Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-10-22
FACT AND FANCY.

Veocipedes have almost disappeared in this
country but still popular in Europe.
In private, watch your thought in the family,
watch your temper; in company, watch your
tongue.
Tucson, the capital of Arizona with popula-
tion of $500, has neither school, church nor
minister.
A Memphis paper records the arrival of Koop-
manchap . that successful importer of thorough
bred Chinese"
celebrated wit was asked if he knew Theo-
dore Hook, Yes" be replied, "H Hook and eye
are old associates"
The Prussians are making the hair fly"
They have cut three locks on the Paris canal,
and taken for-tresses in Alsace-making seven
in all.
Why is mans trademark like certain lead
ing Prussian? Because it is a "biz " mark.
TThe author of the above leaves wife and twelve
small children.
They had borse-shoeng match at the county
fair at Fond du Lac. One man put on four
shoes in twelve minutes and forty-eight seconds
and another in thirteen minutes.
A philosopher writes to a tailor who had
failed to get ready his wedding suit " 1t is no
serious disappointment, only should have been
married if had received the goods"
A ridiculous story is going the rounds of the
country, that Mrs Bergh, wife of the anti-cruel-
ty-to-aumals Bergh, had young woman ar
rested the other day for beating an egg
Milford, Pennsylvania, fuflls the prophecy of
Isaiah =" In that day seven women shall lay
hold of one man, :" accurate statistics showing
that place to contain seven women to one man.
" Jones'" said gentleman one day, " did you
say did you not say what ! said you said
Because Smith said you never did say that You
did not say what said you said, then what did
you say?"
A man who has just got out of lawsuit
wants to obtain large, framed picture of a
COW, with one client at the head and the other
at the tail, pulling and the lawyers meanwhile
quietly milking.
" Who tempted Eve2' asked Sunday School
teacher of young scholar. The little fellow,
after a few moments thought with an air of con-
fideGce, exclaimed - It's the gentleman who
lives in HI I've forgotten his name"
The following notice recently appeared in a
London journal: " To be sold on the sth of Au-
gust, l5l suits in law, the property of emin-
ent attorney about to retire from business.
Note-Tbe clients are rich and obstinate"
When Napoleon arrived at Metz he had an in
terview with the painter, Meissonnier, who was
TO receive $50, 900 to illustrate the French vic
tories during the campaign. Never did a great
painter undertake an easier job for SO much
money.
Si
of his acquaintance to preach a sermon the first
Sunday after her marriage, complied and chose
the following passage in the Psalms his text :
"And there shall be abundance of peace-while
the moon endureth."
1t is now stated that the Emperor OF Brazil
is about to visit the United States. 1t is said
that he wants to observe, personally, the effects
Of the abolition of slavery here, as there is at
present movement on foot looking forward to
the abolition of slavery in Brazil.
In Iowa, merchant sent dunning letter to
man, who replied by return mail: I" You say
you are holding my note yet. That is all right
perfectly right. Just keep holding TO it, and
ifyou find your hands slipping, spit on them
and try it again. Yours afrectionately."
Iowa claim young and very pretty girl who
has worked in the field all summer, wearing
male attire. Her personal attractions are indi-
Gated by the fact that while hoeing particular
two-acre patch Of potatoes she received three
offers Of marriage from well -to-do young farmers.
Nathan Hall, of Durham, New Hampshire in
1888 thanked God that be Z" lived in hilly
country where it was impossible to build rail-
roads" To-day the cars of the Air Line rail-
road run through the door-yard of his place
between his house and barn, and within four
feet of his side door
The opening chapter of western novel con-
tains the following 'iAll o! n sudden the fair
girl continued to sit upon the sand, gazing upon
the briny deep, upon whose heaving bosom the
tall ships went by freighted-ah who can tell
with how much Of JOY and sorrow, and pine and
lumber, and emigrants, and hops and salt-fsh -
mdsbipman asked priest to tell him the
difference between priest and a jackass. The
priest gave it up.
:" One cross on his back, and the
other on his breast said the mdshipman
Now" said the priest, /" tell me the differ
ence between a midshipman and ackass"
The mdshipman gave il up, and asked the
priest what it was. The priest said he did not
know of any.
There was to have been n wedding in Nashville
the other night. The bride was servant in the
house. She was gorgeousy arrayed and had
several of her friendseo witness the ceremony.
After the preacher had arrived and nealry an
hour had been lost in awaiting the dilatory bride
groom the later slouched in, wearing his "ev-
ery-day- y-clothes" and electrified the assemblage
with the announcement: al It's no use Dis
here 'rangement can't come oft. Ny other wife
won't let me have my good clothes" The bride
tainted and the service indefinitely post
poned.
Much is said about the bravery of the French
troops in the struggle, and it is well deserved.
But the bravery and herosm of the German SOL
ders displayed in the battles Of the war is un-
surpassed in history. Is there more brilliant
achievement recorded anywhere than the one
performed by the single Pr1ssian division on the
bloody field of Mars -a-Tour, when for six long
hours it engaged aud detained the entire army
under Bazaine, in order to give Prince Frederick
Charles time to bring up his corps? This heroic
division, every man of whom was sure to meet a
certain death, inundated itself upon the altar of
its country these soldiers fought and died as
only the bravest, the most intelligent and patri-
d. Goh nd die