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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-08-27
A Touching Figure.

Capt. Sam Bryant, he Kentucky
turfman who passed away recently,
was thorough sportsman. Never,
however, in all his varied experience
did he swerve from the faith imbibed
at his mothers knee. His last words
are said to have been: II believe
that the great Judge Of the big track
up yonder is going to hang out my
number" Vhere is q quaintness Of
figure in that speech and something Of
beauty. Death has often called forth
poetical expression. To the writer,
there never was more beautiful and
touching figure than that said to have
been employed by a little boy in a
nearby Southern oity upon the occa-
sion Of the funeral obsequies of Gen.
Rober. Z. Lee. The little fellow was
in his mothers arms as the funeral
cortege passed by. Along the line Of
march there were no dry eyes, and out
of very sympathy nature it seemed
was weeping also, a. drizzling rain
had been falling all the morning. Sud-
denly the skies frightened. "Look,
mother, look, the little fellow cried,
pointing a chubby finger at rainbow
which spauned the armament, "God
has built bridge for Gen. Lees soul
to march to heaven on.'-Birming-
ham News.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-08-27
Senator Grady's Rat.

State Senator Grady is credited with
story worthy to be ranked among the
best told of the late William r. Tray
ers, although the stammerer in this
case was another than the witty bro
ker. His stable was overrun with
rats, apd his fondness for sport made
him seek dog fancier rather than @
dealer in ferrets. \ fine looking rat
terrier, for which $50 was asked, was
shown the stammerer, who said he
thought the animal ought to be given
q trial before. he made the purchase.
The dealer agreed to put his dog to
any test. q. His gown back yard was
named as the place, and an hour ap-
pointed for trial the following day.
The stammerer arrived with huge
sewer rat, which was thrown on the
ground as the dog was released. The
animals sprang at each other, mixed
things up for second, and then the
rat got hold on the terriers lower lip
and hung on until the latter howled
with pain and began to cover. Turn
ing to the dealer the stammerer said:
II d,ddon think M much of your
dddog. d DIDO you w.w- want to buy
m-my r-r-rat?"-Utica Observer.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-08-27
Both Were Disappointed.

4 man who carried raised um.
brella with a pwhite ribbon streaming
from the handle attracted attention in
the Dearborn street station yesterday
morning, says the Chicago Tribune.
Waiting passengers wondered where
the attendant was. Finally a police.
man accosted the fellow.
What are you doing with that um-
brella raised?' he demanded.
"Wai,in' for her." the stranger
said. I'm goin' to be married, an
my bride is comm"
The stranger drew a photograph Of
handsome girl from pocket.
I'm from Brown county, Ind, he
explained, ''and I'm tired of single
blessedness. l put an advertisement
in a matrimonial paper, and Sue John.
son. who lives at Three Oaks, Mich,
answered it. This is picture Of Sue.
/ tell you I worked it slick. l sent
her picture of the best looking man
in our county and told her it was me.
Well, we got engaged and agreed to
meet here in Chicago. We selected
this here depot as good place, but as
We had never seen each other, we ar
ranged this umbrella business. Sue
will carry one, too
Fifteen minutes later the policeman
saw two umbrellas with white stream
ers attached bearing toward one an
other. He watched them until they
were within ten feet Of one another,
and then both halted. The girl was
extremely plain, and the countryman
was not the only one who had fooled.
simultaneously two right bands
moved upward, and moment two um.
brellas were closed. The man turned
to the left and the woman to the
right, and not word was said. Tba,
was all.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-08-27
Not SO Easily Won.

Mr.. James Sandusky, who is an old
and well.known traveller, and who has
recently settled in Chicago, while
coming in from Pewee Valley on the
electric line yee,crday afternoon, told
an interesting story about Henry Clay,
the great kentucky statesman. Mr..
Sandusky in his youth lived in Mr..
Clay's district during the time when
Henry Clay was at his prime as law
yer.
A man was once being tried for
murder" said Mr.. Sandusky, "and
his case looked hopeless, indeed. He
had, without any seeming provoca-
tion, murdered one of his neighbors
in cold blood. Not lawyer in the
county would touch the case. 1t look
ed bad enough to ruin the reputation
Of any barrister.
The man, as last extremity, ap-
pealed to Mr.. Clay TO take the case
for him. Every one thought that
Clay would certainly refuse. But
when the celebrated lawyer looked
into the matter his fighting blood was
reused. and to the great surprise Of
all, he accepted.
Then came q trial, the like Of
which | have never seen. Clay slow
ly carried on the case, and it looked
more and more hopeless. The only
ground Of defence the prisoner had
was that the murdered man had look
ed at him with such fierce, murder
GUS look that out Of elf.defence he
had struck first. A ripple passed
through the jury at this evidence.
''The time came for Clay to make
his defence. It was settled in the
minds of the spectators that the man
was guilty Of murder in the first
degree. Clay calmly proceeded, lay
ing all the proofs before them in his
masterly way. Then, just as he was
about to conclude, he played his last
master card.
Gentlemen Of the jury, he said,
assuming the 6ercest, blackest look
and carrying the most undying hatred
in it that have ever seen, gentlemen
if IAN should look at you like this
what would you do?'
That was all he said, but that was
enough. The jury was startled, and
some even quaiied in their seats. The
judge moved uneasily on his bench.
After Is minutes the jury filed slow
ly back with "Not guilty, your hon
Or. The victory was complete.
When Clay was congratulated on
his easy victory, he said:
1t was not as easy as you think.
spent days and days in my room be-
fore the mirror practicing that look.
1t took more hard work to give that
look than to investigate the most
obscure case. '"-Louisville Courier
Journal
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Has Travelled 1,4s3, 39O Miles.

Thomas j. Hardaway, crippled
Confederate soldier, who has been in
the railway mail service for The lee.
thirty-two years, has a fecord for hav-
ing travelled 1,483, 800 miles during
this term Of service. He is nov run
ming between Brunswick and Way
CROSS, Ca, says Bruns~ick GA }
dispatch TO the Philadelphia Press.
Mr. Hsrdaway entered the employ
ment Of the Government 10 1870, and
for six years ran as clerk between
Macon, Ca, and Clayton, Ala, cover
ing distance Of 163 niles between
those points. He was then trans
ferred to the Savannah and Live Oak
(Fla.) run, distance of 40 miles,
which he did for two years. His run
was then extended from Savannah to
Jacksonville, via Live Oak. This
filed in another two years, in which
he travelled 225 miles each way.
Then he ran for one year between
Charleston and Jacksonville. dist.
ance Of 288 miles.
This was followed by fire record
Of nine years between Wilmington, N.
c., and Jacksonville, Fla, q distance
Of 1000 miles in the round trip. In
1890 he was placed on the rnn he has
followed for quite thirteen years, in
which he covers 120 statute miles
every day Of the year, save two weeks
he is given for vacation.
Mr.. Hardaway has travelled enough
distance to have made three round
trips to the moon and then have
enough to spare for globe trotting all
around this terrestrial sphere, and
sgain, had his mail car continued in
the same direction it first started, he
would have circumnavigated the earth
nearly six times-enough service to
have worn to fragments thousands OF
dollars worth of.rolling stock.-New
York Commercial Advertiser.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-08-27

1t may be said that there is only
one thing that all men have to look
forward to in common, one inevitable
experience that awaits each and all
of US. and that is death And yet,
despite its inexorable nature, and de-
spite the fact that untold millions
have undergone it, this one certainty
in existence is the thing OK all others
that the majority Of humanity breads
the most.
Why this should be SO, seems
strange, and can not altogether be
imputed to civilization. For though
it is true that barbarians, as rule,
dread death less than civilized ma
tions, the Chinese furnish the best
example Of scorning what to others is
the king Of terrors, and in some re-
spects they are highly civilized, so
that their Indifference can be attribu-
ted to philosophy.
If, however, we question nature we
find that, equally with philosophy, it
does not regard the act of dissolution
as something TO be dreaded. An old
physician corroborates this in the fol-
lowing words: II have stood By the
bedside Of hundreds of dying people,
and | have yet to see a dying person
shed tear. No matter what the grief
Of the bystanders may be, the strick-
en- person will show no signs Of over
powering emotion. l have seen cir
Gle Of agonized children around dy-
ing mother-a mother who in health
would have been touched to the quick
by signs of grief in child-yet she
reposed as though che had been made
of stone. There is some strange and
inexplicable psychological change
which accompanies the act Of dissolu-
ton. 1t is we'll known to all physi-
clans that pain disappears as the end
approaches. And nature seems to
have arranged it 80 that mental peace
shall also attend our last lingering mo-
ments.
1t is consoling to know that when
the final moment comes frail humani
ty has no dread Of the stupendous
change, but in the meantime the sum
Of mortal happiness and contentment
is sadly diminished by the looking for
ward with fear and trembling to the
inevitable passing, and it is pity,
therefore, that indifference to it can
not be cultivated. We are too far
away from state of nature to hope TO
be able to resume the ignorant noa-
chalance of the savage, but the phi
losophic stoicism Of the Chinese would
seem to be we'll within our grasp if
the secret of it were but generally
known.
Who, therefore, will make begin
ming in tho matter Of bestowing this
boon upon mankind ? Finite beings
can never conquer death, but they
might learn to overcome their dread Of
it-Aupusta Chronicle
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-08-27
FOR SALE.

A GOOD FARM, containing ninety.
six and one-half acres, twenty of which
IL good bottom land on Conneross Creek
Two houses and barn, and all nece, eary
ou.buildinge. Four mi,as from Wal
halla one mile TO church and schnol.
Address,. r. w. STELLING, Con.
nerosp, Oconee County, 8. C.
July %, 1902 s. so
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-08-27
Notice Of Final Settlement.

THE underaigned, Administratrix OF
Estate of Jaa. 81. Ellison, deceased, here
by gives notice that she will on Monday,
I'D day of September, 1909, apply to the
Judge Of Probate for Anderson County,
=. O., for Final Settlement Of raid Es-
tate, and discharge from her office as
ADMINISTRATIVE.
MARY JANE ELLISON, Adm'x.
August 20, 1902 8
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= What woman doesn't tell about
herself causes many a marriage.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-08-27

Close connection at Calhoun Falls for all points
On or g: A. L. Railway, and ut Epartanburg for Bon.
Fog any information relative to tioke.s, OF
ErneHt Williams, Gen. Pnss Acont Auousta IA.
7. u. Emerson .Trano Manneor. &
J. Reese Fant. Agent, Anderson. g. o,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-08-27

- If man is able to make q bluff
at crying woman will forgive him
anything.
The custom Of treating is FOOLS b
and vulgar-if you are not included
in the invitation.
- When man is 10 trouble he
grins and bears it; a woman in trouble
bears it but doesn' grin.
-!f the average mans digestive
apparatus is all right his, conscience
doesn' t trouble him much.
= The average man is charitable to-
ward all women except his wife.
= Any woman with a contin us
smile usually has new store teeth.
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Peoples Friend!
Who?...The Dollar T!

DON'T fail to see the grand Axel Ma.
chine thai w. "a. Wallace has purchased
to save people money on their BuRxies,
Csrriase". &c. This is the greatest Ma.
chine that has over been invented in this
country. Il caves you putting on now
Axei Point-. Th:s only costs yon $500
to make your old Buggies ride like new
ones. Don't fail tn come to ae~ ue. Also.
will shrink your Tires for 37ac. each, and
guarantee satisfaction. Horse ShoeiEe q
specially; You will fna &C below
Jail, Oh the corner.
w. NJ. WALLACE.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-08-27
OUR NEW TIRE SETTER

CAN tighten your Tires while they
are cold without taking them of
wheels or taking out bolts. Leave
the wheels in perfect shape and dish
just right. Can do the work in one
third time it requires the old way.
Don't wait till your wheels are ruin.
ed. Bring them on and see how nice
ly we can do the work. d sat-.
PAUL E. STEPHENS.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-08-27

- Some men are 80 conceited they
imagine that when they take a walk
everybody else admires the parade.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-02
MERGED RAILROADS
FILE THEIR REPLY
Another Step in the Suit o.
Minnesota Against the North
ern Securities Company.


ST. PAUL, MINI, Sept line oe-
PENDANTS in the merger suit brought by
the State OF Minnesota against the North
ern Securities Company filed their an
Swer this afternoon.
Defendants deny that the Northern
Securities Company has ever conducted
any business in Minnesota or had any
place of business or owned any property
in that State. They also deny that James
j. Hill was on November 13. 1901, or that
he had ever beer the owner of more
than a majority of the capital stock of
the Great Northern Company. They
deny that the Northern Pacific Company
ever became q corporation of the State
of Minnesota. They also deny that the
Northern Pacific Companys lines have
since the organization of the Securities
Company been operated subject to the
dctation or control of the officers of that
company.
They admit that cities and towns named
in the bill are points on each Of the two
lines of railway, but deny that the lines
between these points are parallel, or that
the lines competed for freight or passen-
ger traffic between said points in any diff
ferent manner or by any greater extent
previous to the formation of the Secur1-
ties Comapny than they have at all times
done since the formations of thaat com
pany. and will continue TO do in the fu-
ture. They deny that the defendant com
panies have competed with each other
for passenger or freight traffic in any
other or different manner or to any
greater extent that they have contln-
uously done since the formation OF the
Securities Company, and will continue to
do in the future
They deny tnaat competition between the
defendent companies for traffic between
said places, was. prior to the organization
of the Securities Company, any sharper
or more active or more productive OF
lower rates for freight or passengers,
than ii has been at all times since such
organiza ton and still is, and deny that
such rates have been at any time since
the organization of the Securities Com
ra:ly. or now are or would be any higher
than if said company had not been
formed
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-02
BIG DAY AT BUCkROE
Grand Tournament, Baby Show And
Boxing Contest.
Especial Dispatch to The Times.)

(SpeClil SldtCll " ne lllUeS.J
NEWPORT NEWS, VA, Sept. Labor
Day was generally observed mere, ship
yard stores, shops and offices closing,
the population making an exodus chiefly
to the SeaShOre.
The local Central Labor Union celebrat-
ed at Busbroe Beach, where some fifteen
thorsand people congregated. Athletic
sports, a tournament, baby show and box
ing contest were features.
There We're twenty-nine entries for the
tournament. which resulted thus: Jeffer-
son Sinclair. first prize: Thornton Jones,
second; Fay Curtis. third. Edwin Curtis
and Claiborne Sinclair tied for place, but
We're ridden out
In the baby show the prizes We're won
respectively by Clarence Graham and Will
lara McCaulley, Jay Lyon securing the
prize for the fAstpst baby
The athletic events resulted as follows:
LIST 100 yards dash-Winncr. L. Eanpelt:
second. B. Thomas.
Cd go Yards daSf-Winner, L. Nanpelt:
second winner, 3. Thomas.
3D. 400 yards dash-Winner, ]. Forbes;
second winner, ]. L. Gootee.
| 18th Standing high jump-Winner. G. NJ.
| Robinson: second winner, II d. Wigging-
ton.
| Rfll. Standing broad iump-Winner, G. NJ.
| Robinson. 10 feet l inch; second winner,
H D. Wiggintun, 9 feet inches
l
9Th. Running broad jump-Winner, G. NJ.
| Robinson. 16 feet inches; second winner,
l.. Vanpelt.
It'll 100 yards dash fcr union men only
Winner. c. a. Leach; second winner.
J. l.. Gootee.
sth. Barrel race of c. L. Z. delegates
Winner. j. L. Gootee; second. f. n.
Graham.
9th. Throwing shot. II. Forbes, win
ner,
10th. Open barrel race-Winner, c. H.
| Leach: second. G. II. Conrad.
! Eth Shoe race-Winner. G.. II. Conrad;
! second. ]. Miller.
18th. Sack race-Winner. G. H. Leach
! second j. II. Conrad.
| 18th. Tug Of war between local 1876 of
| Newport News and SS7 of Hampton; prize,
| So in gold-Hampton won the first heat:
| on the second heat a contention arose and
| the event was undetermined.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-02
ALLEGED COWH|D|NG
NEAR WARRENT0N
Mr.. Vests Friends Indignantly
Deny Any Discourtesy
OF WEST TO MRS. C0cHRAk
Very Exaggerated Reports Of the Cons
duct of Mr.. West and Friends When
Ne Was Attacked by Mr.. Cochran.
Statements by Eye Witnesses.
lsnncinl DISPATCH to The TimesO

{Special Dispatch to The Times0
W-aIikENION, VA, September 1.-The
attack on c. c. West of Baltimore, by
s. Cochran. on Friday last AT the home
Of Mr.. maxwell Wyeth, near Marshall.
has been the subject of much talk here,
and many conflicting stories are beina
told about IL and OF the incidents leading
Up 10 1t.
1t was alleged that Mr.. Cochran horse
whipped Nr. Nest and that in turn the
latter gentleman, with two friends, re-
tal1ated on Mr.. Cochran quite severely
The story goes that Mr.. Cochran then
Secured q gun and returned TO Mir.
Nyeths for farther satisfaction. but Mr..
West would not come out and he re-
turned to his home at The plains.
MIR. WYETIi'S STATEMENT.
My Wycth was seen to-day and Sald That
The accident which occurred on the road
I''Is day evening on his way home from
g. Horse Show. when the wheel OF Mrs.
Cochran's buggy was struck and broken
down by the heavy coach, was absolute
ly unavoidable. lie and his party, Mr..
West driving, overlook Mrs Cochran on
the ascent of a ilr, and just as they
were passing Mrs. Cochrans horse stopped
OFFERED ASSISTANCE,
When the accident occurred his whole
party alighted rendered every ASSISTANCE
20 Mrs Cochran in their power, expressed
deepest regrets and offered to pay tor the
damage Mrs Cochran declined their
offer OF assistance and was driven home
by MIR. Melville Whiting, who had come
up in the meantime.
MIR. Wyeth did not care to speak further.
but expressed regret at the unfortunate
turn the affair had taken.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-02
LIZ \, TRAIN ROBBED
NEAR NASHVILLE
Express Safe Opened but Only
$500, it is Believed,
Was Secured.
by Associated rress.>

NASHVILLE, TENN. Sept. Early
tonight, between this city and Franklin,
Tenn, eighteen mile south of here. the
local safe on the express car Of the Louis
Vile and Nashville train. northbound, was
liGed Of its contents by two masked men.
Hi,ile express messenger A. B. Battle,
covered by a revolver, stood by in the
corner Of the car with his hands above
his head. The robbery occurred just after
dark. According to the messengers story.
Cne OF the principals was Gus Hyatt, who
recently made a sensational escape from
the Tennessee penitentiry here while serv-
ing fifteen Yer term for trim robbery. Ex-
press ofiicils estimte the loss / bout $500.
it being in pckgcs tken in since Ieving
Montgomery, Ala. The two big through
safes We're not nolested.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-02
LABOR DAY OBSERVED
Throughout the Country, North and
South 1t Was Celebrated.
fBy Associated

CHICAGO. ILL. September 1-More
than half the usual business of Chicago
is at a standstill in honor Of Labor-Day
The plants OF nearly every industry rep
resented In over 800 FOCAL labor unions
as we'll as all banks and the Stock EX
change and Board of Trade We're closed
while organized labor celebrated it's an
nual holiday.
During the morning hours a great
t.irong of workingmen passed in review
through the downtown streets. ~ novel
feature of this parade was a contribution
of money for the striking anthracite min
tiers thrown into numbered outstretch-
ed American flags borne along tnc route
by several of the unions.
In the afternoon picnics We're held at
many Of the adjacent parks, who're ad :
dresses on labor questions We're made by
prominent speakers.
IN PHILADELPHIA.
PHILADELPHIA. PA, Sept LA
bor-Dav was generally observed here by
the various trades unions and more than
ordinary interest was displayed in the
( celebra ton from the fact that John
Mitchell. president of the United Mine
Workers of America, was the central tlg-
ure of the demonstration
The weather was perfect and 1t is es-
timated that fifteen thousand men par
tlcipat ted in the street parade of labor
organizations. TIE principal event OF
the day was picnic at Washington
Park, on the Delaware river, where two
addresses We're made by President Mitch
ell AL of the money collected during