The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-10-28
. o. WEDNESDAY, MORNING. OCTOBER 28 1871
BrcyiliCS.

!; , Theodore Tiltou's eldest daughter
Flurcucc, has assumed teachcr
ship iu. IA public school in Brooklyn
Nine. Theirs, who is over seventy
years Of age, wears iauhty little hats
thrt would be youthful for woman
Of thirty.
| Girls, as you value your lives
| don't get up and get breakfast in the
mornings. \ young lady attempted
it one day last week, aud was burn
ed to death. Slow this to your
manas.
Mr.. George, ,Iancroct, having con.
clu1cd Ills "history Of the United
| StatcS' to the close Of rcvolulionaI
rcrlc |. VIII row write history of the
formation of the constitution in Il
series Of additional volumes.
General Sherman says ther, nee d
be no dispute about his religious
faith, for it can be given In n few
words. Says he: 81 believe that if
people only act half rs we'll as they
know ho%, God will forgive the bal
ancc.
lord nipon finds followers in hisl
+ :cicty. Lady Victoria Kirwan. a
Si"'ar of the late Marquis Of las.
tings, bias also gone over to Rome
This lady was formerly u maid of
honor, and as Il girl was a great IA.
votl'c of the queen. who had held
her as an infant at thc -baptism.,
font.
a cat show has Just been held at
the Crystal Palace, Sydenha am, Eng.
Land. There were 2S7 entries, the
total number Of eats Being $50. They
ARE de>crihcd as being exceedingly
beautiful, aud the show of kittens as
">'mply splendid. The hcavicst cat
exhibited wci heu fifteen and three
f1u:ihs pounds.
a wealthy avenue merchant is re-
ported as having said: T always
feel happy when am advertising, for
then ! know that, waking or sleeping,
L have strong, though silent, orator
working for me one who never tires,
, never sleeps, never makes mistakes,
and who is certain to enter the hou. C.
hold from which: if ut nIl, my trade
mU,t coMc.h
1t is foported that the cmissaries
OF modern civilization arc going to
run railroad right through Nubia.
Ih!' Is to be rctrattcd, more partic.
u!arly on account of Colcridgc's
"AbySsinian Nlaid," who might be
IanGlng around the ne;ghboshood
with her dulcimcr, and cvcn,u,lIy
subjected to so much .'sparking" rs
70 forget all about Mount Abora and
| Kubla Khan.
Rochcfort, who is stopping at
Geneva, lately took a cab ia the
street for q .drivc to preeny, in the
suburbs. The driver not knowing
his passenger and without commuai.
eating with him went by short cut
winch took him across a piece Of
French soil. lie said TO him mo-
m&nt after they passed the frontier,
"Now, sir, you are in Jcur own coun
try" Rochcfort got ont safely but
badly frightened.
Pcor rlc in Paris arc required TO
take care Of their Children. Lucy
)io"rer writes !: ga little chilA, the
oH'pr!nt of II poor couple residing in
one Of the minor streets running out
of the Avenue Josephine, whilst
playing IN the middle Of the street
WAS knocked dom and run over by a
I'as,ing c'rriagn ard instantly killed
The bcrcavcd parents, in addition tc
their sorrow for he loss Of their child
were Condemned to pay fine of Il
hundred francs for not having kept
the child out of the street"
Washington gossip begins to be
both plentiful and spicy with the
approach of "thc season" there. Tht
Couricr.Journa!'s correspondent say.
that this will he gay winter, judg
ing f'om the Pre- raralions going o.
all over the city. Nearly all OF ,h'
fine residences begun year ago ar,
comp lctcd, and viii soon be occupi
ed. It is predicted that Postmaster
General JcAcll's no o. will be the mos
popular Of any in Washington. Mrs
and the Misses Jewell are not in thi
country yet. SO the ladies have al
fallen III love with the postmaster
general. lie il just as handsome an,
agreeable, they say, as a woman
tie is not tall and is quite portly
, His figure makes no difference, hu
il is his flcccy white hairs, clear rosy
complexion, merry, twinkling eye!
and perfect white teeth that DO tn,
, mi: :chicf.
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