The Anderson intelligencer. (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, November 07, 1900, Page 3, Image 4
BILL ARP
I3ai%tow ^Philosopher i
Av^hat IToii
Atlanta C7<
"Nil desperandum." "Carpe diem."
-"Don't despair. Enjoy tba day. Be
LcoDciled to what you cannot help.
That's good advice and I wish that wa
could ail take it. I try to, but some
times it is hard work. When it rain
ed all thc month of Juno and we had a
burning sun all the mouth of Septem
t,er| I couldent "carpe diem." When
I pondev upuu tuc uruei, useless Fkt?
jppine war and the Porto Rico steal
?nd tie Chinese muddle and alt the
other devilment that this administra
tion has brought about. I can't be
reconciled. When I hear these ?Io
Kinley men shouting prosperity it
makes mc hot under the ?ollar. They
remind u>e of n gang of highway rob
bers who murder helpless travelers
?sd roh them and theo go dB and cry
prosperity. Manufacturera of army
aod navy supplies ?re getting rioh on
contract and army officers in Manila
?od Pekin are taking in the toot and
cry prosperity. War always brings a
show of prosperity, but it is at the cost
of hlood and tears.
But still w? Irve in hope that there
nil come a change. 'If ?Bryan is elect
ed I know there will, and if he is not,
ire will be ao worse -off than rte are
sow. Wo can'-t'bo -worsted, and so
ire will try to 'be' reoonoilod. Whoa I
wis a yoong man1 ? was a democrat be
muse my father -was, but I east my
rote for W W.-Clayton, who was a
whig. I wis a college boy at Athens,
ind Mr. Clayton was kind to ns and
ire all voted for him for State Sena
tor. I knew 'Mr.-'Clayton for many
rears au? always respected him, for
ie had a ?ind h?art and vas ? gentle
nan. Af terhhis election he gave tho
lollegc boys a party ono night and waa
.speciality kind to me, and I haw* nov -
r forgotten it.
'How fer'that'little cr ? die throws ita
beams
rfihifios.ai.good deed in a naughty
wodld."
IBefore the war, when I was in my
rime of .manhood and had more vital
ly tats ?ouse, I? was a strong parti
in and ?cally believed that if my par
j did eet-succeed, the country would
ic ruined. My father need to laugh
t my teal and nay "Oh, no, my con,
ie country. i? safe; don't let the poli
ioiaas cnd.ne.vspapors alarm yon.'*
fbit a pity. it i s that when a man has
Rifiared upna lot of wisdom and er
lerienee foe is i.old enough to dio!
fbat a pity .it ia that we pais the best
jortioo of our lives in looking afar off
,or happiness when really it is nearby
pd within -our grasp. Of course, I get
pited itvWiand then about politico,
pt I fight & ?ff, forfl realise . that
jDoraeetie iiapniness is the only bliss
Itt has survived the fall." The best
dngs on car.th.are the cheapest aed
ost abundant. iThe joya and oom
ttsof home ?od tho fireside, the
ltira and f?nte,i the air aod. water
id suQflhica, i the garden and
>e birds and ibo ?welcome visits of
ad friends ?nd .nabors. Neither
tilth nor fame ao*. office will corn
ue with- these. InjnpBt casca office
<ua spoils; rewas?sifrom the publie
ib. Judge Underwood laid that one
pe when he waa a .candidate and was
Ia stump speeeb^andhad closed
nient paragraph/,:a.iong, lank
man, who was agin .him, ex
: "Boys, he's jost -sidewipin'
hun tin' ?he orthography ol a
nee." Tho judgostudied poli
a science and understood it.
7 when we were disoueatag the
eal of Boss Tweed ^ -Co., in
}rk, a preacher, who waa ,pses
einarked: "Why aU these
against Tweed must be jpoliti- !
and slanders, for t?iey are
ats." "My innocent feiend,"
e?udge, "yes Tweeds Co. ?ra
Qcrats, but my observation has
atdt is within tho rang? of
'hy for a democrat to st?a?."
1 is a most demoralising busi
ed has been so io all govera
?horddan said: "There is no
??a io gallantry or politics,"
?alet said; "A politician is one
"ild circumvent God." Still,
re ?orne honest politicians, but
)D't go about in droves. The
eaaon why I admire Bryan so
? because of his honesty, his
ly> His political enemies ad
?, and everybody admits that
mm "-'j nuuuori?i mari, u??u iucii
??5- P?yaioiaiiy. If all tba peo
W sea bsa fsCG to ?4?? aud
HRhlm he would be elected by a
HT14! or two majority. When a
????a speaks ko has to be' very
Bl.. what he fiays, but when a
Kaan lik.? BrJrao ?peaks, the truth
gK* gushing forth spontaneous.
gyn for Bryan! Tm* getting cx
WB "uw- Le* me walk ?bout and
'S. T PTTPR
Bays Se ^Reconciled to
Can't Help.
Institution.
Yesterday abo kept ice busy all the
evening sifting earth ,?nd ashes sod
fertile for the plants that ere to go in
the pit. She has the earth changed
every fail, and my back is nearly
broken to-day. She hos some of those
sharp-pointed, 8 ti eke ry cactus plants
Carl sent her from Mexico, and I got
my old hands all stuck np getting
them out of the pots and tubb. Oh, my
country, is there no rest for the wick
ed?
Now hero is a letter from - another
Mississippi girl giving a poetic answer
to that scriptural enigma. She writes
as follows:
"HAZELHUJLST, MISS.-lam a school
girl. Can't work out your Bible puz
zles, but my dad can. My nanima is
a Presbyterian and my dad is a Bap
tist. They are taking both ohanoes
and tho ono that gets to heaven will
pull tho other in, for you know -tto
Bible says: "They twain Bb all be
one flesh," sorter, like the Siamese
twins.
"My name is Tellie, and here is the
answer to your guatfo; -
Yes, God made Adam out pf'tant
The truth of this admit we mast.
Some time before hy His own wishes
He made some saaall and some great
fishes. i
They bad no seals or immortality.
"Now Jonah for hm great ?raser Jity
Was swallowed by a whale one day,
And is its holly had to ?tey
'Till fae repented.. Then lie found
Tho Lordfe will ho most not Ques
tion,
Then was he thrown ?pon the-gtooiid
By the Ash's indigestion, ?
Tiro whale ?doth live in all the ?sues,
In pleasure or in>t*Q,
And, dying, gives to woman1 bones
And yields to man.his oil?'
The Mississippi girl is now ahead.
Next ! C ?rn getting poetry now, world
without end.
'BILLNARP.
iPointefl iPa raff^phs.
Noptune's coatof arms must be the
crest ?af <a wave.
Civility is ? ?priceless ??possession,
yel it costs nothing.
if you would tire your fri?nda blow
year own tramrpet icon tin uously.
The mere the average.* man studies
love the less lie -knows about it.
The mulo te the most stubborn of all
animals-bat man is-eloso a second.
Tke asa? wihogeeewhrco duty CP.IIB,
usually goes home siter business hours.
Girl's ?a<*ald set^ood examples for
young roen who are always following
them.
. If the wages of sin is de&ih a?? man
can possibly anacageito live on the
wages.
Soae lawyers ceoeive si larger fee
for keeping .quiet than others do for
talking.
In sos ord with the eternal fitness of
things the ?eales of* fish should weigh
the most.
Mssy a woman who.car*speak seven
languages hasn't a-husband ito growl
because can't sew on a button.
Flowers that are open to every bojej
and lips that aro free ts he ijctssed hy
any one soon lose their aosireability.
During the eour&ip many a man
thinks ho has discovered an earthly
angel, but after marriage Iris thoughts
may not be suitable for publication.
Cnicago News.
A Tillage BUeksaltn Save? Als ?Little
SOB'S Life.
Mr. EL H. Blaok, the weiidenown
village blacksmith at Orahacaa-.iille,
Sullivan Go., N. Y., says: "Ounlitflle
son. five years old, has always been
subject to oroup, and so bad have the
.attaoka been that we have feared many;
, ti mea that he would die. We hewe:
thad the doctor and used many mela
mines, but Chamberlain's Congh?eme
dy is.now our sole reliance. It 'seems
to ?dissolve the tough mucus and by
giving frequent doses when thc croupy
symptoms appear wo have fou^d that
the dreaded croup is cured before it'
gets settled." There is no danger in
giving this remedy for it contains DO
opium or other injurious drug and may
bo gives ss confidently to a babe as to
an adult. Por sale by Hill-Orr Drag
Co._.
- Eve was the first woman, and
probably the last, who did not gather
np .few? ski?t2 and run at the sight of
a mouse.
A bottle of Prickly Ash Bitters
kept in the house and used occasional
ly means good health to the whole
hv??euO?u. Stan* Pharmacy.
. - Never judge a man by the silk
?mtnr?m ho carries; be may have left
a cotton ono somewhere in its place.
Mothers must not forget that Dr.
Moffatt's Teethina (Teething Powder?)
will cure their child.
- With the exception of a neglect
ed husband there is no sadder specta
cle than a neglected wife.
T?RJ Desi Prescription For salarla
Chills and Ko vcr is a bettie of Grove's
Tastelea? Chill Tonio. It is simply
rriiif ann nninina ia n IA?AIAHL fers.
Saw Maximilian Shot ld Mexico.
FLOREMOS, AL A., Oct 30.-J. H.
Soook, Of this city, was educated in
Hamburg, Germany, and raised in af
fluence, and became a globe trotter
early in,lifo as a part of his educa
He has orosBed the Atlantic eight
times and the Pacific four times, be
cides rounding the Hom and Gape of
Good Hope. Ho talks entertainingly
of Hong Kong, Yokohama and all the
important ports of the eastern and
Western hemispheres, in 1857-9 he
was engaged in business in San; Fran
cise o in tho first stone and brick build*
ing erected in that oity.
Mr. Soook waa in California IQ 1864,
when ifae news of the capture of Em
peror Maximilian by General Jaur?s
reaohed San Franoisoo. Me started at
ouoe with a half-dozen companions for
Mexioo on an English ?taame? boMsd
for Acapulco, the only Mexican port
on the Pacific, for the purpose of see
ing the end of the empire vhich had
been established by Maximilian somo
years before under such brilliant and
auspicious circumstances.
Tho emperor was tried by a military
oonrtmratial consisting of Jaur?s and
his four generals, and sentenced to bo
shot, being charged with being an
"usurper. jOn the morning of the exe
cution several thousand troops were
drawn up and an officer and twelve
men were detailed to the disagreeable
?task. The officer prepared to blindfold
tho emperor, who waved him back and
refused to be blindfolded. Ho faced
the odldierB like a hero, with uncover
ed bead and waited for the signal of
tho officer which sent him into-eterni
ty,'four balls entering th? koort.
Mr. Soook stood within easy hearing
.di the sad spectacle and related with
.graphic detail everything connected
with the last moments of the emperor,
who, he said, was on? of <?ho best sol
diers in the world, aod ?woe also eon
sidered tho best ed?ceted man in the
world j with the exception'of 'Don Pe
dro II of Brasil. Mr. Soook related
briefly the return ?f (tho members of
the emperor's court with the remains
of Maximilian on tSatt Austrian man of
war, whieh WSB anchored in the harbor
of Vera Cruz.
K very one is familiar with the sad
hiBiov of Charlotta, the wife of Max
imilian, who lost ?her mind on hearing
of her husband's ?tragic death, and has
lived in retirement all these years in
her chateau.
Mr. Soock waa formerly an artist
and decorator, -but has been compelled
to abandon his profession on account
of increasing age. He is a fluent lin
gnist and speaks malf m dozen lan
Mast Hasa-jr ?sr Pay a Fine.
The Argentine flK?pubiioha& consid
ered it necessary to make drastic r?gu
lations in -order ?te seonro a doe ia-*
crease of insulation. .AMI sorts Ot.
sobornes for this purpose were devised!
and discussed, and at 'length the Leg-:|{
islature passed an aohsaaking it illegal,
to reject an -offer cf marriage. Tho.
fines it?p?aadg? to'benefit the san or
woman whose offer ?hos Ibsen refused.
Thc classe ?si oho act reads as follows:
"Young celibates.ar either sex who]
shall, without legitimate motive, rejeotj
the address of him or her who may!
aspire to her or his hand, and who
shall contumaoiously . romain unmar
ried, shall pay dbe sum.of 500 piastres
for the benefit of the young person,
man or woman, who has., beda, so re
fused." Twenty is tho Ugo ?at which
tho unmarried are to. bo.con vic ted, and
eighty the age whoa ?8be* -fines .sro ?o
'cease. The act aro vades that every:;
male from the ages cf twenty to eigh
ty shall pay a tax till he marries, ?ad
pay it on?, i a month.
Thia signature ta on ?re?r box ?a? ibo gemzlaa
Laxative Bromo^Jusisae Tableta
the remedy that eurea a ?alai ta^-staa mtajr
- Darwin tells us there was a time
when man walked on all fours. He
probably alludes to that period in
early life when he t pproaehed a neigh
bor's melon patch from the rear.
It is well to know that DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve will heal a burn
and stop the pain at once. It will
care all skin diseases, wounds and
sores, and is a certain cure for piles.
CoutcrfeitB may be offered you. Get
the original Dewitt's Witoh Hazel
Balve. Evans' Pharmacy.
- Tho more we do the will of God
the moro delight we find in doing His
will. Ho who gives himself without
reservo to the service of God finds rest
unto his soul.
Torturing skin eruptions, burns and
sores are soothed at once and prompt*
ly healed by applying DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve, the best known euro for
piles. Beware of worthless counter
feits. Evana* Phmrwagy,
- A Georgia woman sued for
divorce frem h?r husband because he
insisted on her reading'somo verses in
the Biblo before meals and several
after.
Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets
onro a cold in one day. No Cure, No
Pay.. Pri?e 25 conta.
An ill-paid clergyman called
upon his deacon for an increase of sal
ary. "Salary," said the deacon, "I
thought you worked for souls." "So
I ?a" p?M ??e sinister, "but ? e?u
ot eat souls."
jaj^^ann---i--a -n *n min
Hurried Up the Execution.
"In earlier days," said Walter Chur
?bill of lopeka at the Hotel ? tn uer i al 1
reeterday, "when a man was to ie ex- '
josted tho community in which it oe- !
tarred made an event of it. The hang
sss were hold in public ?r.d is the
>pen. Generally the gallows were
ilaced on a hill, so that a good view
lould be had by all. The rural popu
ation, bringing their lunoheon with
.hem, came from t>c distant parts of
.he countryside nnd the streets gener
dly took ca the appearance ot fair or
rirous days. Booths where lemonade
Lii snob thing;; were sold, merry go
rounds, shooting galleries, etc., were
til there, and it was generally * lively,
nterestLig and amusing day for every
)ue but the condemned. Apropos : of
[.his manner of treating an execution,
ny 'governor' used to tell an amusing
story. Tho little town is thc North
srn State from which be had come was
the County seat, and there one day
was to occur a hanging. It was, I
think, the last exeoutiou that occurred
in that Stato, capital punishment hav
ing since been abolished there. When
the fatal day for tho accused man
3Q!ue the people began to arrive carly
From far and near they came, and as
the hour for the exeoutiou drew near
tho streets were jammed to -suffoca
tion. The execution was scheduled
for noon, but at 10:30 tfre hcavene
took on an ominous look and by ll
?'drizzliog rain had begun, which bore
good promise of becoming a steady
downpour before the <?cy had waned.
The people began te gro^r anxious,
but the majority kmog on. At this
juncture the Sheriff went to the con
demned and said;
" 'Look here, Sill, the whole coun
ty has turned ?et to see you turned
off, and now chere's a rain started
and every one*3? anxious to get home.
They will most ' of them make itali
right if they can start in", a few min
utes, bat if they wait until noon thc
rada will be in bad oondition and
many of ({hem won't get home in time
to do tho chores-and that's serious,
You're to be hanged in an hour, nnc
an hour more cr lesa can't mak<
mach difference to you, while it make!
a let to them. Now like the good iel
low that you are, won't you come out
and be hanged now?"
"iftfter some thought the condemne(
man replied: 'I'll'do it if you'll giv<
nie a red necktie to wear and hold ai
umbrella over me on the way to th?
gallows."
"This was agreed to and that hang
ing?was pulled off an hour ahead o
scheduled time, although the condemn
ed complained bitterly that the sheri!
held the umbrella so that the wate
trickled down the back of bis neck
Strange as it may seem, this story it
its essential features is literally true.'
-T?. Y. Tribune._
One Minute Cough Cure quiokl,
cures throat and lung'troubles. Ol
and young like it. Evans' Pharmacy
A Feat Beyond Him.
A Scottish prison chapista, recently
appointed, entered ono of the colls on
lia first round of inspection, and with
Much pomposity thus addressed the
prisoner who occupied it:
"Well, mv man. do yo? know who I
un?"
"No, nor I dinna carel" was the
nonchalant reply.
"Well, I'm your new chaplain."
"Oh, ye are? Then I hao heard o'
ye before!"
"And what did you hoar?" return
3d the chaplain, his curiosity getting
tho better of his dignity.
"Well, I heard that the last twa
kirks yo worn in yo preached them
baith empty; but ye wilina find it
Buch an easy matter to do the same
wi' this one."
How he Got lt.
"l)id you ever get religion?" asked
the revivalist.
"Well, I should say so-138 pounds
of it," replied the man.
"A hundred and thirty-eight pounds
of religion?" oded tho revivalist.
"How did you get that?"
"Tho only way that a good many
men ever get religion," was tho reply.
"I married it."
-- a um -^_
- Egyptain mummies aro dry sub
jects.
Birth
very much like the blossom
ing of a flower. Its beauty and
perfection depends entirely
upon the care bestowed upon
its parent. Expectant mothers
should have the tenderest care.
They should be spared all worry
and anxiety. They should eat
plenty of good nourishing food
T and take gentle exercises. This
I will go n long way toward preserv
8 ing their health and their beauty
as well as that of the little one to
come. But to be absolutely sure
of a short and painless labor they
should use
Mother's
Friend
rejrnb?rly dssiag- thn months ot gesta
tion. This ts ? simple liniment, -which
io to be applied externally. It gi vea
strength ~si viffOt to ?hs u?55c-'cs uu?
prevente aU o? the discomforts of preg
nancy, -which women used to think
were absolutely necessary. When
Mother's Friend is nsed there is no
dangeryhateirer.
Get Matter's Friend at the drug
store. Wi ?er bottle.
THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO.
ATLANTA. OA.
WYtt. tor ?r ft** book," Btfar. Biby fa Kan."
D. 8. VANDIVER, J. J. MAJOR. B. P. VANDIVER.
orMCBWP VANDIVER BROS. & MAJOR,
HOLD your Cotton if you wast to, bat don't formt 40 ?rrscge to pr-7 as year
Qna?o Nets or Account bj tho 1st Xu??Uibor, for if wo don't set *very dollar doe
aa bj that time it will very oerioualy inconvenience na in making our Battlement
ob that dato-and WE are compelled to make lt THEN, Wo will appreciate and
remoto bur year prompt attention In thia matter. We have SWIFT'S High Grade
GUANO and ACID on hand now for Grain Crops.
-_. _VANDIVER BROS. A MAJOR.
The King Among Plows.
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The Genuine Oliver Chilled Plow
iTILL leads the Farming World for the reason that no other dees the work
is well. Keep abreast of the march of progress by using the OLIVER. A
lorajdete Une of the various sizes of these Plow?, as well as all the latest im
Kowai Agricultural Implements.
Machinery,
Pulleys,
Machine Supplies.
Pipe Fittiners,<j
Belting.
Heavy and Shelf Hardware,
?Tow in stock, bought at close Spot Cash Prices, which enables us to save you
doney on your purchases of anything in the Hardware line.
SULLIVAN HARDW ARE CO.
OATS, OATS, AND RICE FLOUR.
NE ARE HEADQUARTERS for all KINDS of GRAIN.
Three Thousand Bushels of TTCXAS RED RUST PROOF OATS.
One Car of that famous HENRY OAT (or Winter Grazing Oat) The
nly Oat that will positively stand any kind of weather.
Have just received Two Cars of fine FEED O \T8 at lowest prices.
Have just received Three Cars of RICE FLOUR for fattening your
ogs, and it comes much cheaper than any other feed and is much better.
Kidney disease ls the enemy we have most to (ear as t result of the
feverish restlessness ol our modern civilization, . ft 1$ a treacherous
enemy, working out Its deadly effect under cover of the most trifling
symptom?.*. Thc first Indication ol changes In the'urine, frequent head
aches, digestive troubles/ should be thc" signal for^prompt remedial
(B?aSU7i?*M r IM CK "ut ASH BITTERS U a kidney remedy of great
merit, lt is- soothing, healing and strengthening," quickly relieves the
ach?n? or soreness that always appears tn the advanced stage, checks the
progress of the disease, and through its excellent cleansing and regulating
effect In the liver and bowels.it brings back thc strength and ruddy
glow of vigorous* health.
Sold at Drug Stores.
Price, $i.O? Per Swtt??.
EVANS PHARMACY, Special Agents.
Glenn Springs Mineral Water
-FOR SALE AT -
EVANS; PHARMACY,
THE GLENN SPRINGS WATER ha? boen known fbi ?"ar a hundred jearn.and
recognized by tba bent Physicians In tbe land as a sure cure for diseases of the
Liver, Kidneys, Bladder, Bowels and Blood. Some of ita remarkable cures were
brought before the notice of the public in tbe Charleoton Medical Journal in 1805.
MESSES. EVANH PHARMACY-GKNTS: I hav* been o Bufferer from indigestion for
several years, and have found tho use nf your Glenn Springs Water of great benefit
to me, and can confidently recommend lt to auy suffering from like troubles.
' R. E. ALLEN.
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FARR AK D 4 VOTEY, ESTE*/ and CROWN ORGANS will delight you
and last a life-time or two.
The Ball-Bearing NEW HOME and WHITE SEWING MACHINES are
the best in the world.
[THE C.-A. REED IT SIC HOUSE.
Fruit Jars,
To put up your Fruit in.
Preserving Powder,
To keep Fruit from spoiling.
Fruit Jar Rubbers,
To put on your old Jars.
Tartaric .A_cicl,
To make Cherry and Blackberry Acid.
Sticky Fly Paper,
'"o catch the flies while working with your frui
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