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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-08-12
Railroad Accidents.

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Accident Bulletin No.7, which has
jrst been. issued by the Interstate
commerce commission, gives an ac-
count ,irailroad accidents in the Uni
ted States for the three months end
ing March 81, 1903, and shows that
during that quarter there were 300 per-,
sons killed, ard 2, ,s34.injured in train
accidents. Other kinds oe accidents,
including those sustained by employ
'ees while at work and by passengers
in getting on and off cars, etc, bring
the total number Of casualties up To-
827 killed and II, ,48.Einjured
The bulletin shows a collision in
which % passengers were killed, and
Q collision ofstwo freight trains in
which twelve employees were killed.
# Many items in the tabulation show
an apparent increase as compared with
similar items fn3 the preceding bulle-
tin; but this IS partly explained BY
the fast that the commission now se-
cures more complete returns Of acci-
dents than have heretofore been made
By the railroad com mpanies. T. he total
number of. collisions, and derailmepts
aas was, 2, ,a31 !, oss which 81 $50 were
collisions, and !, ,1s1 dersilmen Is. M 81
There we're 20 L collisions and 12b
derailments effeoting passenger trains.
The damage to ears, enginsss and road.
yby these accide nts anounted TO
s2 ,491 q 46 ~ ashingt p Post. 81
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pretty High Authority.

General Winfield Scott, the hero OF
the Mexican war, used a secretary for
all his correspondence, private as well
as official. Once, in the absence OF his
secretary, he undertook to write an Or,
der for the transferring of some pro,
visions, and spelled ''.wagon""waggon."
Later. the secretary in looking through
the various memoranda. etc.. found
the order and detected the error.
general" he asked affably, by
what authority do you spell wagon
with a double 'gy
Scott never turned a hair as he re:
nlied without a moments hesitation:
"By what authority? By the au
thority Of the major general command
Ing the armies of the United States
mir! What better authority do you
wautY
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Or. JOHN TATMAN DEAD
The Venerable Physician Passed
Away Sunday Night Arler a
Short illness.

For the past ten days the condition
of DR.. John Tatman has been such
that there was 10 hope that his life
would be spared very long. Ut was
announced that he died at his home
on west Third street Sunday evening
at 10 30 O'clock. The DR.. had no par
%ticular disease, his death being due
to the natural wasting away OF the
physical force. 1t was about three
weeks ago that he commenced TO
show definite signs OF failure and he
was forced to his bed by his weak
ness. From day to day his system
grew weaker, and in that time he
mas been unable to take much nour-
ishment.
Dr.. John Tatman vas born at Gin
cinnati, Ohio, April II. 1877, and was
therefore nearly SO years old. When
quite a young man he decided to
enter the medical profession, and at
the age of % years he graduated
from a medical college at Laporte,
Ind. Unlike most young physicians
he had a good paying practice to go
right into. He was employed by the
Glen Falls Lumber Co., as its
physician and they sent him up into
the lumber camps at Newago, Mich,
where several hundred men were en-
ployed in cutting down the immense
trees. The young physician accepted
the ostracism at that time as some
thing would fit himself better, per-
haps, for after years work. He re-
manned as the camp for several years,
and then located at Muskegon, Mich.
At that point he practlced his pro-
fession fol. 16 years, and the greater
share Of the time he vas the city
and county physician, and also had
charge. Of the insane Of the county.
DR.. Tatman located at this point in
the west when physicians were very
scarce, coming to Mitchell in 1882,
and has remained with US ever since.
Up to four years ago the Dr.. has
been engaged in the active work OF
his profession, which covers a period
of SO years that he has ministered to
the ills Of mankind. In the last four
years Mrs. Tatman has given herself
up to the care of her husband and
has ministered to his wants with a
true devotion. He leaves n son,
DR.. J. G. Tatman, and his wife tc
| mourn his death.
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Antidxsnep.ia Diet.

Dyspepsia would no longer be the
national disease in America It the peo-
ple of the country would adopt q plain
diet similar to that of Norway n
Sweden. Govt Is unknown among
Swedes and Norwegians. and the rosy
cheeks and clear compilations of the
young people of those countries are
the result of the simple food the chill
dren eat" the United States consul at
Bergen, Norway, says. Hot rolls and
white bread are rarely seen in Sweden.
Knackbrode, or hard bread. is the
standard article of food. 1t is made OF
ground oats and rye. There is no yeast
ia the bread. and it is rolled INTO thin
waters, which are baked and hung up
where they will keep perfectly dry.
Swedes eat this bread and drink milk
for two meals a day and have one meal
at which they eat meat and potatoes.
Sweets are almost unknown. Chlldren
are allowed to eat candy only on state
occasions
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when up,brel1as were Heavy.

The great objection to umbrellas 100
years ago was their weight, and when
it is stated as a matter Of fact that the
very smallest umbrella then weighed
ne less than three and a half pounds it
will probably be admitted that the OBJ
lection was a justiiable one.
Instead of the thin rainproof fabrics
which now form the covering of UNI
brellas nothing better was known than
leather or oilcloth. The ribs were OF
wood or whalebone, and such a thing as
a steel rod was, of course, unknown.
The stick "a usually of heavy oak. In
those days, too, many umbrellas had
the additional incumbrance of feathers
over the top, on the theory of ''shed-
ding water off a ducks back" But the
oilcloth and leather umbrellas, notwith-s
standing the feathers, were apt to leak
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Primi,iY.. SleGs.

From history we learn that the boys
in the time of George LII. coasted on.
sleds made of Il small board, with
beef bones as unner But these drop
ped out of sight when an inventive gen
ius built II out Of q barrel stave, for,
his invention ysas extensively copied.
The barrel slaves We're called Jump
ers' and shippers and were made of
a single barrel staye of moderate width.
to which was nailed a twelve inch seat
post about amidships. A piece of bar
rel head constituted the seat. To nayi-
gate this craft required no little skill,
the revolutions performed by the rider
while ..gettin' the hang Of the derned
old thing" being akin to the antics OF
q tenderfoot or a bucking broncho. A
more stable and docile jumper was
made by fastening two or three slaves
side by side, but these were not con-
sidered as fast travellers as the single
staves.-Outing.
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NEW SHORT STORIES
holland az a oke

Years and years ago Joseph Holland
was a member of a San Francisco
stock company which included Mckee
Rankin, D. II. Harkins, Frank Nor
daunt, Charles Bishop and other play
ers who afterward gained prominence.
Bishop was a great joker and also a
good friend of the young man, and
there was a continuous struggle be-
tween the. two to break each other up
during the play. When Days .sPique''
was produced, Holland played the part
of Raymond Leasing and Bishop that
of Sammy Dimple. All through the
play Holland continually miscalled
Bishops name in the play, referring to
him as "Pimple," to which Bishop re-
plies: No, no. My name is 'Dimple.'"
In the last act Dimple is caught kiss
ing the chambermaid, and Holland
says, Hello, here's young Pimple
kissing the girl" On the last night Of
the engagement Holland decided to get
even with Bishop for having stolen
9 line of his in Separation" He con-
fded his purpose to Mr.. Wallace, with
~ ohuASu tAC ulCSollS IOOLu.
I'm going to get one on Dish to-
night" he said. 81 will call him by
his right name in the last act. l win
call him .Dimple,' and he won't know
what to say"
He had forgotten there was a venti-
lator in his room, which communicated
with that of Mr. Bishop adjoining. He
went on the stage very buoyantly and,
seeing Bishop kissing the girl, said:
"Ah, Dimple, kissing the girl. Hello!
Dimple, Dimple, Dimple!!'
Bishop, without the slightest sign of
embarrassment, stepped to the front Of
the footlights and, facing the audience,
said: I'm glad that long legged thing
has got my name right at last. He has
been calling me 'Pimple' for the last
two weeks"
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How He knew.

It was a contested win case, and M
Of the witnesses in the course Of giving
his evidence described the testator mi
nutely. %
Now, sir,n said counsel for. the de-
Tense, II suppose we may take II, from
the lattering description you have
given of the testator, his good points
and his personal appearance generally.
that you were intimately acquainted
with him?"
sHim!'' exclaimed the witness. HE
was no acquaintance of nine"
Indeed! Well. then, you must have
observed him very carefully whenever
you saw himY" pursued the examining
counsel.
Il never saw him in MI life" was
the reply.
Now, now. don't trife with the
court. please. How, ask you. could
you. in tie name of goodness, describe
him SO infinitely if YOU never saw him
and ne, or knew him""
We'll" replied tie witness. and the
smile which o~versireud lis features
eventually passed oftr the court. you
see. | married Ills widow"
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ETHAN.

Ethan, Feb. 4.-Saul Stainbrook
returned Saturday from a visit to
Jefferson.
1t is said that Mr.. Lindstrom has
struck a 20-foot vein of bituminous
coal on his farm west Of Ethan.
B. Porte0us lost seven head of
cattle last week with blackleg.
The masquerade ball last Friday
night was a great success. About SO
numbers were sold.
John Moran was up from Armour
to attend the masquerade.
Eddie Kayser was up from Parkston
Monday in the interests Of the South
Dakota Grain Co., who have closed
their house here for the season.
Prof. Gallagher opened his night
school Monday evening with an at
tendance of six scholars. This is an
excellent opportunity for the young
people of Ethan and they SHOULD i'm
prove it.
The %proyerbial six weeks of winter
seems to have gotten a good start
since the ground hog saw his shadow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Champion are
the happy parents of a baby boy, born
Monday afternoon.
Miss Eta Gilman gave a farewell
party Monday evening for Mr.. Fred
Kline, who left Tuesday for Pierre.
those present were Mr.. and Mrs. +.
W. Cole, Mr.. and Mrs F. W. Tobey,
Misses Bessie Cole and Emma Tobey,
Messrs. 3. Tobey, Sollie Nolt,
Eddie Kayser, Halsey Trow. John
Donahue, John Tyler. Fred Kline
and L. Nickel. Games were played
and all enjoyed a pleasant evening.
McKabe & Young's advance agents
were in town Tuesday and made ar
rangements for a minstrel show,
which is to lie here Friday, Feb. 10.
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Remains Laid to Rest.

Wednesday morning at 10 80 o'clock
funeral services were held over the re-
mains Of the late DR.. John Tatman
at the residence on west Third
street. The house was filled with
friends who went to pay their last
respects to the memory of the Dr..
"A number Of flowers were sent by
friends and these were placed on the
casket. The services were conducted
by Rev. T. H. Youngman, pastor Of
the Methodist church, whose re-
marks were fitting and appropriate
to the occasion. The remains we're
laid to rest in Graceland cemetery
and the following acted as body
bearers: John Cook, b. v. Cook,
Joseph Mclaughlin, Edward Devy,
A. J. Curtis, John Wayman.
The passing away of DR.. John Tat
man removes from the city one Of
the Ole, landmarks. He has been a
familiar figure in Mitchell for a
good many years. Locating here in
1882. when he. came here for his
health, he has followed the practice
Of his profession ever since until four
years ago, when failing health
caused him to give it up after over
a half century Of work. In the
earlier days Of his life, in the east
DR.. Tatman occupied many prom
inent positions in his profession,
having been associated with several
medical colleges in the capacity of
lecturer and demonstration. In the
political field he has been honored
on several occasions, and has been a
consistent and earnest republican
throughout his life. In this city
during his residence he has for a
number of terms been elected and
appointed to the positions of county
coroner and county physician, and in
these positions he has performed the
duties to the very best of his ability.
DR.. Tatman was of a very jovial dis
position for a mar of his age and he
had a humorous story ever ready to
be told. Many interesting incidents
have occurred during his long life
that would make interesting reading
could they be elaborated.
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SHAKE, YOUNG MAN. YOU'RE ALL RIGHT"
know that it is your duty to pay atten-
lton to what the guests Of this hotel
say to you"
II don't need to have you to tell me
my duty" lared the boy. "It's a cinch
anyway that I'm not paid to stand
here chewing the rag with interfering,
meddlesome old women like you"
The boy turned his back on the gov
ernor and marched oil. When Mr.. Bliss
had recovered his breath, he started
after him and in three long strides was
at his side.
Shake, young man, shake. You're
all right" said he, extending his hand.
"You called the turn on me better than
it's been done since the day they elect
ed me governor Of my state."-New
York Tribune.
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Dry and Moist Air.

A cubic foot Of dry air weighs more
than a cubic foot Of moist air at the
same temperature and pressure. The
addition of vapor to a cubic foot of
dry air enlarges the volume Of the mix
ture If the air is free to expand, as in
the atmosphere. and as the vapor has
only about two-thirds the density OF
dry air at the same temperature and
pressure the density Of the mixture is
less than that of dry air.
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EMsLEY.

Emsley, Feb. Guess the ground
hog didn't have to have on his specks
to e his shadow today.
Christen Bros. are hauling shelled
corn to B. E. Barnard's.
Mrs. J. S. Daniels and daughter,
Edna, visited Wednesday at Art
Gardeners.
John Altman and wife spent Sunday
at A. A. Jenks'.
Ed. Zhenphening marketed hogs in
Ethan Wednesday.
The dance at Art Teneyck's Sat
urday night was well.attended, there
being forty numbers sold.
Mrs. A. A. jerks visited with Mrs.
Gardner Friday.
Bert Stevens has made up his mind
that the snow is going to last all
summer and made himself a sled.
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riverside, Feb. 4-Whitc s. Wallis
shipped another al Of hogs last Mon
doy, J.. r. White and son shipped a
car of sheep and Mr.. White accom-
nanied the stock to Chicago. He also
had in charge a car of sheep shipped
from Mitchell by George Law, of that
pla,e. Mr.. White expects to spend a
few days visiting with his brother
before returning home.
Davis s. Daniels received a car of
coal this week.
Henry Schultz unloaded another
carof corn last week. selling the most
of it to farmers.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. N. Hoo ker, who
live about six miles northeast of this
place, lost their twin babies yester-
day. One died at about II and the
other at A o'clock. They have our
sincere sympathy in their bereave-
ment.
W. L. Wallis has been on the sick
list the past four days, but is better
at this writing.
Our teacher, Miss Nolt, has an offer
of a better situation at M%ontrose,
which she would like to accept if she
could get some one to fill her place at
Riverside. While we would like to
see her advance we would hate to lose
her as a teacher here.
c. X. Wallis, who runs the skim
ming station here for j. E. Turner,
Of Mitchell, is having trouble with
his pump and some leaky fues in the
boiler this cold weather.
Preaching every Sunday at the
Riverside school house at Ii a. m.
Rev. r. N. Kratz and Rev. G. M.
Knight preaching every alternate
Sabbath. Sunday school every Sun
day at II M, with Miss Ada Schol-
field as superintendent. Everybody
invited to attend.
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Johannesburg is a town or many
tongues. You might walk from one end
Of Commissioner street to the other and
at each Of its very numerous cross
ings hear a different lingo spoken. The
court Of justice Is a veritable tower Of
Babel. Within its walls all sorts Of Ian
guages r spoken.
One moment the witness box will be
occupied by a sturdy black Clicking
like a couple of bones in the hands of a
clever manipulation, the next you may
hear the elegant French language be
ing numerically murdered. Provision
is made for interpreting some twenty
tongues.
Besides the many native lingos-
Amaxosa, Basuto, Zulu, Fingo, ETC.
you may FROM time to time hear such
languages as Livonian, Greek, Yiddish,
German, Assyrian, Turkish, Spanish,
French, Chinese, Hindoostanee, Arabic,
Dutch, Russian, Japanese. Portuguese
and, as the song says, "many more
besides"
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Up in a little Vermont town they tel
a story of IN old nurse. She was the
kind Of an old nurse to be found ir
small towns, who comes. after much
urging, to "tend' Il case and who has
many Sairey Camp peculiarities.
Miss Sally, as she was called, was
induced to come to the house of the
sick woman and take charge. She
moved in-cob pipe, batch Of starched
aprons knitting and all.
After the good creature had seen the
cas- through she said to the doctor,
doc, kin l take my toll!"
Whats that. Sally?" asked the visit
ing physician who had come from the
capital city and was amused and a lit
tie irritated by the old woman's ways.
81 mean the medicine" said ths
nurse complacently.
1.-The medicinew! exclaimed the doc
tor. what on earth do you want with
the incidence"
No fifth wheel to a wagon was ever
more redundant than left over medl.
cines. !.
II puts it in ME Jug" replied the old
woman slowly. land then I gives it out
occasionally when there amt no doctor
Nigh"
The visiting physician roared with
laughter, but sobered down when the
story of old Sally's "jug" medicine
was explained to him. That there were
not more victims to her unique meth
DDS Of cure was a mystery.-New York
Herald,
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Mexican substitute. For cotton.

re E
The attempt to utilize two native del
icate ibers as a substitute for cotton in
many of it's uses seems to be progress
ing, says Modern Mexico.
The plants produce a cotton of two
classes. The smaller one gives a coffee
colored seed and grows and multiplies
without special ARE all the year round.
Its fiber is thicker than that of the
common cotton.
The seed of the other plant is of a
light blue color. This plant requires
special cultivation and irrigation, with
out which it will give but n crop III
the year. The fiber is finer than the
other and as fine as the finest cotton.
Hilario Cuevas of San Luis Soyatlan,
in the state Of Jalisco, who first expert
mented with these two plants, is dis
tributing seeds all oyer the hot lands,
for which it is most suited.
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II some of the Mt. Vernon young
men would pay more attention to
thelr driving and less to that sweet
thing they had with them thev
wouldn't have to call folks out in the
middle OF the night to ask if east is
south and south north, but that's all
right; come again, boys.
A. A. jerks was in Mt. Vernon
Saturday.
Several loads of young people from
Mt. Vernon attended the dance Sat-
urday night.
Art Gardner, John Altman and VIM.
Markla were in Mitchell Saturday.
Earl jerks has purchased. anouher
horse.
Some one did G. E. jerks a neigh
borly act by shooting his dog.
We understand Bert Cropsy will
soon move to Mt. Vernon to work at
the carpenter trade.
Ed. Moses visited with his brother
oscar Sunday.
Sales are coming pretty thick now.
Those free lunches help US poor hay
seeds out wonderfully.
Charlie Atkinsongot a five two test
at the Emsley creamery. Let's hear
from the next.
Oscar Moses marketed hogs in Mt.
Vernon the first of the week.
{. Mrs. F. Moses went to Mitchell
Tuesday.
B. E. Barnard was a Mitchell visit
or Monday.
Mrs. G. E. jerks and son Earl
were in Mitchell Wednesday.
A. A. jerks and Pete Rymus traded
horses and harness last week.
Both got soaked proper.
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FAIR BILL PASSES HOUSE
me : easufe Changing Location Of
State Fair From Yankton to
Huron Passed

- w alEr-
huron Passed
Plerre, Feb. 1.-THE oVerturning
N the house Monday had no ELECTION
the temper of the body yesterday.
and when the deficiency appropria-
tion bill for the Aberdeen normal
came up for adoption it met with
greater fasor than did the special
bill Monday and was adopted with
out opposition.
Eastman's anti-free range or tres
pass Dill came up in the same man
ner as the foregoing. but was COM
mitted to the committee on judiciary
by a vote OF 60 to II, where it will
lind little favor and will in the
course OF time be reported unfavor-
ably. 1t has ceased to evoke earnest
discussion and when it reappears
probably will be summarily disposed
of by allowing the CON initial Of the
bill to a joint resolution introduced
memorializing congress to authorize
The legislature to empower the state
to provide for a fifty year lease OF
public lands and allow more than one
section to n party.
The state fair bill locating the in
stitution at Huron permanently came
up for final passage and precipitated
a contest between Longstaff, in favor
of the bill, and Price, of yankton,
opposing. Huron won by a vote OF
81 to q. Price pleaded constitu-
tional restriction of the bill implies
the expenditure Of 800, 900 a year fol-
grounds. and where appropriations
are made it requires a two-thirds
vote. Mr.. Speaker decided promptly
against the position taken by Price.
The house committee on %appropria-
tions reported unfavorabiy the bill
appropriating $780, 600 for an armory
at Huron, and Brown, of Bookings,
asked unanimous consent to with.
draw the bills appropriating 1920, O0t
for the agricultural college. jenkins
introduced a bill providing a rigid OF.
inspection law, providing flash.
gravity and quality tests.
The senate passed bills providing
for printing, publishing and index.
ing the codes of nineteen hundred
and three and appropriating 81, 500
to pay for the same; establishing ar
experiment station at the state
school. of mines; appropriating $780,
to pay for the burial Of deceased.
Trygstad introduced a bill for the
appropriation of 1923, 900 and a quar-.
ter sectionSof land for the Brooking.
agricultural college.
The governor yesterday appointed
and the senate confirmed the follow
ing members Of the state board 8.
charities and corrections: w. E
Upton, of Armour; D. q. Thomas,
of Watertown; William M. Powers, O.
Yankton j. D. LAWN, Of Aberdeen
and Jacob Schnaldt, of Memo.
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The BOY Called the Turn.

Governor Bliss of Michigan had an
experience with a bellboy at the Palm
er House in Chicago recently. The
chief executive of the Wolverine State
had tried to joke with the boy in but.
tons. The latter thought he was in
earnest. A discourteous retort leaped
to the latter's lips, but he restrained
himself and turned away.
why don't you answer me, young
man?" persisted the governor, still bent
on having his little joke, "Don't you