The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-05-09
Items of Interest.

Items of Interest.
House flies that have survived the
winter are beginning to twist their hind
legs together and kick out, to gain
muscle.
The Massachusetts House of Repre-
senatives has voted, 1872 to o3, not to
permit women to vote in munlclplal
elections in that State.
A vessel is loading at Port Royal tor
Holland. It will carry 450, 900 feet OF
lumber, and will be the first shlplnens
thence to that country. 49,
The salaries of good base ball players
will this year range from $40 per week
down to a whack under the jaw for Jump
ing into mans garden after the ball.
One of the most ambiguous communl,
cations you can make to partially oa!d
headed man is to observe that his mar Is
coming out. Think it over and see II IT
isn't. 3,
The author of " Home, Sweet Home"
never had q home and George Nc
Donald, who has eleven. children, IS the
author of "Annals Of Quiet Neighbor-
hood"
Our lawyer says that in q breach Of
promise case, although the lady Is often
described as interesting, or good-look1ng,
or possessed of considerable personal
attractions, she is still almost invariably
the plaintiff.
Let us discuss the question why
woman can pin on q mans collar the
first time trying, when the very same
pin. if engineered by a man, would
double up and run backward to STICK In
his thumb.
"It's nice to have slippers given to
vou," said the naughty boy who had just
been corrected for lying, when he saw
the fine pair his big brother received
from his girl; "but it makes all the
difference how you take them"
Awoman entered post-offce and said:
"Mr. Kreps, one day there was sphider
walked over my hand, und I come to the
post Office, und got a ledder. Und this
morning there was q sphider walked
over my hand, und I coined for the
ledder." But the sign failed this time,
and she went away disappointed.
"Why do we live; what is there for us
in life ?" inquiries the Christian
-Reoister. We don't pretend to answer
the question, but we do know that
when a man has walked four miles
through the mud to see girl and hnds
another fellow sitting up with her, II
comes home, it comes home.-Nora0ach
Bulletin.
He was rraising her beautiful hair,
and begging for one tiny curl, when her
little brother said: ooh, my faint
nothin' now. You just ought to have
seen how long it hangs down when she
hangs il on the side of th6table to comb
it, Then they laughed, and she called
her brother cute little angel, and when
the younp-man was going and heard that
boy yelling, he thought the lad was
taken suddenly ILL.
A sad case of home sickness is report
ed from France. A young soldier In
garrison at Mortimer fell prey to this
malady to such degree that he excited
the compassion of the officers, who tried
by INDULGENCE and kindness to cheer hlm
M: but the mountaigs Of his native
Correze were ever before the eyes OF the
poor conscript, and one evening ne fall
ed to answer the rol-caD. His body was
found on the railroad track, where it had
been severed from his head by passing
train.
The wars of this century have been the
most bloody and costly since the palmy
days of Rome and Greece. For its ten
great bloody periods, viz, the Napoleo!nlc'
Grecian, Crimean, italian, DANISH, AUS
trian Q866), Brazilian, American, Abys-
sinian and Franco German wars-leavlng
out minor expeditions and skirmishes-
the figures foot up $38, 1867, 500, 900 ex-
pended and 11,70S, 900 men destroyed
from 1900 to 1871. Two-thirds OF this
aggregate outlay of men and money are to
be be- charged on the ledger to Napoleon l.
up to lis closing battle fought at Water
loo. :,
A Young Frenchman, to avoid con-
scription, pleaded that his right arm was
paralyzed. The story was not believed,
and various pretexts were resorted to to
compel him to acknowledge the efficiency
of the member. It was proposed to cut
it off, but the young man did not shrink
in the presence of the surgeon and his
instruments. Under pretext of taking
him to another hospital for the operation,
he was thrown into the river that was
crossed. He at first swarm with his left
arm, but finding that insufficient, finally
struck out with his right, and revealed
his trickery.
Three years ago the visitors at the Pc
quot House, New London, We're startled
when they sat down to breakfast by the
appearance of very well looking Lady
guest with pair of whiskers that thou
sands of men would envy. In all other
respects her appearance was perfectly
feminine. A radical and non-dishSurlng
cure for misfortune Of this kind seems
to be unknown, for medical man has
written lately to London paper to ask
if anybody can suggest one IN the
interest of lady patient of his, whose
life is made burden by a beard and
mustache which defy local applications.
Very Peculiar Pride.