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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-03-15
< 4 Victim Of Habit.

A new member Of the fire depart
nlent in Chicago after a weeks serv-
ice reported to the chief that he de-
sired to resign in order to return to
his old occupation Of stoker on a
lake steamer. 81 = ,ss & 6.
Why" exclaimed the chief, ssI
thought you were perfectly satisfied
with your job. ] am surprised that
yon should wish to go back to your
old position, which pays You less
money than this"
Well, chief, :, was the reply, cit
isn't because I'm not s.s.t.;;ssss51 sst;sssas with
d the place, but T figure it ,olt that I
wasn't intended tto be a fireman. Ev-
cry time we go out to- fight Q blaze
d feel a, strong temptation to whoop
her up instead of throwing water
ON her. Early trainings too much
for me-, chief. =, 3
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Don't Need Hooks and Eyes.


taThe hook and eye is one product
of civilization that oriental races
cannot be educated up to-" said q
manufacturer who was discussing
export trade. "Our firm made stren-
uous efforts to ponn1arize hooks iandi ana
eyes In China, Japan and India, bat
we had to admit defeat and retire
from the field.
81 eve sell hooks and eyes allS over
the world, even to the Eskimos, but
the orieptals don't take to them.
This is partly due to the mode Of
dress prevalent in the far east. Gar
ments are cut to conform to the fig
lure, OF soft, clinging materials, and
after the attire has been adjusted it
sis held id place by a sash twisted
around the waist. Unlike our fash
ions, there practically has been no
change in the nationa. costumes Of
China and Japan in centuries. The
nearest approach to the hook and
eye in use there is a sort Of garment
fastener resembling the frogs on q
military greatcoat, and even its use
ia. not general z adelphia Rec
ord. ' .ls1. :?5l So s.; Z
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METHODS OF READING.
Rules Cannot 30 Fixed, as Zach Man
Has His Own Standard.

Has His Own Standard.
s'Men have curiously different no..
tions on the subject Of reading, and
almost allgthe literary men have had
something to say on the subject"
said an obseryant man. Emerson
laid down three rules. Eie said:
First, do not read book that is
not year old; second, never read
any but books that are famed; third,
never read any book but what you
like. But it is not likely that many
persons can follow these rules. In
the first place, it is quite impossi-
BILE to observe anything like an ar
bitrary rule in the matter of reading.
There is no reason why a good book
should be a year old before we ven-
ture through its pages. If the book
is good it is just as good in fresh
print as it will be at any other time.
Besides, books are printed so rap
idly now that if we are to wait.
year before reading a book after it
comes out we should soon. be very
much behind the times. We could
not talk to our friends about con-
temporary literature and would be
classed as a back number. Emer-
sons second rule is worse than the
first. All good books do not become
famous. It is much easier for bad
book to blaze out and win popular
attention. Besides, how shall we
know whether book is good or bad
without reading it? The same point
may be made as to the third rule.
How shall we know whether we like
a book or not without re@eing it?
True enough, some men, like Car
Isle, can skim book and get fair
,ly good idea of it, but this is not
satisfactory way Of measuring a
books value. have but little con-
fidence in the literary judgment of
the skinner. The fact is, after all,
that every man must read according
!. to his own notion. My friend may
like one book; / like another. He
may have one standard Of literary
excellence; 1 may have another, and
SO on. Rules for reading cannot be
arbitrarily fixed. Human nature is
!. too tickle and there is too much diff
ference between the temperament Of
men to admit Of any such thing"
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
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EASIEST THING 10 FIND.
Yea Can Even Find II Whore Ii Does
Not Exist.

NoG ESisc. -,
The only thing that can easily be
2ound where1tit does not exist is
feult-that is, you can easily find it
In Others. But in yourself, though
you be blackened with it, you can't
ace it so easily.
If the other fellow has a fault,
and sometimes if he hasn't, you are
quick to perceive it
You necessarily find fault with
the weather. It is either too warm
or too cold, too wet Oh too dry, too
sunny or too cloudy, and you have
q good deal to say about it.
And tho times never suit YOU.
IT'S either hard times or else some
other people are making too much
money by the methods you don't
know anything about and so don't
approve. Eeep in your subconscious-
ness you are quite sure that money
anaking which yon can't comprehend
and can't, initiate can't be honest.
And the government is all wrong,
too, in your opinion. AS a matter
of fact you may confess to yourself
that you are unable to vote with
real discrimination for county sher-
iff, but you do think you know all
about running the national govern
ment and settling all international
differences.
You may be loudly preaching for
worldwide peace when you can't get
along amicably with your own wife.
lYou may not be able successfully to
run q little corner grocery, butsyou
think you know all about regulating
the big trusts. You don't know what
are the elements of failure in your
own business affairs, but you think
you know just exactly what are the
faults Of the great railroads. s
The trouble with you is easily di-
.agnosed. It is one Of the most COM
mon disorders under the. sun. You
are sfarsighted" in your mental, Vi
sion. You see only the things that
are beyond the reach of your hands
and are blind to those that lie about
you. You see the faults Of the other
fellow, but not your own. Atlanta
journal. ,,i
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: ..f1-I Ff ~ . ~ ~ -
a Painted Question.

;3 Nell is a little girl who is allowed
to join the diners at her house when
there are guests on the stipulation
that she shall keep very quiet. !.
On several occasions the little girl
was refused dessert on the ground
that cit was not good for her.
Recently, when there was not q
few guests at dinner at the house
in question, the youngster, having
obtained permission to speak, naive
Fly asked: y.
Mother, will the dessert hurt me,
or is there enough to go around n
oilers. Il al.
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KIT CARSON.
Some of the Famous Scouts Exploits
as Dispatch Bearer.

as Dispatch Bearer.
There was needed q messenger to
the government at Washington.
Who better could be this than this
iron frame rider, Kit Carson?
He started on Sept. Is, 1916, and
had won across the Rocky noun
tains when he met General Kear-
ny's column and was ordered to re-
turn to California. In this return
the Kearny column was assailed by
the California Mexicans, stern fight
ers themselves, who pushed Kear-
nys forces into q desperate situa-
ton. The beleaguered troops need
ed messenger out to San Diego.
Kit Carson and Lieutenant Beale of
the navy undertook the task. The
hardships of the march wrecked the
mind and body of Beale, who was
an invalid for two years thereafter.
It was nothing to Kit Carson. In
March, 1847, ne was started once
more as dispatch bearer to Wash
ington. This time he met the In
dians on the Gila, fought them, got
through, crossed New Mexico, de-
scended the Arkansas river and in
the month of June arrived at Wash
ington after having made 1900
miles in three months time. The
! journey requires little more than
three days now, but we do not make
it on horseback.
At Washington as some sort of
reward for his services Carson was
appointed lieutenant Of the rifle
corps Of the United States army.
His commission, however, was ney-
er ratified, though this he did not
learn until some months later. He
was sent back to California with dis
patches. He crossed the Missouri
river, fought the Comanches at the
Point Of Rocks and had won as faL
through as the Virgin river before
he met his next Indian fight. He
and fifteen companions here stood
off 800 Indians. In time he reached
Monterey and later, simply to keep
himself in practice, took service
against the Mexicans on the border
! for q time.
J There was no man of all those
i known to the army officers who had
the resources or was SO well quail
fed as a dispatch rider as Kit Car
son. He was sent back once more
to Washington in the spring of 1s4s.
The physical frame of any man cx-
cept himself had been by these jour
neyings too far racked to enable him
to make this long and hazardous
trip. The snnls eff most most men would
have failed them long ere this. Yet
this hardy, tough little man, just
big enough for steady riding, cheer
fully undertook this third journey
across continent as dispatch bear
! Ter Emerson Hough in Outing.
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Z a. contest In Glussony.

Y ou do asionally remind us
in Table Talk, !" b correspondent
writes, ssthat civilization does not
go very deep in spite Of our boast
ing I am surprised that you have
not noted the case reported from
!Brentf ford, where ak men competed
to- see which of of them could eat o
! pound ,of plum pudding in the short
est time with hir hands tied behind
s,hiia &C he sgin,,sy took four min
sutes This was done to aInuse 300
people. ~, London NeYs. "a. &
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Purely Voluntary.

Il see good deal about voluntary
confessions these days, said Represent
alive Cooper of Texas, in the Demo,
cratic cloak room, "aud every time I
read about one it reminds me Of story
Judge MacFarland used TO tell down
in my country.
Judge MacFarlapd had o large
practice and vas rafting good law
yer. He had client named Hender
son who was ct daggers' point with
his own father about some land which
he had inherited from his mother.
The client came to the Judge one day
and told him that his father had tried
to poison him.
What evidence have you of that?'
asked the judge.
My negro, old Sam, told me SO,
was the reply.
Was his story voluntary one?
Oh, yes, entirely SO. l took San
out behind the barn aud HAD him hi
seventy lashes, and he voluntar,
belched up the truth.
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IN THE EVERGLADES.
Animal Life Is Abundant and Plant
Growth Luxurious.

NHi'nat Lro Us ABUNDANT and Plant
Growth Luxurious.
The islands of the Everglades of
Florida are covered with luxuriant
virgin forests. The live oaks and
the bays are present in large num-
bers, interspersed with wild cucum-
bers, wild lemon and wild orange.
The papaya, the custard apple and
the prickly ash are of very frequent
occurrence, and here and there, gov
erned by the size and elevation of
the islands, are the cabbage palmetto
and the pine Wild rubber trees
are also found in some localities,
growing to enormous size. Through
out the region there is phenomenal
growth of vines. The morning glory
and the honeysuckle attain great
size and are almost everywhere. The
wild fig, which fastens itself about a
massive trunk of live oak or bay,
lives its cannibal life until the sup
porting tree trunk has been destroy
ed. Wherever tile land is dry
enough the coontie plant fourishes.
This plan! is really the Florida ar
row root. 1t is the mainstay Of the
Seminole. From its root he ey-
tracts flour and starch, both of
which are delicate and digestible.
There is a remarkable variety and
profusion of wild flowers. Water
lilies and spider lilies abound. Or
chids are found in great numbers
and are of great beauty. On many
of the islands grow giant ferns, the
fronds of which measure ten feet in
length.
The shores Of the streams by
which the glades are entered are
covered with rank growths of the
cocoa plum. The same tree grows
ell about the edge Of the glades,
producing blue fruit on the eastern
edge and white fruit toward the
west. The flora of the whole region
is unique and unstudied and con-
taing no doubt scores of plants un-
known and unclassified.
The Everglades are not sports
mans paradise in the usual sense of
that term. Nevertheless animal
life is fairly abundant in that por-
ton of the area where the larger is-
lands lie. Deer are found on both
the eastern and western edges, and
now and then q bear is seen. The
panther has not entirely disappear
ed, an occasional one finding his
way into the explorers camp. Ot-
ters are plentiful, and the Semi
noles, who hunt both the otter and
the alligator for their skins, derive
a considerable revenue from otter
trapping. The alligator is often
seen, and his gentle roar is by no
means unmusical. On the south
eastern edge the crocodile (Croco-
dilus americanus) is found in small
numbers, though his more favorite
haunts are among the mangrove
fastnesses between the glades and
the bays and sounds about Cape Sa-
ble. Century.
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Few women are better known in
Lockport, N. Y, than Mrs. Pattie ID.
Hail., as che belongs to one Of the
best families and has large circle Of
friends and 'acquaintances. In re-
cent interview Mrs. Hall said:
seThe experience I have beer
through in the last two years seems
like a miracle. Iswas SO badly off that
life seemed almost uncomfortable, and
my deafness increased SO that I could
scarcely hear anything. The suffo-
cation in my chest and the Indigestion
caused by my catarrh, produced very
severe suffering. had Eve different
physicians, bought everything that
anybody recommended to me, but
finally gave up in despair.
Gone day my milliner asked me if
u had ever tried Hyomei. I began
the treatment, and can thankfully
testify that Hyomei does cure this
terrible disease. Since using it my
hearing is greatly improved, and the
only time I have any catarrha! trou-
bic is when I take cold. ] !koE uss
[ Hyomei, aud always get instant re-
lief. MY friends and acquaintances
marvel at the change in my health
and hearing.
Hyomei has made many cures Of
;catarrh, and in connection with Hyo.
mel balm, of catarrhal DEAFNESS, in
Anderson, Similar experiences to
that of Mrs, Halls have created a
large sale for H,omei with Evans
Pharmacy. :5I 4
The complete outfit. including the
inhaler, costs but 81, while extra
bottles sre but 30 cents. Ask Evans.
IPharhiaey 90 show you the strong
guarantee under which they sell Hyo-
moi. So E5i ll} &; s.5 u
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FOley's HO2ey snd Tar
cures colds, prevents pneuHlonits.
Blue Ridge Railroad.
.WEsTBOUND.
Eaaetive;No7. 20, 1908.

.wEsTBOUND.
No. ii (daily)-Lsave BeIton $50 ep.
M: Anderson AS =. ur.; fendieton 4.47
p. N. Cherry 81 p. m. Seneca 5.3l p.
IN arrive Walhalla 5.55 p. m. -:
mo. o daily except Sund6y)-Leave
Belton 10.45 q. M; Anderson II .07 .. M;
Pendleton 80 a no +; Cherry ll89 q. m !;
arri 9e at Seneca 1857 q. IN.
NO.. Sunday only)--Leave Bolton
1f.45 a. M; Anderson 1l.07 q. M; Pom
Pdleton 1892 a. M; Cherry 11.39 a. M;
Seneca los p. M; arrive Walhalla l.2.
p. M.
Anderson l0.30.a. M; Pendleton 1859 a.
m.; Cherry 11.09 q. M; Seneca LOS p. m. !;
arrive Walhalla !. 40 p m. <
{ No. 3tdailyl-Ieaye nsisou S.i5 p. NJ.
arrive Anderson 9.42 p. m.
No. % {Gaily except Sunday)-Leave
Bolton 900 q. M; arrive Anderson $50
o. M. i. /. 5S
EAsBoUND. L
No. i2 (daily)-Leave walhalia s 35 q.
M; Seneca s.58 g. m Cherry OH a. M;
Pendleton 9.25. q. M; Anderson 1000 a..
M; rrive Bolton 1925 a. m.
f. NU.:15 daily except Sunday)-Leave
Seneca 200 p. m Cherry 2.19 p. M; PEN
dleton g G26 p. M; Anderson g 10 p. m. !;
arrive Bolton 3.35 p. q. =, gb ,'i5s
No. Sunday only y)--Leave Anderson
3:l0 p. M; arrive Bolton 8 SO p. IN.
No s (daiiy) Leave Walhalla. a.lO p.
rn.; Seneca 5.3l p. M; Cherry $50 p. M;
Fendleton IL p MI Anderson 7.3l p.
S No. "a fdaiiy except sunday Leave
Anderson 3. so o. M; arrive Belton s. 20
Ea.0 d, IS II. g. BEA TILE. Prev, Nh
lie. (flSS
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Hiah Tessirn,oniai.,

Oh, lnamma, 4 exclaimed little
Alice, rushing in from school. Ethel
Talbot has got the loveliest mother
that ever was She lis such a bea,t-
3tifnl 4 Z mot her do wish YOU could
see her
ell me sabou it siher, Alice, & said
her mot her ssysFi il she so love-
z, Is
(, said Alice, sslie lets Ethel
say by golIy 1, All y, sss.
somerTill lle j ournal. q "
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Notice.

q j Will let to the lowest responsible bids
Ger the building OF g Bridge at Warren'-
Ford ON Three end Twenty Greek. near
Psndieton FactFry, on the 18th day or
March. ii'3 ii'35S 81 y s. s'i 81 ~ s
Also, on the doth OF March the build
Ing OF q Bridge on road leading from
4 Itall's Mil 10 Iva on stream near Henry.
Burton a place. syf Z; ~ 81 :IiS
AZ $ Plans and krs sei q FAT lions mazda known;
on day i the risnt 20, rsisct
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]. c!onvlnsina Evlde.,nI.e:e.,.. )
lawyer Wou1d yon believe the
sworn testimony of this nan? y.

80 F-ttss7V'y " u J Ick1SVS 3II10
sworn testimony of this man?
Witness Certainly not, sirl II
ss II. LaWye And why not !?
Witness Because, sir, that man.
hates to tell the truth. He always
did. We were boys together, and lie
used to cry when the teacher made
him say two and two made four.
3 Lawy Any thing else? q 95.i q.
fitness Oh, yes. Once he was
i'll and described 8 the symptoms so:
that the doctor prescribed for q
ssprained ankle when he was suffer
ing from neural lgia in the head.
8 I1aRy That will do. Pear
som 8. SIS
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susspieioua:.

Miss II is Iaightsd was very much.
admired at the wed ding remony
Inst night. mott ed one GENT tlemai;
az Fho never took his yes Off me The,
who evening ,s5S
81 Miss Sharp idi tho gent lleman
have 4 biae must ellie, Waxed on the.
ends
;ss ;s 3 Hi nj
s59SgT e :l:4S ~
e 1g IS a detective.
EIs vas there TO watch the present !. .
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ln III a aatur4 II horn Si,g poerite Isl
capable Epf lang thing heas tily att an
ancient etory.
a man ~ comp He'd SO lie TO 1 Il
onls IL oeeasiopall y sfS She ssonlS sait,
shef friend slip. IS gsE
4 D make hens lay ia ssstinter hit
til esns head Will 81 As. So
eyS wanna Is doe d { d Joy gooa
sssh nulass i hs has 81 fa,s nilmhnts
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sa:s y II sn II its sa Iasslss )
~. asacter, but son ea d I s. II :,s
hon Ispr res ,iie 81 IA II 50 q MAKE II
hit shpn Try 81 blafni II on tf,s ham
iie y ! Z takes il
shiis slA sao Al ten y sd asipdry
3 y ras 4 Il
sEi|ll l
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,JuvoniIo ple.duetlo.r,l..

Teddi Pa, where do we get our
milk from s. RE s8s;s /, If
. Father rom cows, my son.
s Teddie md where do cows get
their milk from ? slts b S!:s i
y Father Why, Teddie, where do
you get your tears rs. l
eddie IaIler a. Iong, Ee!.aiiii Hi e fl I'll ]
! pause III lo they have to spank
COWS papap Il IS y u ,5S
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Is NJ :sWeienI,.

sswed dish doct never send hills
To- their patientt Each patient pays
Issxhat lie deems Just Or IS abl e 10 give.
The rich pay ttl,e siician 1iBerafIy,,!
ssyhet her thsy has nee aSIg of his serY-.
aces oil nc ifs he has been oncs re-,
Itained q he poor, If they;
spossibl cam pay him a Is sum,
md The yerJ poor pay him liof
s get he tends he ,psr f
5IY Ife 81 s :: 8.
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Nothing IS holy unless il Is help,

HOLY Us IleIpi
Sfui
ss Tombs stones always; behave them
selves. tsS
stiff man iss not always q
straight Or d ,ii 5s4i$. y
E "a cannot teach where you do
moo touch. 5ySI;3 3
9f COZ uTse yotl are all righ I, but
Syour; nest dooI neigh hbor nseds i d lot,of;
forasi ng
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q N ]. oid ii strina.

s lsere lis money in hand ling bits
of old string and rope and there are
several larg dea alers in these com
moo ties in Lond don. g housands Of
pounds are made hy buying and sell
ing odd fishing nets alone, but This
~ a mere bagatell To the cash that
IS tt1rned a over In hand ling old a cord
age at the dock hen 1T siiss stated
that the cordage not including the
fitting, of 81 large sal ing vessel costs
from G2, G22 600 TO sss3, s;e33 ,00O, and that this
has be renewed twill
sbe seen that an enc PRIMO oTs trade must
abf &: aried on ins his rticulaf de-
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MRs. HALLS MIRACLE.

Experiences Similar to This Have Oo-
casioned Considerable Comment in
Anderson.
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When 4 Sp, Meets Death

The earem auy Of disposiug of =
condemned SPY in The Easlish army
Always f3lluEs definite precaisat
Ths aufortuI1Je man Is surrounded
tg ds.achmsnt Of infantry, and az,
ed be Is provided gith a pigk aai
sholei BE- Is AauAei of 70 ; 81 -ei-
ID spo1 and orterel 10 dig his can
grave Tais done. the tools are TAX
en- from him and bis y are band
aged
Tie aiieudinz chaplain reads Ior-
Ji0as selected from the burial service
sH4 from the pags Of The cscor,
lEeiye men ate selected at rauiom By
the officer in charge These mea.
aviug stacked thdr Own rifles. ere
Jed % where twelve 0ther rifles -
awaiting lhem. SIX Of which are
Il with blank cartridges. one
5aese IS hapdei 20 each man-sj
no one knows whether the rifle
aol contains ballet or uct aa4
none eaa say for certain tEat ne
slot fired b him sillei tins pris1nst
The nriHs Pary then marches s.
an appointed position The command
Present -F1rz are given sn
simost store The l4st Eaa rings ont
the voiiey is fired and ,hs spy fails
into. me grave be- has dug Nsafiy
eSery man Is more @ iass affected
aa bc-ne selected 5 form one Of ;hs
arius Psr3 and many men hzr5
BEEN knoSu q f.at away On being
singled d, N5le or1ers are So 81
atoas IS tG - ~4Tosiy aplz io pail
tie friscgrs of ihsir rifles
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KIND WORDS

As the breath OF deE on the tend
r plant they faH gea,Iy upon The
i-ooPus hsori- refreshing its VitheT-
ed ieuirils aai so9'hiHg its burning
Noss- Bright cases lhey are in lies
CREATES; desert Who can estimate
ths PanEs they have aileyiated- o.
she soi Eorks they have accomplish
lnus afteg jhey are uttered do
lhfy reverterate in fas souls iaaeE
aaaul.e-s aud sing low sweet. liquid
strains thar queil an The raging storm
rhai may haze before existed And
%. when the. hear, Is sad. and lik'
) broken harp The sweetest oaords q
pleasure csaSe 70 vibrats. who al
teH the poNrr q one kini Nori
Z Que hide E6ri OF tenderness sush
iins in upon the soul viii sweep in
; loug neglected chords. ana aNahei
.he mos pleasant strains