The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1860-02-02
NO. "a.
VIII AND WISDOM.

tor of the louisville Journal" entitled
"Prenticeana." Price, 81 90. Derby Jack
son, Publishers, lls Nassau ST., New York
Bay A man who attempts to read all the
new publications, must often do as flea
does-skip.
Ia The "Beaver Argus" records the
marriage Of man only three feet high
No wonder he wanted to get spGced.
sG- The editor of an Indiana paper
says, ''more villainy is on foot" We
suppose the editor has lost his horse.
Hss- A party of our friends, last week,
chased fox thirty-six hours They ac-
tually "ran the thing into the ground.
sa-A Mr.. J. Black declares for the
dissolution Of the Union Let him have
traitors reward:
"Hung be the heavens with Black"
gsS~ We were considerably amused by
an account that we lately saw of remark
able duel. There were six men upon the
ground and six misses
rsa- A father and son, Anthony and
Thomas Screw, escaped on the 18th ult.,
from the Wetumpka jail. There are two
Screws loose.
Bar y Newbern paper says that Mrs
Alice Day, of that city, was lately deliv-
cred Of four sturdy boys. We know not
what Day may bring forth.
sss~ A Buffalo paper announces that
DR.. Brandreth has introduced bill into
the Legislature. Is the editor sure he
minded his p's in the announcement
nG- 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 let them slide.
asa- A Mr.. Archer has been sent to the
Ohio penitentiary for marrying three
wives. "Insatiate Archer could not one
suffice ?"
sA- Mrs. Charity Perkins, of New Or
leans, came near dying of poison a few
days ago. A sister of Charity was sus-
pected Of having administered the dose.
Ba- 4 Southern lady has abandoned
the Shaker establishment near Louisville.
to marry Mr.. James Bean, aged seventy
five. She must be fond of dried beans
nsa- Mr.. Henry A. Rhule says, in
Mississippi paper, that "he has worked
zealously for the administration" Now
let him turn and work against it. IT'S
poor Rule that won't work both ways.
BGs~ The editor of western paper re-
Gently fancied himself ga live OK )" but
since our rough handling of him, he is
beginning to conclude that he is only
jerked beef.
na- A writer in Virginia paper de-
votes three columns to describing the
great Blue Ridge Tunnel We hardly
know which is the greatest bore, the tun-
mel or the description of it.
sa- W. H. Hooe, postmaster in Vir-
ginia, publishes that two hundred dollars
of the public funds are missing from his
office, and he asks, "who has got the mon
ey" Possibly echo may answer-Hooe.
sa- The New York Evening POST
says man "cannot be active and quies-
cent at the same time" There may be
some doubt of that. Some fellows hustle
about terribly and get lie still.
r9- A. X. says that he expects to be
able in a short time to pay everything
that he owes in this world Aye, but
there's a heavy debt that he has got to
settle in the other world There,ll be the
devil to pay.
sSA Mr.. n. Round, an old and valued
friend of ours, was recently elected magis-
trate in Wisconsin. That, we suppose, Is
what our Wisconsin friends consider s0ui-
ring circle.
pa- A Rocky Mountain correspondent
of the New York Post" who writes him.
self Henry Z. Land" describes Oregon
as the most delightful country in the
world. Our citizens, if they choose, can
go out there and see show the Land lies"
s@- The Ohio river is getting lower
and lower every day. 1t has almost ceased
to run. All who look at it can at once
perceive that it exhibits very little speed,
but great deal of bottom.
Bg- A lady in Montreal lately recov-
cred $4,000 of a Maj. Breckford, for hug
ging and kissing her rather roughly. She
ought to set high value on the money
she got it by ght squeeze.
CURE FOR CoRNs.-If "a poor cripple
will take a lemon, cut piece of it off,
then nick it, SO as to let in the toe with
the corn, the pulp next the corn, tie this
on at night SO that it cannot move, he
will find the next morning that zs-.i--
blunt knife, the corn will com
great extent. Two or threet
of this will make "a poor cr
for life )" and we shall be glad