The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-07-09

"You may look out for a brilliant
comet in the southwestern heavens early
in August or the latter part of july"
said Prof. John NJ. Klein, Kentucky's
astronomer. Upon what theory do you
base such a prediction 2" "Well, the
fact OF the matter is that have noticed
for several nights the unmistakable path
or orbit of the comet. Look Do you
see that great streak in the heavens
resembling somewhat the milky way ?
It is the path or orbit of great comet,
and that great streak of light is the
gaseous itiatter that follows in the wake
Of a comet. 1t is impossible 10 see it at
present, as it travels in the orbit of the
sun, whose brilliant light during the day
prevents the human eye from gazing at
it. The DETECTION by the latter part of
July or August will, however, bring it
above the horizon during the early even.
ing hours when it will be plainly visible,
and when it will be of the first magni-
tude." As Prof. Klein has heretofore
predicted and discovered comets with
unfailing accuracy, the fnl6lment of this
prediction will be looked forward to with
interest by the scientific world generally.
- Fifty years ago it cost six cents to
send single sheet letter any distance
less than thirty miles. Between thirty
aud eighty miles the rate was ten cents
between eighty and $50, twelve and one
half cents; between $50 and 400, eigh-
teen and one.half cents; and over 400,
twenty Eve cents. For two sheets
double price vas charged. In 1S45
the unit of weight was fixed at
half an ounce and the rate for any
distance under 300 miles was fixed
at fve cents. Above that distance
the rate was ten cents. Six years later
the rate vas reduced to three cents, for
which letters could be sent anywhere
under 5000 miles. In 1868, three cents
was made the uniform rate throug hout
the Union; and in 1883 the rate was
reduced to two cents. Every one of
these reductions has been productive of
an increase in revenue and 1t is not
likely that the reduction just affected will
prove any exception to the rule.
- An Arizona editor thus records the
virtues of dead towusman: "We drop
a tear as re record the demise of poor
Billy Muckrow. His genial presence
and hearty laugh added new grace 10
the most exclusive saloons of the town.
We say it without fear of contradiction,
Billy was as a chessboard. He was no
chump. he never killed man without
cause !; he never forgot to settle his score
on the slate. He never refused to go
out on hunt for hoss thieves, nor to ante
up his little pile when he bucked the
tiger and lost. And lie was rustler
when cut with the boys. But his crown
ing virtue was that just before his death
he paid Us three years subscription in
advan e for the Howler, and we assure
his widow that the paper will be deliver
ed to her OH tims every week. Stranger,
20 thou and do likewise"
- The New York Mail and Express
reminds the public of the following facts /:
Richard Henry Lee, of Virginia, under
instructions of his house of borgesses,
offered the resolution declaring the colo.
nies free anu independent on June 7th,
I776; the com mittee to draw the resolu.
tons was appointed June l1th, reported
on July lst and the declaration WAS
adopted July End and was signed on the
4,h only by the President and Secretary
Of Congress 1t did not receive the sig
natures of the "signers" until August 20:
1t was passed unanimously by vote OF
States only because two of the Pennsyl'
vania delegates were absent, the majority
of that delegation opposing it. All the
congressman were induced to sign it only
on the 3rd of August.
"A lady in this city, who has a false
tooth set ON pivot. sneezed it out the
other day while feeding chickens. An
old hen thought it was grain OF corn,
and swallowed it rs soon as it struck the
ground. After Il long chase the hen was
Captured, beheaded, its crop opened, the
tooth found and restored to its owners
mouth, where it afterwards helped to
masticate the old hen.-South Bend, md,
Tribune.
"A double wedding came of recent
" at Kissimee, Fla. The happy parties
were Thomas Thurston and Mrs. M. D.
Avery, and Henry Russ and Mrs. Allie
.. Loverett, the brides being mother and
daughter and both widows.
Americans have sl25,000,000 invest
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