The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-03-24
PITH AND POINT.

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Citizen. ARK s}
A friend in need is friend who gen.
orally strikes you for quarter. &,
The silver question-'Have you got
half dollar handy9"-LoaoeU Citizen. "
A close call-Let me look at one Of
your ready-made uits.-Bostos Courier.
Two heads are better than one-On q i
freak in a dime museum.-Bosto1 But-
letin. 80
The most forward women look the
most backward on the street.-Pacve
Jester. ..... ~. ......qs.-. }.2 .y.3
The heaviest mash on record was when
truth was crushed to earth.-1szas lur-
antula. =' ~ Ia
The rage for old gold seems to have
passed away, but the enthusiasm for old
greenbacks continues unabated. d.-Detroit
Free Press. .,-lsy,,., 81 )
Time is money, they say. And we have
often observed that it takes good deal
of money to have good time.-soner-
siUs Journal. ....# 81
There is one concern Is this city that
makes great deal of money and doesn't
advertise. It is the mint.-PhiladslphiG
North american. .s.'
No man ever has correct idea of the,
estimation in which he is held by his fell
low creatures until he attempts to borrow
SO bill. Chicago Telegram. :. 5s5z.s; :.555S@ e
Don't judge a man by the noise he
makes in this world. Two trade dollars
in the pocket will make more jingle than
$40, 900 in bills.-Philadelphia Herald. :.
If anybody wishes to observe tho Z
marked decline in silver let him offer
silver dollar to friend when he changes
. bill for him.-Burlington Free Press. 4 3
A Waupaca county farmer found 81
hornets nest in his barn last fall and
tried to burn it. The insurance on the
harm is not yet adjusted.-Peck's Sun. sa2; Z;
A new fashionable dance is called the
'sbutton dance" Yes, we've seen it.
The wife neglects to do the button, and
the husband does the dancing. .-6ates-
man. i7-%as$5
s'Doing anything now, Bill9" ooh,
yes; I'm kept busy all the time" "Ahl
Glad to hear it. What are you doinga'
'Looking for job."-Kentucky Stats
Journal .
The Indians of New Mexico are very
thrifty and economical. When blood
hounds are sent in pursuit of them they
shoot the dogs and eat them.-Burlssgson
Free Press a
THE DRAWBACKS OF LIFE. ffI
There is no kitchen girl, however able,
But breaks the crockery ware;
There is no butter placed npon the table
But has its lock Of hair.
"What station do you call thisa" asked
q man, as he crawlsd out of the ruins OF Z
q car, after a recent rrilroad accident.
"Deva vastation, SIR" replied his fellow
passengers in chorus Chicago 7el<grom.
It Is a very easy matter for person to
be in two places at the same time, even
though those places be thousands of miles
apart. One frequently hears OF man
being in a strange country and home, sick.
-Sytings.
An exchange says: 'Last week
stranger came to our town with turned
up nose and run down boots" A town
with turned up nose and run down boots ;;
cannot hope to become Q great CONNER Z
cial centre. Iraueler.
Come into the garden, Maud; ~
am here by the gate alone;
Come into the garden, Maud,
For thy fathers dog has flown,
And I'm middling sure I won't be "chawed,
For he's busy with bonei .... p.
-Iid-Bits.
A correspondent writes to contempo-
rary stating that the credit system is a
bad system. It is indeed. It keeps
the creditor constantly on the alert look:
ing out for the debtor, and the debtor
forever on the jump keeping out of the
way of the crcditor.-Boston Courier.