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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-03-23
Anderson County Mutual Ben.
eft Association of America.

The Anderson County Mutual Benefit
Association Of America w-ites 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 paw when one
G:1s. Ii you join now your first paymept
pays you up until January, 1904, unlesa
we lose one Of our members, If the hanca
of Providence ahould sever the silver
thread that holds the life OF ono OF our
loved ones, friend or neighbour, who
would hesitate moment on paying 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 ,ost. Don't stand
back, let our agencies 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 I'm
explaining the pulley to you. Romegn-
Der this Ia the only opportunity ever
presented 10 you at actual cost. You
owe 1t to your family, you owe 1t to your
self to secure their projection in case You
are taken away from them. If 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, and he only
to replace deceased Nom ber.
N. r. GREEN, Pres.
j. NJ. PAYNE. Sec, and Treas
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-03-23

= Most of the marriages arranged
by match-makers turn out mis6ts.
whats the matter, Bob? You
look worried" Il am trying to de-
eide whether to go to the St. Louis
Fair and wish I had stayed a. home,
or to stay at home and wish I had
pone''
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-03-23

A small boy says that velocity is
what = chap lets go Of . bumblebee
with. .5.3
e. ~ Tell q woman you admire her If
tyon want her 70 think you are intelli-
gent.
Whsn yon see 9 boy with long
curls it's safe bet that his father
isn't the whole thing around the
house. &, 5.sis s... & y. ss3.. a
Somehow q deaf man can always
hear an Invitation TO take q, drink.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-03-23
Tho Man Behind she Gun.

THAT" remarked the resident Of
the town in whisper, 'tis ono Of
our big guns {"
"And who is the quiet little chap
with him 2" asked the visitor.
The man behind the gun" re-
piled the resident, "who keere him
from shooting OF his opihy6ns et
the wrong time. He is 1ahe big
fellows secretary" !" Cincinnati
Times Star. B ;,. s.s5.s s'
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TO Cure a Gold In One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it
tails to cure. +. w. Groves sigma
ture is on each box. Price 25c.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-03-23
MONEY TO LOAN.

WE can negotiate Loans on improved
Farm Lands for sums exceeding $500
on reasonable terms, on the installmans
plan. 1t is worth che while of persons
contemplating borrowing money to see
us. Bring your land paners with you.
BONIIAM S WATKINS.
Office IN Peoples Bank.
Sept 30, 1908 l6
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-03-23

= Three mon tbs after marriage a
woman tries to swap her romantic
novels for q cookbook.
= Chronic complaining makes
tough luck all the ,ougher.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-03-23
WE \|()(D(;H
FOR I HIS
Note what IS known
hASl,,s rr"son sssn sn Us as''y to a leader
in the medical affairs of
Evans Pharmacy.

1t has been proven to US be-
yond the possibility of doubt
that new medicine quickly
clears up the worst skin afIec-
tions. Its work seems astonish-
ing. amazing, almost miraculous.
Ut is 4 specific formula which,
because of its discovery by DR..
Decatur Dennis. is known as ID.
D. D. y Its actual record sounds
like a story of magic. But there
is no room for doubt about it
whatever: full proofs, indisput-
able in every respect. have been
submitted regarding hundreds of
cases-amopg them the two cases
illustrated in this announcement.
The one case shown here Of the
adult (Mr. Henry Walters. psor-
iasis of many years standing)
was cured in 45 days. The other
case of the boy { Sammy Minkey)
was cured in three weeks. The
results are not only complete. but
permanent: in the case of Mr..
Walters. which was one of the
earliest cured after the discovery
Of th;s med;camen., It is now
nearly three years since the dis
ease was cleared out of the skin,
and no taint of it has appeared
since.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-03-23
Page Woven Wire Fence Co.a
Adrion, Mich.
General Repair Shop.

ALL kinds OF Blacksmithing, Wcnd
Work, Painting, Trimming, Rubber
Tires and Rubber Horse Shoeing. All
done at short notice by tirst-class work.
men. We don't claim to be the only
nrst- class Workmen In town, but 81 good
as any In the South. Our work shows
for itself Work and Prices guaranteed.
Call and see our work and get pryces.
Bring your Buggies and have them re.
paired and made as nice aud good as new
for Spring and Summer drives.
Yours for business,
J. P. TODD.
T. S.--Iorse Shoeing Speciality.
March III, 1908 SS
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FOzey's Honey and Tai.
cures cOIdss prevents pneua1onke;
CITATION.
State OF South Carolina,
County of Anderson.

By Il. Y. IL. Nance, Judge of Probate
Whereas, NJ. L. Bonham has
applied to me to grant him Letters of
Administration on the Estate and effects of
Mrs. Louise Alston Meads, deceased:
These are, therefore, to cite and admon.
ish all kindred and creditors of the said
Mrs. l. ,uise Alston NJ saie, dee'd., to bs
and appear before mo in Court of Probate.
to be held at Anderson Court House, on the
3lst day March, 1904, after publication
hereof, to shew cause, if any they have.
why the said Administration should NOT
be granted. Given under my hand this
14th day of March, 1904.
Il. Y. H NANCE, Probate Judge
March l6, 1904 S8
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This is not merely a com.
sTlereial matter, II Is a
matter OF humanity

to tell everybody with a skin dis
ease about this medicament.
Among the many cases proven to
me of astonishingly quick and
complete cures. all of which seem
to have been permanent. many
we're photographed in such 4 con-
dition that a reproduction in n
newspaper would be perhaps too
nted to print just as the patients
1t newspaper in Christendom
a re xver, tho tJouarp;po r,,la
The Imperial press., 1904-03-05

going to feed them all. The cattle now there are being well taken care of and are in good condition. On my way out I saw a band of probably 5000 Angora goats being driven to Potrero from Santa Monica.
 ''The people over there are very loyal to this part of the county. The general feeling is against dividing the county, as some have proposed. They want to have direct communication with San Diego, however, as they look upon this port as the natural outlet for their grain and cattle. With direct line from the valley to San Diego many large ship ments of grain and cattle to the Orient and Europe would follow. The people are all very much interested in the pro- posed San Diego-Eastern, and hope to see it carried to an early completion San Diego Union.
The Imperial press., 1904-03-05
IMPERIAL IN GOOD SHAPE
Superintendent of Schools Baldwin
 Talks of His Recent Trip

County Superintendent of Schools Hugh J. Baldwin, mention of whose re- turn from a three weeks trip through the Imperial country was made yester- day, reports an almost phenomenal growth of the former desert country. MT. Baldwin says that the present att tendance in the schools is double over the number of last year and that new schools are needed at almost every point. Construction of new school buildings at Imperial, Calexico and Sils bee, bonds for which were recently voted, will be commenced in few weeks. In many sections of the county buildings have already been erected, and builders will be reim bursed through bond issues to be voted later. Brawley and Holton are two of the towns that need new school buildings badly.
 While in Imperial, Mir. Baldwin at tended the teachers institute, which was held there on February 13. The various problems that are apt to con- front the teachers in a new country were presented and discussed. Each teacher made report showing her idea of the needs for best carrying on her work and for getting the most efficient service. The maximum school term in that part of the county is eight months, and this causes further adjustment in many cases in fitting the study course to the requirements.
 MT. Baldwin states that the entire valley is in splendid condition with everybody busy. Barley is hip high but has not yet headed out.
 "I think, however, that too many cat tie from Arizona are being brought in" said MT. Baldwin. All of the farms are covered with cattle and if they bring in many more. l don't see how they are
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-04

years. These are but two of thousand
and one cases of lawless and vexatious
procedure on the part of custom officers
throughout the country for many years
past.
Last year one of the older profess
sors of Euphrates College, a man
whose whole past record places him
above suspicion of any form of dis
loyalty in conduct or in influence upon
his pupils was with six pupils thrown
into prison and kept there for more
than half a year. He was subjected to
great indfgnity and a severity of treat
ment that undermined his health, and
when, after every effort to hasten his
trial finally resulted in his gaining a
hearing, he and his pupils were found
to be guilty of no crime of offense
whatsoever.
Students Imprisoned.
Several years ago, after a frman
had been granted to Anatolia College,
eight of its pupils were thrown into
prison and kept there for fourteen
months before a trial of the case
could be "hastened." Then six of
them were declared innocent and two
were adjudged guilty of an offense
meriting a years imprisonment. But
AS they had passed two months more
than that time in prison already, they
were released with IneH companions.
Instances like these, occurring some
where almost constantly, show how
necessary is insistence on the rights of
American citizens residing in Turkey.
OF the sufferings of subjects of the
Turkish government, except such as
are directly connected with Amer
lean institutions, we do not speak.
1t would not be just, however, to
close this article without giving the
testimony of our residence of a life
time in Turkey, two-thirds of the time
at the capital, to the many amiable
qualities of the Turk of Anatolia.
would also like to testify to the sin
cere endeavor of many Turks in high
office, both at the capital and in the
provinces-and that under circum-
stances of well-nigh unparalleled
complexity and battling difficulty-to
do things that are right, to act i'm
partially and to live above the tempta-
ton. But alas! temptation is too often
yielded to and justice sold to the high
est bidder.
Copyright, 1904, by t. C. McClure.)
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-04
II, 900 STORIES IN A PRIZE CONTEST
How Five Judges Are Expected to Pick Out the
Winners

New York, Sept. 3.-Literary folk
have had a good deal to say lately
among themselves about the prize
story contest inaugurated by a leading
weekly newspaper, to which 10000 sto-
ries are said to have been contributed,
and which are to be judged by five
we'll known persons.
The method of conducting such con-
tests is rather interesting. 1t being
manifeStly impracticable for the FIVE
eminent persons to read $4,000 stories,
the plan is to have the stories sifted
by the staff readers of the paper, to-
gether with a number of extra readers
especially engaged for that purpose.
After they have put aside all those
stories which are obviously impossi-
BILE, the remaining ones only are read
by a second collection of readers, and
then, perhaps, by third.
By this time the number of stories
will be reduced so that their examina-
ton by the advertised judges will be
feasible. In this particular contest it
is understood by those on the inside
that the advertised judges are to read
only fifty of the whole 1900.
To the uninitiated this procedure
may not seem quite fair, but it is the
only feasible one for a number of
reasons.
First of all it would take an I'M
considerably long time for five men
to read $4,000 stories. If you don't
believe it just read a 5000 or 5000
word story, note how long it takes you
and then make a computation as to
how long you and four like you would
be occupied in the mere reading of
1900 stories, remembering that each
one of you must read all of them.
Second: If the five judges were act
ually to read all the stories sub
mitted in the competition they would
be so worn to a fragile by the time
they had finished the reading that
they wouldn't have an ounce of judg-
ment left wherewith to judge them.
Third: The sum that would be de-
manded by the judges to read all the
stories would be prohibitive to the
publishers. especially in view of the
fact that any person of good average
intelligence and some training as
reader" is quite competent to read
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-04

ment schools have often been arbi-
trarily closed, and teachers and pupils
have been placed under arrest. even
when no offense has been charged.
Turks Must Approve Text Books.
The comedy, as we'll as the obstruo-
tiveness of the requirement concern
ing text books and teachers, becomes
evident when it is noted that men who
know Only Turkish and next to moth
ing of science are appointed to pass
Judgment on the text books of an
American college in an interior city,
and on the qualifications of its pro-
fessors. Some of the judges could not
pass an examination for admission
into any class of the college, except
the lowest preparatory class.
American missionaries comply with
the law requiring that everything
printed pass the board of censorship.
Here again caprice and incompetence
find their climax in endless delay.
There is no good reason for refusing
permission for the printing of a GER
tain manuscript submitted to the CEN
sors, and no reason is assigned. In
deed, permission is promised for to-
morrow. The manuscript has been in
the hands of the censor for a week
ample time for examination. When
tomorrow comes the censor is re-
ported ill. A week passes; the manu-
script has been mislaid. A month
passes; a new law of the press re-
quires all manuscripts to be submitted
to second bureau. The two bureaus
of censors get at loggerheads with
each other. Months pass; the little
booklet, intended for New Year circu-
lation, is in June still in the censor's
hands. Not long since the manuscript
of book in Creek was held back for
full year. 1t was a book on the Sun
day-school lessons prescribed for the
year 1908. 1t should have been on the
market in November. 1902; permission
was given for its printing in Septem-
Der, 1903. In recent years any book
or history prepared in the West has
been prescribed.
Object to the Word "Amertcn."
1t is impossible to bring an atlas
INTO the country through the Custom
House which has the word America
on IT, Once lady had to leave her
English Bible in the Custom House,
ana II was returned to her after two
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-04

In closing, would add that the Ma
rine Hospital Service never has been
called upon by this state, except to
diagnose smallpox. What I urge Is
that you get a slice Of the fund. which
is in the hands of the President, $780,
900; let trained men do the work land
they will get out of the state as son
as this work is accomplished as they
have done in every instance), and I
would add that for the gentlemen on
your board, l entertain the highest
regard for your skill as physicians, but,
so far as I can learn, your practical
experience in state medicine is zero.
Very respectfully,
w. F. Rrunner. M d.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-04
for Sitting" purposes.

for Sitting" purposes.
A carefully compiled list Of the peo-
pie, men and women, in the United
States who are known to be success
full short story writer's contains only
$50 names.
Allowing for an addition of 20 per
cent. possible new talent brought out
by this contest, the probable number
of writer's in this country who are
really qualified to enter such a. con-
tract as this one is not more than 800,
one-fortieth of the whole number Of
stories. Even supposing that on the
average, each contestant submits two
stories-and some send in as many as
five or six-there are stories from
twenty times as many persons as there
are competent writers in the United
States. At least nineteen of all the
stories submitted, then, are bound to
be so bad that it isn't worth while for
any high-priced judge to bother with
them.
A curious fact about short story
prize competitions came out in a re-
cent conversation.
Il have been one of the Sitting
readers" said the speaker, ''in four
separate prize contests. the last of
which took place twelve years later
than the first, and l have found that
there is quite a large class of literary
aspirants rarely successful in landing
their effusions, who compete in every
prize contest of the sort that comes
along. This I know because at least a
score of the stories read in the first
contest turned UP 0. K. in the last one
l had anything to do with, and in all
the intermediate contests as well.
ut is often said" he went on, chat
professional writer's do not enter such
contests. This is not true; in a num-
Der of instances which remember the
prizes have been taken by professional
writer's. 1t is true, however, that the
really successful writer's do not often
bother with contests. Such writer's find
that the demand quite outruns the sup
ply of good stories, and that there is
good deal more money to be had by
sticking to the markets they have al
ready captured for their literary
wares than by offering them in gem
eral competition" Duane.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-04
CLAIMED 1T WAS ONLY
A PRIVATE STILL.

But That Didn't Let Out Laurens
County Man for Illicit DistiIIinE.
Macon, Sept. ED. Wigs was to-
day bound over to the next term Of
the United States court under 500
bond on the charge that he was con-
Quoting an illicit distillery on his
plantation in Laurens county. about
ten miles from Dublin. The defense
was that the still was a private one.
When assured that this did not alter
the nature of the charge against him
At was stated that no one else got
any of the whisky. The evidence,
however, showed that II the still was
private one Wigs made enough
for the neighbors to have what was
lest over.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-04
WANTED TO HOLD UP
DRY RESULT IN MACON.

Americas. Ga. Sept. S.--Judge Lit
tlejohn yesterday afternoon heard ar
gument OF counsel for injunction to
prevent the Ordinary of Macon county
from declaring and publishing the re-
suit OF the recent local option election
~ that county. Judge Littlejohn re-
FUSED the injunction and consequently
Macon county goes dry next Friday.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-04
MATHIS GOES TO CHAIR
AT STATE NORMAL SCHOOL.

Americas, Ga, Sept a.-Prof. J. p.
Mathis for a dozen years superlntend-
ent o. the Amerlcus public schools. was
notified to-day Of his election 10 the
chair o. mathematics IN the State Nor
ma college, Athens. Prof, Afatha
ranks hiEh a. an able educAtor.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-04

ON Page Ten.)
nix Lydaton, present
deadly parallel:
Estate Boards Of
Health).
Personnel.
Appointed by the
political element on
the principle That
the longest pole
takes the persim-
mon. Engaged in
the practice of
their profession
with little or no
knowledge of state
medicine.
Estate Boards of
HEALTH.
Tenure of Office.
Likely to be re-
moved when a new
Governor is elect
ed.
STATE BOARDS
OF HEALTH.
{ Appropriations. }
Allowed made
quate appropria.-
tions from legisla-
lures, with never
enough money to
meet exigencies.
STATE BOARDS
OF HEALTH.
(Results).
Unintelligent.ab-
surd restrictions;
business interfer-
ed with; the con-
tinued spread OF
epidemic disease:
no rigid enforce
ment of reguia-
tons caused by
political. factional.
and sectional in
terests.
.aiz
40
sg41 s5xgy
w Wfylglgfeir
So -. 49,.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-04

- ~ -
manner of DIR. Fra
you the following
marine Hospital
Service).
Personnel.
Admission to
service by COM
petitive examina-
ton. Good moral
standing is a re-
q u / r e m e n t .
Drunkards are
not allowed in the
service. After
serving under Sc
nior officers, the
men who show
aptitude for state
medicine are as
signed to that di-
vision. Promotion
to higher grades
by examination
and by continued
good moral char
acter.
MARINE Hospital
Service).
Tenure of Office.
Their Lifework.
MARINE HOS
PITAL SERV-
ICE.
Appropriations
The United States
Urea Stlry
MARINE HOS
PITAL SERV-
ICE.
(Results).
Records show
national control
Ct epidemic dis
SuIABu SIC sssBs
been done in an
efficient and sat
iSfactory manner.
N o influences,
commercial o r
political. there
fore, no paralysis
Of trade. Strict
enforcement of.
regulations.
! am very sorry
permit me TO ca
work Of the Mari
IN preventing the
plague In this coii
az san Francisco
Board 81 Health
also 20 the work 81
1904 IN assisting {
Board IN contfonii
low fever
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-04
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
AND SMALLPOX SITUATION.

CONTINUED from Page Ten.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-08
SUBSCRIPTIONS RECEIVED
BY ASSOCIATED CHARITIES

The Associated Charities has received
the following generous contributions
through its treasurer, John Joy Edison;
To the poor. 81; Philip X. Reilly 81
Robert A. Phillips. s.; A Friend. 81;
Gen. G.. Norman Leber, s.; c. II. Car
rington. 81; William Einbeck. IS; Bishop
H. Y Satterlee. s.: Robert Portner, $25;
Richard Z. PairO. 50; Sunday school
of Calvary Baptist Church. $5l70; VIII
liam S. Shallenberger. s.; Mrs. Sarah
l. Fleetwood, 81; w. c. Wallis. s.; DR..
Lucy e Moten. s.; Mrs. ]. o. Hall. IS;
Miss Ellen P Sampson. s.: James II.
Embrey. $40; z. NJ. Van Dyck. So; Fan
ME I.arner, s.; George B. WEIGH. so;
c. X. Steilwagen. 81; Lawyers Title
and Guarantee Insurance Company, s.;
Isabel S. Shepard, s.: George NJ Rom
mel. $3.50; Miss Richards. 81; Gen. Cal
vim Dewitt, L. S. A, $40; Crown Lunch
Room, $40; Anita, 81; Prof. G. J. Cum
mings IS; Miss NJ. S. Wilmington, 81;
Mr. and Mrs. w. p. Stems. 81; Mrs. r..
II. Taylor, s.; Theodore w. Noyes. US
Mary f. Symonds. 81; NJ. r. r. 81;
Clifford Pinchot, $50; Miss a; Nixon. g;
A. E. Baker. s1.5G. W. ]. McNally, go.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-08
Fare- nlease, Ticketst

Fare, please Tickets,
There was a briskness and hustle in
Police Court this morning and an at
mosphere' of traction. unpunched tick
cts, and accused conductors. Detectives
Parham. Hartigan, and O'Brien were on
hand with evidence against seven en-
ploycs OF the Washington Railway and
Electric Company, accused of what is
known In the vernacular as knocking
down" OF course, the accused were
there--they couldn't help it-and there
was General Harries. the executive OIL
Ger Of the railway company, and an ar
ray of legal lights.
The public, the fare-paying public. was
intensely interested i'm the story as told
in The Times of alleged manipulation OF
street car tickets, so as TO add shekols
TO the purses Of several conductors AID
afford a rake-off to middlemen who sell
thirty-six tickets for 81
Campbell Darlington, counsel for five
Of the accused, applied for and obtained
a continuance until next Friday morn