The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-08-29
Iter1s Of Interest.

The pawn-broker is a loan-some man.
To keep house Don't put a mortgage
thereon. - 49, -. ...-.i .'..: ..
Not very useful in the long run-A
policeman.
The best muzzle for bad dog is q
gun muzzle. .. -
The poor mans summer rescrt-a
palm leaf fan. ''., .'- - ''-''.,.' '.st
They have swimming matches for
ladies in San Francisco. . %, ''..
The farmers had four majority in the
last Mississippi legislature.
Peach cobblers is the, name Of
favorite tipple in Kentucky.
The hop crop-Seen whsn q young
man has his hair cut short for ball.
A base ball player is said to be Like q
railroad employee when he's out on q
st1ike. ' ~'' .s %. .'''
The latest and apparently most en-
crossing fancy work for young ladies is
carving in wood. ''1' a. '.~
At some Of the bathing establishments
in New York men are employed to teach
women how to swim. "--..;.... "'.5
The American people are said to re-
semble the French IN a capacity for
hard work without respite. 20 'r: :@.r'
Miss BERTHE r. LeFranc. has walked
forty-two miles inside Of ten hours.
Nice girl for long stroll in the country.
ii The word calico, q fabric from which
go many dresses are made, is derived
from" Calicut, a city ION the Malabar
coast. ,t;..giy,t, g..u .r,.t.u -r,I.--.i
Acoquette may be compared to tinder,
which lays itself out to catch sparks, but
does not always succeed in lighting up
match.
A man in Chambersburg, ILL.,, has
been sued for destroying property by
splitting tobacco juice on the floor OF q
church. .''' '.1
The boy who does not know when
gun is loaded has Just sense enough to
point it at another boy, who finds out the
fact for him. ~. 49,
MIR. Barnum is telling the English
people that mans riches consist not in
the extent of his possessions but in the
fewness of bis wants. ah,.. .-.a'.r. .
Inventors are industriously engaged
on electric lights, and it is affirmed that
in due time the use OF electricity Will
supersede all other methods of illumina-
ton.
Gen. Tom Thumbs house has lately
been raided by thieves, who took away
all his shirts under the impression that
they were making a haul of handker-
chiefs. ...- r-., n a.r!g:a. - s.o:a.,. .
,g When you, see piece Of ice lying on
the walk after ten o'clock A. NJ, you may
know that the husband is determined
and the wife obstinate, and that they are
waiting to see who will give in. ....,
|; "A Mobile, paper says that there is q
goat in that city which stands on board
fence and eats peaches off tree. Pooh
There's rooster in Detroit who stands
on his dignity and wouldn't eat peaches
unless they were sliced up and covered
with sugar iE@t! i@'a'.s.1 1ii =. ,7"a
ii Il, the United States in 1776i there
We're only nine public libraries, with
As. .623 volumes; in 1876 there were 8, ,682
public libraries, containing 1905, s6
volumes and 1,5OO, 900 pamphlets. ;, OF
these libraries, nearly 5000 have been
organized since 1850. ......,..... .....,.
j.. A very strange proposition was made
Inst month to the Vienna museum. A
Hungarian family Of Macy Mihaly offered
to sell it an ven-year-old female baby
with head as big as mans list ana
face covered with beard; she doesn't
talk, but eats, jumps and generally be-
haves like a monkey. '''' I'D. o.. '.-'
Two little girls are better than one,
Two little boys can double the fun, .'.'"
"a Two little birds can build fine nest .
Two little arms can love mother best, ..,
Two little ponies must 60 to span,
Two little pockets has my little man, ~
Two little eyes to open and close, ,n:.g Al.
Two little ears and one Little nose, -..
Two little elbows dimpled and sweet,
Two little shoes on two little feet, s.'
l Two little lips and one little Chin ,a :a.t
. Two little cheeks with q rose SETH
Two little shoulders, chubby and strong,
Two little legs running all day long, ~
Two little prayers does my darling cay,
Twice does he kneel by my side each day,
Two little folded hands, soft and brown,
P Two little eyelids cast meekly down,
And two little angels guard him In bed, '.
Ono at the foot and one at the head.