Los Angeles daily herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1873-1876, 1874-06-03
Facts and Fancies.

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The highest spire in the United
States is that of Trinity Church, New
York, which is 2S4 feet. ..#t
"Byrom and Drinkwater,n was O
sign which was to be seen OIL q store
in New Yarmouth, Me-, sixty years
ago. "8t
Fifty pounds Of bullets were sold by
one man in Chattanooga the other
day, as his gleanings from the Chick
amauga battlefield.
ooh, bother cremation!" says the
Pittsburg Commercial. ave have to
earn our living-and we don't want to
be compelled to urn our dead.'
The Danbury philosopher observes
that the placidity of expression worn
by man who is "neXt" in full
barber's shop cannot be counterfeited.
One lead pencil, according to con-
temporary, lasts Dubuque editor
three months, but he has to have a
new rivet in his shears every three
weeks. -
The Jewels which the Duchess of
Edinburgh brought with her to Eng
land are said to be worth $2,500,0 900,
and include as many as one hundred
bracelets.
Fourteen Nebraska men want to be
postmaster of town where the salary
Is about two dollars a year. They are
after the social position which such an
office gives
Kentucky gallantry is proverbial |;
but when a small man lets two hun
dred pound woman ride thirty miles
on his knee in a crowded stage coach,
it begins to look like martyrdom.
AnIowa man who was called fraud
has recovered thirteen cents damages.
When q jury pr0nOunces that man
lacks but thirteen cents of being a
fraud, the court ought to instruct the
sheriff to keep an eye on him.
Speaker Blaine has ordered the pa
renthetic words " laughter," " APP
plause," ETC., omitted from the official
reports of the debates, as they only
indicate the fact that members had
violated the rules of the house.
Western dealers in butter grade it
as "wool grease, cart. grease, soap
grease, variegated, tesselated cow
grease, clearinghouse breakfast, in
ferior tub, common tub, medium roll,
good roll, and gilt-edged roll"
Dialogue from Fun: Fair damsel
putting OH new gloves:-" Too tight
Oh, no, auntie, not at all besides. I
like them a leetle tight" Trouble
some brother: Feels as if somebody
was squeezing her hand don't you
see, auntie ?'
A little girl who had great kindness
of heart for all the animal creation,
saw hen preparing to gather her
chickens under her sheltering wings,
and shouted earnestly: ooh, don't sit
down on those beautiful birds, you
great ugly old rooster!"
A wicked little boy in Denver
Sunday school was asked by his teach
err if he had learned anything during
the week. "Oh, yes" said he. "What
is 1t that you have learned 2" "Never
to lead deuce when you have got an
ace back of it," was the reply.
One day last week, says the New
York Commercial, temperance cru
sader, on her return from pilgrimage
to the beer-shops, was seen to approach
the pantry, and overheard singing:
Little drops Of tOddy,
Little grains OF spice,
Don't they make body
Feel so awful nice!
A Richmond, Va, newspaper notices
an extraordinary work of art exhibited
in shop in that city. The subject is
"Jacob's Dream" Angels, all having
yellow hair and blue wings, are going
up and down the ladder, while Jacob
slumbers in full continental uniform,
except his boots, which are of the
Confederate cavalry fashion, and close
ut hand, resting on rock, is hunting
flask.
A good lady Of Columbus, Ca, was
"struck all of heap" by an old col
0red woman she met the other day.
She beamed all over her face as she
said, in the most approved Georgia
style: "Howdy, Aunt Maria?" The
aged negress raised herself erect, placed
her arms akimbo, and remarked, loft
lily, looking sideways, ~ amt yer
ant, and 1 amt yer uncle; Use yer
ekal.'
A gentleman was walking down
Nassau street, behind two English
swells, when he overheard the follow
ing conversation: carry, my boy"
says one, "what's o'clock ?" The
other felt for his watch, and exclaimed
"By Jove, I've left hit hat 'ome.u
Then, turning to boot black standing
by, he said: "My lad, what's O'Clock ?''
"What's a clock?" says the lad,
"why, you darned fool, it's thing as
big as your head, with hands on it,"
A correspondent has caught glimpe
of Maria Alexandrowna, and puts his
impressions in print. The duchess is
little of stature. She is neither the
darkest of brunettes nor the fairest OF
blondes. Her features are not Grecian
nor anything else in particular. Per.
haps an artist would not even grant
that her features were regular. She is
withal, as far as could be judged from
hurried glance, quite charming
little creature. Maria Alexandrowna
The Protestant Episcopal commu
Mon in the United States comprises
forty-one dioceses and nine missionary
jurisdictions, twenty-five bishops, 8, 90;
priests and deacons, LOO parishes,
and 100000 communicates. The mos
most populous diocese is that of New
York, which has 26.282 Commandments
next is Pennsylvania, with 10, 100
next is Maryland, with. 17,155 ant
the fourth in number is Connecticut
with 1876. The contributions of al
kinds for the year are reported q