The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1872-08-16
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Political Astronomy.-It is truly won
derful to witness the effect of Grceley's nomi-
nation on the heavenly bodies. A careful OBJ
servation shows that there but two political
classes of these bodies-Repubican planets
and fixed stars and Democratic shooting stars.
The anger and disgust of the latter is manifest
every night in their mad and precipitous rush
ing through the void, as if anxious to dash
themselves in pieces against one of the fixed
stars. The other night one older than the
rest, who had remained unmovsd up to the
Sth, that evening cut loose from his posi-.
ton, shot out into space with a terrible fash
and disappeared. The cOmmotion since
Sloane's nomination has been fierce.
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Stuck in Vulgar Fractions.-The
Democratic Convention on the Sth went
through with rush finally, but encountered
good many obstacles in the proEu@s OF its
proceedings. In the course of bailotng it be-
came necessary for the secretary to solve few
problems in fractions. A few tenths, twen-
tieth, twenty-seventh, &c, had to be added
but how to do it was poser. Myers figured
and perspired; educated delegates tried to re-
member the process and aid him but failed,
a committee was appointed on rules in frae-
tons. They retired to a beer saloon and spent
an hour in drinking half and quarter glasses
of beer, but returned wholly ignorant of the
quantity they had drank. Finally a member
came to the rescue, just as Myers was about
to faint, by moving that the convention vote
itself ignorant of the rules in vulgar fractions
and proceed with the whole numbers.
Fuss for Nothing.-A crazy old Swiss
named Plantamour, who has been acting as
advance agent for an Astronomical show, has
been announcing that A Comet, Esq, and
family, with their smash and jam trouble,
would positively visit ell the principal cities
and towns on Monday, Aug. 18th, and treat
the natives to rare dish known in the upper
spheres, as Mundane jam and Comet smash,
CThey are no relations to raspberry jam and
brandy smashes) They were to travel with
their own conveyance and were advertised to
approach by way of the Galaxy Pike. A day
of hurry preparations and suspense passed,
and a sentinel was posted at every toll-gate on
the highway aforesaid, but no clestial caval-
cade hove in sight. A telegram, on Tuesday
morning, explained that Mrs. Comet failed to
receive her new bonnet in time, and conse-
ouently couldn't start. If old Plantamour
values his personal security, he will avoid ad-
vertising any more bogus planet collisions in
this section.
The County Fair.-The officers of the
Sandusky County Agricultural Society have
issued the premium list for their annual fair.
The exhibition will be held on their new
grounds, September 25th, Doth, 9th and zSth.
The grounds will be in splendid order, Col.
VIM. H Gibson will deliver the Grafton. The
premiums amount to over one thousand dollars
cash. The list of prizes for horses and cattle
is very fine. There is chance for the farmer
boys of the county to exhibit their fancy stock,
and show what fine colts and calves they have
raised the past year. Field crops, grain and
vegetables are made prominent. That field
OF wheat, oats or corn that you Mr.. = have
Dragged SO much on, should be carefully
measured, and who knows but what you will
get the first premium. Bring in the big po-
tatoes, vegetables and fruit. The farmers
wives and daughters have been making some
domestic articles which will show first rate,
and bring them the five dollar greenbacks.
Every one should add his mite, and do what
he or she can to make the Fair a success.