The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-08-02
Items OF Interest.

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The speeches that have not been made
are the best. "5 .sr..a>H ~ 2,..'>sa
The desert Of Sahara covers 2,o00,000
square miles. .:F>s -s....-s' ~ -.
We take great liberties with those from
whom we expect nothing. =.
There is no use disputing with man
who will not be convinced. ....,dt.a.a.
a man should be doing e good busiT
ness, if it is not 80 profitable. yfE an
The wholesale prices for cattle have
reached the lowest price since 1862. ;al
What species of love is that which is
never reciprocated2 A neuralgia afecc
Some people cannot drive to happi-
with four horses, end others can reach
the goal on foot. fII7a4 u ig -as
Newer look g. gift horse in the
mouth, nor examine the date OF On cx-
change begged from an editor. ~
In Kern county, California, few
days ago, sixteen hundred sheep were
sold to a butcher for Fifty cents head.
When the young ladies hand you
card nowadays with the cabalistie let
ters, 7. NJ. @. A. it means "you may
call again. .br- < - ~ 81. aS="s.
= Doing business without advertising,
says the Danbury Nesos, is a good deal
like trying to borrow flag on the
fourth Of july. SIC q ~ " aa2
Laughing maymake man grow fat.
but you've got to mix it nightly with
bread and meat and quiet conscience
if you get it to stick !@ss 70f
TITS proposed; to amend the eonstitu-
ton of Connecticut by adding section
making nine members Of q jury compe.
tent to render d verdict. 7"
A YANKEES, describing an opponent
whose person was extremely thin, says:
81 will tell yen what, sir-that man
don't amount to a. sum In, arithmetic;
cost him up, and there's nothing to
carry" -, .,,. 49,. - -, -
A new trouble threatens the country.
The scarcity of help II already being
felt, especially in the West. Nearly
every body is being withdrawn from the
field and shop to fall vacancies in tie
family of the late A. T. Stewart. o
Accustom yourself to overcome and
master things Of difficulty |; for, If you
observe, the left hand for want of practice
is insignificant, and not adapted to gen.
eral business, yet it holds the bride bet
ter than the right, from constant use.
"In Eastern lands" when the govern
ment wants to get rid of q troublesome
subject, he is invited to dine with the
chief local oficial, and word is sent to
his family that t'his dinner did potagree
with him, q after which he passes into
history. p = 'i'... ~, '',..} eaEh.}lt. =
% ooh, my dear sirl' said apoor sui.
ferer to a dentist, "this is the second
wrong tooth you I've pulled out !" "Very
sorry, my dear sir, said the blundeTing
operator; "but as there were only three
altogether when I begun, I'm sure to be
right next time" & y .asss:5Is3 ta
A Chicago paper says that clergyman
of that city thinks it looks decidedly
suspicious for q member Of his congre-
cation to send him mess OF hsh OF
Monday morning, especially when he
recollects that that memberswas not at
church the day befores AZ. .aarg !.t .
g IAN old fellow vas paid his weeks
wages in,.New York, recently, receiving
the most partof it. in silver half dollars.
Ee looked benignly at them as they lay
in his palm, chuckled as. though. IN
triumph, and exclaimed = "That's the
stuff the rats can't chew" ~ T., -
!. The first lord of the admiralty on his
first voyage down the Thames, in rather
a leaky vessel, observed the men work
ing the pumps. "Dear mel" he said,
81 did not know you had well on
board, captain, -but I am. really very
glad, as do detest river water"
~" Can, you change this William for
me9" said young man who presenteda o
$50 bill at the counter Of bank recent
ly. ttYes," said the cashier; "but why
do. you call it a William :" oh, I'm
not familiar enough with this kind OF
thing TO call it Bill" was the ready
reply ra.d..37ai .i;4ns q: .laa..t
ii The six men hanged at Salonics for
completely in the murder OF the eonsuls
were all notorious assassins. When led
ont to execution each refused. assistance,
adjusted the rope round his own neck
himself, and kicked the stool from under
his feet. The inquiry made by the Turk
ish government previous to their .execu-
ton was carried on In secret. Ii
The idea of South Carolina judge is
to allow any one to sell liquor freely, but
require every one who wishes it to take
out a regular license, which should be
granted only upon o reasonable proof
that he may be trusted to keep tolerably
sober, end to be revoked If he gets up
roariously drunk selling or giving
liquor to any person not showing such
license to be misdemeanor. Il E"
"A gentleman afflicted with an impedi.
nnent in his speech took dinner at e
tavern, and calling to waiter addressed
him thus: "We-w-waiter, gi-give M
me s-s-some r-r-roast b-b-beef. y" The
waiter stammered outin reply: "W-w-we
a-a-ain't g-g-got any," At which the
gentleman, highly enraged, supposing
the servant was mocking him, sprung
from his seat and was proceeding to
knock him down, when third person
arrested his arm and cried to him not to
strike, saying: "He st-st-stutters
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