The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-06-17
All Sorts of Paragraphs.

- The Fourth of July falls on Sunday this
year, and what are we going to do about it?
To Archbishop Whately is ascribed this
paradox: "The larger the income the harder
it is to live within it."
1t is remarked that no man can become
thoroughly acquainted with his family history
until he runs for Office.
There is said to be less drunkenness among
the colored people of the South than among
the white inhabitants of New York.
"A correspondent of Western paper hav.
ing described the Ohio as "sickly stream"
the editor appended the remark: 'That's So
it is confined to its bed"
"A pious young widow in Milwaukee,
speaking of handsome fellow who lives in
her neig ghborhood, says: II feel set back
year in my religion every time l meet hlm.
- It's astonishing, says the New Orleans
RpNcf;n. to see hcw little there is of some la
die, in these lays of contracted skirts. And it
* e,ually astonishing to see how much there is
of some others.
A philosophical old bachelor made a
will, leaving his entire furniture to be divided
among the girls who had refused him. "tor to
them," he added, feelingly, IL owe all my
earthly happiness"
- An almost ridicous use of steam is found
on Duck river, Tennessee, on which placid
stream ofsteamboat, drawing only twelve inches
of water, and having grist mill on board,
wanders up aud down, stopping wherever she
is wanted to Grind bushel or SO of corn for
the farmers of the territory.
This story is told of certain man who
had been rendered almost blind by drinking to
excess in the hot summer months. II tell you"
said the physician, "you must either leave
liouor alone or lose your eyes entirely"
"Well," responded the patient, after few mo-
ments of reflection, goodbye, eyes p
Women require more sleep than men, and
farmers less that those engaged in other occu-
pations. Editors, reporters, printers and te!e'
graph operators require no sleep at all. Law
vers can sleep as much as they chose, as they
will thus be kept out Of mischief Clergyme.n
are allowed to sleep "a hours, and to put their
parishioners to sleep once week.
"A Western editor exclaims: Boston
needn't attempt to sell any of her shirt
bosoms, warranted not to rumple," in this To-
caity. Not much The sigh, the exclama-
ton, the sweet, tremulous accent, the delicious
fragrance of her hair and breath-all these
MAJ pass away in moment, but the rumpled
shirt bosom remains ever With you as present.
reminder of past joys"
- California is now actually suffering from
Il
pers are discussing the question, what is to be-
come of the people who are so inconsiderately
rushing into her borders. Indeed, the wave OF
emigration towards California just now is
spoken of as one of the most singular in the
history of the movement of population, because
there is no apparent reason for 1t.
According to a Virginia editor there are
four hundred thousand dogs in that State,
which manage to get away with several million
dollars worth of food annually. He thinks the
owners should be taxed at such a rate that
they would be induced to kill off all the worth
less ones. Even after this is done he estimates
that there will be fully one hundred thousand
CANNES left to mourn their departed comrades.
Virginia is certainly dog-ridden State.
Some statistics of the tobacco trade of
this country may be of some interest. During
the last wear we exported 31S097, ,S04 pounds
of tobacco valued at $50, 1893, ISL, and i'm
ported 100000 pounds of leaf and stem,
$5,332,5 ,531. We also imported 4l,945,744
pounds of cigars, or 76,SS8,OOO cigars, worth
S2,73S,62S. We also manufactured from I'M,
ported and domestic tobacco l,7oO,9!l ,ooO
cigars The daily average of cigars smoked in
the United States is 5,178000. The Govern
ment received last year from tobacco ana ci-
gars revenue of $S7 ,392,936.
SCaCSJlCS udFC Ueeu COlleCGeu Ill iA"uSS,
Algeria and Prussia, by which it is shown that
the Jewish race has a mean average duration
of life exceeding that of Christians by about
1--WE years. and that this people enjoy greater
immunity from disease than Christian races.
The causes ascribed are the inheritance of
sound physical constitution, and the watchtul
care of mothers over their offspring. The
plaques which have visited various countries
have left them unscathed. Group is said to be
extremely rare among their children, and they
have very little scrofula.
When Gov. Harvey and Treasurer Hayes,
of Kansas, were about to be sworn into their
respective offices on the second Monday IN
January, 1870, thcymet in the Governors private
room. While waiting for the Supreme Court
.JnAoa, ,'o was detained for few moments
he, ond .ne appointed time the Treasurer elect
said "It would be good joke if the Chief
Justice should make q mistake and swear in
the best-looking man for Governor" eyes,"
the Governor promptly replied, "and it would
be create, joke if he should swear in the
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