Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-02-23
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WHICH is the smallest bridge in the
worldr The bridge of the nose.
A CUP that will not intoxicate, yet is in
dicative of xication-nsc-cup.
A CALIFORNIAN recovered the use OF
a paralyzed arm by being thrown from
horse.
"A coLoRED boy in Trimble County, |
Kentucky, has killed thirty-one eagles in
his lifetime.
THERE were two regularly established
balloon companies in Paris during the iate
siege.
WHY is geology considered deep |
s.scienceg" Because it penetrates into the |
earth.
Why are black eyes called piercing |
Because they can look daggers when they |
like.
THE best birthday gift for your wife is |
a policy on your life in the Washington
Life, of New York.
A RESIDENT of Connecticut boasts that
for eighty -four consecutive years he has
eaten his Thanksgiving dinner in the same
house.
Mr.. SChENcK being afraid of sea-sick-
ness, the Boston Post advises him that " he
may avoid it by throwing up his COM
mission before he sails. J."
THE rates of the Mutual Life, of Chi
cago, are as low as those of other good
companies; yet it gives its members the
advantage of Western rates of interest
A TEXAS paper reports that, since Sep
tember last, 10000 people, with 1,664
wagons, have emigrated from Tennessee
and Georgia into the Lone Star State.
DR.. BROWN SEQUARD says that he be-
ieves the time will come when physicians
will be called, not for the purpose of max
ing sick people well, but to teach them
how not to be sick.
: THEY had snow squall in Vermont the
other day, which was accompanied by
thunder and lightning, a horse being struck
by the latter.
A RELIGIOUS society in Aberdeen, Scot
land, recently discussed the question
whether reading the almanac on Sunday is
consistent with Christian duty.
SEVERAL persons in Titusville, Penn,
have been poisoned, none fatally, by drink
ing water from well in which a small
quantity of white lead had fallen.
DIR. W. III. NEVILLE, young physician
in Philadelphia, who was recently honor
ably acquitted of charge of infanticide,
had lain in prison three months.
OF five little girls who broke through
the ice at Portsmouth, N. H., one day
lately, four were insensible when rescued,
but all we're restored.
An unmarried friend declared the other
day, with an expression of countenance
almost lugubrious, 6 never cared farth.
ing about getting married, until attended
an old bachelors funeral"
A BENEFAcToR of the human race has
invented, in London, "digitarium, "a
small dumb piano, upon which pupils can
learn the whole art and mystery OF piano
and organ playing, without making any
nbise.
Four married women of Podbizca, in
Bohemia, were convicted, in December
last, of having poisoned their husbands al
party which one of them had given fol
that purpose. They were sentenced tC
penal service for life.
A LITTLE Boston girl joyfully assured
her mother the other day that she haG
found out where they made horses" sht
had seen a man in a shop just finishing
one of them, for he was mailing on his las
foot"
DR. Dryden, of the India Sanitary Com
mission, has recently written his annua
report on the spread of the cholera in tina
country. The report concludes with tn
opinion that this plague cannot be pre-
vented, and that no human efforts can sta,
its progress.
A MICHIGAN court has decided that
physician is not warrantor or insurer of
case and he is not to be tried for the re
suit of his remedies. His only contrac
and duty is to treat the case with reason
able diligence and skill.
IT is estimated that five millions of do
lars are annually spent upon the poor
New York city, and that one-half of
goes to impostors. In London, thirty fly
millions are yearly expended, and IL
amount is annually increasing
On Saturday, January 2, the little daugl
ter Of Captain Ely Sperry, of Woodbur
Conn.,, and his son, 10 years old, died
scarlet fever On Thursday, February
his wife died suddenly of heart diseas
He had one little son left, boy of
years, but on Friday, February 8, he, to
fell victim to the fever.
THE Troy On. " Times is responsih
for the statement that a couple were ms
ried the other day, at Plainfeld, Otse,
County, partook of their wedding dim
in Winfield, Herkimer County, took tea
Bridgewater, Oneida County, and were
the time under the same roof. The hou
stands across the lines"
In the case of Elizabeth r. Coffe
against the Home Life Insurance Comp
ny, which suit was brought in the Sur
rior Court of New York City on poll
for 5000 on the life of the plaintiff s hi
band, and which the company refused
pay, on the ground of alleged suicide,
jury have rendered verdict for the pla
tiff for the full amount.
A DIsCoNsoLATE citizen of New Orlea
put the following question to one of t
papers published there: Mr. Edytul
That what wish to ask you is whetl
strychnine, what the police gives to dc
gers has been fried Please put in t
paper how this is, for if fried strychni
is pizen, I go agin sassingers. You
till pisoned"
A RESIDENT of Taunton, Mass, has ,
tanned his ice for summer use, for seve
winters past, in the following mann
Procuring about fifty empty flour barre
at cost of twenty cents each, he gra,
ally pours in water, until each contain
solid mass of ice. The barrels are Il
put away in his cellar, and entirely cove
with sawdust. AS ice is required ban
is tapped.
ACCORDING to the London Medical TIN
the action of cold on weak heart not
frequently produces death. It caused
death of Lord Bentnick, which occur
suddenly short time since; and numb
of old people are said to have died dur
the recent twelve days frost in Engla
from the effect of cold on an enfeet
heart
A ROMANTIC story comes from the A
can diamond fields A sweet-looking
rama girl went to young Englishm
claim and began hunting for diamo1
He was too gallant to drive away a
and when she picked up beauty of !
he promptly offered his hand in marri
and vows he will introduce his wife
his genteel English family as an Afr
Princess.
"NEvER halloo until Won are out of