The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-08-15
Items OF Interest.

Items OF Interest.
Never use gold snuf-box. Gold is
not to be sneezed at. .,....,,o..
| When are eyes not eyes? When the
wind makes them water. .,.., ..,ya,f d
The average annual value Of imports
into Turkey is $100, ,00O, ,0Oe;; exports,
about $5O, 900, 900. ~, ~, ...5..
ct 20 through my work, as the needle
said to the idle boy. "But not until
YOU are hard pushed, as the idle boy
said to the needle
Thinness is an objectionable fault in
Turkish women, and is considered US
good q ground for divorce as snoring or
grinding The teeth In sleep. ''zs 49, "
"The worm will turn" Quite 50;
but the italian organ grinders are not
aware of it, or assuredly they would I'M:
press him into their SERVICE '''I p :':'''
There were Is, 527 dozens Of eggs
81 ,4S8 pounds of butter %, $50 birds
and 10, ,22O boxes of berries consumed m
o Chicago hotel inone season. ""ti2r'.
There are at least eight! smart young,
ladies in Macon, Ga They graduated 10
gowns of their own make, and then put,
into type their compositions" tor publl7
cation. ..rs ~. >; 1S4al.., .:t....,!;, !. q
The dies for an experimental gold coin,
worth $50, are nearly completes, and are !,
said to be Of exquisite workmanship, u q q
rendering nnterfeiting a matter Of the
greatest difficulty, ,,.o..,, ...s.s,o3 ,,,, rs
If the czar, just wishes TO perfectly
annhilate the Turks, he should arm h1s b 4 !.
soldiers with firearms " "supposed to be
empty. They do more damage nox-a-
days than any other weapon: @'' '',~ T''H'i
It is remarked Of many young men
now.aa.days that they show d decided dadeS
termination to stand by churches
particularly at the hour when the girls
are coming out to be escortedihome. Won
In his reply to the icongratul.tory
telegram of the encouragement o.
Moscow, the Emperor Alexander estlTi
mates the loss in crossing the Danube
near Simnitch at $50 killed and IVY,
wounded. ,.'... .:.. y9,.! g,5i.@,,4,st! ~, u
To avoid sea sickness carry % piece "a
salt pork with you on the Yessei; take
the pork to your stateroom ana piaSe nc u
in o tumbler half full OF water. Ihsn,
Just before the ship starts 80 back R 10 tne Cd
wharf and hurry home. &c.,. -. 80.
"Would you believe" said thr1thess
young man to friend, "that l had o
fortune in my grasp the other EVENING"
Glow so ?" asked the friend. :" ! shooK
hands with girl whose fingers we're
covered with diamonds. .~f.# ~
Frock coats Of enormous length are
now fashionable in London. :" The
other day." says writer in the London,
World, III saw faultlessly dressed
young man nearly dislocate his back
bone trying to reach his coat tail pocket.
Many sweet girl, with tender, loving
eyes, has wept away the moments Of
loves young dream, while the young
man who was to tell her about it is
pleading with the ivery-stable man,
trying to hire four dollars worth OF
horse and buggy for dollar and halt.
'"when the weather is wet, ''''a: u:
We must not fret era I"H'
When the weather is dry, = ':.,-.
We must not cry .s. ...-. ....
When the weather is cold, =.
We must not scold - l.'-. -"b
When the weather is warm, l. uu.i
T., We must not storm ,..,.,....,.,.,.,
But be thankful together, ''' '''''
d" .t''i- Whatever the weather" ~ I'D"
w. Delavan, a deaf mute, died in San
Francisco the other evening. He was
about thirty.five years of age, and had
been deaf and dumb since he was a
child. A few hours before bis death bis
power OF speech was restored, and he
was enabled to converse audibly with
those about him. " ~, .,.,., o,
French artificial flowers are now made
SO closely to resemble genuine Blossoms
that it is difficult, save by a close inspec-
tion, to detect the imitation" in order
to render the counterfeit still more COM
plete. an inventor has devisedua6 flower
which can be worn either as. o. bud or
blossom, and can be folded or expanded
as desired, 80 that it mimics the, natural na7 -
blooming Of flowers. ga,r. II. 81 81, u
A valuable COW, belonging to q gentle
man of West Sutton, Mass. ,Yn taken
with hydrophobia o few days ago. She
beloved and struggled in great agony
during the spasms, became loose from
the stanchions, broke off one of her
horns, and became 80 dangerous it'was
necessary to shoot her. Thea COW was
bitten in the jaw by dog, while being
driven from the pasture with others,
about two weeks ago. n..: 4ni,a5i ,Aalr
In Thomasyille, Ga., man who had
been suffering with cancer IN the
mouth, and had been pronounced lncura-
BILE by his physician, became much de-
pressed, and determined upon suicide.
he went about his self-destruction m
very methodical and business-l like
manner. All his creditors were confer
red with, and all paid up, even those to
/, whom the amounts were not due. . DE
proceeded leisurely and deliberately, to
set his house in order preparatory to
taking the fatal step. He even made
his own coffin. After completing all
necessary arrangements he cody cut his
throat.
The daughter of Sir Salar Jung was
lately married, and the Friend Of India
says that faint idea Of the number OF
men of mark who attended the pre-
liminary ceremonies may be gathered
from the fact that an eyewitness count
ed more than 100 elephants as they
knelt before the bridegroom's palace
gate, within the interval of an hour, to
allow their masters to dismount. The
final presents superb jewels had been
already given-of Sir Salar were much
admired, they consisted OF an Arab
horse, an elephant, palanquin, and a
state carriage, magnifcently appointed
in Oriental style .."