The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-12-24
GENERAL NEWS.

Wy 'uo wnlCe people.
= Virginia farmers have found by
profitable experience that hogs fed on
pnmpkins never have cholera.
- Great damage has been done in
Kentucky, Tennessee and Arkansas
within the past week by excessive
rains.
:. An Ohio mob recently pursued
rapist through the country and tried
to break down Jail and get him out
to lynch him.
= Congress has been asked to ap-
propriate $4,000 for monument to
the Pilgrims to be located in Wash
ington, D. G.
:, An epidemic Of pneumoi ia pre-
walls in Washington and physicians
attribute it to the coal famine. the
houses not being sufficiently heated.
- The interstate commerce COM
mission recommends amendment of
the Interstate commerce law SO as to
prevent the combination of railroads.
There is a blacksmith in Gardi-
ner, Me-, who has not lost a days
work from sickness since he began his
apprenticeship, nearly third of
century ago.
Senator Bailey Of Texas has ac-
cepted the invitation to deliver the
annual address at the celebration of
Lincoln's birthday at Galena, ILL.,, on
April q, 1903.
The Southern Railway has just
put seven monster freight engines on
the division from Spencer, N. c., to
Atlanta, GA. These engines are the
largest that the Southern has ever had
built.
w. L. Lawrence, Of Jonesboro.
Ga, was found dead locked in box
car at Camps saw mill. Lawrence had
been shot twice in the back with a
revolver. 1t is believed that the
young man was shot while at work.
- Texas has adopted an amendment
to It's constitution which makes the
payment of poll tax by February 1st
prerequisite to voting. The amount is
$3.50, of which 81 goes to the public
schools and fifty cents to the general
fund.
= In the stomach of COW butcher
ed recently near Montrose, Pa, a good
sized pooketbook with brass clasp
was found. The pocketbook contain
ed roll Of bills and 43 cents in
change. A shingle nail and a hair
pin was also found.
Great Britain is still the greatest
tea.drinking country. The consump-
tiOn ia ivo v1onnIo ~. l..J e ~
population. In Switzerland it is esti-
mated at one and half pounds per
head and in the United States about
one pound per head.
- Eleven cars Of freight train
went through trestle on the Central
Of Georgia railroad near Crawfish
Springs, Tenn, Wednesday afternoon,
and the cars and trestle were COM
pleaely destroyed by fire. The crew
without injury. Loss $12, 1000.
DR.. R. G.. Pearson, the we'll known
evangelist, has accepted the chair of
English Bible and Evangelical Meth
DDS in Cumberland University, Leban-
on, Tenn. He had to give up preauh-
ing, at least for time, on account of
his health.
- Three 5eioiais and $50 natives most
~ children, were killed by the earth.
quake which destroyed the town of
Audijan, in Central Asia. In addi-
lion, 300 natives and II soldiers were
injured, and 5000 houses of natives
and 130 Russian residences we're de-
stroyed.
Upon Miller, retired farmer, 20
years old, living at Mount Morris,
ILL.,, has made two articles Of inlaid
furniture, bureau and washstan9,
the first containing over 5000 pieces
of wood, the other over 5000 pieces.
which he intendsuto exhibit at the
Worlds Fair.
= Electricity is to be used in agri-
culture as fertilizer as WE'LL as for
mechanical power. The novel bat.
terry just perfected by two Russians
Is to be buried in the soil, which is
thus magnetized, and yields increased
and earlier crops, as proven by tests
with potatoes, beets, barley, etc.
The treaty between the United
States and Great Britain regarding
commercial relations between the
United Stateb and New Foundland, has
been mado public. Under it's provi-
5ions, raw cotton yarn and cotton seed
oil imported from the United States
are admitted to New Foundlaud free
IF duty.
= Col. r. 81. Pratt, head of the
government Indian school at Carlisle.
Pa, reports that the enrolment Of
Indian students there this year has
reached the high water mark Of 1 ,O73.
The students are encouraged to earn
money by hiring out during vacation,
and they made nearly $32, 900 that way
last year.
- It seems that in Texas the peo.
pie don't stand for bank robberies.
Three men attempted to rob bank
1t Alvord, Tex, and they soon learn
I'D they had walked up the wrong cat,
Two Of them we're shot to death while
The other surrendered, and now there
10 one gang of bank robbers less in the
West. They seem to have better luck
down South in Dixie.