The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-05-17
Items Of Interest.


Texas has nearly two Thousand mules
of railroad in operation. @ s.;
Il will soon be time to take Presider1I-' %
tial votes on the horse cars. ). M & 2. q J.
The natural age Of the apple tree Is
the same as that Of man. ni'a ;sAE
Australia exported, ia 1875, gold dust
to the amount of $l5, ,SSS,525. .
The coming placard-- N, peddlersl OF
Centennial articles admitted here. 20 2
Secret societies are being organized
by the Chinese throughout Nevada
A man who can invent q lazisr amusesS
1 ment than croquet will make bus fortune.
- If you would pass for! more than your
value, say little. It is easier to look
wise than to talk WISE Il 'SRf, .as2sst,'s.
An old farmer once. said, with more
truth than elegance There are two
talks in this world to one, do, 4 -
A celebrated Frenchman when asked
to give an Inscription for asun dial re-
Piled "I count no hours but bright
ones" "G.A ..3 2a,ssf. = % D.
ONLY forty out of 200 Of the Nootka;
sound tribe of Indians, British Colurn-
bia, have survived the yiasitatlon OF
smallpox. +, sifc.asoai -. Z as
A. Frenchman named LaMoth has in
vented fire-proof and anti-col collision-de-.
structive freight car Of half the weight Of
the ordinsry car. II. = "oG iE,sF',sis "a {
/. You NAV never have thought OF it, but
it is utterly impossible to get downright
angry without raising your voice. Con-
troll your voice and you are sure 70 con- f J.
troll your temper. ~ ~ :
Professor Collins, of Whitefeld, N.
a., processes to have discovered Q
means OF treating water with chemicals
so that it will produce Light cheaper
and brighter than kerosene. :
Masops and Odd Fellows are warned,
against the wiles of a woman about fifty
years of age, blind in one eye, who has
been imposing upon the orders IN var
ious parts Of the United States. lis
Recipe for making row-Walk along
the pavement of o crowded thorough
fare with q ladder on your shoulder, and
turn around every few minutes to see il
ANYBODY is making faces at yon. 7
A company known as the "Jennings
Estate Association was Incorporated,
by the Virginia Senate. The object Is
to secure untold riches left by a2Mr.
Jennings in England o century ago.
Dry buckwheat flour, if repeatedly
applied, will remove entirely the worst
crease spots on carpets Or any other
woolen cloth, and will answer as well as
French chalk for grease spots on silk.
81 do not want any lawyer. am go
ing to tell the truth this time, Is what q
regular customer at recorders court
told his honor, when that funcionary
inquired if he had engaged legal assist
ance. - ia
A Boston preacher said Z" It any so
ciety will take charge OF all the cases OF
poverty brought on by intemperance,
this church will take upon itself TO re-
lieve all the remaining paupers OF Dos
ton." .s -
In Washington it is quite common to
see some of tha female employees OF the
departments wearing costumes that nave
cost an amount Of money equal to their
pay for three or four, or even sometimes
six months. >. s'@~l.s,~
The number of immigrant settlers
who arrived in Canada in 1875 was N,-
382. against Sc, ,373 in 1874 and &c, 600 IN
1873. The falling off was OF course due
to the general depression on this side OF
the Atlantic. . ~ t.:g l:1 -,
There are 62,552 churches IN the
United States, with sittings tor ll,395,:
$40 people, the Methodists being the'
strongest denomination. The total
value Of church property is placed at
s34s, ,619,7so. -. :. :, -, ..:.::,,..'' %.
The Narraeansets Indians at Charles
town, R. T., have elected their ccuncl.
At an election line is drawn, and the
candidate stands on either side. Inc
one that gets the most Indians to stand
on his side is elected. .tn..r. an.
That "shower of flies which fell at
Riyiere de Loup proves to hav' been
swarm of the "sugar flies" 80 requenE
| " met with in Vermont In February,
though Canadian naturalists do not ap
pear to be familiar with them. q; l..
The loss of the German government
bv the depreciation in silver is estimated
. by different Judges at from $l5, ,0O0,ogU
to 92O. 900, 900. In adopting the gold
standard for coin they were too slow IN
calling in the old silver thalers.
Two large drapery firms in London,
England, have private chaplains, to
whom they pay a salary each OF S2,5O0,
i for attending every morning to offer
nrayer and give addresses to the young
men and women in their employ.
Member of hunt Ito farmer)-"l
wouldn't ride over those seeds if l were
you. They belong to disagreeable sort
of fellow, who might make fuss about
it." Farmer" Well, sir, as him's me
he won't say nothing about it to-day"
Ether drunkards are a product of
England. In q Londonderry neighbor..
hood an official report has been made OF
two deaths caused by drinking ether,
and, Notwithstanding attempts made
by the clergy and others of influence
to stop the practice, it seems to be
spreading.
"Ah! Mrs. Dasher," said gushing
Mrs. simpleton, during her mor4ng
call. GLOW delightfully."- that bouquet OF >,
violets and roses perfumes your parlors.
"Do you really notice it |" replied the
widow, with a smile of ill-conceaied
triumph. "Why, they're only artlhclal'
my dear Mrs. Simpleton." That even,
ing when Simpleton came home he 19ana
his wife confined to her bed with hlgn
fever, and no supper ready.
A Quaker having married for his s wiie
member of the Church Of England,
, was asked, after the ceremony, by tne
: clergyman for his fee, which he sad was
> a crown. The Quaker, astonished at the
: demand, said if be could be shown any
/ text in Scripture which proved the tee
: was a crown he would give it, upon
which the clergyman directly turned 70 o
i the twelfth chapter Of Proverbs, 7ers q
, fourth, where it said: ga virtncuS
3 woman is a crown to ler husband.
\ "Thou art right" replied tho Qh"ker.
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