The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-09-30


study astronomers relates to the earth as
time-keeper. We measure time by
dividing either the period during which
the earth revolves around the sun, or
that in which it turns on its axis. By
the FIRST method we measure year; by
the second day. The earth, according
to some ofthe astronomers, is losing time.
Through two causes, the suns attraction
and The friction, so to speak, of the tides,
the earth each year revolves more slowly
on its axis. The speculative question
which these astronomers are discussing
is whether in the end the earth will stop
its revolution upon its axis and will pre-.
sent always the same face to the sun.
When that event occurs there will be
perpetual day in one part of the earth
and perpetual night in another. But
there is no cause for immediate alarm.
The rate at which the earth is supposed
to lose time only shortens the year by
half a. second in century. There are
more than 81, 900, 900 seconds in q year.
Therefore, if the earth ever does cease to
revolye on its axis, it will be more than
6,0OO,0O0,0O0 years beforeit will stop
Cooper's journal.
- The prohibition movement in Geor-
gia, which began in spots in the form of
local option canvass, has assumed such
proportions that the prohibition leaders
now boldly proclaim their intention to
make fight for the control of the com.
ing Legislature, with a view to the passage
of prohibi.ory amendment to the State
Constitution. The battle is being made
inside the Democratic party lines on the
nomination of candidates to the House
and Senate, pledged to constitutional
prohibition. So far the "dry" candidates,
as they are called, have scored fair
degree of success. In Atlanta, where, it
is claimed, reaction against prohibition
has taken place, the s'dry" candidate for
State Senator was successful by a small
majority in q canvass made exclusively
on the prohibition issue. In view of the
fact that in 113 of the 1877 Counties of
Georgia prohibition under the local
option law prevails, it looks as though
the Prohibitionists could secure prohib.
itory amendment if they want it very
badly. :''
The Washington Critic had an In
terview with Hon. P. M. B. Young,
United States consul general at st. Pc.
,tersburg, who is home on three months
leave of absence. Gen. Young says the
most active military preparations are in
progress in Russia, and she could put
1000, 900 fully, equipped men in the field
in month. He does not believe Russia
has any designs upon India, but she
wants Constantinople, and intends to
have it, her movements in, the direction
of India being only menace of "hands
Off to England. He thinks Nihilism
has been stamped out, and says the Car
goes around in public great deal more
than the President of the United States.
Americans are very popular in Russia,
and are always we'll treated. Natives, as
well as foreigners, are obliged to have
passports when travelling in Russia, aad
when passport is taken from person
be must at once cease bis journeyings.
= Mrs. Eva Ivester, who resides with
her son, Anders Ivester, near Walhalla,
is remarkably we'll preserved lady for
her age.l She was born in 1897, being
now eighty nine years old, and during
her long life has never. used or felt the
need OF speclacles. She can sew, thread
a needle, spin fine yarn, &C., as rapidly
as a miss in her teens. Her health and
strength, phy.ical and mental, are good,
and endowed with The energies of Il for.
mer generation she is active in the or
dinary duties Of home. She says she
owes her excepli"nal preservation to The
absence of corsels, tight shoes, laces and
other fashionable constitution destroying
gimcracks in her early days.
= DR.. Andries estimates that the peril
from lightning is now from three to five
fold greater than it was fifty years ago,
owing to the vastly increased electrical
intensity induced by the charging of the
atmosphere with steam and SNAKE at all
centres of population.
= In some sections of Dakota farmers
raised fax this year for fuel, ton of fax
being considered more valuable for heat
ing purposes than ton of soft coal.
IF YOU feel as though water was gather
ng around the heart (heart-dropsy) or have
heart-rheumatism, palpitation of the heart
with suffocation, sympathetic heart trouble
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