The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-03-15
Cedar Grove Items.

"Hurrah for CLEVELAND p' the grand old
President who has taken his seat again.
Mr.. ]. j. Kelley has purchased corn
mill, with which he is doing good busi-
ness.
Seed potatoes are very scarce in this
community now.
Mr.. NJ E Ellison has just completed
substantial end Convenient stables.
Mr. AliengM ahaffny has swapped bis big
black ht r.euf or q very fine mule.
Mr. Ell h johnson is spending few
weeks with relatives in this section.
Miss Ella Mahpffey, of Williamson,
visited relatives in this section few days
ago
Mr. Harvey Kelley, our country mer-
chant, is bringing in his spring stock of
goods
We are in favor of our Legislature pass.
ing the dog law and makiog everybody
who owns dog pay big tax on it; on
hound about 80; on bird dog about So;
and then 1t would stop people from keep
ing so many worthless dogs, which are fit
| for nothing but to eat eggs and ramble
around aud get food which ought to be fed
| to hogs
Now, Just word to the readers of the
grand old INTELL1a ENcER: would say
that this is day of reading. Old and
moments to the pages of some book, mag.
azine or some newspaper; consequently
the selection Of literature Is of vital i'm
portance, especially to the growing gener.
alton. The subjects upon which we read
furnish material for thought and medita-
ton, which are potent factors in turning
our dispositions and in forming our char
acters, thus having much to do with us in
after life. This Is true beyond disputa-
tion: THE secret of many crippled chris
! tian life may be found in the library, or
in the character of periodical or newspa-.
per literature that comes to the house."
We should be as careful In selecting our
books as In selecting our companions. A
silly book lowers the mental tone just as
truly as does the societ9 Of silly person.
Bud reading has as gr lat demoralizing in
fluence as bad ASSOCIATION. It is just as
easy to form an appetite for certain classes
of reading as to cultivate an appetite for
certain dishes at the dinner table. The
world is full of bad books, but there are
plenty of good reading for all. Reading
after bad or vicious writer has great
tendency to mislead. 1t lowers ones es
timation of himself or herself and of
mankind generally. On the other hand
reading after christian writers lifts one
into higher element, gives them higher
aims and nobler purposes, fills their lives
with sunshine which reflects on the path
way of those around them, relieving the
cares and anxieties of an over burdened
human kind, creates sweet and loving
disposition, which is pearl of greatest
price. To sum it all in few words, read
ing bad books makes one feel that life is
hardly worth living, and the world seems
dark and cold. A gloom is cast over the
cuunteDance, which is an index to the
heart; while reading good books fills one
such beautiful world where there are so
many golden opportunities for doing good
Bad books should be expunged from
every library and every household in the
land. I would be delighted TO see every
reader of the INTELLIGENCRR array them
selves against the common enemy, "novel
reading" that is poisoning the minds of
the youth of the country with most
deadly venom.
Mr.. w. I. Mabaffey has been appointed
overseer of the 6ve-no otch road, from Mr..
J. j. Kelley's to Capt. B. G. Martins. Mr..
Mahaffey knows just what to do with a
road.
Mr.. Robert Crawford, OF Georgia, has
been out spending few days with bis
mother, Mrs. Mary Crawford, of this sec-
ton, who is very sick at this writing.
| Dysentery is raging in this community
| at present.
We had a revival at Cedar Grove
Church Conference last Saturday. The
young folks have been having some fun,
and about forty Of them we're 'drawn
over the Goals" I reckon we will have to
hang up the fiddle and tho bow and let
Uncle Ned rest. GRIT.