The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-03-31
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.

PETTIBoNR TUSHEL.-We see it stated In the
Baltimore Sun that the tunnel on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, which since the opening OF
the road to Wheeling, has been passed by Sc
rious of Y's, will be ready for the laying Of the
rails about the first Of this week Upon its com
pletion, the transportation Of hesvy tonnage viii
set in over the road in earnest
| WHERE Iowa CAME rRoN-From the census
! tables, we gather the following interesting in
formation as to the sources of population in this
State
The total number of foreign citizens is 81 ,232:
of these 8, 1855 are English 1885 Irish 7l2
Scotch 352 Welch Z, l5l Germans; 3S2 French
l75 Swiss 1.756 Canadians 10 Mexicans, and
about / 900 OF all other countries with good
proportion of Norwegians.
The native population is 10, 620
We probably take for granted that Coals 10
Nelecasae is thoroughly English expression OF
the absurdity of sending TO a place that which
already abounds there, water TO the sea, fagots
to the wood and English, of course, 1t is in the
outward garment which it wears; but IN the
innermost being it belongs TO the whole world
and to all times. Thus, the Greeks said Otcls
to Athens, Attica abOunding with these birds;
the Rabbis EnchantReHtS 10 Egypt, Egypt be-
ing of old esteemed the headquarters of all
magic the Orientals Pepper 10 HndostGn
and in the middle ages they had this proverb
Indulgence 10 Rome, Rome being the centre and
source of this spiritual trafic-and these by no
means exhaust the list-Studies in Proverbs.
WALL said soft headed, blubbering Jona-
than, the other day.
'Suke has gin me the sack, by gravy, I've
lost her.
Lost her how p inquired his sympathi izing
friend.
4 laid the soft soap on hers so thick, that tho
critter got so proud she wouldn't speak to
me-
suETr's JoxE.-'.The candles you sold mo
last were very bad" said Suett, to talloE-
chandler "Indeed, sir, l sorry for that
eyes, sir, do you know they burnt to the mid
die and would then burn longer 90 'You
surprise me; what sir, did they go out ~
''No, sir, no ; they burnt shorter"
s~Some patriotic manufacturer has lately
produced cards having Washington, Adams
Franklin, and Lafayette for the four kihgs
Venus, Fortune, Ceres and Minerva for the four
queens and four Indian chiefs for the four
knaves-ss curious family party as one may
meet in long summers day.
RGg-An officer put a man out of a theatre in
I New Orleans for stamping his feet and hisstng
| He received blow while removing the offender
and prosecuted him for the assault. The.court
! decided that Missing and stamping was allowa-
bic in the theatres, and part Of privilege for
which the fee Of admission was paid.
| Gg@CURIos1T1Es.-A boot to fit old Rogers
| last A portrait of the man who blowed the
hour glass of time. a lock of hair from the
| tail of a wagon. The stem from the last rose Of
| summer. A glass of the milk Of human kind
| ness. a chip hewn from Epiiogue. The
lathe in which man turned an honest penny.
| ss7g-An old maid, being at loss for pin
| cushion, made use Of an onion. On the follow
| ing morning she found that all the needles had
tears in their eyes.
| gsE@''Ma," said young lady TO her mother
the other day, ''what is emigrating?'
'Emigrating, dear, is young lady going to
(, Australia"
''What is colonizing, ma ?'
''Colonizing, dear is marrying there and hav-
ing family
MA, should like to go TO Australia"
sSy-A young lady being asked whether she
would wear wig when her hair turned grey
replied with great earnestness-''Oh, no. I'll
dye first"
sss-A little girl. ten years of age. seated be-
side her grandmother, aged eighty, looked up to
her face and said
Grandma, at what age do ladies lose their
I relish for gallantry?'
The grandma replied:
| "lndeed my dear; do not know you must
ask some one older than 1 ain;''