The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-05-07

IA lady in the northern part Of the
State," reports the Cooper, Mo-, Democrat,
received only six votes fer County
school commissioner. She offered re-.
ward of $50 if the depositors Of the votes
would reveal their names to her. The
same day she offered the reward 78a men
called and told her they voted for her.
She says she will contest the election if
she eonvicts half the County for lying"
The longest bridge in the world is
the Lion bridge. near sangang. in China.
It extends ST miles over an area of the
Yellow Sea and is supported by 300 huge
stone arches. The roadway is 70 feet
above the water and is enclosed in an iron
network. 4 marble lion 81 feet long
rests on the crown Of every pillar. The
bridge was built at the command of EN-
petor Kiepg Long, who abdicated in 17e6
on account of old age,
-As men get older they think more
of their parents. We have a venerable
friend, whose head is white With the
frosts of seventy. I've winters, and who
tells us that his mother. though fifty
years in heaven, is present to his mind
every day of his life, From facts like
these, let mothers take comfort. Their
work is not in vain. The rough, strong
boys, who seem to give no heed, no coun.
sci now, will be rejecting men after
awhile; and the truths that are sown in
their hearts will bear an abundant har.
vest in due season.-NashviAe Advocate.
"A bulletin which has been issued by
the census bureau gives considerable in
formation as to the production of precious
stones in this country. Up to the present
time there has been but very little min.
ing for them, and then only at irregular
periods, the total value of all that we're
mined in 1889 having been set down at
$188,8O7. There has been, however, a
remarkable increase in the importation OF
precious stones into this country in the
last ten years. The imports from 1870
to 1879, inclusive, amounted to $685.
203, whereas from 1880 to 1889, inclusive,
they amounted to over 67,10S, ,104-
more than three times as much as were
imported during the previous decade.
"A certain grocer was never known
to acknowledge that he was out of any
article without calling attention to some
other article that he did have. a bet was
made by johnson that he could ask the
grocer question that would cause him
to omit the usual addendum. Said John.
son, as he entered the store, where the
boys had already gathered. "Mack, dc
you think 1t will be Cleveland or Hill in
1922" Mack replied, with some ssperity
30, bother I'm out of politics ]" John
son was on the verge of giving vent to hiE
delight, when Mack added, "But I've got
some of the best cheese you ever put your
teeth into"
John Williams, a colored youth who
works for L. F. LoDgshore, in No.
township, was in town on Saturday tc
buy pair of shoes. BE found pair oi
low quarter 1873 at J. N. Martins that be
managed to squeeze his feet into; but
they are so tight that he will be able to
wear them only once week-for Sun
day-and will have to get a pair of mum.
ber 14's made to order for every day
wear. Some persons in the store weigh
ed and measured the young giant and
found that his weight was 303 pounds
and his height feet 81 inches. Viii
liams was 15 years old on the 18th of last
March, and is not near done growing
yet.-Nea06erry Observer.
Mr.. J. J. Thornton, of Greensboro
N. G., has purchased tract of land neal
that city with the view Of establishing in
connection with other things, nut farm
for which he has just received one hun
dred English walnut trees, two hundred
flbert bushes and some fine varieties 0.
English apples, which could not be OBJ
tanned in this country. The English
walnut and almond have been success
fully grown near Mr.. Thornton's pur
chase. The Wilmington Star expresses
the opinion that "the man who establish
es a nut farmland gives it his attention
can pocket more clear cash from it wher
the trees get to bearing than could bt
made from any other crop grown in thi'
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