The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-11-14
CURIOUS FACTS.
Holburn is pronouced Hobun.

Holburn is pronouced Hobun.
The Chinese always weep at we'd
.dings. .. ...
shakspere spelled his name in forty
three different ways.
Young folks in Chester County, Penn,
hunt foxes by moonlight.
Dan Jordan, of Tennessee, is the
youngest convict in the United States.
The organ was invented by one Otesi-
bius, barber of Alexandria, about 100
B. G. ~.'. .. '-..
T. Calico was named from Calicut, q
city of India, visited by the Portuguese
in 1893. -.
Aliens or foreigners were banished
from England in 1855, being thought too
numerous.
a child was Born in North Carolina q
few days ago with two perfectly de-
veloped tongues. g.. ..e..,. .,... S.
The Cymri of Kymri, the great Celtic
family to which the Britons belonged,
came from Asia. ''..: ..' .- -" 49,
There is a dispute as to how tall
VOlldtu was, SOluC oo aAhS ASSs
and some at eleven.
Charley Connolly. young miner, fell
10 feet into Utah mine, and received
only slight injuries.
The earliest prints that are known are
set of the seven planets, in an almanac,
by way of frotispiece. .. '>i
1t is related of Lincoln, Neb., man
that he journeyed to California in order
to see an old enemy executed.
Turnpikes were so called from poles
or bars swung on staple, and turned
either way when dues were paid.
On the right bank of the Volgs, in
Russia, is the remains of an ancient
town, traceable over length of two
miles,.
September 20, 1924, General Lafayette
and suite entered the city of Philadel-
phia on his historic tour through
America. &C.,.
A jeweler at Waraaw, Poland, is max
ing golden bust Of Bismarck, which Is
to be presented to the oldest German in
habitant of the city. .'s ....' =
Five different persons in Massachu-
setts, each of whom had FIVE leaf
clover for luck, were crippled, bankrupted
or killed within the year. -.'
A curious local name for plant is
"John.go.to. .bed-at-noon," applied in
England to the yellow goats beard,
which opens at 4 and closes just before
10 o'clock. ...>.
The Just completed spires of st. Pat
rick's Cathedral, New York City, which
cost 5000, 900, are 33S feet high, and are
exceeded in height by only five Old
World spires. -.. -,
Mr.. Blackburn, the famous chess
player, played eight simultaneous games
blindfolded at the London Chess Club q
few nights ago, and won five OF them.
The other three were drawn.
A bridge gave way in Girard, Ala,
the other day, and mule team, a Load OF
lumber and the driver fell through, Q
dlstan"e of twenty feet. Nothing suf-
fered damage except the bridge. -
It is said that several pretty romances
have grown out of the custom of leaving
visiting cards on poets graves in Europe.
A more gruesome way OF forming ac-
quaintances could hardly be imagined.
"The Poodle Dog" restaurant, the San
Francisco Delmonico. was yclept by the
Frenchman who started it ''6e poulet
d'or'' The Golden Hen), which was too
much of iawbreaker for the natives;
hence the present name.
One of the presents to q Pittsburg
minister, who recently celebrated the
twenty.ffth anniversary of his marriage,
was small ship which, when the hold
was opened, was found to contain a
cargo OF several hundred silver dollars.
A deaf mute, thirty.two years OF age,
has been arrested in New York City for
smashing a jewelers. window and steal
ing five watches through the opening.
The man is an ex-convict, and at one
time had a partner in crime who was
totally blind.
The pug dog as pet had an interest
ing origin. He was first imported from
China and Japan, and came into fashion
in the reign of William III. 1t is stated
that the king believed his life to have
been saved by dog OF this breed
awakening him to his danger when
murderous attack was about to be made
| on the prince.