The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-05-08
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other sells watches.
Philosophical happiness is to want little
and enjoy much. Vulgar happiness is to want
much and enjoy little
= What is the difference between hill and
q pill? One is sometimes hard to get up, and
the other is often hard to get down.
- Tennessee papers are publishing poetry
called "No Baby in the House." We presume
the baby is out doors playing in the sand.
"A gushing poet asked in the first line of
q recent efusion, GLOW many weary pilgrims
lie9" We give it up; but experience has
taught us that there are good many.
= 1t is a little singular how much valuable
time q man will take up in studying the post
mark of letter to see where it comes from,
when he can open the letter and find it out at
once.
= Post Offices were first established in
France in 1854 in England in 1851 in Ger.
many in 1641 |; and in the United States they
have not yet been properly established-es-
pecially in the South.
= The project of rebuilding San Salvador,
which has been. shaken down eight times by
earthquakes, is visionary one Who would
want to invest his capital in place where real
estate is always falling?
- Nine years imprisonment in the State
penitentiary having failed to make an impress
sion on colored malefactor in Alabama, the
people of his district have abandoned all hope
of reforming him, and determined to send him
to Congress.
A prominent dry goods merchant of this
city worked half an hour on the following
fourteen men build stone wall in nine days
how long will it take five men to build like
wallssin six days?"
"A gourmand of brilliant inventive powers
has originated the charming idea of utilizing
tadpoles, or "polly-wogs," as an article of table
luxury. He has tried them, and found them
to be better than snails, shrimps, or any other
such "small deer" usually reckoned lUxurles.
AS we probably shall have summer, by
and by, it may be interesting to know that
mating Is considered by many medical prac-
titioners to be far preferable to carpets as Q
covering for floors in summer. 1t takes up
but little dust, offers no encouragement to
moths, and can be scrubbed with soap and
water when soiled.
"A clergyman of Worcester, Mass, recently
had an old coffin which had evidently done
service underground, and shroud left in front
of his residene, accompanied by note recog-
nizing his labors in behalf of temperance IN
terms of doubtful compliments. Massachusetts,
always was notorious State for Ku Klux OPP
erations.
An exchange says: "Many people take
newspapers, but few preserve them, yet the
most interesting reading imaginable is an old
file of newspapers. 1t brings up every age
with its hustle and everyday affairs" 1t may
be true that the newspaper brings up the hustle
of every age-it is certain that the hustle
brings up the newspaper of every age.
Common sense cannot supply what natnre
has denied. Those who boast of it most, pos
sess the least of it. As personal raunt, it
becomes utterly offensive. Common sense is
most brilliantly illustrated by showing consid-
Grafton for the feelings of others. 1t rises to
the full dignity of desirable virtue, when it
displays itself by silence in regard to the de-
fciencies of others.
= The San Francisco Alta is responsible for
the story that a Nevada lawyer had as client
O man accused of murder, and that the princi-
pal witness in his favor being his wife, who
was incapacitated from giving testimony by
reason of her relation to him, he got the muir
der trial postponed, brought suit for divorce
in her behalf and secured it, and then tri-
umphantly placed her on the stand to secure
the acquittal of her husband.
= When the fire was sweeping through
Pearl street, in Boston, one of the large shoe
dealers, seeing that his stock could not be
saved, invited the bystanders to help them
selves. A policeman who appeared on the
spot, not advised of the invitation, Indignantly
observed an individual pulling boots, pair after
pair, from an open case before him. evil
iian l' he thundered, "what are you about"
Crying to find pair of eights," was the mild
response.
- The editor of Appleton's Journal, speak
ing of the excavations that are being made at
Jerusalem, and of the success that is being met
with in bringing Solomon's Temple once more
to the light of the day, says: ALREADY it is
ascertained that the tradition that that mighty
Offering to the God of Israel was built without
hammer, or axe, or any iron tool, is correct;
and that within its walls multitude OF more
than two hundred thousand souls might w0r-
ship together"
Z! The Richmond Enquirer we'll remarks
that considering the cheapness of newspapers,
it is almost unaccountable that they are not to
be found in every household in which there is
even the plainest education. They are widely
circulated, it is true among people of almost
all classes and conditions in life; but the
wonder is that there should be a family, or
man of business of any sort, farmer, a me-
chanic, merchant, or anybody, in fact, either
in the cities and towns, or in the country, who
does not subscribe to newspaper.
"A prominent mercantile firm of Staunton,
Va, in closing up an account, received from
one of their customers, the following premis-
sorry note: "On or before the 1st day of Sep
tember 1873, promise to pay to Bumgardner
G. Sons the sum of thirteen dollars, with inter-
est from date, for value received. And [ do
hereby waive the benefit of the bankrupt,
homestead, and all other rascally acts that have
been or may be passed by Congress or the Leg.
islature as regards this debt. Witness my hand
and seal this 9th March, 1878"
SOUND IDEAS ON FARMING.-The following
views on farming were thrown out by Mr..
Greeley in his speech at Baltimore, and they
so entirely cover the ground of successful cul-