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The Cairo bulletin., 1905-04-10
Real Estate Booming.

Just now real estate is also expert
encing one of those periodic booms for
which the United States is noted.
new buildings of all sorts are being
erected. This movement may be at
tributed to several causes. First, Sc
curity values have risen so high that
in many cases a satisfactory return
thereon is no longer possible, and
holders are exchanging stocks and
bonds for real estate, which, for the
time being at least, offers better pros
poets. Another influence in the real
estate market is the rapid growth of
population and the fact that building
has been much restrained for a year
or two by the high cost Of materials
and by high wages. In consequence
rents have been steadily advancing,
especially in congested districts, until
they have reached a point attractive
at least to speculative capital. II can.
not be said. however that the specuia-
ton in real estate has yet obtained
dangerous proportions: much of the
activity is perfectly legitimate, and
seems destined to continue for some
time TO come, although it is well worth
remembering that the climax of all
great upward movements in the Unit
ed States has usually been marked by
a real estate boom.
Course Of the Money Market.
The course of the money market
will be watched with exceptional in
terest. In all probability the period OF
extreme ease has passed. Bank re.
serves, being exceptionally low. will
be apt to rise during the next few
months unless the declared intention
Of the government to withdraw its de.
posits should interfere. Secretary
Shaw is likely to conduct these opera
tons with as little effect upon the
money market as possible: but the
heavy drain Of new issues upon our
surplus capital. the activity of bust
ness and the possibility of gold ex
ports in connection with our sHbscrip
lions To the japanese loan, as well as
the fact that our foreign trade balance
is not satisfactory. all point 10 The pos
sibility Of considerable future gold
shipments. Our exports of merchan
disc are making less and less favor
able comparisons with the last four OF
five years, while our importations are
steadily increasing. thus diminishing
the trade balance. Fortunately. money
continues very easy abroad. especial
~ in London. while both British and
+ European investors are showing an in
creased disposition to invest in Amer
lean securities. which are among the
safest and most profitable which they
can find in spite of present high
/ prices. Just how far easy money
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-08-23

The lady gave US leave to occupy a
lounge in one room, in front of which,
and quite near was the amput s:ion
table.
Oh, horrid sight! and such scream IS !
The terrible conflict raging at the
front, the pouring shot and shell; the
falling Of rain in torrents with such o
feeling Of desolation. l cannot com.
pare it to anything but the torment Of
the doomed souls.
We lost all we had left at the house
either by the soldiers or negroes liv.
ing on the place. My dear ones we're
with Lee and their welfare was ur-
koown to me and you may imagine
my state Of mind.
One Of the men (Yankees) told me
they lost 1900 killed and wounded
that day, and sad to tell! our brave
Gen. Stewart fell about that time.
We were much relieved WHOM after
three days Of this terrible suspense a
relative Of my husband heard Of our
situation and sent colored man to
bring us to her house. We soon
heard OF the safety of those 80 deer to
US aud the contending armies moved
on toward Richmond. I am now re-
siding with g married daughter in
South Carolina and would rather you
just sign my initials to what ia writ
ten. NJ. j. W.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-08-23
Her Way Out.

The Lookout tells story Of little
girl who is likely to find her way out
Of most of life's perplexities if ingenu-
ity can help her:
Alice, Eve years old, was often ask
ed to run errands for her mother.
She went very willingly if she could
pronounce the name of the article
wanted, but she dreaded the laughter
which. greeted her attempts to pro.
nounae certain words. 'sYinegar''
was one of the hardest for her. She
never would go for it, il che could
help it; but one morning her moth
er found it absolutely necessary to aend
her. 2 81 81
On entering the store she handed
the jug to the clerk and said:
Smell the jug and give me .
quart 5..s j.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-08-23
Guide to Correct Drisking.

The following is partial list of the
varieties Of whiskey now in stock in
Tombstone:
Common whiskey, the kind that
killed father at the tender age of 50.
Sporting whiskey, the kind that
makes the game rich and the player
go the limit.
Business whiskey. the kind that
makes fellow who never had any
business in his life hold you up at
every corner and submit 81, 900, 900
scheme.
Mysterious whiskey, the kind that
causes your ueighbor to lead you
away around behind the Dragon
Mouutaine with an air of profound
secrecy, then oonfide something to
you that was all over town the day be.
fore.
Social whiskey, the kind that causes
man who has known you for ten
years and has never spoken to you,
to single you out and make conf
dsut of you.
Knowing whiskey, the kind that
swells the sbsorber thereof until the
wise guy Solomon IS &C The bum.
Roaring whiskey, the kind that sud-
denly sets the quieter fellow in town
to vocifereting and swinging his arms
in unoffending space.
Fighting whiskey, the kind that
gets action on coward.
Crying whiskey, the kind that sud.
denly oTs7.1Iass its victim with every
conceivable species of pathos -ni
makes Of him pitiful spectacle.
Bad vhiskey, exceedingly SCARCE, ,
the kind that makes a man quiet. sui.
len ana dangerous.
Loving whiskey, the kind that
causes him to draw near, put his arm
around your aeck, and emit breath
in your face that would drive tur-
key buSzard eway irom dead coyote.
There are several other varieties in
Tombstone, conspicuously honest
whiskey, which causes man to pay
his debts when under it's influence,
then kicking himself about it when
he gets sober; then the brand thaa
causes him TO do the agreeable to
everybody he meets on the streets,
then go home and lick his wife until
the neighbors interfere. Il.
Loquscious whiskey, which makes
. man run off at the mouth whether
he has anything to say or not. Tomb
stone, A. T., Prospector. &:
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-08-23
AN OLD LETTER j FOUND.

J p. B. rrEk F.. y - \
sparsanbufg, July 24.-An old LETT
ter was picked Up ip Che ppblicssesa
near this eisy.s.feR, weeks ago. The
envelope vas naissing.. The les.ss was
written in . clear, uellsforsasds hand
by one accustomed TO writing. -It
was dated harleston, s. 9. Deosm.
bes 27, 1850. The ordipanse,of 90
;cession had sbeeu passed. q Neekybs,
fore that, The Convention was. then
in session 10 Charleston, q secret ses..
sion having been held, that day. The.
night before thia letter was written,
Major Anderson had dismant.eds + Fort
Moultrie aud gone TO Sumter, al.
though. he stated, in the afteruooptha
he had orders TO defend all the Forts.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-08-23
suFns Negro AT The Stake.

Sulphur Springs, Tex, Aug. IL
Tom Williams, mulstto negro, made
an attempt to assault young white
girl In pasture near this town about
q o'clock thiS morning. Three houra
later he was blazing MACS in the pub.
iio square ct Sulphur Syringe. The
whole proceeding was as orderly au
such proceedings ever are. There was
no excitement and the lynohiug wac
participated in by several huudred
people. In less than four hours after
the assault the tragedy had ended and
tho town had returned to its sscus-
toned vocstionB and the incident was
over.
On farm about two miles south
west Of town, Mary Childs lives with
her mother aud sisters. About 6
o'clock this morning she started, es
was her wont, to the pasture TO drive
up the COWS to the milking LOT. Size
had found the COWS and was returning
with them when Williams aoeosted her.
He took hold Of the girl and the latter
realizing her predioament, she told the
negro he had better release her 40 her
sisters we're nearby. This evidently
frightened the negro and the girl see-
ing that he hesitated set up scream
and Williams loosened his hold on her
and ran off as fast as he could. The
girl made her way home and told what
had happened. Officers and posse
started AFTER the negro and he was
soon caught about mile and half
east OF town. He was taken Of once
to the scene Of the attempted assault
and was fully identified by his intend
ed victim, who told in detail Of her
experience with him. The mob took
the negro from the officers. AS soon
as the mob arrived st the public square
the tools Of it's trade were provided.
From his head TO his heels the negro
was saturated with oil. 4 match was
applied to his feet and blaze shot
high into the air. The mob stood by
and watched the flames devour the
negro. The fire was kept going for
awhile but it soon burned itself out
and the body was cut down. Then
more oil was poured on it and the
blaze started afresh, the body was al
most entirely inoinerated. Then the
mob dispersed end IN half sn hoas NO
sign remained of the gruesome tragedy
that had been enacted, nor OF the VIC
tim whose death had been encompass
ed 80 quickly after his crime.
The relatives Of the man we're per-
mitted to take what was left Of the
body. They soraped up the remains
ane took them away, Later they will
be buried by them. =
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-08-23

AS war news this is nearly As years
old, but graphic accounts Of battles
are always new to many men. The
single hand-to-hand death etrueele
about the walls OF Troy aud on Il, q
beach near the Greoian ships are as
interesting o.day as the series of re-.
cent battles in Manchuria.
But this old letter is not q war let.
ter, but . love letter, and q true love
story is alweys Interesting to people
with human hearts. In an earnest.
manly way. without any of the sch ool
boy extravaganza of language,
George" expressed his love for Dear
Carrie IL he is living to-day he
would not be ashamed of single SEN
tence. II the fortune Of war carried
him to the place Of death and Gar.
rie' is left aome Hhere fighting the
battleo OF life, she may be sure that
she was loved by manly, true man.
The letter does not state where Car
rie lived. He had seen her in Co.
luiAbia, but that may not have been
her home. The name Of the writer
was George w. Rush. If he or scar.
rie" still live or if they have children
who see this statement, they can get
letter by addressing Clarlos Petty,
Spartauburg, S. C.-Spe,ial 20 News
aud Courier.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-08-23

In view of our previous attempt,
and bearing in mind the fact that my
chsperon was connection Of one of
the firm of John Fraser & Co., and
that vas the ep-daughter of Gen.
X. S. Ripley, then the commander at
Charleston, one can understand these
suspicious. 4 carriage was ordered
and we were driven to the St. Nichol.
40, then one Of the best hotels in New
York, the New York, it must be re-
membered, Of thirty-fve years ago.
A comfortable room was engaged for
US, which we were only allowed to
leave for our meals, the major always
escorted US. His position tow sds US
was rather an awkward one, which
he filled with great tact and polite
ness.
Every day we had short interview
with Gen. Dixon, who was in com.
mand at New York, ind at the expira.
tion OF ten days he Informed US We
were st liberty 20 go wherever we
pleased, except into the Confedc rscy.
We engaged room. Ct the New York
Hotel, and beiag settled there I en-
deavored 60 obtain information con-
cera;Ig missing trunk Of fashionable
clothes, very rare in the Confederacy !;
and also of box of household linen,
which was taking to friends ct home.
My books, illuminated texts, my own
handiwork, and various other posses.
sions, had been appropriated by the
men on board the transport, to be
treasured, they said, as mementoes of
very romantic adventure. A young
lawyer, by birth South Carolinian,
offered his service, and at the end OF
week OF indefatigable research JOY
fully announced his success, adding
that the missing baggage was then on
its way to the hotel. It arrived, but
on opening the bt Of very valuable
linen it was empty.
On the receipt Of letters from home
my chaperon determined to venture
crossing the lines. l was too young
to run such risks and was obliged to
return to school till oLee's surren-
der.
In the storm and stress Of life this
youthful episode was almost forgotten
till tho universal interest evidenced in
the mimic blockade Of our harbor by
Admiral Bunoe's squadron induced
me to write, for the anu sement Of the
younger generation, this experience
Of q southern girl on a real blockade
runner. If I have naught extenu.
ated, neither have I aught "set down
in malice" I had to submit to the
usual fortunes Of war, and although
unsuccessful in my efforts to share
the psivations Of my countrywomen,
can at least assert that was twice
under fire and temporarily in prison.
A Daughter Of the Confederaoy.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-08-23
More Than Rls Share.

The same story may be told in diff
ferent ways. One way is reported in
an exchanges:
''Martha, does thee love me2'' asked
Quaker youth of one at whose
SHRINE his hearts fondest feelings had
heeu offered up.
Z, Why, seth." answered she, Eve
are commanded to love one auother,
are we not?'
"Aye, Martha; but does thee re-
gard me with thas feeling the world
calls love2'' s..
II hardly know what to tell thee,
Seth; ! have greatly feared that my
heart was an erring one. I have
tried to bestow my love on all; but I
may have sometimes thought, per-
haps, that thee was getting rather
more thar try share .....5: s:.:::5
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-08-23
SHEELED OUT CT HONE. !sNNME

My late husband was an officer in q
volunteer company Of Prince Will.
liams~Co., Virginia, and when in 1862
our army fell back, south Of the Rap
pshanook River, We (his wife and
children) left our home and refugeed
in Spottsylvsnia County, where we
had many exciting encounters with the
enemy, the one will give you as OF
most INTENSE interest to me, trans.
pired on the 10Th Of May, 1863. We
were living in what was known as the
Brown house, near the Bloody Angle
Or MoCools Springs and also near to
Spottsylvania Court House.
Gems. Hancock and Mott, on that
occasion came up and made our house
their headquarters, planting q large
United States flag at the yard gate.
VI course the rooms and halls we're
fillsd with aides and oour:srs they left
only one room for me. My children
and we're instructed to go to it and
get what I most needed, so I hastily
threw some clpthing into a. sack and
ran out and down the steps, but
heard great crashing just behind me.
Some one seized my arm and took me
into the cellar door and told me q
bomb had struck the house, it passed
through the room I had been in and
across the stairway and into a closet
where it knocked over . barrel Of -four
(all We had to eat) and so mixed it
with the sand and plastering that it
was Zoo gritty to eat, The bomb LODI
ged in the next wall, As7ipg gcse
through four and exploded. The
house was not thought safe for women
and children so we were ordered to 60
back to the United States Hospital,
about one and a.haR miles to the rear.
The artillery and army wagons were
coming to the front.in gallop. With
six mules to each vehicle and such
broad wheels, We felt $50 small aud
feeble in comparison, like ants. -
Falling 20 get an ambulance or
guard I started out from ii: the homo
I had. left, carrying under one arm
my family Bible. given me b., my
mother as bridal gift, taking also
my silver, anG3 followed by nap faith.
full setysnt; woman, and her shfes ohil.
dirsn, il was scarcely light enough 10
Gee how 70 walk and keep from .,undor
the rushing wheels Of the passing
teams providing the road.
A bomb few over OUT heads causing
us to fall'to the ground. But we
reached the, hospital, } b
There We were very ooolly received
by the mistress of the house, who
WAS q Northern woman, her br,ther
being in prison at that time ia "Cas-
tie Thunder" Richmond, Va. &
The non combatauts were there ia
full force. May chnplains with tes-
taments and tsaots were ID evidence
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-08-23
Tho Monsy Craze.

The money craze, or tendency to
commercialize the ideal, is found in
all walks Of life. Never before were
so many clergymen, especially young
clergymen, leaving the pulpit to 20 in
to business. The great commercial
prizes are 30 tempting that their own
pitiful salaries look contemplate in
comparison. There are olergymen in
the American pulpit preaching for
few hundred dollars year who know
perfectly we'll, and everybody else
knows, too, that they could make many
tines as much money ia business ca.
reers. Many Of them do not see vhy
they should not become rich and pow.
erful. They do not understand vhy
using this money making capacity is
not as legitimate for them as for 9TH
ers. In other uords, there is power
full temptation today for clergyman
to turn his creative faculties into n On
ey making channels.
Many Of cur lswyers are looking fer
big fees rather than for great legal
aoumen or high standing at the bar.
They know that lawyers are envied
today not so much as members of a
great and learned profession, uphold
ers OF the majesty aud justice of the
law, as because many of them make
q great deal Of money from their prsc-
tloe. They know, too, that they are
ranked by fellow lawyers largely in
proportion to their ability to get big
fees. 1t is we'll known that some Of
the men who get enormous fees and
become millionaires are not great law.
yers at oil, and have nothing like the
legal ability of Others who are not
paid quarter Of their fees. What
is his practice worth? seems to be
the question by which to measure q
lawyers standing in the minds of most
people.
Physicians and surgeons are measur.
ed in much the same way. How Of.
ten We hear it said: "Why, that physi-
oian has practice &c s25 900 year."
So~atimes the sum named is twice or
thrice :s great. just as if this was
the measure Of physicians useful
uess! Of course in sense, getting
enormous fees is some proof Of his
ability, but it is not the best evil
dence of mans real service to the
world.
Many authors today do not seem to
think SO much of putting i'm morality
into their compositions-of writing
books which shall live through all
time-as of earning the largest amount
of money possible with their pens.
Few modern writer's would spend years
upon tiny bit Of composition or. ex-
change their lives for few immortal
verses or single book that the world
I would not let die.-Sucoess.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-08-23
THE WINTER OF SIXTY-FIyE.

This winter Of 1865 was indeed a
time of gloom-troubles without and
cares, anxiety, hunger and want with
in and the worst, separation and un.
certainty. o, the sleepless nigbta
ard weary vigils among us. Our sol.
di"rboy brother on the eoaat with the
army, his fate unknown, one sister in
Columbia, whence came the most
terrifying reports I, detained in Au-
gusts where the enemy was hourly ex.
pected.
At last tidings came from our sister
in Columbis through personal letter.
She was signer in the bureau and
when Columbia was taken the depart
ment left to avoid capture. The fam.
lily with whom she boarded informed
the enemy as to her connection with
the department and pointed out to
them her room. She had already left
the house With her baby to seek shell.
ter at the home of friends, leaving
everything, including vaiuabies, in
the care Of her nurse, faithful slave.
The woman locked the trunk and
then the door, at which she stood
guard. The Yankees ordered the
door to be opened. my. mistress has
given everything in this room to me,"
she answered, and if you go in it will
be only over my dead body" The
soldiers looked at her for moment,
then one of them said, "Well, Auntie,
that's all right if the things are
yours 80 as that was one of the few
houses not destroyed, when the reign
Of terror in Columbia was over, my
sister recovered her trunks intact, as
Maum' Charlotte had carefully packed
everything that had been left to her
care. A few more " Ids Of tribute to
this faithful servant-perhaps even
these hardened men we're touched by
her fidelity, for later one of them
brought her q bucket Of sugar and
one Of coffee, which she refused say
ing, II cannot take what you have
stolen from my people,"
When the war was over and we had
returned to Charleston, my mother
told her that she was free, and had
better seek employment elsewhere, as
she had no money to pay her. II
know that you have not, and do you
think that I would go away and lsaye
you now? No, share your crusts with
me and I will stay by you till I die"
And so she did. A little more than
year later she breathed her last, sur
rounded by the white children whom
she had served so faithfully.
Indeed, we had good friends among
our devoted servants. One of them
who served meals to the soldiers dur
ing the summer Of .'65' brought Us
many hot dinner, when: we had
nothing but yellow grist, aud no one
made such okra soup as Maum' Diana.
Another, old Maum' Maria, washed.
our clothes week after week, no. eNven,
asking for the requisite materials
I FOR the work. And these humbfe,
black women had been born in slavery
and had been slaves always. And
yet they loved as and oksed for 3ussin
our troubles, forgetting that they:
were free, forgetting everything, save:
shat We needed them fsts more shen1
than ever before. How Dan Ywe help
loving themP The generations that
come after us will never know 81 81 .up:
derstand that affection and sympathy,
which always existed between Eus sad
our servants. Il. g. W..
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-08-23

- Necessity knows no law, but
many 9 young lawyer knows neces.
sity.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-10-13
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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-10-13

No. 2l89. Library Table, in Mahogany, for the
exceptionally low price of $3.50. This table is
handsome piece of furniture and will adorn any
ones library.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-10-13

In this connection wish to you that each a
every visitor to store will be Just welcome if they
not make purchase as if they had bought big bill
want you to the best stock of furniture househc
goods in Mississippi and feel fear of contradiction VIII
we say it is right here in store.
We mention only few Of the bargains Come and S
the balance.
We hardly think necessary anything about the uthfulness
this statement because the public have learned that invariably
what advertise and that the ground which the this
built is honest and fair dealing absolute guarantee
faction and the best values for your money be had We ask you
business only upon the argument of VALUE FOR EVERY PENNY SE
HERE We right out plainly and say that WE WILL REFUl
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