The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1870-03-03
: Hard work is the Grand secret of |

success. Nothing but rags and poverty
can come of idleness. Elbow grease is
the only stuff to make gold with. No
sweat no sweet. He who would have the
crows eggs must climb the tree. Every
man must build up his own fortune now
a-days. Shirt sleeves rolled up lead on to
the best broadcloth and he who is not
ashamed of the apron will soon be able to
do without it. "Diligence is the mother
of good luck" as poor Richard says but
''idlencss is the devils bolster" as John
Ploughman says.
= A lady went into dry goods. store
in neighboring city and inquired for
"bleached CLOTH" Several pieces of sheet
ing wero offered for inspection, but failed
to suit. perhaps" said the lady, eft I
should tell you what l want it for, you
would know what to give me. 1t is to
be used for reposing robes" The man
threw down another piece, hastily sum-
moned another clerk, and rapidly vanish
ed in the distance.
= Some music teacher once wrote that
''the art of playing a violin requires the
incest perception and the most sensbility
of any art in the known world" Upon
which an editor comments in the follow
ing manner ''The art of publishing
newspaper, and making it pay, and at the
same time making it please everybody,
beats 6dlin' higher than a kite"
"A Portuguese youth, with three legs,
four feet, and twenty toes, is on exhib-
ton in London. Two of the legs are per-
fectly formed but the third is bent up
ward from the knee;joint, and has two
rather imperfectly formed feet The
young man is twenty-five years old, very
intelligent, and speaks several languages
= Mrs. Stanton s advice about choosing
wife is: "Always look for girl with
good teeth, for the teeth are sample of
every bone in the fair ones body" Judged
by this rulo, there are precious few girls
of the period with sound bones in their
bodies, unless it holds good with reference
to false teeth.
= Miss Julia Hubbard, the "transcri
bing clerk' of the Wisconsin Legislature,
is young, handsome and we'll educated.-
A bashful young member called her the
transporting clerk" in his confusion, the
other day, and was Immediately called
to order by all the other unmarried men,
bers.
"A vagrant called at house on Sun
day, and begged for some cider. The To-
dy refused to give him any, and he re-
minded her Of the oft-quoted remark, that
she "might entertain an angel unawares."
eyes," said she, "but angels don't 60
about drinking cider on Sundays
= "Biddy," said lady to her servant,
"I wish you would step over and see how
old Mrs. Jones is this morning" In a
few minutes Biddy returned with the in
formation that Mrs. Jones was just seven
ty.two years, seven months and two days
old.
= A horrid man expresses the opinion
that giving the ballot to women will not
amount to much, for none of them will ad-
NIT that they are old enough to vote until
they are too old to take any interest in
politics. Oh, the wretch
- Some of the newspapers have ca
word for the loafer, on the ground that he
has nothing to do with the rise in bread
stuffs; and, above all, that he seeks to do
no mans work, or deprive his fellow being
of his situation"
- Habit is like the dropping of water
upon rocll-it wears into the life, and
the marks it makes can never be cffaced
without the chiscl and hammer of self-de-
nial and selfdiscipline.
- The greatest luxury of wealth is one
the rich but little avail themselves Of
the pleasure of making tho poor happy.
i Few persons have sufficient wisdom
to prefer censurc which is useful to them,
to praise which deceives them.