The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-01-04

COLD WINTER-The following Stats.
tic,s of the good old winters are curious ::
In 4Ol, the Black Sea was entirely frozen
o2cr. IN 76S, not only the Black Sea.
but the Straits Of the Dardanelles were
frozen over the snow in some places
rose fifty feet high. In 822, the great
rivers OF Europe-thc Danube, the Elbe,
etc were frozen 80 hard AZ to bear heavy
wagons for month. In SEQ, tue Adri-
attic was frozen. In 9?l, every thing was
frozen, the crops totally failed, and fam
inc and pes.iience closed the year In
l067, the most of the travellers in Ger.
many were frozen 10 death on the roads.
In 1873, the Io was frozen from Cremo-
na tn the sea the wine casks were burst,
and even the trees split, by the action Of
the FROST with immense noise. In 1886,
the Danube was frozen to the bottom,
and remained long in that state. In
1876, the crops wholly failed in Germany !;
wheat, which some years before sold in
England Mt ak shiIings the quarter, rose
To two pounds. In 1899, the crops failed
in Scotland, and such famine ensued
that the poor were reduced to feed on
grass. and many perished misernbly in
the fields. The successive winters Of
1892 33-3i were uncnmmnnly severe. II
once showed fnrty days without Interrupt
ton. In l46S, The wine distributed 10
the soldiers in Flanders was cut with
hatchets. In 1853, the winter WAS ex.
cessivcly cold. Must Of the hnllics were
killed. Coaches drove along the Thames,
the ice Of which was II eleven inchcs
thick. In lIU9 occurred the cold winter.
The frost penetrated three yards into the
ground. In l7lG, booths were erected
and fairs held on the Thames. In l744
and l745 the strongest ale in England,
exposed 10 the air, was covered in less
than fifteen minutes with ice an eighth
Of M inch thick. In 1909, and again in
1912. the winters we're remarkably cold
In 1914 there was fair on the frozen
Thames.
THE GLoR1Es OF THE BALLOT.-He
found halt dozen American freemen
waiting for him when he reached his
office yesterday mcrning. The Gr=s one
.,i.niii.:: removed i,is he. and gave three
cheers.
"Wha,'s that for?" asked the canti-
date.
'tIts for the triumph Of principle over
corruption, honesty over fraud, integrity
over iniqui,y and wickedness. The free.
men are going to rally"
'HOw much do you want p asked the
candidate, IN he pulled out his wallet.
There will be such .ally il honest
electors"
How much ?"
The horny handed sons of toll have
become dis
"How much, l say 2"
"Well, sir, I'll have to keep seven of
the boys full of beer from now to elec.
tion day, and I'm thinking ,ha, about
ten"
Take it; here it is. Good morning;
nextr
The next entered with cat like tread,
looked MI around the room for listeners,
and then, sinking his voice TO whisper
he exclaimed
"Hu>h! IT'S the battle cry of 10000
fr'"n,en coming to the rescuen
Jill 81 be enough this norning?"
~ inquired the candidate.
you'll get there by the largest ma
joriiy this county has ever seem One
part of my ward was going snIid against
you. thinking--"
"I'll make it $3."
"But crushed out the opposition, and
when the glorious sun of Nov. 7 gilds
the spires and steeples there will lie such
an uprising"
Here's s4-go 'long-dou't bother
me any mnre-big hurry--anybbdy
else 9"-DetroR Free Press.