Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1858-11-05
Tur Fools ror All DrAp,---ws arc told

MY puoliSncu lnStanCo OF IOOliSu uuHdilOu,
lIoro is the case: A and B, two neighbors,
pasturod each eight calves on the land ofn
third person. On'femoying the calves nc
the end Of the scnson, A. thinking that y,
who first took his calves from tie pasture.
had, Intentionally, or by mistake, got one of
As calves instead Of his own, vent and
made swap Of the animals; whcrcnpon u
sued him for tho calf--wlicl,, in point Of
fact was worth two or thrco shillings moro
than the other! The case began, Of eoorse,
before justice Of the peace, but got into
tho county court by appeal, and, after the
usual delays, came to trial at the last term.
Our informant says there we're four lawyers
on sido--s score Of witnesses eager, certain,
and contradictory, and nfter three days
spent in the trial, the jury, standing six
and six,'' wcrc discharged as unable 70
agree! OF course, there will bs two or
threo trials more, before tho case is ended.
Think Of tho valuable time Of more than
hundred people, wasted in this silly litiga-
ton, over two fools and---a calf.--BostoD
Post. 4~
James NJ. Ray. Cashier Of the State Bank
Of Indiana, gives notice through the Indian
npolis papers, that on the first day Of Janu-
AIRY next, the charter powers Of the State
Bank Of Indiana cease, and no provision for
tho redemption Of the notes Of the Bank,
which may be loft outstanding, has been
made. All persons arc warned Of such ex-
piration Of the charter for the Bank and to
present ali tho outstanding circulation to
the proper branches, without delay, foF re-
demption.
The partnership between Messr. Rarey
d Goodenough has been severed; s.aud
while the latter" says the Illustrated LON
don Ncos, "has returned to Canada with q
cool ten thousand as his moiety after deduct
ing expenses, the master spirit has taken o
journey to Sweden, and proposes seeing Lap
land before ho returns. II is surprising how
the system takes everywhere"
SoRdnuM-The Chinese sugar.caue has
been pretty extensively cultivated in some
parts of our county this year; and it is
now being worked up into syrup. We have
not heard of any attempts 70 make sugar
Of it us yet. This fall has been very favor
able for tho ripenipg Of the cane, and an
abundance of seed will DO ripcncd in this
county. Except for the wet spring, which
prevented planting, or rotted the seed in the
ground, the crops would have been large
this year, and we should probably have
made in tho county enough Of molasses for
home consumption.-Ashta5ula iSsntinsL
The WAY TO KILL RATs.--A writer in
the Rochester Union proposes n now meth
cd for killing rats. His own house being
oyerrun with the vermin, tho servant girl,
who had seen the effects of 'old Bourbon
whiskey" on bipeds, thought she would try
an experiment on the rats. Accordingly
she took small quantity, made it very
sweet with sugar, crumbled in bread
enough for the crowd, and set the dish in
the cellar. A few hours after he went
down and found several rats gloriously
"fuddcd," engaged in throwing bcanpods
and hauling one another up to drink. They
were easily disposed OF, and those not kill
ed loft the premises Immediately after suf-
fering with the headache. The writer adds
that the medicine is quite agreeable to take.
A couple of Yankee girls put bull-frog
in the hired mans bed to see Il they couldn't
get him to talk. Daniel threw il out of the
window and never said a word. Soon after
he put half bushel of chesnut burrs in
the girls bed and about the time he
thought they would make the lcast shadow
Daniel went to the door and ratified the
door-latch furiously, Out went tho candle
and in went the girls but they didn't stick,
though tho burrs did. Calling to them,
ho begged them to be quiet, for he oniv
wanted to know if they'd "seen anything Of
that pesky bull-frog. He'd gin two dollars
to find it."
Diggs saw note lying on tho ground,
but knew that it WAS counterfeit, and
walked on without picking it up. He told
S'nithers the story, when tho latter said,
"Do you know, Diggs, You have committed
a very grave otfencel" "Why, what have
| doncr "You have passed counterfeit
bill, knowing it to be such" said Smithers,
without smile, and fed.
SWAPPING WIvEs.-Not long since two
German brothers married two German ais
ters, and returned TO paternal farm in
Calhoun county, Ill. A few weeks ago
tho elder brother was taken sick, and the
younger and the sick mans wife ran away
together to st. Louis. Yesterday the con-
valsesccnt brother arrived with tho wife of
the younger, who had joined her fospne
with him--the elder. Thus have tho par
ties mutually exchanged mates. But the
elder brother is dissatisfied with the Swap"
while his wife affirms that neither of the
brothers arc worth haviug.--St. Louis Dem.
FEMALE CLERKs.--So many clerks are
proving defaultcrs, we wonder employers do
not hire young women instead Of young
men. The girls don't 90 on Blenders and
spend their employers cash, and many Of
them are as well qualified to perform tho
duties of clerkship as the generality Of
young men. 1t is really melancholy, says
an exchange, to see able-bodied men, sor,o
Of them six feet high, stuck behind coun-
ter or lasily lounging about store, waiting
for customer to drop in, for whom 70
measure few yards Of tape or ssll couple
Of pairs Of children's stockings whca they
are so much needed to cultivate the soil.
hew down woods and build up cities out
West. BY all means, so far "a shopkoeping
is concerned, let the women do it. Thsy
will bo doing no moro than they do IN
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