The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-10-09
FACTS AND PANCIES.


ally read better aloud than do boys.
II Noah was a consistent jew, what
induced him TO take Ham in the ark.
Can the troubles Miss Kellogg has
with her voice be described as her tone
ails?
II you ask a halter TO show you the
latest styles, he will show you the latest
tiles.
Eve was the most fashionable woman
the world has ever produced. She came
out in a nude dress every hour in the
day.
Mamie Miner, a girl Of sixteen, swan
across the lake at Geneva, Wis, a dis
lance OF two miles, in less than half an
hour.
Cunning men always get beat in the
long run, because they are just as dull
on one side as they are sharp on the
other.
Aphysician has discovered yellow fever
germs in ice. The safest way is to boil
your ice before using it. This kills the
germs.
Mirth should be the embroidery OF
the conversation, not the web; and wit
the ornament Of the mind, not the fur
niture.
Mr.. John W. Robinson, of China
Grove, Alabama, is six feet seven and
a'half inches high, and weighs 225
pounds.
In a certain town in Maryland, a few
days ago, q Mr.. Buzzard married q Miss
Grow, and Rev, Mr.. Robin performed
the ceremony.
Mrs. Emma ID. j.. N. Southworth
says she has written constantly ever
since she was fifteen years old; she is
now at work on her sixtieth novel.
The more style and display at the
wedding, the more carriages and fine
clothes, usually the more glaring head.
lines when the divorce is announced.
When the dentist of this country can
discover a way to pull teeth without
making a man wish he had been born q
hen, life will have twice as much bright.
ness.
A carpet dealer in Burlington adver-
tises new Brussels carpets that can't be
beat That's the kind we want at onr
house. Send us half a dozen; you may
keep the change.
A woman who comes into church half
an hour late in order to show off her new
clothes, should be looked upon mildly.
She is simply making room in Heaven
for two women in calico.
A Newburg, IN. y man has sued a
Knight of Pythias lodge for the $50
which the bylaws of the order allow
each member toward the funeral expenses
of his wife in case of death.
A lame boy may not be able 90 climb
a creased pole as well as an athletic
schoolboy, but if you wish an errand
done quickly you'd better send the boy
that hast to walk with crutches.
Mr.. Moody's home, at Mortified, Mass.
is said to look like the house of some pros
porous farmer. 1t is a large gabled-
rooted white building, Of two stories,
with bay windows and a verandah.
A novelty in Paris consists of carica-
ture sketches in sympathetic ink. You
buy a comic paper with an ordinary
picture, and you are instructed to heat
it with your pipe. This brings out the
caricature.
How long will You stay2' asked a
friend of a lady starting off on a visit.
oh, as long as agreeable returned the
lady. TO which partyP' asked her friend,
thereby quite abashing her and giving
her food for a new train of thought.
The original will of Handel, the com.
poser, all in his autograph and with
four codicils, each bearing his signature,
was sold in London a fortnight ago for
1855. It was bound up in a velvet OK.
panding case and carefully preserved
funder glass.
An eccentric English gentleman, a
candidate for Parliament, at a recent
meeting OF his constituents, was asked
by a man in the crowd, what about the
liquor billG' well, said the candidate,
mine vas uncommonly high last year.
How was yoursP'
Two Meriden men are in trouble over
he ownership of a ladder, and are
taking steps for a lawsuit. The result
Of this will be that one lawyer will get
the sides and the other lawyer will get
the rounds, leaving the holes to the
litigants. -Danbury NeWS.
The favors presented at the germans
given at Newport this year are both
costly and elegant. A lady recently
purchased nearly 100 fans at a cost OF
$3.50 and owe and presented them to the
ladies, and another made rich and costly
gifts Of gold and silver.
A Bridgeport photographer recently
took ignoble revenge on two girls who
sat for pictures and then would not take
them, by displaying the rejected photo.
graphs in front Of his gallery, labeled:
These pictures looked too much like
the originals. They would not take
Them
A wooden pumpkin has been taking
all the premiums at the Kansas fairs. II
measured seven feet around and weighed