The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-01-15

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The silver and the golden pheasant
both originally came from China. 30
also did gold and silver fish, now 80
common. q ~
The number of physicians in Prussia
in 1873, was 8,223 !; of surgeons, 148 (;
and of dentists, 251. The number OF
inhabitants was 25, 724, 404. ~
Skin cleanliness has great effect onS
the assimilation Of food. It has been
proved that pigs that are washed put on
fifth more flesh than pigs that are un-s !
washed. o.. s,ss s.
As to a cabinet, Prince Bismarck
deems it "most tiresome that have 70
discuss every plan with five or SIX per-
sons who sometimes know very little
upon the subject"
The stenographers' bills SO far IN the
Vanderbilt will case have reached the
sum of ten thousand dollars. The
lawyers bills are not expected to ex-
ceed the Halifax fisheries award.
A New York belle besought her
father for new sealskin sacque. MY
dear" he responded fondly, but seri-s
ously, eve have just paid over $5, 500, -
600 to the British government, aud
can't afford it."
THE HONEY BEE. 81
Come here, my son, look on this little bee, ~
The master workman Of his humble sphere;
A winged focus OF wise industry
And worthy teacher for the serf or peer.
OF all the life on land, in sky or sea,
tn II knh hsva aNHo ah
hang bee sl ~ ~
Judge Wendell went fishing near
Truckee, Gal. The stream was almost&
dry, and he could walk over it's rocky
bed between the pools. He sat down;
on bowlder and dropped his line into g;
pool. Suddenly he heard tremendous
roar. Looking up stream, he saw vast.
body of water, eight feet high, rushing
down upon him. A dam had broken
away. he ran as fast as he could, yet :
not very swiftly, being fat and short
legged. The water quickly overlook
him and carried him nearly quarter OF !
a mile, finally throwing him on the
bank go nearly drowned that he was
thought to be dead. IN, :
A student at the University OF Vlr.
ginia thus describes the present con-
dition of Jefferson's homestead at Mon
ticello: "The house is in good !condi-
ton, and in it's entrance hall, as q CEN
terpiece in the ceiling, still flaps his
wings that great bird symboical OF
American liberty, the eagle. In this;
hall also is ladder old Tom daily; aa.ss
cended in order to wind up a clock whose
weather. beaten face is seen as the Eouses
is approached !; it was made by his own
hands, and is very ingenious thing,
looking, when shut, like square ROD:
The room and bed he died in, the jail
wherein he confined his slaves, and his ]
numerous wine cellars are well preserved;
but the tunnel, by means OF which ne
escaped the British in 1912, is now moth.
ING more than hole in the ground.
with few bushes growing around as II
to hide and keep it in remembrance.
There is an interesting anecdote OF a.
boy, in one of the rudest parts OF the
county of Glare, in Ireland, who, in or
der to destroy some eaglets lodged in 90
hole one hundred feet from the summit
of rock, which rose four hundred feet
perpendicular from the sea, caused him.
self to be suspended by rope. with
scimiter in his hand for his defense,
should he meet with an attack from the
old ones, which precaution was found
necessary, for no sooner had his COM
panions lowered him to the nest than
one of the old eagles made ct him with
great fury, at which he struck, but. un.
fortunately missing his aim, nearly cut
through the rope that supported nm
Describing his horrible situation 70 his
comrades, they cautiously and saieiy
drew him up, when it was found thasaia.
hair, which quarter of an hour befole
was dark auburn, was changed 70
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