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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-04-23
Mother Of Pearl.

The most beautiful mother Of
pearl. unless that of the obalone be
excepted, is obtained from the neu-
titus, which is cephelon and relat-
ed to the cuttlefsh. Occupying only
the mouth of its dwelling, the lat
ter is composed Of a series Of empty
chambers, each of which the animal
has successfully lived in and vacat7
ed es it grew bigger, building up bs-
hind it at each move q wall Of ppr-
est pearl.
These vacant rooms Of pearl are
all connected by pneumatic tube,
which enables the creature to so
control the air supply to its house
as to make the domicile lighter or
heavier at will, in order to ascend
or descend in the water. The shell
is too thin to bear grinding, and SO
muriatic acid is used to remove the
outer coat and disclose the exquisite
nacro beneath.
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The Medicine Taken.

The so called s'drugging habit" or
practice Of prescribing innumerable
drugs for patients by the family
doctor has been scored byaSpromi-
nent physician. He states that from
personal observation he knows that
foreigners do not prescribe or swal-
low one-fourth Of the amount of
medicine we do, and he blames prac-
titioners for frequently prescribing
an unnecessary quantity of drugs.
He adv .ses the physician to con-
dense his pharmacopmia and mate
ria medica to vest pocket edition
and then prescribe accordingly. He
adds:
"There are three doctors in whose
medicines I have ever had implicit
faith-Dr. Have-to, DR.. Diet and
DR.. Quiet. DR.. Have-to gives a per-
son no time for imaginary ills, OF
for the coddling of real ones. DR..
Diet takes care Of the digestive or
gans and sees that they are not
abused, while DR.. Quiet has cured
hundreds Of headaches and warded
off many an attack of nervous pros
tration. Of course, while they are
all specialists, not one Of these ply
sicians could set broken bone or
cure case Of typhoid fever, but
their prescri Dtions save much wor-
ry."
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-04-23
a Trick Of Cross ExamlnatIo n.

In ON action for payment Of a
tailors bill witness in London
court swore that certain dress
coat was badly made, one of the
sleeves being longer than the other.
'You will" said the great Erskine
slowly, having risen to cross exam
inc, 'sswear-that one Of the sleeves
was-longer-than the other ?"
Witness-I do swear it.
Erskine Quickly and with fash
of indignation) Then, sir, I am to
understand that you positively deny
that one Of the sleeves was shorter
than the other?
Startled into self contradiction
by the suddenness and impetuosity
of this thrust, the witness said, ssI
do deny it."
Erskine (raising his voice as the
tumultuous laughter died away
Thank you, sir. I don't want to
trouble you with another question.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-04-23
A Persian Mode Of Punishment.

An extraordinary punishment is
in vogue in Persia. It consists in
taking the culprit through the fol-
lowing course of sprouts" and is
said to be very effectual, especially
when it has been applied to one
guilty Of the third offense:
The first time man is caught in
the act Of stealing he is sbastina-
doed" {beaten on the soles of the
feet with an iron rod) and made to
sign paper declaring that that will
be his last offense. If he forgets
this when the soles Of his feet Quit
burning and tries it again, the Sec
ond offense calls for the amputation
of his right hand. If he is still OBJ
durate and goes at it left handed,
the third and of course last resort
is decapitation.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-04-23
How the Continents Attract Seas.

The effect Of gravitaticn in heap
ing up the sea waters upon the
shores of continents is one of the
most interesting as well as the most
cur and least considered facts in
connection with old oceans history.
Thus the continents, are all situated
at tops of great hills OF mountains
Of water, and to cross the Atlantic
OF any other ocean the ship has to
first 60 down the sloping sheet,
Cross the valley and then climb the
mountain of water on the other side
before it safely reaches a harbor.
In this connection the interesting
calculation has been made that in
midocean on the Atlantic the de-
preston is about three-fourths of a
mile below the level of the water at
coast line, while q ship in travelling
from San Francisco to Yokohama,
Japan, must cross valley at least a
mile,in depth.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-04-23
s4andeI's Appetite.

George Frederick Handel, who
was composer at the age Of nine
and had written three operas before
he was fifteen, was man of un-
commonly large appetite, and it is
told Of him that whenever he stop
ped at an inn or elsewhere where the
host was not familiar with the
greatness Of his hunger he would
order dinner for three.
Upon one occasion he gave his or
der for three as usual, and when the
hour for dinner arrived he called
to his host:
sEes de timer rettJ?"
cit will be served, sir, immediate
ly upon the arrival Of your compa-
n.y." was the response.
"Ach," said Handel, with a laugh,
eden you may pring it up right
away. I am de company"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-04-23
Why, Indeed?

'cWhy does a dog run sideways or
diagonally ?" inquired the purchaser
Of fine black Newfoundland pup
Of dog fancier the other day.
".Well, Sir, that's q question I've
been asked frequently, and after
some investigation I have concluded
the reason is that the animal has
been brought up that way. Why
does a chicken roost on one foot, or
an owl keep its eyes wide open all
night long, or rooster crow vigor-
ousiy at the break of early dawn, or
pig run homeward with straws in
its mouth before approaching rain?
These are questions that are as diff
fcult to solve as some Of the astro-
nomical problems.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-04-23
WALT WHlTMAN's- COMMENT.
a Story of the Poet and the Great Aa.
noetIc lnaersoll.

a story OF the Poet and the Great Az.
nostlc ingersolL
IN the. last year of his life Walt
Whitman, the peculiar Camden poet
ana seer, was surrounded by a gal-
a2y OF admirers, some of whom en-
couraged his poetic genius in more
substantial ways than by wordy
strife and were admitted into his
friendship on terms of great init
macy.
On one occasion the gathering at
the hermitage included, Colonel Rob
ert G. 1ngersoIl and distinguished
professor of English literature at
ono OF our institutions of higher
learning. observation-disclosures flow
OF conversation was stimulated by
the convivial offerings supplied by
Whitman's table, and after a bril-
Ii; liant ANALYSIS Of the philosophy Of
shakespeare he began long mono
!!oSua upon the subject of the souls
immortality. With his usual keen
sarcasm he ridiculed the commonly
accepted ideas of the Christian, and
in q manner surprising even his
magnetic lecture style, because the
eloquence was unconscious, he set
forth his own well known doctrines.
Walt Whitman, as described by
the professor of literature, sat ST.
lent in his chair throughout the en-
trancing recital. He was at this
time far along in years, and his
long, combed white hair and
beard, 18th the loose and pictur-
esque clothing which he affected
gave him strikingly venerable ap.
pearance. When the distinguished
agnostic had concluded, Whitman
raised his head and slowly answer.
ed:
eyes, Bob, that all sounds YER,
well, but when man gets SO neal
to the end as I am he begins to have
different ideas about those things
1t. was Ingersoll's turn to b.
thoughtful. Philadelphia Ledger.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-04-23
soME TRICK RIDERS.
MOT circus People, but Women Shop.
pers Of Ne,y York.

y.
pers Of New York.
unless you are cahr1an you
cannot appreciate what q lot of
cheap people there are in New
York" said the. man with the shiny
hat. "Women are the worst Offend
ers-the women who try to put on
airs out of nothing. It is on their
account that SO many of us cabmen
have our headquarters down around
Iwenty-third street. It is a fact
that two-thirds of the wosnen who
patronize cabmen do their asling be-
low Iwenty-third street. Up town
they walk or fall back on the cars.
The reason is-they can make q
bigger showing with us down here
in the shopping district. Why, I've
known women to ride ten miles on
street car and then, when they got
q block Of two away from the shops.
they'd take cab for the rest of the
distance. 1t looks big, and to hear
them tell it it sounds q good deal
bigger.
II had nothing on hand today
says madam, $50 I just thought ia
call a cab and come down and buy q
few things
"Holy smoke! If she'd only tell
where she was when she called me,
the friends she meets would fall
over in q ft-that is, they would
unless they are up to the same
tricks, which undoubtedly many of
them are.
cit is the same way when they
come down town to meet friends
and dine at hotels OF big restau-
rants. The first and longest stage
of the journey is made in a car, and
then. when half block from their
destination, they climb into cab
and ride the rest of the way as big
as Pompey, just to make show be-
fore the hotel folk. Of course there
is nothing criminal about the
scheme. 1t is perfectly legitimate,
and we cabmen have no legal right
to kick, but it does rile a fellow SO
sometimes to be limited TO such
short runs that he can't help but
say things." New York Press.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-04-23
THE WATERLOO BALL..
Some ct Those There Really Danced
the Dance OF Death.

4 20 u ~
the Dance OF Death.
The Duke and Duchess of Rich
mond were living in fms hotel ,on
the Rue de la Blanchissere, which
stood on its own grounds and had n
fruit and flower garden extending
to the city ramparts. Their graces
moved I'M all the society OF Brussels
and entertained o great deal. The
duchess, who had issued 22O invita-
tions for the ball, proposed to recall
them when she heard that Napole-
on's army was advancing. But the
Duke of Wellington, to prevent
alarm, requested that the ball might
take place.
Nevertheless many English fam
lilies were frightened away from
Brussels, and post horses we're kept
harnessed in the Duke Of Rich
mond's stable in case bad news from
the scene of the conflict should
make it advisable for his children
to be sent to Antwerp. The major
ity of the people of Brussels were
violent Bonapartists and were pre-
pared to entertain Napoleon in great
style should he force the British
army to retreat and enter their city
in triumph.
So it was that the Duke of We'll
lington and many of his officers
went to the ball after the business
of the day had been attended to-.
While the merry couples were flying
around dispatch from the front
was handed to Wellington. He ask.
ed the Duke of Richmond for pri-
vate room where he might consult
with some of his generals who were
present. The duchess dressing room
was the only convenient room safe
from intrusion.
Candles were hastily lighted on
the dressing table, at which We'll
lington sat with map before him,
and, having explained certain points
to his staff, they all rejoined the
company. They left the house be-
fore 10 o'clock and succeeded in do
ing 80 without attracting any atten-
ton. Very few, if any, Of the dam
GERS guessed how near at hand was
the crisis which was to decide the
fate of Europe, and it never entered
the heads Of the young girls that
some Of their partners were dancing
the e'dance of DEATH"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-04-23
Better Than pills.

The question has beens asked, In
what way are Cham berlain' 81 Stomach
6 Liver Tablets superior to pills?''.
Our answeris: They are easier and
more pleasant 70 take, more mild and
gentle IN effect and more reliable as
they tan always be depended upon.
Then they cleans and invigorase the
stomach and leave tbe bowels Id ma
tural condition, while pills are moro
hsrsh IN efgecs and their use Is often
followed bg constipation. For Rale By
0fr Drug Co
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-04-23
Oheyed Orders.

Johnny was chopping wood one
morning, and every once in awhile
he would put piece Of cake in his
mouth. His father saw that this
retarded his progress, and he want
ed the wood chopped as soon as pos.
sible. So he kindly told Johnny
that he could not eat and work al
the same time.
Going out some time later, the ia.
ther saw the hatchet lying on the
ground and Johnny eating to his
hearts content.
sWhat do you mean by doing
this :" asked the father.
31'm only following your orders
pa" replied Johnny. 'You said
couldn't eat and work at the same
time. ."-Philadelphia North Ameri
can.
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It's Mysterious Charm.

Madge, having learned to make
several characters in writing, al
though utterly unable to spell a
word without having it given her
letter by leSter, one evening handed
her father a slip of paper upon
which, 80 she gravely informed him,
she had written q joke.
'H-m-m," said the indulgent par
ent inspecting the jumble Of letters,
"this, my dear, doesn't spell any
thing"
IL know it," chuckled the little
girl. 'Ifs whatit doesn't spell that's
the joke, papa! And" cooking her
head wisely, maybe it's really
funny one, who knows?" New
York Press.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-04-23
A Valuable Medicine For Coughs and
Uoids in Children.

{. - have not had the slightest hesi-
fancy in recommending Chamberlain q
Cough Remedy to ell who ara suffering
from coughs or colds,,' says Charles
NJ. Cramer, Esq. a we'll known watch
maker, Of Colombo, Ceylon. "It has
been some two years since the City
Dispensary first called my attention to
thisiyaiuable medicine aud I have re-
peatedly used it and it has always
been benefcials 1t has cured me
quickly of all chest colds. It is es-
pecially effective for children and sell
dom takes more than one bottle to
cure them of hoarseness. I have per-
suaded many to ythis valuable med
icine, and they are all as we'll pleased
as myself over the results For sale
by Orr Gray Drug Go.
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LlNcoLMM n AND &. MILRoY. vi /
How the Latter Was RESTORED to the
Service After Suspension.

Service After Suspension.
In paper e.F::g:..:a.;a. e.F:gst.:a.;a e stLincoln's Of
fetal Habit" !" contributed to Lippin-
colts Magazine by Leslie J.. Perry,
is passage relating to General Mil
rov, an Indiana officer, now deceas-
ed. It reads.as,folloWs:
"The department. commander at
Baltimore permitted the enemy to
creep up on his forces in the Shen-
andoah valley. Lincoln thus warn
ed him: ~ 3 4
"WAn DEPARTMENT, JuneS14 1864
..Major General Schehcl. Baltimore:
"Get General MilToy from Winchester to
Harpers Ferry II phssible. He will be
.robbled W. II he remains, II he is not
already past redemption. A. LINCOLN
"Nlilroy then was ALREADY past
redemption and was sgobbled up
the very next day by the rebel GEN
eral Ewell on the road to Pennsyl-
vania. The case Of Milroy, who was
now in disgrace, illustrates another
of the presidents characteristics.
The Indiana delegation in congress
waited on him subsequently, ex-
pressing a strong feeling in favor Of
Slilroy's restoration to command.
Lincoln knew Milroy personally and
had high regard for him. Tele-
graphing to General Grant, then in
tennessee, explaining the Indiana
pressure, Lincoln said: !
"I ohars :n .h.s feeling I1e <L1ilrcy) is
not q difficult man to satisfy, sincerity
and courage beins his strong points Be-
lleving In our cause and yanting to fight
for 1t is the whole MAYER with him.
Could you. without embarrassment, as
sign him place II directed to report to
you? A. LINCOLN.
"That was a manly thing to say
Of a commonplace but patriotic gen
eral, leboring under the cloud of de-
feat, the more SO as it was 'caid to
the most victorious general in the
service, who had but little patience
with poor officers. Milroy got an
other command"
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= Many man uses his religion as
sort Of lightning rod.
- Any MAJ who is unable to bear
misfortune is truly unfortunate.
- Whom wise man knows anv.
thing worth telling he keeps it to him
self.
When man has no moro money
to burn his old flames soon desert
him.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-04-23
English Rulers and the Lanuuaae

Unlike most other countries, Eng
land has repeatedly been governed
by foreigners, who thought SO little
of their people that they did not
even take the trouble to learn the
language Of their subjects. Most of
the Danish kings knew no English,
and if William the Conqueror, VIII
liam Rufus and others knew the lam
guage they kept the fact to them
selves.
The early French kings, in fact,
regarded England as a conquest and
France as their home. Richard T.,
for instance, spent but few months
Of the ten years of his reign on Eng
lish soil. In modern times George
/. neither knew nor cared to learn
English, and George II. spoke it
very imperfectly.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-04-23
More Ti,an tho shlp Can y, CARY rs,

More Than Tho Ship Can Garry.
The Japanese have a remarkable
rangementS that scoops vast guam
titles Of fish into an emo nous bag
of netting hanging beneath the bot
tom Of q vessel. In this receptacle
something Like thirty times the car
go can be conveyed to market that
could b carried CARR tb5.y by The ship in the
ordinary way. Fus. .hermore, the
merchandise is BY this method
brought into port alive and conse-
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-04-23
Her Comment.

THE habit" quoted the young
man with the red rooster decorated
vest. loft proclaims the man"
But, suggested the. young lady
with the lofty brow, stit doesn't al
ways use o megaphone to do its pro-
claiming, does it?'
Wincing under her sarcasm, he
buttoned his coat tightly across the
offending garment, yet could not
altogether silence it. ~ Baltimore
American,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-04-23
3 THO Masf acaatIx ,.lI annIe.

The most costly book in the world
is declared to- be a Hebrew Bible
now In the Vati ,an. It is said ths !
in 1912 Pope Julius III. refused to
sell the Bible for its weight in gold,
which would amount to $1O3, 600.
That is the greatest price ever of
9fl,ad for o book.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-04-23
.Tru-mIe,s,. file 9,

The truf1e is, a wonderful vegeta-
BILE. It has neither roots, stems,
leaves, flowers nor seeds. It grows
just below the surface of the earth
and in France is discovered by the
aid Of swine, which are attracted to
it by the Aeshy smell it emits. In
England dogs are trained to search
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-04-23

.S Many . man would be able to
live on bis reputation il it wasn' {
necessary 70 eat once in awhile.
Courtesy given freely demands
5poliseness in return. To be frugal Of
thanks shows q churlish spirit.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-04-23
Stops the Cough and Works off the

- MatrimoDially speaking, the
baseball catcher is not always catch.
Purify the blood and put the sys-
tenn in order for summer work by
using at this time short course Of
Prickly Ash Bitters; it is the greatest
blood purifer on earth. Evans Phar-
macy, 81 s. 4 n s &
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-04-23
The RattIesnake.

For some cause no rsttlesnake
will cross a hair rope. When a
camping party is in region infest-
ed with these vermin, all that is
necessary to protect the camp at
night is to lay hair lariat or the
ground around the camp in such a
way that no snake can approach the
camp from any quarter without
crossing the rope, and the campers
are perfectly secure from intrusion.
Why it is no human being can ex-
plain, but that it is 80 has been too
often proved to be doubted.
Stops the Cough and Works off the
II Cold.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets cure
g, cold in one day. No cure. No Pay.
Price % cents.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-26
THE TTNNEL DISASTER.

The eoroner's jury which has been listening
for fortnight to explanations of the recent dis
aster in the tunnel above Forty-secOnd-st. could
not we'll have rendered any other verdict than
that upon which it so promptly agreed. Engl-
neer WiSker ran past the signals because they
were obscured. That state of things was not
his fault, nor was it exceptional 1t was SHOWN
that other engineers had done precisely the
same thing and for this same reason. for years
past, though fortunately with a different result.
To place the responsibility elsewhere than on
the corporation which controls the tunnel. ana
which was perfectly familiar with the situation
there would have been illogical and unjust.
The righteousness of this judgment was con-
fessed in advance when, a few days ago, the
Central announced its plans for tunnel reform.
These do not contemplate any materlh I'M
provement in the system Of signalling, nor a
stricter discipline of disObedient employees They
are directed solely TO the elimination of the
smoke and steam which caused the collision or
January s. Satisfied at last that public opinion
would not tolerate the conversion of the tunnel
into An open cut, the company has decided TO
employ electricity for motive purposes. only
partial relief will be afforded at first, but this
will be sufficient to make conspicuous change
in the visibility OF the signals, which is the
prime essential
Whether not II would be wise TO require
additional reforms is a question which the
State Railroad Commission will undoubtedly
consider. Mr.. Rives having confirmed the opin-
ion recently expressed by The Tribune that the
city has forfeited its power TO exercise compul-
sion in this matter, the responsibility of the Al
bany authorities is increased. Several sugges-
tons have been made concerning the tunnel
within the last few weeks which ought TO be
carefully weighed. One is TO introduce vent-
lating fans Another is to reduce the speed and
shorten the blocks. \ third is to allow only
one train at a time in the tunnel But whether
any of these are approved by the commission
or not, the railway company should not be per-
mitted to be too dilatory in initiating the meas
ures which it has itself already promised.