Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-01-05
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lpeeplng over the eastern hills, a newly
married man exclaimed, sThe glory Of
fthc world is risingp His wife, who
happened to be getting up just at that
II loment, taking the compliment 10 hcr-
IF, simpered out, 'What would you
1r.y, my dear, il ! had my new silk
n ,wR on'
ELoQuENr Ezra CT.- Scene IN a de-
dati4g society. -'sMr. President, the
question to be excused is this:-Are
ardent spirits benefit to the whole
in human race, or is it not? Now j,
Mr.. President, contends that they is.---
Only look sir, at ournoble ancestors in
futuge years; they live to most nu-
n}srous age.
4 GIVE HIM A cHANcE-Thc editor of
a western paper informs his readers
that lie has the worst kind or fever
and ague and asks them to let him of
from publishing his papcrlor one week
to gipe him a chance 10 shake,
A modern photographer defines the
word HUSBAND thus-s'A domestic ami
NAL, used to draw water and split
/ wood.
The same eruditc gentleman gives
the following: s.MndTARY."--A string
Of men carrying cornstalks.
4 Polly vs.. RoBERr.-Miss Polly
Collins took up Robert Knowles, al
Barnstable, for. not fulfilling his prom
Use tomarry her.-Thc gist of the evi,
j dcnce turned out to be this: 81 asked
: Polly, ''said Robert, ''if she would have
! me, and she answered yes: but | did
: not tell her that / would have HER. -
; That made it bad for Polly.
"A New EDIToR-M Mr.. McCardls
having purchased an interest in the
4 Yicksburg Register, has abandoned hi
! proposed publication ofthe newspaper
I (which was to have been named the
o slYhigsa,,
II Texas The finances Of this infinl
1 republic arc in fourishing condition.
/ The amount Of duties for the fiscal year
ending Sept. 30, 1888 is S335,055.-
| The duties for the current year arc
estimated at half million of dollars
or upwards.
There is a clear democratic MAORI
i ty, on joint ballot, in the legislature Of
Illinois. There is also democratic
majority Of nine, on Joint ballot, in the
Legislature Of Pennsylvania.
Men love for things, as facts, posses
| sions and estates; and women, persons;
add while man regards only abstract
and scientific facts, a woman looks on
" at the person in whom they arc en-
bodied. Even in childhood, the girl
loves an imitation Of humanity, hel
doll, and works TOR it; the boy gets a
hobby horse or tools, and works aoiH
them.
Grant Thorburn of New York adj
vertises new variety Of Corn. He
obtained the seeds from chest of tea
in which they were found on emptyinq
| 1t. 1t strikes off in two or three and
frequently four branches like small
tree, and differing from the ordinary
, corn, the ear is produced at the head o
each branch instead Of at the side Of
the stalk. 1t is large white film
twelve row corn with ears from ten Il
: fourteen inches in length. 1t was plan
ted on the 10th Of May and had ear.
fit to boil on the 10th Of July.
81 A Vino OF '76.-Col. NIcHoLA.
VAN RENSSELAER,, hero Of the ReVo
LUTON, and one Of the survivors Of those
: who participated in the gallant attacl
/. on Quebec, under the brave MoNrGoM
cry, attended the poll yesterday, a
Grcenbush, and deposited in the ballot
i boxes the entire republican ticket. Al
/ the veteran left the poll, the assembled
multitude gave him three hearty cheer
{, the wings Of '76--those who stood
d by the country "in.timethattried men
soulsv--are the best qualified to disting
uish, in these latter days, between th,
: true and the pretended friends Of thu
! country. --[.al5. A,g.
n Rillion, Lamb was lately sued in TIL
e court Of Queen AIMS county, Mary
5 land. for breach Of marriage promise
4 made to Miss Elisabeth Honey. Th'
n jury rendered verdict in favor o
r the lady Of two thousand dollars. 4
livery sDeet damage.