The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-03-01
Items of Interest.
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Items of Interest. e
Be contented with what you have un-
til YOU see chance of getting more.
Seeing is not believing. There are
many men you can see. and yet canno
believe.
A beautiful seven inch centlpede WILL
be one of Texas contributions to the
centennial.
It is expected that the revenue OF
France this year will exceed elOO, OOo'-
600 sterling, and be nearly "a, 0OO,OOo III
excess of the estimates. e
Another insect, called the, twister, has
attacked the vineyards in Lombardy, and
is said to be far more destructive than
the renowned phylo1era.
A father in Bradford county, Pa,
ninety years of age, boxed his sons ears
severely for abusing his wife. The boy
is about sixty years OF age.
A girl, one of bridal party OF tour
lists, was recently blown off the highest
cliff Of the Giants Causeway in Ireland,
and, of course, instantly killed. -
The supper at Knights OF Pythlas
ball IN Sedalia, Mo-, was not ready at
the appointed time, and the hungry
members stoned the caterer to death.
Inebriated gentleman who has fallen
down stairs to another who offers to help
him up: "Wharzeuse slobberin' round
a fella:3 7 allus come down stairs that
way'"
The high price which is charged for
gas. and it's often poor quality, are
bringing kerosene into favor more and
more. Many shops even in larsS cities
are lighted by kerosene.
Mayor Lewis, of New Haven, while
making his New Year s calls, was shut In
q door as to his coat tails in such man
ner that he could not reach the bell
pull, and had to remain in that un-
pleasant predicament till the next caller
arrived.
A Stratford school teacher got the
bows down on him by taking their apples
away from them when they had them
around during school time, and eating
them himself, but he looks at them very
carefully since he ate one charged with
red pepper.
When twoyoung Cinnamon, now being
educated in Lowell factory, made ap-
plication the other day for permission to
cut off their pigtails, for fear Of their
catching in the machinery, the request
had to be first forwarded to the authori-
ties in China.
When Senator Sharon's daughter was
married, the bishop who performed the
ceremony was compensated with check
for $4,000. Recently gentleman OF
New York gave the clergyman who per-
formed the marriage ceremony $2,O 900 in
new bank notes.
Brigham Young has prohibited his
wives and daughters from taking part III
round dancing. The prophet has also
decreed that all balls and parties given
in the ward schoolhouses shall begin Mt
one o'clock in the afternoon and close at
ten o'clock in the evening.
Paisley, near Glasgow, is probably
the greatest thread manufacturing cen
ter in the world, its exports OF sewing
cottons for last year amounting to near
S,OOO,O 900. The United States is the hest
customer, taking last year 2,3l4, 600
pounds, valued at 81, 450, 900.
A Western correspondent h's inter-
viewed young Joe Smith, son of the Nor
mon prophet. Young Joe is described
as broad d-shouldered, good-looking aud
forty-three. He is opposed to poly
gamy, but says the Mormons of Utah
will not give it up without fight
A bill is to be introducedin into the Wis
consin Legislature providing a severe
punishment for proprietors OF lntelil-
gence Offices when detected IN the ne
farious occupation Of sending young
girls to disreputable houses under pre-
text of furnishing them employment.
An English funny paper says it IS not
generally known that very appropriate
covering for the bed of O river may be
made out of the sheets Of water which
abound in the adjacent meadows. The
best way is to wait till they are frozen
over, aud then cut them up With palr
of skates.
Kissaxe, an Indian chief, believed to
have been one hundred years old, died
recently in Washington Territory. de
belonged to the Cowlitz tribe, which
has dwindled, in twenty years, from
about a 1000 persons to thirty three,
whisky and smallpox having mainly
done the work.
According to Hassel, the numerical
value of the various important religions
of the world may be estimated thus
Christians of all denominations, 12O, ,0OO,-
600; Jews, nearly 1000, 600; NOLAN
medans, 10000 followers OF the
Brahman religion, 100000; Bud
dhists, 315,0O0,000.
A conditional contract has been en-
tered into by the officers of the Pough-
keepsie bridge company for the con-
struction of the great bridge across the
Hudson. The price is stated to be
little over 100000 of which 81, ,OO0,-
900 in cash has to be raised and paid
before the work commences.
Webster City, says the Burlington
Ha,uheye, rejoices in local novelist who
is publ shing her earliest efforts in the
local papers. "Elfda, behold the
mune," "The mune, me lorda" cay,
mune; whitherfore dostest thou echoest
me2" "Good, me lord, I echoest no.
body." "Then, thank Heaven, we are
saved"
Lord Grey is uneasy because the $780,,
900 men whom he supposes England
could at once put into the field do not
include a sufficient proportion of trained
soldiers while the London Times seeks
to quiet his alarm by the remark that
militia force of 100000 men cannot be
entirely worthless, even as regards ac-
tive operation.
The strictness of church government
in old Puritan times seems like down
right tyranny in these days of religious
liberty. In the record book of an old
Connecticut church Q7O2) appears the
following: For making noise in
church, Ann Bolton, spinster, is to sit
three Sundays in the poor pew and pay
a fine of five shillings."
Milwaukee papers give this society
news: The lovely and accomplished
Mrs. Crooked Bourbon was the admira-
ton of nil the indicted guests at the
! fancy hall Last nipht. She wore 20. 900