The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-11-26

Golden fruit-California products
Criminal scs-thc labor Of convicts.
Take It Coolie-thc Chinese question.
Corn exchange the chirOpodist's fec.
The best ses-wsei-s cigar on the beach.
A writ Of sttschment-A marriage certificate.
Sidney Smith recommended as the best sys-
tcm Of wooden pavemens Cor London, that the
alderman should "lay their heads together"
some very naughty and wicked man says
Mrs. Csdy Stanton 10 "wouderfully and fear
fully maid !" Put him out.
There Is man In Ohio who has written three
thousand communications 10 the newspaper,
not one Of which has ever been published.
An exchange thinks that Byron, who vpts
about the ''dark blue ocean," would not now
think much Of "rhc Atlantic"
A Miss Lucy Lee advertiscs In Mississippi
paper that she els Of good birth and ciucstien,
and ID willing to marry an editor believing her
self able to support one"
Mark Twain understands newspaper rspon-
sibilities. lie says, "Mr. Greeley Is going 70
lecture on the Byron scandal. We have no 81.
thority for making this statement, but then u
makes an interesting item OF news, ard The In
eIorsble business Of . newsPsper 10 10 collect
interesting ncws"
The other day, In Schenectady, an old lady.
with two bandboxes In her arms, came 10 the
track Of the Central Railroad, and inquired st
what time the next train was due. On being
informed that Il would pan through the city In
half IN hour. she quietly put her bandbo1a on
the pavement, and sat down, rcmarking that
she would "wsit ill Il pssscd she didn't want
10 be run over. and body couldn't Be boo keer
full" IHH
Mr.. Beocher does not 20 around sod set cd
yertisements for the "PiyResiA Psly1." Ifhe
does Il, II Il without his knowledge or consent.
n such report has been started. Il ID su sbso-
lutte duty 10 refnts u In this article. However,
no such report has yet been board ef,asd thsrs-
fore u 10 not necessary 10 do mors than rvfuts
Il In purely general way at this time. Mr..
Beceher could augment the bulk Of the pamph-
Jet 70 which his sermons are attached n be choss
10 70 around and solicit advertising. bat he
wo.n not dream Of doing such thing. He
has no time for. such recrestiou.-.Mark Nesis.
Sstsn is shrswd. lie knows his businssa He
tmpU IKE one thai knows how. Ihe Oh cnaP
b posted On ail the short and direct ruutss. lie
don't 20 travelling sboat hare and thsrs, hitting
or missing, Just - Il may b. bat always With
sn object steadily In view. We may ,am oIe-
thing good Of Satan or rather ey hs s1smpk.
Yirss, industry, sscoed. pstieno. third, gsr-
sistsnev fourth. courage ssd ooo6dsnce hnh.
tbe abiect v,.kpes Of Tie majority Of pecp,s;
aud slsth, TO Be septesi. neat and plausible.
An ess,s1 yoaih. tnvsling In tho useivilissd
r,c;oas between Mlsisippi River and Caiibrnia
provided himself with small pistol. % - not
% Be cut Of Ashioa. Whfls - vs apparntly
examining Il, bat really "sboving g.
brawuy minsr, whose bait vas weighted VIII
two hsavy six-shcoteu, ssksd him what hs hsd
thsrs. aWhy." replied The young man ffvu
Che East, "thst b plsesl.~ "wal,' nd the
rough, .if you should shoot ne with that, and
I should and Il out, I'd lick you Ike fun"