Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1866-05-09
WHOLE NUMBER 213.

The Worcester Gazette saws the ssason "A
pad for pairs. FOrly-two divorces are before
the Supreme Court there.
TIE people of Columbus Miss ,ra q. r.
reconstructed that they sit at ease dnr;ney a.
vino service with their feet over the gallery.
! WIFE (complainingly:) II haven't more
than third Of the bed.
Husband (iriumphantly:) "ThaFs all the
laws allows you"
THE eastern Newspapers are nnbI;sbi,o
chronological chart Of Butler. We have a.
aminsd it. but see no account Of the buh,ns
which were raised on Buffers crauium 81
the Lowell bricklayer.
They are on the 'TarmDw
ERNEST SHRADER was arrested at Lawrepes-
burg, Ia, for fraudulantly inspecting one
hundred and twenty-four boxes Of Cigars
The penalty is $500 per box.
| That IS the most extraVagant smoking that
we have ever heard Of S37. 200 ought to
last nm at least Till the next crop comics.
PETROLEUM ON THE PLA1Ns-Not far from
Fort Casper, or Platte Bridge, on The oid
| Oregon and California route, and about ion
miles west Of Fort Laramie, there are situa-
ted some coal oil springs which run 6itean
hundred gallons day. They flow out from
the foot Of steep mountain, in which IA A
coal bed strata four feet wide.
A SALT QUARRY.-There is mountain Of
fine rock salt on the Colorado river in oubes
! Of all sizes, and so pure, you would never
dream Of its being salt if you did not put il
to your tongue; it more resembles broken
chunks OF the finest plate glass. There is not
particle OF foreign matter in il, and there IA
enough Of the article to supply the popula.
tion for centuries.
" MADAM, your boy can't pass at half fare.
he's too large said the conductor of a rail-
way tram, which had been long detained on
the road by the snow.
" He may be too large now" reo1ied the
matron, but he was small enough when we
started !" The conductor gave in and the boy
passed for half fare.
DURING the last session of the Ohio Legis-
latdre law passed authorizing county com
missioners to levy a tax on real estate living
within two miles of any proposed turnpike
road to aid in the construction of such roads.
This viii enable the people of our county to
construct turnpikes through lands where the
owners refuse 70 subscribe money to roads
which have or may be put under contract
TIUTNe HooPs.-These articles Of feminine
apparel furnish an opportunity for many in
dignant comments, and plenty of good anec.
dctes. Here is a specimen;
SPRING OPEvNG.-A lady was surprised re-
Gently on remark1ng to a gentleman friend.
that the "spring opening was at hand. bv
bTc rnr.ivinrr @ 7
come, for I see the ladies have taken off their
flannel petticoats" And this saucy individ-
ual had no better chance for observation than
every man on the street has, with two eyes
in his head.
CANT LEAVE TIE SToRE-Little "lIame "
was discussing the great hereafter with her
mamma, when the following ensued:
NAME" Mamma, viii you go to Heaven
when you die2'
MAMMA Yes, Hope so, child"
MAME,-"Well, mamma. I hopa IN 90
too. or you'll he lonesome"
MAMMA" Oh, I hope your pape will go
MAnE-"oh no, papa can't go, he can't
leave the store"
Mamma thought she had good one on
papa, as he can't often leave the store to
90 to prayer meeting.
An OLD SoAKER-We commend the fol-
lowing little "goab to our friends the
Good Templars of this place. The toDer's
argument was stumper"
A Knock-down Argument-A temperance
lecturer, descanhng on the essential and pu-
-ifying effects of cold water, remarked as a
lnoRS-down argument:
" When the world had become so corrupt
hat the Lord could do nothing with it. He
was was obliged to give it a thorough souz-
ng in cold water
Yes" replied the topper, but it killed
,very darned critter on the face of the
,arth."