The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-02-01
RATES OF ADvERTIsINa.


do It0t TOO 900 7I7UO 2OI
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The man who courts lady in the
starlight probably expects to get q
wife in . twinkling. mo sfI \
p Why Is a washerwoman the most
cruel In the -worldS Because she dai
ly wrings mems bosoms. 4
n Every good, but rather too point,
ed" as the Goldfish said when 1t swal-
lowed the bait. e.ii a.,
GREED. The avaricious man is
like the barren, sandy ground Of the
desert, which sucks in all the rain
and dews with greediness, but yields
no fruitful herbs or plants for the
benefit of others.
The New Jersey Legislature will
soon pass law requiring the ieucing
in of all wheels, saws, betting, and
other dangerous machinery in man.
ufacturing establishments and else
where. io vi oeI .i
During case in which the bounda.
ries OF q certain piece Of land were
to be accertained, the counsel OF one
part said: ave lie on this side
n The Judge stood up and said "If
you lie on both sides, whom will you
have me to believer la'iH no.
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John Smith, a second Quintus Cur.
tbs, citizen Of Memphis, desirous of
ameliorating the condition Of the
streets of his native city, is reported
TO have plunged headlong into the
mud leaving only the soles Of his
boots exposed, with the touching in.
+scription in chalk, "Who will care
for mother now?" .l..s.s - 81.
/ Some one had written upon pane
In the window Of an inn on the Ches-
ter road. "Lord M--has the soft.
est lips in the universe I" Mrs. Abing-
ton, on her way from Ireland, saw the
Inscription, and wrote under it
Then. as like as two chips, h. s
I'l. Are his head and his lips.
A man named Ferguson died re.
Gently in Scotland, leaving f410, 900,
about one half of his wealth, for re-
lligious purposes, although lie had
not been inside of church for forty
years preceding his death. The bal
ance of his property went to enrich
upwards of 100 persons, mostly poor
relations. In addition to his lack OF
religion, Ferguson was q notorious
miser DUNG his life. ,,--1a
The most extraordinary newpaper
success Of the age Is the Paris Even
ement, which In ten months has at
tanned q circulation Of 4S. 900 copies.
In these ten months it is calculated
that Sl00,000 have been paid for pa
per, and that S30, 900 have been spent
among publishers for books given as
tpremiums to subscribers. Twenty
eight thousand dollars have been
paid to the different writer's engaged
on the paper; 16l persons are en-
ployed in the office of the paper and
in the printing department.
The Bishop of Verdun, in France,
recently deceased, died from over
eating. lie was a gourmand OF the
first class, and the amount of food
consumed by him in single day was
sufficient almost for the larler of q
small hotel. When he dined out he
was always accompanied by his SER
want, who stood behind his chair and
signallzed to the host when his mat
ter had eaten to within few points
ofapolexy. 80 -'2
2 Rev James Freeman Clarke, in a
recent lecture, saidhe wondered why
young ladies indulged IN Italian
screams and German moans under the
pretense of singing, and why they
did not sing some Of the beautiful
English melodies which abound in
our language---al sentin ent which
met with the hearty assent Of the au-
ldience.u yrr ~ .'-gl r'.u'r
, AT one one period of time the prsc.
tice Of medicine was rather danger
Gus, At Dion, in 1886, physician
was. fined fifty golden francs and i'm.
prisoned for efiecting q cure. The
beautiful Austrigida consort to Con
tran, King OF Burgundy, in the sixth
century, was kindly permitted by her
husband, in compliance with her dy.
ing request to have her two physi-
clans slain and buried with her. -.
snow, girls" said Mrs, Parting.
ton the other day 10 her neices; "you
must get husbands as soon as posi-
BILE or they'll be murdered"
''Why SO, aunt2' e'iiI.
"Why, l see by the paper that
we've got almost fifteen thousand
post offices, and nearly all on EN- dis
patches mail every day. The Lord
have mercy on us poor Widows
And the lady stepped quickly to
the looking-glass to put on her new
cap, '" 'i''l I.'o''F '''
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A Quaker, having bought = horse
which proved lunsound, OF a gentle
man named Bacon, he wrote to in
form him Of it,, but received no an
swer. Shortly after, meeting tn.
seller, he requested him to take bacl
the horse, which the other positive
lily refused to do. Finding his re
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