The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-04-05
Items Of Interest.

:-s",: Items of Interest.
When birds soar they. swarble, but
when throat's soar it doesn't. jhs7
OF the It'll newspapers issued in
Great Britain, 800 are penny papers.
The Mormons propose to hare GEN.
tenniL of their own in Salt Lake City.
How to carry the least virtue and get
the most credit for it is problem OF the
age. ,'. '...7. =. q 20 49,,
The sting Of . bee carriea conviction
with it. It makes man . bee-leaysr at
once. 81, .:..rs 3f; 17..-'
"Should old acquaintance be forgoti"
Certainly not, If they behaTe them
selves. '-f1, ~ .'s.,% ~ l.o,',
~ One of our merchants sat his umbrella
against o tree while he stepped into q
store TO ask q question. When he came
ont the tree stood there. No one had
taken it. 3 .,,H ae.a s,r.,:.s ~ Iwun
a New York correspond Of. the st.
Louis Repalblicdss says that Dickens
was cold, cruel father, seeming *, have
no care for his children, he was also
good writer. ,.. .,l5 - .i..as / .Ljaisss
A counsel was asked by the Judge for
whom he was concerned. he answered:
CT ana concerned, my lord, for the
plaintiff, but am employed by the
defendant" ~ go 80 90" "a ~ - "a
Minnesota Falls, MINI, was organised
as town over three years ago, and al
though the population is. over three hun
dred, not q death has occurred there dur
ing the three years "a" q! ,.s:sa: ,,5s.ss:.i
A school inspectes, visiting a school
said, Now, children, who loves all
men ~ The question was hardly put
before q little girl, not four years old,
answered san women. "bgE sjtsl
q There has been a good deal 81 fun
made over the Chinese birds nest soup,
bat It is said by Americans who have
tasted OF the dish that il will yet be
served at our restaurants ,:t'
The Swiss exhibit at the Centennial
will be small, but complete and well
classified. Among manufactured arti-
cles watches viii occupy the first rank,
but the show, OF laces will excite special
admiration. .gj-...,tsa:s-.urs ar
The Cousier-Journal properly ranks
Mr. Fruits and Mrs. Fruits Of Indiana
among the first Fruits of the earth, the
one being 113 and the other Ill years
old. The old gentleman neither smokes
nor chews, Of course. ,,.-:sr.s7f :sG
Aman tanned a dog that somebody
sent him, until the docile creature would
eat of his hand. At least il ate of
about three-quarters of his thumb, but
died of concussion of the brain before
it could finish the hand ~ .,,'''2 80 '..,&
A very successful swindler .is John
Collins, who has sold a half interest in
mythical patent to about fifty persons
in various Western cities, making there
by more than 81, ,OO0.a He will also get
ONE maintenance in prison. sn'f sA
Two boys Of Venango county, Penn,
had dispute as to which shonld get out
Of bed first, one morning. One finally
showed the other out of bed, when the
ousted one took rifle and shot his
brother through the Leg, inAicing q
painful but not dangerous wound. Y
:. An exchange, in giving to girls some
sensible advice about the care Of the
feet, including the folly Of wearing
boots that are too small, remarks:
"Learn this lesson: no one cares about
the size of your foot except yourself;
therefore be comfortable" -, ,,sasI
A newspaper contains an announce
ment to this effect: Wanted, at this
Office, a bulldog of good size, sound
teeth, and ferocious disposition, that
will attend to his business, and take his
pound Of flesh from the man who soils
our floor with tobacco juice and steals
our newspapers" ~. 81 ..,.,naii
A little fellow being told by ayoung
man to get off his knee, that hewas too
heavy to hold in that way, made quite
sensation among the persons present by
yelling back: "Too heavy, hey3 Sis
ter Sal weighs q hundred pounds more
than I. and you held her on your knee
for four hours last night. - r.,
The unusual torture of freezing and
burning to death was the lot ofa color
ed girl In Cumming, Wis. Her clothing
caught fire, burning her fatally ; and
then she ran out Of the house, almost
naked, and the extreme cold helped to
Kill her before she could reach aneigh-
boris house, for which she had started.
Wolves are killing sheep in great
numbers in localities in Clearfeld
county, Pa, in which the beasts have
not been seen; for fifteen years. . An, old
resident says he has heard wolf music
for fifty years, but he has never haard
80 much as this winter. Some farmers
have lost as high as twenty sheep in one
night. .--s ...- o.. ia :.,ai al
It may be of interest to the public to
state that Of the six hundred and hfty-
eight soldiers who were discharged
during the war on account OF losing
their voices, exactly SIX hundred and
fifty-eight Of them regained their voices
within forty days after their discharge,
and some Of them within forty rainuteaS
When plants have been frost bitten,
the thawing out should always be
gradual. One of the best things to do
is to sprinkle the foliage with cold water,
and put the plants in room where the
temperature is allowed to rise slowly to
|a suitable degree. Plants while IN
frozen condition should be very carefully
handled.
A. gentleman was urged, the other day,
to embrace religion, but he replied,
meeringly; "Mr. Winslow wasa Chris.
tian, I believe; I don't want that kind
of religion" The answer he received
was: az don't blame you. but suppose
you try your mothers kind You know
what a blessing her hope was both 70
her and to YOU"
Deacon O., of New Jersey, furnishes
bread for communion service ID ms
church. he saves the dice.ike bits gma1 %!
remain when the sacrament is over. Inc
other day, while the communion oreao
plate was passing, his little son sald
"Ma, they are taking quite good 9ea,
and YOU was goin' to have bread puoaen
tomorrow. Amt they meanT =.
When q man with a double team OF
fast t trotters invites you to go: sleigh1ng
with him, you had better comply we mS
know OF nothing which contains SO mucn
variety to the square inch as sucn flus'
There is a healthful excitement 70 VOL.
inc If the next ball thrown from tne
horses heels is going to knock out seven
Of your teeth, or merely destroy the
| .;ob& of ono ava for life.