The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1870-12-31

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An indiana woman has applied for
her seventh divorcs.
In the Sandwich. Islands il is death
for q mans mo,har.in.law to visit him
without permission.
A priest asked tipsy fellow, leaning
against the fenpc where he expected to
90 when he died2 off can't yet along
any better than now said he, II shan't
SO anywhere
a bapk-nose--an old delapidated one
-twas found, With piece of yellow
paper pasted on tho back oft, on which
was written, in bold, free hand, "Go it,
Bill, TN back yon?p
Carrying pistols is going out of fashion
in Southern California, and paper there
says il is tsglad to e,that most of our
s;sisens have had sonse enough toreturn
tothc use Of the howie;k kn:Ee.n
A farmer in Philadelphia, whose
sheep had been stolen for many years,
offered notorious shecp.stealer 500
year to let his focks alone. The worthy,
however, only smiled, and said, sNo,
thank you, / think con do better
"A telcsraphcr and hunter of New
Haven has brought into rogue new
and not very sportsman-like mode of
shooting squirrels. lie cquips himself
with "cliInbcrag--a sort of spur fastened
securely tothc ankles and used generally
for ascending telegraph poles lie can
then COUP after his game.
In New York on Tuesday morning a
venerable woman named Ellen Burke,
said to be,105 years old, made applica
tion to be sent to the ulmshouse. She
informed the Commissioners of Public
Charities that she was in destitute
circumstances, having out.liyed every
relative she had on earth. She is
native of Skibbcreen, ireland. Her re-
quest was complied with.
Some of the young women of Pro
yiaence, II l., seem to have practical
notions Of woman's rights. A girl of
that city, who recently graduated with
honors from the High School, immediate
ly went into a factory, and having re.
manned there until che earned 800.
finally, last week, started for the oberlih
(ohio) College, to complete her educa-
lion.
At school in Grccnrille, Alabama
tiis sentence Mary milk the cow was
given out to be parsed. The last word
was disposed cfin the following manner:
Cow is a noun, feminine gender, singular
number, third person, aud stands for
Mary Stands for Mary said the
excited pedagoguc; how do you make
that out" Because, answered tho
intelligent pupil, 'if the COW didn't stand
for Mary, how could Mary milk hcrY
Two physicians were engaged lately TO
raccinate the operatives in all the mills
oflhe Dwight Company: Chicopce, Mass,
at the company's expense, and as they
went into the mill No. 2 girl named
Elizabeth Scott, who lately came from
st Johns, n. b., was so frightened at
ths idea OF being vaccinated that she
fell backwards, striking spindle, which
was driven into the base of the brain
killing her almost instantly.
a farmer of North Shenango. Pa, in
August last, captured on his farm
rattlesnake about two feet long, and
sporting fercn rattles. His snakcshp
was placed in box, and Up to this time,
nearly four months, has not taken
particle of food, thonsh he has been
repeatedly tempted with datuties in the
way Of live mice, etc. The snake is the
frat one of that species seen in that
vicinity for the past twenty years, aud it
was generally supposed that they had
become extinct.
This is the latest SANDER on homo
cpstby :-lIahnemun, the founder ofthc
homeopathic school, was one day con.
suited ny 4 wealthy English lord. The
doctor listened patterned to the statement
which the patient made to him. lie
then took small vial, opened it and
held it under tho lords nose. Smell.
Well, you are cured" The lord asked,
iu surprise: How much do I owe you 2
a thousand francs was the reply. The
lord immediately pulled out bank note