The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-10-30
FAcTs AND PANoIEs.

q club in La Crosse, and the wives Of
members believe that the name is a good
=" The honeymoon is all we'll
enough, said prudent belle, "but
what want 10 see beyond that ia the
promise of fine harvest-moon."
"A married girl of thirteen years.
seeking a divorce on the ground that
she is too young, is one of the latest 80.
cial development OF indianapolis.
1t dosen't look well, 10 say the
least, for a Kansas church member 20
draw out his revolver in order TO get ont
his two cents for the contribution box.
AS white garment appears worse
when a little soiled than does a colored
one, so does a small~fault in a good
man attract more attention than great
offence in bad man.
A Kansas paper wants 10 know whs
Noah's father and mother were, and
why it was that they haven't received
any high honors. There's always sun
thin'-always sunthin'.
A saloon-keeper in Jacksonville,
Ind, has sued Mrs. M. A. Johnson,
editor of the Agitator, a temperance
paper, for calling his saloon " murder
mill" Damages are laiC at 81, ,0c0.
Somebody (perhaps Spure eon) says;
"That smoker has reached the acme OF
skill in the cloud compelling line who
can blow three concentric rings and
spit through the inner circle without
causing a line TO waver."
A four-year went 10 a black
smiths 20 see his fathers horse shod,
and watched closely the work Of shoeing
until the blacksmith commenced pairing
the horses hoofs, when, thinking this
was wrong, he said earnestly, :" MY pa
don't want this horse made any smaller"
"A pipe is now being laid for the
conveyance Of petroleum from the oil-
wells Of Millerstown, Pa, 20 the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad, a distance OF
forty miles. The pipe is three inches
in diameter, and its capacity 1000 bar
rels per day.
At the sale of the Gaddesby short
horns on Mr.. Cheney's place, near Lei-
cester, in England, the other day, the
cows and heifers averaged G55O each,
the highest average ever recorded. Sir
Curtis Lampson paid l, S75 guiueas for
the heifer Duchess Of Gloucester, and
the Duchess of Ardrie sold for LOO
guineas.
A professional man not far from
State street, Boston, returning 10 his
office one day, after a substantial lunch,
said complacently to his assistant
4" Mr.. Pitkin, the world looks differ
entity TO n man when he has three inches
of rum in him." eyes" replied the
Junior. without a moments hesitation,
land ne looks different 10 the world
An unpublished romance Of Alex
ander Dumas, the father, is known TO
exist. and may shortly be given 10 the
public. II has n peculiar history. Du-
mas, though he received n great deal OF
money, never retained much. And he
wished late in life 20 provide for n
third child, an illegitimate daughter,
who was likely TO be left penniless in
case of his death. He wrote this ro-
nance, therefore, for her fortune, and
certainly she is we'll provided for.
Ice signals are now used upon the
by means of which passing
shin can indicate 10 another the pre-
sence and position Of ice. The ensign
indicates berg ice, the Union Jack field
ice. and at night lights are used. These
flags correspond with an ice chart, di-
yided into degrees OF longitude and
half degrees of latitude. Ice is the
danger to be dreaded on the
Atlantic. Such n precaution as this
cannot fail to be Of great advantage.
IT is reported that the inhabitants
Of Turin are much troubled with appre-
tensions that the Mont Gents tunnel
will fall in. The French and italian
members OF the commission OF ongi-
neers appointed TO report upon the
cracks. which have been visible for two
wears. have stated that the tunnel
solid throughout, end is. conducted on
souud principles, but that tho assures
seem 20 be attributable TO the too great
pressure Of the mountain masses above.
A farmer took his wife 20 a grand
concert and after listening with apparent
endowment. the pair became suddenly
interested in one of the grand choruses,
80 All we, like sheep, have gone astray.
First, sharp soprano voice exclaimed
"All we, like sheep" Next, deep
voice uttered, in the most earnest tone
"a All we, like sheep" Then all the
sippera at once asserted /: "All we,
like sheep" "Well, i don't" ex~
claimed old Rusticus 10 his partner.
''I like beef and bacon, but / can't
bear sheep meat !"
"A writer in the st. Paul Press tells
a new story of Horace Greeley. Horace
wrote a note TO a brother editor in New
York whose writing was equally illeRi-
BILE with his own. The recipient OF tho
note not being able 10 read IL, sent it
back by the same messenger 70 Mr..
Greeley for elucidation. Supposing 10
to be the answer 10 his own note, Mr..
Greeley looked over il but likewise wan
unable TO read il, and said 10 the boy
I'Go. take IL back. What does the id
fool mean ?" Yes, said tho boy,
"a that is just what he says"
Its funny, says Grace Greenwood,
20 see how few women who go 10 Colo.
ado know how 10 dress for such rough
axpeditions. She has seen more than
,ne dainty dame set forth for the can
1ns clad in silk, with lace and dia-
nonds. She noticed the other day, in
, marty starting for Pixies Peak, pret-
" vounq girl, most coquettishly attired,
md carving in her soft-gloved hand
he last new novel. Such himsy pre-
oarations and slight provisions for AS
sending that awful trail and daring the
winds and tempests of the dreary sum-
nit makes one sad.
A Detroit gentleman who purchased
1 box of peaches at the Central market
he other day, looked around for n boy
who would carry them home, and pres
sntly he found ragged lad seated on
bench eating the last remnant OF a pear
The man asked him il he wouldn't like
% earn ten cents by carrying the box 10
such a number and street. and the boy
replied that he wouldn't
i why ?" queried the man. why,
echoed the boy, "because dad died
he other day and now I'm head OF the
Iamily, and how'd look luggin' peaches
around !"
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