The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-06-13
General News Items.

hiiiihers III New York have agreed |
not to use the plumngc of song birds
for decorating hats.
The State of Kentucky has pre-
scnted the battlcship named after her
with handsome silver service.
While trying to shoot Il rat a
paulding, o., former Congressman
Simon w. Cramcr killed his wife.
= The conviction is growing on the
public that Admiral Dewey is willing
to be vice president on the Bryan
ticket.
= Acitizen of philadelphia. Thomas
Collision, 25 years old, fell from his BIZ
cycle, broke his Iarynx and has lost tho
power of speech.
1t is reported from the Pacific
coast that the fruit crop of this year
promises to be the largest California
has ever known.
- Three of the six hundred Brooklyn
enumcrators who started out OH the
census June 1st resigned their places
after an hours experience.
BY the end OF the fiscal year 1901
the United States will have expended
IN the wars in Cuba, Porto Rico and
the Philippines $G13.SO0. .23s.
= The number of killed and wound
ed among tho Filpinos, rs far as the
official records of the American army
go to show, are about ten thousand.
- An epidemic Of black cancer rash
prevails at West Derby, surburb Of
Newport, Vt. Several deaths have
occurred, the victims being sick only
two days.
= A move is on foot in PHILADELPHIA
among the prominent negro bishops,
ministers, editors and lawyers to place
n presidential ticket in the field with
negro candidates.
In some parts of Indiana the wheat
crop is being destroyed by Hessian
flies, and the prevalence Of these flies
is attributed to the destruction of
quail, which feed especially on them.
- The increase i'll tho circulation of
national bank notes for the fiscal year
which ended May, 81, 1000, was $685.
424,335. The money in circulation in
this country at present is stated to he
$26.58 per capita.
- TIC avoid the usual fees, George
Kocher and Ella Baird married them
selves in the presence of the constable
and commissioners clerk, at Tunkhan-
mock, Pa. The only expense connected
with the ceremony was the 80 cents
which had to be paid for the marriage
license.
- C0al has been selling in Anstria 2!
Sio = ton, and some of the German
schools have been closed for lack OF
fuel. Exports of American coal to
Europe are becoming common. An
English syndicate is said to have con-
tracted for 100000 tons of Alabama
coal to be forwarded by way of New
Orleans.
- Russians consider that they pos.
sess the art of making tea beyond that
of any other nation. Their mode oi
brewing the beverage is to make q
strong essence by infusing o large
quantity of ten in small supply Of
water, and little is. put into glass
which is then filed with hot or cold
water, as desired. The true Russian
never puts sugar into his cup. He bites
g piece as he sips his tea.
A correspondent Of the Boston
Post writes asking: 'Why not devote
some Of our 'prodigal' charitiesito the
sending of the $4,000 surplus and mar
riageable women of Massachusetts out
to Australia, where there are SOC, ,OO(
marriageable men in excess of the sup
ply OF maids7" It's an excellent sug-
gestion, but would the maids conscnt7
Mrs. Ernest Richards, vito of q
young Englishman. died in Whining
ton, n. c., recently and her dcathbed
request was that her husband should
Immediately marry her friend. Miss
Minnie Pearce, Of Southport. Rich
ards and Miss Pearce were married
Thursday at Fayetteville, the young
lady's mother objecting to tho mar
riage. Mr.. and Mrs. Richards will
leave at once for England on visit.
= The only dangerous weapon that
Arthur Hamel, of Holyoke, Mass, car
ries, is threc-foot snake. which he
totes around under his shirt bosom.
Arthur was taken to the lookup few
days ago and when asked if he had any
weapons produced his snake, which
perched upon his shoulder and struck
at the cops who came near him. He
shares his bed and board with the
snake.
"A novel method of encouraging
forestry was undertake.: BY by tho Indiana
Legislature last year, and as it makes it
worth the farmers while to set out and
maintain trees, there are signs that it
will be productive OF much good in the
course Of time. Most every farmer
has some land on his place Of small
value, yet he.niust pay good average
tax on the whole. By setting out 40
trees to each acre of this poor land and
maintaining it for three years the far
mer can go to his county auditor and
| hovo Tho valuation for fovo%ias, vadrn