The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-10-23
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Fancy runs mos, furiously VIII;
a guilty conscience drives it.
\ man in Kansas boasts tha4sS|
owns 800 bad gcs Of secret orders.
- Pierre I.orillarl. the tobacco MI s3Z5}s
lionairc. does not use the weed in an
form. a|
~ The skeleton of an average whalX
is said to weigh not less than 3O. .00q
pounds. 4
- They who would be young whcn$
they are old. must nc old when the&
are young
- Ilabana is the correct name o.
the capital of Cuba. so says the | nitcdY
States board of geographical names.
- Topcr-What shall | take, doc
tor, to remove the rcdncss of my nose?
Take nothing for three months.
- Queen Victoria never removes
from her hand the three rings con-
ncrtcd with her courtship and mar
riagc.
\ pretty woman. with nothing
but her fairness to offer, invariably at
tracts men: but she seldom holds
them.
= Chinese paper .ans are sent over
from Canton at the price of nine francs
per thousand-that is, penny
dozen.
- Michigan is entering the lists as
peach growing State. Orchards are
being formed of 800, l,0G0 and l0,
600 trees.
= All things come around to him
who waits. including bald head, false
teeth, car trumpcts. and heaps CT mis-
collancous troubles.
- In this country alone the sales of
bicycles for this year are estimated at
half million. The total number Of
bicycles in use is estimated at million.
- \ tanning concern in Seattle has
received in one consignment l15 bales
of deer skins, weighing Is tons, and
representing several thousand dead h.
deer.
Over 400 diamonds arc known to
have been recovered from the ruins Of
Babylon. Many are uncut. but most
of them arc polished on one or two
sides only.
- The class in natural history be-
ing asked the difference between
dog and tree, the head boy answered,
a tree is covered with bark. while
dog seems to be lined with it, ="
1t is said that the Princess of
Wales has been induced to give her
mental photograph, after this fashion:
"NIy favoritc dish is Yorkshire pud-
ding my fayorite art, millinery and
my favorite occupation, minding my
own business. "
= Chicago, after all, is to have a
tower higher than that built by Eiffcl.
1t is to shoot up l,lG0 feet into the
air, and to cost sG00,O Many pco-
pie in the Western city are said to be
much happier since the decision as to
the tower was reached.
- Tommy went fishing the other
day, without permission of his mother.
Next morning neighbors son met
him and asked "Did you catch any
thing yesterday, Tommy ?" "Not till
I got home was the rather sad re-
sponsc.
- In cemetery in the suburbs Of
Lowell, Mass, there are five head
stones all alike, except the inscriptions.
The first one reads, "First wife of
John Smith" and the second, Second
wife, and so on until the fifth )
which reads. John Smith at re- hsAl
last. =
: \ Frcnchman having an in.>
Of $4,000 year pays 81 900 Of it in
direct and indirect taxes to the gov
crnmcnt, according to careful invcsti-
CATION. In other words, the French
tax payer must work Sc days in the
year solely to earn what is due to the
treasury.
- Immigration increases. In Au-
gust the arrivals numbered ~, 1913,
which is more than 5000 increase
over August of last year. The total
for this year amounts to 2l2,732, as
compared with 1G6,5S for the CORES
ponding period last year.
= \ Negro who had gone to law
yer's office to consult him in regard to
obtaining divorce, began to weep as
he told his story. ''Why,' said the
lawyer, you seem to care a great deal
about your wife Did you love her p
Glove her. sir ~ was the reply. Il
Jest analyzed her =
- The following excellent remedy
for hoarscncss and throat difficulty is
an old one, but may not be generally
known. Boil down root of horse
radish, swcctcn it into thick syrup.
Take frequently as long as the diff
Guilty lasts. 1t can be bottled and
kept for months
= President Lincoln once listened
patiently while friend read long
manuscript to him. and who then
asked: "What do you think Of it?
How will it take ~ The president re-
hcctcd little while and then answer
ed "Well, for people who like that
kind of thing, think it's just about
the kind Of thing they d like.
- Running the gauntlet as militia
ry punishment was. it is said, origi-
mated bytiustavus .Adolphus to punish