The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-10-04
Needless Newell News.

Things are beginning tn look little
like they "ustsr" since the cotton has be-
gan to move.
Bro. Fewel is right on the hay question.
There is lots of il. aud the wide awake
farmer who has stock to winter is saving
it, too.
They arc knocking things "topsy tur-
vey'' at the Variety Store. The propiie-
tors say that their brain is inclined to mer-
rily dance q business jig. Give them q
call.
This vicinity presents lively appear
ance Just now. Most everybody is as
busy as bee. There is cotton and peas
to pick, sugar cane to convert into syrup,
and-well, 1 couldn't tell you what all,
but nearly every one you meet is In q
hurry-things around home demand at
tentiOn and they know it.
We have stayed up of nights lately
reading about the Sherman Act, and the
various essays that have been framed by
the political economists of the day on
the subject of silver, gold panics, the tariff
and so on, and have come to the conclu.
sion that Congress and the various State
Legislatures have more time and more in-
cIination to settle the questions involved
than we have, and we respectfully resign
in their favor. Those of the boys who are
flushed with opinions on these subjects
unload at the expense Of their readers to
their hearts content.
We would like to see our County take
the cake" at the Augusta Exposition.
She can do 1t, too, as the following conver-
sation which the writer overheard be-
tween two of the "public spirited" few
days ago indicates: i've just been read.
ing about the Augusta Exposition"
"Yes, 30 have I. It's going to be tolera-
bic big thing. amt i" You bet, It's go.
ing to be about as same as Worlds Fair,
hack at it." "Yes.' Have you seen
the premium list?" "No." "Well, sit
down there on that box, I've got one and
we'll read it over" Comfortably seated
the first speaker began to read. TO follow
them through the whole list and give
their comments on every item would
make our letter too lengthy, so we will
just give those that seemed-to strike them
the most favorably: ITO the County max
ing the largest and best display Of pro-
ducts grown or produced by residents of
the County, $780," six hundred dol .
lars7 Great scott, man! You didn't read
that right, did you?" interrupted our
ures, see for yourself'' 'Dadjim If it
sint, bigger thing than I thought it was.
Old Anderson will get that six hundred
dollars, too, if she'll just try!" "Aint it
so!" "Best bushel field peas for the table
$3." "Durned il there don't be more
bushels OF peas than anything else, If all
the Townships have got 'em like we
have" "Best bushel sweet potatoes $3."
"My Eaters are off d little this time, I'll
not try that" II would, made some of
the allfiredest biggest yams this time yon
ever saw" BEST gallon OF cane syrup, in
glass, 49," "1'd be sure to try that, made
some of tho prettiest syrup this time you
ever saw made-enough to do me all next
Imphee syrup" Hold on there, I'm.
"Imphee, what in the dickens is that any.
how? / have eat heap OF syrup In my
time, but I'll be - ifI ever eat any I'm
phee syrupv' II didn't know what the
meaning of that was myself until asked
-. He said that it was African sugar
cane" "Well, 60 on" "Best collection
domestic grape wines (at least four yarie-
ties and at least one year old) by one ex-
hibitor Sis. haven't got any grape wine
much. I quit trying to grow the stuff
since Glenn and them passed that little
law about selling it, but I'll bet coon
skin that my blackberry wine will hit the
bulls eye six times out'n seven"
"Mine, too. tried it the other day, and
dog me If 1t didn't make me feel tipsy.
Going to save it for Christmas, and Till
man and 'spensery msy 20 to the Devil
for what care. Hs! ha" "Best broom
81. I know that my old woman would
get that" "Why?" "Well, do you re-
collect that hound I got from --?"
"Yes." "Beal was his name. Well, the
old woman told me that If I ever brought
hound there she would kill it. I
thought that she was just jestipg when 1
bought old Beal, and carried him on
home. She didn't say anything, but tell
you she looked daggers. Well, the thing
rocked on for day or two, when old
Beal got into the slop tub-kerlap, kerlap,
kerlap, kerlap. She heard him, and slip
ped up behind him and give him lick
over the head with the broom-one that
she had made-that sent him out n the
world without yell. Dad blast if she
ddu't, just one lick, too. But go On, let
us hear the- rest OF that premium list"
1--WE done read it ALL" "Sure enough
you did read about almost everything