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

A Pennsylvania man suggests q
novel plan to close bar-rooms. His idea
is for every man that drinks whisky to
make his wife the bar-keeper; to olend her
two dollars to buy 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 o
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 a half can be
kept in the family.
= A mammoth cave has been discov-
cred in California. Through system 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 alope.
It is said to be sheet of snow lying
loosely in large flakes on pane of glass.
- The New York Sun says: Many of
.he ssmples cf coffee from New York and
Brooklyn groceries, sent recently Tor
analysis. are found to contain ch;ckory,
pure and simple, or chickory and cereals.
The most disQuieting diacoyery thus far
made. is that blue clay can be so ground,
moulded and roasted MS TO present per.
feet sen,blance of the coffee bean. Fan.
cy beginning the day by swallowing
decocLion of blue clay,
- A gobbler belonging to o farmer of
Glenburn, Me-, ate SO freely of rice, in
which whisky had been accidently spill
ed one day that he laid down Us 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 dayo
- 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, O motion
to remove the portraits of Grant and
Lincoln, and substitute those of Lee ard
Jackson, was defeated by vote of Is to
10.
= Harriet Beecher Stowe believes In
spiritual manifestations. She claims
that she has received messages from
| Charoltte Bronte. the Duches of Suther-
land and others.
/ = TIE Burlington and Missouri River
Railroad paid off its employees in gold,
taking the gold, instead ofcuFrency. from
the First National Bank Of Omaha ss O
| favor to the bank.
Baltimore has built a city hall for less
than the estimate, and has . FIRE depart
ment that cost last year $4,000 less than
the appropriation. This thing must be
stopped Boston Post.
= Ashburtou Webster, grandson and
the last male descendant of Daniel Web.
ster, died in New York, yesterday, ol
consumption.
- Two men still keep steady guard
day and night, over the grave of Brig.
ham Young, in q small building erected
near it.
- It is stated that the FRI .ch export
annually 100000 of eggs, valued nj
$l2,500,000, besides supplying theirhom
market.
- DR.. Linderman, Director of the
Mint, puts the gold product of Georgil
| in 1873 at 100000.
4- The three degrees in medical treat.
positive, ill; comparative, pill su
perlative, bill.
- Rev. hfT. Spurgeon will not marry
q person of his congregation to one who
is not a professor of religion.
- France spends fifteen and hal
times as much on her army as ON hel
schools.
Alabama clears $4,000 a year work
ing out her convicts.
= Where does the weather goe wher
It clears off.
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