The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-08-05
All Sorts OF Paragraphs.

= There arc 2,3sS different kinds Of
velocipedes.
- Encourage the birds, and there
by discourage the bugs.
- Out Of every three companies
registered in England. two become
insolvcnt.
- Brussels contains clock which
is wound up by the wind: and never
| by human hands.
- The foolish virgin of to-day is
the one whose bic lamp is not
trimmed and burn. !.
- The diffcre... countries of the
world now use 13, 400 different kinds
of postage stamps.
- Something that's all the better
for being put off till tomorrow-The
speaking Of an angry word.
= Wet head and chest on going
into the water, and bathing will not so
often be followed by chill.
= Thirty years ago there were only
two dozen explosive compounds known
to chemists now there are over 600.
= The highest inhabited building
| in Europe is the Alpine Clubhouse,
on Mt. Rosa-12, 600 feet above the
sea level.
- It is said that t. only European
monarch who is not insured is the Car.
The companies will risk nothing, ps;,,aI@ll %
him. 49,
"A speed of mile in ffty-eight
seconds is claimed for motor cycle
exhibited at the Imperial Institute,
London.
- Tobacco statistics prove that
two-t thirds of the grown male popula-
tion of the globe either smoke or chew
the ''weed.
= The tigers strength exceeds that
of the lion. Five men can easily hold
down lion; but nine are required to
hold tiger.
- Gladstone has written such vast
number of letters during his life that
his autographs bring only l2 cents in
the English market.
- Iowa. almost from the date Of its
admission. has been called the "Hawk-
eve State" Hawkeyc was the name
of noted Indian chief.
- Careful scientific observation
shows that the average speed of the
transmission of an earthquake shock
is $4,000 feet per second.
= "Uncle Simon, what an orator ?"
"IIe's man who can get people to
stay in room and hear him talk with
out having the door locked"
= 1t is a misdemcanor to throw
upon any road in New York State
glass. tacks or any sharp substance
likely to injure bicycle tires.
- Every person under twenty-on
wears of age needs nine hours rest out
Of the twentv-four. So says DR.. Cold,
an eminent German physician.
"Why did they let that man go
who stole the bicycle p 'They had
to; they couldn't get a jury to try
him-every man in che country rides
a wheel.
- Says the Commercial Bulletin:
| A female reformer has come out against
the bicycle as immoral. 1t certainly
is responsible for the fall of great
many women.
Elephants in Africa are becoming
90 scarce that it is proposed to estab-
lish protected reservations for them on
territory under British protection,
like Somaliland.
- OF course you know how disa-
greeable it is to feel desire to sneeze
in any public place. Press hard upon
your upper lip and you can usually
overcome this feeling.
A bride in Montreal appeared at
the altar with her pet canary fastened
to her shoulder by a golden chain.
During the marriage ceremony the
bird broke into song.
- Probably the owner of the larg--
est number of dogs in the world is a
Russian cattle king, who has $4,000
shepherd dogs to look after 100000
sheep.
j For fruit stains on the hands
nothing is better than a little salt,
with enough lemon juice to moisten
| it, rubbed on the spots. Wash after
ward with clear water.
- Chicago pickpockets, after re-
lieving an Iowa farmer of wallet con-
tanning s125 and number of valuable
papers. returned the latter to him by
express some days later.
GLOW did you and mamma come
to get married. anyhor p asked john
ME Chafie Of his father. "Ask your
mamma she knows more about it
than | do was the reply.
"What is the worst thing about
riches p asked Sunday School
teacher. "That they take unto them
selves wings and fly away, promptly
replied the boy at the foot OF the
class.
1t looked like it: "Why did
Solomon marry thousand wives p
asked the Sunday school teacher.
"Perhaps he wanted TO be the father
of his country" replied one of the
older pupils.
- The smallest salary drawn by any
national chief executive in the civilized
world is that which the president of
the republic of Andorra receives. 1t
is one dollar and a quarter month or