The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-10-03
BRIC-I-.BRIC.

Song Of the cheese "Will you
love me when I mould 2"
Prof. Elliot, of the Treasury De-
partment, computes the population
of this country at forty eight mil
lions.
Emperors are nervous nowadays.
A man was arrested in Vienna for
attempting to throw harmless
bundle into the imperial carriage.
"I have somewhere pawnod my
wedding ring for drink" is an ad-
vertisement in German paper.
THE holder will please send me his
address,"
Griffin, Georgia, young ladies
carry n piece of wax in their pockets
at all tunes, SO that they will be
''heeled" for any dance that may
occur.
Bob Toombs says that "the jack
asses in Georgia will elect old Alex.
Stephens to Congress as long as he
lives, and after his death will elect
his administrator.
Webb Hayes Fremont girl lives
two miles out Of town, and many u
Sunday night has Webb footed it
out there to see the little duck
Ci"cin"otti Saturday Night.
A Boston Democratic ex-mayor
says OF the political prospect, that
it's pretty much as it is when he
buys his whiskey-he "hopes for the
best, but is prepared for the worst.
Tennyson is an incessant smoker.
He uses clay pipe of the old fash
ion, with stem a yard long, and
smokes common Virginia pigtail
tobacco. He never uses q pipe the
second time.
The Burlington Xovkeye says
that the "grand old Republican
party" is for "honesty in public
dealing" Does our highly re-
spected contemporary allude to faro
dealing ?-Atlaaeta Constitution.
None but a mother, tender and
loving of heart, who has just traded
her husbands $27 overcoat for O.
sixty-tive cent image of "Samuel at
Prayer" can realize the Congress
mans love for his country.
The man 'who declaims against
the railroads and says they have
ruined the country, and ought to
be wiped out, makes the biggest
kind of a fuss when the train is ten
minutes lato.
"You have not seen much service
in the field, believe, Colonel" re-
marked a Chicago woman to Fred
Grant. "No," replied Fred, "but
whenever [ put on a. pair of pas
spurs feel just as good as if had"
In the State of Alabama the ne
groes chew the tassel Of the fir tree
instead of tobacco, and seem quito
pleased with the substitute. NVoll,
does not the old adage say, "Be
fir-chewers and you will be happy?
A young man and his sweetheart
created such commotion in Water
town, N. Y, the week of the fair,
by riding about town, he with his
arm about her waist, and she throw
ing kisses at the throngs that fol-
lowed, that the chief of police
threatened them.
The Postoffice Department has
ruled that n husband has no control
over the correspondence of his wife.
But this decision will not prevent
man from carrying his wifos lettor
in the inside coat pocket three
weeks before mailing it.-Norris-
toaon Herald.
Certainly, the size of families,
from whatever cause, has been
greatly reduced in this country dur.
ing the present generation. Where
there used to be eight, nine md
ten children, there are now not
moro than two, three or four ut
most, two being what may be
called the regular number.
Into the store of Al. Wilkin who
"solls boots and shoes" stepped a
girl who is visiting friends here.
"How high do the numbers of your
ladies shoes run ?" she asked.
"Seventeen," replied Mr.. Wilkin.
The angel sighed wearily, dropped
into chair and held out her foot
"Build mo last, she said.-Hasok.
eye.