Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-04-06
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A Coon INvEsTMENT.-Ap policy in the
Mutual Life, of Chicago.
BQuIRE McMIcKLE, of Crawford Coun-
ty, Ind, has been a justice of the peace
for forty one years.
A LETTER was lately dropped into the
Post Office at Niagara Falls directed to
Schichagough, nlinoyse."
TIE dividends of the Washington Life
are made and paid in cash or insurance,
annually, from date of policy.
Mr.. DYKE has recovered of the Erie
Railway $35,000 for injuries received at
the Cars Rock disaster-the largest YER
dict ever rendered against railroad.
FRUGAL LANDLADY OF BoARDINa
HOUSE" Coming home to dinner, Mr.
BrownY Hearty Boarder-" Well, per
haps, if don't feel hungry"
A. SAN FRANCISCO Judge has dismissed
q Complaint against man accused of steal
ing goose, solely because the word was
spelled "goos."
mr. Brown, owe you grudge; re-
member that" Brown-"I shall not be
frightened, then; for never knew you to
pay anything you owed"
= A YOUNG man stepped into book store
panion" "Well, sir" said the book sell
er, " here's my only daughter"
A vERDANT individual near Champaign,
ILL, recently paid $2.32 express charges
on box which he supposed contained
greenbacks, and which turned out to be
old scrap iron and sawdust
AN Indianapolis gentleman's claim for a
divorce is based on the ground that when
he married, few weeks ago, his wife's
hair was black, but now it is red enough
to entitle her to the front rank in torch
light procession.
THERE is remarkable collection of dark
colored slabs in Canandaigua IN. W
cemetery, marking the graves of the three
wives of one man. They show that the
firstsdied in 1918, the second in 1914, and
the third in 1916.
A MOTHER, trying to get her little
daughter of three years to sleep one night,
said: Anna, why don't you try to 60 to
sleepy" am try" she replied. "But
you haven't shut your eyes," Well, can't
help it; um comes unbuttoned."
= MAYOR COBB, of Lynchburg, Va, be-
fore whom several negroes claimed the
ownership of dog, left the decision of
the doubtful matter to the dog himself.
Several of them called the intelligent ami
NAL pathetically, but he regarded them
. not; finally, one yelled out Buster, and,
him, and decided the matter.
An enthusiastic voter of New Hamp-
shire, an employe of railroad company,
CO oorr TO- OF ho 70 rfod olnnQ
at 8 o'clock in the evening from Plymouth
In hand car, and propelled it to Wells
River, distance of forty eight miles, on
an upgrade of eighty-fve feet in mile,
arriving at his destination at TX o'clock
on the morning of election day.
The engineer of Boston train was
shocked, soon after leaving Worcester, to
see three year old child on the track
looking with wonder at the coming loco
motive. He whistled "down brakes,
and, stopping the train, went back with q
white face to find the little fellow picking
himself up out of the mud in the ditch
beside the track unhurt.
THE Pacific Tribune, published at Olym-
pia, Washington Territory, reports, in a
.l recent issue, q phenomenon. thus: Last
80 night, between and 8 o'clock, a young
moon shOne brightly in the west, while
CounS1ocS esaIe, SuttSIluS AA0 ulfaAuouuS
adorned the deep blue vault of heaven
Not a cloud was visible; yet it rained, and
for nearly an hour, with sufficient force to
be plainly heard pattering upon the roof. u
THE Dubuque Times says: "Some two
years ago an ulinoisian, temporarily so
journing in this city, passed 81 counter
felt bill upon an honest and unsuspectins
brewer here. The Illinois man wen
home, but it seems that his conscience
troubled him, and 90, the other day, he ad
dressed the victimized brewer letter, en-
closing So genuine currency, which h
begged the brewer to accept, and forget
If possible, the wrong done."
IT is said of late physician that b
was waited upon one day by neighbo
to come and see child sick with tn
Group. "Oh, certainly" replied the dot
tor I" if there is anything I pride myse
on in my profession, it is my treatment {
that disease" As the doctor stepped OF
a moment to make ready, his waiting vi.
itor was somewhat taken aback to hes
him say to his wife, Sarah, what do 70
do for Group"
TIE Boston Transcript tells of skun
that was caught last November at NeWto1
vile, in a trap, but which escaped afte
leaving unmistakable evidences of il
presence, taking the trap along. 1t wasa
ordinary steel muskrat trap, with sprin
SO powerful as to require the use of bot
hands and feet to set it, and had been tic
to neighboring tree-root with stroI
y cord. "a few days ago the skunk, wit
the trap still attached to its leg, was sh,
in the: town of Peabody, distance
twenty miles from Newtonville.
PERHAPS there never was greater eI
cure in private life than one Mr. Rolgton
of London, who in ten years literally a
:. up fortune of one hundred and fif
thousand pounds sterling. He not on
travered all Europe himself for the so
purpose of gratifying his appetite, but
had agents in Chino, Mckee and Canaa
to supply him with the rarest delicacie
A single dish sometimes cost him fif
pounds sterling. Finally his fortune W
reduced to single guinea. With this
s bought woodcock, which he had serv
up In the highest style of culinary a
After resting two hours he jumped in
the Thames from Westminster Bridge.
FOOLISH spending is the father of DO
erty. Do not be ashamed of hard wor
Work for the best salary or wages you c,
get, but work for small wages rather tn,
be Idle. Be your master, and do not
society or fashion swallow up your ins
viduality-hat, coat and boots. Do n
eat up or wear out all you can earn. Coz
pei selfish body to spare something +
profits saved. Be stingy to your own q
petite, but merciful to others necessiti
Help Others and ask no help for yourse
See that you are proud. Let your pride
of the right kind Be too proud to
lazy too proud to be in company that y
r. cannot keep up within expense too pro
to lie, steal or cheat; too proud to
stingy.
THERE is man named Wilson in t
town of Gordon, Pa, of whom a c.
story: /" Knowing him from nast exnf