The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-06-28
Ali Sorts of Paragraphs.


One of the bright spots in existence
is spot cash. q
The value of manure from one hrn.s
dred towels is about $50 per anum.
"A tablespoonful of turpentine boil
ed with your white clothes will aid the
whitening process.
"A teaspoonful of salt in each Iero-
sene lamp makes the oil give much
clearer, better light.
10000 acres of forest land in South.
west Georgia was recently sold toSa SYM
dicate of Illinois and Indiana capitalists.
: The farmer who thinks that to
make money he must go where land is
cheaper, should consider we'll if he would
not make more money by making the
land he has deeper aud richer.
The Manning Tines says thatia cat
belonging to Mr.. Eden, living near Pa
nola, recently gave birth to seven kittens, &
all perfectly formal, but four of them are
connected together by kind Of ligament,
somewhat like the Siamese twins. &
Better locomotives can be bought
now for $4,000 than those for which
$4,000 was paid during the war. T iss
easy to estimate how much was saved by
those of us who managed to worry along
without locomotives during the war, and
deferred laying in stock until this year.
Norristo,on Herald.
= Mr.. Blair, of New Hamphire, has
presented bill to the United States
Senate to prevent the transportation of
the mail on Sunday. 1t looks also tos
the prevention of parades aud drills and
public games. 1t is the outcome Of q
shower of petitions 10 the same effect
now before the Senate.
"A rope just finished for the Edins
burgh cable tramway is 1900 feet long
This is the longest unspliced cable in;
Great Britain but for the Melbourne
(Austrailia) tramway rope, 10000 and
$4,000 feet in length, and without splic.ss
ing, have been supplied. The latter
weighs twenty.four tons.
= The latest republican charge againsts
Mr.. Thurman is that he bribed the guard
to permit Gen. John Morgan, the Con-
federate raider, to escape from the Ohio
penitentiary during the war. Tais up
sets the general accepted story that Gen..
Morgan escaped by means of tunnel
excavated by himself and associates.
The exhibition of fish recently 8
opened at Harve, France, includes many
poisonous varieties, some of which are
poisonous when eaten, others merely
venomous. In the Japan sea is found
one of the former class, which is some-
times used as means of suicide. Il
brings on sensations like those, produced
by morphine, and then death.
= In report to the Western New
York Horticultural Society an experienc>
ed fruit grower of Tompkins county Mr..
P. B. Crandall) states that salt spread
around a grapevine in q radius-of three
or four feet, sufficient to whitenet the
ground, has been preventive Of mildew
for the past two years. The same varie.
ties adjoining, not thus treated were
ruined by mildew, while those salteds
we're saved. The result Of the expert. !
ment should be noted by e-groWeIs
whose vines are exposed to mildew
"A Eve year old who had been to-:
sunday.school for the first time came
home pufed up with Importance over
what he had learned. "Mamma, " said s
he, "do you know about Lots Wife s
ga little," she said; "but tell me what
you know" so the little fellow told; his
story very earnestly, becoming positively &
dramatic when he reached the climax
and said, "And the Angel Of the Lord
said unto Lots wife, skute for your life
and don't you look back; but she did
look back, and turned somer.sanlt. !"
= The Portland Advert,ser has aigoods
story, which it credits to Bishop Simp.
son. A Methodist congregation, who
regretted the departure Of minister whose
time had expired, piled the pastor with
questions about the man appointed To-
succeed him. The pastor grayely an-
swered them: "He is good man and an
able preacher, but-there, Idon't suppose
I ought to say anything, and I think on
reflection that I won't" Of course this
inAamed everybody's curiosity, and they
insisted that he explain. After disclaim.
ing any intention to prejudice the new
man, he informed them that the coming
incumbent parted his hair in the middle.
The congregation were indignant; bnts
decided to suspend final judgment until
they had seen the new man. The next
Sunday, when he walked up the aisle,
every eye was upon him, and as he faced
the people there was broad smile on
every face in the church. BE vas bald
Mr.. ELY P. Taylor, of Mars Bluff;
was graduated from Woford College last
week with degree Of A. B. Mr.. Taylor
entered the preparatory department Of
Wofford College in 1879 with the pur-.
pose of giving himself thorough col
legiate education. His means being
limited, he was forced, after having bee1
in college for some time, to discontinuss
his studies and teach school in order to:
obtain funds with which to prosecute his.
college studies. In 1882 he married a'
young lady of Spartanburg County.
This, however, did not divert him from
his original purpose and he still continu:,
ed to teach and attend college alternately
until last week when he was successful
in winning his degree. Among those