The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-03-26
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~ chest protector The baggage -nS
ter's cnenk.
Some men are like brooks, tlisT 5s
always murmurlDS 3; s 352}
A button is o very siGaII event Nj
is always coming of.
4 paste.pot doesn't aenote tint
it is known by it's stick. IS
Electricity e1erts q peculiar ana
derful effect on some plants.
Fancy wood. saving ID now msde S.
occupation Of insane patients. |;s|
A Abird-fancier calls his canar.es e H5ffc a
es " because they have wings s
Women are hereafter to be permit 6
boc ONE notaries public in Ohio.
The largest metal statue il the woE 81!
is situated near the city Of Afona, Itnli
If girls hair is plated, you csfi
with propriety say she has golden hajfs
Anew town In idsho has ben naki5 4
Onegirlia, because there is oniyone GI
there.
Agricultural It's exceedingly 81 q
husbandry" to harrow up the feslineI1 q
Of your wife.
A felon generally appears on fh8 end y
of the fingers and thumbs. Sonnet
on tue end of o rope 81;
By the use of the micyophone you
can hear the rope walk the butter aYs 4
the gum drop, or the fall of the yesl. z:!5
The number of deserters from q
British army, advertised during
was 5000. being 300 In exceas of td2
total for 1877. e. -
Chicago doctors consider the hoa65# 4
furnace as their best friend. IL 6iyea '
them more cases Of lung trouble thn1
other influences. "a
Ask an assuming man to !" assumA q 8
little matter " for you, and syou sudd
Iy discover he is the most unaHsumi5g q
person in the world. as;s: &
When Mongolian wash. house Ia De- q
troit took fire, "John picked mp hjq
shirts and murmured;: The OhinNe4
must go."-FreeH Press.
Excuse haste and q bad per, = as u u
dirty porker said when it rushed ont 6i p
its sty and knocked over the man
lavender pants. Rome Ssfstiset ss.i; ;es;;
Mexicans subdue fractions horses
having q hood so arranged as Be-
pulled down over the eyes OF the horse a
as soon as he manifests nneasineess Seyt s
eral applications subdue the hofsey
permanently. s3I
.. WEARING THE 6RSxss =
An editor wore green coronsty ~
Asf he had been fresh baronets
Twas . shade for bis eyes, ~ & aa'
Turned up toward the skies. 81 IN
Twas way he got into Of xeastns q
Hon. J. D. Cox describes what s1ia g
to be the smallest insect known. i'm y 3
hymenopter OF remarkable delicacy tnd
beauty, parasitic on the leaf.cntter beas
Its body is twelve.t thousandths OF moi
in length. and it's ten jointed antennf 4
twenty. .thousandths,
"Sound," said the ooImaster ss i
what you hear. For instance, yon cam +
not feel sound" s Oh, yes, you csz l,;s g
said smart boy. "John Wiikns, z res u
torted the pedsgogue, g how do yol
make that ont? What sound can you
feel ?" "a sound thrashing, replied 4
the smart boy. 81 4 1!:'s: 8:
woMAN's TEAas. "a
Talk not to us of wornan's smile
Her tears are more effective Tar; =. ~
How sweet their Influences are-- w e
How strong and yet how soft the Wills
The rain that patters day by day q
Dissolves the adamant Of yeara. sf4s
And 30 may woman's silent tears "a
Wear cen the stoniest heart away. s. .S
Aye, as old Father Time goes Tesping,
he still finds woman on the throne
Her scepter is her broom alone, s
And she Is monarch when she's aweepLng y
ST Louis Tinses-Jourgdl 4:
Another collection OF one million CAM.
celled postage stamps is explMned q.
Some time time ago q Philadelphia gent
tleman offered to obtain for an old .lady y
q life residence in q home for the Trend
less if she would collect such an an ouut g
OF stamps. The undertaking enkstad
the attention of Miss Chloe Ianktons 4 q
New Hartford, Conn.,, who began to
assist the old lady. The result is that
the million of stamps have been gaehet.
ed, the sum of $500 has been paid Tor &,
them, and the collector is now enjoying 3
a comfortable home in the Methodist
house in Philadelphia.