The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-11-16
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Advice to illicit distillers Rem
dor under seizers the things that
are seizers'.
When a man goes out Of the
poultry business he tears the tat
tered hen sign down.-Boston
Post.
Talmage denounces "low~nccked
dresses" says the Herald, ''but
breaches low-necked sermons" Both
are evils.
The mayor of Memphis doesn't
know what to do with the SSO,OOO
relief fund left in his hands. Give
it to the orphans.
What gals man who has neither
employment nor fine clothes is to
have some one present him with
smoking gown worth eight dollars.
The wise man placeth the stock of
his gun to his shoulder before he
tireth, but the fool looketh down the
barrel to see tho ball start.-Roace
Sentinel. r
Now York's death rate for tho
summer is lower than for twelve
years past. Somebody must have
cleaned up his back yard-F'ree
Press.
1t WAS an Ohio man who painted
his matches white, so as to enable
him to find the box in dark night
1t never occurred to him to paint
the box.
A fly never appears to such dis
advantage as when he is mounted on
his head in the centre of your
squash pie, rubbing his hind feet
together in the air.
General Sheridan has a scalp
wound three inches long, caused by
the fall OF transom. Married men
should make note of this happy
thought transom.
"Uneasy lies the head that wears
a crown" Of course it does. And
this is the reason kings and queens
don't sleep with their crowns on,
Norristoaca Xeruld.
SANDY, what is the state Of re-
hgion in your town 2" "Bad sir
very bad! There are no Christians
except Davie and myself, and I
have my doubts about Davie. -
1onkers Statement.
A Nashville belle has feet that do
not match. Both are perfect in
shape, but one is number one and
the other number seven. She
always puts her best foot forward.
The Saturday Evening Gazette
says Pumpkin pies are healthy and
good" We are glad there is no
serious illness prevailing among
them, and if they are good they will
be happy.
mo dictionary has been made for
man that can describe the anguish
of the soul without hope" Or of
the boy with gray trousers and a
black broadcloth patch.-Nev Xa-
ven Register.
Hon. Samuel j. Tilden has given
$3.50 to tho great Catholic fair now
in progress in Now York, and Hon.
Fernando Wood hus given 800 to
the same object. The receipts of
the fair SO far aggregate $4,000.
An artist undertook to carica~
ture some of the new bonMets that
are just making their appearance,
but his pictures were suoh sensible
improvements on the prevailing
styles that he has given up in de-.
spair. -Bos. Com. .Bul.
A Tallahassee minister who had
held numerous night meetings in
order to arouse religious enthusiasm,
apdfound the work progressing slow
ly hewailed the return of his labors in
only sonverting half a dozen souls,
thus, q 81 toll you, my hearers, it
don't pay for the gas" - Tallahassee
F3oridian. q .,4 !,
1t looks to a dispassionate OBJ
server as though the South was
growing conciliateder and con-
ttliatedeE every. day. President
Hayes exhibited himself at a county
fairin Moryla nd the other day, and
the same day Baltimore went Demo-
cratic BY $4,000 majority Ha,oh,
n'Whon is man twenty one wears
oldf This seems an exceedingly