The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-03-15
Items Of Interest.


q tonic. Yes, it's Teutonic. .
Tom Paine's birthday was celebrated
by the different associations bearing his'
name in the United States. .r x 49,
Iaborers in the Michigan woods are
working for their board. That's what
the woods are for, we believe.
An exchange wants to know, since
work is pronounced wirk, why pork,
should not be pronounced plrk u,
She asked him if her new dress wasn't
as sweet as spring rose, and the brute;
said it was, even. to the minor attraction
of still having little due on il. I'D ~.
i When a man dies nowadays worth
81, 600, 900, the first question everybody
asks is GLOW many wives; docs he
leave a"" -. ,-' ..----.s ;.jL'i l.: 5
The recent death of Canadian judge
makes it necessary for forty cases which
he had taken into consideration to be'
tried over again. 80 y .,.''; 2sS';..'ia Z =
The Carthaginian inscriptions, to the ]
number of 2,084, which went down IN the
Magenta, have been all safely 'reoovered
by The divers. s.g ss,5. 80, a,..
An ast has been introduced in the
| Pennsylvania Legislature to iprotect
minors. learning useful trades, against
tho tyranny OF unions. ~, :. .y.5,
The governor Of Virginia pardoned o.
criminal on condition that he shallneyer.
use ardent spirits, wine, or any other In;
to1icating beverage! .. ,a.:af ~
The saving that ."there Is more pleas
ure in giving than receiving is SUPP
posed to refer chiefly to kicks, medicine
and advice. 80 -',,' .'',.'.3, ~. - .
"Will you take something3" said
teetotaller to friend, while standing
near q tavern. "I don't care II do"
WAS the reply. "wen then er Ley a,rat Us AXE 4
o walk. "'''' - -, ,f,,it..
It was John Van Buren, who, being
stopped by highwaymen ons night,
said: Gentlemen, + haven't got any
money, but III give you my note for
three months" al, ,,,',.: -, E,,s4.. IS
Statistics of insanity show that cases
of mental arrangement are more numer-
ous, in proportion to population, In Me- I,
yada and California than, in any other:
| States In Gl6 UuiOu.s - LsaiE .Est az ~ - g
A Justice Of the peace at Green Bay,
Wis, charges $40 for marrying o eeuple
and $3.50 for divorcing them. He
writes MISREPRESENTATION =, ACROSS the
face of the license, and the thing is(
done.'| '''.f = -. - =, -
Now pick almanacs. They are dead
ripe, and are worth about two and
half cents pound, rag measure. None
genuine unless brsnded <" 1877" .":' Ask
your druggist for that kind, and take no
other. .,,,,..,.,..,,,l, .,..,,,,y
Punch once told q droll story of q MAJ,
who, being suddenly raised to riches, 4
exclaimed, in the fullness OF his satisfac-
ton: "Oh, that I could stand in the
road and see myself ride by IN my car
riage." -u.l i5.,,a,!,sg,.. ~. -, .s,y,-
Recent statistics show that ON the en-,
tire globe there are3, 704 900 Methodista
in full membership, and %, ,707 Metho-
dist ministers. The number of Metho.
dists in Great Britain is 350, ,800, and OF
1 preachers 18, 1000. u"1s1 ~
| A Salt Lake Mormon hfs written 70
the Centennial committee proposing TO
exhibit his nine wives at Philadelphia,
tsto illustrate one of the social phases OF
American life." BE adds that his wives
are anxious to 60. WY :. ,.'' -. .,.. g
! The conductors Of the San Francisco
lying in hospital have pehtioned the
country authorities for an increased a.
i Iowance or. the ground Of the unusually
great number of applications, "especl-
ally by young girls" sy.l!.J .. . ..'.&
Prof. Toury of Baltimore bought SAM
ples of the kerosene sold in the stores.
and found by experiment. that more
than half OF the stuff was very danger
Gus, giving off inAammable vapor at a
very low temperature. t,''.',r%.i -.'' Il
It was incidentally stated OF the Lon
don bankruptcy court that tho strln-
eency with which the provisions OF the
new adulteration act have been carried
into effect has caused o number OF fall
ures in the milk trade. .. &C.,.
Among the New York lawyers it Is
said that David Dudley Fields income
is 1915, 600; Samuel G. Courtneys,
5000, 600; Brown, Hall & VanderpooPs
1926, 600; e. W. Stoughton's, $500, 600,
and VIM. NJ. Evarts', $3.50, 600. '..r,- ~ /.
Charlie Ross father has received from
some philanthropist few mysterious
words which he is to repeat at midnight
while he walks around the four quarters
of freshly-killed and cut-up pullet, the
reward being the Immediate return OF NJ 10
son. go.
Tie h,dependent says: We had it
from Vice-President Wilson's own lips
that about q year before his death he
advised Gen. ". T. Sherman to be care
full in his public utterances, as he was
very likely to- be the next Republican
candidate for President. .r...- :...
| A sinpular death took place the other
day at Lincoln, England. A. grocer
named Picker, who keeps fowls, was re-
Gently. feeding them, when bantam
spurred him in the left thumb. Mortif-
cation set in, and all efforts to save the
unfortunate mans life proved unavail-
ing. .." ...,..- .
The French do not bury in single
Graves. like their English brethren.
They buy or hire plot Of ground four
or fiys or nine or ten feet square, If they
are rich, and there dig one grave deep
enough for all the family. Over this
they build little house in stone--a
chapel-in the sides OF which are writ
ten the names Of the dead below. ..,:
A Detroiter who didn't exactly know
how to get letter registered, sent some
money away the other day, and wrote on
the envelope Registered with two dol
lar bill inside" Fearing that this might
not be strong enough, one of his friends
wrote "I'll swear that l saw Jim put
two dollars in this" The man who
fools with that letter will get into
trouble.
A little boy, when picking the drum
stick of chicken, swallowed one: OF the
tendons which are so numerous IN the
J legs of fowl, and was very nearly
choked. The tendon was, however, ex- e:s
tracted with great difficulty from the i,t-
tie fellows throat, when he exclaimed !:
"Oh, mamma, it wasn't the chlckapla'
. dy's fault; it was because cook forgot 10
take off its garters."
Nearly century ago Old Port hoya
disappeared beneath the waves In an,
earthauake, and now, in calm and clear
weather, you may look down into nlseea ea
: fathoms of water and see Submerged
L-.. 4o,r,~s ond churches. Will