Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-07-20

Intentionally or otherwise planted
his garden, its seeds took root in
neignbOr's soil, and to-day it NJ
pest of the Provinces, depreciat 81
value of real estate from 30 to
cent.
Late papers from Germany
ed with the particulars OF me
rible tragedy. A man murdelI
father, mother, sister and fourb
besides burning the family res
and barn where he killed then
nine months he succeeded in c
all suspicion against himself.
One of the latest enterprise A
person representing American at
lists in Japan is to light up both
and Yokohama with gas. The "a
besides, projects for railways :"
graphs and all sorts of improve
and the japanese seem to take
new movements with great relisl
One hundred and fifty on
gold dust were offered in the ma =
San Antonio, Texas, recently.
gold was taken from the Pin
mines In New Mexico, by conf
Texans, who have recently conf
operations in that section.
mines have been worked for
years, but during the war were 90
iy abandoned. W
The London Fun has a hit
trOwsers. Jones has been tellii .
inson one of his stories: Pi,
Robinson" Ya'as-it's very
JONES' Then why the deud =
you laugh ?" ty
Robinson" Ny dear fellah, La
with pleasure, but / dareD't disf
emotion these trousers are SO s. 4
ously tight. Der
Charles Scranton, aged =
Maria Hubbard, aged 20, both Ha
dletOwn, Conn.,, who had beer Ne
den to associate together by Coz
ents of the lady, neatly euch6 Co
old folks last week by clipping III !
York and getting married. II
posed their daughter to be in
visiting friends, until otherwise 7
ed by letter from her.
An Irish servant, feeling sc
dispirited at the loss of her mo
marked that she intended to b
eral masses SAID for the reposd
soul.
elbow much does a mass cost?"
"One dollar" was the reply.
"Why," said the mistress" thou
the charge was only fifty cents "
"Ohp' said Biddy, ''masses have
like everything else, since the mari"
Although the frequent and
rains of the present season have b
death on the cankerwOrms, they b
bred, in the vicinity of New Haven
black bugs about a quarter of an /
long, whose appetite for green thi
is very vofacious. They go thrOl
everything, from the most deli,
plants to the largest trees, and are d
ing farmers and gardeners to dist
ton.
During the war, by the death c
bachelor uncle, w. Jingle, editor
the Lafayette, Ind. Co1rier, bees
joint heir to a large property in
ginia. While hesitating between
to Europe, or an additional investm
in real estate, he learned, to his
gust, that the administrator had inv
ed $50, 900 in Confederate bonds.
large plantation in the Shenandoah
lev, without tenant, house or rail, is
that is left of his fortune.
There was landlord in GeorI
jolly and free hearted, but his wit
often blunt-pointed and missed firt
lie had furnished a hurried break
for some Southern passengers by
cars-bustling about, With all sorts
heller SHELTER sayings. ''Gentlem
here's your breakfast; I've seen bet
and I've seen worse. Il never
see much worse, says one of the p
engers. The landlord was taken do
AS they rose so pass out, asking W
was to pay, Fifty cents down or I
lar when we charge it, said the 10
lord, with emphatic brevity. ''W
charge, it, then, said our grumbl
friend. 'I'm soldP' said the landl
$50 on, gentlemen, I'll charge it.