The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1860-01-18
Fun Alive.

Derby & Jackson, Of New York,
have Just put to press "Prenticeiana," )"
from which we make few spicy ex,
tracts,
A Nj Archer has been sent to the
Ohio renitentiary for marrying three
wives. ''lnsatiate Archer! could not
one suilice?"
A Pittsburg paper says, in an obit
uary notice of an old lady that ''aile
bore her husband twenty children
and never gave him cross word. -
She must have obeyed the good old
precept--"bear and fo,Jcar.'
A Buffalo paper announces th;.t
Dr. Brandrcth has introduced a bill
into the legislature. Is the editor
sure that he minded his p's in his an,
no uncement?
The common opinion is that we
should take good care of children at
all seasons Of the year, but it Is well
enough in winter to ietihem Siide.
A writer in Virginia paper de-
votes three columns to describing the
great Blue Ridge Tunnel. We hard.
ly know which is the greatest bore,
the tunnel or the description of it.
W. II. HOoe, a postmaster. in Vir-
ginia. publishes that two hunIred dol
lars of the public funds are ,lissing
from his Office, and he asks, 'mho has
got the money!" Possibly echo may
answ er-HoW.
The editor Of an Indiana paper says
"more piHaisy isOn toot." We sup
pose the editor has;lost his horse.
The New York, ErSnins Past says
a man cannot he active and quics-
cent at the same time" There may
be some doubt Of that. Some fellows
hustle about terribly and yei lie st'N.
We were considerably amused by
an account that we lately saw Of a
remarkable:duel. There were six men
upon the ground and six misses
The Ohio river is getting lower
and lower every dav. It has almost
ceased to run. All who look at it
can at once perceive that it exhibits
very little speed but "A grfn dcm of
b0ttom.
A New England writer says that it
has been found that negroes can be
better trusted than white men, not to
belray secrets, We suppose this is
upon the principle that they always
keep dark, .r ..I .. r'
Mr.. Lucy Hin complains in An
Arkansas paper that her nephew has
trampled upon her rights and feelings.
The graceless Young rascal -houldi
he allowed to aramp!e up hi- aunf-
HH. --a.nB go --H '-iN .f..
4 woman in Florida named Cross,
lately gave birth 10 an infant son
which weighed only one pound
That cross wasn't hard to bear.
Two men. Joseph Sparks and o.
car Flint, were assaile! in iie sub
urbs of Baltimore. n few nights ago
by a gang of shoulder.hi,ters. Flint
was knocked down. hut his compan-
ion escaped by flight. When the
sco,ndreis hi, Flint, Spm,hS de~.
Mr.. William Hood was robbed
near Corinth, Miss, on iac 18Th inst.
The Corin,h paper say that the name
of the highwayman is unknown. but
there is no doubt tha, hc was Ro 5bin
Hood. ......
A young lady of New Orleans, who
recently performed remarkable feat
in rowing, has been presented with a
beautiful yawl. Asm,ck would have
been more appropriate.
Mr.. J. s. Fall, a Mississippi editor
asks when shaft we get wise. I'm
doub,edly b.joe Ei1, il ever.
Mr.. Henry A. Rhule says in a Mis-
si.-ippi paper, that he has worked
zealou%ly for the administration. y
Now let him turn and work faithfully
against it. 'Tis a poor rule tha
won't work both ways.