The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-06-25
JOB WORK.
IBRIE-A-BRdC.

"A lat othce-Ihe soap boilers.
The retired list-People abed.
A false scent--A counterfeit
penny.
The early angler catches the
worm-and q cold.
Wigs, in the language of flowers,
are lie-locks.
Scales that viii, weigh grain of
dust are used in the Philadelphia
Mint.
The coal production of China is
reckoned at three million tons
annually.
Twenty-nine ferries connect New
York city with Long Island and
New Jersey.
It is said the ladies of the upper
class in some parts of South Ameri.
ca chew tobacco.
The Alaska waters contain moro
salmon than all the other waters in
the known world.
The hairpin crop of this country
equals $40, 100000 annually. The
early crops arc sown in beds.
The number of individuals en-
titled to wear the cross of the
French legion Of honor is about
fifty seven thousand.
There are no fewer than fourteen
thousand washerwomen at work on
the banks of the AIanzanares, in
Spain.
In selecting n husband at seven~
teen, woman desires good looks
at twenty-fiv good habits; and at
thirty, the man.
Emperor William gets along with
four and half fingers on his right
hand. Half his forefnger he blew
off nearly sixty years ago.
S. Berlkley Hazeltine, of Bakers
field, Mass, aged eighty eight, has
been elected town clerk ffty~oight |!
times, and for the last thirty years
not vote has been cast against
him.
"When tempted to kick man,
says Scotch philosopher, "stop
and remember that you may somo
day want q favor of him." Tempted
men generally stop to SEQ if the
other fellow is the biggest. .-Free
Press.
A young lady who is doing the
Alps reports progress to her
guardian: 81 tried yesterday to
climb the Matterhorn didn't near
reach the top. It is absurdly high
Everything is in this country
please send me s.
Barber (A propos of customers
beard): "Yes; great improvement
indeed, sir, since you took our
Balm of Illyria.' OF course you
will try another bottle?" Customer
tdrily): mo, thanks; haven't tried
the first yet.
A newly arrived Chinaman has
only twenty five letters of the
English alphabet to lcarn---he is
we'll acquainted with t. Cinciu-
natl Saturday Night. He is also
sure to have Cue in his head
Philadelphia B~lzeti,s.
$50 there's another rupture on
Mount Vociferous," said Mrs.
Partington, as she put down the
paper and put up her specs. "The
paper tells about the bursting
lathor running: down the mountain,
but it don't tell how it got on fire. y
"Vat monster language" says q
Frenchman. 'tHere / read in 70
newspapers zat man commit a
murder, who was committed for
trial and zen committed himself to
q reportair. No wonder everything
in America is done by committee"
The dueling pistols used by
Aaron Burr in his duel with Alex
ander Hamilton arc said to be in
the possession of u citizen of Louis
vile. They wore left to him by
his uncle, an army officer, who him.
self purchased them from Burr for
$500 It is asserted that they have
been used in eleven duels.
John Roach, the ship builder, de.
string to congratulate Dom Pedro
on the starting of the new Brazilian
line, purchased a photograph from
Edison, made his little speech into
itand shipped it on the Rio de
Jeneiro. When it reaches the
capital of the Brazilian Empire the