The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-08-21
CURIOUS FACTS.

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Melons were found originally in Asis.F
The Mormons founded Nauyoo, ILL.,, In
1S40. :
Sage is native of the South Of Eu1
rope. .4 .ii<
An Atlanta (Ga.) store is built entirely
of paper. Z
In France q seventh son In direct suc-
eession Is called mareou. L
There is only one lawyer in Millville,
N j., a. city of over 10, 900 inhabit ntsf
It is an ancient belief that change IN
the body Of man occurs every seventh
year.
Mr.. CIV. oldrive walked FIVE miles !
on the surface of the water near Boston
recently.
There are $50, 900, 900 postal cards
manufactured annually, and their use b
increasing daily. s5s
The New York, Custom House has an
efficient clerk, William O. Fitzgerald,
who is q deaf mute. ~ ~
The present English national debt may
be said to have commenced In the reign
of William Ill, 1859. sls
Ship building was begun at Salem,
Mass, about 1910. So began the ship
building industry in this country.
1t is said that the nuhber of derelicts
recorded each month in the North At
lantic alone varies from TWENTY-FIVE to
forty-fve.
About weeks association with q
thrashing machine win pitch a farmers
voice fully an octave higher, as all town
folks know. y 5...T III. /
A Jefferson City Ono man manages
to make living by following up picnic
parties and gathering up the empty bottles
which they leave. ss u
Toads from the squares loiter around
the Philadelphia electric light poles to {
feast on the fried bugs that tumble y :
them sizzling hot. !5 81
The Mimic rifle was invented at VIM
cennes, France, about 1888, by M. Mimic,
who from a common soldier raised him-
self to high rank. 4.
A Pennsylvania boy found q birds
nest that contained eggs of four different
colors-white, pink, blue and green.
All were of the same size. ~ !.
A Chicago detective has Just had his
pocket picked Of 5000, which he had
drawn from building association to
make payment on o house. I, 81
A goat at Dallas, Texas, which came
upon rattlesnake, walked back few
yards, and taking q running start, made
long jump, alighting with his legs
punched, and cutting the snake in piecesy
Spiders have been known TO come out !
of their webs and crawl down the sides
of the wall at the sound Of music, seems
ingly enchanted by the sounds, but
hurrying back to their hiding place "a
soon as the music ceased. 8 3
The latest development of the slot ma
chine is brass frame inclosing the city
directory, which permits the volume to
be opened only when cent has been In Z
serted in the slot. It is hailed as
blessing by druggists and others whose
directories are in constant demand by the
public.
It is believed by the Moslems that at
the Judgment day painters will be re-
quired to furnish with souls all repre-,
sentations of human beings which they
have made. Failing in this ordeal, they
will lose their own souls as forfeit for
their presumptious imitation of the work
of the Creator. ,g
One method of keeping the railroad
track clear of sand near the Caspian Sea-
is to soak the road-bed with sea-water.
In other places it is protected with an
armor of clay. Palisades are erected
sometimes to stop drifting. Another
method employed is the cultivation bf
hardy plants, such as are used for tha
same purpose on the Danish coast.