The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-08-04
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The simple flowers are sociable and
benevolent. ea- =, I: =,
The mule always puts his best foot
backward.-Boston Transcript.
"'Tis sweet to be remembered, a.
the man said when he got cork leg.
Andreus' Qaeen.
The Emperor of Austria has set the
fashion of wearing golden Dig a. 9 pin
or watch charm. -, =
There are 1900 hives of bees In the
United States, and the estimated annual
reyen uefrom them is Sl4. .000, 600. ..;..
The demand Tor chairs that Washing.
ton once sat in is keeping the furniture
makers very busy.-Boston Post. r.
A Philadelphia policeman who, in the :
discharge OF his duty, shot two rowdies,
has become insane through remorse. ),
One of the original tea stamps, which
caused the rumpus century ag0fH
advertised for sale by London frm: = :
The seal is especially fond Of music,
he will follow boat to listen TO Z
musical instrument, or even q chorus OF
pieces. :.5<,t.=
| There is q Latin term for cod liver
oil, but none for the taste OF it.. Inc
Latin races were not well up, In pro-
family. 49,. ...... 4
"All work and no play makes Jack
dull boy." Very few Jacks will be
come dull boy if left to themselves
Boston TRANSCRIPT. E.S, ~
An umbrella bird has been imported
for the Central Park geological garden
from South America, much to the de-
light of naturalists. .e,;,
Heliotrope is the prominent color IN
most elegant toilets, and stirring is
the noticeable trimming of all light and
semi-diaphanous dresses. Is
A tall man having rallied a friend on !
the shortness of his legs, the friend re-
piled: "My legs reach the ground
what more can yours doP" -. ~
Minnie Wester6eld, of New York,
aged one year and four months, died
from facial erysipelas, caused BY having,
her ears pierced for earrings.
A petrifed canoe Of good size and
shape has Just been found at the bottom
of Lake Neufchatel, Switzerland. II
must be Thousands Of years old sss-'27s -
Grandmamma-"N Now, Nellie, spell
ice." Nellie-"I-c-e." Grapdmamma
-"Do YOU know what ice is?" Nelhe
Yes, grandmamma, it's water last
asleep Philadelphia Times.
That curious little fish, the stickle-
back, builds its nest like bird, whefcin
its spawn is deposited and protected.
This fish rarely grows to be over TWO
inches and halfin length. r.
We have received some verses from
an unknown poet, beginning, how
can ease my throbbing brow" DID
YOU ever try wet rag bound aroundT
the headp-Cincinnati Saturday Night.
It is a curious fact that Pestram.
Italy. was famous 600 years before
Christ for its roses, which oloomeo
twice year--in May and November,
and the same fact is annually exemp1-
fed now. -
St. Louis had in 1870 ffty-t5ree -four
ishing kindergartens, with about 1000
pupils, 1870 paid teachers and sixty-hVe
volunteer assistants. The entire cost
for the year was q little over $1,000
$50 for each pupil.H -,
Some woodchopper. at Canton. H.,
sent boy to the top OF q tn II tree, ,wnlch
they had cut almost through, to swaylt
in the direction which they wished tito
fall. The plan was successful, except
that six bones of the boy were broken
A Chicago man makes living by
finding lost articles. He goes to public
gardens, parks, etc., every morning pc
fore daylight, and looks for anything
which persons may have dropped DUR
ing the previous even II.
Breaking an awkward silence: Mrs;
Montague Smart (suddenly, to basn1ul
youth, who has not opened his lips slnce .
he was introduced to her quarter OF an
hour ago)-" now let us talk; OF
something elser'-Phnch.
A New Orleans lady procured, year
ago, over 1000 silk worm eggs, from
which she raised 1900 cocoons, and
from these she has obtained over $4,000
eggs. The Silks pronounced by manu-
tacturers to be of q very superior quality.
The empire of Austria is composed to-
day of the following countries, all OF
which have at some time enjoyed cor.
porate existence: Archduchy of Aus.
tria, duchy of Salzburg, duchy of Styria,
principality of the Tyrol. Trent and the
Trentine, kingdom of Bohemia, Mar
pravate OF Moravia, duchy of Silesia,
Kingdom of Gallicia and Lodomeria,
KINGDOM of Illyria, kingdom Of Dalma-
tia, republic of Ragusa, Bocche di Cat.
taro and the Primorie, kingdom Of
Crotia and Slavonia, the Military Con-
fines, the Voivodina and Banat, kingdom
of Hungary proper. priucipality OF
Transylvania, Sandjaks Of Bosnia, Her
zegovina and Novi-B, ,zar (Raschia).