The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-03-10
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! The wheat crop Of Texas, it is
thought will double that of any pre-
vious year.
Success in tho indoor cultivation
of ivy isgreatly promoted by washing
the leaves in clear water once a
week. The leaves must he kept free
from dust.
"Dnn't you know that it is four
, degrees below zero T. asked n Mil.
wsukec girl rs she was cutter ,iding
with her lover. lie took the hint
and put his arm around her.
ooh, isn't it beautiful" said Mrs.
ponsonby. Of Chicago, as she leaned
out of II private box in Chicago
theatre one night last week, and Just
then she lost her balance and went
crashing down in!o the bass violin in
the orchestra, while the man who
agitates that instrument gave one
long dismal whoop and disappeared
undor the stage.
Miss Charlotte Cu>hman her full
IA me is Charlotte Saunders CuShmnn
how in the ii(ty.ninth year Of her
age. She is 4 native Of Boston.
She began her professional life as
singer in opera in 1885, and shortly
afterwards studied for the stage, her
great surccss at first, as now, being
as Lady Macbeth.
lie laid down the basket of chips
he had pilfercd, and looking hard
at the urchin who had been making
target of him by shooting at him
with q "niggc: killer" said "Whar
WINS you raised, chile T. "Shucargo,"
said the young hoodlum. "ln DO
norf :" Ycth thur" "I tort so.
Soudcrn white folks childron wud-
dnnt do dat wa Lemmc tell you
honey, manners gwinc to carry you
fudcr dan money. You heard me-"
-Nallas <7>ras) Hcro'd.
The calculation of the effect Of
slight gratuity to hotel or lcstuu
rant waiter COMES out something as
follows: Three ccnts---slight bow
apt to inspect coin as i( expecting it
to change into something larger.
Five-"bligcd." Six cents--"thank
you.' Ten ccntB-"thank you,
ccloncl." Fifteen cents-"thank
you general" Twenty cents low
bow flourish Of napkin formula rs
above. Quarter - pr"f"unA bow
al fy q, al I.,i l.
it with the elbow door held open.
The Matrimonial News, journal
devoted to the promotion Of marringc
and coujugal felicity, has n wido
circulation all over Great Britain.
There are more than three hundred ad.
vertisemcnts in its last issue for lus-
bands and wives. Clcrgymen, army
officers, members Of parliament,
manufacturers, merchants, physicians,
chemists, farmers. university men, an
earps son, alcrortcr: gentlemen with
expectations, and gentlemen without
uny bachelors and widowcrs, Roman
catholic aud protestant, all urge their
suits through its convenient journal,
which C .ntains full announcement of
characteristics, physical and spiritu-
al age, condition, property and
family connections.
The Belgian papers are warmly
discussing an incident which has
occurred at Iluy. One of the pupils
Of the trimming college, on receiving
the communion with his comrades,
took the wafer out of his mouth,
pockcted it, and afterward exhibited
it in tho playground, telling his
companions they might see it was
only bread. After a discussion rs to
what should be done with it, he re-
solved to cat it with muffin. Three
days afterward, fire the origin tf
which cannot bo discovered, destroy
cd the college, and some of the
scholars, regarding this as judg-
mcnt, revealed what had passed.
The clerical paper take tho same
view of the fire, while other journal.
blame the priests for forcing young
men by moral and matcii.l prcssur G
to feien sentiments and take part in
rit IS in which they do not believe.