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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-03-16
In a Hurry.

Henry Seton Merriman-his real
name was Hugh Scott-was one of
the swiftest writer's the world has
ever seen. Mr.. Merriman only wrote
at long intervals, but when he once
sat down at his desk he would pro-
dnce twc CO three chapters of 5000
words each in an evening.
Once he argued with Walter Pa
ter at Oxford on this matter.
"Nothing," Mr.. Pater reiterated
nothing can be done well that is
done i'll hurry"
s'Nothing?" said Mr., Merriman.
Nothing" said Mr.. Pater.
GLOW about making a train?"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-03-16
What tho Jars Mean.

VA stranger on walking through
the streets of Chinese towns for the
first time is puzzled, among other
things, by the appearance of jars il
various positions on the roofs of the
houses. On inquiry he learns that
a jar placed with its bottom end to-
ward the street indicates that the
daughter of the house is not yet of
age to marry. AS soon as she has
developed into manageable maid
en- the jar is turned with it's mouth
to the street, and when the young
lady gets married the jar is removed
altogether.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-03-16
Sweet Soiicitude.

"Charley, DEAR" said young Mrs.
Torkins, 81 do wish you would keep
away from the race track"
There was no reply.
IL heard some men talking about
q lot of long shots that landed, and
if I had known, Charley, dear, that
there was 1ife practice going on in
the neighborhood 1 should never
have let you go near the place" p
Washington Star.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-03-16
Discreet Silence.

When Bismarck was boy his
father desired him to become a cler-
gylnan, says Hon. Andrew D. White
in the Century. In his later years
the "Iron Chancellor" found humor
in the suggestion.
"You probably think that if I had
become g clergyman I should be d
better man." he said jocosely to his
wife one evening.
81 will not reply to that" she said
quietly, "for my answer would not
be polite"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-03-16
Not What she Meant.

One Of the German women vino
accompanied George I. to England
was Kissed and hooted at by the
crowd az she was being driven along
the mall to st. James palace. Put
ting her head out of the coach, she
called out in broken English: "Good
people, why you abuse usp We come
for all your goods" eyes," answer
ed man in the crowd, "and for our
chattels too"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-03-16
Anderson County Mutual Ben
eft Association of America.

The Anderson County Mutual benefit
Association Of America writes the cheap
est insurance of the dey: The plan is to
take one thousand people, men and wo.
men, bind them together in business
way to help each other III time or need
and trouble. You only paw when one
dies. II you join now your first paymeps
pays you up until January, 1904, unless
we lose one of our memb bers, II the hand
or Providence should sever the silver
thread that holds the life Of one OF our
loved ones, friend or neighbor, who
would hesitate moment on paving the
little sum OF One Dollar and ten cents to
replace the amount and pay expenses
paid out on death claim. Consider the
matter, examine and study our plan
You are receiving insurance protect
your family at aCtnai sost. Don't stand
back, let our agehcle1 write you up at
once.
If there is anything you wish to know
In regard to the policy call on any OF the
agents and they will take pleasure In
explaining the pulioy to you. Remem-
Der this IL the only opportunity ever
presented TO you at actual cost. You
owe 1t to your family, you owe it to your
self TO secure their projection in case you
are taken away from them. II you are
over thirty years Of age this is the only
chance you will have of getting in.
After 900 members have been secured
no one over thirty gets in, end he only
to repiRue q deceased mem ber.
N. r. GREEN, Pres.
j. M. PAYNE, Sec. and Treaa
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-03-16
CURES WITHOUT sToMAGH DOSING

HyOmef CHres CaaaRrh by sim-
Pie Breathing Evnns r Pharana.
cy Refand Money If Az Fails to
# Cure. .s 81. !.
A long stride toward ;solvipg the
mystery of curing catarrh was taken
with the discovery: Of Hyomei. In
!faos the percentage Of cures by this
treatment proves it equal to the final
test. .SS ys.s s 'E.s ~ g 3tS7.Y
The folly Of taking msa;sine into
che stomach to cure catalfh Of the
nose, throat end lungs has been real
ized by physicians, but not until HY.
mel Was kno wn had they a pract ,cai
msthod that would obvfate stomach
adrugging. .3..
IS "a complete Hyomei louti costs but
$$1, and sconsisEs Of neat pocket in,
shaler that caa be used anywheresw with
ont attracting attention. a medicine
sdropperiand q, bottle OF Hyomei.
Breathing HypHaai through the Ia.
haler. every particle OF air chat en- ters
the nose. throat and lungs, is charged
with O. healing balsam th st SCOT hes
and allayB all irfitat ion, kIlls the Ca
starrhal germs and enTicheH the blood
with additional ozone. IA 'S.; :iS
Evaps Pharmacy have $50 much
faith in the power Of n yontei to Scure
catarrh that hey are selling its under
their personal guaranteed TO refund The
Inoney if is does not give positive sess
sIief. tSSSsSa ES3N
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-03-16
Passing IL On.

That drug store man up by our
house is a rascal" said Squeezem.
.I'n never trade with him again"
ssWhat's the matter ?" asked Jpd-
kins. @Hs passed q bad quarter of
on me-" 81 suppose you gave it
back to him z" "No," said Saueez-
EN-; 'it was too much trouble. I
put il in the collection basket at
church. !"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-03-16
MONEY TO LOAN,

WE can negotiate Loans on improved
Farm Lands for sums exceeding S3.O
on reasonable terms, on the installmaut
plan. 1t Is worth tho while of persons
contemplating borrowing money TO SEQ
US. Bring your land papers with YOU,
BONHAM & WATKINS,
Office in Peoples Bank
Sept 80, 1908 l6
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-03-16

"A gossip has few friends, but she
manages 60 get good and even with
her numerous enemies.
All babies are pretty at birth,
but thoy gradually get to looking
like ono Of their parents.
- A woman never tires Of shopping
as long as her hair stays in curl.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-03-16
FOley's Kidney Cure
makes kldnevs and bladder ssolse
Page Woven Wire Fence Co..
Adrion, Mich.
General Repair Shop.

ALL kinds of Blacksmithing, Wood
Work, Painting, Trimming, Rubber
Tires and Rubber Horse Shoeing. All
done at short notice by frst-olass work.
men. We don't claim to be the only
hrst-olass workmen In town, but az good
as any In the South. Our work shogg
for Itself. Work and Prices guaranteed.
Call and sec our work and get prices.
Bring your Buggies and have them re-
paired and made as nice and good as rav
for Spring and summer drives.
Yours for business,
j. p. TODD.
r. s.-Horse shoeing q Speciality.
March IL, 1908 SO
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-03-16
ClTY:LOTS FOR SALE.

SITUATED on and near North Main
Street. Five minutes walk Court House.
Apply to j. f. Clinkscales. Intelligencer
office.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-28

ried since the manifesto said the SEN,
ator-
Il don't know. I have told you all
7 know about them responded the
witness.
Smiths Letter.
Attorney Tayler placed in the rec
ord a letter written TO Senator Bur
rows by President Joseph +. Smith,
respecting his inability to have Nor
mons come to Washington 10 testify
before the committee. he says that
John Henry Smith. NJ. W Merrill and
George TeaSdale are i'll. and that John
w Taylor and NJ +. COwley were un-
willing voluntarily 10 testify.
President Smith concludes his letter
as follows:
As this is a political matter. and
not a religious duty devOlving upon
them or me, ] am pOwerless to exert
more than moral suasiOn in the prem
ises."
Mr.. Tayler said he had nothing more
to offer at the present time. Chair
man Burrows stated that other wit
nesses were on their way here and
that he would adjourn the hearing sub
ject to call and would notify all per-
sons concerned. It is understood an
other session and the final one before
the committee goes TO Utah VIII be
held tomorrow
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-28

IAIASHINGTON, April 27.-L. E. Alb
Wv bolt, sheriff of Davis county,
Utah, was before the senate COM
mittee on privileges and elections to-
day in the Smoot investigation. He
was examined in regard to Apostle
John w. Taylor, who. he said, is re
puted TO have five wives. Two Of
these wives are neighbOrs Of Mr.. Abb
bOtt in Pennington. Utah.
These wives are known as Nettle
Wolley, who has five children rang
ing from II to years, and Nellie
Todd, who has six children ranging
from 10 TO years. all of whom are
recognized as Apostle TaylOr's chill
dren. Two wives of Apostle Taylor.
said Mr. Abbott, are RhOda and RoXey
Wellin. who are about % or "A years
of age. 1t was reported two years ago
that they had been married to Tay-
loT One was working for Nettie VOL
ley and the other Tor Nellie Todd, both
as dOmestics-
Married Since Manifesto.
Senator Overman wanted to know If
their ages had been given correctly
at about a years. The witness said
H. believed that to be about their
ages.
Then they must have been mar
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-28
sKRYDLoFF's FAREWELL.
Admiral sprinkled With Holy Water
and Given Amulets.

st. Petersburg. April 27.-Vice Ad-
miral Skrydloff left st. Petersburg for
Moscow today. His departure was
marked by scenes similar to those
which accompanied the farewells Of
the other commanders, There was a
large crowd at the Nicholas railroad
station, including Grand Duke Alex
ander MichaeloVitch. brother-in-law of
the emperor; Vice Admiral ROjestven-
sky, the commander Of the Baltic
squadron. and other officials
Many ladies presented the admiral
with bouquets. The Archimandrite
Cornelius bestowed on Admiral Skrvd-
loft a sacred image Of St Alexander
NevSky. the patron saint of St. Peters
burg, and delivered an address. saying
the faithful members Of the orthodox
church would pray the Almighty to
protect the admiral against every dan
ger and give him victory. The ad-
miral was sprinkled with water from
the miraculous spring of St. Serphim
the hermit Of SarOff. whose recent
canonizauOn was attended By the car
and czarina. AmUletS were also hand
ed TO the admiral and he was present
ed with an ikOn containing relics DAT
ing from the thirteenth century.
The departure of the admiraTs train
was marked by a great demonstra-
tiun.
Beneath merry exterior. Admiral
Sllrydloff is intensely religious He
went this morning TO the chapel in
Peter the Greats house and passed a
whole hour i'm prayer. The admiral is
going to stop at Moscow and pray at
st. Sergius' monastery.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-28
S ROME NINE RUIlFTS IN HIS RODY
LOUBET VISITS ROME
Dined at French Embassy and
Then Attended a Re-
CeptiOn.

Rome. April 27.-President Loubet
spent the greater part of today visiting
French institutions. He remained for a
considerable time at the French Acad-
envy Of Art in the Villa Medici where
he visited the statue of Victor Hugo
presented TO Rome by the French.
An autograph ode to Victor Hugo by
Gabrielle d'Annunzio, bound in a beau
tifuI case of Venetian brocade made in
1900, was presented 10 the president.
President Loubet dined at the French
embassy. where afterward he assisted
at a large reception Speaking during
the reception 10 Prince COlonna, mayor
of Rome, the president said:
My impression OF Rome is so deep
that / hope to return and remain FOR
some time. but quietly, and merely as
NJ. Loubet."
Ambassador Meyer asked and OBJ
tanned permission TO present to Queen
Helena Charlemagne Tower, United
States ambassador to Germany, and
Mrs. Tower. Considering the strict Ell
quette of the italian court, this is con-
sidered a great compliment. and, in
fact. Ambassador and Mrs. Tower were
the only persons presented to her ma
jesty during the reception. The queen
received the Americans most gracious
~. To Ambassador Tower she said she
was sure that through his motor car
excursions he knew Italy better than
she did. She told AIT. and Mrs. Tower
that she had several American friends
and felt a great interest in their cOun-
try.
The republicans, socialists and Tadi-
Gals intended to make a popular demon
stration tonight in honor of President
Loubet and TO give it an anti-clerical
character. The police forbade the
demonstration. the government wish
ing to avoid all manifestation which
might seem TO be a limitation Of the
independence and liberty of the vatican
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-28
NEBRASKA SAND HILLS.
Change in the Law to Make Home
steads Larger.

Washington. April 2T--FinaI agree
ment has been reached on the bill
changing the homestead laws for eX-
perimentaI purposes as applying to
about 5000, 600 acres of semi-arid lands
in western Nebraska, and the measure
is i'm the hands Of the president for ap-
prevail The bill proposes to allow
homestead entries Of $40 acres instead
of $50 acres in the district in question
SO that the lands may be utilized for
grazing purposes and pass into private
ownership for that purposes It IS eX-
pected the president viii approve the
bill.
John c. Davis Of Rawlins. Wyo., il
here in regard to the contract for the
transportation of army supplies from
the railroad 70 Fort Washable. There
is competition between the Rawlins and
Casper transportation companies for
the contract. 1t is made one Of the
condition of the contract that Indians
from the ShoShOne reservation must be
employed TO do the hauling.
Senator Clark OF Wyoming today re-
ported favOrably from the senate In
dian committee the MOndell bill, which
has passed the house, for opening part
Of the ShOshOne. Wyoming, Indian res
ervatiOn. Clark will make an effort 10
secure the passage of the bill prior "a
adjournment.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-28
DERVISHES DRIVEN
OUT BY THE BRITISH

London, April 27.-The admiralty has
received an official report of the cap
ture of Illig, ON the coast of Somali-
land. from the derVisheS. Three blue
jackets were killed and six wounded.
Rear Admiral Atkinson Willes. com
mander- chief of the East African
station, who personally commanded the
landing force, and the fighting, which
occurred April %. was at close quar-
tiers. The dervishes defended their
stone searibas and towers determined
~. but the British stormed their strong
hold and drove them out with heavy
loss.
1t was impossible TO use the guns of
attackers The British and Italian flags
the ship without doing injury to the
were raised and Illig Will be handed
over to a tribe friendly TO Italy.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-28

straining order already granted is con-
tinued.
The amended bill, besides making the
Northern Pacific defendant, contains
a new section which sets out that after
the distribution provided for there re-
main in the trea sury cf the North nm
Securities property in no way involved
in the Minnesota court of a value in ex-
cess Of the $3,945,OO0 to which the cap
ital stock Of the Northern Securities
Company has been reduced. The old
section recitinS the passage by the
board of directors Of the Northern Sc
curities of the distribution plan has i'm
tie bill the additional words that the
company by the acts of it's directors is
determined to fully and unreservedly
abandon and terminate said unlawful
combinations"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-28
WYOMING MURDERERS
ALLOWED TO GO FREE

= Especial to The He~aId.)
= Basin City. WyO.. April 21.-Act- 2
y ing upon instructions from Judge y
y Stotts. the jury tonight found A. y
= L. Morse not guilty. owing 20 the .
= failure Of the prosecution TO pro- y
= duce witnesses. and the cases y
y against several other leading resi- y
= dents Of this section who were y
y charged with mObbing the county 3
= jail last summer, Iynching German ,
y and Walters and numbering Dep 3
y uty Price. will be dismissed. There =
= is great indignation here over the y
y unexpected outcome of the matter. D
= for the murder of Price was a y
y cold-bloOded affair, and the names 4
y Of a majority of the members of y
, the mob have been known for p
y some time. y
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-28
AMENDED BILL OF COMPLAINT
Northern Pacific Made Party Defendant to the Suit
Brought by Hartman Against Northern
Securities Company

= RENTCN, y. J., April 27.-An
amended bill OF complaint making
the Northern Pacific a party de-
fendant was filed in the United States
circuit court today by the suit brought
by +. II. Hartman. WinsIow s. Pierce
and others. to restrain the proposed
plan Of distribution decided upon by the
directors Of the Northern Securities
company in carrying out the decision
Of the supreme court.
Judge Kirkpatrick has made an order
Termittng the filing of the amended
bill and fixing the first Monday in June
for the Northern Pacific company to
make answer thereto. The amended bill
is ordered fled without prejudice to
the proceedings already held The re-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-28

alive. Every time he appeared at a
window ne was met with a yOlley Of
bullets from the weapons Of the police.
Chief HOdgkins endeavOred several
times to get him to surrender but the
desperate refused TO leave the house
and directed his attack on every off,
Ger who came within shooting distance.
This morning at o'clock the police
made a charge on the house. coming
out from behind their barricade, which
had been erected during the night.
Officer Sherry stole up to the window.
He fired, wound;ng the negro. From
anrther direction Sergeant Clark fred
into the room. The negro was seen to
fall to the floor and the officers rushed
into the house and captured him. He
was then i'm a dying condition.
When he was taken 70 the hospital
lit was found that nine bullets had en-
tered his body. In a short time he
died. It is stated that Anderson was
an inmate of the Stockton insane
asylum for four years. The officers
were not injured.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-28
PLAN OF DEFENSE.
Russians Say They Will Be Able TO
Checkmate the japanese.

Chicago. April PA report TO the
Daily News from New Chuang says:
If official Russian advices from Muk-
den can be relied on, General KurOpat-
kin's deployment IS so far advanced
that IL covers the very lines the Japan
csc purpose to occupy. Should the Jap
anesc succeed i'm driving the Russians
north. the Muscovite line Of defense
will extend from New Chuang to Lao
Yang and from Lao Yang To the Yalu
river. The Russian generals profess
confidence that the Japanese can make
no Roadway by frontal attack. while
the Russians can cope with the widest
Ranking operations the mikados men
are likely to undertake
When these operations begin, say the
Muscovites, KuTopatkin's counter
strokes win bring down the Japanese
scheme Of ofense like a house of cards
The continued delay on the part of the
enemy ia a great surprise 20 the Rus
slams.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-28
Oakland, Ca Police Battle with Desperate Negro
10 Hours, but Finally Rushed His Lair and
Shot Him.
\ AKLAND. Cal. April 27.-l

- AKLAND, Cal, April 27-After a
fierce battle between the police
and n desperate negro, lasting
from 10 o'clock last evening until s
o'clock this morning. Wilson Ander-
son, the man who caused the trouble
was shot and killed by four officers.
Last night Anderson drove a white
woman and cOlOred porter out Of the
house at Fourth and Broadway, where
he lived, at the point Of pistol. Police
men Sherry and Ford were summoned
10 arrest the negro. When they APP
peared at the door anderson fired at
Sherry, the bullet grazing the officers
arm. The negro then bGrricaded the
doors and windows of the house and
fired at every one who approached the
premises.
About twenty police officers sur
rounded the house, and during the
night q running battle was kept up,
over a hundred shots being fired by
the police. At daylight it was found
that the desperate negro was still
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-28

OF. PETERSBURG, April 27.-An ac-
y count given here Of the movements
of the cavalry under Major Cen
eral MittchenkO, the commander of the
western COssack brigade. while not Of
Hcially confirmed. is accepted as trust
worthy. 1t follows:
General Mittchenko's COssacks have
reached Song Gin, northeast Korea
and after occupying that place. turned
north and occupied Anju. Not a shot
was fired, the Japanese and Koreans
Withdrawing. The unexpected appear
snce of COssaCks I'm the rear of the
Japanese force near the YaIu caused
panic among the japanese troops pro-
Ceeding toward the Yalu from Ping
Yang, and they consequently retreated.
The Japanese troops at Pak-ChOug- Ku.
SOng-Ka-S San and Chong-Ju did not at
tempt 10 stop the COssacks, but moved
toward the northwest by forced
marches.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-28
HOWLING MOB IN DENVER.
Riot Narrowly Averted at a Mass
Meeting of Citizens.

Denver. colo. April "a riot was
narrowly aVerted at Coliseum hall to-
night at a mass meeting Of citizens
called to protest against the sO-called
crimes against the ballot. The particu-
lar Of attack of the speakers was the
elections commission. When eX-Dis-
trict Attorney George Allen Smith at
tempted 10 defend the commission he
was nearly mObbed. While he was try
ing to speak the lights were turned out
and the hall cleared. Rev. Robert =.
Coyle. moderator of the Presbyterian
general assembly and pastor II the
Central Presbyterian church of this
city. iutimated that the example of
other cities i'm the formation Of vigil
lance committee To drive out fraud and
corruption i'm municipal government
could well be followed i'm Denver
Cheers If approval greeted the state
ment Resolutions calling upon the
citizens committee to make" the cleo
tons commission perform it's duties ac-
cording TO law were adopted.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-28
FAVOR JUDGE PARKER.
New Hampshire Democrats Elect
Delegates to Convention.

Concord. y. H. April 27.-Aside from
the unexpected introduction Of person
alities in debate by one or two dele
gates, the Democratic state convention
held here today to choose four dele
gates at large TO the national cOnven-
ton passed without interruption. Dele
gates at large were chosen as follows:
John NJ Mitchell. True Norris. Jere-
miah Doyle and Joseph p. ChateI-
The platform adopted, which de-
manded tariff revision, control OF the
trusts and q halt in the march toward
Imperialism" left the question Of presi-
Dental nominees to the wisdom Of the
delegates" Of the national convention.
1t is understood that the delegates IA
vor Judge Parker of New York.
The first and second congressional
district conventions were held following
the state convention and both elected
uninstructed delegations.