Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1849-07-23
VARIETY.

VARIETY.
The MEMORY OF Mr.. PoLH.-The councils Of
Lowell Mass have ordered to be recorded on their
journals the following resolve, viz;-
"That we have heard the melancholy intelli-
gence Of the death of James X. Polk, late Presi-
dent of the United States, with deep regret and
BORROW. Yet, while we and a grateful country
are called to mourn his departure, we rejoice
though the political views of some OF us were di-
rectfy opposed to him-that we are able to unite
in bearing testimony to the uprightness of his
private life his stainless integrity, his PATRIOTISM
his philanthropy, his veneration and respect for
religion, and the purity Of his motives in all his
acts.
Aman who had purchased pair of new
shoes, finding the road to be rather rough one,
concluded to put the shoes under his arm, and
walk home barefooted. After while he stub
bed his great toe taking the rail off as sclear as
whistle" GLOW luckyD he exclaimed what
a tremendous lick that would have been for the
shoes"
tits the part ola woman, like her own beau
tiful planet, to cheer the dawn and the darkness,
to be both the morning and the evening star of
mans life The light of her eye is the first to
rise and the last TO set upon manhood's day OF
Uldl ana suffering
EspEc1ALLY.--An exchange says that a young
married woman in Ryegate, VT, made $3.50
worth of butter from eight cows during the past
season, and adds that cows and a wife are worth
having.
Especially the cows1
There is nothing like notoriety in this world
Wear a hat without rim, or coat with only
one flap to itlive on pigs tails and salt, or keep
tame tiger-do something or other for notoriety,
and if you don't get to Congress or some other
place OF worship, we are much mistaken.
Lard, or tar, will cure cattle that may be hovcn
with eating clover Put two or three table spoon
fuls Of tar in the mouth ofthe animal and it will
be relieved almost instantaneously.
WELL, farmer, you toldus your woods was
good place for hunting; now we've tranped
through it for three hours, and found no game"
swell, calculate. as a general thing, the less
game there is the more hunting"
IT is said that the Hungarian leader, Kossuth
has appointed his sister general superintendent
Of the Military Hospital, and that she has publish
ed an address, calling on all the ladies to lend
their assistance in this work Of charity.
The London Times expresses the apprehen-
sion that all the better class of small farmers in
Ireland are about en1igrating to this country,
leaving behind only the impoverished land own
ers and the pauper inhabitants Of the various
work houses
Here is capital epigrsm from the pen Of
friend. on woman with red hair, who wrote
poetry
Unfortunate woman! How sad is your lot
Your ringlets are red-yonr poems are not.
When the Austrians were compelled to evacu-
a fho o;t.l Of IL
the magnificent suspension bridge, recently erect
cd at a cost of about 81 600 900.
D1p You Know It 7-The sun now rises at
half past four and sets at half past seven.-N y
Paper.
&C. 1t hasn't got anything else to do.
"Jack. which is the way to Epping?" '.How
do you know my name is Jack2" 4 guessed it 2
Then guess the way to Epping.'
A correspondent writes from San Francisco that
about two hundred thousand dollars change hands
every night in that small village at the gaming
table.
It is estimated that three fousths Of the mortali
" in St. Louis during the last two months, has
been confined to emigfants from foreign countries.
In Louisville. the proportion of deaths among emf
grants, was five. sixths Of the whole number.
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nalignity at San Antonio, Texas, than at any
other place we have heard Of. Out of popula-
ton of 500. over 700 have. died Of this disease
Chilicothe .4dvertiser.
CALIFORNIA ON THE PLA1rs.-The ST. Louis
Republican has a letter dated May, 18th, 200
miles out from old Fort Kearney, which reports
the erngrants to be progressing finely, that their
cattle are in good condition, and the grass excel
lent--whilst that ahead was reported to be- still
better.
BREACH OF PRoM1sE.-In a late trial for breach
Of promise of marriage, the court laid down the
following law:
eff man offers to marry woman, or promises
do it, he is not bound to comply with it, unless
she agrees to accept him. 1t takes two to make
marriage contract as well as any other bargain
Where man has contract of marriage with
woman, and merely puts it off, and she becomes
impatient, she cannot drag him into court and de-
mand damages, unless she has formally offered to
perform the contract, because, perchance he would
prefer the marriage to the snit, and no ought to
have chance to make choice"
THAT SAME OLD CooN.-A CHAMPION
OF IA IN THE FIELD A few nights since,
farmer in Buckingham heard suspicious noise a
mong his chickens, and taking his gun repaired to
the scene Of action. The chickens were roosting
in large tree, and observing something up in it.
that did not seem inclined To give up the "pass
word" he let off old copenhagen, and down tum-
bled an enormous coon ! Under the tree were no
less than Is chickens, whose lives he had destroy
ed.
When brought to the light, our farmer, (who by
the way is the strongest kind Of a lVhig,) dscov-
cred him 10 be an old. fiend-a pet of the memo
1able campaign Of 1874. and which becoming rath-
er troublesome, was suffered to escape, after the
election
We do not blame the poor coon one bit for kill
ing the chickens. He has been promised "roast
beef" SO long, that his patience was we'll nigh OK
hausted-and enraged at the deception Of his po-
litica friends, he determined to substitute ''sprng
chickens" for roast beef!-Doylestown Democrat