The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-12-02
Brclities.

crlmlnal waste OF time. lie ha
changed his name to John.
The papers are all talking abou,
he monogram garter. What tn
dc ice is garter, anyway
! Ex> Senator Dool.ttle will proba
bly he the democratic nomiuee fo
the Wisconsin senatorship..
The Toledo Herald hopes if Kaia.
| kaua sells his kingdom to the United
States he will buy suit of clothes
! He owns a shirt now.
Many of the most prominent fAMi
lies Of Now York are going to spend
the winter in Florida. Besides Gov
Dix, the Home journal mentions the
Rooscvelts, the Astors, tue Coopcrs
,, and tho Balls.
The States electing governors in
1875 are: California, Connecticut,
Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland
Massachu usrtts, Minnesota, New
Hampshire, Ohin, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island and Wisconsin --thir..
teen states. The political events of
the Year begin wi Ii the New Hamp-
shire election in March.
At recent Wedding, according to
report, "the jelIics upon the bridal
supper tables were pure amber
masses of qnivering tran ,luceuce,
catching the wiue- -coloted pris,us Of
rerfumed light, and holding them in
tremulons mirrors of rosy beauty"
How about the lobster salad and
dougfhuts?
San ADtonia (Tiexasj Herald: We
understand that Mrs. Fitzgerald, the
enterprising railroad contIactress, is
IN Our city. She filed her Contract
to grade nineteen miles on the other
site of the San Marcos, AID has OBJ
tanned contract for a number of
miles on this side. She has at her
disposition some silky mules, scra.
Pers, etc.
~ man on Long Island, famous for
his hogs, was asked what was the
secret OF his success. lie an .wered
~ a ways choose good -natured pig.
Those that when they eat CONSTANTLY
rnnnlhg from one tough to another
aud knocking their snouts against the
next pig | sell to my neigh hbors, who
don't know better than to Buy sucn
trouble: ONE animals, while my con-
tented pigs get fat"
A lady AMI het eight.ycar old
deughter we're among the passengers
on Woodward avenue car yester-
day, and presently the little l,iiss oB.
served man take out his handker-
chief, flourish it around and then
wipe his nose. The child leaned
over to her mother and whispered
"Nlamma, THAT gentlemqn is trying
to flirt with me, but I shall give him
tho hankel chief signal that | dis
TRUST his motives !"-Detron Free
Press.
The "cheekicst'' theft on record is
reported from Virginia, whore a
rascal stole a set Of false teeth from
the guns Of a gentleman who care.
lcssly left his mouth open when he
went to sleep. Technical lawyers
are in some dou BIT as to the exact
form of indie tment for this novel
crime, but the victim calls it hat
burglary, being forcible entry and
abstraction of plate.
Among the guests At y hBtel dinher
table in this city yestel day were a
husband and wife from Iowa. The
husband was a burly, big fellow, and
The wife pale and ,slin} When the
waiter caiMe to take their order the
man replied "Ob, bring mo most
anything, but my wife's health is
rather poor and I'd like it If you
could bring her mashed 'tatcrs aud
billed ali ig."-Dctroh Free Press.
Governor Dix, it is said, released
from the cares aid vexations of
offcial life, is going down to Florida
to spend the winter. The governor
although septagenariau. is still Il
mighty hunter, like Nimrod. Ho is
death on wild ducks, snipes, pigeons.
curlews, quails, pheasants, wood.
cocks, and the other small gamo
found in tile populous regions Of tie
empire state but when he comes
to deal with the bears, deer, alliga.
tors, sharks, swordfish and logger
heads of tho land of Flowers, be may
be startled at 6rst. However, let
him follow his own general orderI
and shoot 'em down op the spot.
1t seems that Queen Victoria was
present at the "burning of witch"
at Balmoral Oh Halloween. The
fact Is thus recorded in the 1lllstrat.
ed London News "Wben darkness
set in, the queen and Princess Bea-
trice, each bearing a torch, drove
out in an open pheaton, when a
procession of the tenantry and ser.
wants Of the royal estates, all oar
ryipg torches, walked through the
grounds and round tie castle, in
front of which a huge bonfire was
prepared. This being lighted, car
containing the effigy of witch was
drawn IN. and the tOrchbanre ra. form.