The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-04-04
Items of Interest.

The Japanese are manufacturing wa
ter-proof boots of paper.
The Rothschilds have five family man
sions in Paris, valued at 100, 1000, 600
francs.
The Missouri Legislature has passed a
bill making it misdemeanor to pay for
lobbying.
There are 991 lighthouse keepers en-
ployed by the United States, at cost Of
s594, 900 per annum~ -" -' '''
T. The public wishes to be managed like
O woman-one must say nothing to it
but what it likes to hear. - ..3'
The Hub is showing the beneficial
effects of its civilization by shipping
baked beans to Philadelphia.
"We're in pickle now," said man
in crowd. "a regular JAM" said an
other. "Heaven preserve u.s." said an
old lady.
An English critic says that the habit
of dressing children for fancy ball and
concert exhibitions induces in the chill
dren a foolish conceit and an immoral
tone of ideas.
No man should be too sure in speaking
of the advent of spring. He may wake
up some morning and find that his WIN
ter clothes have all been made over for
the boys.
The San Francisco common council has
has passed a special bill permitting
certain Chinaman to carry pistol three
months because his life is threatened by
persons against whom he has testified.
"Piety,'' remarked an Arkansas
preacher to his congregation the other
day, "does not consist in noise. The
Lord can see you give to the needy Just
as easily as he can hear you pray the
roof off. ..;..,
Surprise is the essence of wit; but
sometimes when man is climbing down
a ladder in hurry and never finds out
that one of the rounds is gone until he
tries to step on it, it never seems very
funny to him. i'1'
Scene-Recitation room in natural his
tory. Instructor Mr.. K, have you
ever put your head down on ones breast
and listened to the heart beats as Hux-
ley describes them9" Mr.. K (blushing-
ly): eyes, sir"
The talk about blue glass has had the
effect of sending tramps about the coun-
try peddling blue glass spectacles, with
forged certificates from distinguished
physicians. Farmers should beware OF
spelling their eye sight.
A man who had shot himself was found
lying in San Francisco street. He was
asked his motive for the act. "None OF
your business and you're no gentleman
if you inquire into the private affairs OF
a stranger" was the reply.
A New York lecturer on health ridi-
cules the Grahamite system. He recon-
mends less starch and more mastication,
less tea and more milk. He said bran
bread had killed nearly all of his family,
and rendered twenty-five years OF his
own life miserable before he discardedlt.
It is reported that certain old geolo-
gist who was bachelor, boasted that
every rock was as familiar to him rs A
A lady who heard him, said that
she knew of rock which he did not
KNOW. Ntti1c IL, lnau"A1, ED.N
angry Coelebs, and the lady replied: :" 1t
is rock the cradle, sir"
Good Deacon B. having, as some OF
his friends thought, shown too little in
terest in the public affairs of the day,
was charged by brother with being
con the fence" "Yes, I am on the
fence" was the reply, "and there pro-
pose to remain as long as it's so con-
founded muddy on both Sides"
A party of robbers boarded locomo-
tive at Long Point, Ind, killed the engl-
neer, set the engine in motion, and drew
an Adams express car away to a con-
venient place for rifing. This was in
1875. A few days ago five men and
woman were arrested as the robbers. The
woman is Jennie Osgood, and it is said
that she not only planned the crime, but
was a leader in it's commission. She
wore mems clothes and false moustache,
and was one of the two who killed the
engineer.