The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-09-23
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- There were 3,600,OO0 watermel
ons grown on single patch in Gcor
gia.
= A pair were married at Newport, Il
L. recently, after an unbroken cour,SIlil
of 35 years.
! = prize of forty acres of land is Of
fered to the couple who will be married
in front Of the grand stand at the Mich
igan State Fair.
= The area in wheat along tho line ol
the Northern Pacific railroad this year ia
estimated at 100000 acres against G..
100000 last year.
= Have something worthy Of exhibi.
ton at your coming agricultural fai
Take your best, and secure the best
premium ifpossibe.
= John A. Cuthbert, Of Mobile, Ala.
bama. is one hundred and two years old
still practices law, and is the oldest iy.
ing cx.member Of Congress.
| = The fruit and vegetable business
from Florida to the Northern States has
grown from $4,000 boxes in 1874 to 95O,.
600 in 1879, and is still increasing.
- Douglas Jerrol said of man who
had proved himself thorough scoun.
drel: "He would sharpen knife OH his
fathers tombstone to Kill his mother"
The law Of the harvest is to reap more
than you SOW. Sow an act and you reap
habit; SOW habit and you reap char.
acter; SOW character and you reap u
destiny.
= A man is astonishing the people Of
Milwaukee by walking on water. lie
wears shoes resembling cofIins, and
goes three miles m hour ut swing.
ing gait.
= The Houston Post estimates the
cotton crop Of Texas for this year at one
million two hundred and fifty thousand
bales. or one fourth of the entire crop Of
the United States.
: A premium Of one cent. per pound
on beet sugar, made in Massachusetts
this year, will be paid by that State,
provided tho quantity does not exceed
100000 pounds.
= Although New York has one hun
drcd more or less commodious hotels, it
is very difficult to secure room at any
OF them ut the present time, so great is
the rush of business and pleasure travel.
= There is contained in the corn cobs
raised in the United States from 49,
100000 to 120000,O00 pounds of car
Donate Of potash. which is the third
most valuable article required in agricul-
ture.
= 1t begins TO look MS if tho export
demand for wheat would be largely in
excess Of our surplus, taking our crop at
the highest estimate. Should this
prove true, we may look for rise in
brendstufTs.
The Now York Cotton says that the
Spanish and French buyers select their
cotton with regard mainly to is color,
choosing the whitest as the best, and
paying comparatively little attention to
the FIBRE
= On the 9th instant, tho National
Cotton Exchange of America, NEW Or
Ieansl issued its official statement Of tho
United States for the commercial year
ending August 81. 1880. Details as
made out chow total crop Of 5,74O,l9l
bales. For the year ending August 81,
1879, the crop aggregated 5,073,43l
bales.
= Mack Parrow, OF Grand Rapids,
Mich, died after sixty three days Of vol
uCtary fasting. He believed he had
cancer in his stomach and quit eating.
During the rest Of his life he took only
sweetened water occasionally and one
teaspoonful of ice cream. Tho autopsy
proved that he had been mistaken about
his stomach, his sole trouble being in the
brain.
= The Holyoke (Mass.) Gazette says
1t is stated upon excellent authority that
in this neighborhood thereis lady who
has built house out of fund made by
selling rum to her own husband. He is
drinking man, and so his wife struck
bargain with him that if he would drink
he must agree to buy all his liquor of
her. She thus pocketed tho profit, in.
stead Of the regular rumsellers.
= Robert AIcGruder, Of Clay County
Ca, and NJ. d. Oliver, of Eufula, were
travelling in o buggy together towards the
home of McGruder last week. They fell
out by the way, it is supposed, on &C.
count of Oliver having won some money
from McGruder at cards. The result of
the trouble was that McGruder shot
Oliver in the head and killed him Ia.
stantiy, and then shot aud killed him.
self. They were both found in the road
together.
= The clerks in the treasury are: IRE.
pairing some ffty-eight thousand checks,
amounting in all TO $1,000, $3.50, to pay
the quarterly interest on the per cent.
loan due October /. The checks range
from. fifty cents to S475, 900. While the
treasury department will not make
known to whom this quarterly interest is
paid, 1t is generally understood that 1t
will go into the capacious pocket of WIN.
II. Vanderbilt who Is known to be
the possessor Of $47 SOC, 900 of per cent.
bonds which yield him au annual in.
come Of 81 100000.