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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-09-09
When Does a Woman Grow Old.

when DoeS woman dr0W Old.
When is woman old, or, rather,
how long is o woman actually young?
1t ia an important question, and the
usual answer is that to others q wo-
man is as old as she looks, and to her.
self as old as she feels.
A woman is actually young at TWEEN.
ty.fve and she isn't old until she is
thirty; and she isn't really old then,
but just settled.
"A woman may be any age she
chooses" asserted man Of the world
the other day, adding, II know sever
al charming young women Of fftyo 1t
ID simply q matter of temperament.
Really, there is no year of wo.
name life, no 9ep years, in which you
can definitely demand that she should
cease to be young. There are svme
women who probably will never cease
to be young at moments and under
certain circumstances, but they are
and must be like Cinderella at the
ball with the clock onthe stroke of IL.
'he staying power gives out long be-
fore the power Of appearing young;
yes, end being young.
But, after all, what is the charm Of
youth? Is it physical simply? Of
course clear eyes and skin, round,
firm outlines and freshness Of lips and
cheek are lovely, but not all young
girls possess them.
Is it manners? There ia e charm.
about the half-timid, yet well-trained
manner of an ingenious girl, bus the
gracious tact that comes oa!y By Ca
perience, the self-poise that knows
just what to say and do and leave un-
done, possesses even greater charm.
And surely it is not the intellect
and the conversational power Of youth
to which people so lovingly cling. The
crude ideas, the impossible theories,
the misplaced credulity, or the sweep.
| ing iconoclasm-ase these the eondi :
tions CT mental development in which
women would remain?
What then? In spite Of the reason
one can bring to bear upon the matter
the fact remains, and no doubt, will
remain, chat youth is possession to
be clung to rs long as possible and
feigned as much longer as may be.
In the new order of things, with
deeper interest, wider outlook, enlarg-
ed sympathies, woman now feels the
relentless march of years much less
than formerly, and with all the new
light upon her physical care and con-
dition, she can easily look as young as
she feels.
Nowadays, if women grow stout and
clumsy, or thin and faded at an early
age. it is not Of necessity, but from
Indifference to, the laws of health.
If people wers;oareful to observe all
laws of health in regard to exercise
and diet, the natural age Of man would
perhaps be from 1cO to 40 years, and
his best working years would be from
80 to 100, and women would be in
their prime and at the age of greatest
loveliness at sixty.
Ancient sculpture abounds in ex-
amples Of mature womanhood. Venus
de Milo is evidently woman Of thir.
ty. All the Junos, Minervas, Venus.
es, Melpomenes, and many Madonnas
are mature women. =
Titan preferred to paint women at
thirty. Rubens goes without diffieal-
ty as far as forty. Van Dyke does
not recognise age at all; with him art
10 free. He entertained sovereign
contempt for time. Rembrandt does
more; by s gesture, look, smile, he
banishes age.
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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-09-09
The Confederacy Made Its Own Powder

1t is not generally known that dur.
ing the civil war among great many
other things which characterized the
thrift and patriotism of the Empire
State Of the South, Georgia manufac-
tured more gunpowder than all the
other Confederate States did all to.
gether. The works were located and
began operations on the 10th of April,
1862, and closed down the 18th of
April, 1865. During these eventful
years OF desolation and carnage the
work of the famous mills uninterrupt-
edly proceeded, and we have the proud
consciousness of knowing that first
and last 2,755, 900 pounds of gunpow-
der were manufactured within their
imposing confines. By reason Of that
magnificent output this heroic plant
was, in very truth, bulwark Of the
beleaguered Confederacy throughout
the greater part Of it's eveatful strug-
glo for independence. While all the
demands Of the embattled south were
freely met, at the end Of that distract.
ing period, when our hopes were for
ever blasted and our bannerc trailed
in the dust of irreparable defeat, TO-
600 pounds of that superb powder still
remained in the safe keeping Of the
capaoious magazine. The excellence
of the gunpowder as here produced
cannot be too strongly emphasized.
It's equal as military article did not
anywhere exist, and the fame Of the
Confederate powder works at Augusta
was soon carried beyond the seas,
electrifying the civilized world. Such
was President Davis deep appreoia-
tion Of Colonel Rain 8 invaluable serv-
ices in this regard that, early in 1865,
he complmented him with the rank
and title of brigadier general, thus
elevating him to grade similar to
that enjoyed by Josiah Gorgas, his
chief Of ordnance. General Rain, in
addition to his supervisorship of the
powder mills, was, moreover, the re-
sourceful cemmandant of the Augusta
arsenal. Under his enlightened guild
ance the post developed into q mill
tary nufacturing nucleus of consid.
erable Importance. During the last
three years of the war its noteworthi-
ness as such was most strikiugly ac-
centuated, and among the multiplicity
of martial equipment, as then success
fully fabricated, we would refer to 1l0
field guns, mostly bronze 12.pounder
Nspoleons, which were cast, turned,
bored and finished complete at all
points. Other posts of like character
there were in the commonwealth.
The facta At our disposal, however, in
cline us to the opinion that the Az.
susts arsenal was not only fsoile prin-
ceps in Georgia, but was unsurpassed
in the South.
In this connection it should be sta
ted that IN upper Georgia, at several
points in the mountains, are caves in
wkioh are large deposits Of nitrate Of
lime, to which, when in solution, in
common spring water, with = proper
degree Of crude potash Carbonate Of
.. potash) added thereto, the finest and
! bess saltpeter can be made. OF course,
everybody knows that saltpeter en-
ters largely into the making Of gun
powder. The other ingredients being
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- The catastrophe Of every play is
caused always by the folly OF fault Of
sman; the redemption, If there be any
is by the wisdom and virtue of wo.
man, and failing that there is none.-
Ruskin.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-09-09

Society, and vii ke kept among the
records in the library building cf the
State NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Neb.,
correspondent of the Chicago Inter
Ocean.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-09-09

- Perhaps the summer girl steeis
her heart to prevent it from being
stolen.
Goods should give satisfaction If
they are to retain CUSTOMERS.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-09-09

= One of the laws Of gravity is new
er TO laugh at your own jokes.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-24
azIG1NEz IIazzGf arr

braided paper Be sure and don't
gather the braided paper. and then
again don't pull it. All of the girls
who have sewed straw win know how
to go at it.. Sew together the strands
until you have large enough ,hat.ae
Make a piece of the braided paper
large enough to fit the crown of your
head; sew ends together and sew on
to your hat for crown-underneath of
course.
Buy cents worth of bonnet or hat
wire and wire brim and crown. in
close drawings. so the girls can tell
about where to sew wire and crown.
These hats are of the pancake style,
but can be made with large crown
il desired
To trim your hat is very simple.
Bend 1t into shape desired. wreath
of roses is very pretty or a large fiat
black bow in the center, If any of
the readers do not know how to braid
in four | will endeavor to explain.
The hat can be made larger by add
ing more braided paper. 1t costs just
about rs cents in all,
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-24
peathbed Thieves.

In France persons who live at the
expense of others nave discovered a
novel and shameful method of thiev-
ing. They practice it only at funerals,
and hence they are known as death
bed thieves"
When they read in newspaper that
a well-to-do person has died. some of
them go to the house an hour or two
before the funeral takes place and
coolly mingle with the invited mourn
ers. OF course the members of the
family do not know them, but they
naturally assume either that they
were known to the deceased and have
come to pay their last respects or that
they were invited to be present by
some aunts or cousins who are unable
to attend in person.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-24
Has He Found Il?

Polk, Ark, Nov. "a remedy that
will absolutely cure Rheumatism has
been discovered by Mr.. George Hiland
OF this place. Mr.. Hiland is satisfied
that the remedy he has used is sure
cure. for it cured him Of very seri-
GUS case of Acute Rheumatism when
he was SO bad that he could not move.
This Is what he says:
II was troubled with what is called
Acute Rheumatism in 1900. l was in
such shape that could not move with
out help. was treated by physician,
who helped me some, but was still In
great pain when my wife saw Dodd's
Kidney Pills advertised as cure for
Rheumatism. She insisted on my try
ing them, and felt better after taking
the first box. | continued and now
am well and able to work all the time.
have found Dodd's Kidney Pills to be
Just what they are claimed to be, a
perfect cure for Rheumatism.
Mr.. Hiland's very positive statement
seems to settle all doubt as to whether
or not Rheumatism can be cured.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-24
FOUND THE TOWER WELL.
Mason Solves Problem That Has Puz'
zied London Antjouarians.

Mason Solves Problem That Has Puz'
zled London Antiquarians.
For ages antiQuary after antiquary
found himself baffied by simple prob
lem at the Tower How, in the old
days, did the garrison get supply OF
drinking water?
The antiquary could show you the
original fireplace at which William the
Conqueror warmed his hands, could
point approximately to The spot on
which the murdered princes fell; he
could lead you to the place where
Henry Wills Queens were butchered,
and to the tombstones that collapsed
upon their poor bones; he knew the
tiny dungeon in which Sir Walter Ra-
leigh spent twelve dreadful years hid
den from the light; and could have
you in a twinkling in the stone dog
kennel where still remains the ring to
which they chained Guy Fawkes.
But how these unfortunates and
their janitors drank, none could tell.
The Thames hard by was not the
source, they were sure. Organized
search was vain.
Then there came a thick-headed, un-
imaginative mason, to whom and his
fellows the work OF converting certain
of the historic dungeons into store.
houses for war material meant SID
an hour and no more.
His pick struck through the flooring
of the corridor from which the prison.
ers used to enter their cells, Behind
these latter and corresponding with
the main one ran. and still remains
the little secret corridor along which
eavesdropping officers tiptoed to listen
to conversations between captives, for
the purposes of evidence.
few blows from the pick brought
to light the mouth of pit. Sixty feet
down was water-thirty feet of it.
The mason had happened upon the
historic well for which search had
| been made in vain for centuries
1t was as perfect as the day that the
| Conqueror sunk it. To-day it still car
ries its thirty feet of sweet spring
water.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-24
Utilizing a Mud Turtle.

A feature which in ingenuity equals
that of Solomon. who, tradition says,
threaded an intricately pierced stone
by means of a hair tied to a living
worm, is reported by an engineer.
"A long sewer in a city recently be-
came clogged." he says. The prob
lem of clearing it was solved in this
way: A ball of Irvine was tied to the
shell of mud turtle; the little animal
was put INTO the entrance of the sew
er and a stream of water was turned
on. The turtle burrowed his way
through the refuse was 'watered on
at each manhole, and emerged victori-
Gus at the outlet. A rope attached TO
the twine, a swab and strong arms ac-
complished the rest swiftly and econ
omieally."
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-24
Curious Prediction

Nostradamus, who lived some cen
turtles ago, is well known on account
of his curious predictions. and now
his admirers claim that in one of his
celebrated quatrains he clearly fore
told the exact date of the death of
Leo XIII.
In this quatrain. as NJ. Henri Don
Chef, French oceultist points out
Nostradamus predicted that during
the twentieth century a pope would
die on the same day that "a hairy
star" vanished from the sky.
M. Douchet maintains that Nostrad-
anus had comet in mind when he
wrote, and that the prediction has
been literally fulfilled. since the Bo.
relli comet, which was discovered at
the observatory of Marseilles. van
ished from the sky on the very day of
Pope Leo's death.-New York Herald
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-24
Began Preaching at -Four.

James l.. Washington, the colored
boy preacher, and his blind father,
who is a jubilee songster, made their
first appearance in Boston last night
at the Ebenezer Baptist church, says
the Boston Globe. 1t is claimed that
this bright and original boy has never
been to school. Last night he i'm
pressed his audience wonderfully with
his address on "Unbelief."
He was born at Big Rock. Ark, in
1888. 1t is further claimed that he be-
gan his religious work at the age of
4 years and has constantly been fol-
lowing the same ever since then. He
is natural-born penman. He can
name and read any passage of the
Scriptures and can recite 531 chap
tiers in the Bible by heart
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-24
The Merchants,

A good game is one in which the
players personate merchants, and
each guesses. from the country and
the initial letter of the article, what
his neighbor has for sale. The play
ers being seated in line, the one at
the end begins, for instance: Il am
an English merchant and sell C"
The next in line must supply the ar
ticle, which may be carpets, china,
cheese, clothing or any production OF
England, but must be nothing not
made or grown there, like coffee or
cinnamon. Any one who violates this
rule must pay forfeit. and his turn
passes to the next. Whoever names
correct article then announces in
like manner his own country and the
first letter of what he sells, and the
game goes on thus, as long as the
players choose. 1t should be played
rapidly.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-24

This game may be played by any
number, though only four at a time
can take part, the. others acting as
audience until their turns come
The four occupy four corners of,
room, or space marked out on lawn.
As large a space az possible. should
be chosen. Each player is provided
with a wheel or hoople. At a given
signal all the players start at once
to trundle their wheels. No wheel
must be dropped, or If it is that player
ceases to be contestant. The trun-
ding begins at the right, and each
corner must be visited, and so on to
the starting point of each player. He
who reaches home first is the prize
winner; or after all have tried he
who gets home in the shortest time
wins the prize. The. hurry and excite
ment of the four wheels visiting at
the same time causes much merri-
ment
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-24

An electric ring, that has the APP
pearance of being set with magnifi-
cent diamond, is a novelty that will
sell for parties. In the place where
the gem should be set is tiny glow
lamp; a thin wire, insulated with
black silk and arranged so as not to
be noticed, connects the lamp with
pocket battery, while push piece n
ables the wearer to switch the current
on and off at will. 1t is curious to see
a finger ring with dull piece in the
cented, and then to observe it sudden
ly flash into life as if the most splen-
did diamond had been magically set
in 1t.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-24
She has taken up politics. scir ice and a
The New Babt.

There is nothing she car not explain;
The thought which she used to oestoW
on her heart
She will henceforth devote to her
BRAIN -,
Housekeeping with all OF Its duties anu
cares,
She has wholly discarded. and so;
Since she's now quite beyond All oohes-
tic affairs,
The old-fashioned baby must go.
So. now there's a real crying need (get
the pump
OF a self-raising baby child -.
That can fix it's own bottle and bake It's
own bun,
A kind that will sort of grow wild;
A real self-made baby who never heeo
know
Such a thing as a mother about,
A tough little brick who can hoe MS own
row
From the day the sun matches him out.
Hank Sphinx" in Boston Herald.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-24
Horses Cats.

Trotter. PAGER.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-24
Chicken Swallowed scarfpln.

H. G. Hespe of Jersey City, well
known dentist in that city, recently
lost and recovered diamond scarfpin
in remarkable fashion. He is chicken
fancier and has some choice fowls.
One OF these was suffering from soNe
ailment and he was examining it. The
bird pecked at him several times be-
fore he let it go. Shortly afterward
he noticed that his scarfpin was miss
ing. The fowl died a few days later
and DR.. Hespe dissected 1t in order
to discover if possible. the cause of
death. To his great surprise, he found
the sarfpin in the fowls gizzard.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-24
II Was All ARRANGED.

A London barrister used to tell of
an instance that occurred in his own
experience of trial by jury in Wales.
A well-known local solicitor named
Garnons was concerned in case.
While counsel was addressing the jury
its members quietly turned from him,
put their heads together and then the
foreman addressed the Judge: Its
no use, my lord, for the gentleman in
the wig to talk any more, as we agreed
in the Blue Lion last night to vote for
Mr.. Garnons of Rhiwgoch."
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-24
THE MAGIC OF THE VIOLIN.
lts Wonderful Charm In the Hands Of
Master Described.

Arthur Symons thus describes the
great violinist Ysaye as he appeared
while playing his instrument: Then
the 'kreutzer Sonata began and l
looked at Ysaye as he stood, an al
most shapeless mass Of flesh. holding
the violin between his fat fingers and
looking vaguely into the air. He put
the violin to his shoulder. The face
had been like mass of clay waiting
the sculptor's thumb. AS the music
came an invisible touch seemed to
pass over It; the heavy mouth and
chin remained firm, pressed down on
the violin, but the eyelids and the eye
prows began to move, as II the eyes
saw the sound and were drawing 1t in
luxuriously with kind of sleeping
ecstasy, as one draws in perfume out
OF flower. Then, in that instant, a
beauty which had never been in the
world came into the world; new
thing was created. lived, died, having
revealed itself to all those who were
capable of receiving it."
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-24

to divide the remaining portion into
three equal parts. This problem was
for very little people We now give
another problem, in which the farm
err, having the same plot of ground,
wants to divide 1t into four equal
parts, all of the same shape. This is
a much harder job. and the solution
will be found marked off on the dia-
gram above. II you want to puzzle
any friend who does not already know
this problem draw the figure with the
house only, and see how long it takes
to make the four equal divisions as
shown.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-24
Sing. and the worlds harmoniour
Paper Hat.

Cut roll of crepe paper crosswise.
not lengthwise, as 1t stretches, into
strips about three inches wide. They
need not be uniform in width. as you
do not notice when braided.
Now you have between IS and 40
short pieces; stitch four together in
long string. Your 35 short pieces
will therefore make about eight long
pieces with several short pieces re-
naming. Divide these so there will
be four pieces of equal length,
Braid these all into two long and
one short. Braid in four, as three
does not make wide enough strands.
Beginning now in what will be the
center of hat. make a rosette of the
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-24

Nonsense is played by any number
of persons, sitting in a circle, who
make comical sentence by each fur
nishing one part of speech. One of
the players begins by whispering to
his left hand neighbor an adjective,
and then in turn the others whisper
In like manner a noun singular, a
verb, an adjective, a number, an
adjective and noun plural. Each in
order then tells the word whispered
to him' and a sentence is thus formed,
for instance, THE solemn grasshop-
per ate gleefully 40 Infatuated lob
sters." The parts of speech may be
varied to suit the players
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-24
Phantom Nocturnal Geese.

Leroy Ferris. .wellknown citizen
of Lexington. Ky. is in receipt of
remarkable letter from resident of
the state of Washington, enclosing
a money order for IS. The writer
stated that about thirty years ago.
while living upon farm adjoining
that of Mr. Ferris, he killed two or
three geese belonging ITO the latter
No charges had ever been filed against
him. and he did not know whether
he had been uu.ler So spicion or not,
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-24
catarrh Cannot be cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, Us they cannot reach
the seat OF the disease Caarrh 10 blood or consti
tutonal disease and in order to cure IL you must take
internal remedies. Hairs Catarrh Cure 10 taken In
formally and directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces Halls Catarrh Cure 10 not quack med
icne 1t was prescribed by of the best
in this country years and Is regular prescription
IL is composed of the best tonics known, combined
mucous surfaces. The perfect combination OF the
two Ingredients is what produces such wonderful
results In curing Catsrrh Send testimonials Free
r. j. CHENEY & CO.. Props, Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, price f5c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-24

children, ten miles from Rumford
Falls, Me. are believed 10 be counter
felt money hidden by a gang of coun-
terfeiters who operated in the Ellis
ard Swift river region about forty
years ago They were good limitations
on the surface, but we're made mostly
of alloy. according to bank official
by whom they were inspected. The
coins were sold by the children at
prices ranging from 25 cents to 81
each. Their find proved a valuable
one, although counterfeit.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-24
Bear Was Unfortunate.

William ana Frank Pecu killed
bear weighing 145 pounds near More
town, VT, recently. One popularity
about the animal was that it was
minus three claws. which indicates
that the animal is the one which left
three claws in trap whereabouts sew
eral months ago. The bear was In
fairly good condition.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1903-12-24
Remarkable Apple cIust.r

Arista Weber of Auburn. Me-. has
in his Office branch of an apple tree
two feet or little more in length on
which grow, by actual count, 90 an.
pies, which snuggle SO closely together
that there is not room for even nna
more, These apples are natural fruit
not very large. of soft pinkish color
and are covered with bloom So that
at short distance they resemble
peaches.