The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-08-03


swsltering under a heat that registeret
1851 the shade. I inquired the name
of this benefactor of mankind, and founc
it was Mr.. Hecker, of New York, tht
inventor of Hecker's Farina, and Heck
er's self.raising -four. Not satisfied witt
raising the wind on a hot day, he hat
opened sort of public refractory, where
cakes, puddings, blanc manges, and al
sorts of delicacies were dispensed gratis
to the hungry million. The name SCUM
ded familiar, like something | had seer
or heard before, and on reflection re-
membered that riding on top of stage
through the Rocky Mountains, away ur
among the peaks near the line where the
snow never melts, ] saw on the rocks on
one side, rs. T. 1861" and on the other,
'Hecker's Farina and self-raising four"
and now here at the worlds great exposi-
ton renew my acquaintance, and am
indebted to the wings of his old mill for
a gentle tanning, with the thermometer
at 1867.
Ajoke has just got out which has kept
Philadelphia on a broad grin for the last
week. A Frenchman connected with
one of the great Champagne Vineyards
Of France, took occasion at a public
Fdinner-table, at one Of our principal
hotels, to assert that there was not a
bottle of wine made in America fit for a
gentleman to drink. IAN American gem
tleman sitting by asked him if he. con-
sidered himself as a Judge; he assured
him that he did, The stranger then Of
fered to bet him a Thousand dollars chat
he could nbt tell without looking at the
labels, the different brands of established
.champagnes. The Frenchman immedi-
ately accepted the bet, depositing 81, 900,
and agreed, moreover, to be blindfolded
:during. the trial. go. ~
The American was to furnish the wine,
and the loser was to pay for it, it was
further understood that generous sup
per was to wind up the festivities of the
evening. All being prepared, a large
party of friends were assembled at "a
crack restaurant on Chestnut street, and
the trial began. Cork No. few, and
the moment the Frenchman got smell
of it. he knew it was Mumm. Cork No.
q and he recognized Rhoderer. Cork
No. g.. Clicot was easily discovered
Cork No. 4, and Charles Heidseck was
named without hesitation. Cork No. 8,
and versenay appeared fikesn oldfriend.
Bets ram high on the Frenchman; all
the Yankees were eager takers; the trial
over over, the bottles were examined, and
every wei bottle that was used was found to
come from the cellars of the Pleasant
Valley Wine Co., Of Hammonsport, State
of New York. The same company, that
received medals. at Vienna and Paris for
the superior excellence of their wines.
4 The Frenchman was furious, and it was
only by the interference of friends that
he was prevented from wreaking ven
geance on the crowd of his tormentors on
the suos: a duel is talked about hetween
the principals in the affair, SO I expect
next week to hear of pistols and coffee,
{, supplemented by a coroner's inquest.
After four dreadful days of :insuffera-
BILE heat, on Thursday night we we're
blessed by storm that ragged for an hour
or two with the fury of hurricane; the
lightning. never stopped its lurid glare
for a moment, and peal after peal OF