The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-06-19
All Sorts of Paragraphs.

"A mans honesty and truthfulness should
be known by his quiet works rather than by
loud and frequent protestatlons.
One of the best directions to follow for
success in society is this: "Talk to the young
ladies and listen when the old ones talk to
YOU"
A good wife is to a man, wisdom and
courage, and strength and hope, and endur-
ance A bad one is confusion, weakness, dis
comfture and despair.
- There is q good deal of sound wisdom in
the suggestion of the farmer, "if you want
vour bow to stay at home, don't bear too hard
on the grindstone when he turns the crank"
1t is curious fact in the grammar 5t of
politics that, when statesmen get into place
they often become oblivious OF their antece'
dents, but are seldom forgctful of their rela-
tives.
A member of the "Lazy Club" has just
been expelled for going at faster gait than a
walk. The recusant offered in mitigation of
the sentence the fact that the sheriff was after
him, but the society was inexorable.
An exchange says: "When you see a
bare-hcaded man following COW through the
front gate, and filling the air with garden inn
pements and profanity, you may know that
his cabbage plants have been set out"
- The Jacksonville Qll) Journal harshly
remarks: GAS rule, not one Congressman
out of twenty earns even his board, to say
nothing about his salary, and it is rather hard
to have them grab extra pay"
Questions of morals for debating club
When thief jumps from second-ioor
window and the officer in pursuit takes the
leap after him, would the officer be justified in
breaking his fall by jumping on his prisoner?
- The following is said to be instant relief
for the Group: Shave or CRATE off teaspoon.
full of alum, mix it with twice the quantity OF
sugar or honey to make palatable, and admin
lister as quick as possible.
"A little boy in Georgetown ran into the
house the other day, crying at the tor, OF his
voice because another little boy wouldn't let
him put mud on his head with shingle.
Some children are just like their parents-no
accommodation about them.
To keep honey all the year round, let it
be run through sieve to separate it from par
ticles of wax, then boil it gently in an earthen
vessel, skim off the foam which gathers on top
and cool it in jars. After covering these tight
ly set them away in a cool cellar.
"A Danbury man enjoys himself without
molestation. His dog chases the nelighbor:s
hens, his own hens dig up their gardens, his
COW breaks down their fences, and his cats fight
on their roofs. But his s'father died maniac,
and his grandmother was a respectable lunatic
for thirteen years, and as he owns couple of
guns, and is quick tempered, the neighDors are
wise in their generation and keep clear OF
him.
The origin of postal cards dates from the
Franco -Prussian war. The difficulty of SOL
diers in securing pens and paper upon which
to write home induced the German authorities
to issue bits of pasteboard to the soldiers for
this purpose, and they were largely ayailed OF,
the messages being written in pencil. Their
use was continued thereafter in time of peace,
and has since been adopted in England and
the United States.