Connecticut western news., 1872-03-29
Facts and Fancies.

Facts ana FAncieSs
 Leaves, buds md flowers ore more worn in bonnets than feathers.
 Striped dresses are to be very fashion able next Spring, q ta zebra style.
 This saying is ascribed to John Brown: "It is mighty thing for man to do all he can."
 The latest style of kid boots for ladies have buttons on both sides, and are without stitches.
 White linen guipure lace, or insertion is very much used this season for trlm- ming thin dresses.
 A new style of sleeve button is ot tortoise shell, with raised initial letter in a lighter color.
 The Chinese picture of ambition IS Il mandarin trying to catch comet, by putting salt upon its tail. Olympia, Washington territory. with population of about 1,50O, supports two daily and SIX weekly newspapers. In 1927 a Chinese editor caused some false intelligence to be inserted in his pa- per, and suffered the death penalty in consequence.
 Prince Frederic Charles of Prussia while in Rome is said to have asserted his claims to the candidature for the throne of Spain.
 Twenty-three inches is considered the proper size for lady's waist at the pres ent day, when small wasp-like waists are no longer admired.
 A new style of ornament for the hair is O small birds nest of filagree gold, 1n which is a small gilt bird with wings ex- tended and ieweled eyes.
 The old fashioned twisted locks of hair at the side of the face, known by our grandmothers as "spit curls," have come into fashion again.
 A man who was told by a clergyman to remember Lots wife, replied that he had trouble enough with his own, with out remembering other mems wives.
 The ssmeanest man" in Central Illinois is farmer living near Decatur. He dis charges his laborers Saturday night, and charges them for board over Sunday.
 A member of State Legislature, speaking of fortunate follow member, remarked day or two since, "Pd rath. CT have his luck than a license to steal"
 A good man, who has seen much of the world, and is tired of it, says: "The grand essentials to happiness are some thing to do, something to love, and some thing to hope for"
 Apparently very little was left of Mr. Teppin. of Detroit just after he tried to light fire with kerosene, for the papers say, "The doctor thought he could save one arm and one eye"
 Boston pays its female teachers an av craze of $67.92 per month. and Newton S65.54. These are the highest averages in Massachusetts. The lowest is the town of New Ashford, which pays only $16.
 Vice President Colfax says that the happiest days of his life were when he was printer. Come to our office, Schuy- Ter, and you shall have the old familiar ioy at twenty-five cents thousand.- Lo,oeA Courier.
 The following notice was posted in front of the Erie Opera House "Pay no attention to Gould or any of his hirc lings." Underneath it some wag wrote "If anybody hauls down this notie shoot him on the spot. JOHN A. DIX. A Maryland widow, living on the Eastern shore, so worked upon the feel ings of a young man threatening to mar " him, that he turned over all his prop erty to her and enlisted in the navy as a common sailor. where he thought he'd be safe.
 A new article of ladies' wear is an Alexis polanaise, the waist of which has a steel trap concealed by masked panier. When young gentleman, who is regard ed as a good catch or otherwise, places his arm around the woman's waist he : hears a "click," and finds his arm caught. A big brother and lamp enter, and it is neck or nothing with the victim. A soldier who was an inveterate joker and punster, having had his nose, left cheek, and a portion of his chin car ried away by shot, was asked by some of his comrades if they could do any thing for him. "Boys," said he, speak. ing as we'll as he could in his mangled condition, "I should like drink of wa ter mighty well, if I only had the face to ask for it.