The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-05-29

examining its foot the lost ring was found
snugIy fitted around one of the calks of
the horses shoe.
= Said lawyer to his young clerk !:
"Why weren't you at the Office earlier
this morning "Beg pardon, sir, but l
am reformer. I believe that the Office
should seek the man, not the man the
Office"
"Son," said Senator Brown, of
Georgia, to reporter who asked him II
he was, as reported, worth q million dol.
lars: "Son, million dollars is mighty
big lot of money" and that was all he
would say.
A book printed long before the dis.
covery of America and valued at SIG, 900,
is now on exhibition at Chicago. This is
advantageous hint to authors. They
should let their books grow old before
putting them on the market.
= The greatest tunnel in the world is
the new aqueduct which has been built
to convey the water of Croton Lake to
New York city, and which will be COM
pleted by.midsummer. 1t is thirty three
and one eight miles long.
= a colored dentist in Macon, Ga.
uses no instruments except bis fingers in
extracting teeth. By means Of long prac.
tice his fingers have become as strong as
forceps, and he claims that he can pull
teeth faster and with less pain than any
dentist with instruments.
: There is no duty we go much under.
ate as the duty of being happy. By being
happy we sow anonymous benefits upon
the world, which remain unknown even
to ourselves, or when they are disclosed
surprise nobody go much as the benefac-
tor. e
- Father -"James, you know I disap.
prove very much of your fighting, but
cannot help feeling proud Of you for
whipping such big boy as that. What
did you whip him for 2" Son Indignant
ly)-"Why, he said I looked like you?"
"A chunk of the meteor that fell in
a shower in Kossuth and Winnebago
Counties, Iowa, about week ago was
picked up near Ramsey, and is the finest
specimen yet found. 1t weighs an even
100 pounds and has the appearance Of
melted pig iron.
"A pair of bantam chickens were sold
at the London crystal palace for $500,
which was almost exactly twice their
weight in gold. This is believed to be
the hsghest price ever paid for single
pair of fowls since the days of extravagant
and luxurious Rome.
F. NJ. Burgess, of Huntsville, Ark,
upward of seventy.three year old, has
been arrested for murder committed in
Alabama twenty eight years ago. BE
has been law-abiding citizen for many
years, and was hitherto respected by his
neighbors.
- The record for the largest amount of
butter produced by cow in one year
has been broken by COW owned by D.
F. Appleton, of Ipswich, Mass, who with
three days to spare, produced 94l pounds
and II ounces. The previous record was
936 pounds, 134 ounces, held by Land
seer's Fancy, owned by DR.. William Nor.
row, of Nashville, Tenn.
II never had any faith in luck at all,
except that I believe good luck will carry
man over ditch, if he jumps we'll, and
put bit of bacon into his pot, if he looks
after his garden and keeps pig. Luck
generally comes to those who look after
it, and my notion is it taps once in life
time at everybody's door, and if industry
does not open it away it goes
iSpurgeon.
During heavy shower that passed
over Connecticut Friday, lightning struck
the steeple of the Baptist Church at
Middleton. The huge spire fell over, and
ia its descent struck q monument in the
Church yard erected to the memory of the
Rev. Abel Morgan, the Church's first
pastor, one hundred years ago. The
monument was badly broken. This is
the second time that lightning has struck
the Church. Last summer bolt struck
the steeple, shattering it into splinters.
= The fashion in women's names
changes every ten or fifteen years. For
instance, the Nancy epoch occurred early
in the present century. Then came the
Martha Ann, Mary Jane and Ann Eliza
epoch in the order named, the Mary Jane
epoch dominating the other two. The
Lucy epoch began about 1885, after
which came the Helen, the Ida and the
Ella epochs. After these, Edith, Maud
and Mabel reigned, until they were dis
placed by the brood of names, to which
the afix "ie" can be attached, which are
now tie vogue.
1t pays for States to he honest. as
we'll as men. Georgia owed in 1870
including liabilities on railroad and other
bonds endorsed, $1S,1S3,000. Her credit
was low, and discounts and interest at
which her bonds could be marketed high.
The entire taxable property of the State
at that time was 1926, ,32e 769. These
Bullock bonds we're long ago disposed of,
and to-day the State is borrowing $1,000
coo on bond maturing in 1917, at 8! per
cent, the bonds selling at par. Her 44
per cent. bonds are worth at least l20, and
her assessed property about s400, 100000.
These figures indicate credit and con.
dition Of prosperity of which the State
may we'll be proud.
"A strange accident happened in
Athens, Ca, Saturday night about twelve
O'Clock. James Clemens, prominent
young farmer, swallowed silver dollar
it seems that Clemens was lying across q
bed at home and had dollar in his
mouth. Being very tired he suddenly
dropped off to sleep. He awoke very
soon afterward with almost excruciatiDg
pain, aud, 10 and behold, he had swallow;
ed the money. He arose Immediately and
:ried 10 have the obstacle removed, but
The task proved more difficult that he had
at first expected. The man was steadily
growing weaker, and was finally removed
10 the residence of friend. DR.. ". a
Carlton soon appeared and epdeavored te
draw the dollar from the throat by means
of an instrument, but owing to the ner-
vous condition of the patient, he was
forced to postpone the operation. The
money had passed down the throat near
Iy opo foot and lodoed Il, tha apsophapllS