Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-187?, 1870-01-28

lates that thrilling episode in his
chequered ahistory with much en-
thusiasm. lie used to have a med
al but grizzly bear snatched it off
! his shirt bosom while he was laying
the last tie IN the China and Sibe.
rian Railway, Eastern Division. He
says he is now tired of travelling
and adventure, and proposes to set
tie down, and it is the general opin.
ism that he will. He neithsr smol cs
chews, drinks whiskey, or swearr,
and can set type as well as he used
to fight. He is a cuss in his wy
and cant be beat for stamps.
GOT rs.--Mrs. L. NJ. Clever, a
short, fat, red faced, strong minded
"fema!e woman" came into our Of.
flee, one day latt week, and asked
us to print her one hundred post.
ers in double quick time, announc-
ing that she would lecture on Phre.
nology at the Court house that
y vening. y She also stated that she
would lecture the next night on
Woman's rights, and would want Il
large amount of Printing done. We
thought we had fat Job, AMI
would get a big pile of greenbackS,
but alas, our hopes were blasted.
We sent her our bill, and she in
! formed our collector that she
would be around in a few moments
to have other printing dore, AMI
would then settle for all. Time
passed and so did the cars, but the
woman did not do US the honor of
calling again. We thought we were
safe, as there would be no passen,
ger train until next day. Late in
the evening, however, we saw the
dumpy little woman get in hack
accompanied by another hard look
ing specimen of the the female per
suasion, and we stepped up and in
formed her that she had not yet
settled her printing bill. She re-
piled that she was only going to
ride down with her friend to meet
the freight train, and would be
back in few moments that
she had left her Blgg,g at the
hotel. That was The last We saw
of Mrs Oliver, and she has no
doubt gone to some other point to
diddle some other poor unsuspect-
ing editor out Of a printing bill.
She is down.east Yankee, and q
very sorry one at that, and we ad-
wise our editorial brethren, as well
as all other people to have nothing
to do with her, or the fortune tel
Ter who accompanied hcr.--Bran-
don Republican.
Efforts are beng made to induce
Edwin Booth to make a Southern
tour.
The Troy (New York; Coopera-
tive Foundery Company report the
profits of last year at over $4,000
on a capital stock Of S97, 1000
A Michigan husband agreed to
leave his wife upon payment of
seven dollars. She mortgaged her
cook-stove and paid him.
The present high price of but
ter is attributable to the use of the
piano, instead Of the churn, among
farmers daughters.
The little millener at Fort Ed.
wards, whose English lover polite,
ly died and left her &17,000,OO0
has received the first instal ment Of
S5,O00,O00
"Shoo Fly" just now SO popular
is an old Southern negro melody.
A fire Engine in Savannah bore .the
name Of "Shoo Fly," US long ago as
1856.
Miss Rosa Hersee, now with the
Parepa-Rosa oparatic troupe, has
been offered an engagement as pri-
ma donna at the Italian Opera at
Malta, for the season Of 1S70-7l.
A Milwaukee genius proposes a
railway tunnel under Lake Michi-
gan, between that city and Michi-
gan line. He thinks it feasible.
and estimates the cost at Sl09,52l,
52S,
williamson county, Texas '.'na
io"e,shing condition. It's 90, ;re-
" out If debt and over three III us.
A. ! dollars in her treasury. N|r,n-
y seript is worth its par in spice.
h':oth'r diplomatic marriage isIike
r 50 take place at WASHINGTON.
;, y Irunnn rOonnctn ,vi l. iho