The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-11-18
Brief Mentions.
Why IS Z rocs;cr on fcac. Ike j nickel
Head on one side, tail on the other.

Why Is = rooster on 4 tc1c. Ike j nickel:
Head On one side, tail on the other.
4 young nan in Atlanta. who is training
game chicken, has cc.a acnccl growing in
his sleep.
4: fifteen, the average boy sings gaily: "I
want to be an angel" At Thirty, he want>
to live as long as he can.
4 farmer in Lcnoir coun.y, North c !-o!ina,
saved the past summer eleven tons Of hay
from one acre Of ground, at cost Of only
ten cents per acre.
NEW ORLEANS, November 9.-RetucnS,
ofciai and unofficial, give Moncure Com
for State treasurer, 7.153 majority, III less
than McEncry's majority in 1872.
Three hundred persons were trampied u"on
and many fatally injured BY q panic in
Catholic church at Montreal, Canada, on
Sunday last, caused by an alarm Of fire.
4 vouag man named Zachers was married
in New York q few days since, and on Il"
By shooting himself through the heart.
An economical tourist has written Z PAM
ph!et on "wllerc TO go when you haven't
much money" I: will be read with interest,
for there is no good place to so to in this
world under such circumstances.
A basnful young clergyman recently rising
ID preach for the first time, made terrible
mix of it and announced his text in this
wise: "Aod Immediately the cock wept, and
Peter went out and crew bitterly.
10 Paris 4 gentleman BET tha: he would
smoke twelve cigars in one evening. i!c was
taken sick on his eighth cigar, but persisted
and won his bet Prof. Chevalicr waS called
to attend him the same night, but not IN time
TO save his life.
"a Brooklyn woman sues her husband for
divorce, one Of his tri1ing offences being the
entering Of the room IN which she was sleep
ing with lighted candle in his hands, which
he held in position so that 8 drop Of melted
talow fell on her nose!
Nineteen years ago Tennessee father re-
fused to le: his young daughter go 10 . candy
pull, and she disappeared. The other day
she returned, lifted eleven children out Of the
wagon and entered the house and took of
her things as coolly aS if she had not been
gone over q day.
Carolina Taylor, who formerly belonged to
the late COL D. S. Taylor, and resides some
fye miles from Anderson, is 1O3 years old.
Hcwas imported TO this country from Africa,
when twcnty-four, aui named after his arll-
val He speaks the original language Of his
country as well, or better, than he does ours.
A bull with human arm has been brought
to this coua,ry from Calcutta. The arn
hangs from one Of his shoulders, is as large
as that Of u full grown man, and perfect IN
all its parts from the shoulder 10 the wrist,
where there is bunch o: flesh, on which
arc four small horns, like fingers.
MONTGOMERY, November 9.-The Demo
cratic majority in this State will be l5,0oO.-
They have elected six out of eight Congress
men. and have thirty maj jority on Joint ballot
in the Legislature. Alexander White and
many prominent + sdical leaders are IN
causus here; but for what purpose IS no:
known.
A gentleman can stand it to hear couple
of ladies discuss the fashions for three or four
hours ut q time, but ii he tarries nuc1 longer
than that, he gets jet gallons and curaSS
basoues most horribly mixed up with $5e!l
iabots on Watteau folds, and gins 10 tccl
that if he doesn't get out into the flesh air
pretty soon, he'l, die.
A Bristol, c., man was so angry because
only inc Of 81 and costs was imposed on
fellow for grossly Insulting his little daughter,
the other day, that he pounded the mis-
creaut's face to jelly in the presence OF
Justice. He then turned around, admitted
that he had violated the law, and was ready
TO foot the bill. The Judge let him of for 81
and costs.
According to . Pittsburg newspaper the
gray squirrels in the Allegheny valley are en-
gagged in q general migration. They draw
their recruits from all points, and may be
seen daily swimming the river in largc.nu a.
bcrs and pursuing an easterly course. Ga
farmers say that such a migration has not
taken place before since Il s, and regard II
rs foyc:nnner Of an extremely severe win
Ter.
Six years ago, in the town Of East Lynn,
Conn, man went TO bed. Others went 20
bed at the same time, but, Though they &C.
siuuay get up and dress themselves. this
odd character d0cSn';. His reasons arc sat
isfaclory. so f;n as they go. lie was hurt in
his heart. He was crossed il that love the
course of which always did run rough. So
the disappointed, broken spirited and despair
in. swain groans upon lis pillow. wrlthes be-
tween the sheets, and IS fed by his Old mo-
Lhcr.