Connecticut western news., 1872-01-26
Facts and Fancies.


 The income of the Russian Grand Duke is S25, 900 year.
 Every one of the San Francisco papers has libel suit on hand.
 Boston sells half a million dollars worth of carpet slippers yearly.
 The Governor of Maine favors biennial sessions of the Legislature.
 Men of might are said to be those who can, but won't help you.
 A COW in Indiana recently eat up two hundred dollars in greenbacks.
 The total funds and unfunded debt of Massachusetts is stated at $29, ,690, ,364.
 According to the English Independent and about 5000 preaching stations in the British Empire.
 No bonnets are worn this season at the opera, the hair being very fancifuly dressed instead, and loaded down with feathers and flowers.
 An Indiana Judge divorced lady and married her to another man before the divorce was entered on the record, all within fifteen minutes.
 The densest Presbyterian population in the West is between the same parallels of latitude as those in which Western Pennsylvania Is found.
 A writer, describing the exodus from Eden, says, "The devil drove woman out of Paradise, but he could not drive Paradise out of woman."
 There are three denominations in Wales -the Calvinists, Methodists and Baptists, and the Independents, holding precisely the same doctrinal tenets.
 The North Sor, @ mixture of English, French, and Swedish, published in Aroos- took County, Maine, is the most north erly paper in the United States.
 The Captain and sailor of the bark Can,6ria were murdered by the natives, while cruising among the Solomon ls- lands in search of native laborers.
 In clear weather New York Trinity chimes can be heard from five to ten miles-the people of Brooklyn and Staten Island hearing sometimes every sound.
 A farmer recently killed pig, and be- ing asked how much it weighed, replied that it did not weigh as much as he ex- pected, and he did not expect it would. A crest or coat-of-arms engraved Tn one corner of the visiting card and note paper instead of the monogram or initial letter is the latest fashionable wrinkle ill that line.
 4 place of business in Rome, N. Y, is decorated with this very intelligent no- tice: "Mebbe you don't better had loaf rount here, ven you don't got some peesnis, ain't it ? '
 Large bows of ribbon or silk trimmed with lace on each shoulder above the sleeves is the latest style of ornamenting the waists of house-dresses they are called |" shoo-fy bows." "What makes you so glum, Tom p "Qh, have had to endure sad trial to my feelings..' What on earth was lt?'' s'Why, I had to tie on pretty girls bonnet while her ma was looking on."
 The Congregationalist wing of the American Protestant army numbers 5, l2l churches and 3,194 ministers, but the stationed pastors ndmber only 2, ll0. About 926 of tho churches are wholly destitute of pastors.
 In a California theater, few nights since, large red apple fell from the gallery and struck squarely upon the bald and shining pate of Q gentleman in the dress circle, then bounded into the orchestra and broke 8 fiddle.
 A French authoress says: " A kiss gives more pleasure than anything else in the world" To this an editor re- spends; "That writer evidently never experienced the childish rapture of de- scending the stairs by sliding down the banniSters"
 A new kind of trial by jury has been tried in Saxony for petty crimes, and has worked so well that it's extension is ad- vocated It is composed of three lawyers and four laymen. A majority verdict must have the vote of at least one lawyer, or it must have the voice of five of the seven.
 It is said that in certain Amazonian tribes, on the day of his marriage, while the wedding festivities are going on, the bridegroom's hands are tied up in paper bag filled with fire ants. If he bears this torture smilingly and unmoved, he is considered fit for tue trials of mat ximony. !, The fine screw points of augers and auger bits are formed by the sharp edge of a soft steel plate running with speed of 14, GOO revolutions per minute. Not withstanding this immense velocity, skillful operator performs the work with out heating the tools enough to hurt the temper.
 Satin and velvet dresses trimmed with lace were the most elegant dresses on New Year Day in New York. One lady-a leader in society-received on a raised throne, over which was a canopy of silk, her dress being rich blue velvet, trim med with ermine, over white satin, em broidered with gold.
 A Ck., go girl wrote to her lover Spring gfeld, Mass.,, just after the fire, saying: "Our wedding day was set for next week, and if you will stand up with woman dressed in a cotton skirt and her fathers overcoat, come on." The brave youth telegraphed in reply !: "Get ready, I will be with you"