Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-08-27
FACT AND FANCY.


Janesville, Wisconsin, printer girl recently
set 2, 900 ems Of solid nonpareil in ten hours.
girl near Dayton, Ohio, recently won a bon
net by throwing her father twice out of three
times in wrestling match.
Lager beer has just invaded Spain. The hi
dalgoes mix it with lemonade in punch-bowl,
and suck it through straw
Keokuk, Iowa, has had a costly experience
with fire cracker. Results-twenty-tw build
ings burned. Loss, $50 900
Grand Sire Farnsworth is detained in Paris on
account of the war. He was on his way to Ger
many to establish an Order ofthe l. o. 0. F.
An observer of human nature reports that he
has seen some people possessing the peculiarly
of three hands--a right hand left hand, and
little behind hand
clergyman Of Connecticut, famous for the
number Of people he has married, is called by
Hartford editor " an Isaac Walton in the wa
ters of matrimony."
Old gent (disgusted -" Here, waiter, here's
a-a-a caterpillar in this soup ~ Waiter dip
pantIy)-" Yes sir About the time Of the year
for EN- just now, sir.
A Western Judge, while bathing in the river
lately, was robbed by boys Of all his clothing,
except a silk hat and um brella, in which attire
be had to make his way home.
A Kentuckian, riding to his wife's funeral
his ruling passion that he yelled, " Two to one
on the roam Who takes meY
A Milwaukee bachelor rushed to his washer
woman's and arrested her hand Just as she was
plunging his white trowsers in the snds. He
had forgotten 81, 900 in the watch pocket
Every family in Olanthe, Texas, has supplied
itself with Cashmere or Maltese goat These
goats are good mixers, giving gallon day of
the richest milk, equal TO the cream OF a cows
milk.
The prospect of large crop of grapes through
out the State is very encouraging. The demand
for California wine in the Eastern States is in
creasing, and the price has very materially ad-
Vauced Of late.
dismal modern prophet informs the public
that period Of about forty-two years, during
which the slain Of the Lord in hundreds Of mil
lions shall cover the earth, viii commence
the tenth day Of next November.
A man over in Indiana, last week, lost his
wife and his family physician on the same day.
lie is searching for their remains with
doube-barreed shot gun, with the intention of
burying them both in the same grave.
a horticultrrist advertised that he would sup
ply all kinds Of seeds and plants. Some wag
sent an order for one package of custard pie
seed and a dozen of mince-pie plant, which he
filled by sending twelve hens eggs aud a small
dog.
The veteran statesman, William II. Seward
VINO will be seventy years of age in May of 1871 ,
is preparing for voyage around the world on
which he will start at an early day, accompa-
MED by a portion of his family and several
friends.
During q late storm gentleman dropped into
the house of friend, conveniently at hand, but
long neglected. The friend was equal to the
occasion he reopened the door and bowed the
visitor out, with the remark, " My house is not
an umbrella"
The telegraphic extensions from India to
China, Java and Australia, are being rapidly
pushed forward by the English This year ca
bes will be lld from Madras 20 Singapore
thence to Hongkong and Shanghai, ana to Jaw.
and Australia.
The census kers IA different parts Of the
country are collecting some very curious iuior.
nation. They hnd that the highest age attained
by unmarried women IS tWenty-siX years. 1t is
well e. have the point Al which they ceast
growing older definitely fixed
Punch uuiolds u heavy looking letter, titled
the outside advice to young men about to
get married" and, expecting many good sug-
gestions, the young man eagerly opens the folio,
and reads, in large letters drawn across the
center of the page" DON'T"
A teacher, wishing to explain to "A little girl
the manner in which "A lobster cast its she'll
when it has outgrown it, said: :" What do you
do when you have outgrown your clothes? You
throw them aside, don't you p "Oh no, re-
piled the little one - we let out the tucks"
A paper is published in the Cherokee Nation
one page OF which is printed in what is supposed
to be the Indian tongue. One OF its exchanges
says ''lt's the worst case Of picked tongue
we have come in contact with The page looks
like there had been nitro gycerine explosion
in type foundry"
A careful Pennsylvania waited till his wife
went to the barn for hens eggs and then triea
his new gun with load of buckshot at the side
of the barn as a target. The doctor picked the
shot out of her, and the husband will have to
wait the slow process of divorce before he can
marry the woman of his choice.
Under the new sanitary system adopted in
Glasgow, Scotland, a staff Of "female visitors %
is employed, whose duty il is to visit and in
struct the poorer classes to cleanliness OF per-
son, Of beds ana houses; and to give lessons, if
need be- in sewing bed making, clothes mend
ing and other domestic abors.
The Atlanta Era says that q our young men
hold unsettled opinions the subject of reig-
ion and none at all respecting literary ques-
tions, but when you come to black dress-coats,
crayats, and walking canes, you will find their
views on these vital matters fixed with all
the teDacity Of grim death itself
young man in Nevada had courted a young
lady in New England by mail aud exchanged
photographs. An engagement was made and
the young lady started over the Pacific railroad
to meet and marry her afianced. On her ar
rival, however, she promptly declined the ALI
anee, avowing that while his face looked well
enough she o would never wed with such a lit
tie spud of fellow him"
The Grand Duke Alexis son of the Russian
Emperor, is to visit the United States early next
year. Mr.. A. T. Stewart has rendered to the
Emperor, for his sons use while in New York
his new marble palace on the corner Of Fifth Ay
enue and Thnty-fourth street. The young Gran
Duke is twenty Two years old. strikngly hand
some, notably brave, and belongs to the navy.
He will be the first scion of Russian roYallY tn