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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-12-09
FREE AND EASY ROAD.
a Drummer's Story of a Northern Yer.
mont Accommodation Train.

A Drummer's Story of a Northern Yer
mont Accommodation Train.
81 was travelling on a road in
northern Vermont" said New
York drummer. Gin the seat ahead
of me was farmer so jubilant over
buying new buggy he was taking
home with him that he had to turn
around and tell me all about it..
'Goshp he was saying for the twen-
tieth time. Got it dirt cheap-only
$24,' when the conductor came
through and tapped him on the
shoulder.
"'Say, Darius he shouted, hes
slowing up for your jumping off
placep
".What town are we coming TOP
/ asked Darius.
"'Oh, no town in particular,' ne
answered. Jest my farm. I know
the conductor and engineer pretty
well-grew up alongside of them
and they always let me off here.
Saves walking six miles from town.
Gust then the train stopped, and
Darius made leisurcly for the door
and scrambled of the platform. A
minute or two passed, and we didn't
move on. Guess they're helping
Darius off with his buggy I said to
myself and went on reading the pa
per.
Maybe I had read for five min
sites When 7 looked up. tHellop
said. Still standing here? Wonder
if Darius got his buggy off?' With
that stuck my head out of the
window to see, and, bless me, if
there wasn't the engineer and the
fireman and the conductor helping
Darius to put his buggy together,
and the brakeman was umcrnting
the shafts.
did anybody object to the de-
lay? Not soul. Acted as if it
were an everyday occurrence. They
went deliberately at it, not even
giving railroad schedules thought
apparently until the buggy was all
put together and the son Of Darius
came across fields leading horse.
Then Darius thanked them and
guessed he and his boy could hitch
up the horse all right, and the con-
ductor and the engineer and the
fireman and the brakeman all crawl
ed back on the train, and we got
under way again.
"That happened on the up trip.
On the down trip we made stop in
the open country, and, as I'd seen
no one get off, I got out to inycsti-
gate. When I walked up to the en-
gine saw the engineer down on
his knees on the track, pounding
away like all possessed.
What's up?' I asked.
"fOh, nothing much,' he said.
sOn the up trip I noticed this rail
was little loose, so when I was in
town threw spike and an ak into
the engine, and now I'm respiih1iine
it. That's ALL New York Mail
and Express.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-12-09
BARBARlANS AT PLAY.
Miss Edith Was Horrified Till She
Learned the Truth.

Learned the Truth.
Miss Edith stepped FROM the en-
trance Of the tenement house. Half
overcome by the reeking odors Of
the place she had just left, she lean
led against the area railing, oblivious
of the chattering, shrieking group
OF small children playing in the
gutter across the street.
Presently their shrill shouts at
tracted her attention, and she
watched them intently. They SEEM
ed to be playing some game. On
the top of garbage box, standing
at the curb line, sat wee and dirty
faced boy, attired il q pink under
shirt, blue calico skirt and O vest
of his fathers, at least twenty sizes
too large for his gaunt little shoul-
,ders. All about him in the gutter
were gathered a dozen or more lit
tie girls. Each Of them was armed
with some instrument of torture.
"A majority carried pins and needles,
rone or two hairpins and the leader
and largest long hat pin. They
were taking turns" sticking their
respective weapons into the tender
leg of the baby Of the garbage can.
"The little fiendsp' said Miss
Edith aloud and rushed across the
street to stop the torture. AS she
came near che heard the girl with
Ehe net pin eEy cut, sG went III dc
&urderist dat timep
seYou wicked, wicked childrenw
cried Miss Edith. 'sWhat do you
mean by abusing that poor little
schild?"
The "poor little child" on top of
che garbage box looked up at Miss
Edith and grinned complacently
through his dirt. The rest giggled
aggressively.
'Don't you know you might lame
him for life !" she demanded.
cav, go an" said the girl with
the hat pin finally. cit don't hurt
him none. He's got a plasker cask
on his leg. See f'- Chicago Trib-
Une.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-12-09
Hla Account RnaS..

a firm of masons in an Irish
town employ a laborer whose novel
method Of keeping account Of his
time was brought to light lately by
queer circumstance. He went one
evening to his employers home with
the sad intelligence that he had lost
his account book. He said that the
pigs had unfortunately got in and
eaten it up.
What sort Of an account book
did you keep?" asked his employ er.
esWhy, I had an empty barrel,
and when I worked a whole day +
put in q potato, and when half a
day half potato, and the pigs ate
them all entirely. Pearson's Week
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Talk.

Talk is the ultimate basis OF DO
Hte society. Money is the main
thing, Of course, but only as it talks.
In business or politics talk is a
smere utility: in love. a superhuity.
But I'M polite society talk rises to
the plane OF the Boze arts.
It Is boor who talks when he
has something to say. The true
gentle studies never to have any
thing to say and is thus able to talk
freely all the time without fear Of
violating the proprieties.
Only scandal mongers are suffer
ed to tall, shop in polite society.
Talk is cheap, but q couple Of
pecks Of diamonds slillfully worn
do wonders overcoming the effect of
this.--Life.
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Climate unaulsahle.

The owner of a small yacht has
in his employ a Finn who acts in
the double capacity of cook and
deck hand and whom he had always
regarded as single. The other day
the Finn admitted that he mao {
wife and two boys in Finland, for
whom, he proudly boasted, he re-
Gently purchased a 5000 house out
of his earrings as sailor.
"Why doesn't your wife live over
here e. asked his employer.
sfVell, sir, she don't agree With the
climate, was the response. New
York Post. 81, a55:
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sIzlna up.so ths Auntle.

Young Edgar was on visit to
the home of his two aunts, one Of
whom is, to put it mildly, rather
plump. He saw her in her room
just as she was about to go out to a
formal dinner, and as she had not
drawn on her gloves he had an OPP
portunity to see her arms barred to
the shoulder. A little later, wien
the other aunt was experimenting
his evening bath, he stopped for a
moment, looked himself over and
said thoughtfully:
sI amt very fat, am ] ? My legs
aren't as big as Aunt Cordelia's
arms. New Z York Press.
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When She Ran.

It was one of Gardeners school
ma'ams, and tho class was. away
{ down in the first grade, where the
little tots reign supreme. The teach
er was trying to explain to the little
girl the sentence, The boy runs."
hat fsis the meaning Of the
word run 2" asked the teacher. 8.
Don't know said the pupil.
ou're not walking when you're
running, Z, said the teacher.
ope. = " q
ell, what do you do when you
run IA .=. 4.
& tumble down, : piped Up the
girl. and the teacher sternly said,
IN ext. ~ Kennebec j Journal. {
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History Of the Lance.

Prince Raymond Montecucoli,
one of the most brilliant military
commanders of his day, called the
lance the queen of weapons and also
the most ancient. It was used by
the Greeks and Romans and later by
the knights Of the middle ages.
Charles VIII. Of France seems to
have been the first to introduce q
regular lancer regiment into his ar
my. The corps was abolished by
Henry ~. owing to the difficulty Of
finding men to serve. SO lanceTs
disappeared from the French army
until the Napoleonic wars. I'm the
meantime Frederick the Great, hav-
ing seen the excellent use made of
the weapon by the Poles, had armed
part Of his cavalry with the lance
end had ultimately formed regi-
ment Of uhlans. After the partition
Of Poland in 1907 many Poles en-
tered the French service, and body
Of Polish light horse was formed,
which Napoleon in 1909 made into
q regiment of lancers. A year later
Napoleon formed a second regiment
of lancers out of part of the royal
Dutch guard. This arming of cav
airy with the lance proved so sue
cessful that Napoleon created more
lancer regiments and attached one
to each division of cavalry. Eng
land did not make any lancer regi-
ments until after Waterloo.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-12-09
Cautious Carrier Pigeons.

The carrier pigeon when travel
ing never feeds. II the distance be
long it flies on without stopping to
take nutriment and at Last arrives
thin, exhausted and almost dying.
.M com be presented to it, It refuses
80 eat, contenting itself with drink
Ing q little water and then sleeping.
Two Or three hours later It begins
60 eat With great moderation and
sleeps again Immediately afterward.
n its fight has been very prolonged
the pigeon viii proceed in this man
sDer for forty-eight hours before re-
covering its normal mode Of feed
ing.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-12-09
Notice Annual Meeting.

ALL persons having claims against
Anderson County, not previously pre-
sented, are hereby notified to file same
Commissioners on or before the lst day
Of January, 1904, no that they may be ex-
amined and passed on by the Board at
their annual meeting to be held the first
Thursday after the first Monday In JAM
uary, 1904; and on falling to file said
claims on or before the 1st day Of Jam
uary, they will have to lay over to the
BY order Of Board Of County Commits.
a!oners. w. r. CLAkDY,
h, Clerk Board GO.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-12-09

- An intellectual man admires q
foolish woman because she admires
him.
Many a man would never ba
heard Of were it not for his obituary
notice.
Deaf-mutes wives must be worth
their weight in gold if silence is gold
en-. =
- A woman usually begins her life
work when she marries @ man to re-
form him.
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SHE CURED HIM.
Clever. Scheme OF a Woman Whose
Husband Was ForaetfuI.

husband Was Forgetful.
On rainy morning two men
stood at an uptown crossing waiting
for a downtown trolley. AS they
stood there o woman in some sort
of dainty morning gown gathered
closely about her and an umbrella
over her head ran down the marble
steps of q house near by, sped over
to the corner where they were stand
ing and dropped q letter into tho
mail box. AS she turned to go
back she was met by O woman in a.
rainy day skirt, macintosh and UNI
brella, prepared icr the elements.
"What in the world are you do
ing out IN such rig as this ?" she
asked, surveying the other.
ooh, [ had just to run cut and
mail q letter." explained the lrst
woman.
"Why didn't you give it to your
husband? I saw him go by half an
hour ago."
e'My husbandp and the other
laughed scoxnfully. "Why, he'd
carry it in his pocket week"
"You must cure him." said the
other. 'sMine used to be like that,
but he's not now"
ooh, how did you cure him pr
asked the other eagerly. 'Do .el.
me-"
'I sewed up his pockets"
'Sewed up his pocketsw ex-
claimed the other. >"What has that
to do with it?"
'Well, he'd forgotten ever SO
many times, and finally ] just
thought of plan to cure him. SO
one night after he had gone to
sleep I sewed up every pocket in the
suit that he would wear to the Of
fee next day except the one in his
coat where he would carry the let
ter. In the morning when I kissed
him goodby I tucked the letter into
the pocket myself and said, You'll
be sure to mail it, won't you, dear p
And he said, YES just as he always
did.
"When he came home at night
he looked kind of queer, but he
didn't say a word until finally I
couldn't stand it any longer, SO I
asked as quietly as possible, did
you mail my letter, George?' And
he said he did and told me all about
it. He never noticed until he got
way downtown. On the car he was
reading, and although he made sew
eral dives for his handkerchief into
other pockets and did have sense
of mild surprise to find his memo
randum book, eyeglasses, match box
and all his possessions jumbled into
one coat pocket, he didn't fully COM
prehend what was the matter until
he reached the Office. He said that
letter nearly drove him mad, it,
"1 should have thought it would r.
snarIed one of the men who was lis
tening.
just then the trolley came along,
and both men made rush for the
car, but the one who had spoken
fell behind the other as he surrep-
titiously SHE'D a crumpled looking
letter into the letter box and then
hauled himself on to the back plat
form.-Philadelphia Press.
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;oan wanama,<er and His Push Cart

sohn Wanamaker and His Push Cart.
With Nathan Brown, his brother
in-law, John Wanamaker in April,
1861, rented the store at the south
east corner of Sixth and Market
streets and purchased small stock
Of clothing and furnishing goods.
The partners had capital Of only
$4,000. They could not afford q
horse and wagon, SO John purchased
two wheeled push cart and deliv-
cred his first order himself. The
profits of that first days business
amounted to just $50. The young
partners invested every cent Of it in
an advertisement in the PhiIadel-
phia Inquirer next day.-Success.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-12-09
sA ssnnart AIfrar1sief,lent:.I. !: \

A gentleman was on q holiday at
& one Of the Scottish county towns
recently. Seeing q line OF hose laid
along the street, ne asked the man
ID charge Sc there had been q FIRE.
replied the man we've
4 only been practi ticing g. g 81
s..,ss Then the visitor began to quiz
the brigade man. 81. 5s.'.s'ss 1ss3f1s
ss How do you call ont your men
sMhsn there fire s'' III ISL ss,sS
u, wee, s' was the reply, s.fwc
s8joat draps them a post card Y Pear
Ssuna Weekly sSsS
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Affinity.

rs e@Yes," sighed the fair young
thing, sI admit that I like you, but
it does not seem to me that we were
ever meant for each other. We have
not a single taste in common, 2 Il, 4. Il
Mournfnlly the young man stud
led the floor, some moments. At
last ! he looked up with the dawn of
hope in his eyes. s
But, yes, he whispered. care
:you not very fond Of onions 2" 81
Bluahingly abe nodded q confess
sion. IS
8 $50 9 am am Ii'' II 3 be cried rapturoualy.
Judge. 8'.5
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Notice.

WILL be let to the lowest bidder on
Friday, the 1lth OF December next. at 10
O'Clock q. m., the building Of new
Bridge over Eightean Mile Creek. on
road running from Pendleton to Fort
Hill. Reserving right to reject any or all
bids.
ALSO. on same day, at 2 O'Clock p. M,
the building OF a Bridge over Six and
Twenty Greek, known as the Reeves
Bridge, near Will Eskew's.
J. N. vANDIVER,
County Supervisor.
Nov. Is, 1903 q Q
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-12-09
Justlfiable Suspicion.

fsWhat makes you think Mrs.
Weeds isn't sincere ?'' I.
She says she will never love
again. s.
ell ?''
her. Z $500
Well p'' s
And that this world is hut q
aeeting show. I, 81
Veil p'' L NJ
Veil, i roolned with her last
night, and shs massaged her face for
AN hour and wore d toilet mack sto
bed With her. g Ionston' Post. 81
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Notice..

WILL be let TO the lowest bidder on
Tuesday, the 10Th Of December next, at
IL O'Clock M, the repainhng Of the Pefzer
Bridge. R.serving the right to reject
any or all bids.
J. E. SPNKGLE,
Supervisor Gresnville County.
J. N. VANDIVER,
Supervisor Anderson County.
Nov 25, 1908 % 8
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Notice to Creditors.
Notice to Creditors.

A LII persons having demands or
IA claims against the Estate Of J.
Hampton Earle, deceased, are hereby
notified to present them, properly prov
en-, to the uldersiRned within the time
prescribed by law, and those indebted
arc notified to make payment.
- JEHU BANKS, Executor.
!. nA0 q 1909 "a
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s.tsps ceaaA ga sterks OF the csIs

81 Laxative Bromo- Quinine Tablets
scure cold In one day. No Cure, No
Pay. Prics 20 6ents. 80
81 & why do you sigh for great
Fiches2" "Well, !" answered the mild
man i don 4 value money
lorits own sake. bnt I'd kind o. like
20 be in q position where the subordi-
nate employees or large enterprises
will Say good erning, sir,' instead
stsp lively s'ss VS. S Szssi &.
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MONEY TO LOAN.

WE can negotiate Loans ON improved
Farm Lands for sums exceeding So. 90
on reasonable terms, on the installmane
plan. II Is worth the whiIe OF persons
contemplating borrowing money to see
us. Bring your land papers with you.
BONHAM & WATKINS.
Office In Peoples Bank.
Sept 80, 1903 &c
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-12-09
General Repair Shop.

ALL kinds of Blaok4ni..sshh.ng, Wood
Work, Painting, Trimming, Rubba'
Tires and Rubber Horse Shosing. All
done at ahort notice by first.claes work.
men. We don't claim to be the only
HTst-oiaa5 woFkmen in town, but ~ good
as ony In the South. Our work showa
for itself. Work and Prices guaranteed.
Call and sec our work and got p7icea.
Bring your Buggies and have them 70.
paired and made as nice and good 90 pey
for Spring and Summer drives.
Yours for business,
J. P. TODD.
s.--Horse shoeing Specially.
March II, 1908 38
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/ - Many man is unhappy because
,heibelieves himself so.
- Money makes the mare 60 and
the automobile makes the money 20.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-12-09

We worked 90 successfully last eessons
sets en- cold, right on the wheel, ana
keeps the dish right; too.
With plenty good seasoned lumhee
improved machinery, we'll selected
STOCK OF different sizes, shapes and
parts, we give you the service you ex-
peot in short time. Overhauling Car
riages and Buggies from start to iiniah
is our specially.
PAUL e. STEPHENS.
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BEL TON HIGH SCHOOL :

!, PREPARES for College and offers
thoroughly practice! course for students
unable TO take College education.
Tuition rates reasonable.
Next session begins Sept. z, 1903.
For further information, wEaao To
A. g. HOLMES, Prinoipal
aug iG, 1868 BeI6on 3. q,
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Notice to Creditors.

ALL persons having demands against
the Estate of DR.. Chsrles Davant, decd,
are hereby notified to present them,
properly proven, to the Undersigned,
within the time prescribed by law, and
those indebted to make payment.
8. l.. ESkEW, Admir-.
Nov Is, 1908 - q SO
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-01-02
Gamma.

Allen Berger, who Is attending
school at Kirksvillc, Is home for
the holidays.
Roy Baxter, Misses Leona Ritter
and Florence Whittier and Master
John Ritter Of st. Louis rcturncd
home Wednesday, after spending
the holidays here with relatives
and friends.
Miss Nora Hogsett started to
New YORK Saturday, after a few
days visit here.
DR.. Elkins was. called to see a
little child of job Moore's Christ.
mas day near Cross Roads.
l.. b. Love of Middlctown is the
guest OF his daughter, Mrs. DR.. Ell
kins.
Misses Pet and Tabitha LOCKER
delivered turkeys In Wellsville
Wednesday, which brought then
$1,000, and this is only half theiI
flock. They received the s2j In
gold offered by Mr.. Biattner.
Miss Cannie Cameron, a SUDDEN
at the Kirksville Normal, is visit
ing relatives near Walnut Grove.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-01-02

Mrs. VIM. Mason OF Forcstcl Wis
tied her sister, Mrs. W. l.. Blatt-
ncr, the first OF the week.
Miss nellie Blaine, who Is Mt
tending Harden College, Is spcnd-
ing the holidays with her parents
In this city.
Mr.. aud Mrs. A. j. Blattncr, lit
tie daughter Halle aud Miss Hell
en- Baker came up from Montgom-
cry Sunday evening.
All the Sunday Schools gave
Christmas trees last "Wednesday
night, which was quite n
John and Paul Mott, who at-
tend Christian Brothers College
In St Louis are spending the holi-
days with homcfolks.
Success To the TRIBUNE.
ST.. ELMO.
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Locust Grove

Mr.. Wehrman's horses ran away
last Friday and ran over a barbed
wire fence seven wires high. They
did very little damages and es-
capped with a few scratches.
Frank Stanhardt gave the young
folks a dance Monday night.
Jesse Overstreet and wife of st.
Louis are visiting relatives In this
vicinity.
John McQoid and Adolph Peep
or rcturded to their homes In st.
Louis Monday, after a weeks visit
In this neighborhood.
Mrs. Della Oliver visited at n. c.
Strains Sunday.
Miss LOCKER Of near Gamma
sold 20 of the largest turkey COB
lers we have heard of. They
brought her something over 5000
Frank Haight and wife visited
the latter's parents Sunday.
This ncighborhood congratulates
Mics Bate Gilmore for being the
most popular lady in Montgomery
county. Now GUESS.
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THE TRIBUNE.
Friday, January 2, 1908.
Egbert

We had a fine Xmas tree. Miss
Callie Hatcher presided at the Or
gan and rendered fine music.
Several little girls recited.
Our school teacher, G. T. Black
MORE, Is on the sick list and his
father came down to see him.
o. II. Dismukcs and daughter
Fannie have gone to Illinois to
visit his brother.
Lyman and Ollie Gregory have
gone to st. Louis to spend Xmas
with their sister, Mrs. Carroll.
Lawson Nunnelly's horse ran in
to a wire fence Xmas v and
was badly hurt. Lawson was
slightly scratched.
Ernest Young has bought julius
Autenreith's home and julius Is
going to move to Heckman's Is
land.
Byron Moscly visited on the
Ridge Sunday.
Henry Autcnreith is home to
spend the winter. He has been
working on the Katy rs boss of
the extra gang.
o. X. Dismukes has the contract
to carry the mail from here to
Button. Edgar WINS time will
be out In February.
Jonn Dismukes is at home this
week.
Miss Birdie Franklin Is going to
Cooper county to visit her sister,
Mrs. Matte Moscly.
Samuel Coles house caught fire
from the flue two weeks ago, and
when discovered the blaze wal
touching the ceiling. Fifteen min
utcs longer and 1t would have been
too late to have saved the house.
John Young aud Homer McMa-
han and Misses Nellie and Georgia
Gregory visited Samuel Coles
family Sunday.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-01-02

Miss lola Neel and brother, Jesse
spent part Of the holidays with
relatives in Macon county.
The Modern Woodmcn and their
ladies enjoyed an elegant banquet
at their hall last Saturday night.
The delicacies prepared by the
ladies were most delicious and all
present enjoyed a delightful even
ing.
Bruce Davault was in Mexico a
couple of days lasr week. OF
course Bruce went to see his
relatives (?) but then we thought
they lived In town.