The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-05-28
Clippings.

ShppinSS.
If the grass doesn't look out it
will gets good raking down.
When you ask same single ladies
how old they are. the rage is manifest.
They say the dresses Alice Oates
wear are next to nothing. Don't
believe it.
-Peacocks shouldn't be proud.
They have TO wear the same old
clothes,all the time.
"A man in Utah who has only The
legal number of wives is spoken OF as,
comparatively speaking, bachc-
lor."
Dan Rice remarked the other
day that true picty, wasn't apprccia-
ted in this country, and then went Off
and got drunk.
An exchange says: "Thc girl
puzzle is the latest. 1t consists in
putting an average girl in front Of the
ribbon counter of Il dry goods store
and having her find the shade she is
after"
Seth Green, the (ishst, announc-
cd that lie had invented new fly,
and six haltl-hcaleu men had TO be
held while it was explained to them
that the invention was merely to fool
Il fish with.
If 4 Connecticut boy has good
luck in crawling under the canvas, he
will give one-half Of the so cents thus
saved to the heather. Religion has a
strong hold on even the youth of tho
Nutmeg State.
"A San Francisco Irishman chal-
lenged repeater who voted on a
dead mans name, "becausc, bcgor-
ra," said he, "!le man died in the
Fourth ward, and yc are after voting
him in the Third.
Seth Green is authority for the
statement that "Plain common sense
has more TO do with catching fish than
luck has" This is true. Common
sense dictates trade with the small
boy who has the luck.
A Louisville girl bought 500
pair Of hose, and the first time she
wore them she clipped down fourteen
times, and got her dress caught six
times. Let this be warming to
girls against extravaganza.
Lovers Of peace and quiet are
now preparing for big effort to
prove that this country has been Ia
boring under q great mistake; that
the Declaration OF Independence was
signed February 30, 177G.
"A Vermont couple put off ap-
plying for Il divorce one term of
court, SO that they could profit hy
their wedding. And yet they tell us
the people of this country are rcck-
lessy eNtravagant and unthrilty.
The gentlemen at dinner Ia.
lie were discussing the familiar lines,
"An honest mans the noblcsL work
Of God," when Il little son of the host
spoke up and said: "It isn't true.
My mothers bette'n any man that
was ever made
When you see lovely actress
upon the boards delighting the people
ly her beauty, her grace and hcl fine
acting, it is hard TO realize that the
fair creature is just as liable to want
Jamaica ginger rs is the rest Of hu-
manity. But cucumbers bring us all
10 q common level.
-"Whalcs arc btcoming numerous
in the ocean, says an exchange.
We like statement that gives the
full facts rs that one does. 1t relieves
one Of tie suspicion that whales are
becoming numerous on the praires,
or that they are infcsting the woods
or hiding in caves or the mountains.
People now know where to G on the
lookout for whales.
Bright red hair is TO be fashion
able by virtue OF the dictum of Sara
Bcrnhardt, who had her tresscs dyed
II sort Of golden rouge. That's
all right, Sara; hut We don't care
much about fashion and shall contin-
nc TO devote oursclf to the girls with
raven tresses. BY the way, what
docs Detroit pay you for thus bring
ing its girls into style?
GA Philadelphia servant girl who
was washing windows spaltcred some
water on q pedestrian. She apollo
siZed, lie smiled and in four weeks
they were married. lie turned out
to be worth 5000, ,O0O," said the De-
troil Free Press, and rs the state
mcnt has been widely read, the best
thing you can do when you're obliged
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