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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-04-10
WONDERS IN EGGS.

A chicken raiser near Rolfe, la.,
is the owner Of a Plymouth Rock hen
that is q genuine freak in her way.
For weeks at q time she will regular
ly lay eggs without the least SEM
blance of covering in the shape of
shell, but with white and yol!z Of
such firm and unyiclding texture as
to stand without 1attening, as in the
ordinary skinny" egg. These eggs
are as hard as the average "hard
boiled," and may be cut in two with
out danger of spilling the contents
of the lcathery membrane which
forms the covering. That the above
is "out of the ordinary" all will ad-
nit, but it is only half of the queer
story that is told concerning the
feathcred monstrosity.
After laying number Of these
curious shellcss eggs, q period from
q week to ten days will elapse in
which there is q total cessation Of
the egg business as far as this one
hen is concerned, and then the real
"wondcr egg" is deposited. This
egg is just the opposite to those men
toned above, being entirely COM
posed of shell material, and OF about
the same specific gravity as an equal
bulk of common chalk. Six of these
wonderful eggs have been secured
up to October ], and three of the
number have been sawn asundcr so
rs to show their composition. The
Rolfe man has been offered one hum
drcd dollars apiece for each of these
solid eggs, and has SO far refused to
part with single specimcn.-Pitts-
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-04-10
True to Kentucky.

Kentuckiaus are always proud Of
their State in whatever department Of
human labor they may hold place.
Not long ago a widow went to see a
marble-cutter to get tombstone for
her late husband. She selected a
plain one from his stock, and gave him
an inscription to put on it.
"Can't do that, mas am" he said,
politely, when he had read it.
"Why not p shd asked, in surprise.
"I'm paying for it,
eyes but can tput that on. l
stretch my conscience good many
times in what I put on tombstone ;
but I amt going to tell a plain lie
when1 know it.
The widow was greatly shocked, and
insisted on his explaining what he
meant.
"Well, ma am he said, "you've
got here Gone to q better land, and
that ain t so, ma a'am. There ain t any
better land than Kentucky"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-04-10
A Justly incepsed farmer who

"A justly incensed farmer who
doesn't live thousand miles from
this place, recently posted the follow
ing upon fence which enclosed a GER
tain field: eff any man or woman,
cow or oxen gets into these oats, his
or her tail will be cut off, as the case
may be. I am a Christian man and
pay my tacks and darn any man that
lets his critters run loose and get into
these oatsI' Among many ominous
"signs of the times" this is a pecu-
liarly characteristic one.
= An exchange speaks Of four of
the most stingy men on the record.
The first will not drink as much water
as he wants unless it comes from his
neighbor's we'll. The second forbids
his family to write anything but a
small hand as it is a waste Of ink to
make large letters. The third stops
the clock to save the wear and tear Of
machinery. The fourth jumps over
his gate to save the wear Of the hinges.
They all refuse to take newspaper
on the ground that it is a terrible
strain on their spectacles to read.
- A lake of "fuid asphalt under
$4,000 acres of Chickasaw county is
the latest discovery in Oklahoma. 1t
is better than a gold mine if lis true.
= Men are becoming scarcer year
after year. So says a German statis-
tician and he predicts that three
thousand years hence there will be
only one man to 22O women.
"Are you doing anything for
that cold ?" asked Raynor. And
Shayne handed him a card inscribed
as follows: 'I'm taking the advice
of every blamed fool that comes along
| with remedy. What's yours p
= Suppose Burmese husband and
wife quarrel and determine to seper-
ate. The wife-who always does all
the marketing-goes out and buys two
little candles of equal length, which
are made especially for this use. She
and her husband sit down on the floor
and light them simultaneously. One
| candle stands for him, the other for
her. The one whose candle burns out
first rises and goes out Of the house
forever, with nothing but what he or
she may have on. The one whose
candle has survived the longest, even
by second, takes everything. So
the divorce and the division Of the
property-if you can call that divis-
ion-are settled.
= 1t takes eighty men and women
to make a postage stamp. First, the
| white paper is cut into sheets, each
large enough for hundred stamps:
The stamps on each sheet are counted
| twenty-six times, to make sure the
number is correct. The printer counts
and passes the sheets to the GUNNER,
the GUNNER gums the back, and, hav-
ing counted, gives to the perforator,
who divides the stamps by rows OF
little holes, not forgetting to count
1t is surprising how quickly and accur-
ately the hands can work. Seven
hundred million postage stamps are
made every year in the United States.
New York City uses eight million
onth.-American Messenger.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-04-10

Miss Cora Hull, of Stcubcnvillc,
Ohio, is in a sorry p' p'cdicament. The
other morning when she awokc she
threw back her head and yawned, and
at the same time something snapped
and a sharp pain shot through h her
head. Her mouth was stretched wide
open, aud she could not shut it. A
physician discovered that she had dis
located her jaw, and pressed it back
to the proper place. She will have to
be careful, the physicians say, how
she laughs or yawns in the future, as
the tcndons being weakened, the acci-
dent is likely to occur again.
1t Ia the boast of Eastern Shore Vir.
ginians that man III those parts can
with string, piece OF raw meat for 8
bait and broken clam shell for sinker,
catch in few minutes enough crabs to
buy complete fishing outfit; that with
hook and line he can soon catch enough
fish to buy boat, and that with boat
he can in few seasons catch enough
oystsrs to buy farm. With farm any
Eastern Shore man is contented and in.
QependenC OIL the WOrI0.
One of .ha arguments advanced by a
representative of woman's committee
who recently presented a plea for woman
suffrage before the Legislature ofa West
ern State, was that while tho great m OH
OF the present are dying off, the college
man of the present has degenerated to
such an extent that he is untitled to take
the place left vacant by the collegemau
Of the past. "The university man Of to.
day." abe said, "parts his hair in the
middle and bangs 1t on the side" And
this, she argued, shows bis eaeminacy.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-04-10

= Probably the largest snake that
was ever killed on the American con-
tinent was that mentioned by DR..
Gardner in his book, "Travels in
Mexico" The snake was dead when
DR.. Gardner found it, and was lying
in the forks of tree with its body
full of arrows, just as it had been left
by the Indians who had dispatched it..
1t was dragged into an opening by the
aid of four horses, and was found to
measure 81 feet in length,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-04-10
Bucklens ArnIca SalVe.

The best salve in the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup
tions and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. It is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction, or money refund
ed. Prise rs cents perbo1, For sale
by Hill Bros.
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YOl11 tin
DIR. Phillips brooks

Who said; SHOW me wha, books boy
rcaas. pni will rcai you his destiny.
How Important Il Is. then. that your homo
should tc provided with books OF the hichss
character.
Fairy tales, ana even. perhaps, "Dufaso
Eli" stories. have thcIr place as developers
Of ta.:e for reading. sort Of literary milk.
as Il were. but rn'ess the boy soon shows q
preference for the stronger meat Of practical
knowledge. history, travel. ETC.. you nay b
su,a TIA, Is mentally unsount. or that
there has reen something radically wrong IN
els educ alton.
The Encyclopedia Britannica has rightly
been tcrraed 1.-The concentrated essence OF
the whole worlds wisdom" Let your boy
read It's Interesting psges. and he will sooa
look with dIsdaln upon fashy" literature.
Ne are continually Understanding boys
ss7aeity for large Ideas. There Is nothing
90 attractive a. truth. Give him tho material
cut Of which to construct large !tens. Put
Britannica In the home, where he can eonsaa
It continually. and as he attalna manhood 30
will find no place n literary or professional
life to which he may not aspire.
Seize tho present opportunity to provide .
proper library for your home. Nfsauiras ~
investment of but Ten Cents day. II you
Order from THE COLUMBIA STATE
while It may be had at Introductory prices
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-04-10
Auaerss, gutslliesntes
COMMERCIAL TOURISTS.
They are Fond of Telling Jokes on
Others.

The thermometer had fallen with a
dull thud, and registered 10 below
zero. Around the steam radiator of
the R. hotel sat score of commercial
tourists, shivering in spite of the cal
oric thrown off by the throbbing pipes.
They were trying to keep up their
spirits as we'll as their temperature,
for trade was poor, and orders, like
angels visits, few and far between.
The door opened, and a clothing
drummer from Chicago entered, con
tinues Milton Goldsmith in the De-
troit Free Press. He wore an ulster
upon his back and a look of grim de-
termination upon his face, as be
pushed through the crowd and warm
ed his fingers at the radiator. When
he was sufficiently thawed out to
speak, he began as follows:
"Of all the idiots nature ever Gre
ated, man is the most completely
idioticl''
'sSpeak for yourself, please" inter
rupted one Of the group.
s'What's happened to make you feel
SO pessimistic?" said another.
Listen, and I'll tell you. [ was
just passing down Main street when ]
saw crowd in a store. went in,
too, merely to get out of the wind.
A fellow was standing in the rear,
with his head and shoulders project
ing through hole in the partition,
selling some kind Of patent cough
candy. In order to increase the sales,
he wrapped dollar bills around every
fourth or fifth stick, then put yellow
tissue paper around the whole, and
mixed them with the rest of the stick.
in big box. Then he sold choice
of three sticks for so cents.
"Of course you invested?' shouted
one of the drummsrs.
mo, sir; I did not; I'm not 50
green. Several men did, however, and
every one Of them got dollar. Why,
you could see the money through the
tissue paper. Well, after while, he
took out three SO bills, and, handing
them to me, asked me to wrap them
around three sticks Of candy. 1 did
so, and after putting the tissue paper
around them, put those three sticks
in the box where I could see them all
the time. Now, says he, who'll
give me $40 for choice Of six sticks?'
[ didn't want to do it; but the uproar
became deafening around me. Go it!'
cried one man; why, I can see the
money from here!' You're good for
$50; anyway
Well, they got me SO confused that
I completely lost my head. I handed
up $40, picked out six sticks, includ-
ing the three I had prepared, and,
amid the hush of an expectant multi
tude, opened my purchase
'sHow much did you get?'
-''I got leftl There was nothing in
the paper but candy, and poor stuff at
that. Now, will one of you gentlemen
kindly come out into the yard and
kick me?'
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-04-10

= Germany's proposal for the estab-
lishment of international postage Stamps
is being examined by the British post
Office authorities. Such q stamp would
enable correspondents to enclose return
postsge tor their answers which they
now cannot dc. The principle has al
ready been adopted in the international
return postal card.
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Try Hot Water.

"During dangerous weather Of this
sort,' said the old doctor, "the most
careful persons are likely to catch a
cold in their chests that will extend
swiftly to the lungs if not attended to.
1t usually makes its presence known
by CONSTRUCTED sensation just under
the breast bone, where the flesh is
thinnest. When a person experiences
this feeling, he can rest assured he
can procure almost instant relief by
drinking a cup of water as hot as
he can bear to take in the mouth and
swallow. There is no better medicine
in the world to arrest the progress OF
q cold than hot water and, besides,
it's effect upon the stomach and the
system generally is beneficial in the
highest degree. And in sore throat
the same remedy will be found almost
O spccifc," "
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-04-10

The crowd arose unanimously, and
prepared to. do his bidding, when an
old drummer from Cincinnati said:
ssDon't worry. 1t may be worth $40
to you as a lesson of caution. There
liz sucker born every minute, and
you happened to be along just then,
and
tBut how did he do it2 I'd give
IS more to know how he did the
trick
"I was fooled almost as badly last
week in Philadelphia" said shoe
man from that city. "There, how
ever, the fellow was selling soap war
ranted to take the grease out Of any
fabric; also, as / afterward discovered,
to take the money out of any sucker.
He wrapped dollar bills around every
few cakes Of soap, and offered them at
81 for six. I selected six, two Of
which I knew positively contained
bank notes. The faker offered to buy
them back for So. I was too smart
for him, and going to secluded spot,
I opened my packages and found noth-
ing but SOAP"
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"My experience was almost as bad, y
interrupted drummer from Oshkosh.
81 had very red nose from drinking.
That was before I reformed, ever so
many years ago. One day I read an
announcement in reputable paper.
that for S. a man in Griggsville would
send sure receipt to remove the red
ness in a mans nose. I sent the
money by the next mail. In due time
received this reply: TO prevent a
red nose, keep on drinking till the nose
gets bluer" /"
A hearty laugh greeted this story.
ssSoon after that / saw another ad.
in another equally reputable paper.
It read: 'For $40 / will send receipt
warranted to prevent drunkenness,
delirium tremens, or any other ills
arising from liquor. Money refunded
in case directions fail to accomplish a
cure.
"I sent the cash, and received in
return card bearing these words:
Quit drinking Well, gentlemen, ]
took the advice, stopped drinking, and
am to-day worth $60,000."
"In your mind" added a grocery
man from Indianapolis. ''Be careful
not to loose your mind, or you'll be a
pauper!'
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-04-10
RErYEEN ATLANTA AND CHARLESTON

Trains Nos 400 and 4os solid vestihuled
ains with Pullman Ruf't sleeping cars oeiWeen
Monroe and Portsmon h. Va and Pullman Buffet
parlor cars between Washington and New YORK
sleepinc cars between Charlotte and Wilmington.
Trains Nos. 3S and Al run solid .etwi en- Afl,Dts
making direct connection at Weldon with Atlan-
tic Coast Line for Washington and New York, and
ali points north and east at Norfolk with steam:
ers ft r Washington. Bay Line for Baltimore, uid
trains between Atlanta and Colup bia. with
m -ourh coaches for Charleston. Tickets for sale
at Union depot. r at conpanys ticket Office, No. 6
NJ IowsH mi WISt sa, General Manager. E. sTJoHB
w AtIsutaL Ca TT. ANDERSON, G. B Alb
4. Nx8r1Npf D. Pass: ago. 1t GE
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Talking about liquor" chimed in
hat man from Cincinnati, II regret
to say that I was a pretty hard drink
er in my time. One day I received a
circular by mail, which read some
thing like this: THE attention of
men addicted to alcoholism is called
to an entirely new discovery by which
tho evil effect Of drink is completely
neutralized. No need to stop drink
ing, but drunkenness is prevented.
Complete direction, s25. Money re-
funded in case cure does not follow
exact obedience to instructions.
I forwarded the money to Nash
vile, Tenn, and in due time received
the following instructions:
Make an incision in the scalp,
trephine a portion of the skull about
the size of a silver dollar. Have a
silver cap made to cover the opening
thus produced. Whenever you feel
the hilariousness produced by whisky,
lift off the skull cap, thereby allowing
the fumes of alcohol to escape. Should
an exact compliance fail to effect the
desired results, write to US and we will
return your money. F"
''Did you try the plan?" asked some
one.
"Not much. 1 got cured without
it."
"How SO? Gold cure?''
"No. I got married. My wife took
me in charge, and I swore of inside of
two weeks"
Everybody laughed except gray
bearded travelling man from Oklaho-
| ma.
"Why don't you laugh?" asked the
man from Baltimore.
"Because I was caught that way
myself once. [ saw a notice in a
daily, Send dollar and we will give
you an easy way to double your mon
ey.' The answer was, Take S. bill
and fold it in the middle. You will
then have doubled it. You can readily
observe it increases +"
"You got off easily" remarked an
angel of commerce from Kankakee,
"but my greenness cost me a little
more. The other day an itineraut
matchmaker came to my house and
asked if we had any clocks to repair.
He looked like gentleman in hard
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dllendalc, March 26, 1895.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-19

and then remaining almost stationary
rni tho remainder OF tic session
New Orleans only showed in2 points
advance on opening, and then declined
gmA points, falling into duil ana ire
less condition. However. the last hour
wed more activity, closing steady at
about opening prices.
aput sales In New York were 100
bnles, and quotations dml ana un-
chungcd
New Orleans apDt sales were 5lOO
bales. Including 1850 90 arrive. with
quotations firm at t-iGo advance.
Port receipts today were rather llght
again $50 against 1913 lnat year
1fouNtDu ThcplVr1 qg01 bulpH today,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-19

Mr. Holland Rrci win play his an.
nuUl engagement IN this city AZ urovu-
Wallis opera house tonight Mr. Reed
viii present nor the hrat limo here this
now COMEDY, "rhe Politician, or The
Womma rlanh"
Thc piece In the Joint work of the
late naVld u, Llnyd and sydney WuHs
enfcld, ana prumiRra Ia be one uf
their brst vnorla. Tho comedy Halhigoa
pOliuca and tho methods ~ tho prac-
tlcM politician ANA tho results attain
ca are said tn ho both Mghly enter
telnmE and amusing Air Rood, 1t H
said, hns heun nttpd with happy ana
onngcnlal role, and ouo that viii en-
nhlc him 60 appear nj hlH best II ia
that az "a practical country politician,
den, Josiah iimhrr The scene OF tho
play w iaid In an interior town " IT,
iinola. aud the STORY tells vt ihe
nohrme " tho Politician Co nominate
Tor congress- an old country gcntlemnn,
who huH devoted an OF his tlur To hia
garden and knows nothing OF politics
ilO nunlly secures tho nomination az.
Ter some highly uinuaing ami unmpli-
| Gated eluntionH.
lunning through tho play are two
| bright aud interesting love epiHodeH,
/ tho characters we'll drawn and ot nat,
| ural types. one uf the cleycrcst "a q
/ twentieth century woman. Oienpatif,
/ Htutgoaa, portrayed by Niles lsadOrc
! flush, a charming exponent of the al,
/ Nhnccd typo Of woman There Il also
a doughtfni hit An the peraon OF d
| young American who has rpHldsd a
| few months abroad, ahl becomes q
! confirmed Anglo-maniac.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-19

.noye,nor 'rnyiar In "'isi"ns ""'
urrnus."


. az iatter.dny Southern
The p''"'p -. poh,rf I, Tay-
lecturers, eX'uoVorhol 'NV'' .a,,a,l,,
Tor delivered his latest pr'u"V''u"'
,.,,,.,,,s and Dreams" at drocnwhlla
'''''' 80 larre. snthuslasti-
last oVeh'hb W ,s,.toc,,,,i ,,dl.
oally appreclntiNe nnh 'n''''V.'', 49,
enee. From his old home. ~ 'oh"'V"
r,,,. nam no brought mat earnest
N''' ,,,., rrnnt Nature taught
neFh ana p't''vs S,hen M IA barefoot
nm ~ thu "nf undc, The .tycnmorcs
bty ne lpN'!'" ,,.rnessro'a benullful
along rms ,,n,"d M Inc prizcs held
streams eIu KIN hv no mystie future.
10 Ht9lr lui III nathinu moi "A child
BOD Ihyi1, H,, V,nvi mai falls from
Of Nnturo, N,s tgv rlppie OF laughter
ms luhbue' 49, ,vgny from hls face,
thllt onnA'S ,,,' r,nrn 6is famous nddle
every nNvvt wv, Ma naive Mills. OF the
sings hohb W. h, dust of hia par
ull hoihu .,,,,.," be and Ma brother
.nm = w ,',,"n hnva Not even "a
M lilnSrn ~, amid Inc turmoil and
teIll ~ '"ns 49,, n,iltIcs M me nntlonul
confusion W w. g,n, 'g,nrs ma the chief
ehpl,nt n'' ip. staie and the most
tNVvullNo n ,rcnnessre Inns had la
Pul, u'u' w ',,,r,,n,,ndrl by ali tie daz-
lHurS S, o,,,ar rnJ command such d po-
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-19
HECTOR D. LANE ARRIVES HERE,
PRESIDENT on TuI CorToN GROW
nRs' pRoTEcTi,L ASSOCIATION
Taiis- 20 Gazette Itepor,er-Ad'iScs
Texas Farmers 90 DiycrHiiy Their
Crops, 10 Plant Less Cotton n"h
More Corn nUd wheat,

Hons Hector u. Lane OF Athens, Ala
president Of the Cation Growers fT'-
teotlvo association and 4, }. Rose lhe
newly appointed commissioner ot NBfl"
culture. came In On the katy HiAt
night frOm Waco, Mr. Lane was
awakened In his room at the Delh-
ware by Il Gazette reporter to whom he
talked pleasantly and understandlngiy
Of tho condition now confronting IN"
great army of soldiers engaged Ia pro-
ducIng four cent cotton
The Cotton GrowerH' Protective Assoc
clatIon'n great watohword Is diversity
OF crops" and there IL no ADLER cham
pion OF thin policy In the south than
Hector u, Lane.
MI Lane said:
"rhe association sent me TO Texas
10 confer with the states leading fhrm-
ers and business men 10 see what can be
done To dorrehRe the acreage or cotton
to produce moro cereals and for the
| GENERAL benefit of the agricultural mar
| Ret ~ the South. / have been to Gal.
| weston, Houston. Cameron, waco ana
| other ponta ana expect to remain IN
| the state about ten more days Ine
| great need OF the hour In THIS state "
! dlvorHlty OF drops You have mere u
! sluto uf almost matches resources, hul
THIS one onQp bualnosH VII prove lIss
! ruin unless n W stopped, The truth or
this w patent tn anyone VINO VIII
/ glance over the history ~ the past
~ am here Ia Hr" what remedy can
be- brought To bear upon thiH Hgllcul-
turll dlRenBr, Lust year he Spulh
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-19

llrnIn

H. q Mcpenk A co.'s. letter from
I,nuaon trrs. A 80. snyRs
Chirtpn m. lfrh X ''ho weak fcol-
ING ,yhioh prs,nil,d Saturday was M.
pt.4nt al ihr nrrulnr This morning,
which v,ta nirthsi led hy nliphtIv onslpr
Ilyrrtipot mlIlrts for pppculnilyo m-
tutsa. uulte lnrfe ahipmcuis from Ar
psntine nud liberal rpopipta In the
norihysgt. hui tho doproaaiuu was only
of abort durutinn II was noticed thnt
r.Fn wheat holm In tho t3uplah and
.nnttr,ntuu fnnrn,.fa ,u4 lu ronl DO
,u1nd and In ..,mr ingtnncea hlghor
urlrpp ypre mntnd mo mullnp do
mnnd ln tbis rountry ,yns mo urgrat
No hnvo htd for ppmp lime. II srrmed
Ia br r.noful ST. louis Detroit no.
lrdn ana Cnlsntro nlI rcp1rtinp large
sales. aprtrsutly for dnmratIr mo.
rhr dserenfc nf over ono and Il hnlf
uliiipn I'm fbe vlrlbl. shoyys that mIllun
nrn ,rl,yiur from uuhlIs rIpvntor4. tho
d,grcule N moro than onset hv ncrpuae
uu ptasnrr " ,20nunD bushels abroad,