The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-12-15
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Our "sNIoKY The equi-
table and sardouio Abraham, it will
be remembered, never ceased1to er,ioy
his joke while tho last bonds Of the
Union wore being dissolved in blood |;
and finally when his warfare was ac;
complished, ho ascendcd from tho pit
OF athoatre othe bosom of Washs
lng ION, as his apotheosis is, eGectinglS
depicted in tho photogfapb. tbrhe i'm.
partial }ut cher that sits insAbraham's
seat cmulatcs thof virtues Of his saint.
predecessor; aud while aristocratic
noses are being tweaked iu Massachu-
ssetts, and tho Hub groans inwardly at
O&onlan insolence, and u, fow million
OF rebels sullonly nurse their wlatt
under Ike expressions Of all irrespou,
sible dcspotism, he complaccntly puffs
at the ncver-eXhanSted calumet, talks
horse most knowingly, aud frolcs over
bis empire, to the vast delight of
Jenkins and Shoddy and special ar
fists attached to Journals Of Civiliz,.
ton Nc'o Eclectic May,s;n".
The Emperor Nauoleon, declares
the London Court Journnl, ,eru es
nothing to those who surround him,
and is true friend in need. Several
times he has relieved many young Of
iicers with pecuniary help, Who have
momentarily gotinto II eight place."
and certain drawer in the Tuileries,
called Pandora's box" is never
empty, ard always the hands is put in
to relieve the hcces>itous according to
their wants. Napoleon is not rich,
never was and never will be. Ho docs
not save. When General Rollin, the
Keeper Of the P,ivy Parse, announc-
cd to him that he saved the household
3o,00Of. in one mouth, and asked what
to do with tho fruits of his economy,
ho was told to put ii in his pocket.
The total number of white officers
and soldiers, known and unknown,
buried in the national cometaries is
nearly 100000. The number of ne
gro soldiers nearly $4,000, two.thirds
Ut whom AFRO not known by name.
The expenses attending The burial or
rcinterment of their bodies, and tho
laying out and Improvement of the
thirty-live nutioual cemeteries, has
reached $l,0O0,O00 and it will cost
$4,000, 600 more to compl. te the work
and keep them in order. The yearly
expenses Of thcso bu, ial placts will
be about 100000.
IN ignorant but conceitcd fellow
| got aboard steamer on i Ike Huron.
After standing on deck awhile among
the crowd, and sccit s tie captain ap.
proach, he inquired
'What is the name Of this lake 2
''Tho Lake llurou.'
yes, SIR replied the man.
But tho captain going no further
the stranger said
fWcl!, what is the name of the
lake j.
'Thc Lake Huron again answered
the captain.
want to know what lake Pm on
its name y
well, sir, said the captain, the
namo of the lake you are on is the
Lake Huron. Does not satisfy you r
The crowd were now smilins quite
audibly, and the man walked away,
muttering to himself: 'The Lake Pm
on. That's polite captain, indoed.'
The expenses of buttons on the
backs of our coats, whore they are of
no earthly use, is equal to the support
of all our orphan asy lums. 1t is os.
timated that the value of old boots
thrown aside, which might hayo been
worn at least day longer, is more
than enough to buy flannel night
gowns for ovcry baby in the land
Also, that the cost of every inch on
tho full shirt collars of our young
mon is equal to the sum necessary to
put q Bible in the hands of every
Patagonian giant.
CoMronT.-"Is there any danger of
the boa. constructor biting ME ~ asked
a lady visitor at the geological Gar
dcns.
"Not tho loast. marm," replied
Snowman che never bites, he swal.
lows his ,phiules whole -
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The number Of women studying
medicine at the University Of Zurich
increases in goonetric progression.
-Four years ago there were but ono,
the next year two, then four, then
eight, and now thorc are sixteen.
"You say, Mrs. Jones, that you
have lived with defendant for eight
years. Does the court understand
that you arc married to him 7'' "Ia
course it does" Have you n mar
riagc certificate 2" eyes, yer honor,
three on 'em--two gals and a boy. ,
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