Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-06-17
A STRING OF ITEMS.

Doc CATcHER's MoTro --.'l come 10 bury |
Casar, moi to praise him"
To REMovE FRrcKLEs.-A An onnce OF alum |
and an ounce Of lemon juice, in pint of
rosewater. avn
A TRUE SAYISc.-Somebody says, "Ile is
brave man who is not afraid TO wear old
clothes, until he is able 10 pay for new"
A NOVEL TRADE. Somebody adverlises
10 sill up with the sick at $3.50 per night
"deliIium tremens," double price.
DIED AT SEA.-Mrs. Beecher, wife of
Bap,is, Missionary TO Bermuda, recently died
at sea, while returning 10 the United States.
SrUSKY.-A few days ago woman in
Cincinnati whipped her husband soundly,
and then tried TO drown herself in The canal,
but was rescned.
PRESERVING Flowers AND FRurr Dip
them in a solution Of gum arabic and water
two or three times, waiting a sufficient time
between the imnersions 10 let them dry.
A New PATENT.--Wm. Beal of Lowell,
in corn crushers. They can be used 10 ex-
ceen, advantage in omnibusses.
DEATH SENTENcE.-Couiland c. Johnson
was on Friday sentenced TO death by Judge
Pearson, at Harrisburg, Pa, for the murder
of his wife and Nathaniel Collyer.
BEAR MEAT.-A black bear weighing
ebout 900 pounds, was killed last week near
Brookville, Jefferson CO., Pa, and the meat
was sold in that town, for ten cents pound.
The Coon TINE CoMrNc!-A telegraphic
despatch 10 a member of Congress, Announces
the gratifying fact that woman has been
elected constable in Perry county, Illinois.
DROWNED WHILE BATuINc.-Mr. David
o. Morehouse, a teacher in MIR. BANDS
Sherwood School at York, Pa, was drowned
while bathing on Saturday last.
CHINESE IDEAS OF Paradise There is a
shop for the sale Of samshoo, or rice -whiskey
in Hong Kong, which bears over It's door the
following inscription "The joys of Paradise
are nothing compared TO perpetual drunk
AN IRIsfi NoTIcE.-.W Whereas Patrick
O'Connor lately left his lodgings, this is tc
give notice, that if he does not return imme
diately, and pay for the same, he will be ad
veriised.
A MAN OF METAL.-With four me,ali,
qualifications, man may be pretty sure o
success. These are gold in his pockets, sill
yer in his tongue, brass in his face, and irol
in his heart.
HARD RAppING.-Miss Melinda nj. Ball,
teacher in one of the public schools in Troy
N. Y, has been discharged by the Board G
Education, on the ground that she was a be
liever in the spiritual rappings" and ater
ded the ''circes.n
Mrs. ROBINSON, THE MURDEREss-A CORE.
pondent of the Troy Wing, an Englishmar
well posted in what relates TO titles and bloc,
asserts that Mrs. Robinson is related 10 Quee
Victoria, her father Wood of Quebec, J beiu
a son of the Duke of York.
COMFORT TO SMoKERs.-"There is now Ii,
ing in This city" says Liverpool (Euglanc
paper, ia woman, one bundled ard thre
years old named Elizabeth Currie, who is pc
fectly stont and healthy, and has smoked h,
pipe regularly, since shs was eighteen yea
of age.
STEADY DIET.-An old lady down Ea
having kept hired man on liver nearly
month, said TO him one day, "Why John,
don't think you like liver" "Oh yes" sa
John, III like it very well for fifty or six
meals, but DON'T think I'd like it as a stca.
dict" The old lady cooked something ell
for the next meal.
HARD TO SWALLOW Cobourgh (Ca
ada) Star says that IA brick measuring 81
inches in circumference, and weighiI
over quarter of pound. was found in Il
stomach OF horse, which lately died there
We are rather inclined TO ihiuk that The bri
was IN the reporters hat.
SAcAcIous FisH.-The West Point CORE
Po"den' oil the Evening Post says: ''T
hne sunny days make the bass and surge
quite ambi'iousj they jump out of the wal
great deal. II has been remarked thai /
surgeons do ii to see how far they are fro
Albany, as the folks up there are so famc
ol making beef Of lhemn
SoMErHiSG ANCIENT. the bouefi,
sueh o' our readers as ATE fond Of seeing il,
things were 'done long lime aso,' saws t
"''em Advertiser, We copy from N,
Hampshire paper Of a revolutionary date y
oa''m, the following advertisement. y
poetry will be found worthy Of commeu,
ton:
whereas !, Dauiel Clay, through misr
,.sen'anon was induced To post my "a
"n'aa' ~ Exeter Miscellany OF Mach /
now beg leave to inform the public Ina
nave taken her again 10 wife, a(,o, .s,u
All he' domestic brolls IN an amieah;e -
nfri so that everything, a. usual goe,
like clock work.
biY~ced like seialfs ieui Al, t,,,
taeh nonfao, ils ,i,si ,ut
Aus whsi aaa uge,ol sss,n.
IAe3 u n'sAs che pI slean ca,
ThE Palle'soa atsliigenesr give, on,
incident OF tho late thunder storm "a
gal Was standing AT a windo,, A,