Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1873-05-29
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their trade.
Good advice-Always be sure you
can lick a man before you GALL him
liar.
The women of the Sandwich Islands |
live, for the most part, shiftless life.
Why is the earth like school room
blackboard? Because the children of
men multiply on tie face Of it.
A small boy in one of our public
schools was askel to define the word
"admission,' and replied that it meant
twenty-five cents-children half price.
A Des Moines woman gave her hus-
band morphine to cure him of chewing
tobacco. 1t cured him, but she is do
ing her own spring plowing.
The Creston, Iowa journal recon-
1nends people who advertise on fences
to mix little spelling in along with
theirpaint.
Ninety-seven proud mothers went
off mad at a prize baby show held in
New Orleans, recently, where ninety
eight specimens were exhibited.
Joseph Waltz has made a full con-
fession of his part of the murder of
Harman Hutchkin, the sissors grinder,
who was killed for $50 near Hudson,
NY.
William Scharff, of Pittsburg, has
challenged any oarsmanin the United
States for a three or five mile race, for
purse of $4,000
The interesting rumor diffuses itself,
that owing to circumstances over which
she has no control, fascinating Nilsson
is about to retire for q brief season
from the field of her professional tri-
umphs.
Jury" said western judge, "you
kin go out and find q verdict. If you
can't get one of your own, get the
one the last jury used" The jury re-
turned a verdict of suicide in the
ninth degree.
1t is one of the most difficult things
in the world to live to be a hundred
years old. Levi Adkins, of North
east, Pa, has been at work at it for
ninetyTeightyears, and hasn't accom-
plished it yet
y H u
Garritt Smith has given one thou
sand dollars for the relief of Cubans,
who formerly lived in wealth or com
Portable circumstances, but now are
destitute because of the revolution in
Cuba. aa.l
Our reporter, in passing through
Nelson street Monday, was surprised
to see a middle aged man dart out o
doorway and woman soon appear
with broom, and shrilly exclaim =
Don't you come back to this house till
You get your life insured, you speckleC
jackass."
A man diving in Danbury, O
course,) imagined himself hen and
while under the influence of that con
ceit sat down on a dozen eggs. ant
hatched out an Italian sunset and cir
Gus poster. His wife removed the dc
bris with the bald end of a broom.
A Louisville newspaper notes The
fact that since the Indian Sunday liqu
or law went into operation the larger
share of the male population Of New
Albany attend morning service on the
Kentucky side of the river.
Somebody, evidently down south
says: People who imagine there is nj
cotton raised at the North are mistal1
en-. There are thous ands of womel
who raise pound or so of cotton ev
cry time they draw a breath"
An intelligent Aberdeen preaehe
recently took for his text, "Adam
where art thou p and divided his sub
ject into three distinct parts Isl
All men are somewhere; I'd, Som
men are where they ought not to be
and 81, Unless they take care, the
will soon find themselves where the
would rather not be.
1t is told of a young gentleman
whom a maiden liked but father didn
that at a reasonable hour the old ger
mildly intimated that the time for re
firing had arrived 81 think you al
correct, my dear SIR" answered nine
teenth century, modestly. awe haV
been waiting over an hour for you
put yourself in your little bed" I'll
father retired thoughtfully.
A young and impulsive young ma
sent his girl the piece of sheet mus
entitled 81 will meet thee at the bear
tlfnl gate" Her father saw the piet
when she opened the package, and q
ter daubing a bucketful of tar over h
gate, quietly remarked to his daug
ter: "He can wait for you if he wan
to, but you won't either of swing {
that gate if tar will keep you off,
That young man now sings, ''No lit
nna tO moot mo -