The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1878-06-26
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,. Close quarters The launpddry.

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Close quarters the laupdry.
p Always open to, eoHviesi siopz-a thief.
Is;j Labor in vein -s Working silver
mine. rs Gsz; K aeisi.zz::ssps
Export of cheese from this country In
1877, 107, ,364, ,666 pounds. a!l.s,
"":We part to meet sgain, Z WAS the re-.
mark OF the hair to, the combse
.,AIlspice got its name from. the suppo-
| sition that It contained AZ spices.
ri Waiting to be whipped is the most
uninterestipg period IN .boyhood.
Never put oftil to7morrox what can
be done Just az well the, day. after.
4. Algebra was taken from the Arabs, and
by, them called al gebr wal mokabala.
!, The American rife team can tell you
what's in an aim, il Shakespeare cannot.
The first silver dollar coinedis heldby
forty. seven different American citizens.
n Many man of truth aud yeracity has
| been found lying at. the. Point OF death.
b Egypt is the place for juvenile excur-
sions. A boy can always find his
"mummy" there. mrs ~. 4,
An exchange newspaper says many .
plant is ruined by too much, soaking.
So is many Q man. bs.;tts.,.yt
A writer in the Won,an's journal re-i
marks: "The poorest girls in the world
are those who have never been taught TO
work. " '..,I- ..-.le ~ se...st..,.4.s S
!. A sunshade composed entirely Of pam
sizes with solid gold handle, Is novel;
y exhibited tied J; il .|. 2 New YoEk jewelers.
IT has been remarked rs that the drives
Of oxen is the man who most assiduousl 4
cultivates the sciences Of .lsdss sicultdrs
and geeiology. ss't ~ ,iae.si.
This Is precisely the time of the year
when the average small boy is seized
with boundless ambition to become 8 s
curve pitcher. i6so.taS I vi 90 ~
The rice crop Of thissicountf.y is COM
ing to the fore again. South OarolinA
has an estimated yield OF 1000 tierces
this year, and Georgia 26, ,0o9.s:
Alta recent dinner OF shoemakers, the
following toast was given:i MAY We
/
shoe, and all the men to boot.g
When q man feathers his nest you
will generally find that he also plumes
himself upon it.. How true II lis. there
fore, that 80 "riches take ak unto lr hlsmselves
wings. -, "a. 80,
It has been decided to hold The Inter
national Congress for the investigation
Of the history Of America Before the
time of Columbus IN Brussels, during
1879, instead Of in some American city.
In 1877 there we're q. .9Os, ,e77 electors
| in Great Britain and Ireland, or moro
than one in twelve 81 the population.
There are about s, ,000, 900 voters in this
country, or oHe IN I've OF the popula-
| tion. 3.1Ft.'R 2i'f''s 'f1tn 's'',a'sk
Chocolate was first introduced into !
England from Mexico, A. D., I420. II
was made from the flower Of the cocoa
| nut, and soon became very popular and
universally used in the London coffee
houses. a lciza ~ aFhtSE9isHg
Among the inventions toswhich the
war in the East has given birth, is ~
preparation of tea and sugar for camp
use. It is put up in boxes, and o spoon
full of the mixture is sufficient TO make
cup Of tea. .,.f.ge,g gs.d9 -
It has been discovered that the sun ID
about :, FIVE hundred Thousand miles
nearer the earth than has been s1ppoced.
Perhaps, after g while, the man who is
sunstruck will get a chance to strike
back. -Sava1aah Nea0s. s''t'
Robinson Cafter q long whist bout at
the club) It's awfully hte, Brown.
What will you say to youf wife n Brown
Gin a whisper)-" Oh, I shant say much.
you know Good morning, dear or
something o. that sort. She'lLsay the
rest. IL, - ..r.,,pr :; us sss4ffss ~!
"Didnt you guaranty that that horse
wouldn't shy before the discharge OF Q
cannon2''' said a cavalry officer TO Q
horse dealer. eyes, 7 did, and I'll
stick to it." replied the dealer. He
never SHES, until after the cannon is
fired" ""'''' ..'ir. - .'''',' -.
It is said that . project is on foot
looking to the management OF railway
trains by the use of mirrors 50 arranged
as to reflect o complete picture OF the
road in the Presidents Office. That's
the way the ladies have always managed
their --Breakfast Table.
A catfish was recently caught in the
Mississippi River at New Orleans, which
when opened was found. to contain the
skeleton of q baby and 9 box OF shoe
blacking. The box was open, but when
the blacking was tried it was found to
be asgood as when first bought
The, Th,e,s salaries / les Of come alus Of the railway
presidents are stated to be as follows :
Col. r. A. Scott, Pennsyl ylyania, 81, ,00O;
Mr.. Isaac 'Hinkley, PhiladelphiA
Wilmington & Baltimore; $24, 4,000; MIR.
F. B. Gowen, Philadelphia T. Reading,
$50, 600; and Mr." Hugh J.Jewett, Erie,
81, 600. III s..7,-a,rEf a'iitfit
:. Russia's expenses jim theiwar were .
pretty serious consideration, even when
taken, into account with her victory.
The war lasted from April II, 1877, to
March 4, 1s78-322 days. Exclusive OF
the money required to take the troops
home. It Is stated that the war expenses
amounted to $500, 900, ,000. H'2 :
White flowers more frequently have
/ an agreeable scent than colored ones.
In one hundred white specimens there
are. ON an average, fifteen with an agree
able smell and only; one disagreeabie,
whereas among q like number OF colored
flowers, only six have an agreeable ana
! one disagreeable odor. ;u<s, al,
The city Of Texarkana is built ct the
junction Of Texas, Arkansas and Louisl-
ana. It received its namein 1913, when
an enthusiastic surveyor, while running
| the lines. blazed the three fragments OF
The names of the new States On tree,
| and predicted that great city would be
| built there. Three years ago, When the
I town was founded, the name, still to be
seen on the old tree, was adopted, and
the prediction seems In fair wsy to be
verified, as the town now has 3,OOO IN,
habitants, and is an important railroad
crossing. -. ,.;.r.a..2m Tai
1t is told of that distinguished soldier,
Sir Philip Sidney, that being about TO
wash his hands after hard: fought bat,
tie. he had Just taken up the soap ana
turned;on the warm water, when ne per.
ceiyed a particularly grimy soldier o.
his side. Handing the soap to the SOL
der. with the now historic words, tny
necessity sis greater than NINE, Su
pb;1;n tnrned away, and went, unwash-