The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-07-14
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
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A kidnapping case-A cradle.
New York city has 200,UN cats.
Italy has had six administrations in :
four years.
All the Ohio counties except four
grow tobacco.
Black suits are now worn even by
very young Indies.
California farmers give rat-killing
bees in their infested barns. "a
A farmers lie cannot be monotonous;
they labor in so many different fields.
The first paper money in New Eng.
land was issued in 1889.
There are fourteen different remedies
for sea sickness, the best being to 90
ashore. ~
Ycu may try to beguile flies with fly.
paper, but you'll find they'll stick to
molasses. ~.
Mount Everett, one of the Himalayan
chain, is the highest mountain in the
world. It is 29,0o2 feet high.
Boston made $4,000 last year On
dogs. Sharp financiering that, to make
Sl3, 900 out Of one pound.
To prevent lamp chimgs.7s from
cracking put the chimneys INTO Ket.
tie of cold water and gro Ira y heat
until iG boils, and then let Il MS gradually
cool.
1t is thought that the German minis-
ter of war is bent on increasing the.
standing army of the empire to 2, GOO, ,000F
of men, and that. sooner Or later, ne Will
succeed. -
At Omaha a curious freak. was re-
Gently performed by the wind. Flor.
ence and Willow lakes, north OF. the
CITY, were blown nearly dry, the WIND
scooping out the water. The ground
near the lakes was covered with dead
fishes which were blown out, OF the
water. 81. ~ r. -,
A French statist has come TO the con-
clusion, after q very hborious examina..
tion of the number of deaths from rail=;
way accidents in all parts of the world,
that if a person were to live continually
in q railway carriage and spend all his
time in travelling. the chances in favor
of his dying from railway accident
would not occuruntil he was $50 years 5
old. '.g.,t5 -.
The bakers cart was standing by the
door, minus the baker. Little chubs
climbed up and looking into the boxes,
feasted her e. es en- cookies and jumbles
innumerable. "Oh, Use good mind to
take cookie" "But that would be-
very wrong" said the nurse, reproy:.
ingly. "The baker won't see me-"
But God will" solemnly. know;
but He won't tell the baker. ."-Neto
Rauen Register.
A fond mother wants to learn some
way to tell how her son will turn, out.
That's easily done. If he's wanted to
20 out and weed the garden, he will
turn out slowly and reluctantly and be-
two hours dressing. If he's called TO
see a circus procession 90 by he'll
probab bly, turn out quick and hurt him.
self trying to come downstairs and put
a boot on at the same time.-Lo,0eA
Sun. -
A blind horse makes very awkward
runaway. Such a "Dobhin" vas
waiting unhitched for his master in .
St. Louis street, small boy having
promised to keep an eye on him. The
tlies were troublesome and the horse:
had gradually turned himself until he.
stood kicking and switching directly
facing hat store on the opposite side
of the street. A gnat alighted over the
poor beasts spinal column and began.
boring for its marrow. The horse
started with pain and ran for the hat
store, the proprietor of which spread an
umbrella and rushed to the curb, hoping
to frighten and change the course of the
runaway. The blind horses astonish.
ment when he went ever the man and
umbrella accelerated his movements
through the window. The vehicle was
wrecked and glass and hats were ruined
to the value of $50.