Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1868-11-04
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The schoolboys in Russia have 255 hol.
idays in o year,. - - - =,
| s..MrA Polt, the widow Of tie late len.
eral Poll, has opened school 10 Nv Or.
1.-The Harrisburg 7alesyp'l calls Senator
Buckelew a wooden man. Cameron will
doubtless be considered Q man of metal
by the same authority.
IAN editor in the South hos purchased q
race horse at tho expense Of two thousand
dollars Tor the purpose Of catching his run.
away subscribers. ts.L.F FT.tA y
1T he new railroad from Sunbury to Hsz.
Teton is progressing rapidly, and the inten.
ton is 70 complete it to Danville by January,
If possible. =. ''' 80 ~ =
The large planning mill Of A. Pardcc, at
Watsontown, Northumberland county, was
destroyed by fire on Wednesday last. The
loss Is said to be about $25,O 600, which is
partially covered BY insurance. 6'N...
The cost Of tuition for tho past school
year in this State was probably $4,000
people in Q single year for the education Of
| shSh SuitutCus
IA child was born in Wyanct, Illinois,
the other day, that had only one arm.-
Where the arm should have been, ut the
shoulder, it looked as though the arm had
been cut Oft aud the skin healed over.
IA traveller in Pennsylvania asked the
landlord il they had any cases Of sunstroke
in that town. "No SIR" says the landlord,
IF man gets drunk here we say he is
drunk .and never call it by any other
name."
...Orlcrs were lately given to take 10
pieces a quantity Of cartridges which had
been stored in the magazine Of Schlcstadt
for ninety years, as they were useless with
the new muskets. On examination, the
powder was found to be perfectly preserved.
IA Paris letter writer who saw Victoria
in that city, says: "Shc is little, dumpy,
red faced old lady, dressed in black, and,
having in her eye dull sort Of gleam
which makes one invOluntarily think Of
lunatic asylum" ..I
Father BUhm, formerly of Lancaster
county, is ninety four years Of age, and is
the Oldest minister OF the Gospel in the U.
States. He was one Of the founders Of
Methodism in this State. He still occa.
sionally breaches to large congregations.
LIN the National Methodist Sunday
School Convention, in Springfield, Mass,
reports were submitted showing that there
were in the United States 1887 Methodist
Sunday schools, with l,335,9l teachers and
scholars, an increase Of 1855 during tho
year.
The fashion of wearing short dresses is
one that should cause every pocket book to
rejoice. There is no more wiping.up Of
sidewalks by ladies' skirts. The wrinkle is
good thing for the bo0tmakers. a shah.
| by pair Of CATERS or balmorals is discarded
ut once. As VIC have often quoted, Its
an i'll wind that doesn't blow good to some-
body"
Ia gentleman residing in Cuba, Nilsson.
ri, makes use of sorghum seed as a partial
substitute for wheat. He had some of the
yellow variety ground and bolted last fall,
and found it, for pan cakes, equal if not
superior to bucEwheat. Usually this seed
is thrown away as useless, but according to
this statement, it may become an important
item in domestic economy.
...Some Southern rogues have invented
and put in practice u method of robbing
cars which is novel. At favorite point
they grease the track, and while the loco.
motive is struggling and Slipping to get
along with its load, they break open freight
car and tumble out boxes and barrels, and
whatever they find to their liking. The
night being chosen for the purpose, the
| stolen goods are not noticed by the conduc.
tor Of the train, whose attention is occupied
by the unexpected detention Of tho train.
1.-The fifth Of November, inst, from Eve
o'clock thirtythrce minutes, to nine clock
twelve minutes, there will take place q sin.
gular eclipse; it is the passage of Mercury
across the disk of the sun, and II it is clear
weather, it will be visible, partially at least,
at Paris. The same phenomenon occurred
at Paris in the year s07, l,O6l years ago.
1869 will witness four eclipscs, two of the
sun and two Of the moon, but none Of them
will be visible at Paris. ..
The Paris Wustation, in giving Dor.
traits and sketches Of the Samese Twins,
now exhibiting themselves in that city,)
tells story about them which we have not
heretofore heard. It is to the effect that
they lived together in great happiness until
tho war hroke out, when Chang declared
himself Unionist, Eng scccssionist, and
the quarrels between them became so vic.
lent that the twins were at one time on tho
point Of fighting duel.
IA highly esteemed German citizen Of
Charleston, s. e., while bathing day or
two since, overheard discussion among
some negroes in regard " naturalized citi.-
zens. One of the negroes said that it vas o
shame that these foreigners were "lowed to
stay here and vote same as We what be born
here and lib here all our libes." Another
said "Yes, desc Irishmen and Dutchmcn
and Frenchmen, dcy don't know nothing,
they can't even speak English; don't tnk
dey ought to be allowed to stay yer, much
less to vote, like we Americans. A third
said: ''Wcll, you jis wait till Gen. Grants
'lected, and he will fix dat for VIC !; bet you
he don't let none vote 'ccpt dem what born
yer"
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