The Nevada journal., 1859-11-11
Prenticiana.

A Mr.. Davis says in an Illinois pa
per that ''no living man" can match
him as a reaper. We don't suppose
that any dead one can, though Death
himself could beat him.
Whenever orr friend Sare hears
his name called now, he is painfully
reminded of having lately been sack
ed by the people of Vermont. Dear
John, how would it do to change your
name to Bags I
Mr.. Everett, in his late eloquent
eulogy on Mr.. Webster, isn't quite up
to his own highest mark, but fully up
to any other mans.
The editor of the Louisville Dem
ocrat thinks that our Democratic Ad-
ministration's foreign Ministers are
not gentlemen. Docs he think any
better of its home-officers ?
Ohio produces more than six mil
lions of bushels of potatoes per year.
She is an uncommonly nice potato
patch.
A hog raiser in Indiana has written
us an impudent letter. We advise
him to stop writing. The only pen
he has that's of any account is his
pig.pen.
John Mitchell says that the habit
uai readers of newspaper become
assimilated to its editor. If our neigh
Dor of the Democrats subscribers get
TO be like himself, he hasa set of ''ug-
ly customers"
Tho editor of the Constitution saws
that he ignores the American party"
lie IS fellow of infinite ignore-ance.
The papers say that the Pope is
sorely afflicted with sore leg. Ifhe
had sore toe. it would be almost a
worldwide calamity.
We have often heard of pitching
tents, but Democratic editor boasts
that his party in the spring of 1860
"will pitch their platform. Let them
pitch it well, and there may be a
chance of their sticking to it.
Some of the New York papers say,
that the veteran Dickinson, no longer
the champion and idol of the New
York Herald. has suddenly become a
Soft. The worthy old gentleman is
like an apple, a peach, or a pear-he
gets Soft with age.
A Southern paper hopes that "the
evident effects of Douglass Harper
will be lesson TO him." Said a
Judge to culprit at the bar, "You
will be hung at noon on Tuesday,
and may it prove warning to you" :"
When an office is 10 be filled in
I Iowa, the Democracy have always
some Dodge on hand for filling it.
The Pennsylvania said lately
that "the Democratic party consists
of iron men," Then the Devil will
have a good many "irons in the fire."
The Mormons are all in favor of
Mr.. Douglas for the Presidency
They are emphatically squatter-sov-
ercignty men. They want no outside
powers or influences interfering with
their po!ygamy Or any other filthy in
stltutions.
In the course of a political speech
at Indianapolis, on the 10Th inst, the
Hon. Abram Lincoln, of Illinois, said
that he had himself been a hired man
for twenty-eight years. and never
thought lie was worse off than a
slave.
Our neighbor of the Democrat
thinks that the Ministers, appointed
by Mr.. Buchanan, are. generally
speaking, no gentlemen. What does
he think of Mr.. Buchanan himself !
Won't he tell us confdentially
Go to Washington and see how
white men make laws, and you will
be as much Disguised as if you we've
TO go to the West Indies and see how
the negroes make molasses.
An Indiana paper notices the birth
of a baby weighing fifteen pounds
Whenever the mother holds that ba-
by in her lap, a heavy responsibility
rests upon her.
Some say that Douglass nomination
at Charleston is ga foregone conclu-
sion.' We guess that is ''foregone"
yet, but probably the Democracy will
forego it.
The editor of the Cincinnati En-
quirer says that our party has taken
various names within the last twenty
FIVE years. He is grossly unjnst 10
omit to add that it has done honor to
them all.
A Kansas editor, alluding to slave
ry, says he doesn't "like property that
has legs" Doesn't he like horses
and cattle and sheep +? And havn't
they twice as many legs as niggersl
John Mitchell advised all fugitive
slaves to return voluntarily to their
masters. The advice on the whole
vas good. Won't John take it to
himself and go back to Botany Bay