The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1867-10-09


one tell why men who cannot pay
small bills, can always find money to
buy liquor, and treat when happening
among their friends?
Can any one tell how young men
who dodge their washerwoman and
are always behind with their landlord,
can play billiards night and day, and
are always ready for game of poker
or seven-up?
Can any one tell how men live and
support their families who have no
income and do not work, while Others
who are industrious and constantly
employed, halfstarve?
Can any one tell how it is that
man who is too poor to pay for news
paper, is able to pay dollar or two
week for tobacco, whisky or cigars9
To THE PoINT.-An editor who
seems to have lost his temper, gets
off the following we'll merited hit
"Those fellows who don't take their
home paper, watch them! they are
always on the alert capitalization day,
and when the paper comes around to
your place of business, are the first to
snatch it up; failing in this, they read
it over your shoulders, too impatient
demean themselves in respectable
manner. Stop these fellows. They
are a small souled, stingy handful, who
60 through the world on other folks
money" We have many of the same
kind in this "intelligent" community.
Cool FOR THE SEAsoN.--A YER
dant couple were married in Shep-
herdstown, West Virginia, few days
ago. The Register says that when all
things were in readiness, the couple
on the floor, the preacher proceeded
with his work, asking the groom if he
would take this woman to be his we'd
ded wife; and before anything more
was said by the preacher, the happy
groom exclaimed, 81 will, in the cool !"
The question was then asked the
blushing bride if she would take this
man to be her welded husband, to
which she instantly answered, "You
bet 1 willp
| AMAN in q blouse once said, m
have no more influence than farthing
rushlight." "Well," was the reply,
ga farthing rushlight can do good
deal; it can set a hay-stack on fire; it
can burn down house; yea, more,
it will enable a poor creature to read
a chapter in Gods book. Go your
way, my friend; let your farthing
rushlight so shine before men that
others, seeing your good works, may
glorify your Father which is in Heav-
en-" ...
EDITORIAL CoURTEsY.-The edi-
tor of the Foxtown Fusileer is gen.
erous fellow. In his last number he
says:-"Postcript-We stop the press
with pleasure to announce the decease
of our cotemporary, Mr.. Snaggs, edi-
tor of the Foxtown Flash. He is
now gone to another and better world.
I Persons who have taken the Flash
will find the Fusileer agoodpaper."
A MAN inquired at the post-office
in Erie, New York, the other day,
for letter for Enry Hogden. He
T was told there was none. "Look
ere," he replied, "a little angrily, "you've
hexhamined a hod letter for my name.
Hit don't commence with ha hatch
, Hit begins with ha no! Look in the
, ole that's got the hosp
"NoBBY" French and English
. young gentlemen sometimes use pin
GERS to take off their clothing, which
,, is 80 tight-ftting that it cannot bt
otherwise removed when wet.
| IT takes three editors to start pa
per in New Orleans-one to get killed
!; in duel-one to die with the yellow
: fever, and one to write an obituary o
the defunct two.
n The only true way to health Is that whicl
!. common sense dictates to man. Live wlthil
bounds Of reason. Eat moderately, drink tenn
!; peratly, sleep regularly, avoid excess in any
e thing, and preserve conscience void OF Of
: fence"
y JOSH BILLINGS says, that goo
= u way for man to bring up child i
> the way it should 60 was to travt
I, that way occasionally himself.
i; BONNER is erecting magnifcen
!; marble building on William street
IS New York, costing $250,O0O. 1t
, for a publishing house.
yl A CoQUEITE is rose from whic
r every lover plucks a leaf-the thor
st remaining for her future husband.
PUNCH says it is dreadful to hear I
n- a child only one month old, taking
ae the bottle.
y The editor Of paper in Indian
J. . wants to.know if Western whisky vi
= = ever seem coming through the rye"
in THERE are eight papers in the Un
= ted States edited BY oolored men.
in II has been the nia6ortune Of maj
Ito live too long.
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