The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-12-07


After spending ten days in New
York, Sam Jones gives it as his opinion
that tho great American metropolis has
moro dudes, dudinos and money than
brains.
DIR. Julien Chisholm says that there
are engraved stones and monuments in
the British museum which prove that
tho present fashion, both in dress and
hoadgcar, is almost identical with that of
the women Of Babylon al about tho timo
Of the flood.
= Mr.. ". T. Swim, Of Winston, n. c..
has como into possession of the left hind
foot of a graveyard rabbit, that popular
talisman of good luck, and expects to
make a gift of it to Presdent-elect Cleve-
land. A local jowoler has put n gold band
and ring on the foot so that itnay be
worn as watch charm.
In Toxic, Japan, surgical operations
are very successful and the healing pro-
cess rapid, owing to the abstinence Of tho
people from alcohol, and their not being
flesh eaters. The mortality is only 90
por 1000, in spite of the large infaut NOR
tality duo to lack of care. 1t is not
unusual to see woek-old baby strapped
on tho back ola child about S and sent
out to bo jumbled about as its infant
nurse disports itself with other children
in tho streets.
- Aiken Journal and Rericw: The
managers Of ono Of tho Federal boxes in
this county, when counting the votes
found two Third Party ballots in tho
box. They wcro not familiar with the
Third Party electors, and not knowing
what they meant, pinned them to scpar-
ate slip of paper and mado this endorse
ment underneath: eve, the managers
Of precinct find these two votes in
tho box, can't tell how thoy got thcrc,
and do not know what to do with thcn1,"
and all three managers signed tho paper
and sent it up with tho returns.
"A meeting Of tho State Survivors
Association of South Carolina was held in
Columbia on the 18th instant. The fol-
lowing officers woro elected to serve for
ensuing year: President, Gen. M. c.
Butler; First Vice-P President, John Ia
good; Second Vice-Prosidcnt, John c..
Haskell; Third President, Edward
McCrady; Fourth Vice. President, T. W.
Woodward Fifth Vico.Presidcnt, John
D. Kennedy; Secretary, J. L. Tindal !;
Treasurer, S. W. Rowan. The Execu-
tive Committee last year was re-elccted
as follows: Gen. NJ. G. Butler, +. w.
McAIastcr, J. L. Tindal, w. X. Bachman,
u. r. Brooks, Wm. Aiken Kelly, j. D.
Graham.
1t is fact we'll established by stu
dents of fherodity that children are apt to
inherit not only the physical, mental and
moral traits of their parents, but to be
Influenced by thoir ago as we'll. Chill
dren born Of very young fathers and
mothers never attain so vigorous a
growth of mind or body rs those of older
mon and women, whilo childrou of old
people arc born old One Of the most
surprising cases OF medical history is that
OF Marguerite Cribsowna, who died in 176c
agod los years. When "a she was mar
ried to man aged los. Three children
came of this union, but they had gray
hair, no teeth, were stopped, yellow and
wrinkled, decrepit in movement, and
could eat only bread and vegetables.
Tho Augusta Herald very truthfully
says: We believe in spite of all said OF
Texas, that Georgia or South Carolina is
preferable, and that tho right kind of &
young man will prosper as much here a:
he would abroad. expending the same
enorgy, and not being afraid or ashsme
Of any kind OF honorable work. We
once, not very long ago, met Georgian
who, in his youth, had moved to Texas
He said: "Father and left tho old rec
hill farm in Georgia because it would moi
make any crops worth speaking about
We moved to Texas. A year ago took
trip back to Georgia aud visited our ole
farm. The man who bought it, by high
culture, was making moro cotton and
corn than I could on Texas prairie soil
Besides, he was the picture of health
and am miserable wreck physically
ly."
"A Dooly county, Ca, man who hat
been led to believe that tho third party
was composed of chosen apostles o
Christ, and that their platform was {
divine revelation, became 80 desponden
over the election results that ho deter
mined to commit suicide and go on tc
heaven alone, and not wait for his party
to establish heaven here on earth. H'
mopcd around for several days, his wifi
closely watching him. Finally ho disap
peared, and she rushed to the barn il
search Of him. There ho was with th
headstall OF a strong blind bride faston
to ajoist, just in tho act of kicking u bar
rel out from under his feet. She gave ;
scream as ho swung off, and tho neigh
bors came rushing to the rescue, ane
reached the barn just in time to cut tho
rope and roleasc the would-be suicide
Opening his oyes ho gasped: "Oh, wha
made ye cut mo a-loose? In bout tw
minutes more I'd been a-walkin' tn
streets O. tho New Jerusalem ~ eyes
ye mought, John, that's fact" said his
wife, soothingly; "but wouldn't you {
cut aSleyil ofa shino 4 rrancin' down til
streets O. tho Now Jerusalom with thirt
party badge and blind bridlc on? Nov
wouldn't you?"