The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1874-01-15

S125,000 for 4 600 acres OF land near Bells
Landing, ON the Tennessee river, thirty-6ye
miles from Chattanooga. The land is rich in
iron.
A Missouri paper thinks "what the women
of this country most need IS not suffrage, but
symmetry not rights, but nationality not a
place in our Legislative halls, but place to
hang their stockings"
-"I would shoot the top of his head off,"
ing at the door of bar-room can hear it from
the halfbesotted heroes, who are discussing
some imaginary evil in real person. Of
course, the sots carry the tools to put their
threats into execution.
= An actress, at Troy, N. Y, while going
through her part, was insulted by loafer in
the front seat, when she quickly stepped to the
front of the stage and kicked out one of the
young mans front teeth. The act was greeted
with loud applause. She has only to do that
every night to draw crowded houses.
- Full boards have long been regarded as
defense against bronchitis and sore throat and
it is asserted that the sappers and miners ofthe
French army, who are noted for the size and
beauty of their boards, enjoy special immuni-
ty from affections of this nature. The growth
of hair has also been recommended to persons
liable to take cold easily.
A young lady upbraided an edmirer for
his firtations during long absence. "You
are too bad to be pardoned," she said "but if
discard you l shall punish myself most, and
so will ignore what is past, and enjoy your
society as much as I can while live, for when
die L shall never see you any more-1 am 60
ing to heaven"
= The New Orleans Tines says the cotton
planters in portions of Texas are entering into
o|l to tbo of
land devoted to next years cotton crop by at
least one-third in order to secure better prices
for the cotton raised, and better supply of
provisions. Throughout the interior of Lou
isiana and other States provisions are now
scarce and high and cotton is too low to pay
the cost of production. Such condition of
things cannot and should not be maintained.
1t is understood that Gen. j. E. Jobnston's
history of his campaign will soon be brought
out. 1t will be a volume OF about SIX hundred
pages It was currently reported some time ago
that the book will severely assail President
Davis in relation to the conduct of the war,
but this is denied, and it is said by those who
are we'll informed that the General will
confne himself to an explanation and vindica-
tion of his own military record.
- It is stated that by q careful analysis it
has been found that apples contain larger
amount of phosphorus, or brain food, than any
other fruit or vegetable, and on this account
they are very important to sedentary men,
who work their brain rather than muscles.
They also contain the acids that are needed
every day. especially for sedentary men. the
action of whose liver is sluggish. to eliminate
ehete matter, which, if retained in the system,
produces inaction of the brain, and, indeed, Of
the whole system, causing jaundlce, sleeplness,
scurvy and diseases of the skin.
"A story is told of Governor Chiltendon,
who was one of the early Governors of Yer.
mont. He was quite an extensive farmer and
in those days to be Governor did not greatly
interfere with the incumbent's ordinary voca-
tion. He had two sons. One Of them was
boy of bright intellect and the other decidedly
dull. The old gentleman thought that nature
had done enough for the youngest and that he
would make his way in the world without
more than common school education, but
that the elder one would need all the aid of a
liberal education to make up the natural det-
cheney, and he was accordingly sent to college,
while his brother was kept on the farm. 1t
happened one spring that among the fruit OF
the Governors herds was a very stupid calf.
1t would not suck or drink, and no amount of
effort on the part of the father son, or "hired
man" could induce him to take his sustenance.
After repeated trials the good mans patience
gave out, and he said to his son: freeman,
what on earth shall we do with this stupid
fool?" 81 don't know, father" was the ready
response "unless we send him to college with
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