The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-07-25
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| Why are electious like tents? Because
the canvass ends at the polls.
The savagcs are unjustly styled ignorant
for any healthy Indian is we'll red man.
The is one thing that can always be found
-and that's fault.
Dobs thinks he could sing "Way Down
on the Old Tar River" if he could get the
pitch.
A California sheep.raiser owns 10000
sheep, which bring him yearly income of
100000.
Kentucky papers says: "The famous DR..
Mary Walker, Esq, spent her youthful days
in manufacturing compound cathartic pills
in Breckinridgc County.
An Irish editor says he can see no earthly
reason why women should not be allowed
to become medical men.
Bad cooking on the part of the wife Is
held by Texas Judge to be good ground for
divorce. If this ruling obtains throughout
the country the lawyers will all get rich.
An enthusiastic editor, speaking Of new
prima donna, say: "Her voice is as soft as
roll of velvet and as tender as pair Of
J slop shop pantaloons"
| "A little boy accosted his papa thus:
Papa, are you growing still ?" "No dear:
what makes you think 50 ?" "Because the
top your head is coming through your
hair"
Father, why don't we ever see any faces
at the window ?" asked son of his parent,
as they were passing an insane asylum.
Because their heads are turned" was the
affectionate fathers reply.
George Francis Train he'd levee at jar.
rats Hotel, Petersburg, Va, Saturday morn.
ing between breakfast time and the leaving
Of the Richmond train at II. o'clock. A
special reporter of the Ladee counted the
visitors who rushed up to clasp hands with
the next President of America They amount
cd to cxactly 20
Once, during the war, Barnnm:: was at
Washington exhibiting General Tom Thumb
and Admiral Mutt. Mr.. Lincoln said:
"You have some very small generals, but I
think 1 can beat you.
A Louisville (Ky) opium cater "a we'll
known ctizon, by the way,) was supposed to
have died, the other night, in q fit Of into1i-
cation produced by his favorite drug, aud
preparations for his funeral were going on
when he returned to consciousness. He has
''sworn off," and his friends rejoice.
A colored preacher at Sparta, Georgia,
some time ago was heard to say in . funeral
sermon Of deceased brudder; "He rumin
ates no longer among US; he have exonofatcd
from the syllogisms of this worlds dscrim-
ination, and when he gets to de cold, dry
stream Of dc river Jordin the Kerosines and
Pcriphens will meet him dare to row him
over on dry land to the silverstering city.
Walnut stumps have become an article Of
merchandise, and many of them are very
valuable. The curly grain of tho roots is
used for veneering, and soma stumps are
worth one hundred and fifty dollars after be
ing properly worked into shape.
Gen. D. w. Adams, who died recently at
New Orleans, was wounded at the battle of
Shiloh, and supposed to be dead, was, with
many others who were being conveyed to
Corinth, thrown out into the mud to tighten
the wagon. Some stragglers passing shortly
afterwards detected signs of life in the sup
posed dead man, recognized him, though
covered with mud and blood, carried him
into Corinth, where good nursing brought
him round.
A party of young bloods from Lexington,
while on visit to st. Louis at the Saenger-
fest, few days ago were arrested by some
pretended policemen and carried to pre-
tended station-house on the charge Of carry
ing concealed weapons. Here their arms
were taken from than, and they were re-
quired to deposit twenty-five dollars in cash
as security to. their appearance next morn.
ing. They appeared, but their aecusers did
not; and they awokc from their unhappy
dream to find that they were good and law
abiding men-minus, however, their pistols
and their greenbacks.
GREAT BEE FIGHT.-Captaln Brown OF
this city recently robbed three hives, and
DR.. West, neighbor robbed four. The bees
thus deprived of the fruit of their labor be-
came furious, and uniting, forming an army
of seven hives, they invaded the premises OF
MIR. Horace Bledsoc, and making a furious
attack upon five of his hives: Bledsoe's bees
were taken by surprise, and although out
numbered fought with desperation for their
homes. The battle lasted several hours, and
four of the Blcdsoc hives were literally des,
troycd. The invaders were finally rePulseHd
after beng almost literally annihilated. 1t
was the bloodest bee battle on record, and
deserves to be handed down to posterity.-
Tennessee Why apd Tribune.
4 college student, in discussion with a
professor as to whether the sense of seeing
Or that of touch was the most delicate of the
senses, maintained tn the sense of touch