The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-03-11
FACTS AND FANCIES.

The rumor published few days
since relative to the death of the Pope
turns out to be false.
Two thousand citizens Of Indiana
polls signed the pledge at the beginning
OF the year, and eleven of them are be-
lieved to have kept it thus far.
"A Universalist clergyman in Chica-
go recently announced Sunday even
ing lecture on the subject, "Shall we
worship God or our grandfathers? 2"
The Columbus (Ohio) Journal point
edly remarks that ''every cord of wood
given to the poor here will be so much
fuel saved from use in the other world"
"A diligent reader of the Scripture
has discovered that the velocipede. and
the one wheeled variety, WIS predicted
more than 1000 years ago. See Ezekiel
j, 1921.
my dear" said a rural wife to her
husband, on his return from town,
''what WAS the sweetest thing you saw
in bonnets in the city?" "The ladies'
faces, my love-"
j. J. Johns, on old English printer,
still continues the publication of
curious paper, the AntOgrGph and Re.
marker, at Starksborough, VT. He is
now seventy-two years old, and his
editorials are as neatly aud accurately
printed in pen and ink as they were
VI u CelIAIS
"A Connecticut boy of Danbury
lately undertook the job of drowning
cat, by putting it In paper bag with
stone ana throwing it into pond. The
result was that the cat arrived home
before the boy did.
"A thirsty party in Cheyenne recent
ly borrowed a baby from its mother
and pawned it for dollars worth OF
whisky.
The following typographical error
shows the vast Importance OF the COM
ma. At a banquet this toast was given:
"Woman-withouth her man, is brute"
John C. Breckinridge. arrived in
Cincinnati Saturday, and was the guest
of Washington Mclean, of the Cincin-
natl Inquirer, until Sunday eve, when
he crossed the river to Covington, KY.
to receive the hospitality of prominent
Rebel sympathizers there.
The Philadelphia convict with
whom Charles Dickens sympathiZed,
and whom he mention ed so tOuchingly
in his "Notes" is still an incorigible
thief, and Is now in the penitentiary.
He has been returned three times, and
is still known as the "Dickens Convict"
An irrepressible boy of five years,
who was always compelled to keep
quiet on Sunday, having grown weary
toward the close of Sabbath day,
frankly and honestly approached his
excellent but rather strict father, and
gravely said: "Pa, let'e havs little
spiritual fun" This was too much, not
only for the gravity but for the strict
ness of the father, and for once he "let
mater caper" till bedtime.
The Postmaster at New Lexington,
Perry county, Ohio, is described as n
druggist and dentist, keeps grocery,
dry goods, boot and shoe store; is Il
OIL
maker, and when times get a little dull
gets out patent for some invention.
I. 1t Is said that the Indians of the
Plains will not take seal pS from the
heads of negro soldiers killed in battle.
-"Ah /" said Sunday school teach
err, "CaroIine Jones, what do you think
YOU would have been without your
good father and mother ?" II suppose.
num-" said Caroline, II suppose as
should ha' been q horphan."
The Now Orleans Bee greatly piques
the readers curiosity by remarking, in
its issue of March 4: "Perhaps one of
,, the most disHraceful scenes ever wit
messed in a deliberative assembly was
observed last night, or rather this morn
ing, in the Senate Chamber of the Gen
eral Assem- bly, of the State OF Louisiana.
Out OF respect for the dignity OF our
columns, we forbear description OF
the scene" What was the row?
Andy johnson in his farewell"
used the word "COnstitutiOn" thirty
one times, and the word constitution
al'' eleven times.
Queen Victoria wears her hair as
she old 25 years ago. Coitfures. water
fall, chignons, curls, and back hair are
naught 10 her.
The latest fashion for gentlemen's
evening dress at Paris is blue coats
with gilt buttons, and white satin waist
=. coats and Cravats.
THE REvENaEs OF TINE.-A Boston
paper observes: "South Carolina kick
ed out of its limits the venerable Sam
uel Hoar in 1914, to find his son, enter
tanning moro radical views than his
father, nominated for Attorney General
of the United States in 1862"
IT is said by the New York Post that
Mr.. Colfax fell in love with Miss Nellie
Wade on the trip "across the Cont