The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-03-18
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was asked if he took it from his father, 81
think not" was the reply. "Father has got
all the laziness he ever had"
"A Chicago paper says that young wild
ow in that city, who writes we'll, is training
herself for an editor. We hope that we are
not the editor she is training herself for.
They build very large residences out
West. An Iowa paper says: "It's only twen-
ty-one years since the first house was erected
in Burlington and now it contains 2O,l2O In
habitants."
= The first case arising under the civil rights
law was before the United States Commissioner
in Wilmington N. c., on Friday last. A negro
caused the arrest ola saloon keeper for refusing
to sell him a drink. The case was dismissed,
on the ground that the civil rights bill did not
apply to bar-rooms.
- The Augusta Constitut;onalist says: II
the people of the North should lose their liber-
ties as consequence of having, through greed
and hatred, destroyed the liberties Of the South,
we fail to see the use of bewailing such righteous
retribution. 1t is our hope and desire that all
parts of the country may be once more free and
happy but if the North should sink into the
pit dug for the South, we need not waste any
tears over the catastrophe.
- The Springfield (Mass.) Republican says ::
'It is not quite enough for Republican journals
of character and influence to assure US tina. the
Republican party can be trusted to elect just such
Republicans next year as Mr.. Thurlow Weed
describes experienced and infexibly
honest What the public wants to know is
whether they regard Mr.. Grant as filling the
bill, and whether in the event of his renoml-
nation by the party convention they are ready
to support him." =.
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from official life with much philosophy. He is
now editor of the Knoxville Wig and Chrons'
Gle, which position he seems to think quite ex-
alted, saying chat he is getting. up IN the
world; he is promoted he is now in a position
of far more power and respectability than be-
ing member of Congress. Small mem, with
plenty of money and no brains, may crawl into
the Senate as the snail crawed to the top of
the pyramid, but such q fellow can't run great
newspaper"
Somebody has figured out the interesting
fact that the total amount of State, county,
city, and town taxes collected in the United
States in 1870 was $3.50, 900, which was
about 81 a head for the entire population.
The total amount of these taxes collected in
1860 was $94,1S6,000, which was about So a
head for the entire population. 1t cost, there
fore, more than twice as much to take care OF
man in his State, county, and municipal rela-
tions in 1870 as 1t did ten years before This
does not include the Federal taxation.
An English physician recently. removed
section Of . patients liver, placed it on q
plate. scraped it carefully, and returned it to
its place, fully restored to its normal action.
This promises to work revolution in the treat
ment of the disease, and in a few years we
will have an addition to domestic literature
something like this: Husband, I wish you
would take Johns right lung down to the doc
tor this morning, and have the middle valve
fxed," or, "Will you stop into doctors when
you come home this noon, and see If he has
Mary's liver mended, as she wants to 60 out to
tea this evening"
At dinner party in "town" last August,
there were two sisters present, one WIDOW
who had just emerged from her weeds, the 9th
er not long married, whose husband had lately
gone to India for a short term. A young bar
rister present was deputed to take the widow
into dinner. Unfortunately he was under the
impression that his partner was the married
lady whose husband had just arrived in India.
The conversation between them commenced by
the lady's remarking how hot it was. eyes, it
is very hot" returned the young barrister
Then a happy thought suggested itself to him,
and he added, with cheerful smile, "But not
so hot as the place to which your husband has
gone" The look with which the lady answered
this "happy thought" will haunt that unhappy
youth till his death.
- This story is told of certain Chicago
pentleman: He was in New York not long
since; ne stopped at the Windsor, and during
the night heard person walking rapidly up
and down in the room over his own apartment.
Thinking that some fellow-mortal was in dis
tress, and being anxious to relieve him if posi-
BILE, the Chicago gentleman rushed up, the
stairs and knocked at the door. A voice bade
him enter, and upon doing SO he saw young
man, apparently in great distress OF mind,
standing in the middle of the room. my
FRIEND" said the humane caller, "what is the
matter?' ooh sir" was the the reply, II am
ruined. 1 have $4,000 to pay in the morning
and can't raise dollar" SIS that all p was
the soothing response; "then go to bed, young
man, sleep in peace, and let the other man 90
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