Connecticut western news., 1871-09-22
Facts and Fancies.

Facts and Fancies. ..- .~
 The washings from the locality where large deposits of coal are kept, kill fish in streams where such waste water flows.
 There's metre dactyllic, pondaio, r metre for laugh and for moan;
 But the metre alone not prosaic, ' -. ..
 Is the meet her by moonlight aloae.
 The prejudice against church organs is still strong in Scotland Many of the people will not enter Q church that has one. |. -..fi. '. ..'. .''
 Preachers in Iceland are not very we'll paid for their services. Not one of them has an income of one hundred dollars O year. ....... ......,.
 By means of a simple and ingenious process beautiful description of artifi- cial ivory is now, produced from india rubber. a 5.r, '.H .,.r 4A,4. alA
 Never overwhelm your friends by beg ging them to, make themselves at home, or they will soon wish they were there. Show by your actions rather than your words that you are glad to see them.
 A pert fellow seeing in the street an old woman who drove some asses, said,. "Adieu, mother of assess" Adieu, adeu, my son" answered she. The man felt his ears grow as he walked along.
 At O meeting of q town council m. alderman complained of the absence of ai certain councilman. !" Sir, 2 exclaimed councilman, indignantly, "you ought to- have made that complaint when he was 1 present p -'. 5."'t ''s.'. .-t H''i'A '' A widow, boarding house keeper out , in Kansas, who entered q complaint against boarder, gave her age as 23, when she is 50 if she is O day, and the enraged justice dismissed the case with out inquiring any further. l A marriage by matchlight was recently consummated in Kansas City. The Squire was in hurry, and so was the couple, and neither would wait until the lamp could be illumined The fec was i paid under neighboring gas lamp. ..
 It is said that the leaves of the gera- nium are an excellent application for cuts where the skin is rubbed off, md |, other wounds of that kind. One or two leaves must be bruised and applied to the part, and the wound will be cicatrised in short time. ''
 A shrewd little fellow was entrusted to the care of his uncle, who fed the boy very poorly. One day he happened to see greyhound. whefeupon he asked the little fellow if knew what made the dog so poor. The reply was, "I eApact he lives with his uncle"
 G Az my wife at the window one day, A'' \ Stood watching man with monkey, a'..s cart came along with broth of a boy,' , Who was driving stout little donkey, 1 To my wife then spoke, byway ot Joke,ji v
 There's relation of yours ip that carriage' l To which she replied, as the donkov she spied, | sAh yes--a relation by marriage "PYi ..inl
 A minister asked little boy who had been converted, .'t Does not heidevil tell you that you are not a Christian ?" "Yes, s sometimes" "Well, what do you say to him ?'' "I tell himS"' replied the boy, with something of Luther's spirit, "that, whether am a Christian or not, it is none of his business. D ...- ,,g>,,.-. s
 The English postal cards sometimes form. the basis of libel suits. A mar received one from his wifc's brother, in which it was written: v" Your unmanly conduct to my sister is known to me. B It shall be known to the world at laree, if you do not reform, you coward" The, receiver of the epistle sued for slander, and got G3o damages, .''',.', ..., ..-,., .. A young lady of Bainbridge, made a bargain with Curtis Cooper some fifteen years ago, whereby she was to. have . fs eve lamb and it's increase until she was twenty-one years old, in exchange for @ gold watch and key. She was but six years old at the time, and now sues Mr. Cooper for 1S,064 lambs, or their value, at A per head, which is $64, ,626.
 An advertisement is going the round of the German papers, stating that a German firm in England has been es- abolished since 1858 for marrying for eigners to English "parties." Indeed, it is stated that the firm has erich par ties' always on hand, from all parts of Europe, ready to be married. Discre- tion and delicacy are guaranteed, and unexceptional references are offered. An Illinois constable madeAa return on the back of D paper thus !" I executed this subpeeny by trying to read it to, John Mack, but he was drivin' cattle on horseback, and run faster than I could, and kept up such hollerin' I don't know whether he beerd or not. This is the best I could do, and don't whether tho subpeeny is served according tolaw or not" ...i....,.,s .,..-. ,t..,..it. ..., .
 Down in Q aPennsylyania town the other day some interruptions fellows, who had been gunning, compelled Q poor itine- rant Italian image peddler to stand in the road until they had shot every one of. his images from his head. to the imminent danger of himself and the utter destruc- ton of his wares And then they would not pay the poor man O penny for the damage done him. B io'haa'saj E9- .A.o ? |