The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-02-28
Items Of Interest.

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In the Sandwich Islands the Chinese
are called cockroaches.
Why is beautiful woman like Hoe
printing press ? Because she makes
good impression. ...
The sweepings of Paris are sold for
$500, 900 per year. The old paper collars
alone bring $40, 900: -. .
Mrs. Partington says that Ike has
bought horse so spirituous that he al
ways goes off in decanter. ..
A child being asked what were tho
three great feasts Of the Jews, promptly
and not unnaturally replied: "BreaHast,
dinner and supper" ''.'
Probabilities: "When you see man
going home at two o'clock in the morn
in, and know his wife is waiting for him,
it is likely to be stormy" .-......
Turkey intends being represented at
the Paris Exposition Of 1878, notwith-
standing the probable war in which she
will be involved at that period -
"Did you notice how splendidly I
went through that last reel at the ball last
night; Tom ?" eyes, and I also noticed
that you kept it up all the way home"
The product of beeswax IN the United
States. is 10000, 900 pounds annually,
worth at least Sc, 600, 900, while the pro-
duct of honey is worth nearly S, ,oo0, 600.
The Michigan salt wells have produced
1852, ,729 barrels, or 1913, ,645 bushels.
being an increase of 1,9W, 1870 bushels,
or $780, barrels, over last years pro-
ductions.
According to the London army and
Macy Gazette recruiting has been 80
brisk, owing to general depression In all
trades, that no fewer than 10000 young
men enlisted last year. -. ...g
A thrifty young woman in Boston got
ND handsome subscription for the letter
carrier on the route, and then married
him, and used the fund to defray the ex-
penses of a wedding tour.
Paris dandy: "You always tell me,
madam, that I am dull; pray inform me
what is the difference between dull and
bright Answer "The difference is
the same az between q smell and per-
fume."
A bill has been introduced in the Il
inois Legislature to require al owners
of stations kept for breeding purposes
to pay an annual license of $50, the
object being, of course, to raise the
grade of equine stock.
A few years ago Australia imported
cargo of rabbits for the purpose of free.
ing the pastures from noxious weeds and
frightening miscllievous animals from
the grain fields. 1t is now importing
weasels for the destruction OF the rab-
bits
This spell OF political weather recalls
a saying of Fisher Ames' : A monarchy:
he said, is merchantmen that sails well
until it strikes some rock and goes to
the bottom; republic is raft that
never sinks" but your feet are always
in the water"
The official returns now completed
make it manifest that from all parties
the Conservatives have carried of the
prize at the elections to the German
Reichstag. The parties hostile to the
empire represent 133 votes, while its de-
tenders and supporters are l94.
The Yankee facility for getting the
best of circumstances receives an apt H.
lustration in the fact that the captain OF
a schooner which was sohdly frozen IN
the Mystic river, iii Massachusetts, is
now loading her with the ice taken out
in making channel, and will sell 1t at q
good profit III Florida.
"Say, Pat, suppose satan was to come
along now, and see both OF us 9ere'
which do you suppose he would take
Won or me?" "Oh, faith, yer honor
he'd take me-" "How sof" "Well,
sir" said Pat, "he'd take me now, be-
cause he wouldn't be sure Of me when
he came again; but he'd be sure OF you
at any time, and could afford to wait.
The outlook for the shoe and leather
trade during the current year is unusual,
ly encouraging. In Massachusetts, last
Year, this industry was larger than ever
before in the history of the trade, tie
shipments from Boston exceeding those
for 1875 by over 70, 600 cases, and those
of 1874 by 130, 900 cases. The total re-
ported shipments for 1876 are 1921, ,2o5
cases.
The farmers, who usually complain
that their class is denied adequate rep,
resentation in legislative bodies and that
the lawyers monopolize oil power ana
honor, have no cause for such complaint
in Maine at least. A MAJ jority OF the
members are farmers, merchants and
manufacturers. There are only Two
LAWYERS in the Senate and nine ID the
House. Seven senators out of the thirty.
one and seventeen representatives out OF
Isl are college graduates.
Some sheep belonging to farmer
named Reed having been stolen III the
neighborhood of a coliery village in
Durham, England, while the thief was
still undiscovered, d local preacher,
having a collection to make, thought he
would turn the event to 4 good account
50 he said: "We have q collection to
make this morning; and for the glory OF
God, whichever of you stole Mr. Keeds
sheep don't put anything on the plate !!
Of course everybody joined III the COL
lection.
When the earl of Carlisle, then Lord
Morpeth, was in 1874 travelling in this
country, he called one day upon Mrs.
Abbott Lawrence, wife of the later min
lister to England. Mrs. Lawrence,
somewhat moved by So aristocratlc
visitation, summoned her two sons Bige-
low Lawrence and Abbott Lawrence,
Jr., in order to present them to her
visitor. "Your lordship," she said,
"allow me to present to you my sons,
Abelow and Bigot then conscious that
something was wrong, she added, hastl,
ly:. "I beg your pardon, Bigot and
Abelow p
Mr.. Thurlow Weed gives in the reml-
niscences of Vanderbilt the following:
On one occasion gentleman called on
the commodore to propose for one OF his
daughters, and commenced, by the most
eager and vehement protestations, to as
sert that he was net actuated by any de-
sire to obtain her fortune, but was AMI
mated by the sincerest and purest attec-
49,, o,i ;no,,irad nv admiration for her