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Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-03
Mark Twain's Horse.

Mark Twain says Of his horse:
al have a horse by thename Of Jer-
icho. He is mare. | have seen
remarkable horses before, but none
so remarkable as this. / wanted a
horse that would shy, and this ellis
the bill. ! had an idea that shying
indicated spirit. it was correct,
| have got the most spirited horse
on earth. He SHES at every thing
he comes across with the utmost
partiality. Ho appears to have a
mortal dread for telegraph poles
especially; and it is fortunate that
these are on both sides of the road
because, as it is now, / never fall
of twice in succession on the same
side. III fell OF on the same side
always, it would get monotonous
after a while. The creature has
SHED at everything he has seen ex-
cept haystack He walked up to
that with an intrepidity and reck-
lessness that was astonishing. And
it would fill any one with admira-
ton to see how lie preserved his
self-possession in the presence of a
barley stack. This dare devil bra
very will be the death of this horse
some day. He is not particularly
fast, but / think he will get me thro'
the Holy Land. He has only enc
fault. His tail has been chopped
off, or else he bas set down on it
too hard some time or other, and
has to fight the flies with his heels.
This is all very well-but when he
tries to kick fly off the top of his
head with his hind foot, it is too
much of a variety. He is going to
get himself into trouble that way
some day. He reaches around and
bites my legs, too, l do not care
particularly about that-only l do
not like to see a horse too sOcis
ble."- The Innocents Abroad.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-03
drag, shot ahead, and plunged into

drag, shot ahead, and plunged into
the gulf. mgf |
| There was a erash-a succession
Of shriIl whistles from the escaping
steam, and all was still. sf
Not one Of the carriages went
down; the FIRST one halted on the
very brink Of the abyss, as if more
fearfully to impress upon the minds
Of the passengers the terrible dan
ger they bad escaped, a8-h
Before the train came to stop
had jumped out, and was flying for
ward, looking for Earl Rogers.
They pointed into the river in
answer to my inquiries, and seizing
o lantern from one of the brake
linen, | soon climbed down the
bank and found him.
He lay under the wreck of the To-
comotiye, pale aud bloody, with no
breath coming from bis lips. M
The two stOkers were a little ways
Of, stone dead. a Is a .sa
/ am an old man, but I did not
feel the weight of the poor fellow
ISsI carried him up the bank, and
on to the house of Domain, which
happained to be the nearest resi-
denee. ..a-
OF course old Domain could not
refuse him admittance under the
circumstances, and in five minutes
Laura was with me trying to restore
the liGelesss man to consciousness.
She was all courage and hope
But for her we should have given
him up for dead, and / to this day
firmly believe that her presence and
care brought him back from death
She never finched while the sur
geon amputated his leg at the knee /;
il was the only way to save him,
Dr. Green said, and Laura held the
poor head Of the patient to her
bosom and his hand in hers,
through the whole operation.
The accident, it was found, had
been occasioned by a stick of tim
Der pined across the track, and the
railroad company offered reward
of thousand dollars for the ras-
cally perpetrator
No matter how we found it out,
but it was ascertained beyond
doubt that Prince Carleton was the
guilty party,
He confessed it when we had him
snug and safe, and said that be-
cause he wanted Earl Rogers out of
the way, and because he hated the
whole concern (meaning the road
and corporation), he had formed
this plan of diabolical revenge.
His father was a millionaire and
bought up our silence handsome
",
\, Prince went to California, aud ]
10 not know wha; became of him.
Old Domain proved himself a
trump, after all, and gave in grace
fully.
He is dead now, and Earl and
Laura live at the old place, as hap
py a couple as ] ever saw.
As for EarPs warning, you may
believe what you like about it. |
have no explanation to offer.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-03
Wooden Under Drains.

A writer in a Canada exchange
says many persons who have used
boards for underdrains on clay
land, where the air is for the most
part excluded, and the boards are
always wet, will affirm that the
boards will never decay, and |
have often noticed city drains that
were laid down twenty-five years
since, and casually covered and ex-
posed, were always sound and as
good as ever, that is, where the
land was of such a nature as to
keep them always dry, In the flat
western part of Canada, the small
tile will not answer, and the large
one costs too much, and from the
nature Of the sub-soil, the sole of
the drain, when letter A shaped
drain is used, made of wood, can
be laid down of double the capaci-
ty of tile drain, and at less cost.
] can esily see that if wood were
used in sandy soil the decay would
be rapid and the benefit preearious /;
but it is quite another case where
the wood that composes the drain
is never dry. l
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-03
A Shower of Spiders.

An extraordinary phenomenon
was recently witnessed in Carlisle,
England, consisting of shower Of
what may best be described as
small spiders, resembling the ant
in form, but of much smaller di-
mension, They were of dark ma.
hogany color and bright surface,
and came down in countless mum
bers in the forenoon. Spinning
upon an extensive scale was in
simultaneously set about, and in q
wonderful short time the railings
in front of houses and all similar
projections were festooned with
glittering lines of web arranged all
horizontally of many yards in
length, and without the transverse
lines usually seen upon spiders,
webs. The threads appeared winter
and more visible than the ordinary
spiders web, and were evidently
very glutinous, for the work of
capture Immediately began, and in
Vulnerable tiny insects fell prey to
the invaders.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-03
Mr.. Peabody's Resting Place

Harmony grove, the spot select.
ed by George Peabody for his burr.
al, is, says Appletons Journal, a
beautiful wooded, rising ground,
situated upon the northwestern
boundry of Salem, in Massachu-
setts, and itself bordering upon the
line OF the town now called Pea
body. Upon the principal street of
the latter, the South Danvers ofhis
early life, the visitor still sees the
house, with its small shop front, in
which, as the boy of village store,
many of the youthful days of the
phiIanthropist were spent. The
little window of its narrow attic is
that of its bedroom. From its
elevation above the streets he doubt
less often looked out upon the rich
landscape, which, ''in all the coun-
try round" identifies ancient Dan
vers as one Of the most beautiful of
the New England towns. Among
its features nearest Salem, with
which we was familiar, perhaps the
leafy shades ofthe ridge,now known
as Harmony Grove, may have been
prominent. In his day it was q
charming resort for a leisure or
playful hour. Like many another
similar locality, however, in the
neighborhood of the old Massachu.
setts towns, the ground of the
holiday has become the quiet and
tasteful resting place of the dead.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-03
a Murderous Sea Flower.

One Of the exquisite wonders OIL
the sea is called the opelet, and is
about as large as the German aster
looking, indeed, very much like
one, Imagine very large double
aster with ever so many long pc
tails Of Fight green, glossy as sat
in, and each one tipped with rose
color These lovely petals do NOT
lie quietly in their places, like those
Of the aster in your garden, but
wave about in the water, while the
opelet generally clings to a rock. -
How innocent and lovely 1t looks
Onits rocky bed. Who would sus
pect that it would eat anything
grosser than dew or sunlight? But
those beautiful waving arms, as you
call them, have another use besides
locking pretty. They have to pro.
vide for a large open mouth which
is hidden deep down among them
so well hidden that one can
scarcely find ii. Well do they per
form their duty, for the instant a
foolish little fishlet touches one of
the rosy tips he is struck with pois-
on as fatal to him as lightning. He
Immediately becomes numb, and in
a moment stops struggling, and
then the other beautiful arms wrap
themselves around him and he is
drawn into the huge, greedy mouth
and is seen no more. Then the
lovely arms unclose, and wave
again in the water, looking as in
nocent and harmless as though they
had never touched a fish.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-03
Deo0y Shops Of Now York

Those little idecoy shopa where
surreptitious cohabitalion Il mask
cd in the trotIic Of Havana cigars,
are a peculiar feature Of New York
fast life. One sees nothing Of the
kind iu Boston, Philadelphia, or
any Of the minor cities there, in.
deed, thin disguises are thrown
over prostitution; but anything so
naive and ingenious az the little
"decoy shop, with Ito respectable
little blind, labeled, "Segars,' and
its decorous little pile Of cigar boI
dummies, so well calculated to dc.
ceive the unwary stranger and
take him in Is q felicitioas oom-
bination of inventive toticlies else
where unknown. These "decoy
shops" are scattered about in vari-
GUS parts Of the city below Tenth
street; in certain Localities they
seem to flourish very luxuriantly,
as one sees them in rows of three
or four together, The atmosphere
in the uptown regions does not ap.
pear to favor their growth. A lady
connected with one Of the missions
communicates some interesting par.
ticulars in regard to these places.
The women who keep them, the
"madams," as they are called, are,
with very few exceptions, Ger
mans. The prostitutes are mostly
Irish girls, with a few Germans
and English, and occasionally a
Yankee girl--hut this is rare. The
indians treat the girls kindly, but
wiring from them almost the last
cent of their wretched earnings -
The girls state that they can make
frsm $50 to $50 week; but even
when they earn the latter sum they
can seldom save dollar from
one week to another. In the first
place the mistress claims one half
the money for general expenses OF
the establishment. Every gerl is
then charged from S18 to 800 q
week for board. And as the hor-
rible excitenents of such life con.
stantly oblige the miserable crea.
lures to stimulate themselves with
ardent spirits, the few dollars they
have left, after the above exactions
have been deducted, are soon spent
in gin and whisky. The girls are
generally poorly draped: fer it is
a strange fact that these places are
mostly supported, according to the
current slang, by regular custom
ers,' and therefore anything like at
tractiyeness, or the illusion Of art,
are not required. The girls declare
that at least four flfths of their vis-
itors are married men. These lit.
tie hermitages of vice certainly pre-.
sent not the least curious among
the various phases of the social
evil in the city of New York
I New York World.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-03

- The French papers report the
death of an electrical child, aged
ten months, at St. Urbain near Ly-
ons. This interesting but incon-
venient infant was, it is stated, so
endowed with electricity that no.
body could enter the room where it
was without receiving constant cleo
tric shocks. 1t is said to have pass
ed away painlessly so far as it was
concerned itself, but there is rea-
son to fear that the survivors who
attended must have suffered much,
for it is affirmed by the doctors that
at the instant of death luminous ef-
fuvia proceeded from its body and
continued for several minutes after
its decease. The Medical Times
and Gazette, alluding to the case
says that it is supposed to be quite
unprecedented in the world of sci
ence.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-03
How Ice is Made.

Every rybody knows that iceis now
manufactured in New Orleans, bu
very few know how it is done. The
ice factory consists of six retorts o.
a chemical freezing mixture. From
these six retorts six pipes descend
to six huge chests, which in turn
radiate seyerally off into four com.
partments, In each compartment
are long tin cases, seven on one
side and eight on the other. Thic
makes a total of fifty-six cases in a
box, and there being four boxes to
a chest and six chests to the facto-
ry, it follows that this Southern ice
factory can turn out l, ,344cakes Office
1S inches long IL broad, and 2
thick, at the completion of each pro-
cess. The ice is more solid than
that frozen naturally, and lasts
much longer. The factory is a joint
stock enterprise, and the property
is exceedingly lucrative.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-03
Is the Bible True?

I beg leave to propose a short,
clear, and strong argument to prove
the Divine inspiration of the Holy
Scriptures. The Bible must be
either the invention of COED men
or angels, bad men or devils, or of
God. 1t could not be the inven-
ton of good men or angels, for
they neither would or could make
book, and be guilty of represent
ing themselves as God, saying,
"Thus saith the Lord" when it was
their own invention. 1t could not
be the invention of bad men or
devils, for they would not make a
book which commands all duty, for
bids all sin, and condemns their
souls to eternal punishment. l
therefore draw this conclusion, that
the Bible must have been given by
Divine inspiration.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-03

- 1t is proposed to raise a fund
of 100000 for the family of the
late Judge Stanton, who "died
poor" The proposition is COM
mendable. When a man has resid-
ed for number of years at the
National Capital, in the public SER
vice, and has not accumulated an
immense fortune, the inference is
that he is honest, and such in
stances are so rare that the coun.
try can well afford to reward them.
We shall probably not be called on
more than once in each decade
Gin. Times
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-03

Fayette Chapter Royal Arch Masons
meets on the W ed dnesday evening before tn
full moon Mills Gardner, Il r.;
r, E'y, Kingi A. 9. johnson, Scribe; j
P. Robinson, O.. a.; A. M. Stimson, T. 5
Il. L. Robinson, R. A. O.; P. Popejoy
d. NJ, Sd Vale; John Millikan, G. NJ, q
Vale: R. A. Robinson, g. M, lst Vale
John Miser, Tr.; B. H. Mllhkan, Sec'y
L. G. Karney, Guard.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-03

TRUE HERoIsM.-The man that
walks the street with unrnffied
brow and peaceful heart though his
business is ruined, his prospects be-
clouded, and his family reduced to
want, who maintains his integri-
ty, amid the perilous temptation of
the hour and braveIy hopefully
struggles against these stern adver-
stiles, upborue by an unyielding
faith in Providence, is a hero. And
iu yonder room, where that poor
pale-faced girl, through long and
weary days and dreary nights, with
aching eyes and wasting frame,
bravely battles off gaunt starvation,
or floating infamy, with no other
weapons than a trusting heart and
a little needle-there is one of
Gods great heroines.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-03

- There is a story of an old hun
ter who came into Chicago one day,
and after wandering about for a
while looking at the public build
ings and other improvements, got
into a chat with one of the inhabi-
tants, in the course of which he
mentioned that he once had a
chance to buy all the ground that
the city was built upon for pair of
old boots. "And why didn't you
buy it?" ''Well, l hadn't the boots
just then" was the calm reply.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-03

- A very profound and wonder
ful reform has recently been COM
menced in Paris, France. The prin.
cipal shops-including those Of
nearly all the linen drapers, hos
lers, sink mercers end venders of
ready-made apparel-have been
closed on the Sabbath, The mer-
chants have taken this step oftheir
own accord, and the employees APP
peal to the good will of the public
to aid them in making the measure
general.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-03
I, o. q. 7.

RAY Of Hope Temple No. 222, meets ey-
ery Monday evening at their Hall in Ely,s
block. l. +. King, W. @. T.; B. I Will
liams, W. V. t.; ]. R. Powell, W. @
Maggie Ustiok, ". R. s.; B. H. Millikan,
WA. S.; A. H. Snider, W. F. s.; Mary
Millikan, W. T.; T. D. McElwain, ". N
Lizzie VanDemnn, W. M; Jennie Will
son, W. I. g.; VIM. Eskridge, W 0. e.
Mrs. J. Snider, W, R. H. s.; Mrs, VIM,
Smith, w. L. II. s.; Geo. Carpenter, T.
w. G. Z.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-03
DEAD IN TnE sTREET.
a bn3a6EG --- n4el4 Z
Under the lamp light. dead in the street,
Delicate, fair and only twenty;

A B6t &8kN ------ " GM
Under the lamp. light, dead in the street,
Delicate, fair and only twenty
There She lies,
Face 10 the skies, -... -,--
Starved to death In city OF plenty. u fl
SpHned by all that is pure and sweet,
Passed by busy and careless feet
Hundreds bent upon folly and pleasure,
Hundreds with plenty, time and leisure
Leisure to speed Christ's mission below,
TO teach the erring and raise tho lowly-
Plenty IN charity's name to show,
That life has something divine and holy
Boasted charms-classcal brow,
Delicate Featnres-look ut them nowl
Look at her lips-Once they could smile;
! Eyes-well, never more shall they begHile;
y Never more, never more words Of hers
A blush shall bring to the saintliest face.
She has found, let us hope and trust,
Peace In higher and better place,
And yet, despite of all. still, wean,
Joy Of some heart she must have been,-
Some fond mother, proud Of the task,
Has stopped to finger the dainty eutii
Some proud father has bowed to ask
A blessing for her, lSs darling girl
Hard 10 think, as we look at her there,
OF all the tenderness. love and care, .+ ,-
Lonely watching and sore heArt-hche,
An the agony, burning tears,
Joys and sorrows, and hopes ant
- fears
BrOathed and suffered for her sweet sake,
Fancy will picture home afar,
Out where the daisies and butterflies are,
Out where life.giving breezes blow,
Far from these sOdden streets, foul and low
Fancy will picture Il lonely hearth
And an aged couple dead to mirth ----
Kneeling beside Il bed to prayi
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-03

Boys" asked the teacher Of
an infant Sunday school class, did
you ever see an elephants skin -
"Yes sir, l did," piped little fell
low away down at the foot-"Did
you Robert? Where was itT-
"On an elephant, sir"
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-03

"A colored man engaged to
answer the bell at residence in
indianapolis, on New Years day
was discovered attempting to pre-
vent the entrance of a gentleman
who did not tender his card. The
lady rebuked him, but the "bOy" ex
cused himself by saying that he
thought she "would lose money,
for a good many had already gone
in without tickets. "
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-03

Why is the letter R very un-
fortunate? Because it is always
in trouble. wretchedness and mis-
cry, is the beginning Of riot and
ruin, and is never found in peace
innocence, or love.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-03

-"Hans, where we're you born p
"On der Halderbarrack."
"What, always p
"Yah, and before too"
"How old are you then p
"Vy, when de old school house is
pilt | was two weeks more nor a
year, wat is painted red, as you go
before NIT your pack behind you,
on der rite hant side de blacksmith
shop, what stands where it is purnt
down next year will be two weeks. "
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-03

A little girl, seeing a litter Of
kittens for the FIRST time, expressed
her opinion "that somebody had
shaken pussy all to pieces"
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-03

Temple Ledge, No 227, meets at Wash
ington every Tuesday evening, at their
hail on Court street, Q. Paryin, N G,i
Geo. P. Barnes, v. g.; M Blanchard, R.
s. L. @. Karney, P. s.; @. L. Gett, Treas
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-03

= An old trapper of Arizona,
who has just scalped his fifteenth
Indian, says: cit is good staying
out here this season"
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-03
OFFICIAL DIRE TORY.

Judge Of Fayette Common Pleas Court
"A, s. DIoKEY, of Highland County.
Probate Judge IS. B, YEoMAN.
Prosecuting Attorney H B. MAYNARD
Sheriff. ff.-CoNRAD GARIs.
clark Of Oourt.+N BLANCHARD.
Auditor.-ABEL MoCANDLEss.
Treasurer. A. g Johnson.
Reeorder.-Z W. HEAGLER.
Surveyor.-JAMEs A, MCLEAN.
Coroner.-JeHN A. PARRETT.
Commissioners = CuRRAN MILIKAN,
WuL1AM dLNRK, ENos REEDER
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-03

TERMS OF ADVERTISING.
The following prices for advertising
L.vs been agreed upon by the publishers
.f..-.nn nara In thiR town.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-03

my office trying to balance an nc
count that would not balauee, the
door opened and Earl Rogers
walked in. He had on his water.
proof suit, the hood over his head
and collar buttoned closely, but /
saw that his face was very pale and
his eyes cleaned with an unnatural
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-02-03
Thr gerala.
PUBLISHED EvHRY
THURSDAY NOR MING

FOR six months,- ------..--- i'"'
A. failure to notify the Publisher oi a
wish to discontinue the paper at the END
u an en- Sagement, WILDE regardedas as wish
"a osatinue the paper.