Weekly Trinity journal., 1871-01-21
NUMBER 3.
FACT AND FANCY.

Burns, euquired if the man had anything to say
upon ScaldS.
Sumner thinks the Pennsylvania oil regions
more productive of wealth than the silver
mines of Nevada, California, Mexico and Peru
combined"
Watts composed 697 hymns, and Wesly 600.
About u tenth of them live, and are sung n
every Christian church where the English lam
guage is used.
Mr.. Israeli has recently given fresh popular
ity to the remark, made originally by Balzac,
that critics are authors who have failed in orig
inal composition.
Sknhnt, who gives nothing to street beg
garS,' has no doubt that the cut off their
legs and women have babies on purpose to ap-
peal to public sympathy"
" How do you define black as your hat ?'n
said schoo master to one of his pupils. Ozark
ness that may be felt, replied the youthful wit.
An old lady, not remarkable for the cearness
of her ideas, describing fine Summer ev, aiug,
said, g" Il was beautiful bright night the
moon made everything as light as a ttather"
An Irish soldier, who had been abroad being
asked it he met with much hospitality where he
had been, "Uh, yes replied he, 900 much
was in the hospital almost all the time | was
there
"Ah my dear fellow" said an old man to q
friend, am weak and broken down with age
81 used to walk entirely around the park every
day, but now can only walk half way round
aud back again"
"Mr. Smith" said lawyer to his landlord,
! 3" if a man were to give you $500 to keep for
him, aud he died what would you do2 would
you pray for him p " No, sir, said Smith, "Td
! pray for another like him"
friend of ours, who has had some expert
eucc, says that il you 20 to call on young lady
and she says eyes y aud "No," YOU can 90
away about uine or quarter past, without
breaking any OF the rules OF etiquette.
1t is remarkable that nearly every one of the
women who have entered upon the practice of
medicne make the disease OF women a special
ly, in most eases refusing their services when
called upon to attend TO other patients.
| A coroner's jury in indianapolis in the case
! OF colored woman, deceased, returned the sim
gular verdict that she came TO her death by
the excessive use of vinegar. Young ladies who
have tonduess for vinegar will bear this in
| mind.
A female student the other day, at the Gin.
cinnati hospital, was hssed two mornings, but
stood up to her work with so much pluck, and
was 40 Respectfully treated by the professor,
that ahe students backed down, and behaved
like gentlemen,
The method to make bowl of oyster-soup
that can be retailed Tor five cents four OF which
will be profit, is as follows Take FIVE Balt-
more oysters, photograph them, to each photo
graph add five gallons of water, and season to
suit the taste
! The women journals seem to indorse the ae-
! tion of Governor English in granting II divorce
! to n man whose wife had bscome insane. The
argument is that no law ought to oblge the
| husband to wear IL chain which nature has
practically severed
Boston girl thought it would be smart to
refuse to 4" obey " her husband in the marriage
ceremony. She was brought to time by the
minister refusing to proceed with the ceremony
until she said " obey in an audible voice.
| Rather than not he married she would say any
thing that he told her TO.
rogue going to be hanged begged as a per-
sonal avor that the rope might be placed under
| his arm, instead of aroUnd his throat. What
an ah0rd request 7 said the executioner. "Nct
az all replied the criminal, "tor am so tick
! sh in the throat that IT you tie the rope there
shall be to die with laughter"
"That's good gun of yours, stranger, but
uncle Dave has one that beats it," "Ah how
| far will it kill a hawk with No 6 shot2 81
dom use shot or ball either" answered uncle
Dave for himself Then, what do you USE
uncle DaveY :" shoot salt altogether. kill
my game so far with my gun that without salt
the game would spoil before could get it,"
! Canadian lady, having caught trouble
some rat in trap, determined upon having
| some fun with it. She took the trap. into the
sitting room, called in terrier, opened the trap,
The rat first whipped the dog, and then made
away with tame raccoon which the lady called
to her assistance, then fought second dog and
"A broom for an hour aud fifteen minutes, and
finally escaped through the window,
frut-grower in Jersey being ch annoyed
by depredat0rs, obtained human leg from
hospital in Philadelphia, and putting it in a
steel trap in his grapery, began to make inquir-
! les in - disturbed and melancholy manner for
the owner of The limb. TIE neghhors focked
in to see It The cunning fruit-grower was be-
rated for his cruelty; reports were circulated
! that the - horrible wretch - had flied his
grounds with traps, and his fruit no more
| stolen.
Mrs Grant says she could not and would not
set the fashions, aud has no desire to shine in
the fashionable world. 4" One of the btterest nm
| noyances," she says, :" have endured since my
husband was President was the base fabrication
going the rounds of the press about my Partisan
wardrobe | never had a dress made in Paris,
and my bill, instead Of $4,000 amounted to
S4ls in gold. Any woman v would attempt
TO set the fashions in ~ country would
bring upon herself sarcasm ana ridieule."
A jumping match between two women recent
| v took place at Mott Haven. We would advise
/ these two women 10 be careful Moutaigne tells
Il story in his essay about a girl in France
named Mary German, who, once upon time
! lenped ditch, and so strained herself in the ef-
| fort, that she was Transmitted into hoy The
! Bishop of Scissors had to rebaptize her and
| give her masculine name Montaigne says
that the Bishop himself told him this story, and
! say that the people of that province are accus-
toned to cry out to jumping girl Remem-
ber Mary German r.
Some years ago, in one of our Western courts,
three men-an Englishman, an lrshman and
Scotchman-were found guilty of murder and
sentenced to be hung. The Judge told them
they could each choose the tree on which they
would like to be strung up" The Scotch
man promptly chose ash-tree and the English
man an oak tree - Well Pat what will YOU be