The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-07-04

There Is q Mattress Factory in Anderson.
1t began work last week. Messrs. T: 8.
Crayton, O.. B. VanWyok and J. j. Dodd
are the men who have started this new en-
terpriss in onr midst. It has capacity
Of twenty mattresses day at present.
This.will be increased as the trade may
justify. So far they have had more de
mands than they are able to supply. We
are glad to see such, and hope the trade
will patronize them literally. They make
several grades. There are other enter
prises that might be made to pay in An
derson.
Prof. s. 2. McElroy, Of North Carolina,
passed through the-city last Friday on his
way to Cooks. An effort is being made
High School for next year. We hope
they will succeed, for he is fret class
teacher and will give Anderson County
another good citizen. Prot. McElroy once
taught the Geuerostee School with success
and satisfaction to the patrons. The peo--
pie of Cooks will be fortunate Ia securing
him to continue che good work already
begun in their midst.
The excursion to Tallulah Falls last
Thursday was in every way pleasant
success. Mr.. L. F. Smith, who bad the
management of it, never makes failure.
His next ex cursion will be to Charleston
on the 18th inst. This will give the up
country people good opportunity to see
the Atlantic Ocean and the many beauti-
sfuf and interesting spots in and around
Charleston. The party will have two
days to spend in the city, during which
time they can visit Sullivan's Island,
Fort Moultrie, Magnolia Cemetery and
various other places. The fare will be
very reasonable. Those who go will have
pleasant trip.
A correspondent Of the Columbia State,
writing from Honea Path says !: The
citizens of Rones Path ana surrounding
country Eare agitating the question of: q
County seat. Petitions are circulating
asking the Legislature to give us q new
County. We have the geographical posi-
ton and should have the Court House.
Anderson, AbbeYille, Greenville and Lau-
srens all corner near here and it Is twenty
miles TO any sof the Court Houses. We.
have the position on Greenwood and will
raise the money 10 build the public build
sings. It is reported and Greenwood is urg-
ling It against us, that Abbeville has ten
3siered us $1,000 as financial aid to beat
Greenwood. This report is absolutely
false. and without any foundation what
eyer, y.
q well. bred man puts his hand over his
mouth when he yawns; but not one in
10, 900: knows why. The reason Is this :
s..Four or Eve hundred years ago there was
q a,superstiti lion common in Europe that the
devil waB alWaysS lying In wait to enter a
mans body, and. take possession Of him.
Satan generally went in by the mouth;
but when he had waited g. reasonable time
and the man did not open his mouth the
devil nude him yawn, and while his
mouth was opened jumped down his
throat. So many csses of this kind oc.
Cured that the people learned to make the
sign Of the Soross oyef their mouth when-
ever they yawned, In order TO scare sway
the devil. The pessantry in Italy and
Spain still adhere TO this method but
most other people have dispensed with the
GROSS sign, and keep ont the devil by sim
ply placing the hand before the lips. 1t
is 8 mosti REMARKABLE survival of q practice
after it's slsignia cancs, has persisted.