The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-12-25
Items Of Interest.

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Sleight OF Refusing q charm.
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A bouquet is o good scent-piece fors
the dinner-table. &
Sunflowers originally came from PERM
and were q sacred emblem with tie
devout.
The highest navigsble water on this
continent is Chatauqua lake, New
York State. }sEssss
It is claimed that paper barrels can
be made for one.third the cost OF good
wooden -four barrels. ss
"Do fishes go crazy?" is connn.
drum proposed by Seth Green. Some.
times they get in seine. ~
Students find it easier to graduate
from college than to graduate either
their appetites or petty expenses.
"a lie which is all lie Z
Can be met and fought with outright;
But a lie which Is half q lie * Z:
= Is harder matter to fight. 81
The Parisians have introduced square
umbrellas. They'll be just as bad ae
the other kind-never round when ais
rains. > IS
The heat of the earth increases rapidly
as we descend into its depths. Az I, eco
feet deep the temperature is 106 de-
grees Fahrenheit.
The repartee of mule is said to be-
uneaualed, and the way to draw him
out is by pulling out one little hair
from the tip.end Of his stumpy tail.
Chan Put Nam is the name OF the
Chinese consul general who is to watch
over the interests OF his countryunen IA Z
California. he is no relative TO old
Israel Put Nam. g
Aunt Prudence, in the Pulaski Demo.
crat, says: There is not Q particle Of
satisfaction in telling man he isss
liar for if he is he knowai it, and It he
isn't who does the lying2 -
The first time we ever ran for Office
We were beaten. It was while We were
serving as "devil," and our employer
found US playing marbles, and canghtus
before we reached the Office. We were
beaten badly, too.-Goyasdo Enter,
prise. #
A German paper asserts that prussic
acid only causes suspension OF Life at :
first, and that one who takes it can be !
restored to animation by the pouring OF
acetate of potash and salt, dissolved in
water, on the head and spine. Rabbits
have been so recovered. iEa
The magnificent recrestion ground OF
Epping Forest, 5000 acres OF green
sward and noble timber, within half an
hours rail of the poorest districts Of
London, is now secured to her citizens
forever, mainly through the public
spirit of the corporation. ...3:::3ssss sS3s3ss
Three hundred and forty distinct
species of hummipg birds have been
classified. These little feathered crea-
lures are found only in America and its
islands. There are humming birds
which, when stripped OF their feathefs
are no arger than a humble bee.
A rod of brickwork is 272 superficial
feet, one and half bricks thick, or i
4, $50 bricks average work. One yard
OF paving is thirty. six bricks fiat, or
fifty-two on edge. There are 384 bricks
to cubic yard, and !, GOO bricks closely
stacked occupy about fifty-aye cubios
feet. ~.
TRACES OF HTTcHING.
"suppose." said he in accents soft, 3
"A felloe, just like me e
Should axle little girl to we'd
What would the answer be"
The maiden drops her liquid eyes
Her smiles with bushes miDgle-
"Why seek the bride halter 1hen
You may live on, Sur, cingle 2"
And then he spoke-"Oh, be my BRIDE
ask you once again;
You are the empress Of my soul,
And there shall ever rein.
"Ill never tire of kindly deeds 70
To win your gentle heart,
And saddle be the shaft that rends
Our happy lives apart" -. :,
Upon her cheek the maiden felt
The msntling bushes glow 2.
She took him for her faithful hub
To share his wheel or Whoa. I
-NKedn Miner.