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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-06-03
ARCTIC AMERICA.
lt Has Much Dkersity os Climate and
{. t,pxArjant plant Life.

tse<sses 51ttb - t1tbAs k-saS
70 undertake to give people a
correct conception Of arctic Amer
ica or OF any part Of it lis difficult.
Althcgfssss; s..sJ hoy know tiiiat the coun-
Try is much larger than the United
States, they look upon ::s I. as being
all alike country of long, dark
winters, fields pf ice and snow and
barren wastes. In truth, within arc
tic and snbarctic America there is
much diversity Of climate. And in
THE beautiful summer land Of ALAS
ka there are in midsummer endless
fields Of beautiful plant life. Many
times / have left my camp at the
foot Of the mountains, and, passing
through a little meadow where a
variety of wild grasses waved their
tops above my head, 4 would com-
mence TO climb among the dense,
tangled and almost tropical Jungle
of alders, where grew several yari-
ties OF the most beautifnl ferns.
Reaching the upper limits Of the
alders, great, waving fields Of the
purple lupine and dainty red colum-
bine covered acres and acres Of the
high, rolling hills. Among them
wild celery and wild parsnip grew
many feet high, and other luxuriant
foliage plants gave, my surround
ings an almost tropical appearance.
"a little farther many little ponds
grew beautiful yellow lilies, with
their great leaves resting on the
surface of the water, and the pur-
pie iris bordered the shores:
Still higher came the yellow sum
flowers, white and purple daisies in
endless fields and higher yet violets,
pinks, forgetmenots, bnttercups and
bluebells and dozens and dozens Of
dainty blossomipg plants in many
colors. Z,
Purple is the pred dominating coll
I5or, then white and yellow and blue
and pink dividing honors. But few
red flowers were seen. I have trav-
seied many miles wiisre every foot of
my way was one grand profusion Of
beautiful flowers ih. many varieties.
Andrew ]. Stone in Scribner's.
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. Large land Owner. i.

TO the Editor OF the News and
Courier: When We glance as the map
ofthe United States South Carolina
looks right respectable 10 size. or
course our State 10 not q big State like
some Of the Western States, but whom
We compare South Carolina to some Of
the old settled States. Rhode Island
or Connecticut, New Jersey or Della
=ars, &c appears respectable in size,
and is really SO. yet there livea to-day
a man whose landed property is larger
than South Carolina.
The man to whom we allude does
not live in England; on the contrary,
be lives in North America. This
man is Don Luis Terrasas, the great
cattle king Of Mexico, who owns be-
tween 10000, 600 and 30, 600, 900 acres
Of land.
According to the estimate OF Rob-
ert Mills (Which is probably the most
correct) South Carolina has an area Of
30,2l3 square miles, which would give
her 19, ,938, ,450 acres. The reader will
perceive that South Carolina is CON.
siderable smaller than Senor Terrasas's s
landed property.
This great cattle king numbers his
cattle "a q million, his sheep as half
as many and his horses as several
hundred Thousand. Thousands Of
men are employed TO look After this
gigantic number Of animals.
It was stated in your columns last
month that Senior Terrazas had been
elected Governor Of the State Of Chi
huahus.
Don Luis Terrasas snperintends his
vast business interests himself. He
is a power in Mexico and is one Of
the progressive men whose value to a
country is beyond calculation.
It will interest your readers to learn
that this remarkable man is an old
man who has passed, the Scriptural
age of three.score and ten.
Mcdonald Furman.
Privateer, Sumter County, May 20,
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Standing on His Right.

The next witness was hard fisted
resoluto yeoman with bristling chin
beard.
"Mr. Gigson," said the attorney
for the defense, "are you acquainted
with the reputation of this man for
truth and veracity in the neighbor-
hood IN which ne lives?''
81 reckon am" replied the wit
ness.
II will ask you to state what it is. +"
"Well, cir, his rep tation fur truth
amt no good. His rep tation fur
vrasaity-well, that's diff'runt.
Some says he does and some says he
don't"
Witness interrosed the judge,
"do you know the meaning Of 'verac.
typ"
II reckon I do"
"What do you understand by the
word?"
I The witness twirled his hat in his
fingers few moments without reply
ing.
I Then he looked up defantly.
II refuse to answer chat question
judge" he said, "on the ground tia,
it might discriminate me"-Chicage
Tribune.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-06-03
AN OLD WEDDING CUSTOM.
Throwing tho Hridal shoe, and sloS it
OrIalnataa.

Throwing tho Hrldai Shoe, and How ,it
Originated. 81 fs
In nearly all countries when a
young couple are welded some one
ftings en- old shoe or slipper after
the carriSge in which they roll away
from tbs scene at which the cere-
mony takes place, yet Few know
how the custom originated. IL was
tirst known in what is now part
OF the German emnira. AccordinR
to law in Hamburg, enacted in
1921, the bridegroom was bound
to present the bride with a pair Of
shoes. They almost played the part
OF our engagement ring and were,
as it were, evidence of betrothal.
Among the Saxons Of Transylya-
MIA it is still the custom for the
bridegroom early IN the morning Of
the wedding day to send his intend
ed pair Of shoes, and an ancient
tradition enjoins upon the girl that
she must treasure these shoes up il
she wants to be kindly treated by
her husband, for he will not begin
to beat her until they are worn out.
In Greece when the maiden has con-
cluded tho leavetaking with her
friends in her fathers house the
"best man" puts on her feet her
boots, the gift Of the bridegroom.
Then the procession starts for the
church, but before entering it the
bridegroom's mother asks the maid
en- three times, Bride, hast thou
the shoes? 2"
In many places the shoes are Civ
en- to the relatives and not to the
bride. Among some, of the Ameri-
can Indian tribes the braves on yis-
iting their intended before mar
riage place shoes on her feet f(moc-
casins). Among tile east Firms the
young couple are attended to their
bedroom by the entire company,
but the brides mother will not al
low the young husband to go to bed
until he has given her pair of
shoes In Bulgaria the bridegroom
makes q money present to the rel
atives of the bride. It is called
"shoe money" and the father buys
shoes for the other members of his
family. This, money is said to be
the relic Of the price paid for q wife
to the clan from which she was
taken.
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TIE New Army Rifle. !

{ Gen. Cfozier, chief Of ordnance,
made public on Monday che complete
report Of the officers who recently
tested the new experimental magazine
rifle designed by the ordnance bureau.
In the opinion Of ordnance experts
this rife exceeds in effectiveness and
,subtability any other small arm known.
Its mechanism is pronounced almost
perfect, and the only question now to
be determined is whether it can be
used by both cavalry and infantry.
The cavalry has always carried sh hort-
ened rife known as . carbine; the new
arm is two inches longer than a car
Sbine, but elk inches shorter than the
infantry arm.
\ Briefly, the experimental riiie test
ed by the board uses rimiees carr
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Anderson County Mutual BEN.
eft Association of America.

The Anderson County Mutual Benefit
Association OF America wsitea the cheap.
est insurance OF the day: The plan 10 to
take one thousand people, men and wo.
men, bind them together in business
way to help each other In time Of need
and trouble. You only pay when one
dies. II you join now your first payment
pays you up until January, 1904, unless
we lose one Of our members, II the hand
of Providence should sever the silver
thread that holds the life OF one OF our
loved ones, friend or neighbor, who
would hesitate moment on paying the
little sum OF One Dollar and tea cents to
replace the amount and pay expenses
paid out on death claim. Consider the
matter, examine and study our plan,
You are: Tecaiving inpuranoe prosect
your family at actual cost. Don't stand
back. let our agencies write yon up as
once. 81
In regard to the policy call on any of the
agents and they will take pleasure in
explaining the policy to you. Remem-
ber this Is the only opportunity ever
presented to yon q actual cost. You
owe 1t to your family, you owe 1t to your
self to secure their protection In case You
are taken away from them. II you are
over thirty years Of ago this is the only,
chance you will hnva Of getting In.
After 200 members have been secured
no one over thirty gets In, and he only
to replave q deceased member.
N. r. GREEN, Pres.
j. M. PAYNE, Sec. and Treas.
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He Also Could Be Frugal.

The stingest man in th, town Of
Granville had sent for John Briggs
to discuss matter Of Importance.
When Mr.. Briggs entered the room,
it was lighted by one dim candle
only.
"It's bright starlight night" said
his host, "aud we don't need the can
die to talk BY" Whereupon he blew
it out as soon as his guest had found
q seat.
The room was pitch dark, and the
conversation was long. When it was
over, the host lighted the candle again,
to show hit visitor out.
swell, well, sir. this is strange
sight!" he clustered, for Mr.. Briggs
was minus coat, waistcoat, collar aud
necktie.
'I'll put them on now you ve light.
ed the candle," said Mr.. Briggs oalm-
ly. II thought I might just as we'll
save the wear on them as long as no.
body could see"
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ytanted % See the8 l.iye- skeleton.

Wanted 60 See The Live Skeleton.
Little Willie had often begged his
mother to take him to the children's
museum. A number of his play
mates were in the habit of going
there and the stories they told on
their return filed Willie's small but
active mind with longing for a sight
Of the unknown marvels on exhibi-
ton, Finally hia mother agreed to
take hial to the museum. ALL the
way Over he was on the qui viye Of
anticipation over the strange things
he expected to see, and no sooner
was ne in the building than, drop
ping his mothers hand, he rushed
up to an attendant, crying excited
y, HOh, mister, ! want to see the
real live skeleton, rsease!'' - Ex-
change. &. Is
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Loye's Old Dream.

10 the Editor OF the State: We
have all heard of cloves young
dream;" and many Of us know some.
thing about it from personal, expert.
ence. Il is a pleasant dream and
while we favor man remaining q
bachelor if he desires, we wish that
all boys entering their teens could
have loves young dream, and We be.
lieve that most boys do. Life is
fresh to them and this dream not only
adds to the brightness Of life but it
will give them pleasant memories for
the mind to go back to when old age
steals on them.
We do not intend, however, to write
an essay on loves young dream, bu.
We desire to call attention to state
newt which closes by relating e;ng-
u.ar instance ee what is directly op.
posite 20 ieye's young dream and may
Justly be termed loves old dream.
A correspondence Of the New Eoleo-
tic Magazine FOR May 1869 (published
in Balsimore) wrote SO follows con-
cerning lady in this State.
There is. g Mrs. Botts living in
Abbevills district who is now 68 years
Of age. She said TO the writer: Il
have borne IL children and have
raised IL Of them. I have never been
sick in my life and never paid a cent
to Q doctor on my own account.
Mrs. Bolts lost .wo gallant sons in
the Mexican war. She had in the
Confederate struggle four sons, five
sons.in-law, three grandsons and two
nephews. She said, Some Of my
sons got wounded, but ell OF them
came home except poor Tom, and he
was starved to death at Elmira. ;
Some one remarked Co Mrs. Bolts that
she had conatitntion and atseDgth
enough TO last till she was hum
dred. She replied, That's nothing,
Why my mother lived till che was 12O
and was courted when she was
lit"
It is 20 be regretted that Mrs. Bolts
did not mention the sge OF the man
who addressed her mother. Certain
II the woman who had the distinction
TO be courted at the astounding eSe Of
III years must have possessed some
most attractive qualities. This is the
most remarkable instance OF love- old
dream we have ever heard Of as occur.
ring in America. Perhaps this won
derful old lady still has descendants
living in our State; if 80, they may be
able to give further information on the
interesting subject Of her venerable
oourtship days.
MOD Donald Furman,
Privateer, Sumter county, May 13. y.
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THEY STUDY AT HOME. Z:
Why German School Hours Seem Lon.
ger Than They Really Are.

In Germany the law requires that
every child attend school from the
age Of six mp ito fourteen. Parents
are compelled to pay a; fine in court
if their children are absent from
school without good cause, and the
child must make up the. time lost by
just as many extra days at the end
ofihisF course as he has been absent.
Children are called by their last
names from the very first Of their
school days. Their teachers are
men almost without exception. The
hours for attendance ia the winter
are from s to 12 in the morning
and from Q to a in the afternoon
and In the warmer mo g this from Z
to II and from 2 to 4. These hours
are shortened for the younger chill
dren, On Wednesday and Saturday
afternoons the schools are closed.
What seems strange to us is that all
studying is done ont OF school "a
class not having q recitation there
fore, is sent home, and SO it hap
pens that few chill dren are all of the
six hours Q day in school, as the
above hours would seem to indicate.
The very little ones, for instance,
may be In school from 8 to 8, from
II to 12 and from q to 3, the inter-
vening time being spent at home in
play or study. I'm consequence Of
this out OF school study ali books,
pencils and stationery are taken
home at The close &c e; s.;s morning
and afternoon sessions This has
given rise to the nse Of knapsacks
by both girls and boys These KNAPP
sacks are made of leather either
dressed or with the hair on. ss
fla boy intends to carry his edu-
cation beyond that afforded by the
gremnar school, he is expected to
enter the high school at the age of
nine or ten years, where his lower
school studies are cont tinued and
languages are commenced in a SIM
pie way, Girls in like manner go
to q higher school. The studies
pursued in German schools are
much the same ais in our own.
Charles Walter Geronld in st. Mich
olaB. f.s2 & s.s Sc; ss
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OF the twenty-five men who have
been President OF the United States
ten have to-day no descendants.
l. A twenty-five story building is to
be erected in New York city, 100 feet
square, and on LAND worth $10O a
square foot, or s1,OOO,0O0 for 100
square feet. The building, 1926 feet
high, will cost only s1,40O. 900, only
forty per cent more than the land.
Offices are expected 20 rent for 50 o
square foot-ss00 for room twenty
feet square.
= Poverty may pinch an ohonest
man, but it never destrnys him.
Nobility Of birth does not always
insure nobility of character.
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lils care 8 n 4 DraD,yInq. ljr,D !,

Stothard, an Englisht painter, was
noted for his certainty of.hand. An
( dote related by Leslie, q broth
er artist, ahoWg how he acquired
the sureness that gave him fame.
Stothard was .ahowing some early
drawings from the antique, made
While he.Mas d student OF the acad-
emy They sere begun and finished
with pen and iilk only, and Leslie
remarked that tssfllav locked like
bea.atiful line engravings. Z 8
81 "a "a adopted this plan, 2 replied
Stothard because, as. I could not
alter q line. it obliged me to think
before ! touched theipaper. =
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h Tho aeei,c WAC ci.araa,le.l.. n

NY tS>sStsCz w utlbT NsStsAsiS SStss
He kissed devot te6ly the hand that
passed him the autograph album
and wrote therein
Iwrite my name upon this yir-
gin page. Would that i could in
scrik at upon the pl,rer scroll Of
your heart in that invisible ink
which shall only. appear when the
thing upon which it is written is
weTmed at the fires of love which
takes no note off time i'9: II
That was a year d. They are
msrried on, ard when she asks
him for his & q s;.,t; 81 ana ana
of d goodiy sized check zi:SI., i:I Ii late
her illinery bill he gra SOS that al
bum or q larger boo *, if 'handy, and
threat sta throw it ats, ,ler. L,on-
don Globe. " IS s,sS:s ss5 s5
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Every thoughtful wife has . suf-
pieion THAI . million do,iars me:s fall
into Her hnaband.s lap any minute,
and she has the listof the things she
y vii 4. ss bay ;;,y shen oil made out.
&: Selfyreliance lifts o man mp cons
ceit drags him down, sss
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sfops Cough aEd Works OF tue Cold.
laxative Bromo. Quinine Tablata
cure q coldSin one day. No Cure, Nc
Pay. Prise 25 cents. .,sS \. \.
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sarIes That u, Vas 81 INl,IaturaL Il

The boy came into the house
sweeping, and his mother was nat
nrally solicito ous, What the mat
ter, ;ssV illie p, she asked.
The boy ACROSS the way hit me- =
he replied !,
Oh well, wouldI,t ~ for
{ that z sha returned. Show Ehat
! you can be b little man. =
aint crying for thas, 4 he ge-
< 3sYEv<5Kzs
Then what are you crying forf,
He ran into the house before i
could get at him. = llss1s York
Times. ;,S ssss.s s.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1903-02-09

pbglei9 1te ni9t unerpdrtet fam. W1dn
lit Der 4nit9t, baB iiber6aupt fein
neuer Pro5eB bate bepiGigt tperben
ioaen uno bab Der Stadt BET ben
8erbdnblungen in 3eabing Die Inz
flage f9le9t bertrut.
Noti5en aug be NJ Stdafe.
Sn 5reberid 1T Or. Gbtporb Nelz
ion i'm alter bon g. Subren an8lut=
pergiftung ~geitorben.
SIN Otter BON 70 Sa6ren ftdrb in
8odoiGe, M~ontgomerp : Gountp, Der
friibere Ri9ter Spbn 8. 8inion.
Sn @beitertopn 1T Elm neuer San
BON 8lattern entbedt porben.
Sn annapolis 1T Der &ndbe Ro6ert
Spings, pelber o Nafbptue, Senn.,
mad Baltimore gu SUB getpanbert
mar, auf fetnen etgenen Wunf9 ndf
Dem u9ouie Of Refuge" geianbt, no
er Elm 6onbnert gu lernen fpiini9t.
Sn @dart : Mtne, 4negdnpz@ounz
in, baben @inbre9er aus einem bortiz
gen 2uben fir $500 pertb 8auren gez
ftoblen.
Sn Nenport Stems, 3d., 1T nit
benz 8au bes S4la4tf4iffes p2Out@
fiana" %begpnnen tpprben.
Sn 5rantlin, 8,z@u., 1T Der IS
Sabre dlte eSobn g.. WiQidms duf bic
Nnflage berbaftet porben, Der 8otte
BON flint Gbefrauen gu fein. Seine
lebte Srau mar Elm SRI. Spite S.2ams
bert BON Buckingham : @ountp, So
3d., unb cine unOere 5rou tpO9nt i'm
felben GountD.
Sn 4nnapolis 1T Der 2dben bes
6rn. 8. S9uGbe an Der 8effroBe
bur9 5euer ni9t unbetrd4tli4 be-
| f9dbigt porben.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1903-02-09
@us benz Snnrru Warblaub's nnn
DEN angrenlrnSen Staatcn.
u rnputirte 8ein eIbf.

Mmputir1e 8etn feIbf.
@eit me6reren Sagen beitiirmte Der
beiabrte Zimmerman Carl u. Siegz
mann in 0ort, Pa., bic tbn bebanoeln>
ben Merate, fein BPM 8ranb ergriffez
mes linfes 8ein pber6alb oes 8nteS
al amputiren, bod nurbe ietnWuni9
nidt erfiiQt, neil mar befir3tete, baB
er Die Operation nt9t erite6en mir
De. Dis feline Mdrterin cine babe
Stunbe nbpefenb mar, fletterte Der
Mlte aus benz 8ette, 6olte aus letner
Werf5eugsfiite cine Sdge uno Elm
f6urfes Mefer unb I4nitt bds tronfe
gein ielbit ab. ga er bic &bern DOrz
Der forgfGltig unterbunb uno ni4t
piel 8lut p%erlor, gluuben Die &er3te,
bah er an 2eben bleiben tpiro.
6retgefpro4en.
Wm. 8. 9ratt bon Weit : G6eiter
lit in Reabing, 9a., BON Der &nflage,
feline 6rou ermOrbet gu baben, freigez
fproden porben. Die 8ertiinbigung
bes @abrfpru9s rNt9t f9ulbig"batz
te Die itiirmiI9fte 9emonitration CUR
sSplqe, Die ma iemals i'm 8ertszGo.z
@eri9t gebDrt bat. QGe 4nitrengunz
Gen bes 8i9ters Grmentrout, Der Sc
ri6tsbiener unb 9iilfs : S4ertffs
permoAten bic lGrmenben 8etfdasz
Sbe3eugungen ni9t 81 u~nteroriiden.
Brat, pelder Der SurD gegeniiberz
ffanb, ROTTEN Die 5reubent6rGnen iiber
bic Baden, er fant in feinen Stubl 5u=
rid unb bebedte iein 9efi9t nit Dem
Safdentu4. 1900 Perfonen, barunz
Ter @bpofaten, Seiftli4e, 4er5te,8 untz
0rdIibenten unb berbOrragenbe Sc
f6dftgleute, fotpte audi 5ablrei9e
sFrauen, befanben fi9 i'm 9eri4tsiuul.
9rott fpurbe por einem Sabre in
Weft g6eiter pro5efirt nnb f4ulbig
befunben, bod tpurbe inn elm neuer
9roaeB bepiaiet uno Derfelbe mad
Reobinq berlegt. 9umuls mar bas
9erbiff unter SobtenitiGe entgegengez
nonlmen iDorben.
Die 0a6ri9t pon Der 5reifpre9ung
Dratt's fpurbe in Deft Gbeiter nit
entfdiebeaem l1npiaen DeruoHmel1.
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Expedition bieies 8lattes.

see unb9uen. - Der
neue Ocean : S9leppbampfer Sra
biont," Der nStanbarb Oil Co." fan
om @amftug Nbenb gum erften gtalf
i'm 6ieiigen 6ufen an, Inn Selbdrger
BON bier nu4 philadelphia gu brin=
gen.
Der 9ampfer nROtpanmore" bor
Der So6niton : 2tnie fam am Sam=
flag Morgen nu4 ie6r ftiirmii4el
5a6rt i'm bieiigen 9ufen on.
Der fiinfmaftige S4oOner Sober:
MOI Dimes" 1T nit 32,OOOGiIenbdbn:
f9nelen fir bic Penniplpanier 8abr
bier angetommen.
Der Oumpfer n8et6ania" bon Del
6amburg : Nmerituntf4en 2inie PAT.
firte geitern uuf Der 5ubrt BON Gur;
bupen mad Baltimore Gap 2i5arb.
Der 9ompfer nSuniata," BON SD:
fton mad Baltimore beitimmt, bat5trt
Ssldnb pai1irt.