The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-03-18
: There is at least one shrcwd ne

in Georgia. A gentleman, in riding
through the country recently, came upon
log cabin surrounded by patch of
ground which negro woman was plow-
ing with team Of girls. Near by the
husband and father was feeding a stout
and healthy mule. Upon being asked
why he did not hitch his mule to the
plow, instead of his daughters, bereplied: ::
"Boss, dis mule is mine, de ole 'oman is
mine, an de gals is mine; nobody is
gwine to fetch dem away, but if de NOR
gum on dis mule amt raised dis fall de
white man will send de Sheriff an take
de mule an all I'se got. So / thought
I'd keep de mule fat, an let de gals an
de ole oman work, an save dis hossfesh
as much as can, fur if de worst comes,
I can ride off on de mule, an so some
wbar else to work. OATS it, boss; de
work won't hurt de gals"
There is prospect that the position
of member of the Legislature of Nevada
may become exceedingly profitable. 1t is
asserted that James G. Fair, of San
Francisco, proposes to contest with Sena-
tor Sharon of the same city his right to
permanently represent Nevada in the
United States Senate. 1t has been cus-
tomary for the position of Senator from
Nevada to be decided by the size of
candidates pocket book, and as both
Fair and Sharon are bonanza kings
of fabulous wealth the competition may
become quite lively. Supposing the Leg
islature to contain $50 members, votes
could be held at $4,000 each and still
be mere trihes in the eyes of the COMPETE
t)rs.
Nearly 100000, 900 postal cards were
used in the United States last year.
They are made at Holyoke, Mass. by
private concern, under the general super
vision of q government officer. The
work is nearly all done by machinery,
even to counting and putting them up
in packages of twenty-five. The use of
postal cards is said to have driven many
makers of writing paper and envelopes
out of business.
- On the plantation of Mr.. j. j. HALL
ford, near Grahamville, S. c., there is
stalk of cotton that had two healthy
forms on the 9th of February, and an
apple tree that bloomed in December,
and which is now loaded with apples as
large as partridge eggs.
"A Good Rochester pastor, widower,
proposed to q young lady short time
since, but was rejected. His feelings,
had the second severe testrecently, when
q widow neighbor sent him the following
text to preach from: "You ask and re-
ccive not because you ask miss"
"A proud man who failed in business
and found his assets would pay only fif-
teen cents on the dollar, insisted, for the
looks of the thing, on paying twenty-five
cents, even if he had to make up the diff
ference out of his own pocket.
=" "But, Freddy, how could you ever
think of calling aunty stupid? Immedi-
ately go to her and tell her that you are
sorry" Freddy goes to aunty and says;
"Aunty, am sorry that you are stupid"
Mr.. Proctor, the astronomer, says the
common belief that mild winter is pro-
ductive of sickness is fallacy. English
statistics show that the death-rate is
lower during mild than severe winter.
= The imports of coffee from all coun-
tries into the United States-exclusive
of the States on the Pacihc-for 1879
were 19S,01O tons, against imports in
1878 of 147 ,030 tons.
Professor Proctor says that America
has twice the interest in science displayed
by Great Britain, and that this country
will be the cradle Of the wisest men of
the next century.
"A child being asked what were the
three great fcasts of the Jews, replied ::
Breakfast, dinner and supper"
- The Empress of Russia received n
dress from Paris the cost of which was
$1,000.
= The combined length of the new
railroads projected for 1880 will be 5000
miles.
- Steam and horse railroads in the
United States require 100000 men to
| labor on Sunday.