Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1873-11-13
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Items Of Interest.

Feather lrlIumlHS, ~ 10 ooiuy "tN W
in fashion again this winter.
Colorado now has niue daily, one
semi.weekly, and thirty.two weekly
newspapers.
We can always tell when an exchange
is stuck on job Of printing, BY the
wrappers it uses.
The Milwaukee Chamber OF Commerce
whittles mp bunch OF pine Shingles
every three days.
According to the revised list OF the
canvassers there are 164, $40 male qaah
fed voters in Philadelphia.
II has now become question as TO
whether phrenologist can tell what q
barrel contains by exsmining its head.
Our market reporter says that nai'e
are seldom sold by auction, though they
are often brought to the hammer.
Collections are so slow now that
absent. minded people find it more dill
ticult than usual to collect their
thoughts.
Ont OF the 10000 Americans whom
the Isst census of Paris gives as per-
manent MAJ residents, $4,000 are from the
Southern States.
One of the best directions to follow
for success in society is this: Talk to
the Young ones, and listen when the ola
ones talk to you.
A woman stated to 3 London masis-
trate recently that during her five years
Of married life her husband hSd KNOCK
ed het down 115 times.
Michigan's Constitutional Convention
has adopted clause prohibiting railway
companies from giving free passes TO any
but railway operatives.
fhc Chief Of the Boston Fire Depart.
ment has signed the pledge, and issued
an order for every nam in the depart
ment to do the same or -esign.
A pensioner of the Second connec
ticut Artillery drew 1852 pefstor
money, and being distrustful OF savings
banKS; deposited it in faro bank inside
OF three hotffs.
Denver is to have tlGw hotel, and
the public are assured that the walls
will be bullet proof, so that the guests
won't run any risk on account OF an
affair In the next room.
A boy at Mersoha, Wis, took drink
of carbolic acid the other day m his
curiosity to find out the contents OF
bottle. and he was dead almost before
he could get the bottle down.
The American Minister sends home
stating that many Americans (travelers,
walters, and laborers) are now III vienna
in destitute circumstances, and asking
that means be provided for their return
home.
An open winter is predicted, because
corn. .husks are thin. Per contra. other
prophets assure us that we shall have
very severe one, because corn.kusks are
thick. There can be no doubt about
the accuracy OF these predictions.
The fastest trains on the English rail-
WAYS is the Great Western Express he
tween the Paddington depot in London
and Exeter. It's average rate 0f speed
is As 64-10O miles per hour; but between
Paddineton and Swindon it travels az
the rate of SO 62 100 miles per hour, In
cluding the stopping.
You can tell wbeI printing-ofhce
has vacated building by the number
of blood spots, pieces OF skin, and
finger nails OH the floor. And another
sure indication of move is the mum.
Der of crippled individuals who call at
the new Office in the following week and
ask. care you settled yet 2
Among the documents read at the
trial of Marshal B ,zaine in Pmris was
one showing that there were l1:WO, oOo
cartridges in the arsenal OF Metz, OF
which only 900, 900 had been used when
the place capitulated and that when
Bazaipe said he had no ammunition, the
fact was he had no intention Of fight.
ing.
A colony of wasps built their nest q
few weeks ago in church, otfeDsiVeIy
near the choir. The sexton being ap,,,
peaIed to, said, "Ill fix the rascsIs J.
and proceeded to burn the wasps
out. The next day while gazing at the
ruips of th. church, the sexton was
heard to remark: ~ knew could bx
the rascals but I'm sorry the church
went along with 'em incidentally"
Ex.Gov. John W. Palmer, OF Illinois,
has written letter to say that IN his
opinion questions like that Of the mode
OF observance of the Sabbath are be-
yond the rightfnl domain OF legislation,
and that every person should be per-
mitted without legal hindrance to de;
termine for himself on that, rs on all
other days, how he will employ his
time. only that he shall not in any sense
invade the liberties OF others.