The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1860-07-17
re- Some of the Democratic editors noun,

EF Some Of the Democratic editors mount
their columns with roosters They make reg
ular barn.yards of their papers.
G4,- During the last year. SAYS tho Lancsh
there has been born in Great Britain above
1000 chldreu day, 1876 90 in year; but
death struck down above 800 day, 500 ,0O3
in the year--and reduced The natural n,rease
Of population TO lltle more than 700 day.
Es- Dongias is no longer prophet to he
Democratic party, aud To" party will be No
profit 10 i'm.
IS There are two Ian ung,s t'at are ug.-
vers the 0n' Of iov, AMI iae ptha, ut iIJu.
ey. The glis understand on. and ia. r.,a
the other, all the world over.
ES- Til" Boston Bee says that "the Derp
ocratic party has rcaped the whirwiud' It
must have frs, rcaped aud then swallowed it
if We may judge from the awful commotion
in the poor things bowels.
IS- 1t seems almost incredible. yet is
none the less a fact, that of tUenty thousand
persons who applied for enlistment in the
United States army last year only eighteen
hmdred were physically qualified for admis-
sion. The average number Of candidates ac,
c"p,ed is one in every nine who apply.
TT Honest Old Abe seems to have got
his entering wedge pretty well into the gnarl.
ed log of tho Northern Democracy. W.
guess he Il find that it will make very crooked
rails
Ixg- 1t is stated that M. JAMES b NIcH-
OLSON, ag nj ur the Nv York Balance Dry
Dock, is confident cf his ability to raise tne
Great Ea,ieiu out % tho water, py coni juno
tlou Of tn grcs, b,'anca and The sectional
dry dock. Should this be Ioue, u magnlf-
cent view will be afforded,
ES- 1t is stated that Mr.. Douglas will get
neraly or quite ali Of the Roman Catholic
vote of the country. Mr.. Breckenridge ba.
no shaw in that quarter, ho being Of Woll
known and distinguished Presbyterian lineage.
GF POPULATION OF MICHIGAN CITIES
According to the late census, Jackson contains
population of 5,340. In 1880 the popua.
ton was 1852 in 1855, 3,328.
The census Of the village of Ionia shows
that it contains 1900 inhabitants.
Eg- It is threatened in Mississippi that she
will secede. She lad better not. IL she
once gets outside Of the protection Of the
American flag, Great B-itsin will whip her
aud make her pay the Union Bank bonds.
Ep- The total strength Of tho United
States army at present is l6,677: appotioned
thus: regiments Of cavalry, 10 companies
each; Q regiments Of Dragons, 10 companies
cach l regiment Of mounted rifemen, 10
companies; regiments Of artillery, IL CON-
panies ach; and 10 regiments Of infantry, 10
companies each; besides $50 cavalry and dra-
goons; PA artillery; 800 infantry, and $50
other officers; averaging about one officer TO
every thirteen men.
TT President Buchanan tries to white
wash Secretary Toucy. aud Secretary Toucy
tries to wuitcwash President Buchanan. A
couple Of chimncy sweeps might ~ we'll t.y to
make each other clean by rubbing their noses
together.
Es- In the stomach Of an or slaughtered
lately nj Valecito. California, WAS found two
five dollar gold peccs, one dated 1889 aDA
the other 1856. The most plausible sugge.
ton is that The animal chewed up some buck
skin purse tor tho sat it contained, and thus
swallowed the money.
Es- Great cry aud little wool-au African
infant just born.