Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-10-09
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Facts and Fancies.

| Facts and Fancies.
Three persons were killed on the
Southwestern Railway, near Guiidford'
England.
New York city consumes 750, 900 hogs,
$50, 900 sheep and 47,0oo bullocks an
nually. ~"
The German Government has invest
s17, ,OOO,O 900 in the United States fye
per cents.
The Massachusetts, Republican State
Convention nominated Governor Wtate
80 r. olaot;on ash
A son and daughter Of the famous
Dayy Crockett are living near Action'
Hood county, Texas.
It's said that mocking birds ana
canaries sickened and died In Iennes-
see towns where cholers prevailed.
Some of the Western Changers have
invited the presidents OF tne raairoaas
to attend their meetings and give tnen
side Of the question.
Mother says musn't" is the way IN
which Peoria boarding house keepers
gently insinuate refusal to give creois
to uncertain young men.
II is said that the high notes OF Q
violin string are accompanied with SUI.
fcient concussion to explode iodlde OF
nitrogen on paper affixed to 1t.
Statistics are published showing that
great activity continues IN all tne snip
wards of the country, new and large
construction orders being constantly re-
ceived.
Milk. il is now found out, a pint be-
ine given every few hours, will check
violent stomach ache and lnclplent
cholera but you musnt boil 1t, Dut
heat it sufficiently to be agreeapiy
warm.
In Minnesota there were reported Tor
the month of august three suicides and
twenty.eight fatal accidents. Four OF
the latter were owing to the lndlscrlmln,
ate use Of the combined mower ana
reaper.
A French physician has discovered
that the peculiar odor OF Russia leather
has a yery beneficial effect upon weak
innos and he advises consumptivee
ru patients to repose upon pillows covered
with that material.
A German editor in Fort Wayne aearo
some one say, Consistency thou aisa
Jewell" and thinking it sounded well,
introduced it in his next ehuslon, put
he made a mess of it, saying, "Oh!
Consistency, you are diamond PIN.
A certain, politician, who would fain
be a Granger, says that II the sheep
wot1Id escape the wolves, they must
mite in measures for their own de-
fence. That is, they must call in the heip
of the dogs, one Of whom ne is whleh.
A man in Maine writes that he has
discovered a sure cure for consumption
in strong MULLEN leaf tea, sweetered
and drank freely every day from three
TO six months. The mullen leaves,
unless from young plants, must pe
uathered before July 25, and dried In
the shade.
A Hartford gentleman, who had tar
ried late at wine supper, found ms
wife waiting his return, In hlgh state
If neryousness. Said She" Here I've
been waiting, and rocking in the chair,
tlll my uedu pPiho ho"
"Jess 40. wife, where I've been," re.
sponded he. "Rs IN the atmospnere'
Sensational journalism is not popular
in Dublin. A newspaper reporter OF
that CITY recently interviewed o con-
demned murderer in his cell, and
flaming account was printed next morn
mo But, instead OF devouring it
aayar1,, the people were Disguised, and
censured the sheriff who had Permltted
the interview.
George G. Cannon, the Mormon dele,
gate to Congress, has secretly Obtained
divorces in the Territorial Propate
Court from all three of his polySamous
wives. Many regard this action as la-
ken in reference to the effort it is un-
derstood will be made in Washington
next winter against admitting polyga-
mist to seat in the House OF Repre-
sentatives.
Burdocks may be destroyed by con-
slant cutting; by pulling mp the roofs
by seyering them few inches below
the surface with wedding chisel or,
as it is now said, by cutting the plants
and then punching with a pointed SUCK
a hole in the stalk left in the ground
and pouring in little oil OF vitrioi
Csulphuric) acid. The acid burns out
the heart Of the root and kills the plant.
Here is an incident from awell, known
watering. place. Tho vendor OF soies
called visitors attention to his STOCK
in trade. but found that the stranger
would not deal, for the reason that the
last fish purchased of the vendor was
go bad that it had to be thrown away.
"Well, marm," was the defence, 1T
was your own fault, not mine for
was calling them soles in front OF your
house for three days before you'd buy
'em."