The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-02-17

- Japan is one vast garden, and rs you
look over the fields yon can imagine they
are covered with toy farms where the
children are playing with the laws of ma
ture and raising sam mples of different kinds
of vegetables and grains. Everything Is
on diminutive scale, and the work is as
fine and accurate as that applied to Cloi-
sonne vase. What would an Illinois or an
Iowa farmer think Of planting his corn,
wheat, oats and barley in punches and
then, when it is three or four inches high,
transplanting every spear of 1t IN rows
about as far apart as you can stretch your
fingers. A Japanese farmer weeds his
wheat field just as Connecticut farmer
weeds his onion bed, and cultivates his
potatoes and barley with as much care as
q Long Island farmer bestows upon his
asparagus or mushrooms or his flowers.
1t is believed that the most remark
able suicide on record was that of W. r.
T. Jones, a despondent citizen of fChiquette,
New Brunswick, in the spring of 1890.
Before committing the act Jones dug his
own grave and placed rough coffin Of
his own handiwork at the bottom. The
dirt from the opening was kept from roll
ing back into the excavation by boards
held in place by trigger, to which
| string was attached Having arranged
everything to his satisfaction, Jones got
into the coffin, took dose Of poison and
then pulled the string, burying himself
beneath tons of earth. 1t may be Of in
terest to know that the affair was COM
plete success.
- bill was introduced in the Missouri
legislature several days ago making it q
misdemeanor for conductors to firt with
lady passengers. In commenting upon
this ridiculous measure, the Kansas City
Star declares that flirting is something
that every woman can regulate for her.
self. Conductors will not force upon
passengers attentions which are not en-
couraged and no law will prevent wo-
man from flirting if she happens to enjoy
that kind Of amusement. The Kansas
City Star is right in its criticism. What
is legislation coming to when it descends
to measures of this character?
A notice has been sent to the army
and naval officials that on and after July
4, 1897, the American flag will have forty
five stars. An order has also been issued
to the custodians of public buildings to
begin at once to put the additional stars
in all old flags or secure new ones which
must comply with the order, There will
be six rows Of stars. The first, third and
nfth rows WILL nave olSnL stalS eacng anu
the second, fourth and sixth, seven stars
each.
- Bad Boy: "What ye talkin' bout me
goin' to the bad place fer? Our preacher
says there is one, but Johnny Stagg's
preacher an lots of other preachers says
there amt. Guess they know bout it as
we'll as our preacher does" Els Mother
with decision): "My son, whenever a
preacher says anything that bad boys like
to hear, you can jest make up your mind
it amt true"
- It is customary in Holland to an
nounce the birth of boy baby by hang
ing red pincushion outside tho door. If
the baby is girl, the pincushiol is white
Our people are growing more and
more in the habit of looking to the
Hill-O -OrtDrug Co. for the latest and
best of everything in the drug line.
They sell Chamberlain 8 Cough Rene
dy, famous for its cures Of bad colds,
Group and whooping cough. When in
need of such medicine give this REM
edy trial and you will be more than
nleased with the result,