The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-01-05
Yours truly

ours truly.
j. T. WILSON.
4 whipping post for the correction
Of bad boys has been set up in Evans
vile, Ind. The Judge of the local Police
Court is responsible for the innovation.
lie was puzzled what to do with boys in
different to parental control, and hesi-
tated to inflict the penalty OF a fine,
which was really punishment on the
parent. He discovered that an old statute
permitting the fogging Of law breakers,
had not been repealed. and at once set up
the whipping post. Now, when boy is
found guilty Of misdemeanor, his father
is sent for and given his choice of paying
a iine, seeing his boy go to Jail, or giving
him sound aogging with strap in the
presence of an officer, whose duty it is to
see that there is no sham about the pun
ishment. There is seldom need of the
mentors interference. the angry parent
welding the strap to good purpose. The
humane society felt impelled to interfere,
but the Judge stood upon the law, and
there has been a marked decrease in the
number of boys brought before the
Court.
= That there is an honesty rising SUI
perior to business avarice even in this
sordid age appears from the experience
ola Topeka sporting man. He wrote to
cigarette company that he had saved
the pictures of ], 200 packages of cigarettes
which he had smoked, and asked what
prize the company would offer for them.
He received an answer saying that the
company would give him coffin if he
would smoke that ruany more.
- 1t is estimated that the amount of
gold taken from the earth and put into
circulation in the United States in 1897
was, in round figures. S53,OO0,COO This
is far below the output of grain or of the
base metals, but it shows very substan-
tial addition to the money wealth of the
country. If the Alaska mines fulfil half
what is claimed for them these figures
will 90 largely exceeded in $685. and
may reach $7O,OO0,OOO.
- The most curious use to which paper
is to be put is that suggested by the blot
ting paper towel. 1t is new style of
bath towel, consisting of full suit of
heavy blotting paper. A person, upon
stepping out of the morning bath, has
oaly to array himself in one of these
suits, and in aecond he will be dry.
= Al electric road will soon be built
from New York to Philadelphia that will,
it is said, enable the passengers to make
the journey at the rate of 200 miles an
hour. Tesla says the scheme is feasible
and that the speed can without difficulty
be attained and without Inconvenience to
the travelling public.
No less than !, 900 ships have cleared
from Baltimore during the year 1897,
carrying more than 81 900, 900 bushels ot
grain, and great volume of food sup
plies, coal and merchandise. SO that the
foreign trade of the port shows remark.
able gains over last year.
= Lake City, Fla, has set out to make
the dancer pay the fiddler in novel
way. The town has appointed single
night watchman and decreed that he shall
be paid at the rate of $3.50 for each arrest
made, the prisoner to furnish the money
= Chicagos drainage CANAL on which
S25. Ooo has already been spent, is tt
be finished within two years more.
= Let US be of good cheer, remember
ing that tho misfortunes hardest to baal
are those which never come.