The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1851-06-11
CLIPPINGS.
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by one man, but strong enough to raise the
whole world
BALL RooM-A confined place, in which
poor creatures are committed by fashion to
hard labor. ,l
MARRIAeE.-A estate lottery" not put
down.
ToBACco-A triple memento n,ori dust for
the nose, ashes for the mouth, and poison
for the stomach. aH-
WoMAN.--The melody of the human dust.
SCHoLAR.-A diver for pearls, who gener-
ally loses his breath before he gathers much
treasure.
E7- Moss which sometimes attaches to
the roof on the north side of houses, causing
a premature decay of the shingles, may be
removed by dry white lead being
sprinkled near the top of the roof just before
a rain.
re" A man in Licking county Ohio, sued
his wife's father for services rendered by the
wife to her father before her marriage. The
verdict and Judgment of the jury was for
fifty cents damages.
Ey~ In the streets of Leicester, one day,
Dean Swift was accosted by drunken wea-
yer, who, staggering against his reverence,
said:
81 have been spinning it out"
. eyes" said the Dean, 81 see you have,
and now you are reeling it home p
Eg- "Ma," said an inquisitive little girl,
"will the rich and poor people live together
wi hon fhou ,r, nm To baava1 9,i
YES, my dear child, they will be all alike
there"
"Then, Ma, why don't the rich and poor
christians associate together?"
The mother had no answer to make to her
innocent little daughter.
re" A negro preacher referring to the
judgment day in his sermon, said:
"Bredderen and sisters, in dat dav de
Lord shall divide the sheep from de goats ];
and bress de Lord, we know which wears de
wool p
ES~ When Rabelais was on his death
bed, consultation of physicians was called.
"Dear gentlemen" said the wit to the doc
tors, raising his languid head, ''let me die
a natural DEATH
re- Dogbcrry desired to be written down
an ass. Here's similar case. An English
farmer wrote to the chairman of an agricul-
'tural society as follows: 6 Gentlemen, put
me down on your list of cattle for bull.'
Ey~ "How well Che dear boy plays for
one so young" said Mrs Partington, as the
organ boy and his monkey performed near
her door, "and how much his little brother
in the calico dress looks like him, to be sure -
EE Hans, where is the horse?''
",He prokc the staple door into, kicked tc
traces open. and run round tie lamp posht
init te corner grocery, like der difel."
Ey"" Father" said roguish boy, 81
hope you wont buy any more gunpowder tea
for mother"
"Why not, Louis ?"
Because, every time she drinks it she
blows us up So"
ES- Prentice says Mr.. Bently has been
indicted for severely wounding stranger
with an axe, alleging as reason, that he
didn't know but what he was robber.-
"He didn'tknow," adds Prentice, "and so
he axed him."
ESy The Governor of Massachusetts, has
appointed lawyer of Boston an Inspector
General of fish Lawyers ought to have a
practical knowledge of fish, for they are gen
orally considered very great sharks.
EE- The less useful things are the more
they interest us. The clown that throws
double somerset is much better patronized
than the philosopher who undertakes to rev.
olutonize society.
Egr Why is a tailor called the ninth part
of man? Ans.-Because "money makes
the man." and tailors never get more than
ninth part of what is due them.
E4gT In Henry the Seventh's time they
spelt laughing in the following ingenious
manner, "lawzheynge. What would our
professors of photography say to that?
Eg- A fellow wrote home to his father as
follows:
"You had better come out to Sangamon
county, ILL.,, for almighty mean men get Of
fee here"
! Eg A piece of timber sawed thin is a
BOARD; but an individual who pays two dol
lars and a half evey week for mackerel and
"water bewitched" is BoARDER.
EsS" A negro the other day gave the fol-
lowing toast: "De late Gubnor Oh de State
--he come in wild berry little opposition he
got out wild none at ALL"
a
OF Charles George, tavern keeper of
Dayton shot himself the other day. Cause
TOO much acbiskey in his stomach, and too
little brains in his head
--- A letter writer in speaking Of the
Bostonians, says, they divide their time be-
tween metaphysics, and fancy poultry and
while they look upon Emmerson as far ahead
ofinspiration, they look upon thirty pound
rooster as far ahead of him.
-- The Scientific American says that
a manin Orange county was found one night
climbing an overshot wheel in fulling mill.
He was asked what he was doing, He said
he was trying to get to bed, but somehow or
other the stairs wouldn't hold still. f
PnILosoPHIcAL.- Thereason why the egg
ofmonarchy is not Matched from the politi-
cal quarrels in this country is because the
whites win not bear the yoke. s g
Z AA--llFhe girl who had three lovers, nam
ed Saken, Lom and Born. was compelled tO
marry the latter. She afterwards wrote the
following:
II am for Saken and for Lorn,
Iwish had neyeTbeen Born.