Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-11-05
FACT AND FANCY.

The Bible is printed in twenty-five modern In
dian languages.
A coal mine, which offers well, has been dis
covered near Vallejo.
The chief of the Astor House kitchen receives
a salary Of about 1000.
The greatest glory is not in never falling, but
in rising every time we fall.
Better than he who wipes away tear is he
who prevents it from starting
China claims to have had life insurance COM
panies three thousand years ago.
A good kick out of doors to some is better
than all the rich uncles in the world.
1t will take seven acres or forty thousand
yards of carpeting to cover the new Grand Cen
trail Hotel in New York.
Under the head of q Crimes and Casualties "
rural paper mentions the fact that rival ed
itor has just published book.
All the property of Admiral Farragut was left
by his will to his widow and son. The total
value Of it is stated to be 5000, 600.
Monterey county has obtained a judgement
against citizen for So 25, and the expenses Of
the county in obtaining it were $500.
At lecture given in Frankfort not long since,
the tickets read g Blessed are the pure in
heart, for they shall see God. Admit one"
1t is the opinion Of the doctor that the lawyer
makes his living by plumber, while the lawyer
Miss Lena Kendall, of Kosciusko county Indi-
ana, won a wager of fifty dollare few days ago,
by walking eighteen miles in less than five
hours.
The San Francisco Benevolent Association has
determined to rid the streets of that city Of pro-
fessioual beggars by prosecuting them under the
Vagrant Act.
One ought every day." says Goeth, cat
least hear a little song, read good poem, see
snft,r a,,l - 4. l..
sonable words"
When a tenant in New Orleans gets obnoxious
to the landlord, the roof is found to be badly all
ing, and is taken off to be repaired. The tenant
doesn't stay till the roof gets back.
A little fellow was eating some bread and
milk, when he turned around to his mother, and
said, oh, mother, / am full of glory. There
was sunbeam on my spoon and | swallowed
it,"
The Virginia Enterprise says of the political
situation in Nevada, that " altogether the field
presents the dreariest campaign witnessed by
the Democracy since the surrender of Appoma-
tox."
"Oh where do you get the red for your
cheeksP' said a pale, wan young lady to n
bright laughing mink. @ Where the roses get
theirs-in the air and sunlight" )" was the quick
reply.
A Texas man has been cured of the bite of n
tarantula by the copious use of Robertson coIn-
ty whisky. The wound healed up in two days,
and on the third day the expired with delir-
ium tremens.
The wealthiest people in the world are the
Usage Indians in Kansas. The tribe numbers
5000, and have, after all expenses are PAID, lG0
acres OF choice land per capita, and also SG,000,-
600 in money
A sensation was created at the residence of Il
prominent citizen of Auburn, New York, the
other day, by the discovery that a lounge in
daily use by the family had become a living
nest of snakes.
The town authorities of Canton, Illinois, keep
a list of habitual drunkards, a copy of which is
furnished every saloon keeper in the place and
they are not allowed to sell liquor to any person
named on the list.
@ How is it, my dear, that you have never kim
died a flame in the bosom OF man p said an old
lady to her pretty niece, who was portonless.
" The reason, my dear" replied the young lady,
ais, as you well know, that am not good
match"
Madam" said an old gentleman to his
hOuse-keeper, 90 in primitive countries beef is
often the legal tender but madam" said he
emphatically, thrnsting his fork into the steak,
90 all the laws in Christendom could not make
this beef tender"
Josiah Pettybone, in the Ne,o England Farmer,
says that with the aid of his barometer he is
generally able to judge positively of the weather
two days ahead. He knows of no investment
for a farmer that will pay as well, in proportion
TO amount, as barometer.
Female printers are novelty. Charlotte
Guillard carried on the printing business for
fifty years-froml500 to l550-and was cele-
brated for the correctness of her books. Wo-
men were employed and commended as compos-
itors in Italy as early as the fifteenth century.
At social gathering in New York the other
evening, Christine Nilsson and Adelaide Phillips
m aach ief a.
rushed to and kissed each other though
there were plenty of gentlemen present who
could have done the kissing great deal better
A French physician, Dr. Maydieu, has revived
on old practice of administering shot as n rem
edy for bilious collie. His method is to take No
b shot, after carefully washing them with sweet
OIL and give dessert-spoonful every half hour.
He claims that in Ave or six hours the vomiting
ceases.
The St. Paul Towo) Press says that an inno-
cent old Democrat yesterday wandered into
Third street liquor store, and seeing several hun
dred barrels of whisky lying around, he removed
his hat and solemnly took a seat. In a few mo-
ments, however, he discovered his mistake and
left the store with the apology that he thought
1t was Democratic meeting"
An anecdote is related illustrative of the sIy-
ness of the BoheN an compared with the simple
honesty of the German and the candid unscru-
pulousness of the Hungarian. In wartime
three soldiers, one Of each ofthese three nations
met in parlor of an inn, over the chimney
piece of which hung watch. When they bad
gone, the German said "That is good watch;
wish had bought it," 81 am sorry did not
take 1t, said the Hungarian. 81 have it in my
pocket, said the Bohemian
The LtuHe Colpordl tells this story: At one
OF our neighbor's houses was very bright little
girl. 1t chanced once that they had as a guest
a minister, an esteemed friend. Little Anna
watched him closely, and finally sat down be-
hind him, and began to draw On her slate.
What are you drawing, Anna2" asked the
clergyman. " Ise making your picture. - an
aHered the child So tLe