The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1868-09-19
Miscellaneous Paragraphs.

but colt never gets drunk.
"A basket containing roses of three
thousand different varieties was recently
sent to the French Empress.
We are carpet bagging nation; but it
is said all who can afford it are lately setting
aside carpet bags, and travelling with trunks.
Figs grown in California the size of a
mans fist, and weighing quarter of apound
each, are displayed in the markets of San
| Francisco.
| Laughter is seldom heard in new coun-
tries, among women. Overtaxed strength
drives mirth away in most cases, and serious
ness, akin to sadness, prevails.
A prudent set of daily habits makes
good health. Old men who do the same
things every day, with the same moderation
and the same zest Of appetite and pleasure,
will live forever.
Last year two Germans purchased eighty
acres of land in county of Southern Ten
nessee, and paid for the property with the
proceeds of the first crops of four acres of
| strawberries set out last fall.
The funeral of an old woman who was
buried recently in Jackson, Michigan, was
attended by two of her sons from the House
of Correction in Detroit, and third from
the State prison, all under guard.
Gen. Grant has made a few "good
smokes that will stand as history for all
time, as at Donelson, Vicksburg, Murfrees-
boro', Chicamauga, Atlanta, on the Apo
matox, &c.
1t is altogether untrue to say that man
is not perfect. Who is there that has not
met with many who were perfect strangers,
and some who were perfect rascals, and not
a few who were perfect fools
An English tax-commissioner sued
newspaper writer for calling him donkey.
The jury decided that he was, and that it was
no libel. 1t was ass assination, that's what
it was.
A monument of lawful luck the
Democratic party-like the old man who,
having lost four wives, replied to the friends
who called to condole with him on his last
bereavement, {" must say I've had awful
luck in wives"
Mansfield Centre, Conn, has had
novel celebration. Betsy Huntington has
lived in one family for fifty years. and the
anniversary was made the occasion of aparty
and valuable presents were given to the
faithful servant.
A church at Chicago wants to import a
minister, at the rate of ten thousand dollars
in gold, house rent free, per annum. Quere
Would an American clergyman of equal
merit, be offered one half that sum, being
home made?
Mr.. Cox is reported by the N. Y. Sun
to have said recently to fellow Democrat,
81 tell you, sir, it is no use shutting our
eyes to plain facts. The popular enthusi.
asm for Grant is irresistible; he will sweep
everything before him.
Rap! rap! rap!-" Come in" said the
countrywoman. A rather rough looking
man appeared and crossed the door.sill.-
"Is Mr.. Smith at homer" said he. "No,
sir; he'll be home in short time, though
take chair" said Mrs. Smith. He selected
the best chair in the house, shouldered it,
and went off at rapid rate.
There is . lady in New York who owns
and runs large wholesale harness and sad
lery establishment on Pearl street. She
ira nsacts her own business, and is daily at
the ST ore. She has travelled extensively in
this country and Europe, and is said to be
the "snartest woman in New York"
81 am rich enough" says Pope to
Swift, and can afford to give away hun
dred pounds a year. l would not crawl
upon the earth without doing good. will
enjoy the pleasure Of what | give by giving
it alive, and seeing another enjoyit. When
I die should be ashamed to leave enough for
a monument, if a wanting friend is above
ground. That speech of Pope is enough to
immortalize him, independently ofhis philos-
optical verses.
sErA correspondent says: "To see Niagara,
Won buy eleven silk dresses for your wife and
six shirts for yourself. You then get all tho
ready money you have, borrow all your friends
have, and make arrangements for unlimited
credit at two or three good, solvent banks. You
then take six trunks, some more moncy,a nurse,
colorcd servant, some more money, and then,
after getting some more money, and extending
your credit at one or two more strong banks,
you set out 1t is better, if possible, just before
you leave, to mortgage your homestead and
get some more money.
The bonds of the United States have sold
for but 40 cents III the dollar in Germany, while
bonds of the Confederate States have sold there
for 60 cents on the dollar. And why? Because
the Confederate Government .rhcncrer it has issued
ne,c boeds has fortified them ,cih TANGIBLE secU-
rites, WHILE WE GAVE NO SECURITY BUT OUR
PROMISES.
These words were deliberately uttered in the
darkest period of the war, while Seymour was
Governor of the Empire State, and were carried
abroad to still further depress our securities and
to dishonor our fair name. And yet this is
the man who now calls upon his partisans to
attack the Republicans because of their debt
and taxation-a debt he did so much to increase
by helping his country's enemys!
Mr.. Seymour is well backed by Pendleton
who would practically repudiate this debt, and
by tie rebels, who swear they will pay no
taxes to raise the necessary interest until their
debt is added to ours
A very amusing incident of travel is re.
lated by gentleman of this city as having
occurred recently on one Of the railroads
leading into Utica, New York, the home of
Horatio Seymour A number of New Ad.
ventists were aboard the train, returning
from one of their religious demonstrations,
at which the doctrine that this world would
wind up its affairs about the first Of the new
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