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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-01-18
Soil Wcevil ia Master.

Col. l.. ". Youmans was in town
Thursday night and Friday and gave
better understanding Of the boil
weevil problem than all the newspapers
put together have done. While in at.
tendance at the Shreveport Convention
he not only listened TO ths speeches,
but mixed up with the best people OF
the Southwest, and got bottom facts.
In Central and Southern Texas the
boil weevil is master of the situation,
monarch of all he surveys. Last year
he cut down the Texas crop three
quarters of million bales. But for
his ravages the cropwould have footed
up FOUR million bales in Texas, Indian
Territory, etc.
Many farmers aud negroes have
moved from the boil weevil section
higher North and West and gone to
cotton raising on new lands.
In the Brazos country, where bale
to the acre was the old time regular
rule it will now take fifteen or more
acres to make bale. The boil wesvil
sees to it that no cotton natures after
July. To show now disastrous ;ss
ravages he was reliably told that white
women of culture and few years ego
we'll to do had to quit their homes and
sc outside the weevil territory to pick
cotton to get the means to buy food.
Rents In the towns have fallen to one
fourth Of former rates end many stores
are unoocupied. People who have not
run from the inseot enemy are trying
to make livings by raising truck, grain,
etc. The entomologisss say that ehere
10 no wsy yet knoWn to destroy the
weevil, and shat it 10 90 certain as any
thing future can be to reach ell the
cotton growers South in few years.
The weevil is equipped with whole
carpenSee.s outfit, an auger with which
he boreB into the form OF boil, ohisela
to Grim the opening to its taste, O
pump to extract tho juice, then it de-.
posits an egg, seals the opening with q
cement that becomes as hard 90 iron,
leaving its young snugly housed beyond
the reach of poison Or bug eating enc.
my. It is fearfully productive. as the
descendants Of couple married early
will number millions by the coming Of
frost.
1t feeds upon nothing but the cot.
ton plant, and might be starved out il
the Westerners had the grit and gump
tion to plant no cotton for year or So
-Barnwell People.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-01-18
A Tip in Advance.

A small boy who had been forbidden
by his mother to go in swimming ran
away from school aud had a bully
time at the old swimming hole. When
he came home his mother whose sus-
picious We're aroused, took him to
task:
Jimmie, have you been in swim
ming?"
Looking her straight in the eye the
boy said: Mother you may lick me,
but I won't lis to you, l vas"
Remembering che story Of the Fs.
ther OF his country, the woman,
thinking she had foF o SON another
Washington, clssped him in her arms
and said: my boy il was wrong to
disobey your mother, but am glad
that you will not lie 20 escape punish
ment."
An hour after the boys brother
asked him why he had owned up so
promptly.
Huh" said the boy, "that little
title ta4tle. Jim Snoops, vas in with
us and tied his shirt up into siz
knots end he said ne was 8 comm
over here TO tell mother where I'd
been, and I figured that if I didn't tel
her, ] was maybe in for three lickings
one for goin' in owimmin', one fol
lyin', and one for tyin' them knots
! hadn't nutbin' TO lose and every
thing to gein by workin' the Georg,
Washington business on mother"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-01-18
CuFlosltles OF Suicide.

It is strange fact that nearly all
great men have tinge Of melancholy
in their blood and are subject at times
to periods of great depression. Napo-
leon at the beginning Of his career vas
in great financial distress and wa. re-
vented from drowning himself only by
the timely pecuuiary aid of school
mate. Bismarck is said to have de-
clared after the battle of Sadowa that
he would have killed himself had the
Prussians been beaten, and Byron
while writing "Childe Harold declar- r
ed he would have blown his brains out
but for the reflection that it would
give pleasure to his mother-in-law.
The reason for self-destruotion are
often very curious. Men have fre-
quently been known to put an end to
their lives to escape toothache or 9TH
or pains, while the dread Of disease
has bean knoWn to affect the mind to
such an extent that the victim has
destroyed himself rather than face it.
Weariness Of money end good things
20 eat have been the cause Of suicide.
EQne man drowned himself in the Seine
because Of che color OF his hair, which
was faxen, and another shot himself
because his clothes did not At him.
"A girl threw herself into the Danube
because her companions laughed at hex
corpulence, and . Frenchman took
poison to spite his mother-in-laW be-
cause she insisted onliving with
LIN. Z L!
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-01-18
''Dip An Done Wid it

Bishop Wilmer, second Bishop of
Alabama and famous raconteur Of the
South, often told the following story:
He had baptized and confirmed an
old negro, signing him with the sign
of the cross, declaring him heir TO
the Kingdom Of heaven, and member
Of the Episcopal Church South.
In a few weeks the bishop learned
that the old man had severed his church
alliance and was "shoutin' elder" in
the A. NJ. E. Westinghouse known as
Hickory Stand.
Several weeks later the bishop heard
that he had resigned that membership
ard had been immersed, becoming o
professor Of the Baptist persuasion at
.he negro church known as Frog Lev
ell.
When next the bishop net the old
negro he asked: Josiah. why did you
leave my church? Anybody hurt
your feelings there, or anything like
that?"
'La, no, Maise Hooker. LIE no!
De 'Piscopale dey is gem'men ef dey
sin't nettin' else. Der ein't nobody
hurt my feelin's. No, sab. lief dat
ohu'ch Gaze l couldn't read in de-
book. Dey ell reads an ansahs baol.
80 cheerful lake, an des' kase I ean's
read I can't come in right, an dc
folks looks roun' when ansahs wrope
an hearty. I boun' 20 leave dat
| oh 'ueh."
| "Aud why did you leave lhe Metho
dist church so suddenly2
"Well, you see Maise Hooker, dem
Mefodis' folks dey is sl's's holdiu' q
'Quiry Meeting Now you know
| yosi'R, Maiae Hooker, cullud men oau'
stan too much 'quirin' into. I I'blig
ed TO quit dot ohu'ch."
''Do you think, josiah, you cal
stick to the Baptist ohuroh2"
"La, yas, massal 'Ksss wild d.
Baptist hits jes' dip en- done wid itl'
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-01-18
Tired Of Being Fired.

s.,
Peter was good workman but he
swonldvsgo on sprees. His employer
was lenisnt, but whom Peter turned
up after having bean absent for q oou. ol
pie Of days without leave ha1 1disch arg.
ed him. But Peter lid NOT take hiA
discharge seriously anaa went back to
work as usual. Again he wont on u
spree, .and again he nas discharged
and taken sshack. These little ], esoa.
pades had been repeated fonr d, d fiva
times within : couple % years, ashen
Peter walked into the shop ons al moriis tii..
ing looking much tic worse for his
celebration. Soc here. 1 Z & ssid tKs
employer, syou ars disoh argesl. Il
s.Look here, ssid Pater, 81 am tired
ofthis, If ]. en-: :firsd again TN quit
She jS !. Aud he wsns on aboul Ihis
w0fk kand has NOT bee1 d !, eiSSa5S
Philndelphia Record SS,ses
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-01-18
Valuable Property For Sale

By virtue OF the authority conferred by
0 resolution adopted at meeting of the
Stockholders Of the Williamson Fo-
male College Company held at Will
liamHtoD, g.. O.. on the 31st day Of
December last, the Directors ofsaid Com
IN February next, within the usual
hours Of public sales, In front OF the
Court House, In the City OF Anderson,
b. c., all the Real Estate of said Com
many eitnete in The sc
County Of Anderson, State >foresaid, con-
tanning five t5) acres, more or less, and
the West by Estate OF George w. Anderr
son. deceased, Minor street intervening,
on the North by property of 8. Lander d
Son, and on the East by lands of 8. J.
Duckworth and the Estate of Thomas
Crymes, deceased. This is one of the
finest hotel properties in the State. This
the day Of sale by plat OF the samo, to
be then exhibited, which will indicate
shape, courses and distances.
Terms Of Sale-One-hslf cash, and the
balance on credit Of twelve months,
with interest from day of sale ct the rate
ofS per cent per annum until paid in
full. Interest to be computed and paid
aEcGsliy, and If not paid annually, to be
added to and become part Of the princi-
pal, and the whole bear interest at the
sans rate until the whole iB paid In full.
The credit portion to be secured by q
bond Of the purchaser and mortgage OF
the premfRes, sshich inatru ment shall
provide for the payment OF 10 per cent.
attorneys fees. In addition TO principal
:1 si1s svSsat that It becomes
nec. asary TO institute suit TO collect the
credie portion of the pu rchase money If.
Purchasers to pay extra for papers, and
TO have leave TO anticipate payment on
the credit portion as any tune. Il Is
GEORGE w. 9uEIIVAN, Pres.
w. q. LANDER, :Hsct'y. y
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forces and called: "Hello, Yank!'
Hello, Johnuiel'' came back the
reply.
'::Haven't you got two Of our fellows
rver there3" asked johnson. II Isl
>"Yep, goin' to keep en-, tool sang
bsok the other, IS
"Is one Of 'em long, lank man,
and the other q short horsea, contin.
ued the interrogator. ,.t. b: B
"That's what" was the reply.
"Well, wish you'd turn the long:
one aloose,' johnson shouted; Il '.she
never hurts any Of you, nohow. But
id if you amt welcome 70 the
short onel'' s
The loud laugh from both lises,
which followed ended the negotia.
tions. s 4 ~ ,.3 ,;3 S{$
With these and other anecdotes .fne]
little group.nhiled away tha hours
unsil she slAnting rays Of the suln warn.
ed them that not only aas tho war
over. bat chat shs lay was also On Hes
way 10 join the long array az the
things that are past. i3Ss
& ;fN sfsN.Y co, So j, said the Judge. 81 "a
they moved their chairs 70 ths inside
OF the 6ourt hous those were great
days, Ell; Slet, q 30 home.
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"A girl 10 just as likely as not to
marry g man she doesn't love il some
other girl 10 trying Co.
= A woman never considers GEN.
timental song we'll given unless the
singer he's Gears in his eyes.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-01-18

~ S- A girl has snI{i idsa everybody
would rave over her beauty IL hsr hair||
had more curl co IL. ssSI
In 8 Airta ation IS woman IA nsvar'
Sd earnsst till shs man thinks Ii is|
time for Sc to. .bs 81. Y S. n |ts sSs
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-01-18
WAR STORIES.
S'Pigeon" johnson in Camp.
Robert H. Blalock, in Atlanta Constitution.

And he did move on. He kept
moving on until the general, who was
somewhat corpulent, began to mop
his countenance industriously, and to
look about anxiously for the sick boy.
Not until ! miles of hot and dusty
road had passed beneath tho weary
feet of General Toombs did johnson
draw rein and allow the column to
overtake him.
General, he said meekly, as he
dismountcd. I've been looking Cor
you two hours. The generals reply,
as he galloped ahead, was few choice
selections from his I9ofsne yocabu-
larry. AS the gray marc disappeared
in the distance, johnson gave vent to
his feelings in q perfect imitation OF
the long drawn out bray Of donkey
to the huge delight of those who had
witnessed the deception"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-31
OPENING AND CLOSING OF MAILS.

Northern mails, weei days, close at 80
y o. and IL 90 q. ~. and 30, 6 10, 23
aud 10 80 p. M. Open at 500 a. m, 100 N.
ana 4 80 p. N. On Sundays Northern mails
Close at 9 90 u. M, 2 20 p. m. and 20 p. m.
Southern mails via Charlottesville close at
I 30 anu 10 40 a. NJ, and 30, % and 10 30
.. IN. Open at 90 a. m. and 230and 80 p. m.
Southern mails, via Richmond, close at
10 80 a. H., and 80. 6 10 and 03O p. m.
Open ut a. m. and and 4 p. m.
Manassas Division mails close at 20 a. m.
and 400 D. m. Open at II 90 N.
Alexandria and Round Hill mails close at
7 80 a. IL. and p. m. Open at 90 a. M. and
80 p. IN.
Chesapeake and Ohio mails close at 2 30 p.
N. and 10 80 p. IN. open at 500 a. m. and
1902.
Washington mails close at $780, $50 and
IL 10 a. m, and 230, 6 10, 1913 and 10
p. m. Open at 90 a. m, l2 % m. and 90 p.
N. and 4 30 p. In.
Office Hours-Open at 500 a. m. Close at
500 p. m.
Sunday Hours-Opsn at sOOa m. Close
at 10 90 a. m.
Carriers Schedule Collection made on n
side rOutes-6 80 and 10 90 a. IN. and 90 and
80 p. m. Full rouie-6 80 a. m. and 30 p.
m. Sunday collection 500 p. m. Carriers
window open Sunday 900 a. m. and close
1000 a. IN.
Deliveries made 90 a. m. p. m. and AIS
p. m.
Al mail should be in the Office EN- minutes
before our indicated time for closing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-31
Depew Subscribed.

Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew had a
motive for subscribing 81, 500 for "Fads
and Fancies" other than the mere de-
sire to acquire a superior work. 1t was
learned yesterday that the solicitor for
the Town Topics publication approached
him few weeks before he married the
young and beautiful Miss Palmer, and
that the Senator subscribed because ''he
wished the paper to treat him right at
that time"
This information came yesterday from
a man in a position to know. Mr.. De-
pew denies, however, that there was CO.
ercion of any kind used on him or any
promises made. He refused yesterday
to discuss the "Fads and Fancies" SUBJ
scription. All be had to say about it,
he declared, was said when he landed
from the st. Paul Saturday night, and
he is ready to let the matter drop.
The Senator has nothing to add, either,
to his remarks on Equitable affairs.
Everything that he may have to say on
this subject will be reserved until he has
had an opportunity to make q personal
investigation. Then a full statement
will De issued by him He intends to
20 over all the records in the Depew I'm
provement Company in the transaction
with the Equitable Society and to made
every detail of the $3.50, 900 loan affair
public.
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY

Schedule effective July %. 1905.
Trans leave Southern Railway Station
Alexandria:
7:65 4. M.--Daily-Local for HarrisonbuY
WarreE.en, nanyille and way stations.
ll0S A. M.-Washington and Florida limit.
ed. Sleeping cars between New York and
Jacksonville. Through frst-class coaches
between Washington and Jacksonville. Din
ing car service between Washington and
! Columbia.
1l32 A. M Daily-U. 8. Fast Mail. First
class coaches and drawing-room sleeper to
New Orleans Dining car service.
4:lS P. M%Week Days--Local for Har
risonburg and way stations on Manassas
branch
512 P. M.-Daily-L Local for wsrrenion and
Charlottesville
TAI P. M.-Daily-New York ard Atlanta
Express-First class coach to Atlanta; sleeper
TO Columbus, Ga. Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays Sunset Route Tourist sleeper Wash
ingtOn to San Francisco.
1907 p. NJ, No. 33-Daily-New York and
Florida Express. Through coaches and
sleepers to Columbia, Savannah and Jackson.
vile. Sleepers to Augusta and Port Tampa.
Dining car service la carte.
1917 7. M.-Daily--Washington and Chat
| tanooga Limited (via Lynchburg). First
class coach and sleeping car to Roanoke,
Knoxville, Chattanooga and Memphis. Sleep.
er to Birmingham and New Orleans. Dining
car service.
1l:05 P. M.-Dsily--W Washington and South ]
western Limited. All Pullman train, cluL
ear to Atlanta, observation cars to Atlanta.
Macon Sleepers to Nashville, Atlanta, Macon,
Birmingham, Memphis and New OrIean,.
Dining car service
TRAINS ON BLUEMONT BRANCH.
Leave Alexandria 8:18 A. NJ, $40, 4:23 and
1853 P. NJ. week days for Bluemont; 6:33
p NJ. for Leesburg 900 A. N. and 1888 P.
N on Sundays only for Bluemon
Through trains from the South arrive at Al.
exandria 6;17, 6:S2, 1923. 933 A. NJ. and
2:40, 9:lC and $3.50 P. N. daily. From Hsr.
risonbnrg lbs A. NJ. week days and 900 p.
NJ daily. From Charlottesville 500 A. NJ, and
from Lynchburg 900 P. NJ. daily.
For detailed schedule figures, tickets, PUN.
nan reservation, etc., apply to WILLIAM q
LEHEW, ticket agent, Alexandria, Va.
III. b. SPENCER, General Manager
s. II. HARDWICK, Pass. Traf. Mgr.
W. Ii. TAYL0E, Gen. Passenger Agent
L. s. BROWN, General Agent.
Washington, ID. c.
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AIsxanSria 6azettf.
MONDAY EVENING. JULY 81. 1903
Rejected EngIand's oner.

By an ov rwhelmiog majority the Zion
lat Congress- in session at Basle, SwlIzer-
land. Yesterday afternoon decided not to
accept the offer Of Great Britain for a
naet of land in East Africa for the for
nation of a Zionist colony.
4 special sitting Of the congress was
called for 9 O'Clock Saturday evening for
the discussion of this subject, four orators
supporting and four opposing Great Bri.
tsin's proposition. The DEBATE lasted
for more Than six hours and President
Nordau eventually suspended the sitting
AT dawn, owing to the tumultuous scenes
The sitting was resumed yesterday
when the committee having the matter in
hand presented the following resolution
"That the Zionist Congress firmly
maintains the principle for The tounda'
ton of the colony in the Jewish Father
land, Palestine, or in that vicinity. The
congress thanks Great Britain for her OF.
fer of African territory, the consideration
of which, however, is terminated, and
hopes that Great Britain will continue to
aid in the solution of the Jewish ques
ton"
The resolution was adopted by large
majority amid loud protests from the 80
cialist section, the members of which
left the building. The sitting was con-
cluded with enthusiastic cheering.
A second session of the congress wa
held last night, calm prevailing through
out. President Nordau requested Mr.
| Greenberg to convey the thanks Of thu
Zionists to the British government fo
| its East African offer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-07-31
MEffiNGsl

A. CALLED MEETING of the stockhol5srs
"A. of the COLONIAL LOAN AND DE-
POSIT ASSOCIATION will be held as The
Offices of said association, No. 12S sohth Far
fax street, Alexandria. Virginia, on hON-
DAY, August Z, 1905. at 2 o'clock, p. m, tor
the purpose Of considering certain resolutions
Of the Board Of Directors OF said associations
adopted on the 18th day Of June. 1905, IN
Havana, Cuba, which resolutions are as iol-
lows:
First. This company being now essentially
Cuban institution, with all Its financial IN
terests in Cuba, be it resolved that steps DE
taken TO abolish the present legal necessity OF
holding the stock holders meetings in Vir-
GINA, United States Of America.
Second. In order to accomplish the OBJECT
of the first resolution, and also TO make some
changes deemed necessary and expedlent, DE
| il resolved IN { il is deemed advisable that
the Dire, tors Of the Colonial Loan and De-
post Association be authorized and empower
ed to transfer, by sale. consolidation or DINER
wise, to another company which Is or may ne
established under the laws OF Cuba by Inc 81
rectors Of the Colonial Loan and Deposit As
ISOLATION, or by others. or by both, all the as
sets and liabilities of the old company other
| than the rights OF or against It's stocEhoidefs
| derived from the subscription to or possession
| Of stock, said Cuban company tobe formed on
the OASIS ueefneu most tA ptuitht iVi neN"'i"t
more capital for loans and investments, and
with the general powers of trust company.
Third. Be il further resolved that 1t IS
| deemed advisable that the stockholders OF
| this company whose stock at the time OF
| transfer is unencumbered and up to date IN
| its payments, exchange their stock for paid
up and non. assessable stock OF the Cuban
| company, receiving in stock Of the said com,
pany an amount equal to the total loan iund
credit Of their respective certificates of stock,
| plus l-6 of per cent. for each month trans
| pirtd since the first payment on same.
Fourth. Be it further resolved that the
| stockholders who now have loans may con-
tinue their monthly payments as at present,
| In accordance with the conditions OF their re-
/ spective contracts, until their loans are paid
| of, but that they may, if they wish. exchange
| their stock as the other stockholders, and
recognize straight loan in favor of the pur-
chasing company.
Fifth. Be it further resolved that special
meeting Of the stock holders Of this company
| be held in Alexandria, Virginia, on the
seventh of August 1905, at 2 p. M. to take
action on the above resolutions, and also to
arrange all the details Of transfer and change
| that may be deemed necessary and expedlent.
J. A. GONZALEZ LANUZA,
President.
NORMAN II. DAVIS, Secretary.
jy24 I'd
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LEGAL NOTICES.

NIRGINIA.-In the Clerks Office Of the
Corporation Court Of the City of Alexan-
dria, on the 2sth day Of June, 1905.
City Council OF Alexandria, which sues for
itself and for such other lien creditors as
may come into, take part in and share the
expenses Of this suit VS.. the unknown heirs
of Richard johnson. In chancery.
Memo The object Of this suit is to subject
the following property in the city of Alexan,
dria. Virginia, viz: All that lot of ground
beginning ON the north side Of Queen street
Sc feet west of Lee street; then west on Queen
street Is feet; then north parallel with Lee
street So feet. 81 inches, more or less, to the
middle Of an alley; then east parallel with
Queen street Is feet; then south SO feet 81
inches TO the beginning, with the right OF
way over said alley, to the payment Of the
lien Of the City Council Of Alexandria there
on for taxes, and all other liens.
II appearing by an affidavit filed n
this cause that the defendants, the heirs
Of Richard johnson, are unknown: 1t
is Ordered, That said defendants appear
here within fifteen days after due publication
Of this order, and do what is necessary TO pro-
tect their interests in this suit, and that a
copy Of this order be forthwith inserted in
the Alexandria Gazette, newspaper pub
llshed in the City of Alexandria. once week
for four successive weeks, and posted at 1.-THE
front door of the Court House Of this city.
A cOpy-Teste:
JOHN S. BEACH, Clerk,
BY NEWELL s. GREENAwAY, ID. c.
Norton & Boothe, p. q.
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SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.
Vir0inia PoIytechnic Institute,

State Agricultural and Mechanical College,
AT BLACKsBUBG, VA.
A Southern Institute Of Technology; Fifiy-
six instructors. Thoroughly equipped shops,
laboratories and infirmary. Farm of eleven
hundred acres. Steam heating and electric
lights in dormitores. Degree courses in Ag;,
riculture, Horticulture, Civil, Mechanical
and Electrical Engineering Applied Chemls-
try and General Science. Shorter courses IN
Practical Agriculture and Practical Mechan-
ics. Total cost of session of nine months, IN
Guiding tuition and other fees, board
tendance. Sc. $3.50. Cost to State students,
5000 Next session begins SEPTEMBER q,
1905. For catalogue and other information
pply to J. NJ. MCBRYDE, Phi. d. LII. D.
resident, jy7 colin