The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-06-24
Brcvitics.

In this country thsro Is ono doc
tor to every 6l8 Of the population,
while IN Franco aud England thoro
Is only one to every 1000.
A little girl sent out to hunt ogg.
came back unsuocessful, complaining
that ''lots Of hens were standing
round doing nothing
They grew In heauty aldo by side,
They filed ono homo with laughter;
| Their urns are scattcre far and wiuo
...' On 'eaboord, shelf and rafter.
A new process ofcrimiual inf alton
has been invented. The notes are
cut lengthways, seven bills lbeing in
this way constructed out Of six.
General James Shield, is spoken
of as a candidate for Senator from
Missouri. The old hero has already y
been Senator from Minnesota and
Illinois, and will keep moving
around.
The poet Of the Iynohburg News
hasn't been particularly lucky. In
an ode to his girl no sayss "Kecn is
You, sorrow, but kocucr is my grief
The compositor set up, "but kono is
my grief"
In Germany when the vote of the
jury stands six against six the prisr
oner is acquitted. A voto of seven
against Eve leaves the decision to the
court, aud by vote Of eight against
four the prisoner is convicted.
"Whcre's that twelfth juror Z" ex-
claimed an Idaho Judge, on tho
COURTS osuming business after a re-
CESS, scowling as he spoke at tho
eleven jurors in the box, one Of
w,om rose and said "Pleaso, Judge,
its Ike Simmons us is gone. lie had
to 60 on private business, but he's
left his vurdiok with me !"
A rather singular present received
by bride last week, was a life In.
suranoc policy of $4,000 on her
husban Is life. The poor little thing
all tulle and orange blossoms, wopt
when she saw it, and continued to do
80 until her mamma whispered some
thing in her ear. Then she raised
her eyebrows, sweetly smiled, and
tripped up stnirs to put the policy
carefully away.-Boston Transcript.
A report Of what the first Napolo-
on said of cremation is published {:
"IIe spoke about funeral rites, and
added, that when he died he would
wish that his body might he burnod.
1T is the best node,' said be, sas thon
the corpse does not produce any in
convenience; and as to the resurrec.
tion, that must be accomplished by
miracle. and it is as easy to tho Be-
ing who has it in his power to per-
form such miracle as bringing the
remains Of the bodies together, to
also form again the ashes Of the
dead"
Tho landlord Of one Of the leading
hote' in Philadelphia has often had
much trouble in converting new hands
into smart walters. His frat order
to raw recruits waB, solve the gen
tlemen soup before anything else."
a recent arrival from the Green Isle
had received his directions, and
made up his mind to act on them
The first for h,m to try them on was
vcrdant countryman, who did not
APPRECIATE "Boup" Pat brought the
soup. CIR eny says, "Don't want it,"
Pat replies, "Take it, sir" "Don't
want it," replies 4reeny again.
"Wall, then, yoos better take it, for
the divil bit will yees have to. eat
before yees swallow that" ''
Sunday (May 81 was on eventful
day on Pixies Peak. Two feet g
select SHOW" fell during daylight,
and clouds rested like a pail upon
the summit. Discharges Of the eiec.
tr;c fluid were 30 frequent that at
times tho rooms on the signal station
seemed to be Gllcd with flames.
Tho wires were oil melted to the
ground, and tho stove was the OBJ.
ject for many an, attaok, Once the
signal officers were all prostrated by
4 furious bolt. Indeed, 80 terrible
was the, situation, and 80 fearful tho
constant and repeated discharges,
that Sergeant Leary was frightened
into fits. Seldom do the observers
essay q visit to tile springs, the snow
hoe accumulated to 80 great q depth
upohithe Peak but we learn the
snow-level is now rapidly getting
lower. Denver Times. -.