The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-07-08
All Sorts Of ParagraI'

All SOElS vi aIa6Ia
There are now 143 religious sects
in the United State.
- Football has been played in Eng
land for more than 500 years.
= The food an elephant eats in cap.
tivity costs about $25 a week.
- To salute with the left hand is a
deadly insult to Mohammedans in the
East.
= Why are chickens liberal? Be-
cause they give a peck when they take
a grain.
What is the good of giving your
children good advice, while setting
them a bad example ,
The only safe way Of dealt with
duty is to perform it at ONCE. "What
thou doest, do quickly"
- Our grand business is rot to see
what lies dimly at a distance, but to
do what lies clearly at hand.
- The man who marries a tall:a.
alive woman to reform her, will ind
she will have something to nay about
it.
The exact distance from the eaua-
tor to either the north or.south pole is
5000 miles, when measured along the.
surface.
= The hens of this country earn as
much as do the iron mines and the
sheep together, and yet many eggs are
still imported.
= No mar ever served God by doing
things tomorrow. If we honor Christ,
and are blessed, it is by the things
which we do to-day.
els Mrs. Dodgerly in deep mous4
ing p eyes, indeed she wouldn't
have a shortcakc in the house until
blackberries came along"
-''Mrs. Hooper is a very'benevolent
woman, isn't she?" eyes; this time Of
the year she always gives away a large
bundle of fannels to the poor"
= Over 400 diamonds are Known TO
have been recovered from the ruins-o
Babylon. Many are uncut, but most
are polished OF one or two aides.
- Henry Ward .Beecher made good
point when he said that some people
seem to think they were made on pur-
pose and everybody else by accident.
Julia, what did that poor man
say when you gave him that lovely
bunch of daisies 2" HE said he
would much rather have a good boiled
cabbage"
= "She doesn't seem to have many
friends" "No, butitis her own fault.
Every time she sees afriend in a pretty
hat, wrap or gown she gets D just
like it T.
"A Thorndike, Mass, man has q
young kitten which is quite a comiosi-
ty. It has two distinct bodies, eight
legs, no tail and a head which looks
strangely human.
- In Bulgaria the proprietors Of a
medicine by which they claim to cure
a specified disease are liable to be i'm
prisoned if the medicine fails to pro-
duce the desired effct.
She: eyes, Henry, our engagement
is at an end, and [ wish to return to
you everything you have ever given
me-" He "Thanks, Blanche. You
may begin at once with the kisses"
= The Missouri is the longest river,
and the Mississippi really joins theS
Missouri. But the Mississippi was
discovered first and obtained the repu.
tation of being the principal stream.
-"Shall I play this pretty German
waltz for your she asked, as she ran
her fairy fingers over the ivory keys.
"No, thank you," he replied; ssplay
an American air. / do not understand
German.
-Arbor day was celebrated in
Nebraska by the planting of i've l.,
000, 900 trees between sunrise and
sunset. Premiums for the largest
paintings were offered by societies and
individu
The Transatlantic railroad offers
a prize of an annual pass to the farm
er along each of it's divisions whose
farm presents the best appearance, with
a view to making the landscape along
its line attractive to the traveller.
= "Jim," said an honest coal deal
er to one Of his drivers, sJim make
that ton of coal 200 pounds short. Il
is for a poor, delicate widow, and as
she will have to carry all of it up two
flights Of stairs, l don't want her to
overtax her strength"
= Big sister shouting to Bobby
"Bahbeel You are wanted to do an
Grand" Bobby Shouting back):
Tell mother I cant do it now; Tn
busy" Big sister F: cts not mother
who wants you; it's father" Bobby
(hastily): "All right; tell him I'll be-
there in a minute
= To read an inscription on a silver
coin which, by much wear, has become
wholly obliterated, put the poker in
the fire; when red hot, place the coin
upon it, and the inscription will plain
ly appear as the coin cools. Thisy
method was formerly practiced at the
mint to discover the genuine coin when
silver was called in.
--"My FRIEND" said the philan-
thropist, "you ought to change your
methods. Do you expect to put in
your life stopping people and asking
them for money!" "Dere it is again, 2
replied Meandering Mike. in an ag-
grieved tone. "Dere amt NO use er
tryin' to satisfy everybody. If I stops
people an asks EN- fur money, you say
1 orter be ashamed; an eff I stops en-
an takes DER money widout askir',
de p'lice runs me in"
Fred" said Mrs. Rambo, 'have
you time to take a carpet out and,
Don't ask me to do anything to that
carpet, Nancy" respondedMr Rambo.
II want rest" 81 think you're all
ways wanting rest when l want you 10
do a little job around the house"