The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1865-02-28

ing March 9th. lt@ nN'i i9a
What is the difference between per-
severance and obstinacy? One isa
strong will and the other is strong
won't sibp' ,l''f io''rlJa~f3Grf' = 'io
"They pass best over the world,",
said Queen Elizabeth, "who trip over
it quickly for lis but bog-if We
stop, we sink" MN.
A conscript, on being told that it
was sweet to die for his country, tried
to excuse himself on the ground that
he never did like sweet thingS. ~
The Maine House Of Representatives
have passed a resolution providing for Il
an amendment of the Constitution of
this State disfranchising desefters and
absentees from military drafts. z"
A little boy, in an oyer-good family,
was rebuked for looking into his spell
ling book on Sunday Says he :J"I y
don't see why can't study spelling-,I
lessons Sundays as well as read the a
Testament weekdays - :" '''
An Irishman, who was once on
journey said he never liked to see ta-
bles full of books and newspapers where
he stopped at night, " for,n said he, "I
can never find any whisky at such pla.ri
cess" A shrewd inference. .nnisr1bnu,
WARS IN ANAME ?-TAe wife Of
one of our distinguished citizens yes
terday gave birth to fine, hearty boy,
and the father has determined to name
him g Constitutional Amendment 70 M
Boston Traveller. 'a
Some days since Mr.. Asher Parks,
Of st. Charles, Saginaw county, eloped
with his wife's daughter. The wife of.
said Parks has been missing for a
month past, and it is not known but
that foul play has been praeticed with
her. rt3jl : 49, ~ 100
sW@ The Hon. Schuyler lColfax has
sold his interest in the st. Joseph Reg
lister and retired from the editorship Of
that journal. Mr.. G. founded the Reg
lister some twenty years ago. He IS
succeeded by Messrs. Wheeler y Hall.
A young lady was heard to declare
that she couldn't go to fight for the
country, but she was willing to allow
the men to go, and die an old maid,
which she thought was as great sac
rifice as anybody could be called upon
to make. 'l'
1t is said that the practice of burn
ing kerosene oil, at night with the wick
turned down low, is extremely injuriz
GUS to the health, as it is one of the
prominent causes Of diptheria, and like
wise produces the disease known as
"spotted fever" ~
Two children were arrested in Rich
mond the other day, charged with
breaking two of the fingers from the
marble statue of Henry Clay, in capi-
tol Square, by throwing stones at it.
The Examiner says the way the Clay
statue has been abused is shame to r
the city. .4l-gl .f .Egr
A little boy six years old, son of Mr..
Dietenger in Wayne county, Indiana,
was killed on January 25, by hismoth.
er. She was peeling potatoes with a
large butcher knife when the child ran
towards her to jump in her lap, receiv::
ing the point Of the knife In his breast.
A more distressing occurrence we have
seldom heard of rate
GFT The Boston Journals Washing;
ton dispatch states that New England
soldier, who has served three years
creditably and received three wounds,
was sent in from camp to exchange an
infantry uniform for bonnet, dress
and hoops-the appropriate garb of her
sex, which she had kept concealed
from her colleagues. IN a8d 81 Ia
Army pies are SO terribly tough, that
soldiers call them leather pies. A poor
fellow Of Grants army, whose arm had /.
been amputated, was being carried
past a stand the other day where an
old woman was selling pies, when he !
raised himself in the ambulance, ana
called out " say, old lady, are those
pies sewed or pegged?" 1'' ~ = ,' ''o''5p
"BRDs OF FEAruER.u-Hon d.
w. VOORHEES, and Judge KEY have
formed a law partnership. The latter
gentleman, as will be recollected, was
member of General McClelan's staff,
and was dismissed by the President
for certain disloyal expressions, that
were not regarded as eminently prop
er for an officer in the Federal army, r.,
A nice young man at Cleveland gave
his income to the assessor at several
thousand dollars, paid the tax, and had
the pleasure of seeing his name among
the nabobs of the country. On the
strength of this he courted wealthy
mans daughter and married her. Then
it was found out that he had no money,
and had sold his mothers watch to pay
the income tax. '-i' " ei7ho
a nice young man at Cleveland gave
his income to the assessor ut several
thousand dollars, paid the tax, and had
the pleasure of seeing his name in the
list among the nabobs of the country.
On the strength of this he courted
wealthy mans daughter and married
her. Then it was found out he had no
money, and had sold his mother's
watch to pay the income tax. q 20 -od
sW-A New York paper has a private
letter from Titusville, Pa, which says
the town is literally crammed with
SPECTATORS after oil Property that could
have been bought ten days ago for $50
an acre. sell rapidly now for 100000
to s200,000 per acre. There is now