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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-03-06
Too Much Cotton.

1t Is to be feared that tho farmers of
the South will make tho mistake of
ovcr-producing cotton this year
1t has happened several times in the
last few years that when for any rea-
son cotton crop brought good prices
the next crop WAS so large that the
price Of cotton fell heavily, sometimes
to point which hardly paid the far
mer for raising it.
Tho Savannah Morning News, pub
lished in one of our greatest cotton
ports andpOssessing excellent facilities
for full and accurate information, gives
some wise counsel to Georgia farmers
when it says;
Reports coming from various parts
OF this State Indicate TINT the farmers
arc preparing to plant al unusually
large acreage in cotton. The sale of
fertilizers is largo and the demand for
mules and farm implements is active.
1t is fair to assume that there is tho
same condition of affairs in other States
of the cotton belt.
"ihe price of cotton may continue
high. There is pretty strong proba-
bility, however, that it will not be as
high next season as it isl now. The
reasons for this view are that the mar
ket for cotton goods appears to he
gluttcd. The mills are doing what
they can to cut down production. At
the present prices of cotton goods and
cotton there is no profit for the manu-
facturcrs. Tho outlook is for very
large acreage, which. with favorable
season, means large cotton crop, and
largo crop means fall in the price
cf cotton.
"Tho wise thing for tho cotton grow
ers to do is to keep the cotton acreage
below what it was last year. a small
crop is moro profitable than n large one.
1t costs great deal moro to raise big
crop, and tho chances are allsin favor
OF the small crop bringing moro money.
Tho crop last season was small
one, and it is expected that the crop
this season will bo. The price last sea-
son was good; this season it is better.
Those who plant for large crop with
the expectation OF getting 10, or even
o, cents pound are likely to be disap-
pointed. 1t is true they may bc fortu-
nato and got both big crop and n big
price, but the chances are they will not.
1t is better to be on the safe side, which
is the side of small crop and high
price. If II small acreage is planted
attention will be given to other crops.
With Other crops the farmers will have
something if tho cotton crop is fail
ure. 1t largo acreage is planted no
attention will be given to anything else.
Now is the time to decide between n
large acreage and II small one"
Our farmers must settle their plans
very soon. 1t will be greater misfor-
tune to them and to all other classes of
our people if they shall commit the
error of Overplanting cotton and neg
lecting tho food cops.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-03-06

= Grctt excitement has been caused
in Pensacola, Fla, by virgin gold in
considerable quantities. being pumped
from n well in the suburbs Of tho
city.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-28
art in the White House.

Harper's Bazaar: The private apart
ments OF the president and his family
in the White House are lacking in any
thing that approaches art, save as the
president supplies them from his own
belongings. Mrs. McKinley's room is
exquisite in it's display of her delicate
grace aid gentle personality. The room
in which the late Mrs. Harrison died
has been done over in grewsome green,
and in the one adjoining is such a riot
of red as good souls in their senses
seldom see. This is known as the
prince of Wales room, from having
upon n memorable occasion quartered
that Mlustrious gentleman. 1t con-
tains some rare old mahogany pieces
of especial note, a great canopied
bed. The curtains of the bed, the car
pet, couch, chairs, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
are rrd-bright, blazing, binding red
to the dazzling glory of which is
added gilt-above the windows, broad,
bulging gilt cornices, topped with a
shining shield, and browning the red
~bcd-eanopy is another brilliant yellow
gilt shield. One who loves fireworks
might sleep peacefully in this chamber.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-28

Ada Rehan's next play. when Sweet
Nell of Old Drury" has run It's course.
will be a much more pretentious dra-
matte effort. entitled 1.-THE Mission"
The play is by a rising young German
author, Felix Philippi, and has been
running for a year now in Berlin.
where the young mans work has at
tracted critical attention to him. The
English and American rights were pur-
chased by Miss Rehan while ON her
last European tour, and she is having
a thorough translation Of the play
made by a competent writer, after
which it will be adapted to the English
stage. The story is suggestive of the
Dreyfus case. The wife Of an accused
officer, being convinced of his inno-
cence. sets out to clear her husband,
meeting with little success. After ev-
cry other means has been exhausted
she lures her husbands accused into
making love to her. and in this way
secures from him the documents which
prove the existence of a plot to falsely
convict her husband.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-28
An American Tyne.

Harper's Weekly: Is there any class
of men in this country and generation
that is better worth notice than this
class of which Phil" Armour was a
familiar type? For the moment, mon
ey-making, which happens just now
to be going on in this country on such
a gigantic scale, is the most interest
princes of trade, egregious, untiring,
seen both-the system marvellous in
man creatures now breathing. There
came to the present writer a year or
two ago a description of Armour and
his system, from some n who had
seen both-the system marvellous in
its precision and order, the man a man
who knew business, alert, warm-blood-
ed, tremendously hard-worked, yet an
easy-running machine. No money
could pay a man for working as Ar
mour worked for fifty years, unless the
work was his life and he would rather
do it than anything else. That fact
complexities the descent of a great bust
ness from father to son, for what was
fun for the father may be terrific
drudgery for the son, and drudgery
which there is no pecuniary induce
ment to undergo. But there training
comes in, and family pride, and a legit-
innate love of power, and the sense OF
duty, and provided the son happens to
be a chip of the old block these con.
siderations will be ample.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-28
SPENT HIS MONEY FREELY.
Fred Plper's Ten Days' H~on.ymoo,
Cost Him $4,000.

Fred Elper'S Ten Dayo' Honeymoon
Cost Him $4,000.
From the San Francisco Chronicles:
Fred Piper, natural son OF the late
Congressman Piper, who co. some
$100, 900 of the estate because his moth
er acknowledged her life secret, in
Guiding paternity, married in haste and
is now repenting at leisure, His days
Of marital bliss numbered Just ten,
and his experience cost him $25, 900.
half of his ready cash. 1t was on Oct.
Z that he married the handsome Ger
trude Aiken. in Maple Hall, at the
Palace hotel. Since that day the wait,
ers and other attendants about the big
c~aravansary have been talking of the
tears the bride shed after the cere-
mony. In the afternoon Mr.. and Mrs.
Piper left for a tour of the world, which
ended in Santa Cruz when the honey
moo was just a third of a month old.
1t was during the days when Piper
RAJ trying to propitiate his bride, who
raj palpably unhappy. that he gave
her half of his $50, 900. Despite his
love and devotion and this material
expression of good will, Mrs. Pipe,
told her husband that she would not
simply could motive with him, and
SO, instead of continuing their journey,
they took the train for San Francisco,
where Mrs. Piper flew to the home
nest and under her mothers wing fol-
protection. Piper, like a little man of
his word, signed over to her all he had
promised, and %sorrowfully went back
to his home in the Santa Cruz noun
tainS,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-28
Blackboard. the Pirate.

Blackboard, the pirate" said an
aged member of the Historical society,
used to come frequently to Philadel-
phia. He was a dark, half-crazed man,
liberal with his money beyond belief.
That was about Ills. Teach was
~Blackbeard's favorite alias, his real
name being Drummond. He was half
mad. He wore his great beard plated
and tied with ribbons, and at his feasts
he would lay a brace of cooked pistols
beside his plate, and once, at least,
he was known to shoot one Of his own
guests, for no other reason, as he said,
than to make himself properly feared.
Sometimes he would descend into his
cabin and burn birthstone, crying out
amid the fumes, This is hell, and I am
the devil. He was taken and killed Off
Virginia, and his skull was set In the
bottom Of a huge silver punch bowl
that was used in drinking bouts at
the Raleigh tavern in williamsburg
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-28

Inc CAB was 0tteQ LOT a rainy Gay.
Agatha drew a quick breath. 81 hope"
she began.
"Yes" he turned to her with a
nervousness that all his ~self-control
could not conceal.
Il hope the sun will shine out a
little while on the gates" she COM
pleted, lamely.
YES" he assented absently. Eyes,
you like to catch the wet CLEANS on
the grotesque iron m%ouldings?"
1t was hopeless. They were both too
overstrung to talk. Everything sound
ed trite to ears straining for words
that did not come. The inevitable ST.
lence had fallen upon them before they
reached the heart of French-town.
What under the sun could he expect
her to say! She knew that the big
fellow was more shy than any school,
girl would eve dream OF being, but
this was too unreasonable. A little
fame of anger leaped to the assistance
of her p%erplexity. . II think"
Again he interrupted her with that
nervous interrogation. Il think 1t is
going to rain harder. Perhaps we had
better turn back at tho end Of this
street."
Hall agreed. He had brought an
immense pressure to bear upon his
reticent nature in order to do and dare
all this dismal afternoon. Another
word was an impossibility. Agatha,
however, had no sooner spoken than
the d~reariness awaiting her at home
doomed up with magnifed dimensions.
This is very pleasant. however.
isn't it," she remarked in a tone OF
sudden conviction.
do you find it so?" he asked in
frank establishment.
Agatha frowned. See here she
said reproachfully, every time you
have made that remark this evening,
have agreed with you"
Have I made it often?"
Only three times"
did I? Before we got blocked,
then" he added in%nccently.
The girl struggled with a nervous
laugh. Haven't you found it partic-
uldIly pledSduC since. q asked I'M
steadily.
Hall turned to look down into her
eyes while a glad light began to glow
in his own.
II don't think it is going to rain any
harder" he said i%rrelevantly.
mo, indeed" she assented happily.
They reached the end of the street
and drove on and it was very late
when they returned.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-28
watched the downpour Of rain.

the whole dismal afternoon shut up
with this senseless house-party, play
ing at silly charades and what not.
She was too badly disappointed to feel
angry even with the drizzle, and, yet,
when the door sprung open and the
oom seemed to be suddenly filed
with a thrill of vigor, she turned to
him quietly enough.
This rain has undone our plans,
hasn't it?" she said civilly.
"Why no; l hope not. 1 came ex-
pecting to keep our appointment"
Go driving in this rain?" she
gasped.
Certainly. My coupe has only an
opening for the reins. You will be
perfectly dry"
She glanced into his eyes. Behind
their smiling was a CLEAN Of determ-
nation. Il will be ready in a mo-
ment," she cried, rising superior to
the rain.
This is pleasant, isn't it?" Hall
remarked. 1t was the third time he
had made the remark and each time
Agatha had responded with a grave
aHrmat1ve. She was beginning to
wonder if he meant to say 1t at every
crossing.
"If we get into F~rench-town without
being blocked-whoa, there! l didn't
think we could go far in New Orleans
on a holiday like this without a block
or two even if it was raining pitch
forks. Some procession or other, l
dare say. You do IT mind it parucu-
larly, do you?"
mo. indeed
Hall looked steadily through the
glass at his horses ears. Don't you
think it's getting to be too much Of
. tad with society to go in hordes?"
"Hordes?"
Yes; everything Is in parties. II
= man wants to make love .oa wom-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-28
FoorLIGHT FLASHES.

Jean de Reszke is studying the role
of John the Baptist in "Herodiade."
Harry B. Smith and A. B. Sloane are
to write a new opera for Thomas O.
Seabrooke.
A West African gold mine is said
to have yielded $4,000 for Mrs. James
Brown Potter.
From all accounts Viola Allen has
settled for a long run in the metrop-
oils in I'm the Palace of the King"
Joan Of Arc is said to be the theme
of both the new dramas being written
by Stephen Phillips ard Louis Napo-
Icon Parker.
Henry Irving will produce "Coriola-
nus" in April next. Ellen Terry will
play the part of Volumnia. Sir Laur-
enc Alma-Tadema. R. A., has already
completed the designs.
"The Battle Of the Strong" is the
latest play to be taken off the road.
D. V. Archer asserts, however. that
Marie Burroughs and her play is
booked for a production on Broadway,
New York, at an early date.
The clever acting of Ef1e Shannon is
said TO do much to atone for the struo-
tural and other weaknesses in Lady
Dainty" Mr.. Kelley is handicapped
by a most ungrateful part.
Frank Carlyle is the actor engaged
to play the impossibly noble BERTHE
Cecil in the Potter dramatization of
Under Two Flags" in which Blanche
Bates is to be put forward as a star.
When 1.-THE Brixton Burglary" is
given on this side it is understood that
Fanny Brough, Lottie Venue. Fred
Sidney and James WEIGH will come
over from London to play their, orig
inal parts.
Nanette Comstock is to leave the
cast of Nathan Hale" She has
been co-starred In the piece with How
ard Kyle. acting the role Jof Alice Ad-
ans, originated by Maxine Elliott.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-28
IN SOMALILAND.
Paper Road by On A. Donaldson Smith
on Country East Of Upper Nile.

hPoE NNcdu ny In ~ DOuBIuSOn SmltN
on Country East Of Upper Nile.
At a meeting of the Geographical
Society of Philadelphia recently, DR..
A. Donaldson Smith addressed the So
ciety on Explorations to the East OF
the Upper Nile" DR.. Smith said that
the expedition was mainly an extern
sion Of his earlier journey in Somali-
land, which he had had in contempla-
ton for some time before being able
to put it into execution. After sur
mounting many difficulties he got I'M
der way Aug. 1, 1899. DR.. Smith re-
counted briefly the part of his travels,
which covered the retraversing Of the
country explored in 1895, until he
reached Lake Rudolf, on Dec. 9. Here
he was surprised at the poverty which
had overtaken the Murle people, who.
when he visited them in 1895, were
rich and well-to-do. but discovered
that the secret Of their distress was
to be found in Abyssinian raids. After
crossing the Nianam he was struck
with the remarkable change that oc-
Cured in the fauna. Not only were q
completely different set Of birds found
between the Nianam and the Nile, but
scarcely any Of the mammalia that
they had been accustomed to e were
to be found in this western section.
The Soomerings gazelle had given
place to the larger Boran gaelic, and
this had disappeared to make place for
a smaller variety without any longi-
tudinal black stripe IN its side. which
Mr.. Thomas has proven to be new
The bouncing, nervous, l~ong-necked
Walters gazelle, which had been .
constant companion, was now pg
longer to be seen. but oribi and reed,
buck took its place. Speake's gazells
was replaced by the beautiful Gazella
Thomsoni. The ~hartebeests had diff.
ferently curved horns and went unde,
the name of Bubalis lelwel. The bird.
were represented by curious scarlet.
breasted barbettes with enormous den:
tated bills for cracking hard berries;
by curious tiny fly catchers, with
large scarlet wattles around theil
eyes; and by more than a hundred
other different species, all strikingly
beautiful, belonging principally to thu
West African types. Many troops OF
monkeys made the tall forest about
the rivers and ponds ring with thei,
chatter. The most beautiful of these
was a large horse-tailed colobus (colo-
bus guereza poliura), which was also
found to be new. From the time they
left the Boran gallas until they reach.
ed Anticipating natives lee the
Nile they could communicate with
none Of the tribes except by signs.
The natives. refused to give guides.
principally because he refused to pur-
U any other than a westward course,
The doctor referred to coming upon al
n place a school Of hippopotami dis.
porting themselves in a lake, and ther
in continuation described the scenery
mountains, soils, fora and fauna, and
natives encountered during the rest o.
the journey. He reached the Nile OF
March 10, and Cairo in June, just ter
months from the time Of starting from
the SOmali coast.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-28
Keeping CANDLES IN THE HOUSE.

Whenever there is a flood, earth
quake, storm or other disaster in a city
The horror of the situation is added to
by lack Of light. Either the electric
light wires and poles will be blown
down, connections or. machinery stop
bed, power house flooded, or in some
other way the gas or electric light is
cut off, says the Ladies' World.
For some purposes, such as carrying
rom II room to another, and keeping
n a bedroom to make a quick light in
,ase of sudden emergency, candles
nave been improved upon. They
are safe, clean, convenient and cheap.
Anyone who once adopts the good
English custom of keeping a candle
stick in each bedroom, will never
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-28
Love in a Drizz|e.
BY F. H.

Copyright 1901: by Daily Story Pub. Coz
Agatha stared at the drizzIing rain.
She resented it; reviled it; and still
1t dripped persistently. A pouring
rain, a thunder-gust, or a cyclone
anything that in its violence gave
promise of cessation, would have
seemed preferable to this incessant,
exasperating-. And she had looked
forward so to this day. Her whim-
steal friend had asked her to spend
The afternoon with him, trying his new
horses and exploring old French-town.
Now, instead Of being with the big
kindly fellow whose mere presence
made her heart glad, she must spend
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-28
GRIFFlTH's BALL FACTORY.

Up in Col. Harris Office the other day
they were talking about Clark Grifith's
baseball factory, which, as the story
goes, is to supply spheres for the Am,
erican League.
"That's a pipe" said Griff. "some'
guy must have been walking by a Chs
nese laundry when the door was open
This is how the thing started.
"a geezer m to me and asks me
if I want to make some~1spney I toll
him that was a little out of my line,
but if he'd make it I'd pass it. He gets
next and says he isn't toutiug any
queer game, but is on the level. Tells
me he wants to use my name.
".You can have it. says /, IF yop
don't cure me of anything too bad and
don't run it for a complexion bleach
advertisement Then he says he wanta
to put it OF a base ball. Said if the
balls had the name Of a great pitcher
like ME on them he could make mill
lions. 1 asked him how much I got
out of it and he promised me - cent?
a gross on them.
Il haven't heard anything from him
since" said Clark, yawning, shut 1
read in the paper where he failed last
week"
Speaking of baseball" said Colonel
Hart, Il think I ought to have a vote
Of thanks from players, fans and mani
ufacturers of spheres. For years thu
league had trouble with base balls. Tia
cover would stretch and become loos41
and when a man hit it the noise was
like a custard pie in collision with the
kitchen floor. The pitchers didn't like
them because they were hard to grip
and neither the fans nor the players
were satisfied, because they like ia
! hear a sharp crack when the bat and
ball meet. Finally I found that ba1ih
| with thin covers would make the noise
| demanded and didn't lose shape when
wet. l told the manufacturers I wanted
| balls covered with thin hides. They
f, don't wear said the makers. They'll
wear long enough l replied, for wa
! use from Ten to twenty base balls ever
! game So this league now gets TIL
| spheres with thin covers and eyerv9
body is satisfied. This ball isSthe Sand
! soldSto amateurs except for the~,cove,.
Amateurs expect a ball to last tn :
three games and they would kick nj
ty quick If they got a ball whose cow
burst after five innings"
Whereupon. the tale being ended, II
meeting adjourned without any 2
baseball leagues being form
eago Chronicle.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-28

an, he has got to do 1t either before a
crowd OF by mail. 7 have been in love
with you for a year and this is the
first time I have had the shadow Of a
chance totell you So" Hall spoke even
ly, but when he ceased speaking his
lips tw!tched a little. He mechanically
drew off his left glove and put his
hand up to his mustache. Agatha
shrank back in her corner conscious
that he was waiting for her to speak
and also conscious that she was pow
erless to do it. After a silence that
seemed an eternity, the cart ahead OF
them began to move. Hall put on his
glove; the horses darted forward;
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-28
PINERo,s LArEsr PLAY.

After the passage OF nearly two
gears since his last play, THE Gay
Lord Quex," was given it's first per-
Torrance, Arthur Wing Pinero is pre-
pairing to offer the London public an
other dramatic work. The announce
ment is that the new piece will be pro-
duced at the Garrick theater early in
the spring by Arthur Boucher. 1t
will be a comedy and the hint is that
1t will be free from the cynicism which
has been held to faint some Of the
dramatist's later works.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-28
and unhaanysQ
lssbut has contencSo himseif with

pictorial additions. The scene is q
tableau of the battle of Agincourt. In
cities where the actor has appeared ii
is described as a grouping of warriors,
mounted and on foot, artificial devices
at the rear Of the stage giving a per-
spective of raging battle. The inter-
polated act will be found to be the
fourth of the Mansfield version. It is
called the Return of Henry" and il
shows him entering London at the
head of his victorious troops. No word
is spoken throughout the act,but music
plays, song rises, and the hustle OF
holiday jubilation fills the air.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-28
ITALIAN WOMAN LAWYER

Learned women as university lee
turers in science and literature have
been known from old times in Italy.
Now a woman renews the traditions OF
Portia. Signorfa Labriola. daughter Of
the Socialist, Prof. Antonio Labriola,
through her appointment as decent in
the philosophy of law. becomes the
first woman to serve on the faculty of
the University of Rome, and the first
to lecture on jurisprudence in Italy.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-02-28
safer than Ever to Travel.

Statistics seem to prove the falsit.
Of the general opinion that modern
forms Of travel are more dangerous tn
the eyer-moving public than the ola
methods. The proportion Of passer.
gers injured in the good old stage
coach days" as compared with tha
present is as so to /. So far as mearl
Of afe travel are concerned there Is nj
renson why we should wish for .tha
days 0fSoor daddies."