The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-07-12

Mexico has tried to prohibit bull
fights, but the clamor of the people has
caused the law to be repealed.
The grasshoppers are destroying the
cotton around Saralvo, Tex. They at
tack crop in droves and finish it in
night.
The drought in Western Kansas is so
severe that the crops have failed and far
mers are asking State aid to get seed
wheat.
- The largest amount ofinsurance at
risk upon any one life is 81, 100000, which
amount is carried by John Wanamaker,
the late Postmaster General.
- The counciImen OF Eufaula, Ala,
are certainly entitled to the banner
They have abolished their own salaries,
and are now working free gratis for moth
ing.
= Sir John Lubbock said in a speech
the other day that he thought the English
people had learned more of their history
from novels and from Shakespeare than
from books of history.
Women in Japan are now allowed to
own property, hold government posi-
tions and profess any religious faith. A
few years ago Japanese woman was a
mere chattel without any rights.
On the plantation of Nicholas Colvin,
near Halsellville, Chester County, s. c.,
there is hole 20 inches in diameter and
of unknown depths from which smoke
constantly arises.
- Farmers of Mexico use oxen of Que
color in the morning and of another
color in the afternoon. They have no
reason for doing so beyond the fact that
their forefRthers did it, and they conclude
it must be the right thing to do.
There are four unique mountains in
Lower California, two Of alum, one of
alum and sulphur mixed, and one of pure
sulphur. It Is estimated that in the four
peaks named there are 100, ,000, 900 tons of
pure alum and 100000 tons Of sulphur.
- Capt. Robert w. Andrews, Of Sum-
ter County, s. c., was 104 years old July
4th, and celebrated the day by walking
eighteen miles, and being sunstruck,
which latter occurrence prevented him
frem making twenty miles.
= Ephraim w. Bull, who is still living
in Concord. Mass, at the age Of 81, is the
original grower Of what is known as the
Concord grape, and still shows in his
garden the old mother vine which he de-
7eloped from the seeds of wild grape
fifty years ago.
"A sentimental South Carolina girl
wrote to her lover, "Drink to me only
with thine eyes," He was a plain, mat
ter of fact chap, and he wrote back that
there was no provision for his doing so
under the new law. It is understood that
the engagement Is off.-N. Y>I116une.
He: IT don't believe your father ever
does as he agrees to do" She: "Why,
Charlie, how mean ofyou! Papa always
does Just as he says he will. Three days
in succession have asked him for $40
and he said he wouldn't give it to lie,
and he didn't-so therew
AT recent meeting of the Medical
Society in Berlin a young woman was
exhibited by DR.. Gluck, the house sur
geon of the Children's Hospital in Ber-
lin, who had an artificial nose of ivory,
with pliable bridge Of platlna. The
nose was covered with applied human
skin, and answered all purposes of res
piration, though the sense of smell was
absent,
= Thomas Edison is now studying the
possibilities Of the practical use of Nj
agara Falls as source Of electric power.
He thinks that he can use the Falls as q
means of generating electricity in such q
way as to supply all the motive power
required by the entire railroad systems
Of New York State, and in addition to
light every town and city in the State.
He wants the utilization of Niagara to be
his great llfe-work.
Ben. Tillman bucking against the
South Carolina tiger, reminds ms Of old
Charlie Arnold, who lived in Quitmau
and who took his toddy often and took it
strong. Brother Arnold" said the
preacher one day when Charlie was
rather remorseful, "why don't you quit
drinkingP" "Can't," answered Brother
Arnold, laconically. eyes, but you can:
Why don't you get you a bottle of good
whiskey and taper of, a little less and q
little less till you get so you don't need
it at all ?" ''Taper, the old Nick! I've
tried that often and agin, afore now,
and every time I tackle it that way the
taper end gifts to be the biggest. ."-At-
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