The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-08-23
BREVITIES.

band OF gipsies.
A board-of trade has been organic
ed in Kansas.
A captured rattlesnake in California
has lived nine weeks without food.
Salt Lake City is the great western
mart for the sale of artificial flowers.
Leavenworth shipped ten thousand
buffalo robes for the east last week
Texas builds her rail roads cheaper
than any other State in the Union.
One thousand Alsatians are expect
ed in the State of Mexico. Welcome
There are now sixty eight colleges
for in the United States.
a Georgia editor agrees to publish
original poetry for $500 the line.
Prosperous towns are those where
the people work together, and sustain
each other. Encourage home institu-
tiOns.
A youthful political aspirant, after
a anvas harangue, met his particular
friend with, "Well, my dear sir, did
you hear my last speech" Il hope
So"
An intelligentan and large farmer told
US, last week, that cattle were so low
in price that it did not pay to keep
them. Butchers have not found that
out yet here.
The Alliance postofice was enter
ed by burglars On Thursday night, and
stamps and change taken to the sum
of $1,000.
1t has been ascertained that the sur
est route to "that bourne from whence
no traveller returns" is by the way of
a coal oil can. Method-pour a lit
tie on the fire to make it burn. The
result follows speedily.
Widow David Long, of Greenfield
Mass, ninety three years of age. took
tea one evening recently with eight of
her children, two of wi ON are over
seventy five years OF age, and two 9th
ers over sixty.
The fly has uses He serves 20
keep baldheaded sinners awake at
on Il warm day, SO that their
unregenerated hearts may be touched
by the preachers word.
Spring CHECKERS are in market ;
some of them were Matched in the
that Mr.. Noah circumnavigated
the world in the ark, Judging from
their irresistible t~oughres:.
Joaquin Miller, the California poet
S nothing if not eccentric. 1t is stat
ID that he recently attended a fash
party at West End, in Lon
lon, Sin a red flannel shirt and with
.rOusers tucked in his boots"
In chasing an annoying dog the
day, an Orviile M: n ran a. nins
| clothes line, which widened his speak
ng apparatus and extracted two teeth
pay, and he didn't catch the
either.
A married lady OF our Acquaintance
hus sums up three years eXperieno'
# married life The fist year M
husband called me dear; ; the second
ear, Mrs. A !; and this year odd so,
el top The last I couldn't stand
Ur. Louis Miller, OF Tuscaraw
ountv, while destroying some weed
n his potato patch, was bitten in the
DOT by a large Copperhead snake
Every remedy that has ever been
Ieard of was tried, and finally the
make (Which was killed on the spot)
vas laid open, and its flesh applied to
he wound. Mr.. Miller insists that lie
could feel the flesh draw the poison
tut
"I know what your beams pretty
horses name u.s." said a little
10Y to his grown up sister, the other
morning: tits Damye." "Hush, Ed
lie" said the Mortified sister, that's a
naughty word" "Well, L don't care
f It's" said the Juvenile, CHATS his
lame, eos last night l vas outside the
.ence when he stopped at the front
gate, and 1 heard him say, "Whow,
.amye !"