the international war eagle has
swOopcd down upon the yellow man of
the tiicnt, and soon ic will be known
no more upon earth. While the fight
ing is going on in distant lands We have
Il battle gong OH right under our eyes,
he battle between dcspotism and fus,
tlrr, but high above the roar and din Of
battle can he seen the towering form OF
one i'll whom lies the destiny OF these
nltrd States. This is thc great and
adorable William Jennings Bryan.
Ills whole life shows that he has HE
H"nh nf tl." Am4:ica:. i;;vi;i; Il; boar;
ana IS not mcddling in foreign affairs.
ne Democrats are going To win one
of the grantlcst victories over the Re
y
recorded. Truly, We must win the
victory or all is lost.
We have been having some of the
hottest weather during the past week
tiiat has ever been tNi,ci fenced in Sep
tcmbcr.
There is going to be Il great deal Of
moving about among our people this
fall. Some are going to GcOrgiu, and
1t Is reported that some have the Texas
fever.
a good portion of our people attend
ed the Union meeting ut COrinth last
Saturday and Sunday. They report IL
pleasant occasion.
Cupid has been shooting his arrows
at on" OF our popular wi.lOwers, and
from ;i.l appearances has wounded him
pretty badly.
Quite n number of prospective buy
ers were in this community last week
looking over the estate of the late WIN.
Watkins.
There has been an epidemic of sore
eyes in this community, but was CON
fined mostly to the children.
The farmers will SOW another large
small grain crop this year. They have
about come to the conclusion that it
pays them to raise their breadstuff mt
home and not depend on some one else.
There are some people who cannot
what subject or person comes up in
course Ot conversation, they start some
frivolous objection CT make some sen
sOrOus remark. Instead of trying to
be i'll charity with their ncighbOrs they
take malicious pleasure in speaking
evil of them. They Obstinately shut
their eyes to good qualities, while they
employ microscopes to discover ant:
evil ones, and afterwards they
flv't In 10
they. have seen, so rs to depreciate rs
much MS possible. They do not, how
ever, always speak out boldly, but they
deal i'll inuendOes, hints and OminOus
shakes of the head. instead of frank
ly assailing in front, they assassinate
behind the back. They spend their
lives i'll dctiling human nature, like
he foul IallOOs whom the sutarist has
depicted. TO believe them there are
rest of mankind being knaves, brutes
or devils. Tho prOverbial fault finder
little thinks that, in censuring so mali
inaiscri.mnate!y he is only
painting his own portrait. 1t is Il Sc
crct consciousness Of his tlcmerit, Il
gnawinE rage at the superiority Of 9TH
crs, /" hich is the real cause Of his want |
Df charity, the principle induccmcnt to
his abuse. Ills own heart is tho mir
II.
The best men have been those, inva-
riahly, who spoke the most kindly Of
their race. The great type of NIL man
hood, whose perfect humanity is the
even of PGgans and Athc-
lists, are those who always speak in he
nlgnant terms, even OF ''publicans and
1t is to his prccept that we
owe the great doctrine of human
brotherhood. In the ideal of the fallen |
Lucifer, we have, on the contrary, the |
Of malice, hate, slander,
lllwill, and evil speaking. As the one |
q SAID to have come to bring "peace |
irst detiled fair creation with STRIFE |
and sOwed war among the hosts of |
Heaven. We never listen to tho bene- |
icent language of one who is in chari-
~ with his race, without feeling that |
ne is advancing moro and more to the
So lOnU tit1 yyn con,a o1o;u