The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-06-26
FACTS AND FANCIEs.

There is a woman in Iowa who has
buried seven husbands, and rattlesnakes
won't bite her.
A costly monument has been placed
by the widow of James Fisk, Jr., over
his remains at Brattleboro, Vermont.
A Delaware obituary ellis hat
wasn't always cooked over the left ear,
but he didn't owe a butcher in town"
A mother advised her daughter 10
oil her hair. and tainted fiat away when
that damsel replied, "Oh, no, ma F.; il
spoils the gentlemen's vests"
A young lady wants TO know whether
a girl may be sure a man loves her un-
utterably when he sits in her presence
for an hour without speaking.
-" What kind of sausages is them p
queried an old lady Of the young man
of literature and peanuts, as he passed
through the train, selling bananas.
"A teacher asked an advanced school
girl why beer in French was feminine.
She replied that it WIS probably owing
to the fact that the boys liked It so
we'll.
A hen at Carlisle, Pa, has laid nine
eggs with shells that hre perfectly
black, the hen being Of the Dark
Brahma variety. Evidently n civil
rights fowl.
| In Switzerland there is n law which
compels every newly-married couple TO
plant six trees Immediately after the
ceremony, and two on tho birth OF every
child. Birch
Dried tongue, is the'answer which
a minister, Just going out TO exchange,
gave some one who asked him what he
had in his arpet-bag-which contained
seven sermons.
"A curiosity is shortly TO be placed
in the ordnance museum at Washington,
consisting of federal and confederate
bullet impacted in the air, which was
picked up before Petersburg in 1864.
The Saturday Review yearns for
novel, the hero of which will be left in
the sequel to make his living by his wits
or his muscles, instead Of being inevi-
tably well set up in the real estate busi-
ness.
"A western editor thinks that the
habit Of carrying tobacco in the pistol
pocket is bad one. To meet a man on
a lonely'road and see him reach for his
tobacco box suggests unpleasant posgi-
bilities.
Among the gifts which have been
made to humanity, none in the lower
sphere of virtues should call forth
our thankfulness more than the gifts
of cheerfulness, and wit, and humor.
They carry with them q perpetual
blessing.
A little boy Of five years, dressed
in his first sack coat, stood leaning
against his mothers knee. "Mamma,"
said he, after a pause, " I wish you had
put tails TO this coat / have wanted n
tail coat these good many years. There
was silence for a space.
-"My dear boy" said a fond aunt
to very fast-liviug nephew, don't you
know that in leading this irregular life
You are shortening your days" It is
quite possible that / may be shorten
ing my days, but then look how /
lengthen my nights, " was the cool reply.
Remember that appearances arc
often deceiving. Many a pale, thin
young lady will eat more corncd beef
than carpenter. Because you find
ner playing the piano in tho Parlor it
is no sign that her mother is not mt
the corner grocery running in debt
for a peck of potatoes.
"A correspondent wants 10 know il it
Is true that the human body has seven
million pores. The Brooklyn Argus,
lfter poring over the question, says:
. The last time we counted them there
we're seven million and nine; but we
nave always had an idea that those nine
we're nothing but extras, spontaneously
for the purpose of misleading
is."
"A new line OF steamers is Just ready
O commence its trips between New York
md Venezuela. The vessels are all
American-built, and American-manned.
TEey will stop at st. Thomas, Lagunyra,
Porto Cabello, Curacao, and Maracaibo.
such a communication has long been
,eeded. the trade of that rich section OF
he world having been nearly monopo-
lied by England. Except a monthly
teamer TO Brazil, no other American
toannars sail 10 South America upon
ither coast.
From Mr.. Codmans book on Utah:
/ was astonished to hear polygamy
dvocated by ladies Of education and
eiinement among them school
eacher who strongly favored IL, per-
aps because she was no longer young.
C hotel where / was staying, | met n
Dung married lady Of one Of the first
imilies of Salt Lake. Two Of her inti-
late friends were with her, One day,
hen they were out Of the room, she
Sked me, what do you think of Az
She is a charming girl, replied. In
eed she is, exclaimed MrE. B. Il
o wish B cher husband) would mar
= her should so like 30 have her
ith me all the time