The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-12-24

- The State of Virginia owns about a
million and half acres Of oyster lands.
| The question CT managing these oyster
beds so that they shall yield a proper
revenue to the State is to be taken up by
| the Virginia Legislature now in session.
1t is question Of Importance to the State
| Government.
- Japan appears to be turning out her
| university graduates ut faster rate than
employment can be found for them. A
Japanese contemporary states that many
of this years Imperial University grad
yates have as yet been unable to find en-
ployment, and says this state Of things is
gradually assuming a serious aspect
A very subtitle distinction made by a
Manchester Judge shows not only the
| Importance but the usefulness Of profan-
ity. To call man thief, Judge Law
renee had occasion to say is slanderous,
but to call man a damned thief is not.
The expression "damned thief" is nero
abuse, and, however vular and reprehen-
sible, it is not libelloCs, like the direct
and unqualified accusation that man is
a thief.
= Trusta woman to find way to ac-
complish her ends. The latest story from
the pension Office is of the widow Of a
Confederate soldier who afterward mar
ried Union soldier and is now drawing
a pension as his widow. The way to Sc
curing pension is not hedged about by
any very great difficulties, but this is
the first instance of a Confederate widow
drawing pension from the Federal gov
ernment.
The re-assembling ofCongress brings
out many "reminiscences of members.
They are just now telling this story about
Mr.. Oates, Of Alabama. He was Con-
federate soldier and lost an arm before
yate southern home nursed by the fam
ily and by the time he was convalescent
he wanted to marry the eldest daughter.
She did not view his suit with favor,
however, and at length the mother said,
consolingly, pointing to the cradle
"Never mind, captain, just wait for So
and-so you can have her." And when
that infant grew up sure enough Captain
Oates married her.
An unknown young man entered
the banking office of Hermann Gc Co., in
Boston, the other day. He requested a
private interview with Mr.. Hermann,
and as soon as he was alone with him pre-
sented letter threatening to blow up the
office with dynamite in default of the i'm
mediate payment of $4,000. The banker
shouted for help, whereupon the stranger
ran into the street. He was captured and
locked up. On his person was found a
package of explosives. He has not yet
been identified.
- The Mikado Of Japan has made a
proposition to the management ofthe Chi
cago Worlds Fair to erect permanent
building on the grounds, surroundit
with typical Japanese garden, and then
make the city of Chicago present of che
building and gardens. The Mikado is
willing to spend 100000 on it if the
Worlds Fair board gives him the site he
wants. This is about two acres Oh the
north end of the wooded island. The
building would be copied from the finest
specimens Of Japanese architecture eXtant
at the time Columbus discovered Ameri-
ca. In the elaboration Of the grounds the
highest achievement Of Japanese land
scape gardeners would be shown.
- The Richmond State says: A queer
story comes from Lowell, Mass, to this
effect: Twenty years ago man gave a
deed of his body to a New Hampshire
doctor for the consideration Oslo. The
deed provides that after death the body
may be dissected, the skeleton articulated
and given to the medical college muse
um. But the deed-giver has since mado
a fortune in South America, and wants
back his own body, 80 that when he dies
his remains may have respectable
burial. 10 tho mans asto nishmont, law
yers decide that the deed holds good; that
the only alternative is to make terms with
the doctor, who, according TO the story,
E<, icn ot1I In
claim upon the body,
= So strict was Stonewall Jackson in
| his religious observances that he never
travelled on Sunday, and mover posted
| letter or took ono from the mail on that
day. lie believed, indeed, that it was
| wrong for the Government TO carry mails
on the Lords day. a sketch ofthe Conicd,
crate leader in his Widows new memorial
erect and muscular man, with largo bluo-
! gray eyes, q Roman nose, and ruddy, sun
burnt checks. In rcfutiug tho charge
that her husband was an awkward horse
man, Mrs. Jackson says that it is Sudi--
| cient to record the fac. that he was never
thrown from his mount, Whilo his judg-
| mont of horses is cXcellont. In battle
he rode with uncovered head along his
column acknowledging tho shouts of his
| devoted men.
- Two ex-Confederate officers, ono OF
whom had held high position in tho
army, were talking yesterday Of cow
ardico in war. One of them said: ~ had
man in my command who would dodge
every battle. determined to break him
of his coYardice. At the battle Of the
Wilderness, instructed the sergeant OF
his company i'll his presence to bayonct
him if he attempted to lnovo out OF ranks
and if that could not be done to shoot him
if he ran. The fight was the hottest one
ever saw. -Four men were shot dead with
the colors and a fifth was wounded. My
surprise was great when saw the man
we took for q coward seize the colors and
carry them through tho thickest Of the
fight. lie fell shot through both legs but
held to the colors and told me Wlilo lying
on the ground that ho had not known
fear when ho got well started into the bat.
tic. One of his legs was amputated and
he is living in this State now" IN dis
cussiug incidents Of cowardice, the two
veterans agreed that tho greatest fatality
was among Men who Wero towards. Tht
courageous and reckless man c;capcC
more often than the maIi who ap
peared frightened and sought places O.
safety."- ."--GreenUiNc NcWS.
-"Tho king snake story" is the head
ing under which all Alabama contempo
rary prints tho following: I'VE have
been informed that about ono month ago
in Morgan county, While 4 man and hi:
wife were sitting out Oh the vcranda latt
in tho afternoon their attention was at
tractcd by the appearance Of large kin!
snake OH the stops Il tow feet away
They were perfectly quiet and the snake
crawlcd on up tho steps until it rcache!!
tho top then it held its head up as mucl
as to say: Can como i'll They re
maincd perfectly still and tho snake tool
it for granted that their silence gave con
sent, SO it proceeded to enter tho hall ant
!. crawlod leisuroly along until it reached
bedroom whero tho door stood wid
opon. 1t entered the room, making it,
way under tho bed. Hero tho king snak
} pouuced upon largo rattle snake tha
had coilod itsolfaround tho bed springs
Aftor deadly struggle with this lnonste
J rttler the king snake went out in tn!
yard and got some kind of weod to Kill
the poisonous bites. After taking tn
medicine the king snakG returned to tn