The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1860-09-06
Little or Nothing.
1.-THE three Democratic papers Of Port
and, Oregon, are out for Douglas.

,,,,,.Ine three Dem0crhtlc papers OF TOrt-
land, Oregon, are out for Douglas.
.....~. Seventy-two white females we're mar
ried to negroes in the State Of Massachu-
setts last year.
......In Monson, Mass, the census taker
discoved o pretty girl of fifteen married to a
man Of ffty-seyen.
......Ladies who array themselves in pat
ent hoops should sing, as they dress. "Still
SC gently DER me steeling."
......A Western paper speaks ola man who
"died without the aid Of q physician" Such
instances of death ore very rare.
......Hon. Dan Mace, Of Indiana, who
went for Fremont in SO, made q three hours
speech for Douglas a few days ago.
......Be calm and quiet in your life you
are not necessarily seryiceable to others
when you are troublesome to yourselves,
.....She who can tell a frightful story to
her child, or allow one to be told, ought to
have a guardian appointed over herself
1.-The original manuscript Of "Gray's
Elery in a country C~hurchyard' was lately
sold at auction, in London, for El0O sterl'
ing.
1.-THE Republicans in 1856 tried to ride
q President in on q mustang pony. This
year they intend to attempt to ride him in on
q rail.
1.-The Dcutsche Zeitung, of New Or
leans, raises a Douglas flag. Douglas will
receive a heavy German vote in New Or
leans.
......Particular lady-'Is your veal really
fresh, sirT'
Honest Butcher Boy-"Yesm twas born
and killed yesterday
......At a printers's festival the following
toast was given: "The Editor and the Law
yer. The devil is satisfied with the copy Of
the former, but requires the original of the
latter"
1.-THE Troy (Ala.) Advertiser, contains
a card from Hon. Bird Fitzpatrick, probate
Judge Of Pike county, and nephew Of Sena,
tor Fitzpatrick, declaring his adherence to
Douglas.
......An elderly Pennsylvania woman, with
daughter, looking at the marble statute oil
Girard, in the college building, startled the
by-standers by exclaiming, LA, Sally, how
white he was"
......A fellow down East thinks the day
may come when men will be propelled by
steam power-the boilers being placed in
their coat tail pockets. What ''busting'
times there will bel
......"Got any ice at your end of the table
Bil?'
"No-but I've got the next thing to it"
"What's that
"a severe cold"
......Among the articles brought up from
the wreck of the Hungarian by the sub-ma
rine operator was the card Of a young lady
on the back of which was written in pencil
in firm hand-"Lizzie dies tonight
......A lawyer engaged in a case torment
ed q witness with 60 many questions, thai
the poor fellow at last cried for water
There" said the Judge, 81 thought you
would pump him dry"
......A Washington paper recommends thu
purchase Of a NEW bell' for a certain edifcC
Of THAT city" We know of q certain ole
Bell that wants to ring in there, but were
afraid he'll be tolled to stay out.
......"Good morning, Patrick" said a gen
tleman, to his Irish laborer; slippery, thiJ
morning Slippery and be jabers, it i
nothing else, yer honor. Upon my word
and I slipped down three times without get
ting up once y
...,."Now, Charley, my boy, there's q bot
tie of wine, that's forty years old"
"Forty years By Jove, I'm astonished"
"What, because its old p
mo, John, but to find it so small of its
age"
......Mrs, Darlington having heard her sor
say that there was o great many anecdote:
in the new almanac, begged him to cut then
out, as she heard that when anybody wa.
poisoned, nothing was necessary but to Civ,
him an anecdote and it would cure him.
. Michael Mccarthy, of the Kerry mill
tia, was generally late on parade.
"Ah, Michael" said the sergeant, ''yo,
are always last"
"Be aisy, Sergeant Sullivan" was the re
ply, ''shure and some one must be lastI'
1.-Two men were conversing about til
ill-humor of their wives:
swell" said one, with n sorrowful ex
preston, mine is a Tartar"
"Well," replied the other, "mine is wors
than that-mine is the cream of Tartar"
.....At best, life is not very long. A few
more smiles, a few more tears, some pleas
ures, some pain, sunshine and song, cloud.
and darkness, hasty greetings and abrup
farewells, then our little play will be over
and %injurer will pass away. Is il, wortl
while to hate each heotr2
IA correspondent sends US a small DO
EN-, which he says "he c~ompozzed awl him
self" We give one verse:
A squirrel is a prete burd,
Its got q kurle tale,
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