Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1871-03-18
Facts and ESancIes.

Woman is delusion, madam 2"
exclaimed crusty old bachelor to
witty young lady. "And man is always
hugging some delusion or other,'' was
the quick reply.
A very good way to prevent your
hair falling out is to allow your wife to
catch you kissing the servant girl.
What have you to remark, mad
ame, about my singing 7" said gentle
man to a lady. Nothing, sir, repli-
cd the lady ;'' it isn't remarkable"
In Toronto recently a man had his
wife's coffin carried through the back
window for fear of scatching the paint
off the front door.
A Wisconsin man, who was bitten by
small dog three weeks ago became ap
p'ehensive of death by hydrophobia,
aud, to prevent that catastrophe, COM
mi.ted suicide,
Somebody says "devil' is mean
word any way it may be written. Re-
move d and it is evil, transpose the e
aud it is vile, remove the and it is i'll
remove the and remains, which has
the aspirate sound of hell.
The Fincastle, (Va.) Herald announ,
c2s the death of Master G FL. Balton,
Is years old. in that place, from eating
painted French candy" the poison
from which had gradually gone through
his system causing the most intense
suffering.
An inquisitive youny lady of Wicon
sin thought it would be nice to see
storm through light house, and went to
the tower of Racine for that purpose.
She was gratified with a tempest that
kept her close pisoner for five days.
The proposition to erect a monument
in New York in honor Of the late Geo
rye Peabody, has been abandoned, and
the money subscribed thereof turned
over for charitable purposes. The
amount subscribed was only 1888.
The trial of Minnie Davis a young
and rather good looking woman, indict.
ed for arson, in having set fire to her
trunk for the purpose of obtain $1,000
Insuance money was concluded in New
York on Friday with verdict of gull.
ty. She was sentenced to the State
prison for lO years.
Sleep being a condition common at
inreryas TO all animated nature, it will
be Interesting to everybody To hear that
writer in an English scientific period
ical maintain that sleep is produced by
= a molecu er change in the nervous
s;rdctur4 itself on the e.rebro spinal
system.
A Canadaiaa his invented bed bug
trap a sort of India robb-r bag, which is
filled with chemical composition of de-
licious taste the timer, but at the same
time poisonous. He expects to make a
fortune by selling the right to hotel
keepers.
Mrs. Emberling, of Prairie County,
Ill.,, requires no special legislation in
her behalf A few evenings since
she followed her husband to a village
saloon, armed with an ak. Finding
him engaged; with several others, in
playing cards, she smashed the table
with an axe, scattered the cards, piled
up the astonished players, and carried
off her legal - protector"
A Boston lady, who has been
there" says that in view of the awk-
wardness with which men aid lady
IN rising from the sidewalk, she would
much rather remain in that position
than have such assistance. The gallants
must not be gingerly, but take hold
with both arms, lift neatly and firmly,
and not disengage themsels so soon
The size of Boss Tweed's diamond
is nine and three>fourths carats, and
the gem cost him SIS 500. Its origi.
nal weight, when found in India, in the
year 1902, was 221 carats, but a flaw
was cut out in 1849, while it was the
property of an English baronet.
Tweed's agent in France bought it
from an impoverished French lady,
The Jewellers Circular cleims that,
" without donbt, it is the most perfect
diamond in America"
A gentleman OF Halifax, being at a
ladies' fair not long since, aud being
solicited to buy something by a fair girl
who kept one of the tables, said he
wanted to buy what he feared was not
for sale-a lock Of her hair. To his
surprise and delight, she promptly cut
of the coveted curl, aad received the
price offered-$l0. The happy pur>
chaser was exhibiting the trophy to one
Of his friends, who very suddenly bias
ted his joy by saying: . She rather
outiiankcd you, for to my certain knowl
edge she only paid S3 for the whole
wig"