The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1851-06-11
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plant grows, whose leaves point unerIingly
10 the Nortl.-a guide for travellers across
those tracke'S wilds.
- Mrs. Fish the original Rochester
knocker woman, has sued c. G. Burr at
Cleveland, for slander-damages ten thous-
and dollars Burr is the man who pretends
to expose the alleged humbug Of the knock
ings.
-t'Where was |, ma" said alittle ur-
chin, one day, to his mother, as he stood
gazing upon his drunken and PROSTATE pa;
Where was when you married pa? Why
ldidn't you take me along? | could have
picked out better man than he isl
- A-lass-a-lassl as the old bachelor
said when he felt desire to marry. He
made the same exclamation after marriage,
but spelt it differently.
- No rank in life precludes the effca-
cy ofa well-timed compliment. When Queen
Elizabeth, who was highly accomplished, in
mind and person, asked an ambassador how
he liked the ladies who attended upon her,
he replied-"It is hard to Judge the stars
in the presence Of the sun.
AMoDEL TowNsHIP- In Livingston town
ship, Essex co., New Jersey, candidate for
the Office of constable could not be found at
the town meetng-the person holding that
station last year not being called on to serve
a single process during that timel SD
- Thomas H. Dodge, Of Nashua, N.
!! H., has invented printing press, wholly !.
different from any other now in existence, y
cheaper in price than any Other machine n \
presses, and capable doing three thousand y
an hour. sa,t-sr rt..<..4sr
Cry DoGs.-The city clerk Of Boston has
licensed for the quarter ending May lst,s 532a
dogs, of various breeds, for which the city
treasury receives the nett sum OF $1064 1gt
- A keeper in a menagerie, while in
a state of intoxication, was grapped with
bear. An elephant, who was looking on,
seized bruin by the nape of his neck, and
held him suspended till the drunken two
legged brute escaped.
- George J, Tenney, Esq, Of George
town, keeps ten hands constantly employed
in the manufacture of leather shoe-strings
The London correspondent Of the
National Inteligcncer says that, by we'll
| &c, of Great Britain was taken, by returns
made to the proper authorities on the lst ul-
timo--thc whole business being done in that
single day!7
- The cockney that went after the
woodcock with yallar gun and double
barrcled dog, has not been heard from since
! the telegraph left for Bullocksmythey. His
friends are in despair, and SO are his cfedi-
! tors. a1a 90 eaH
- A hog, two years old, raised by Mr.
John Sawtelc, of Norridgewock, Maine,
weighed, when dressed, 956 pounds, and
sold for about eighty dollars, .ss
- In accrtain village in Massachusetts,
the topers label their rum-jugs Washing
Fluid Very appropriate; for rum has
washed many aman clean out of his house,
home, and humanity. s
-- A lady in Jersey City has given
| birth to a fine boy, having the form ofa
bunch of grapes hanging from one ear, and
a single grape from the other.
/ - Two gentlemen were lately examin-
ing the breast Of plow on stall in a mar
ket place. Ill bet you a guinea, said one,
you don't know what this is for Done,
said the other, 1T is for SALE The bet was
won and the wager paid.
- An exchange threatens, if the ladies
introduce the Turkish trowsers, that the
men will introduce the other Turkish fash
ion of multiplicity of wives!
- At trial, somewhere in Vermont,
the defendant, who was not familiay with
the multitude of words which the law en-
ploys to make very trifing charge, after
listening awhile to the reading of the indict-
ment, jumped up and said: Them ere ale
cations is false, and that ere alligator knows
it?' ha
CAN'T SHucK CoRN.--At the conclusion
of the last concert of Miss Lind, worthy
farmer, from jackson county, in this State,
thus expressed himself to an acquaintance:
well, she's an almighty screamer, and d
darnedpurty gal at that. She's the very inn
age, too, of Sally Jones, Parson Jones dar-
tier, who is counted the best singer in old
jackson. But Sally can beat her shucking
corn, warrant ye. You never seed Sally
shuckg ~
mo Ineler Qld.
well, you orter.' ta
! The acquaintance mentally conceded the
question on that if Miss Lind IS 'screamcry
she can't shuck corn-at least with Sally
Jones. st Louis Tf0scs.
THE WEAR AND TEAM or MATRIMoRY.-
Apoor person residing At Greenock, applied
to the magistrate to have two,of hisc children
admitted to the poor's roll.
How many have you?' said thewortiiy
baillic s3F Katt
Five and twenty, sir, replied the peii
toner.
Five and twentyp echoed Che baltic; and
|all by one wife@
40h no, sir, replied the poor man, I'm
wearing the fourth.
--A newsboy was heard to say thathe
had 4 ven up selling papers, and had gone
into tho mesmerizing business. Il not five
dollars per week, said he, for playing
playing whatT asked one Of bis con-
rades,
.Pcssum, replied the boy
-- a negro woman who was relating
her experience to gaping congregation 81
color, among other things said abe had been
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