The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-02-06


novel plan to close bar-rooms. His idea
is for every man that drinks whisky to
make his wife the bar-keeper; tolend her
two dollars to buy q gallon of. whisky,
and retail it out to himself at the price
he is accustomed to pay elsewhere. Ev-
cry gallon of whisky man buys at q
saloon he pays two dollars for the whis-
ky and four dollars and = half to the
man who hands it over the counter to
him. By making his wife the bar-keep-
er this four dollars and half can be
kept in the family.
- A mammoth cave has been discov-
cred in California. Through a asystem of
experimental surveys its extent is found
to exceed four miles, and adorned with
decorations OF dazzling beauty unsur-
passed in character on the pacific slope.
1t is said to be sheet of snow lying
loosely in large fakes on pane of glass.
- The New York Sun says: Many of
the samples of coffee from New York and
Brooklyn groceries, sent recently for
analysis, are found to contain chickory,
pure and simple, or chickory and cereals.
The most disquieting discovery thus far
made. is that blue clay can be so ground,
moulded and roasted as to present q per-
feet semblance of the coffee bean. Fam
cy beginning the day by swallowing o
decoction of blue clay,
A gobbler belonging to farmer of
Glenburn, Me-, ate so freely of rice, in
which whisky had been accidently spill.
ed one day; that he laid down as if dead !
The farmer plucked his feathers and
threw his body away, but the bird being
drunk instead of dead, revived and stood
shivering upon the perch when the far
mer went to feed his fowls the next days
= Just think of it. New Workers are
now indulging in strawberries, cucum-
bers and tomatoes. They are from the
hot houses though, and are sold at fab
ulous prices. They are earlier this year
than usual.
- In the Little Rock Senate, motion
to remove the portraits of Grant and
Lincoln, and substitute those of Lee and
Jackson, was defeated by vote of lS to
9.
- Harriet Beecher Stowe believes In
spiritual manifestations. She claims
that she has received messages from
Charoltte Bronte, the Duches of Suther-
land and others.
- The Burlington and Missouri River
Railroad paid off its employees in gold,
taking the gold, instead ofcurrency, from
the First National Bank of Omaha as a
favor to the bank.
Baltimore has builta city hall for less
than the estimate, and has fire depart
ment that cost last year $40 900 less than
the appropriation. This thing must be
stopped.-Boston Post.
. Ashburton Webster, grandson and
the last male descendant of Daniel Web
ster, died in New York, yesterday, Of
consumption.
= Two men still keep steady guard,
day and night, over The grave of Brig
ham Young, in small building erected
near it.
1t is stated that the French export
annually 100000 of eggs, valued at
100000, besides supplying their home
market.
DIR. Linderman, Director Of the
Mint, puts the gold product of Georgia
in 1878 at 100000.
= The three degrees in medical treat
ment-positiye, i'll comparative, pill; su-
perlative, bill.
Rev. Mr.. Spurgeon will not marry
person of his congregation to one who
is not professor of religion.
= France spends fifteen and half
times as much on her army as on her
schools.
- Alabama clears $4,000 a year work.
ing out her convicts.
= Where does the weather goe when
it clears off.
"A man takes no interest in bad in-
yestment.