The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-09-05
ALL SORTS OF PARAGRAPHS.
The crops in Georgia is said to be
the best in the memory Of man.
Toroot f;ras in Waahinotnn TarritnYv

The crops in Georgia is said to be
the oest in the memory Of man.
- Forest fires in Washington Territory
have destroyed many feet Of valuable tim.
Der.
- President Harrison says he has not
yet determined to call an extra session of
Congress.
= Authority is like dried apples. a
few cents worth will puff small man up
astonishingly.
= The "Whisky Trust" proposes to
limit next years whisky production to
100000 gallons.
= The lima bean crop Of Ventura
county, CAL, this year will amount to
5000 tons, worth 100000.
= More buildings have been struck by
lightning in Northern New York during
the first half of 1889 than in any previous
year.
Senator j. P. Jones, of Nevada,
and D. O. Mills, of New York, own gold
mines in Alaska, which are said to yield
81, 800 day.
Statistics just published show that
there are twenty-five hundred and seven-ss
ty.two soldiers six feet or over in height
in the British army. u
= John z. Davis, Of Cleveland, o.,
has the smallest hand of any man in the
country. he wears gloves which would 5
be too small for girl of 10.
The 102 additional clerks granted
to the New York postofice by Postmas.
ter General Wanamaker will increase;
the force of that Office 10 1887 employ
ees. IS:
- The National Bank Note company:
in New York has made the government
postage stamps since 1861. We use
yearly in the United States 2,00O,o00,000
stamps.
- a watermelon farm. at Adams
Park, Ga, which consists of 300 acres
and produces 400 car loads of melons, is /
said to be the largest watermelon patch
in the world.
1t is said that fifty thousand crates,
nearly 10000 bushels, of peaches, have
been shipped from Ridge Spring, Edge.
field county, this season, and still they
continue to ship.
The Florida orange crop for the
coming year is estimated at about 2,000,-
900 boxes, and the quality Of the fruit is &
good. The first of the crop will commence
to come to market about the 1st of Octo-
ber.
The full magnitude of the calamity.
atJohnston has been carefully calculated.
The losses in Pennsylvania alone from the
floods of May 40 to Jan l amounted to
$3O,000,0 900 and $500 lives.-Pailadezphia
Press.
- In Belgium person arrested for
drunkenness is compelled to sweep the
public streets for two hours after he gets
sober. What spotless thoroughfares
America might present by adopting this
plan
"A company of ten ladies and gen.
tlemen met accidentally in house in
West Chester, Pa, week ago, and their
names we're two Josephs, two Armies,
two Marya, two Nellies and two
Jameses.
= Many persons have horror Of
being buried in the ground. Cremation
is still more awful. A new method has
been proposed. 1t is to dry the bodies in
hot air chambers-to cure the corpses
like bacon.
- We read about million bushels
of wheat, but few people xealize what
vast amount it is. But if u million bush.
els of wheat were loaded on freight cars,
it would fill a train fifteen miles long. IF
transported by wagons, the line of teams
would be l41 miles long.
= At cafe group Of gentlemen were
discussing politics when young student
entered aud joined in the conversation.
His argument did not please the Others,
one of whom said to him, "Be quiet. At
your age WAS an ass myselfP' "You are
wonderfully we'll preserved, sir" was the.
reply.
= Three sisters (all under 1S years Of.
sge,) in Missouri, weigh together 1893
pounds. Lydia, 13 years old, is the
heaviest, tipping the beam at 1878 pounds.
Two of the trio have six fingers on each
hand, and the same number of toes on
each foot. The parents are Of ordinary
size.
"A Brooklyn girl committed suicide
by hanging herself by her corset strings.
The only thing unusual about this is that
she put the strings around her neck.
Lots of girls are committing suicide
every day, by the same means with one
diference-the strings are around their:
waists.
There is a lady in Milwaukee who is
the mother of nine children. None Of
them were named until they we're twelve
years old. They were simply called by
| their nicknamcs and their numbers,
zone" "Two," etc. When they we're IL
years old each one chose his own name,
and was baptized.
- The County of Custer, in Montana,
is the largest county in the United States.
It contains 13,569,92O acres and is $50
miles long and 125 miles vide. It is a
place of historic interest, containing, as it
does, the site of the great battle of the
Little Big Horn, where Custer and his
forces were massacred.
: About one month ago young man,
named Joe Harpster, of st. Louis, was
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