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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-12-23
Gladstone and His cIothes.

OF Gladstone recent writer says
"No premier in the last half century
paid less attention to his clothes than
didDfr. Gladstone. His hats were par
ticularly shabby, his frock coats Of
uncertain age and his neither gar
ments much bagged at the knee with
sitting at desk. This disregard,
however, extended only to periods
when he was out of Office. When in
Downing street he dressed almost
smartly for man of his age. How
many years. service Mr.. Gladstone
extracted from his famous Inverness
cape we do not know. Anyhow he
started with it on his first Midlothi-
an campaign, and he was still wear
ing it after the general election of
1899. In Edinburgh he appeared to
wear the Same mt year utter year,
but it may have been fetched north
Tor the OCCASION as mascot, Us he
generally drove about barehcaded,
and very few of his constituents ever
saw him with his head covered"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-12-23
Lost the Point.

(Which would you rather havc,'
said Jones to Brown, ga five pound
note or five soyercigns?'
"Scems to ME there's no differ
encc," was the reply.
ooh, yes, there is. I'd sooner
have the note, for when you put it
in your pocket you double it, and
when you take it out you find it in
crcascsl"
Brown was SO ticklcd with the
riddle that he went into his club and
promptly asked it of the first man
he came across.
"Givc it up" said the latter hope
lcssly.
"Why, the note, of course, for
when you put it in your pocket you
fold it in half, and when you take it
out you find it all crumplcd-ha,
hap
But his friend looked more hope
less than before, and to this day
Brown can't make out why ilo did
not sec tho jokc.-London Globe.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-12-23
The Hottest Place on Earth.

Between India and Africa lies the
hottest place on earth. The Avail
islands cover a fairly extensive area
of the Persian gulf, lying off the
southwest coast of Persia, and it is
the largest of them which enjoys
the doubtful distinction of leading
all perspiring competitors in the
matter of heat. The mean temper
ature of Bahrein for the entire year
is 80 degrees. July, August and
September are uncomfortable save for
the natives. Night after night as
midnight comes the thermometer
shows 100. BY z in the morning it
is 10Y or 1os degrees and by 8 in
the afternoon 140. It is stated by
veracious travellers that $4,000
Arabs inhabit the Avail group, fully
$4,000 living on Bahrein, in which
connection Sir Henry Layard adds,
cit would seem that man can ac-
custom himself to anything"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-12-23
ecallOnel Oystcra.

The Christmas dinner should include
oysters. They may serve for an en-
tree and are delicious scn.:oped Oh
baked in a pie with the giblcts. This
is the way to prepare scnllopcd oysters:
Place In n shallow baking dish layer
Of oysters; over this spread layer Of
bread crumbs ar crumblcd crackers;
sprinkle 1t with salt, pepper and bits Of
butter; alternate the layers until the
dish is full. having crumbs ON top. well
dotted with bits Of butter. Pour over
the whole enough oyster juice to mois-
zen s. Rake In hot oven fifteen or
twenty minutes or until Drowned.
Serve in the snn. dish in which 1t is
baked. Indivico i scallop cups o.
shells may also be used. enough for one
person being placed in each cup. Prop
erly prepared. 1t Is an excellent DISH
New York World
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-12-23
The Commuters Watch.


"Commuter, ch 2" asked the
matchmaker as he examined time
piece that was brought in for re-
pairs.
eyes. Why?" said the owner.
"The watch shows it," went on
the matchmaker. "Ips been set two
or three times day. That's COM
muter habit. The arrangement for
setting the hands has been worked
overtime.
"The commuter is always anxious
lest he miss his train, and he keeps
setting his watch by the passing
trains, having more faith in the
railroad schedules than he has in his
watch. He keeps moving the hands
back and forth, according to the va
riations of the trains from the sched-
ule, until he wears out the watch.
almost every commuter has GER
tain trains by which he regulates his
watch, regardless of the variations
from the schedule, and in conse-
quence he never has the time ex-
actly right" New York Times.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-12-23
ONE OF JEROME'S JOKES.
His Invitation to Formal Dinner
With Queen Victoria.

With Queen Victoria.
Lawrence Jerome, whose sister
married Lord Randolph Churchill,
was something of practical joker,
says London paper. Once when
he was visiting at Osborne House,
then the royal residence, his eye
lighted on some of the royal sta
tionery. ooh, my dear sir" said
he, show envied 1 could make my
self in America if only / could take
some Of that stationery with me"
Jeromc's friend forthwith got him
some, and Larry lay low.
Some days later he was invited to
meet a swell crowd OH james Cor
don Benefits yacht. SO he care
fully wrote an cpistlc, purporting to
come from the queen, bidding him
to dine at Osborne House. This
was to be delivered TO him during
dinner. Ten minutes before the
royal invitation was due to arrive u
real invitation from some lord was
handed to him. He excused himself
and opened the letter. "What is
it Z" some one vcnturcd to ask. ooh,
nothing" answered Larry, with a
yawn; 'Eonly an invitation from
Lord So-and-so to dinner"
That made the company stare.
But fancy their surprise when a
great white envelope with the royal
insignia plainly showing was handed
him. He sighed as he broke the
seal. "Wcll," he 1nurmurcd half to
himself, "this is getting to be a
bcastly bore" "What is it?" was
the question once more. ooh, Just
a bid from the queen to eat dinner
at Osborne" "And do you consid-
er that bore:" "Oh, well, no
doubt the intention is good" said
Jerome, "but you can't tell how
these formal things pail on simple
American like nc after time"
But you may take your oath that
Jerome accepted the real invitation
with alacrity.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-12-23
A Christmas Card worth millions.

m S&AEA VoEtA NhAAAOhSs
The most expensive Christmas card
ever mado was prepared by IN English
firm in Calcutta some years ago for the
native ruler Of Bnroda, in the East In
dies. and Intended as gift for Euro
pean lady Of rank with whom the great
man was in love. This card was q
foot in length by ten inches In width
and Of flawless ivory. to obtain which
over forty elephants were killed. -Four
Of the most skillful carvers to be found
were at work for six months on this
magnificent present. When it was fin
ished tho eyesight OF three Of them
was injured and the fourth man be-
came blind. The engraving and carv-
Ing they did were the representing of
10000 Of the stnges Of existence Of
Buddhn. The card was ornamented
around the edges. like frame, with
forty-four diamonds OF the purest wa
ter. and each the size of hnzelnut.
The cost was estimated Mt half mill
lion pounds sterling. The lady never
got her present. for the potentate was
arrested for trying to poison the Eng
l,sn resident. und tine cuTd disappeared red
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-12-23
Necessary Rrecaution.

An American in Paris was one
day looking at the Eifel tower
when he was accosted by an enthu-
siastic Frenchman with, "Ah, my
friend, that is a beautiful tower,
and doubt very much whether you
have anything to beat it in Amer
ica."
"Waal, stranger" replied the
American, 81 guess it's good for
France, but in America we have a
tower SO high that we have to lower
the top at night"
slower the top at night ?" replied
the Frenchman. "For what rea.
son?"
"Waal, I guess it is just to let the
moon pass, stranger. Good day."
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-12-23
THE CITY CHURCH.
Hs First Function 10 Toward Proper
Family Living.

Cts First Function 10 Toward Proper
Family Living.
The city church has first of all a
function to fulfill to the family life
of the city. In SO doing it not only
gives what homes have q right to
expect from it, but gets from the
family that upon which its own per-
petnity and progress must depend.
For the family is the type Of rela-
tionship to realize which the church
exists. It is the primary social cell
which divides and develops the 9TH
er structures of society. In religion
it is the central sphere which unites
to itself and to one another all the
spheres Of human life within which
the relationships Of religion are to
be realized. The family is, there
fore, to be utilized by the church in
two ways---to set the earthly type,
standard and example of religious
relationships Godward and man
ward, and to realize these relation
ships throughout the world by the
use Of home life, household equip
ment and the cooperation of fam
lily groups.
The church has no higher social
function than to cooperate with the
family in fulfilling its function. If
upon the family society depends for
the reproduction of human life, the
family has a right to look to the
church for the sanctity of the mar
riage bond and the protection of in
FAINT life. If sex life can be legiti-
matcly filed only within the fam
lily the church may be expected to
teach and conserve sexual purity.
AS home is the only normal place
for the nurture of child life, the
right of the child to play, education,
freedom from too early and excess
i've labor, guardianship and equal
ity Of opportunity is the church's
OWL most sacred cause.-Chautau-
guam.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-12-23
She Got the Candy.

1t was Chicago child, not yet
three years old, who, having been
punished by her mother, called up
her father on the telephone for sym
pathy. "Papa," was the call that
his stenographer heard on answer
ing the ring.
"Why, it's the baby" she said to
her employer. The startled man,
with visions of disaster in his mind, ,
caught the receiver and said:
"What is it, baby?"
"Mamma 'panked me-" came the
reply.
"What do you want me to do
about it?" asked the relieved and
amused parent.
"Come right home and bring me
q pound of candy" said the child
Lippincott's.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-12-23
Learn 20 FORGET.

"a good forgotten, said an old
man and q successful one the other
day, els really as valuable a posses
sion Us good memory. A good
forgotten knows what to forget and
what to pass over to the memory to
hold on tap for future use. I've al
ways found it paid to let other pco-
pies mistakes and my own 60. The
memory Of them is infectious some
how and seems to breed more mis-
takes and crowds out the thought of
more useful things. Yes, my advice
to the younger, habit forming gen
Grafton, both men and women, would
be to cultivate first Of all a wise, dis.
eliminating forgotten
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-12-23
smorxing gshe, Cb.i.tm,,a;.s ,;. FOO, !, !,

In some parts OF England the custom
is said still TO continue. two days after
old Christmas day. of smoking the
foo"-that is. pile Of straw being col
lected and set alight. the "fool" Is hung
over 1t by n rope around his waist md
swung backward ana forward till he
is nearly dead. Then he goes around
with his cup and collects what the
spectators think proper to give" as tho
chroniclers express It In these enter
prising days, when almost any game Is
worked TINT can induce my one Is
give anything, It seems strange that no
one has imported this cuatom. FOR It
must be q successful one. .,s.; !:
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-12-23
Gave Charlie Away.

AN Oakland matron related that
one night she heard noise in tho
house, and she alarmed her husband
who resolved to go downstairs and
investigate. "But," went on tho
matron, "by the time Charles got
his leg on and was downstairs tho
burglar had departed. But we found
a window open" Her hearers all
looked their surprise, and then the
matron realized, to her confusion
that not. one of them h.d before
suspected that slight imperfcctior
in her husbands gait was due to /,
cork leg. --San Francisco Tabl.
Talk.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-12-23
sEND THE rA1REsr DOW: THE MIDDLE.

Bring the old musicians fiddle,
Relic Of the bygone days;
Send the ;uirest down the middle
While the lifting music sways.
Light OF foot and quick OF laughter
Swing the dancers. toe and heel,
As they pass or follow after
In the quaint Virginia reel.
Make Il welcome for the stranger
Should his footstep cross the door.
BY the memory Of the munger
And tho Christ that was OF yore;
Gather Childrens faces round you.
AS he gathered them long sync.
If IT be the years have crowned you
With their radiance divine.
Deck the trco and light the candles.
Let the stockings all be hung.
For Il saint with furry sandals
Ger the housctops high has swung,
And his reindeer stceds are prnnctng
Through the star bcspnnglcd rimc,
And the noonbenms pale are glancing
In the merry Christmas time.
-Wonnn's Home Companion.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-12-23
Christmas oyster SOUP.

One quart Of oyster liquor. two doz-
en- oysters, one quart of milk. two tn-
blespoonfuls Of butter. two tablespoon.
1uls Of flour. Juice Of hnlf q lemon, salt
and pepper to taste, tiny pinch OF mace.
Heat milk and strained oyster liquor l.,
separate vessels. Rub butter and flour
together, cook In n saucepan until they
bubble end pour on hot milk stirring
till the mixture Is thin and smooth.
Add the liquor. drop in the oysters and
cook five minutes. Season and serve nj
once. Add lemon juice the very last
thing.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-12-23
Joya OF Christmas Time.

While the Christmas season brings u
thrill Of JOY to all tb" aged who have
lived correct lives. yet 1t is sometimes
saddened by "reminiscences Of sins Of
omission and commission. The knowl-
edge that during this blessed time evil
spirits are shorn Of power to do evil
does not always soothe the pangs of
conscience. But to the young, to whom
life in prospect Is MI hope and sun
shine. the season is one of unnlloyed
bliss. In addition to health and good
digestion. they have two patron saints,
Little Jack Horner. who sat In the
corner" md Santa Claus, who. though
Dutchmnn. Is endeared to the in
fantry Of oil nations by the bound
less profusion he showers on all na-
tionalitics. There are trees sufficiently
stacked up around the market house to
carry all the old gentleman's benefac-
tlons this year. and they are selling
readily. Il testimonial to the improved
prospects OF the expectant recipients
Of his bounty.
Numerous. indeed, arc the hearts 20
which Christmas brings a brief sea-
son of happiness and enjoyment. How
many families whose members have
been scattered far and wide in the rest
less struggle for life are then reunited
and meet again in TINT happy state of
companionship and iautual good will!
How many old rccollections and how
many dormant sympathies does Christ
mas time awaken!
There are thousands Of Pickwicks to-
dny as we'll rs century ago who enjoy
that sacred time as well as he.-Pitts-
burg Press.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-12-23
A
Song Of
C h r i 1T nm O. S


SSTHA WINE the bittersweet and holly
II Arched above tho hearthatone'0
d glow.
Joy. and not melancholy,
Came. indrifting with the SNOW
In each face the froBt's a-tingle,
And afar on flying wing
Comes the sleigh belly rhythmic Jingle
Through December Journeying.
Bet tho board and ask the blessing
For the bounty amply spread,
In the simplest words expressing
What IL loving Father said
peace on carth'-for this is nearest
When the SHOWS with us abide,
And the winter air Is clearcst
In the hush OF Chris.mastidc
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-12-23

Don't forget the old man
with the fish on his back.
For nearly thirty years he
has been travelling around the
world, and is still travelling,
bringing health and comfort
wherever he goes.
To the consumptive he
brings the strength and flesh
he SO much needs.
To all weak and sickly
children he gives rich and
strens thening food.
To thin and pale persons
he gives new firm flesh and
rich red blood.
Children who first saw the
old man with the fish are now
grown up and have children
OF their own.
lie stands for SCOTS Emul-
sion of pure cod liver ola
delightful food and a natural
tonic for children, for old folks
md for all who need flesh and
strength. 53
soscsoTsIss 3 8. .nso.Wy.NE: :s y .E chsm.sss.
oSSGssf sIi drass;. asT; ~. Sssrs. 3
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-12-23

: Young Loveman-"Mr. Heuny.
peck, I come to ask you for your daugh.
tor. Ilove." Mr.. Hennypeok--
That's al right; sou may have her.
And--er--l don't suppose you can pos.
sibly see>ypur way clear 80! StaksA be,
mother, toof S.; I s'S',52 ts 3 !.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-12-23
THE DARKY'S
NEW YEAR SONG

n NISTER NEW YEAR. como erlong;
AAEH Make u mighty show!
i V ID SinGin' er de same ole song
EVERYBODY know:
"IIovd dy. howdy DO. sub:
Hpppy days ter you. sub!
Lots or money.
Weather sunny,
En- de whole sky blue. suhf'
Mister New Year comm long,
Trompin' crost de snow:
Say ne gwine ter right dc wrong:
Make de roses grow.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-12-23
II TOO WISE FER YOU, sUu"

''Howdy. howdy do. sub:
Heah's my love ter you. sub!
Give you money,
MILK on honey.
Make dat ole coat new. suh!"
Mister New Year. go yo' ways!
done had my schoolin':
Been lot CT New Ycur days;
/ too old fer foolin'!
I too wise fer you. sub,
Wild yo "IIowdy do. suh"
Talk too cheap:
Go sew en- reap
EN- bring dem skies er blue. sub!
Atlanta Constitution
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-12-23
To Cure a Cold IN 0as pav

Take Laxative Bromo Qniniue Tablets
All druggists refund tho money il j,
fails to cure. E. W. Groves sigma.
ture is on each box. Prios 25o.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-02-27
Lecture.

A lecture recital will be given in
the Town Hall, Rising Sun, Md,
on Wednesday evening, March 4th,
1903, under the auspices of The
Advance Club, on the subject of
James Whitcomb Riley, by his
most genial interpreter, p. M.
Pearson.
Mr.. Pearson comes highly recon-
mended and a rare literary treat is
promised those who attend this lee
ture on the Hoosier States popu-
lar humorist and poet. f. w.
Gunsaulus says of Mr.. Pearson's
lecture on the above subject: "We
all came away feeling that We had
been back again among the dew
drenched meadows where the flow
ers of happy childhood were still
blowing"
Admission 25c. Lecture SOC
O'Clock. Reserved seats may bt
secured without additional charge
by purchasing tickets in advanc al
E. r. Burlington & Sons store.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-02-27
New Bridge At havre de Grace.

The Pennsylvania Railroad will
build costly new bridge across
the Susquehanna River, says the
Baltimore American. Preliminary
surveys have been made, rights
of-way at least partly secured,
plans of construction figured upon
and practically all of the initial
steps taken for the fulfillment OF
the project.
Railroad officials have been
unusually secretive concerning the
projected bridge, but the fact that
it would be built has been matter
of common knowledge in the vicin,
ity of Havre de Grace for sometime
The new bridge will be a four,
track affair of the most substantial
kind, and will be on the main line
of the Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington railroad.
While no definite information as
to the route can be had, the sur,
veys would indicate that the new
line will leave the present main
line some distance south of Havre
de Grace and follow the route oil
the old railroad to the point about
a mile and half below the present
Havre de Grace station, where the
old railroad ferry crossed.
An elevated bridge will then
cross the river in a diagonal line
striking the opposite shore below
Perryville, where the present
bridge runs in, and the new line
would go through the country I'M
til some two miles north of Perry,
vile, where it would connect with
the main line, probably at Prin
cipio Furnace. Such a course
would take out a bad reverse curve
aud give a shorter line than a
present.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-02-27
ROCK SPRINGS.

Jackson Boyle has purchased flint
driving horse.
An old citizen of Rock Springs, VIM
Riley, has been very i'll.
Miss Mary B. Aument of Nottingham
has been visiting friends and relatives il
this section.
John Hartman has removed from Ceda
Cottage to the widow Mccullough prop
erty, near Pilot.
Thomas Weaver will remove to his owr
home near lakewood, from the Taylor
Rawlings farm, in March.
Charles Green, who Intends moving tc
Chester, will hold public sale of per
sonal property in the near future.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-02-27
Persisted From Cold.

The body of white woman was
found in the woods on the farm OF
I. III. Ford, near North East, on
Saturday last, by Benjamin Duling.
The remains were identified as
those of Miss Sarah Keithley, Of
Elk Neck. She was about 40 years
of age, and had been somewhat de-
mented for several years past.
She had resided at the home of her
brother, John Keithley, of the
Fifth district. On Friday morn.
ing the woman left her home un,
noticed and it is supposed wander
ed into the woods and was over.
come by fatigue and exposure. A
A coroner's jury after hearing testi.
mony rendered a verdict of death
from cold and exposure. The
funeral took place Tuesday after.
noon, with interment at cemetery
adjoining Harris Chapel.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-02-27
New Council, d. of L.

George Washington Council, No.
q, Daughters of Liberty, was insti-
tuted at Bay View on Monday
night, Feb. Odd, by ex-National
Councillor Charles III. Stein, State
Secretary Mrs. L. f. Gwinn, and
ex- State Councillor Mrs. L. r. At.
kinson. The following officers were
installed: Jr. exc, Jethro John
son; Jr. ex-A. c., Bessie Lynch;
c., Mrs. Maggie Brickley; A. c.,
Olive Benjamin; V. c., Lottie
Trimble; A. V. c., Rebecca Lynch;
F. S., Howard Armour; R. S.,
Harry e. Abrams; Treas, Frank
Brickley; G Barbara Lynch; I. G.,
Jas. Gibson; o. G., Bruner Tyson;
Trustees, Norman Hall, Barbara
Lynch, James Gibson.
Members of the order were pres
ent from Baltimore, Elkton, North
East and Calvert.