Port Royal standard and commercial. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-03-30
Items Of Interest.

Items Of Interest. s.-.-.
Motto for a yeast factory-"Early to
bread and early to RISE"
In England thirty-nine per cent. OF the
population are married, in Ireland thirty
per cent, and in Germany only nineteen
per cent.
Country boys in England average an
inch and o quarter more IN helght
and seven pounds more in weight than
city boys.
The friends of q Boston lady tele-
eraphed from Paris that she was emo
worse" and the cable said "no more"
She was mourned as dead for nearly two
days.
The world is o looking glass and gives
back to every man the reflection OF his
own face. Frown at it and it will in
turn look surly upon you; laugh at it,
and with it, and it is jolly, kind com
panion. 81 q 81 ~
Much distress still prevails among the
laboring classes in Canada. Over LOCO
men, ali heads of families, have applied
for work on the improvements OF the
Lachine canal, where only LOO men Will
be employed.
A young person, describing the looks
of a newly arrived M. O. from the far
West, as he appeared at the Washington
depot. saws " He looked as If he had
come all the way across the continent on
the hurricane deck Of mule.
In Manchester, England, two fine
horses attached to q brougham took
fright, dashed through restaurant WIN
dow, and forced their way to the middle
of the room. They were badly cut, and
the damage altogether is estimated at
s2OO to s300. "
At Logansport, Ind, while several
children were playing together, the
four-year-old daughter OF Eliza Wag-
oner thrust her tongue through the
crack of the room door, which one OF
hor playmates instantly slammed to,
cutting off nearly one. half OF the MEM
Der. '[.h
An editor received the following
" Dear sir-I have looked carefully and
patiently over your paper forsix NOR tbs
for the death of some individual was
acquainted with, but ss yet not o single
soul care anything about has dropped
off; you will please to have my name
erased" :. . a..H
4 Chinaman in San Francisco was
rudely pushed into the mud from street
crossing by an American. He picked
himself up very calmly, shook OF some
of the mud, bowed very politely, and
said, with mild, reproving tone to
the offender You Christian, me
heather; goodbye"
When the sultan of Turkey goes to
the oIera he is followed by servants,
bearing q load of edibles. This is not a
bad idea. When some Of our young
men 90 to the theater or opera they
should be followed by servants bearing
keg of beer. This would obviate the
necessity of said young men going out
between the acts to get Glove TO chew.
II may be laid down as safe rule that
YOU should always know whom you are
marrying. A Cincinnati man married
woman the other day of whom, he knew
nothing except that her name was Mary,
and he is not sure that she did not lie
about that, IS she has since left for parts
unknow, taking with her all the house
hold oods, including even herhusband s
spare clothing.
Person with cold in his head to per-
son opposite (referring to open window
in railroad car): essay, wild you shud up
that wi'dow9" Middle-aged woman in
weeds, who has been talking for the
last half-hour. turning around indlg.
nantly: "What do you mean, sir2 Ii
is pretty how-de do. when woman
can't open her mouth I'll have you to
know you can't shut me up!
A case that puzzled q London magis-
trate was that of woman who had
assailed her husband with an az. Ii ne
sent her to prison, the husband would
have to hire somebody to care tor her
children while she was incarcerated. Ii
he fined her, the husband would have to
paw the sum. II he put her under bonds
to keep the peace, the husband would be
responsible. She was discharged with
an admonition.
He was q Washington boy, and, we
are sorry to say, it was his first Vlslt 70
church. As he came down the steps,
the little fellow that had accompanied
him asked: "Bill. how dye like itF'
Equity good" was the reply;
"'Twasn't good as Butler Bill, but l
tell yer, Sam, was sorry for that tei'
ler." "Sorry for him; why2" "Why.
he cum out there, dun tall by hisseh'
ard didn't get nary clap"