The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1870-03-23
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last ten dollars he had in the world
for a boudhet to throw 70 Miss Pauline
Markham, which he did with iigreat
precision just Is Harry Beckett came
out from behind the wingay Harry
kept it, and acknowledged the COM
pliment. bringing the house down sk
the expense Of tie iMichiganders.
A Sunday School teacher in New
London, Conn. asked little scholar
what he would do! if, on his way to
Sunday school, the devil should .Twhis-
per in his ear; and try to get him TO-
go off to some bad place. The boy
drew himself up to his full height,
and said ~ should say to him. shoe,
fly, don't bodder me. :Ehis brought
down the house. 2 4
a man, while fishing on Indian
Head Pond, Massachusetts, few days
ago, using d six inch perch for o baia
got a bite from u half pound piskeral,
but before he could draw in his line,
the hook, bait, pickerd and Ill were
swallowed by another big fellow weigh
ing four pounds, and the whole safely
landed This is not a fish story, but
is a yankee yarn. z.4 ~,
New Jersey proposes to. tax dog.
two dollars and fifty cepts-, England
taxes all dogs, except Shepherds. three
dollars. Munich required every dog
to present itself twice q year for sani.
tary inspection; those sound in body
and mind to receive health certificates:
which they wear on their necks, while
the old, the imbecile, the insane, Grip
pied and ibsd-ridden are condemned
to death. ~ ~ .rs.ns . s.4;gc.s -
81. Dr., McCrary of Decker Station, In
diana, prescribed croton Oil to be rub
bed on the forehead Of Mrs. Nee Crack
en- to relieve q pain. She got some
of it in her eye, causing such intense
suffering as to throw her into convuls.
ions, from, which she died. Gam
The following is verbatim report Of
a conversation which recently. occur
ed between a father and his niodek
child. Father-my son, which would
you rather do, learn afhymn or eat Il
bun p Model son (who has been.ques-
ticned before)-'' Father. I would rath--
or learn hymh." Father-H1hsn
my son, you shall have two buns"
The New York Evening Post In
closing an article on the loss oE sthe
Oneida, asayss "But We may we'll soy:
at this time, that it 10 isipotPlsasanI T.
know that an American maa q war
could be put down, at ell. That 10 .
kind Of accident which dose NOT hap
pen to we'll regulated navy" Il
Mr., Carlyle did write '4itsrgy sf
Dead Sea apes" after al. in his Eef-
rrence to modern spiritualism.i A
correspondent ofthe Nation points Gus
that the allusion to the apologize of
Hoses visit to the dweIlers By tho
Dead Sea, who chattered and 4rinned
themselves INTO apes. tet
Six and a quarter acres Of opium
poppies, sowed in Monkton, Addison
County, Vermont IN 1868, producs6
six hundred and forty pounds Of juice
which was sold At from eight to ten
dollars per pound to New England
druggists and doctors.
A California operator, who tels-
graphed to San Francisco, inquirinS
if he should buy at quotations, receiv-
ed in reply: 'eNo price too high" Ac-
ting upon his advice, he ascertsinsd
that the reply should have read, t.No,
price too high"
Young Bachelor (making q call)-
.tWell Master Fred, you don't know
who I am? Young Hopeful-"Oh,
but do, though. You're the chap
ma says would be such good catch
for our Mary .as.; COS
The Washington Star, in its notice
of the first performance of the Parepa
English Opera, Troupe in that city.
says that Mrs. Sprague and o6icerA
Of Washingtonls creamiest elite occu-
pied the boxess and, in It's criticism
Of Madame Parepa. remarks that ''her
plumptudinous figure is greatly against
her in sentimental parts.
A two-year old daughter ofJoseph
Jeannot, living at the month Of Black
Lake. Michigan, while playing With
some watermelon seeds . feW days
since, took one of the seeds and put It
up her right nostril. Mrs, Jeannot
becoming alarmed called her husband,
who proceeded. to stop up the left nos.
tril, and then blowing with great force
in the right ear. had the Satisfaction
of seeing the hidden seed come forth
rora the nosa 0f the child