The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-07-12

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Dr D .. i. Snodgrass, Of
New York who speaks from expert.
ence assWell as observation, recon-
smends forsthese distressing and now
very common complaints the free
use of small pieces of ice, swallowed.
whole. Ice water, he says, is OBJ.
jectionable, as we'll as allowing the
ice to dissolve in the mouth. He
calls his remedy the ice-pill, and as
it is so simple, it should be tried
lie says the first sensation, when the
ice reaches the stomach, may be
strange, and evening alarming, but
that there is no dander from It.
An Ok, weighing $500 pounds, and
perfectly white, raised in illinois, and
a five legged COW, were passengers on
the David White at Wheeling, On
Thursday. They arc en- route for the
Worlds Fair, at New York.
In Washington the complete official
returns on the license question
show that 96l votes were cast in fa.
vor OF granting licenses, and l,9G3
against licenses to sell Intoxicating
liquors. Every ward in tho city cx,
cept the seventh (the island) gave a
majority against license, the 7th giving
two majority in favor. There IS
great rejoicing among the fri nds
of temperance.
"A dealer in ready made linen in
New-Iork advertises his shirts and
chemiscttcs under the mellitluous ap-
pcllatIon of "male and female cnyel-
opcs."
"A Yankee boy had whole Dutch
cheese set before him by Il waggish
friend, who, however, gave him no
knife. "llis is funny cheese, uncle
Joe, but where shall cut it," ooh"
said the srinning friend, "cut it where
you like" "Very wcll," said the Yam.
kee, coolly putting it under his arm,
"lll cut it home"
West POINT CADEr.-Mr. Paul 7
Quatt!ebum, Of Lexington, has received.
an appointment to West Point from
that District.
AceuAlNTANcE.-li a man does not
make new ac9uantances as he nd
vances through life, he will soon find
himself left alone. A man should
keep his friendship in constant repair.
DR.. Johnson.
How We PAY.--A well known no
l!t'cal economist says: "Wc pay best
first, those who destroy us, generals:
second, those who cheat us-politi.
clans and quacks; third, those who
anusc us-singers and musicians; and
least OF all those who instruct us
auiherE, schoolmastcrs and cditors.n
,,Lct the toast be; dear woman" as
the guest said to the landlady when
she was about removing the toast dish
to the other end of the. table.
A husband and wife, travelling
through the woods in haste, met with
melancholy accident, which is recoded
in the following ielicitous strain
And while retrealing through the woods.
>, And through the tangled fern,
lie tore his must-cn 't-mci.ti ems
And had 10 put OH l,crn!
BLooDED Stock FOR FARMs.-Thc
steamer humboldt, at New. York, has
brouht over from Europe fifteen mcri-
no sheep, valuable Norman stud
horse, and iye brood mares.
The first Magnetic Telegraph in Cal.
it"rnia was, at our last dates. in course
of construction from Sacramento to
Nevada, via Auburn. The wire has
also arrived at San Francisco for the
main tclcgraphic linc from that city to
Marysvillc, via Sac Jose, Stockton.
and Sacramento.
When we look at a field of wheat
we find that those stalks which raise
their heads the highest are the emp.
llest. The same way with men,
those who assume the greatest consc.
qucncc, have generally the least share
OF Judgment and ability.
1t is said that pair of pretty cycs
are the best mirror IL man can shave
by. 'Zactly 50, and it is unqucstion-
ably the ease that many a man has
been shaved by them.
VIM. S. Sharkcy, late United States
Consul at Havana, has been nominated
for Governor hy several County Con
rcntions of Mississippi.
. funny PEEplcAMEHr.-WhiIc
party oi'twclvc ladies were in bathing
at Newport, the other day, the horse
ran away with the wagon containing
all their cloths. How they reached
home can better be imagined than dc.
scribGd.
BASK OF THE UNITED STATES
Philadelphia paper state that the
report Dt A'cssrs Campbell, Page and
Olstead, auditors appointed to set
tie all accounts for the trustee Of
the Bank Of the United States, has