Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-02-24
Amour CORNER LoAPrns AND PRErrY

ABoUr CORNER LoABERs AND PRETTY
ANKLEs.-The journal, of Friday last, ex-
pended good deal of meat-ax vengeance
| OF the soft headed suckers who loaf about
street corners for the purpose of studying
the anatomy. of the female form divine
especially on windy days. We have had a
little to say on this subject at other times
Ourself. There are men who hang round
for no other purpose, and there are those
who never think of such thing. The
great derth of employment has added
largely to these crowds on the street cor
ners, and added men who peet to talk over
the hard times, and TO suggest remedies for
the destitution they see in the future, and
1t is better for them to discuss their griev-
ances on the lea-side of building. in the
sunshine, than at the stove of gin-mill or
benzine shop. OF course, these men are
not meant. 1t Is your street corner loafer,
pure and simple, that is being discussed.
When we first read the Journal article we
thought, ''although you have been very
unjust to the police force and to the sport
! ing men of the city, who are less objection
able in their ways than those of any other
city we ever lived in, yet you meant right,
If you did strike Wild" but a little further
consideration of this subject leads us to ask
ifthere are not two sides to this, as to every
other story. as
There is not lady in Columbus but
knows these gentry are standing on the
street corners tor no other purpose than to
spy out and talk about pretty ankles. Don't
fitting hoops, false calves, false busts, and
all that sort of thing, rather pander to, and
encourage the low tastes Of corner loung-
ers? Don't such things tend to increase
the number of this grade than otherwise
Don't the fair ones chuckle at the tempting
display that they make of themselves. as
they swing their filters across cross-walks,
or gather their skirts up about their
shoulders, when entering the hack or car
riage? That all our ladies make such dis
play of themselves is not true, but that
some do is equally sure. We could call
them by name If necessary.
The remedy for the annoyance is with
the ladies themselves. Let them cease to
feed the low tastes of these corner loafers,
and if one of them makes her ear tingle
with an insulting remark, let her pull his
nose or call upon any passing gentleman
to fog the puppy, and it won't take long
to abate the nuisance.
The REVIVAL AT HILLIARD.-An atten-
tive correspondent at Hilliard Station sends
US the following:
Rev. S. M. Blight, of the M. f. Church, |
at Hilliard, has been conducting protract- |
ed meeting for nearly three weeks with |
great success. There has been up to this
date two hundred and six accessions to the
church, and the meeting still continues
with undated success.
The people of the town and vicinity are
earnest in advocating Temperance and Re-
ligion.
The order of I. O. G. T. were instituted
here about the Sd of Jan. 1868. The l. ..
o. F. favored them with the use of their
nall. where they now meet weekly, their
numbers increasing rapidly, numbering at
last meeting nearly one hundred members.
The members of the order of L. o. G. Il.
and other good citizens have induced the
saloon keepers to shut up shop. sine die.
ADVOCATE OF REFORM.
WAsHINGToN's BIRTH DAY.-The mill
tary companies of the city made a most
creditable display on the street, on Satur-
day, in honor of Washington's Birthday.
The Sherman Guards, the Coldstrean
Guards, and the Emmet Guards paraded
the principal streets of the city, firing sa-
lutes at the street corners, and afterwards
met at the west front of the State House,
where the ceremony of dress parade was
gone through with. The martial bearing
and fine appearance of the various COM
panies elected many expressions Of admi-
ration. We doubt if any city in the West
can show better drilled, better appointed
companies OF citizen soldIery than the city
OF Columbus.
{. CHICKEN THIEVES ABoUT.-We had
thought that chickens were so valuable, so
high priced, nowadays, that thieves could
not afford to steal them. But, it seems,
these fellows are reckless. They continue
to steal chickens, though at present rates
1t wouldn't be necessary to steal more than
two pair to send man to the penitentiary.
On Saturday night some fowl destruction
ist went through the chicken house OF
Washington avenue, bringing certain death
or capture to eighteen fine birds. Look
out for these follows, and if you catch one
OF them show him no mercy.
ADDITIONAL COMMON PLEAS JUDGE.-l
The bill to create an additional Common
Pleas Judge in the Judicial District COM
posed of the counties of Franklin, Madison
and PickawaY having become a law, those
interested are looking about for a suitable
person to don the legendary judicial err
mine. Joseph Olds, of Pickaway, James
Wright, Frank Collins, and George L. Con-
verse, of Franklin, and r. A. Harrison, of
Madison, are mentioned as candidates.
A CHANGE.-Quite a change has taken
place in the atmosphere during the last few
days. Saturday night the wind swept round
to the northwest, and hurled its chilling
blasts on the heads of those unfortunate
enough to be obliged.to be out. The mud
dy streets are as hard now as if ''old Boul-
der' had been at work on them. This
freezing and thawing sort of weather can
not but be hard on the winter wheat and
on the fruit buds.
JEwELRY manufactured and repaired by
Chas. E. Smith, over Bain's store.
jan16-d3m
SEE notice in Saturday and Wednesdays
Daily of Shrubbery, &C., for sale at Old
Joe's Garden. feb1-3m
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