The Union and journal., 1870-01-14

What Is the greatest curiosity to b seen in
the sOutht A knes-srow out st the elbow.
An Indiana girl took strychnine because her
fther bought her dress that didn't suit.
The story Of man who had nose 50 large
that be couldn't blow ID without the use Of gun
powder b said to bea hoax.
An old Arizona trspper who has just scalped
his ffteenth Indian says "It's good Staying Out
here, this season."
A AMrs. White. Of Toledo, SAM" "I would not
live always" and proved the truth Of her as
sertion BY dying Ave minutes afssr.
Amsd gospeller in Cieaveland goes about
town in his night gear singing psalms and ex-
hOrting sinners.
A Chicago paper says "Eraiun." In our
paragraph yesterday concerning thirteen min
istcrs who had been spanked in infancy, for
spanked read sprinkied."
A vengefal individual. in the e.cuberance Of
Of his rage at some one who offended him, said I;
"I'n do something terrible-I'll give his little
boy tin hOrn''
A Louisiana planter progressed finely in tam
ing young panther until the animal got large
enough to lunch Otf his owner. one night, when
hungry.
Those three gentlemen whom the minister told
about on Sunday, Shsdrach, Meshach and Abed-
nego. displayed considerable presence OF mind.
They kept cool under trying circumstances.
A short and stout woman got caught in 4
squeezing machine in q Dundee yarn factory
recently, and came out lifeless, but twelve feet
long.
josh Billings says "there is no more real sat-
isfaction in laying up in yure burrum an injury
than there Is stufIinga dead hornet who has
stung you. and keeping him tew look at"
A missionary who went out from Boston to
the Csnnibal islands year ago, has just come
back in barrel. his friends managing to get
hold Of some pieces that the Canni balls threw
away as too tough.
The Esquimaux say, "a man who has three
wives in this world Is sure Of heaven in the
next" We have heard Of peoples going
through purgatOry to reach heaven, and con-
elude that this is the route.
A Scotch nobleman one day visited lawyer
at his Office. In which, at the time, there was
blazing hrc. which led him to eIclaim, "Mr-,
your Office is as hot q an oven - 80 Il should
be, my lord" replied the lawyer. "s IL is here
that make my bread"
The English Parliament ITO was 50 ungal-
LIANT as TO enact that whoever should lead into
matrimonial bonds any male object Of Her Mag
esty. by means of rouge or powders, perfumes,
essences, artificial teeth, false hair, Spanish cot
ton, Iron cOrscts, crinOlncs high hesled shoes,
or false calves, should be prosecuted for sorcery
and the marriage declared null and void"
In q lecture at Buffalo the other evening,
Olive Logan remarked az never saw pretty
girl in all my life, one upon whose cheeks the
roses were blooming. but that wanted to fold
her In my arms and kiss her." This was too
much for one Of the male auditors to hear in ST.
lcncc. and ignoring the prOpriety Of the occa-
sion, he exclaimed: "l feel just 50, too" (Tre-
mendous aPplause.)
Tom bought gallon Of gin to take home, and
by uay Of A label, wrote his name upon a card,
which happened to be the seven Of clubs, and
tied Il TO the handle. A friend coming along,
and Observing the Jug, quietly remarked;
THAT'S an awful careless way to leave that iiq-
uor 7" "why,' said Tom. "Because some
body might come along with the eight Of clubs
and take it."
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