The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-01-13

y BULLS Nor IRlsH.-It was Scotch
woman who said that the butcher of her
town only killed half beast at o time:
it was dutchman who said that q pig
had no marks on his ears except q short
tail, and it was British magistrate who
being told by aiyagabond that he was
not married, responded, 'That's good
thing for your Wifes;" it was an English
reporter who stated.at a meeting were
exhibited .seast of the skull of an individ-
ual at different periods Of the adult life,
to show the changes produced IN ten
:years;n through. Dean Swift certainly
mentions twoskalls preserved in Irelany
one of a person when he grew to be a
man. It was q Portuguese mayor who
enumerated among the marks by which
the body of drowned man might be
Unidentified when found, "a marked i'm
pediment in his. Speech" it was q
Frenchman, the famous Carolina, who
contentedly laying his head upon q
large jar for a pillow, replied to one
who inquired if it was uot rather hard
Not at all, for I've stuffed it with hay"
it was an American lecturer who SOL
emnly saidone evening, parents, you
may haye,n and it was a German orator
who warming with his subject, exclaim-,
ed, "ThereisIno man, woman or child
in the house, who has arrived at the age
OF. fifty; years but what has felt tbs truth
Numbering through their minds for
centuries"
/ s.. -..:- --.:
"A French preacher describes hell as
ti place whore they talk politics all
day. What they do at night he does
not report.
Somebody advertises preparation
for keeping q lady's hands free from
chaps. a report that she has no
money,would do the s"mo thing.
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" meeting of the County
.Ae Patrons of HusbaHS
hall DUO ILasLnn,tas5
We HOPE that every \
Yountf will send up q foI )
|3fac6ve, earnest PatrdS
NJ county paper tells K ~
u new hoy in one, of n s
schools: ,ts,,The prcciotiss Auth. " Is
asked who make the bcau@ @idf 3
about there, and replied that he d.dl
not knsw,as his parents only moved
into town the day before"
DIR. DAVID LAMB.-This esteemed
Fgentleman, who was for many years
a practicing physician in Charleston
and Of late u resident Of SummcrsiIle
hdied at that place, on Sunday evening
Hast, afeer ~ long and painful illness
FDr. Lamb Was educated in Paris, enc
was a gentleman Of fine culture ant
polished manners.
sOur young friend, Phillip Murray
of Greenwood, who is Il member Of th'
Junior Class of Wofford College, tool
his departure on Monday last to re
spmc his labors in that institution
| MAY success crown him and all other
who are Jealous y devoting the sprln!
time of life to preparation for it
practical duties and grave realities.
The following data have recent.
been published inregard tothc growt
+ of mon and women: "The averag
weight Of boys at birth issO! pounds
the average weight Of girls is 6
\ pounds ; tho average weight Of male
at 20 is l43 pounds; the aveaaG
weight of females is'f23 pounds
!. Men acquirY greatest weight. on a
: average, at S5, weighing; women :
80. 1872 poultls.