The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-08-30
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The committee in charge of the
arrangements for the laying of the
cornerstone Of the new Federal build
ing in Chicago next October made
arrangements to-day to invite Ex-
Confederate generals and officers to
attend the ceremonies. The list in
cludes seven lieutenant generals. nine.
teen major generals and one hundred
and fourteen brigadier generals.
Since their supply Of tobacco was
cut down the convicts in the Iowa
State penitentiary have been sullen
and hard to manage, and some 300 Of
them refused to work. Chicago ply
sicians interviewed on the subject say
the action Of the prison authorities
was unwise; that tobacco in moderate
quantity does no harm, and its quieting
effects make prisoners as we'll as
soldiers-as is recognized in the ar
mics OF the world-more amenable to
discipline and less disposed to mis-
chief.
- The coolest region in the United
States lies along the northern border
Of Minnesota, between the southern
point OF the Lake of the Woods and
the Dakota border. The temperature
along that line often falls as low as SO
degrees below zero. In 1873 the in
struments at Pembina registered from
56 to 60 below.
. The Salt Lake (Utah) Herald
says that the Mormon Church reye
nues from tithes alone were $500, 900
in the year ending December l last,
one.third of the amount being cash
and tvo.thirds produce, which was
distributed to the poor or paid as
salaries to church employees. For
the present year it expects large
increase, its estimate being $4,000
cash and $500, 600 in produce. Two
years ago President Snow could not
borrow any money from local or East
ern banks, and an issue of 81, 600, 900
twenty-year bonds was made. Every
bond being taken and the interest duly
paid, President Snow now predicts
that the bonds will be redeemed within
five years.
- In a pretty Wisconsin town, not
far from Milwaukee, there lis spite
fence which tells its own story to all
the world. 1t is high and tight
board affair, and cuts off view across
number of beautiful lawns. The
man who lives on one side of it cv:-
dently feared that the fence would
bring down on his head the copdem-
nation of his neighbors. Not wishing
to be unjustly blamed, he has there
fore painted on his side of the fence
In letters that could be read block
away, these words: "He built this
fence. didn't do it. The man on
the other side also had NO idea Of let
ting a false impression getting, out.
Accordingly he has painted on the
other side Of the high barrier: "I
had to do it."
Will Broadinax is the most noto-
rious chicken thief Atlanta has ever
had. He has been caught time and
time again with chickens which he
caudidly confessed were stolen; but
the officers had to content themselves
with having him sent to the stockade
for few days and could not take him
to higher court. The reason Of this
immunity on the part Of Will is the
fact that he never steals q chicken
without at once sitting down and pick
ing it and throwing its head into q
sewer. He has learned the trick Of
totally destroying the identity Of the
fowl, FOR unless the owner Of the chiok-
en- can go into court and swear to the
stolen property there can be no oonvic-
tion for larceny. Where OF wher Will
learned this legal point he does NOT
say; but he knows it and is always
careful to carry out his programme
SO as to be without the pale OF legal
punishment. 1t is said by the police
that Will has been caught at least
twenty-five times with q picked hen
under his shirt Atlanta Conssitut;on.
Major George Webster, Of the 4th
United States infantry, returned from
Manila on sick leave last week TO
Fort Sheridan, Chicago, utterly broken
down in health aud nearly blind.
He speaks obviously Of our prospects
in the islands, saying they are no place
for white man, and that more troops
will be required there than the Govern
ment is preparing TO send.