The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-08-22
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The wheat heavest in the W0tis heaviest
realized for may years.
The man who stole q pair of boots the
other day had fit.
The city debt of New York is 100000
900. ... 49,.
An Illinois farmer has an 18, 900 acre corn
patch and 10000 acres of other grain.
Gone of those things no fellow can find
out" A good husband after II o'clock P.
M. ~ 49, .''~
Amherst produced a four-legged chicken
the other day, but could not keep it alive.
Industrious Oshkosh ladies average
four quarters of potato bugs before break
fast. ~. ""s w
A trip to California is. by many deemed
superior in attractions to voyage to Eu-'
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A lady of Springfield. Va, was bitten by
cat having the hydrophobia tho other day.
In New Mexico, recent vote on establish
ment free schools stood 81 for and 5,076
against. .... ..f. y
Western Tennessee says you can't beat her
on ancient negroes. She has one 130 years
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A negro of Columbus, Ca, bets forty, dol
lars that he cant cat seven pounds Of beefat
one meal 1~ ""'. .54"'';. 100
An Ohio woman, whose husband got
drunk, has recovered 81 900 from the man
who sold the liquor. h
Salt Lake City has established an ordin-
'ancc fning profane swearers $40 for each Of
fence. .,. r.
The first Odd Fellows Lodgein in Germany
was opened at Stuttgart in 1870, and there
are now $50 members of the society.
Central Park, New York, IS 967, acres in
area, and Phoenix Park, Dublin, one of the
largest city parks in the world; is 1852
acres.
The valuation of Boston is stated to have
increased $40, 100000 in real estate, and
e,00e, 900 in personal property during the
year. '' ? .''-'ss
A careful reckoner gives the tactical news
that during the past four years the Erie Rail-
way has carried $4,000, 900 gallons of milk
to New York City. .,..u
California contains larger number of e.
foreigners proportiohately than any other
State in the Union. The census shows
336,393 natives and 3O9,ss9 foreign
born.
\ gentleman was introduced to young
lady recently, and addressed her as follows:
"Wierc do you live, when at home?." To
which she promptly replied: "When I'm at
home, I live there" ..'.....
Out of sixty-four balloons which left the
French capital during the seigo only two
came to bad end, and as these were lost at
sea in trying to escape, it is but fair to sup
pose that they would otherwise have descend
ed safely. n ~
A farmer of the vicinity of Indianapolis
few years ago sold his farm for $4,000 and
went West to grow up with the country. p,
Recently he was in that city seeking employ
ment at $50 month, while the ground that
used to be his farm is now worth near y
million dollars. o.. >. .
"Papa, stand on that hearth" said little
trichnarian to his doting parent, who object,
ed thnt the hearth would be scratched, and
his mother would not like it. eyes, papa,
DO; wish you would" "But why, my
child? demonstrated paterfamilias. "Be-
cause mamma'll give you fits ifyou do, and
want to see her" o..
Speaking of penmanship. the latest and
one of the best anecdotes of our friend MIR.
Greeley shows how desirable it is at times
to be able to write ones name legibly.
Soon after arriving and entering his name
on the register ola hotel in the town where
he was to deliver lecture, an elderly country
man came into the Office, and, after ex-
amining the register, asked if DR.. B
was in,
"No such person here" said the clerk.
"No such person here "
"No, Sir"
"Young man." said the elderly one. with
solemn tone, "don't lie to ME. 1t won't do.
You can't fool old Gill Parks. DR.. B.
has been here, sure, and pretty drunk too, I
reckon, for he's left one of them air Latin
prescriptions of his on the regi:terl"
And he looked down again at II. G,'s
autograph.
Mock Duel.-The Georgians are making
merry over the farce ola duel between Joe
Brown and General Toombs. Here is what
the Blackshears Georgian says:
"Hark from Bob Toonlbs ye angry sound
Joe Brown, attend the cry;
No living man shall view the ground
Whore they will shortly lie.
For them therell be no duels beds,
In spite of all their jowers-
Their tall, their wise, their reverent heads
Are about as level as ours"
The most striking difference between
fool and a looking -glassis, that the fool speaks
without rejecting, and the looking-glass re-
fleets without speaking.
Wendell Phillipssay aPut an Ameri-
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