The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-09-28

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Laurinburg, \. c., challenges
s:he world with a female child fif,
3teen months old, weighing 173
$pounds.
] Bodies of people drowned in
Lake Tahoe never rise to the sur
face, the water being so cold as tc
sprevent the formation of gases:
Mrs. Hayes portrait presented
10y the women of the United States,
scost $4,000. 1t was painted by
Daniel Huntington, of New York,
A weather sage in New York who
has been keeping a record says that
!Vennor's prophecies are sheer non
asense. His guesses are right only
sonce in eight times.
The whisky product Of the United
Estates for last year was 100000
sbarrels. By calculation that would
sgive 81 drinks to every man, wo'
man and child of the population.
The Jewish population of Vienna
:s reported to have more than dou-
s>led itself according to the recent
3census, within the past 10 years.
I'm 1870 it was 10000. It IS now
$4,000. ..~
Mr.. Flood, of the Nevada Bon,
sanza, intends to erect in Fifth ave
] nue. a larger and more costly resi-
3dence than that OF Mr.. Vanderbilt.
3The outlay will not be less than
ss3, 100000.
Certificates to the amount Of
aS125.000 in Government bonda
/ ihave been placed in the hands OF
Mrs. Garfield, as part of the sub
lscribed fund of S250,00O which Mr..
Field started.
] Gen. Mcdowell is q man so ex.
] sceptionally and supernaturally alb
sstemious that he has not only never
drank a glass of spirituous liquor:
sbut has RETAINED all his life from
both tea and coffee.
Texas people do not throw them
;selves on epitaphs, no matter how
much display they make at fune
rails. Down on the Rio Grande 9
5plain board at the head of a mound
tells the public that thirteen ot
! them Mexican Greasers are plant,
led here
The Derby hat will be worn this
fall by natty young ladies, but in.
stead of a single black or pearl
Icolored one there will be a variety
lin the rich shades of the dark ad,
rniral blue, hunters green, dahlia
|color, olive and seal brown, to
match various seal costumes.
BE jabers, said Patrick O'Raf.
|erty, as he was reading about a
case Of suicide, be jabers, if iver I
take me own life it will be wid
|chloroform.
:Niver do the loike Of that, Pat,
said Mrs. O'Rafferty, for yer I'M.
mics will bring it up agin ye af-
Itherward as long as We live.
The negroes in one of the Eas.
tern Counties of Georgia have been
trying by the prayers of one Of
their number, to raise an old negro,
who has been dead over a year,
from the dead. They set a day
for the resurrection and gathered
at the grave, but, after hours Of
waiting in the hot sun, they went
home disappointed.
Two bellies had a fight on the
veranda Of q White Mountains
hotel. The cause is a secret, but
the encounter was public, being in
the presence of about so guests.
The girls scratched faces, pulled
hair, and tore clothes in a lively
manner for few seconds, and were
not parted before both bore marks
which lasted several days. They
belong to wealthy and reputable
families.
A lady recently departed in
great haste from Long Branch on
"a Saturday morning. She was
resplendent in silk. laces and dia.
!monds, and made the remark at
table just before she left that she
wanted to do some shopping, but
would be back on Monday morning.
AFTER she had gone one Of the little
girls remarked. You see, there's a
rush of trade on Saturday night,
and mas gone up to help father.
tend in the store.
Never give way to melancholy ::
nothing encroaches more: I fight
against it vigorously. One great
is to take short views of life.
or next week, or next month,
Are you happy now d! Are you
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