The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-05-04

lhuteS earlier possibly halt the mem. | cl,
srs Of the House OF Delegates would W
- A-----n killed by the. fe'l;no nf tho ~
g. Wisdom lays out the plans, but
:. perseverance builds the structure.
-Four prominent English magazines
are edited by women.
Never make money at.the expense
Of your reputation.
There are seventy papers in
Z America called the Telegraph
Tho London GrapAic has sent an
artist to do America, beginning at San
Francisco.
lis pork merchant doctor be-
cause he cures his own hams?
"A western girl likes to make bread,
because it cleans her hands 80 beauti
fully.
-Theae is literary club of ladies
and gentlemen in Kalamazoo called the
"Ginger Sohnapp Club"
The ondon Telegraph sent re-
porter to Portland to describe the Pea.
body funeral.
The latest notion of Paris paper
10 to offer wedding rings to all new
!. Subscribers.
s. Josh Billings "Farmers' Alminax"
has reached sale Of seventy one thou
sand copies.
An Irish printer, hunting up
missing theatrical advertisement, said he
was docking for the lost play.ad."
AFlorida negro was two ears ago so
terrified at the cars that he had to be
eblindfolded to get him on board. Now
he is q Senator aad director of the rail.
road.
"A little boy of Hudson, New York,
r couldn't remember the text exactly, but
thought it was "something about hawk
between two pigeons" 1t was. "Why
halt,ye between two opinions.
"A countryman stopped at tele-
graph window, where a young lady
was receiving dispatches, and after
looking on moment, called to his
companion: "Say, Bill. just you come
and see 'em make paper collars! Don't
she know her biz, hey, Bill?"
= A man who has strong mind can
bear to be insulted, can bear offences.
because he is strong. Tho weak mind
snaps and snarls at little; the strong
mind bears it like rock. and it moveth
not, though thousand breakers dash
upon it and cast their pitiful malice in
the spray upon its summit.
A Newburg clergyman suddenly stop
Lrd in the midst Of his sermon, on
Sunday, and sat down. This aroused
tho sleepeys, and he then arose and
said he did not propose to preach to
persons who were sleeping under his
sermon, and he had taken this course to
secure wide-awake audience. He had
il.
II is said that Revels comes into the
Senate every dav smelling 80 strong Of
musk that even Sumner holds his nose.
declaring that musk ia verv offensive
to him. When he finds that instead
Of musk it is Revels' natural smell. he
Will be delighted with it.-M y Day
Book
-.Ap exchange says Trying to do
busines without advertising is like
wiokipg through pear Of green Cog
giles. You may know that you are do.
ing it but nobody else does.
The frs: colored woman to enter
upon the study of law in the United
States is Charlotte f. Ray, daughter of
Rev. Charles B. Ray. She has entered
the Law Department of Howard Uni.
versity, Washington.
- Belton County. West Tennessee,
has Jail without tenant; court with
cut docket; q jndgo who needs no
jury; term Of tour months without any
Known infraction Of the law. The Court
met last Monday, and there were no
) cases to be tried. The Judge waited
day, and there was nothing to be done.
Butler can find no County in Massacliu.
sets with snch "record."
"A ghost drove an entire family
tumnftcusly from house in Oswego
Of late hour few nights since After
awhile their excitement was allayed, and
on investigation they found that COW
: on a forging raid, had mado her way
"N 'o'o huCHcH abu inserted ncr
bead into an empty -four barrel. The
! barrel became fast on her horns, and,
unable to escape the incumbcrancc, the
terrified animal commenced franatic
y rampage about tho apartment, with the
result above described.
Daring a Wyoming murder trial,
: tho murdered man appeared iu the court
alivs ADD we'll. The trial, however,
vent ou, and the jury brought in ver-
dict Of guilty. allows this Z" says the
judEs, "there has been no murder: the
jory IA convinced thht tho prisoner did
not murder.t this man, but he is dan.
gerous man. Il nm snrc he stole my
gray. mare, and we balieyc that hanging
him 10 necsssary f0S she peace Of thol
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