The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-06-06
ScISS0red Locals.

As general rule very iew people en-
ter INTO an argument III ordc: to ulHcofrr
the truth of the matter To be discussed.
In nine cases cut Of ten they want to
hold their own and rollt their enemy.
Hence follows an occasional loss OF tenn
per and sometimes the severance of long
and valued friendships.
. Ii ynn desire keeping the grass from
covering up the pavement and chucklnS
mp the gutter, simply make Il strong
brine and when the weeds first appear.
salt them down. This done Il few times
will completely destroy them and save
considerable hard work during the suin-
lirr.
The days of house cleaning are nearly
, over. and The uuiGS of tobacco which The
young men dropped behind lhe parlof
. sofa, ana the chew of gum which the
! Young lady stuck under the round table
have been found and removed, and yet
their secrets remain rs hidden as the
hiddcncHt thing you even heard of.
Bad luck is simply a man with his
hands in his poke, and Il pipe Ill his
mouth looking To see how 1t Will come
out. Good lack is 4 man of pluck, with
his sleeves rolled up and working to
make it culnc out right.
y man NIlO t'lll | SN I'll III III 'tliNii'hh
tongue, has 10 business about the house
nowadays, if his wife is opposed to com
pound liuc<urcs of the third commando
mcnt.
Plant every inch Of ground with some
thing. The outlook OF good prices and Il
brisk demand are very promising and al
most everything raisci on Alarm will
find ready sale at paying rates.
II vou will go IT, work you can dig
more gold ont Of Abbcvillc county soil
than out of the gulchcs i'll the Black
Hills, and there will be less danger OF
having vour scalp raised.
1t is about time for the average house
wife TO begin to entertain firm conNlc-
ions Of miStraSt about the g~cnulnCncsS
Of eggs now offered in the mari;ct.
The Improvement fever is raging i'll a
very mild form, and is confined prllcl-
pally 10 painting, withdrawing, 1cnc"
building, constructing grape arDcrS, anu
cleaning up OF rubbish.
Let your children exercise. Exercise
is az essential - development as air Is to
life. No child can acquire Il large, conf
pact, muscular organization without 1t.
Turtles have left their winter quarters
and are basking in the sunshine, upon
Old logs along the creeks, patiently wait
Ing their time to turn into tlu soup ket-
Tie.
"Swcct fields of living green" is what
the farmer meditatcS upon rs he looks
0vcr his field Of wheat that never prom
i>cd I more abundant yield at this season
Of the ,ycar.
Experience is Il wise teacher; but the
man who feels Il June bug creeping i'll
side his trousers LEG has no rcsourcc save
in his natural ability.
Whenever YOU hear an uncartly clattcr
of tin pans, bells and buglcs, it is an i'll
dication thai Tour neighbours bees are on
the wing.
!. few lingering cases Of Spring-clcan-
in- are reported. but houSekccpcrs gen.
orally feel confident that they have got
the fever under control. i
Some people are sorry now they did
not sci ont more shade trees. Ii wont
he too late to plant them next spring.
We'll remind you of it in time.
Collecting bi!lsis healthy employment,
is it requires so much exercise; but then
one cant live on. exercise and il wont
make Il half dollar to take him to the
show.
Scatter lime proluScly about your
premises. There is no better ~prcvcnta-
live for maiariai diseases, and the cost
amounts TO very little.
Why is it that when a oman falls
down stairs she screams ont at every
bump, while Il man holds his breath I'LL
he gets 10 the lotion?
II get Just the right frizzlc on your
hair Miss, sprinkle il full OF meal, and
let Il brood Of your chickens scratch it
out.
The price OF sewing machines is come
down, AMI poor w"men's husbands Will
q o be smoking ten cent cigars.
The premature green apple will soon be
making business for the doctors and
items for the rnral s"ribblcrs.
The wcather#haS so moderated that our
youth can go bathing without many
cx.ra tlannclS and an orercoal.
The festive sccd-lick is sharpening up
III, teeth and appetite, PREDATORY 10 feast
ing upon the picniccr.
School girls now load down the desk Of
their iavOritc teacher with The choicest
flowers Of the season.
Country girls cheeks are like we'll
printed caliro-warTanted to wash anu
keep their color.
Humanity has been wiping Il good deal
Of pcrspiration from It's brow the past
week.
Tho little rcd ant is back again, making
Trouble Tor the housewife.
\ ra, is 4 good thing ii YOU arc tron-
blCd with rats, but 4 shotgun is better if
yOu are troub!el with cats.
The boys now hic themselves away 80
the swimming pools.