Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-06-23
Tht t@etald,
Little of Everything.

The procuring OF divorce 10 o@llo'
eourting after marriage.
Was much Of cur modern whisky ever
seen coming thro' the ryey"
Do YOU know any word that contains
all the vowels? Unquestionably
Whenis man obliged to keep his
word? When no one will take it,
A blushing damsel called at one of the
agencies the other day to buy sewing
machine.
1t used to be fifty dollars for each Of
fnse Has there been q new decision T.
GAINESVILLE Courier.
The Republicans Of the Second Indiana
District have nominated the Hon. George.
W. Carr Of jackson county, for Congress.
William Graham, Of Lonpon, Ohio, and
Charles Millet, of Cireleville, were
diowned, Wednesday in the Siota river.
Railroad fare from Cincinnati 10 New
York had been reduced to $l9 35. What
will competition not do?
Yes, See No. 80, official Rulings of the
Department p 0 Gazette for Junel," Each
offence probaiy means each copy of paper
out, Journal.
Said one man to another, off it wasn't
Sunday, how much would you take for
that lumber?"
"If it wasn't Sunday, I'd tell you"
"Were you ever at Cork, Mr.. Foote,"
said an Irishman to the comedian. "No,
never was at Cork" replied the wit, but
l haYe seen great many drawings OF it,
The fur isure and fixtures of the Ohio
Female College at College Hill, have been
purchased at Sheriff's sale by Mr.. James
d. Holenshade. The sum aid was $S,362.
"Guosque tandem" &c.
A Dayton dispatch says no one has a
probable chance for the nomination in the
Third District except Sehenok, and the
Democrats will probably nominate VAL
landigham.
Here's one half Pope'S and one.half
some one ese's muse:
"Tis education forms the common mind"
"And with birch they whip it in
behind"
A lady recently senta fur cape to fur
establishment for repairs She explained
her wishes in the following note: 81 want
mi kape mandid whar the mices nored itil
gud shaip,"
To make little boys trowsers last, when
you make a suit Of clothes for them, finish
the coat first, and by 50 doing you will
make the trowsers last. 1t is theonly way
the thing can be doue.
In locality in Stark county are l2
louses in which lives "a families, in
which, during the past year, there were lS
births and 10 deaths. Said % families
also own GA dogs. They ought to have
dog ordinance.-[ journal.
Publishers subject themselves to a fine Of
five dollars for each ofenso by enclosing
handbills in their publications. Pcstmas
ters are required, by their oatbes of Office
to nforee this regulation Columbus
journal.
The Republicans of the Sixth (Ind.)
District, have nominated Moses z. Dunn.
Of Lawrence county for Congress. The
Democratic Convention meets on the Goth,
and viii renominate Voorhees,, there being
no opposition.
fn the Tenth Indiana Dsirct the Re
Convention renominated Major I
" fmams, 'DuO SO delegates withdrew ,hud1
nominated General NJ s. Hascall; The
Hon John s. Tyner has been renominattd d
in the Eight District.
Crop reports received this week from
of the counties in iowa all give
gllwing accounts Of the appearance Of the
crops of all kinds. Rains have prevailed,
the moisture previously needed.
Somebody, whose estimate Of woman is
sadly at fault, spitefully says "Ilye did
not know as much as the females of the
present age. Had they been in Ewes place,
instead Of being deceived, they would
have deceived the devil"
The faro from New York to Chicago was
Yesterday reduced to eighteen dollars, aud
il ia expected to day it will bo reduced TO
fifteen dollars, Rates to other points have
been correspondingly reduced. FreightS
have been reduced % per cent.
"D1 you want feller?" inquired the
modest clerk in attendance.
The ingenious maid replied with some -,
asperity, "No,sir! have one"
Mirabeau said of man who was exceed a
My fat that God had created him only to
Ihow to what point the human skin could
tretch without breaking.
A good old lady who improved every op
to teach by preeept and exam
le. onoe remarked at prayer meeting
-"My friends, as | came alongI saw
ow a switching of her tail in this wicked =
GRID Of strife she waa peaceful and con
anted, switching Of her tail, and ! said
myself-Go thou and do likewise"