Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-03-09
Items oil Interest.

Items OF Interest.
"'Tis false" as the girl said when
her lover told her she had beautiful
hair.
"The rich," said wit, "eat venison
becauseit is deer. eat mutton because
it is sheep"
The Prussian government oompels
bakers to keep their bread at least one
day before selling.
Buckingham, Ferry and Starkveather,
all from Connecticut, and all taken away
within few months.
A Roman once said "Build me
house where I shall be seen by every one
every hour of the day"
London is estimated by the register
general to contain now nearly three mil
lions and half of people.
The Legislature of Minnesota passeda
bill to borrow 100000 from the school
fund to pay its current expenses.
"Perley" insists that cold tea in
the Capitol restaurant at Washington is
a liberal translation of whisky"
Thirty-two sales of short horns took
place in Kentucky last year, IN which
1853 animals we're sold for $685., ,946.
There are 21, ,255 Baptist churches In
the United States, with Is, lit ministers,
and total membership Of 1875, ,OOO.
"John, if you're going to be out till
two o'clock tonight you'll have to stay
at home and let yourself in, for l won't
Lycoming county (Pa) farmer took
home freshly painted wagon three
COWS licked the paint off and died the
next day.
Eleven shillings and the same number
of pence constituted the entire capital
of a London banker when he failed for
about 5000, 1000.
Under the Iowa civil damage law the
wives of drunkards in Sioux City have
sued liquor dealers for sums amounting
in all to $50, 1000.
Laziness is said to be one OF the causes
of insanity. In the Virginia bediam
there are two women and one man who
became insane from Incidence.
A chandler having had some candles
stolen. q person bid him be Of good
cheer, "for in short time" said ne,
"I am confident they will all come TO
light"
One of our merchants sat his umbrella
AGAINST tree while he stepped into
store to ask question. When he came
ont the tree stood there. No one had
taken it.
A counsel was asked by the judge for
whom he was corcerned. He answered:
II am concerned, my lord, for the
plaintiff, but am employed by the
defendant"
Minnesota Falls, Mimi, was organized
a. town over three years ago, and al
though the population is over three nun
dred. not death has occurred there dur
the three years.
There has been o good deal OF fun
made over the Chinese birds nest soup,
bat it is said by Americans who nave
tasted of the dish that it will yet be
served at our restaurants.
A school inspector visiting school,
said "Now, children. who loves all
men 2" The question was hardly put
before little girl, not four years DID,
answered "An women"
Speaking of the depression OF trade
the world over, the Pail MaH Gazette
saws: In Austria and Germany the re,
coyery will be slower than in England
or the United States, for the simple
reason that their resources OF all kinds
are less.
David. T. Sleeper, of Sandown, N.
r.. who is totally blind, is able to reap,
NOW, thresh, chop down trees, cut up
cord wood, make Ak handles, OK goads'
and can 20 round the neighborhood with
assistance or direction from any one,
and never finds time to spend In regret
ing the loss of his eyesight.
The arithmetic man of Western
naner has discovered if every one OF the
5000, 900 families in the American
Union would only skim the soap grease
off their dishwater, and invest Its pro
ceeds In sinking fund at iout per eenv. =.
compound in terest, the proceeds In l69
wears two montas and eleven days would
pay off the national debt.
A minister offered a prayer at
the laying of % corner stone. A orisk or!a: !:
young reporter bustled up and said:
III wish you would give me the manu-.
script of that prayer" II never write
out my prayers" said the preacher:
"WeI," said the reporter, I" couldn't
hear word you said" 81 wasntpray-
ing to you," quickly replied the parson.
A Wisconsin trader discovered two
men, disguised with wells, robbing his
store one night recently, and went for
them with revolver. The rogues He'd
and he followed, firing as he went, but
the thieves apparently escaped; The
next morning man was found dead IN
the road with veil over his face, and ne
proved to be the traders brother-In-
law.
Mineral Wool.