The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1872-06-15
FACTS AND raNcrrs

FACTS AND FaNCIEs
al. Gree Lee 5 the way correspond.
ent writes old Horace's name. and saws he
Is a second rebel cousin OF Il, f. Lee.
McCloud, Of Mt Sterling Kentuekv
Who recently died, could repeat the entire
writings OF Shakespeare, Byron and Tom
Moore
Punch saws Il is very natural for man
to tel girlish when he makes his maiden
speech
Fanny Fern has written a novel called
"Caper Sauce No doubt Fanny is saucy
enough, but she is getting too old to caper.
THE first threshiug machine set M in II.
linois is sill RAINING, AMI killed man
last year just As etfeeiually asa new one
Mr. Michael Dice, of st Louis. has
horse that gambols and throws Dice.
An Iowa editor recently announced that
certain patron OF his was "thievinr as
usual. lie declares he wrote il thriving
They have Dolly Warden ehills in Geor.
gia The sufferer turns all sorts OF eolors.
Is terribly bumped up
Wedding celcbra tions should be observ.
ed ms follows:
Three days-Sugar
Sixty days-Ninegar
list anniversary-lron.
9th anniversary OGDEN.
10Th anniversary-Tin
18th anniverSary- Crvstal
10Th anniversarv-Chtna
18th annivcrsarv-Siiver.
5Oth annvenary-C otton.
Both anniversary-Lincn.
10th anniversary Woolcn.
10Th anniversary-Si.k.
5uth auniyersary-tiold
10Th anniversary Diamond.
OF the three hundred and thirty 2 ven
electoral votes TO be cast in the coming
presidential election. New ENGLAND and
the Middle States will have one hundred
and ninei the Western States one hundred
and two the Pacific States twelve. and
the Southern States one hundred and
dirty four.
a Massachusetts man recently visited a
court nj Charleston. aud found n ncgro
Judge, counsel and jury trying white
man.
a weather report-A clap Of thunder.
All newspaper readers are aware
that one Mosbv. formerly a virious
guerrilla chief on the Confederate side
during the rebellion, is "A wclcom.
guest at the White House. and ON the
most intimate terms with Mrs. Grant.
seeing Tins Is true call has been made
upon INN TO make personal eXpla-
nation relative to the six federal cav
airy hung b. him and his gucrrslla
gang on the Front Royal Va.) road i'm
1866. The mystery is not without in
tercst, and since Mosby has become
"loyal'-ior to support Grant is perfect
proof of loyalty-hc will doubtless
hasten to supply the desired imfor-
nation. How about the murdered
cayalryman!
1t was one of Greelcv's hens which
wound up six weeks setting by
Matching fourteen turkeys and two
ducks from one egg plant and four
onions.
When the unsaleable goods in the
shape of striped muslins, spotted cal
lcoes, and other peculiar and undrsir-
able styles of goods have all been bar
tered and sold. perhaps the Dolly Var
den ioolcry will dry up.
An old bachelor at a wedding f.ast
! had the heartlessness TO offer the
following toast: "Marriage-Tbe cate
through which the happy lover leave,
his enchanted regions and returns 10
earth
A Bloomington ILL.,. man scalped q
friend by accident, lately, merely 10
show how it was done, supposing he
had the back instead Of the edge of t,r
knife. The friend has now a thorough
conception Of the operation.
An Atlanta man wants the thief who
stole his well bucket and rope 10 come
back and get the well, as il is of no
present use TO him.
The Springfield Advertiser saws the
"gllt-edged' young ladies Of fhat town
VIII nirt with any stranger that comes
along who wears good clothes. no mat
ter whether he is Snowman. drum
mer, swindlcr or thief
a Reunion aud Reform Convention
has been called 10 meet ai Baltimore
the day before the Democratic Con
ventiOu.
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