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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-21
FLOODING CONGRESS WITH PETITIONS.

When John Quincy Adams retired from the presidency and took up service in the house of representatives one of his greatest achievements was to preserve to the people the right of petition There was a disposition on the part of some members of congress to shut off this right. but through the efforts of MT. Adams the privilege was retained and has been enjoyed ever since. Mir Adams little thought at the time he was fighting for this right 1t would in the future be lightly garded and used really as franchise for busi- ness enterprise There has been established right here in Washington agencies that undertake to flood congress with petitions on almost any sub ject. They send out letters to parties interested in public measures and offer ito circularize the country hx letter or wire, for % nnuch xoonox.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-21

sucie, of He contemplating 
  fly idea of hh brains of Iieyed he had he o bullet into his head vho Mir Adams his  fin defeat seeking
  shrkIns of Looking in this his friends
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-21
THE SUICIDE or PREVENTATIVE ADAMS.

The recent suicide of Representative Adams. of Pennsylvania. Is the first instance. far as is known. of a member of the house taking his own life A few years ago Representative chickering. of New York. was found life,ess on the sidewalk outside a hotel in New York city having fallen from his bedroom window. It was always a doubt whether he fell by accident or threw him. self out with suicidal intent. There was no doubt however. about -Bertie" Adams act and it stands unique In the history of congress. Away back in war times Senator Lane. of Kansas. committed suicide during a recess of congress- but aside from his case and that of Mir. Adams there is no authentic record of any other member of either house having taken hts own life
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-21
WATERBURY PROOF.

MT Christopher Dunphy, living at % Washington street. says:
 "I have off and on had trouble with
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-21

13 His rise from the humbest posi- highest that of leader of his party possibilities ahead America He ambition be senator when he sced around the the He learned his first political lessons from that dstn German in IA that he
 
 posma andth of the senate
 MT German belonged Nationals often called the Od ball German of Washington 1863 young brilliant fielding catching
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-21
LETTER FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
For Years Senator Gorn7en Leader on Democratic Side--PIace Difficult to Fi--PractcaI Joke of Dave"
 CuIberSon.

WASHINGTON-A wide gap was made in the Democratic ranks in the senate when Arthur Pue German, of Maryland. died few days ago. There have been few more forceful characters among the Democrats in that body. He grew up with the senate; knew all its traditions and re- garded it as the greatest legislative body in the world. For many years MT. German was the real, as we'll as titular, leader on the Democratic side of the senate It was his genius that thought out political schemes and it was his management that secured for the Democrats the most there was in the situation His place will be difficult to fill, as there are few men of his temperament and sagacity now on the minority side of the senate.
 Mir German was almost born to the senate,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-02-07
a Cautious Depositor.

An old negro went to the bank in
which he kept his hard earned savings
says Harper's Weekly, and asked the
paying teller to give him all the mon
ey he had deposited. He offered no
explanation Of his sudden desire to
Withdraw his funds, and after vain
argument With hiE: the teller soua.sia
out the bills and delivered them to the
old man. He eyed the paper money
Q moment, aud said. ::....s.:..
IL it''K;e 7 sit des in silver, boss9''
:. The teller assured him he could, and
forthwith made the exchange. The
old negro retired to q neighboring desk,
remained erouehed over il long time,
and then, to the teller great surprise,
returned to the window aud gleefully
thrust his money back through the
pigeouhole. Before he could speak,
the old msn said, erinning widely
''Thanks, boss, you kin take it back.
I jes wanted T. see Of it wuz all there. u
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-02-07
Hor5es Not Abolished by Steam.

The following from Rural New
Yorker tells accurately the results &C
the changee that were prophcsied to
be the ruin of the horse. raising busi.
ness!
"Some Of those men who told US q
dozen years ago that horses were dead
property, and that 'horse-breeding was
doomed, should go out and try to buy
good horse today. Such animals
never were higher or harder to fiud.
just why this is 80 is q great mys-
tory. The theory Of dosen years
ago was perfect. Automobiles, troll
ley cars, electric trucks aud bicycles,
have ell taken up work that Was for
merly dono by the horse.
"Yet in spite Of the vast increase
Of those things, good horses and good
hoy are higher than ever. Hero is q
case where feet has destroyed theory
and who will cay today that horse or
mule. e.breeding is not one of the most
promising branches of farming?
"Tbat the opinion expressed is COR
rect will be doubted by no one who
has found it necessary to 60 iDto the
market to buy horses during the past
year. The installation of electricity
on the street and urban railways, the
coming Of the bicycle and later of the
automobile, has only had the effect Of
taking some of the drudgery from the
horse. As companion, as source
of pleasure aud as g faithful servant,
he seems to have as large, if an easier
field Of use, as FORMERLY"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-02-07
The Key To The S ituaalan.

Mark Twain has told many good
stories of himself, and the oirsum.
stances make it likely tha, he was the
original teller Of the following. His
aanse Of humor would .give the inai-
dent its full value. s...:, 4 !. &.
2" While at his summer residence te
prepared one evening TO take g. drive,
and expecting TO remain ont until late,
sold his hostler that be need not wait
for him. He instructed the man,
however, whon 40 had aHishsSaa ,:..ee e: :
work to look the stable and place che
kss under stone, the location 81
which Mr. Clemens described : with
much sxactness. 'z' So, /, := .s i 3; AS:
When tho humorist reaahed home
after his drive, he was surprised to
ind that the hoy vasr ! not il. the place
selected. he was obliged 50 arouse the
hostler, Who explained, as. .he ,Btsrted
for the missipg key,S'sMr. Clemens, i
found bastbr plaos % hide is.,'', ;is:,:|s
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-02-07

mast with ever-inoreasiDg despsir.
He thought Of his friends 10 New
York, aud in his delirium pictures
Oh the gay scenes on upper broadway
at night passed through his brain like
q panorama. 1t was horrible to die
thus-to wait for death 70 creep upon
him as if he wera rat ia trap. At
last his strength becam3 utterly ex-
hausted. He WAS forced to release
his grip on the mast, and with last
cry Of despair dropped into the wa
ter.
His feet struck something soft. 1t
was mud! He had touched bottom !!
He stood up straight. The water
came up to his waist line! He
started to walk and TWO minutes later
gained the shore.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-02-07

Jones in enthusiasm we're held under
huge open tabernacles and men rode
on horseback a hundred miles to be 10
attendance.
Tradition says that Nancy Hart was
converted at one Of these meetings
1t would be reasonable to suppose
that time and hardships would have
touched the red hair with grey and
curbed the old da4ntlcss spirit, but
she was as strenuous "a religion as in
politics. There are mystical stories
in my mind OF Raunt old woman
embracing my dignified ancestor and
disarrauging his stock and dragging
sluggard sinners by their queues and
coattails to tho penance seat, but
these are traditions repeated from
generation to generation, and I would
not vouch for their authenticity.
However, l have always understood
that Nancy Hart lived to good ole
age, died sad was buried in the old
Eigcae!d d;sttio;-now Edgeleid
County, S. g..
A sketch Of Nancy Hart can be
found in Joel Chandler Harris
"Stories OF Georgia. Louis Rey.
noids in Richmond News.Leadcr.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-02-07

One great mistake OF purchasers
pure bred stock is that they expcct
too much for too little money. In,
stead of trying to purchase bull and
few heifers Of common merit for a
small sum Of money, it is l.r better
policy to cut out the hoifers and in.
vest the entire sum in bull of out
standing merit. It is the evident
wlsdoa CT .hiG policy that leads US to
advocate the grading up Of relatively
cheap, unregistered females with
registered males Of Ligh degree of
excellence.
The male is by far the most impor.
tant animal in the herd, fook or
stud. The familiar expression. 1.-THE
bull 10 half the herd" does not do
justice to the part which the bull
plays in the making c. unmaking OF q
herd. 1t is matter OF common
knowledge that pure bred animals
will transmit their Characterization
with much greater certainty than do
common OF grade animals It 10 evil
dent, therefore, that the offspring
from common or grade femalee and
pure bred males will possess more Of
the characteristics of the male than Of
the female. From this it will be
seen that if the puro bred male is an
exceptional merit, he will be able TO
bring the herd or fook of common
animals to state Of perfection ap-
preaching his own in very few gen.
erations. If the pure bred male be
one Of the scrub or inferior kind he is
just 90 certain to drag the herd or
flock down in o similarly short period
Of time. John Micbele,
Associate Professor Animal Hus.
bandry and Dairying.
Clemson College, January 20.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-02-07
!. sass ssEaaYiy: thleIL.arl,.s 4

EEs Civil laar sves i, lseyassral tiuasa
aroIs 81 ss ifstfsot
|jto sths NV { Hill apshifs 81, Ileeiislaturs
and; i a;at one tims Epssk srof 5ouss, q
he'd just returned hon4 ssrom aS sSis Scfoas l,,1
::ing sssssion ssff tths lssiaI ssusss III III
which aasSi asst tsri iins thsS iaaah hsss lGss.
ltsr UaIon s 8 81 law lass pafs Siingl Il kp
ss.;k.sk Ed fri ana l3.a as;s
Nas tossing the & tsset sfens hss
one dsy soon III sESsSs i ais sasaIihi
kan sls & d, csuaa Il sssaan 81 slinmj
'|kl6n xtse ssei.s O. sotSns D N , aIiy4 so 81!
DIM d ,sss sd d fiansss|
slIpkss 34e zion xMas
|Nhsa ths liIsd
~ 'sf s. 81 b; q 81 ri
d !, I! isspsp stsss ssi,I| Isl
2s a 4 1 8! 4 l.' hass
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-02-07
Dried miIk.

Australia has adopted the system OF
drying milk which is said to have been
very successful in London, England.
The milk IL dried between steam rollers
and sold as powder, from which moth.
ing Sut water has been extracted and
to which nothing but water requires &c
he added to make wholesome, clean and
sterile milk. A leading medies! Office,
is reported to have said that the
asylums for consumptive patients and
general hospitals has proved the suo
CeGa-
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-02-07
B0Fn That Way.

A member Of the House from New
England tells of Gn occasion whom he
overheard On amueing colloquy' be.
tween the late Thomas B. Reed and q
darky barber.
''The "tonsorial artist" was in.
cliued TO be talkative. but to all his
efforts at conversation the big man
from Maine returned only monosyl.
liable or a grunt.
Finally :he barber patted the Gran.
ium of the Speaker, whereon reposed
one or two stray looks, saying:
DE hairs gittin' pretty shin, sab.
Been that way lopg?'
II was born that way" dryly re-
turned Reed.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-02-07
Gould Not Trust Him.

After a wordy argument in which
neither scored, two men decided to
fight it out. It was agreed that when
either said, i've eAough" the fight
should cease.
After they had been at it about
ten minutes one Of them fell, and
Immediately yelled, "Enoughl I've
snoughl'
But his opponent kept on pounding
him until q man who was watching
them said:
"Wby don't you let him up? He
says he's got enough" = I.:,,..
II know he says. so,'' said the vic.
tor, between punches, "but he's suoh
q liar you can't believe word hh5
Observation-Disclosures: Post. E.. ! i. =. :,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-02-07
Washed. ]! Her Feat. !

:: "A young and accomplished Ohisa..
go lady recently eloped and j young:
;er sister was questioned by her apugry
fatha+. whom he suspected Of knowing
more tbout she matter taan 5she was
willing 70 admit. 5p orc y YOU Il aware
that your sister was going Is s;5psass M ~ sst
Inquired The Old man. I.i. 81 s'fto 81 i o,3 father;
she never told no any thing aboas it.s';
t''Did yon sasp peot anyt ythins se'',I ~ u 1 10th,
Ing Is vhatsS ii &, & 2 + Il. I. Piled ,.hs
s aaDid shss make nus psap sion for ths?
aaasnade e22;i taos sskat sI kne my. ,.5
thing about. Did yo, notisss alE FiIlss
make my s. arm gensnssS 8 sor Il goinz
asay a's 81 sone. ,excspl Sto wash Atf|
fs1t, ss:s
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-02-07
+" Why He Stayed Home.

a. - =, ..4sSE : - -, - :
He was one sof the hsppisst '.kids''
in town. He stood i 5;in front ,oss sa4:s =: s
home apd grinned enthusiastically ID
he saw the Others unwillipgly wenid.
ing their'wsy toward school. i; E$$. -
Come on, Harold, rs .shonsed. ssv..
eral Of the boys. s B .s5s: ss55:}
3$:;.e.Not ::;e on your lie. /. ,, l answered the
rejoicing Harold ISL 9 N n school For me
today. 4 i III going . staSy{? home .,35}
5'tW hats the Tor. siek n. :si35
s'.No. s { 4 y 81; & 81
~ our ms sick E. 4 /: sS
70. 4 SO
We'll, why s !
s'''Oh 'canse. on jsee my 5glIiran.. lIitl,l {.
me- 5 Eoome 10: spend th he Saday With
,mamna and sran' ma; shs'' d awful hard
e' q hearin 81 ! dammas y igaaot i 81 cold on
her eheas, and inH bas neck. audSshs
can't talk loud snough fot a. gran, ,ma u fD Is
hear Y, has %, ys got ss s., ssay;
;homa 5to tell sn shst nalnlaa
says: Seer, disnap ..sss 7aysws Ss.ssSss
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-02-07
Household Hlaa.s.

: . " .
TO make biscuits light-drench With
gasoline and ignito before serving. :
How 30 keep Observation-Disclosures
them and lock then, ip the ssiitiaT,s !.
Quickest way % 60. rid, Of paddlera
buy all they have. u X ~. .s;.;;.s
To keep rats out of the pantry
place al food. is the cellar. ;@.. 4 s. : !
TO entertain women visitors--lnt
them inspect your private letters. i
To entertain men visitors--feed the
brutes. z,,,s 81 : IS: " +. .s:; s
!. To keep children at home-look up
all their elothes.vs>..s ..: j. IS, .,:=5 :
70 keep hubby at home--hide bis
toupee. 81: .:.. : l".;-
To test the freehness o. eggs-dror
them on some hard ,eubstsnee. 4, /, ,ses>, FAX
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-02-07
POINTS ABOUT LIVE STOCK.
Pedigree Alone Docs N OF "A ssJre the Value
OF the Stock Animal.

TO the Editor Of the News and Cou-
ricr: AS was pointed out in previous
article, we have 10 South Carolina all
tho natural conditions necessary for
the development OF a successful live
stock industry. What VIC need above
everything else 10 place this industry
upon good paying basis is an i'm
provement in the quality Of our live
stock. We submit herewith a few
pointers as to how improvements may
be most readily effected:
Here. as elsewhere, the safest and
most economical means Of bettering
che quality of live stock is to grade up
aour common stock by tae use Of oare-
fully selected, pure bred sires. By
this method we do rot get stock that
can be registered, but We do get stock
which, impractical utility, very close
!. approaches our registered stock.
Too many Of our farmers arc labor
ing under the delusion that good re-.
eults can be seoured from registered
Or podigreed live stock only. The
prevailing belief seems to be that all
registered stock possesses eomo de-
gree Of excellence over common ami
mails. and that such thing as q
"soTub' has no existence outside Of
the common or graded CLASSES. Far
mers should not forget the fact, how.
ever, that while the'ur;ght kind Of
pedigreed stock is Of first Importance,
there is plenty Of this class of stock
that is not worth the purchasing.
This emphasizes the ;need Of using
the utmost caution in tho selection of
pure bred sires to head our herds and
focks.
We should not allow ourselves to be
deceived by long pedigrees. A pedi-
gree is simply recorded statement Of
the ancestry OF an animal, and its
value depends primarily upon the
merit Of the..animals represented in it..
In selecting pure bred dairy bull,
for example, our first and most i'm
portant duty is to inquire rigidly into
the milking capacity Of his dam, his
sire's dam and so on down the line:
Unfortunately most Of us are content.
ed to find in his pedigree simply o
long list Of "high sounding'' names
Of animals, and there are those who
actually go 80 far 90 to value an ami.
NAL solely on the length Of his pedi-
gree
AS already ststsa, many WORTHLESS
animals ere continually 0eing zssi5.
tesed because their eligibility to regis.
asasion 10 solely determined by their
purity of!brseding. Such aniEaals We
arc wont to dss;suate es pure bred
scrubs and such in reality thoy arc.
Knowing, theE, that there are plenty
OF pure, bred scrubs in existence, it
hshooves us to be especially careful
not only to zee that the animal we arc
after is descended from stock Of
great excellence, but that the indi!
vidual itself possesses that quality
end perfection 40 essential in all ami
mails.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-02-07
The FicEie Fair.
"My heart broken"
HWhot'o rho rpeftar2p

"My hearts broken"
"What's the matter?'
II was making love to my sweet
heart last night, and her father came
suddenly into the ROOM"
"WeIi, that was awkward, but hard
ly heartbreaking."
"Wasn't it? The old man merely
remarked that it was q pity she
couldn't stick to the same fellow
two evenings in succession"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-02-07
Nancy Hart Of Edgefield.

In the News-Leader Of Jan. 18 last,
contributor writes. of Nancy Hart,
the famous Georgia character Of Revo-
iutionary days.
Nancy Hart il by no means myth
cal but was very real personage.
Notwithstanding her gigantic frame,
red hair, freokles and crossed eyes,
her memory 10 kept gseensr among
the people OF her native State than
that Of msny a more preposieusing
heroine.
She was what is famil;arly known as
Georgia ::e.aoker.s' poor though
Intelligent white, who lived among
the sand hills OF in the isolssed dis,
tricts Of the State. )
THAT Nancy was possessed OF more
shsn ordinary intelligence is oonced-
cd. -. '-'-,' =:
Her eooentrioities and homelinesa
made her conspicuous and familiar
figure for. miles around, and her ao:
quaintanoe was not confined to those
in her own sphere in life.
Her capture Of the ten Tories while
they were devouring the tempting
viands she had been compelled to
prepare for them is recognized % an
historical fact. -,
During Andrew Jackson's presi.
denoy representatives from Georgia,
desiring to bring that State 70 .he 10
tice Of the president, decided TO pre-
sent a painting for one of the inches
In the rotunda Of tho United States
capitol building. At length it ives
completed-a portrait Of Nancy Hart,
bare-hsaded,9 bare.footed, her skirts
to her kaees, crossing q shallow
stream driving item. Tories before her
at point Of one Of their own guns
The president, who was red.headed
aud came OF q hardy pioneer stock
himself, 10 said 70 have been very
much pleased with the picture, and it
10 to be hoped that Georgia profited
BY the diplomacy Of her representa-:
tives.
The idea that Nancy Kart followed
her husband to Florida and died there
10 erroneous. After the fierce dis
turbanoes Of the Revolution had gone
down as history, she buckled up her
yoke of oxen, and with her children
and grandchildren emigrated to South
Carolina. .....: -. =
:; At one Of the stops on the route
her son.in.lav became engaged in a
dfunken brawl and vas :.kes j. sns.t
:tody by An officer. Ever quick To-
meet an emergency, Nancy went to
the rescue. Bestowing a faw pugil.'
sssis bumps on the detainer Of her
son:in-law, she seized tho latter and
lifeed him bodily into the bed of the
wagon anu dlo7s out a tow. =" -.
G. Nancy Hart located near Edge.
feld, q. small town not far from tho
Georgia line. Her fame preceded her
there, and che Was welcomed aud re-
speetsd By her nsishbors. MY grand.
fs.hes's grandfather slived in Edge
aeld and was .one ,of ,ths early Baptist
preachers. = The Scotch Irish were
almost universally Ptssby ytesiab, bnt
4 u q - Y
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-02-07
Z On" Thin I
Babies

4: Fat is of great account
to a baby; that is why
babies are fat. If your
baby is scrawny, SCOTS
EN- u1sion is what he
wants.: The healthy baby
stores as fat what it does
not need Immediately for
bone and "a us Gle. Fat
babies are happy !: they do
not cry {; they are: rich {;
their fat is. ! ala up for
time of need. They are
happy because they, are
comfortable. The fat SIR
rounds their little: nerves
and cushions them. When
they are scrawny those
nerves are hurt. at every
zlngent1e@ to uch.. They
! ssdelightH ia. SCOTS Emul-
!; sion. sion IT. is s as sweet Is E,
nv 3 olesonne4 to them.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-05

1irs. o. Tayicr EIiyson president OF
Hollywood Memorial Association. has re-
ccipcG tho lowing communication from
Mrs H. j. B.rar. president OF the Con-
Federated Southern Memorial Associa-
tion.
--rhe attention % the memorial asso-
Citations throughout the south is directed
60 Che circular letter issued Dos the Con-
fsIcratc Memorial Literary Society and
Ire Camp. SO g. Confederate Veterans.
fachmord va. Tor the purpose OF seclr-
ing general Observance nj tae ono hume
iredfh sunl.ersary of the birth % the
-reat and Immortal Robert D. lie. cofr-
ruanlcr- n-.aicf ~ t.e Confederate Army
Ihe people of the scrtr ui- unite
heartily nIth NfrrI-.a 81 celebrating rn.
30 fnc m55I-imnortar- events i- nor Hiss
l0-y re military career or Robert =.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-05
For Norfolk Boulevard.

Superintendent Morgan of the State
penltentary has forwarded to Norfolk
complete outfit for the convict camp
which Will shortly begin work on tho
Norfolk boulevard Most OF the camps
in the state are reported TO be doing
sood work. and the system Is proving
% splendid ono for road building.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-05
Sunrise.

ness man Of this city. The ceremony viii
take place in the home OF the bride g
parents. Monday afternoon, at o'cloc'S.
the Rev. DR.. Edward y. Caiisch OFF,
ciating
Miss Ray s. Berliner. OF Baltimore. VIII
bo maid OF honor. and Mr.. Edmund Kahn
best man. After the ceremony the guests
viii be entertained at dinner. at the con-
Clusion 81 which the bride and groom will
leave for trip to New York. Philadel-
pnia and Atlantic City
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-05
Win Meet Saturday.

The committee having charge OF the
silver service to be presented by the
State to the battleship Virginia viii
meet in the Governors Office next Sat
urday. On December 18th che committee
viii formally present the service to the
ship at the Portsmouth navy YARD. In
GLIDING all the representatives, there are
about thirty member Of the committee.