The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-11-10
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line ITO NIL out" IN the Havilab,
CAL, Miner.
The Hoopeston Chronicle proposes
to clean out some "Egian stables"
before long. s. b,
| "They put him in show case"
was the remark of rural lady who
recently attended a city funeral. ~,
A Western paper speaks of a new
T paper mill which 'will be made of
J, brick one hundred and seventy-fye
feet long" @i:5:za
A certain editor in speaking of the
miseries of Ireland, says, a"Ireland's
} cup of misery has been for ages oyer.
flowing, and seems to be not yet full"
care you guilty or not guiltyT'
. asked judge of prisoner the other
day. can sure now," saidPat g what
are you put there for but to find
that out ?" 5#2# 3at..ssi,'
The dying words OF q Delaware wo-
man were: "Henry, if you marry
again, remember that it only takes
cupful Of sugar to sweeten q quart Of
. gooseberries. f.s
i A correspondent of the New York
Mail says that "kissing q lady with
an Elizabethan ruff on is about as
much fun as embracing circular
saw 10 full motion.
There is 'sstrike" among the Doe
tors in one of the Swiss ,Cantons.
The people are exceedingly rejoiced,
and at last accounts all Of them were
in perfect health. 81
The Abba, Iowa, Independent was
two days late last week. Its princi.
pal compositor had eaten twenty
three ears of corn, and the doctor
didn't get him reconstructed on time.
Theprecocious scboolboy, who, quo
ting from a distinguished statesman,
said no "knew no North nor South =
was surprised to find himself put at
the bottom of the class in geography.
The St. John, N. B., Globe ieels q
degree of pride in being able to an
nounce that, at the reception given
to the Lord and Countess Of Dufferin,
in that city, every man was sober.
One of a party Of friends, referring
to an exquisite musical composition,
said: "That song always carries me
away when l hear it." "Can any
body whistle t?" asked Douglass
Jerrold, laughing.
A Judge at Montgomery, Ala, re-
Gently interrupted q very iowery
young orator with-"Hold on. hold
on, my dear sir! Don't 60 any high.
er! You are already ont of the juris-
diction Of the courtl''
A Galena man went to the cemetery,
dug up his fathers grave-stone.5 And
offered it for sale to a marble cutter.
The Gazette triumphantly adds, asa
challenge to the world, "Bring on
your mean men |" ...-s .t..ll..'...
The new silver "trade dollar" de.
scription Of which we published last
week, and which has just been issued
from the U. S. Mint, will be received
at par on subscription.-Spirit of the
Times, Batavia, N. Y.
1t is proposed to get up cemetery
near New York, of about one hundred
acres in extent, for the burial of peo-
pie who have been talked to death.
The idea is good one, but tho ceme-
terry ought to be larger. " "
The Pilot, Jackson, Miss, has re-
Gently been established as republi-
can daily. To it's exchanges it says:
"In noticing us a good, hearty bat
over the coacoanut will be better ap-
preciated by us than continued ST.
lence."
A Sioux City lady went to a gale
ry to have her picture taken. After
putting her in position, the artist put
the plate in the Camera, and told her
to look at certain place in the wall.
She wasn't certain of seeing it we'll
from where she sat, and so got up
and walked over it, but failed to
discover anything curious about it.
The Philadelphia Ledger and 9TH
er Eastern papers publish, touching
obituaries Of Hon. Philetus Sawyer,
of Oshkosh, Wis. In the name of
the living Philetus we protest. He
insists that he is not dead, although
the Chicago Times attempted to kill
him.-Inter Ocean.
A Frenchman being about to re-
move his shop, his landlord inquired
the riason, stating at the same time
that it was considered very good
stand for business. The Frencbman
replied, "Oh yes, he's very good
stand for de business. Me stand all
day ; for nobody come to make me
move"
The Governor of Illinois recently
pardoned a pehitentiary convict be-
cause they said he was dying of con-
That pardon did more for
that young man than would have
been done by dozen bottles of cod
liver oil. In twen9y-four hours his
lungs wero as sound as if they had
been made Of brass.
The subject of impression at first
sight was being talked over in FAM.
y circle, when the mother of the fam
iIy said, 81 always form an idea of
person on first sight, and generally
find it correct" "Namma," said her
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