The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-06-11
CHVDE, AND REFINED.


crow sees out OF two as usual.
a singular illustration of the danger of
impersonal personalities was ailo rded iu
Pottsville, when the Min ers Journal mad
vertently stated that there was a man in the
place who had been dunk for thiriylve
years. The editor was thereupon called to
account BY at least twenty persons who in
sisted that the item was personal attack
upon them. The man he really referred TO,
says the editor, sis sharp enough to keep
his mouth shut about it, but keeps on
drinking just as il not word had been
said"
Miss Olive Logan sprained her dram
attic accessory ut Leavenworth, Kansas, in
aliehting from carriage. and disappointed
the audience bofore whom she was to leg
ture. The leg she had so long denounced
turned at last, like the, wounded worm,
aud the withdrawal Of her own support
must still more ankle in her soe.-[ World.
Awful.
The last year that Davy Crocket was in
Congress, a political jollilicaton was held
protessedly in honor of the birthday of JET
ferson. Davy met several of the company
going home from the festival, aud thus
graphically described their condition,
They were SO drunk, that I'll be---
if either Of them could bit the ground with
his hat in three times throwing.
We heard a joke recently on two 2 orts-
mouth drumuers. While passing house
in Virginia, they observed very peculiar
chimney, unfinished, and 1t s,trac ted their
attention. They asked faxen haired
urchiu standing near the house if it ''draw.
ed well.' .whereupon the Aforesaid urchin
gave them the stinging retor,: "Yes, it
draws the attention Of all the ID fools
that pass this rOad.'
A countrymau entered a, doctors office in
North Carolina, and taking level tumbler
nil of ale obol, which be mistook for whisky,
drank il down at one gu!p, then turned
aud walked ont. An hour afterward while
the doctor was expecting summons to
view the body OF the rash ,countrynan, in
walked the individual. Doctor" said be.
"cah't you spar me another ,unblarful?
It's the NEST satisfyingist Ticker 1 ever
d runk"
An Indianian, q day or two since, got
overly '.aIisued," lay down close to mo-
lasses barrel, accidently turned the. faucet,
and went to sleep with a full stream run
ming on his head He was discovered af-
ter eighteen gallons, full measure, of the
'.sweet resiorer" had run over him. The
Mayor.of The city further sweeteued him by
a fine Of eight dollars.
Tar editor Of the Hancock .(Ken,ucKy }
Messenger, In a farewell address in his cx-
piring journal, regrets that be '.has not
had the pleasure of writing the obituary of
the miserable skinfints of the town. This
is tho bitterness vf impecu mostly,
"Eoos, says Josh Billings, '.are telling
MS (coniidenshal) that tina is short bu.
the difficulty lies not in the sLortuess ca
time SD much as it duz in the leuglh ov the
fools
An old lake captain, at oh Ohio funeral
responded TO theswbispered iuqury, ''how
tho departed looked" in q tone which
might have been lizard miles in north
easter, "F.rs rate; never seed John
looking better 10 his lic.'
An Indiana politician makes an appeal
which should insure his election:
Independent kandidate.
Mr. Editor Sur-this is to inform the
good People that they may Vote for H.
Preston TO the Legyslster at the Stayt of
Indianapolis next fawl and he will let
people kno that clay county has man there
he will move court to every mans dore and
Put the Jail over in owen kounti pay of
the bonds in greenbacks and If they wont
take them not pay at all-kiss all the
Babies will DO anything befsso election But
afterwards will do just as be pleases.
E. Preston. |