Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1866-08-24
Short visits are the best, as the fly said
when he alighted on hot stove.


rested by the cry of scOe.
To lover there are but two places in
the world-one where his sweetheart is,
and another where she isn't.
The definition of love is-"A prodigal
desire on the part of a young man to psy
for some young woman's board.
Some thirty persons at Clifton, vilsgs
near Springfield in this State, were pois-
oned by eating cheese, but not fatally.
The Mobile Register says that Gen.
Lee was not whipped, but was ''smothered
to death by quarter of million Of Irish
and Dutch.
What is the difference between a mis-
ehievous mouse and a beautiful young
ladya One harms the cheese and the
other charms the he's.
The Copperhead papers are asserting
that General G. W. Ball, of Zanerville, has
repudiated the Republican party. Heney-
or was member of it.
AS IT SHOULD BE.-What satisfaction
it must be to the Empress Of the French
that the Emperor has given up the idea Of
paying visit to Nancy!
A man named Parish at Chicago got
into a playful strife with lady named
Shiel for pistol, when the pistol was dis
charged and the lady shot dead.
A BRuTE.-One asked his friend why
he married so little wifel "Why," said
he, 81 thought you had known that of sll
evils we should choose the least"
The Boston Transcript denies that Pres
ident johnson has superseded Governor
Curtin, of Pennsylvania, and now address
es the Attorney General of that State.
Judy Bralegan, having been requested
to open some oysters, after knocking them
about for some time, exclaimed: 'Upon
my conscience, but they are mighty hard
to peel"
The Monroe doctrine in New Orleans
"If anybody displays the United States
flag, murder him on the spot-and tele-
graph the President to prohibit the inter-
ference of the military"
Among the advertisements week Or two
ago, in daily journal, appeared TIE fol-
lowing: 1.-TWO sisters want washing" and
"a spinster, particularly fond of children.
wishes for two or three, having none of
her own, nor any other employment"
SIS Man and his Wife onel" asked
the wife of man in state of stupefaction,
as he was holding his aching head in both
hands. "Yes, suppose So" was the re-
ply. "Wen, then," said she, 81 came
home very drunk last night, and / ought
to be ashamed of myself"
On the morning of the 18th gravel
train on the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and
Chicago Road ran over two cows near
Fort Wayne, by which the train was
thrown from the track, and out 70 eleven
men on the train seven were killed and
the other four badly injured.
There is haunted house in Troy, N. Y.
The man who occupies it says that while
in bed the ghost in the form of woman,
walked into his room and laid her hand on
his pillow. This was too much for him,
and he has vacated the premises. Another
man is to try the experiment.
A California editor, participating in de-
bate as to the best method of building a
certain bridge, objected to Golfer dam
for making the pier. He said he early
formed a prejudice against the thing; his
uncle once had COW choked with aturnip,
and for a long time it was thought she
would cofferdam head off
Josh Billings gives some advice 70
young lady as to how she shall receive {
proposal: "You ought to take it hnd.
looking down hill, with an expresshpn
about halftickled and hsl-scart.1 After
the pop IL over, if yure luyyer wants tew
kiss you, 1 don't think l would say yes OF
no, but let the thing kind uy take its own
course 1s g1.--.-
Judge Van Trump is the Copperhead
nominee for Congress in the 18th District
His record shows that he is il favor Of re-
quiring foreigners to reside tweuty-ons
wears IN this country before they can vote
or become citizens. Everybody remem'
bers that not very long ago he was the
violent Know Nothing candidate for Gov
ernor of Ohio. q '
A little daughter of Mr. Kennedy, re
siding in Pittsburg, came near losing be
| life the other day, in eating a small piec'
of fiy-poisoning paper. Sweet milk wa
at once administered as an emetic. It haC
the desired effect, and physician sum
moned declared that the child owed he
life to this simple remedy. We notice thi
incident to put hou:ekeepers on their guart
against carelessness in the use Of the poia
, onous article.
The Philadelphia Convention closed it
8 session on the third day. Its busines
e consisted in the adoption of declaration
or platform, of ten blanks, and length.
address to the people, by Mr.. Raymond
the appointment of an Executive and othe
. committees-the votes OF thanks to tn
! officers of the Convention, to the reporter
/ for the press, to the Mayor and citizens o
r IPhiladelphia-winding up by brief clC
r sing speech from Senator Doolittle.
3 The following curious story is related b
I a naturalist: ''Last summer, while walk
ing in my park, observed green wood
G pecker alight on the ground some fft
h PAGES before me, look around to see If b
: was observed, then lie down and simulat
: : death by stretching out himself motionles'
: and hanging out his tongue as far as po'
k sible. He occasionally pulled in his bil
He had selected a place near an ant hil
The ants, thinking him dead, would cove
his tongue to devour him; when it va