The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-02-16
Printers Rules,

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Printer Rules.
The ten commandments adopted by
the "oraft" and to be followed, are.
|. Enter softly.
z. Sit down quietly.
3. Subscribe for the parcr.
d. Don't touch the poker.
s. Engage in no controversy.
6. Don't smoke.
7. Keep six feet from the table.
g. Don't talk to the printer.
8. Hands Of the papers.
10. Eyes off the manuscript.
Gentlemen observing these rules
when entering printing Office will
greatly obligo the printers and need
not fear the devil"
The ladies who sometime bless ns
with their presence for few moments,
arc not expected to observe these
rules. very 5 richly, and indeed, it
would beEagroeablc to us to have them
break the eighth as often as oonve-
nient.
Boys, unless accompanied by their
fathers, are particularly requested to
Keep their hands in their pockets.
n BLUsH.--Gmthc was in companv
with mother and daughter, when the
latter, being rcproved for something.
blusled and burst into tears. lie
said to the mother "Iow beautiful
your rcproof has made your daughter !!
That crimson huc aud those silyery
tears become her mu,h better than
any ornament of gold or pearls: those
may be hung on the neck Of any wo-
man those are never seen connected
with moral purity. a full blown
Hover sprinklcd with purcst hue is
not 50 beautiful MS this child blushing
beneath her parents oisplcasure, and
shedding tears of sorrow for her fault.
A blush is the sign which nature
hangs out to show where chastity and
honor dwell."l l.. An
IRIsH WIr.-W Winchell tells story
OF stranger meeting an Emeraldcr
leaning against q post, Watching a
funeral procession coming out Of a
house, when the following dialogue
ensued
is that funeral 2
'Yes, sir, Pm thinking it is.'
Any body of distinci ion7'
Igreckon itis,,sir? s$& t'S2 rs
'Who is it that died p
why, the gentleman in tho coffin,
to BIO suro,' replied Pat with know.
ing look. '"@aN ,rr&N s7hf4"
. Professor Agassiz is 50 unwell that
he is not able to attend to his cores
pondence,eyen. gAsreoent letteryfr ON
his wife says that no has been, and
still is, seriously III, having had sove-
raj somewhat alarming attacks: q
consequence, as his physician assures
him, of nervous. prostration and over
work, from which he may entirely
recover by absolute rest He is there.
fore forbidden to work for a long time.
and will be obliged to give 7up ali
public leoturing. n. a., .e'Du-s 7s1t> rr
Il Portuguese youth, with three
legs, four feet. and 'twcntv toes, lis on
exhibition in, London, Two ofthc legs
are perfectly formed, bnt tic third il
bent upward tro,p,athe, kheejoinl. and
has two rather imperfectly formed feet.
The young man is twenty-five years old,
very intelligent, and speaks several
languages.
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"Biddy," said a lady to her servant,
~ wish you would s,cp over and see
how old Mrs. Jones is ths morning"
in aiewminutes Biddy returned viii,
no information that. Mrs. q Jones was
)1st seyentyftwo years seven months.
and two days old, ~
.T&,I LlaA 10 ID q
:. General Robert Il. Leo believes
that regular and constant labor in
Virginia car. be seouf6d d. 6nlyyIby tho
introfdgction Of, q respectable class Of
laborera from Europe. qlt casI . y3aL b,
- aoa .arrty v--s .-ees a.-s-aslA----l 4 ,
Why is o prosy preacher like the
middle of n S,vboa1 tSnn..,.op ~