The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-12-04

In Connecticut man at Botsford
lost valuable Irish setter some time
ago. After long search the dog was
traced to Winsted. and then the trail was
lost. Subsequently the driver of gro
Gerry wagon at New Haven had his atten-
tion attracted by stray dog of fine ap-
.pearance. and, calling the dog, gave him
q seat beside him on the delivery wagon.
He noticed on the dogs collar the name,
sc. L. Gilbert, Botsford, Conn.," and
wrote to Mr.. Gilbert in regard to the lost
dog. In short time he received tele.
phonic communication from Mr.. Gilbert
at Winsted. While speaking over the
wire Mr.. Kelley asked: "What's the
dogs name?" "Hold him up to the tel
ephone," was the reply. Mr.. Kelley did
as requested. Mr.. Gilbert called, "Dashp
At the sound of the familiar voice Of his
master the dog went wild with Joy.
Waggiug his tall vigorously, he barked
at the transmitter OF the telephone and
was quite overcome in the excitement of
his happiness. The world is getting on
when q man can talk to his dog by tele-
phone.
-Saysthe New York Press: "Itisright
hard to get along in this world without
credit. Even some of the largest mer-
camille houses in this city, who have mil
lions at their disposal and could pay
every dollar they owe on short notice,
have their paper out In considerable
quantities merely to let 1t be known that
they have credit. Do they meet their oh
legations promptly? Certainly, and bor-
row more the next day. Not that they
need it. Oh, no. But the time may come
when they will need it, and they want it
known that they have been large borrow
ers and good pay. It Is hard matter for
man in any business to borrow money
the first time, but If he be a regular bor-
rover and prompt payer for years he
can get all the money he wants at any
time. That Is credit. Men who do not
to get 1t If they want it. That Is one Of
the rules OF commercial existence"
Here is "a strange, true tale," with
the scene in Georgia, neer the flourish
ing town of Covington: A few years ago
negro woman living near Covington
lost q son by death. A week or 80 ago
the woman had dream In which the son
appeared to her and told her that If she
would 60 to certain corner of the house
and dig she would find fat rock, under
meath which she would find lot Of silver
money. The woman awoke, and was so
she aroused some of the family and went
at once to the designated spot and began
to dig. Soon the fiat rock was reached
and removed with remblipg hands and
high expectation. A small box was re-
vealed this was taken ont and opened,
and to the wonder and astonishment of
all present it contained thirty silver dol
lars!
- James j. Corbett has announced bis
permanent retirement from the prize ring
and turned over the title of champion Of
the world" toPeter Maher. He says that
the public may say that he Is afraid OF
Fitzsim mons if 1t wants to, he has no OBJ.
lection but all the same he has quit the
ring and for good.
"A Jackson (Mich) glue factory is
paying from rs cents to 50 so carcass for
horses. A tannery in Massachusetts has
contracted to take all the hides. Old
horses are going there at the rate of 100 8
week from an area of fifty miles.
"Billy, what daY Of the year is it
that women, all over the globe, talk the
lesst?" "Give 1t up, SAM" said Billy,
after thinking for q few moments. "Why,
the shortest day, of course. Anybody
ought to know that"
The statistician has been at work,
and finds $3,000,00 worth of dry goods are
destroyed each year to satisfy woman's
craving for samples.
Some people act as if their debts we're
like coffee, and would settle themselves
in time by standing.
At the present rate or increase the
country will have a population of l9O,-
000, 900 in 1910.
There Is movement in England to
have public school children taught to
swim.
More men have been wrecked by
whisky than ships by water.
= There are eight printing Offices in
Jerusalem.
: Warm stables for the animals will
save dollars.