The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1874-01-14
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Think of, ;im." no, -. =. .: =.
"a bullet: "a string and a pistol arr
the dental instruments a.'!Nev
Haven man. uses. 49,. 49,. ....: :.
II Aprisonergo out Of the Greer
Bay ealaboose by pislsipg. the lock
with q tooth-p!ck.. !, j. :. ,r
:: An English. publisher who adver
tised "Joaeuin Miller, half calfs'' i:
threatened With a libel suit. q. ~.
ssMatchless maid," is the way {
presumptuous young man addressed
:a1lady Of a very uncertain age.
:: Since the hard times struck Ne
vada they have raised the price o.
killing Cinnamon to seven dollars
:: IA San Francisco paper Keeps g
regular place set apart in its col
sunns for earthquake: departments
naT The Press end Ban7aer Office
is we'll supplied all the needed ma.
terials forneat job printing. All
work done promptly and cheaply.
J. Recent statistics show that the
vslue of the books sold in the Ger
man empire amounts to only one
half of the tax upon the ,consump-
:tion of brandy. . ,..
I aThere y said Jones, as he wrath
fallya pushed away the pie which
his landlady had just served him,
othe. stuff isn't fit for pig to; eat,
and I amt going to eat it.'
!: a Cincinnati matron says that
there is not 8 fashionable girl in
that city but would rather stay away
from church than be seen wearing
a pair of single-button gloves.
The announcement in a'down-
town dining. room that gentlemen
,.are at liberty to call for all the but
.ter they wish is severe satire upon
the waters which are served in our
fashionable saloons. ...-.t
: Tipkins aroused his wife from a
sound sleep the other night, saying
he had seen q ghost in the shape OF
an ass. 30, let:me Sleep" was the
reply Of the ,irate dame, "and don't
sbe frightened at yourown shadow. "
!: Last week, in ofiio;Fa young lady
died from what a round-headed old
doctor said was ''heart klot or en-
,.byolism Of the main flne Of the
heart: but she revived in an hour
and it was found had been tempo
i ,,,rrarily choked by a chew of gum
which sic lad swallowed. -...,af
A newspaper paragraph says that
a Chicago girl, compfaips:to the po.
lice that SIZE has been robbed of
t224 gold rings. Whereupon, q mean
paragraphist observes that, proba-
bly,, at least two hundred OF them
were en ngagement rings..s ~ =.
{ A demure citizen of Portland
was walking down town one morn
ing last week, when. a, stranger ira ad-
dressed him; Do you know where
the post-ofce eis!??',,.'+;; eyes" an
swered. the Portlapder, afably, and
walked. onawithout further parley.
After proceeding for about ten
steps be looked back and inquired
in his turn, "Why2 Did you want
to know % "No,' replied the vic
Jim, with great earnestness, and
then, the account having been BAL
auced, the two shook hands grave
,ly, and walked off toward the Fal-
mouth s..i..its ~ ,,t.r =. -: r.:
81 In the smoking car of New Ha-
ven; train, Friday, were seated two
men faced to each other, whom
white ;nsck-eloths made. conspicp-
ots despite. the clouds of smoke.
They were conversing. on. the sub
jectiof church government, and got
pretty we'll advanced in the: topic
when two men sharing their seat
drew forth a pack, of cards, and
pretty soon. the obselv stions on
church government were diversified
by such remarks as, "What's
trumps?" "Take up" "Pass.'"
"SkphhkseSa, h s Stfhunaaer aa Y12 r. r.. :
-. Cur THIS rQuT.- a tea made Of
peach leaves is sure cure of kid
ney difficulty. A plaster made of
fresh slack. lime and fresh far. is. al
sure cure for a cancer, which, with
all its roots, will come out, A tea
made eof chestnut leaves, drank in
the place Of, water, will cure the
most obstinate case of dropsy in q
few days. A tea made: of ripe or
dried whortleberries, and drank in
the place Of water is|a sure and
speedy cure for scrofiilous lifcul-
ties, however bad lMlemphis Regis
,."~Dsas} ,}, oii j ,11tGSSP t;ggd Sarah r, ssia ,,
schoolgirl. "don't 3 see: very we'll,
and last Sunday she was buzzing
asoupd getting ready for church,
looking fer;umbrellas, specs, over
shoes, and last but not least, her
PRAYER book. The latter She thought
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