Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1871-07-13
News and miscellaneous Items.

1t is said that Miss Nilsson has granted
certain young mans request.
Ambition and religion should both be in
harmony. The symbol of both is a spire.
The imprudent man reflects on what he
has said; the wise man on what he is going
to say.
Seventeen decorations from different Eu-
ropean countries, await DR.. Livingstone on
his return from Africa
A man who has repeatedly tried them,
says that all the short cuts to fortune are
horribly over-crowded.
The wheat-growing district of the Red
River Valley, in the Dominion, covers an
area of 10000 square miles.
Horse -sandwiches-two punches of grass
with an ear of corn between-are now sold
in the groceries of New York.
Last year Pennsylvania farmers raised
68,ooo,0Oo bushels of oats, the largest guam
tity of any State in the Union.
A wealthy New York man has invested
100000 in Augusta. Maine, for the manu-
facture of paper pulp out of poplar.
The indianapolis Sentinel formally pre-
sents the name of Mr.. Thomas A Hendricks
for the Democratic nomination for Presi-
dent.
Since the editor of the Montgomery Mail
bit off mans ear in an office fight, the cir
culation of his paper has been largely on
the increase.
1t is predicted that the fruit crop of Cal
ifornia will this year be unprecedented
Ten million gallons of grape wine will be
manufactured during the coming season.
An Indiana man has rendered Barnum
furious by killing a six-legged colt, which
he thought'would be of no use to him
His ignorance of the world is surprising.
A young doctor, on being asked to con
tribute toward incIosing and orpamenting
the village cemetery, very coolly remarked
that if he filed it, he thought he should do
his part.
There is only one stimulant that never
fails, and yet never intoxicates : duty. It
puts blue sky over every man-up in his
heart, may be-into which the skylark, hap
piness, always goes singing.
An old veteran having been brought up
to the polls to vote at an election at the ex-
i pense of one of the candidates, voted for his
opponent; and when reproached for his
conduct, replied, always quarter upon the
enemy"
The oldest inhabitant does not recoIlect
a month of June affording so large pro-
portion of corn weather. as the past one.
The corn crop generally is fully one month
ahead as compared with ordinary seasons,
and with a continuance of favorable circum-
stances during the season, must prove large
beyond a precedent.
A Prussian cavalry officer, who was bad
ly wounded in the battle of Gravelotte, was
greatly annoyed by the cries of some
wounded soldiers lying near him. He stood
the annoyance as long as he could, and then
testify called out; "Stop your howling over
there! Do you think you are the only per
sons killed in this fght?"
The truth of the aphorism Uneasy lies
the head that wears CROWN is clearly
shown in the instance of the King of Bel
gium. He is himself almost blind, and all
ing in various ways; his wife is hopeless
invalid; his sister is insane; his brother is
deaf as an adder; and his sister-in-law is
dying of consumption. His palace at Brus
sefs is more like public hospital than {
royal residence.
Capt. c.. w. Raymond has explored ant
reported on the Yukon-rixer. Alaska AL
though this is the largest river emptying OF
the coast of America, a journey of 1O0(
miles toward its source does not seem tc
, have developed anything of importance; the
country on both sides is low and sandy; the
vegetation is principally chapparal of will
low and poplar; the back country seems tt
be fat, swampy, and filed with standing
pools.
The monument to Lewis Cass, in Elm
wood Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan, wa
completed few days ago. It is a granit
, column, twelve feet high, composed of tel
courses, the latter being of Quincy granite
and the remaining nine of Concord granite
On one side is the name, Lewis Cass, il
!. simple Roman letters, and on the revers
the Michigan coat of arms. On the remain
ing sides are an oak and ivy wreath, yer.
elaborate in workmanship, and the names
dates of birth and death Of the General an
u his wife. The top is granite sarcophagus
resting on two piers of the same materia
It's cost was $4,000, and it weighs forty
six tons.
Don't paste this in your hat, p where 20
will never see it again, but stick it on tn
fy-leaf of your prayer book, where it wi
surely fall under your eye daily at yor
morning devotions. 1t is scrap of prc
verbal philosophy from Micawber: "A1
nual income, twenty pounds: annual e.
penditure, nineteen, eleven and six; resu
= happiness. Annual income, twent
pounds; annual expenditures, twent
1S pounds, eight and six; result-misery. II
on blossom is blighted; the leaf is withere
re the god of day goes down upon dreai
q. scene; and-in short, you are forever foo
ed"
The wretched and joyless expression
the American face is so universal that '
are hardened to seeing it, and look for n
thing better, Only when by chance sor
blessed, rolIicking, sunshiny boy or girl
man or woman. flashes the beam of A. Iauo