The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-02-21
Lancaster and its People by Gas!
With Occasional Squints in Daytime.
BY NIGHT OWL.

There are at the present time in our
city forty Seven places where intoxicating
liquors are retailed out at from three to
five cents glass. We have population
of 5000 people, averaging about one man
to every six of population, which would
make S34 men. This makes about one
rum-hole to every 10 men, which is suffi-
cient for all practical purposes, consider
ing that there appears to be growing
desire among some Of the young me n of
our city to get drunk whenever occasion
offers, and there appears to be no lack Of
occasions. 1t may be very funny to get
on a spree, insult your best friends, get
into muses. with strangers, lose what
little character you may possess, bring
shame upon yourselves and relatives, and
wake up next morning with an empty
pocket and drunken headache, but to
people Of clear heads it looks extremely
like folly, and folly which, if not stop.
ped speedily, will end in drunkard's life
and druhkard's grave 1t is lament.
able fact, that at least nine e-tenths of the
tipping done in our city. is done by
young men. No community has more
respectable, sober, and enterprising class
of business men and mechanics.
Draw Poker mas reduced
itself down from quarter chips and 'dol-
lar blinds to five and ten,' with occa'
sional variations in the way of cut-throat
'seven.up'l One or two rooms dedicated
to the cart precarious" have been closed
for wan! of patronage, the Tiger is lying
quietly in his den, and all the imported
blacklegs have left town, while the home
article is awiully depressed for funds,
what little money there is in circulation
amongst them going to the room IN the
Shape of double. headers
HORRIBLE. "A celebrated 6stic cham
pion and bcer-drinkrr, farilisrly known
as Bob, was kicked out of the Brewery
on Sunday last. His offence was that OF
having drank eight gallons of beer and
attempting to swallow the kcg, without
paying for either. Bat little damage
done.
THE UNION SAvED!-Tt was the good
fortune of Mr.. N. Owl, Esq, to be present
at Literary and Debating Society in the
country on Saturday evening last. The
subject up for discussion was, "Has a
State right to secede from the Union?"
A decision was given in in the negative,
owing, most probably, to the love for the
Union inspired by tie following burst of
eloquence from one Of the members:
"And when time shall close when cre-
alton itself must be increated, may the
last patriot mount the baltlemen:s of
He,ven. bearing nloft the star.spangled
banner Of America, and arm-in arm with
St; Peter and St. Paul march along its
golden walls. to the spirit-slirring strains
OF Yankee Doodle !"
Poor PAf.-Crawling a pole on your
belly to get across creek to whip man
for shooting at flock Of pigeons and sea-
ring them away from your net, and get
ting your eye blacked for your trouble
Rotten apples or raw beef is a good cure
Joshua.
DO~ One Of the prisoners il our county
Jail attempted TO butt his brains out agains
the wall last night, but the first butt made
HIM see stars, dry up and repent, as the
process didn't feel as pleasant as he ahtic
ipated.
EF That Grand Exposition OF thC
Order of e" |, I o. I s. NJ. {" which
was to have taken place on Saturday eve
ming, didn't The weather was bad, lht
streets were muddy, the Grand Cohman
der didn't come, those that were to he in
itiated backed out, Old Aanthus had tht
belly.ache, it cost too much for the City
Hall, the gas metre was out Of fix. ant
the widows and orphans for whose bene6
it was gotten up, received nary red
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IPDr, Richardson's Sherry Wine Btters is mos
certainly Il valuable family medicine; It is mucl
sought for, and every day affords new proofs of ht
peculiar effects ofthis preparation. In cases where
dlsordercd condition Of tho stomach, liver and bow
els, is combined with great debility, nervous weak
naess ndI intense melancholy, its effects are mos
beneficial and wonderful.
Sold by Daniel SiGord, Lancaster, Ohio.
| III TSee adv vertisement. 1m45
SORE EYES CURED.-The following letter will
prove the merits Of Dr. Weaver's Cerato. II will
cure all eruptlons and diseases Of the skin.
| HAMILTON, ONO, August II, 1860.
| have been afflicted with and weak oyes 70
the last five year-on the recomme alton OF frient
was Induced to use DR.. Weaver's Cerate, and hay,
derived great advantage from its use.
| JOHN VI FAJC0NER.
Cerato sold by George Kaufman & Co., Lancashire