Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-04-10

miscellaneous Items
"Come, gentle spring; diphtherial
mildness Gomez
The last language spoken on earth will
probably be Finnish.
The wages of sin we believe are not paid |
in trade dollars.
If you are in love, just constitute your
self a ''Teller committee of ops, and set |
tie the business.
A Whitehall woman calls her husband
Good Resolutions, because he's always
broke.
This is the season of the year when ven
erable hens enter their second childhood,
and are broiled for spring chickens.
Music hath charms to sooths the savage.
This is why we occasionally see a cross
dog with a brass band around his neck.
If Prince Leopold enters the ministry
he will be the apst English monarch's son
to do so.
1t cost England 800, 900 to fit up anew
the royal yacht Osborne for the bridal
| trip of the Duke and Duchess of Con-
naught.
Stephen A. Douglass, son of fhe deceas-
ed statesman, has left North Carolina for
Chicago, where he will remain and prac-
tice law.
Mr.. Henry James, the novelist, is now
only thirty-six years old. He is a native
of New York City, having been born there
in April, 1843.
"Well, Sambo,'' said the dying master
to his faithful slave, ''I've long journey
before me.'' Nebber mind, massa, him
all down hill.''
| Queen Victoria travels in italy, incog-
nitio, under the name of the Countess of
Balmoral. This relieves her from the te-
dious formalities of State receptions.
A Missouri editor printed twa-eolumn
editorial on 1.-THE Best Breed of Hogs"
A contemporary took him to task for de-
voting so much space to his family affairs.
The pavement found to answer best in
London is wood laid on as phalt, which is
allowed to harden before the wood is laid
on. Asphalt is too slippery.
Henry j. Williamson, the oldest mem
Der of the Philadelphia bar, died Wednes-
day evening, aged eigty-eight. He was adj
mitted to the practice in 1915.
Cremation is becoming popular in Ger
many. The anxiety in regard to the
'Black Death" has caused the subject of
cremation to be generally discussed.
In spite of all his science and specula-
T tive philosophy, Professor Huxley is
obliged to acknowledge that he can see
no reason why twins should look alike.
Ex-Congressman Artemms Hale, of
Massachusetts, who is ninety six years
old, paid visits to both branches of the
, Legislature Of that State on Wednesday.
An eminent English mechanic thinks
that foreign competition would be impos-
sible if the trades unions spent their
money in educating their men instead OF
fighting their masters.
Kraszewski, the Polish poet, recently
celebrated the ffftieth anniversary of his
literary career. While at the anniversary
dinner he received congratulatory dis
patch from the Poles residing in San
Francisco.
r farmer who put two-pound milestone
in every turkey he sent to the New Yorl
> market. He knew the buyers would fine
the stones indispensable when it came tt
carving the fowls.
: A Chicago woman is going to try t.
keep her mouth shut three thousand quar-
= ter hours. If this new departure should
d become epidemic what mighty peace
e would settle down over this troubled land
-OU City Derrick.
d Professor, leeturing on psychology
d s'All phenomena are sensations. For in
y stance, that leaf appears green to me. Il
It other words, have sensation of green
T. ness within me.' Of course no harm
was meant, but still the class would laugh
- Senator John S. Williams is known il
Kentucky as ''Cerro Gordo" Williams
r, on account of some brilliant feat of wa
II performed on that stubborn field in dis
u tant Mexico. He is tall, with clos
cropped beard of gray, and wears pom
derous black wig.
- 1t is said that the reason why bigamy i
:, of so rare occurrence in Hungary is tina
,. once on a time a man who was conviete
of this crime was sentenced by the cour
to live for two years with both wives. Th
- punishment was considered cruel, but !
. had the desired effect.
A professor in Cornell lecturing on tn
effect of the wind in some western forest
d remarked: "In travelling along the roa
IS even sometimes found the logs boun
Is and twisted together to such an exten
n that a mule couldn't climb over them, S
l went around.''