Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-09-27
7.MELANGE.

has been produced by an eccentric New
Hampshire hen. ta q ss1aIfss
South Hadley, Mass, eclipses the mon
ster gooseberries of former days with
four-pound tomato. ,.,s.,t.,f ,,.,a,f
Bangor, Me-, supports its, claims to
Ioilty, by contributing 3, 200
names to the United States pension list.
California, as State, was twenty-five
years old on the 9th inst, but it hasn't
reached the age of discretion yet, for all
that. .-...,...-...e,,
The members of the Massachusetts,
Senate are going into the Hoosac Tun-
mel oil the 23d inst, as a committee of
the hole. iR saiatf,ai ~ f,i .stIet
ai A denial has been given to the rnmor
that France is having Notifications
erected at the mouth of the Mont Gents
Tunnel.
Kansas City complains of its corn that
"the kernels shed bloOd.'' It strikes us
that that's just what lcolonels might be
expected to do, -. riaasi sa lt,R
Yale mourns the loss of the venerable
college pump, which was regarded by
the students as some pumpkin of the
original ''Adam's ale.'' p isal"
A prophetic resident of Haddan, Con-
necticut, predicts an early earthquake
for that locality Haddam and gheave
about the fall, you know. ~. ~.
The Board of Health, of Davenport,
Ia, has condemned the water supply of
the city as unfit TO drink, and the fnhab-
ltants rejoice accordingly.ni7 3aiz,
The Turkish Government has taken
possession of the Constantinople Bourse,
which will, in future, be under the man.
agement of the Minister Of. Finance.
A high-toned Brooklyn pedier has the
words .'traveling statiOner" painted or
his wagon The mystery is bow he can
keep stationery while he is travelling.
Paper prepared by a new, process is
going to be introduced as material for
clothing. AS it can be made bullet
proof, there win doubtless bela great de-
mand for it's siHfiIEl9 nia snoiI
The large pumpkin of the season halls
this time from Kentucky. 1t is said to
be lineal descendant of the one con-
verted by the good fairy into coach for
Cinderella. iliHfE lsal %H4 vi
The Portuguese Government mas ac-
ceded to the request of certain telegraph
companies, and ordered that no more
conyicts shall be sent to the Island of
st. Vincent. s''lt -is'-
The only recorded instance of the sue
cessful employment of the piece policy
towards the heather, is to be found in /.
Samuel XIV, 33: "And Samuel ,hewed
Agag in pieces. '',luo4 -,oaa.
Philadelphia, which prided itself on
the savage nature of its sszoo-zoos'' dur
ing the war, is now actively engaged in
getting up a archaeological garden in
FairmOunt Park. ;e9nl ip 0oia
| A Massachusetts inventor has obtained
| a patent on whip-lash, of all the things
in the world, although the law explicit
ly states that man may not claim the
benefit of his own laches,
Nebraska's new laws impose fines for
profane swearing done by "any person
of the age of fourteen years and up
wards. =" Children under fourteen may
blaspheme gratuitously as before
Thieves on the Stonington night boats
have adopted the simple and Ingenious
device, of extracting the sleeper's wear
ing apparel through the stateroom win
dows, by means of long wire hooks.
| News comes from Texas, of the dis
covery Of a cave decorated with very re-
markable painting gnd sculpture, app
parently of Aztec origin, but the report
is not as technical as could be desired.
Every merchant who walks down
Warren street, has Bankruptcy staring
him in the face.'' This is accounted for
by the staring letters in which that
word is displayed on a bankruptcy regis.
ter's sign. ~ io osi'otI-~stl.i,iF sit
GA Devoted Yachtman," traces a re-
semblance between the Grand Duchess
of Gerolstein and q yacht, instancing
the first act, wherein she ssgibes her
Boum." 1t is to be hoped that he will
not come Offenbach with such jests as
these. sia!.. an tl.ni -sl
The Charleston Nesos and Courier is
convinced tnat one of the great wants
of the South, is sscheap yarns, manufac-
tured at home.' This conviction proba-
bly, accounts for Its fondness for the
homemade yarns which adorn its col
umns. nia Ftfrs 1tos
Limbs of the law abound i'm Kansas as
well as i'm the older States, and adOpt
the dilatory- tactics of city shysters.-
They are generally of the live-oak vari-
ETY. and invariably attempt to secure sus-
pension of proceedings in cases OF horse
theft. eIn 8 ~ fisiaHfs-',s
= A Juvenile Truth and Anti-Profane
Language Society,"" has been spontane-
ously organized By fifty little boys and
girls, in Chicopee, Mass, and energetic
missionary efforts are to be inaugurated
to spread the much-neeied reform
throughout the nurseries Of the entire
State. aiffsi siep,,dsif ..fa,s.
The editor of Bangor (Me..) paper
was recently shown 1 600 buttons strung
ON a cord a little over. four feet long.
and no two being alike. They ranged
from the tlniest pearl TO the largest brass
ssU. s." The procuring and arranging
of this choice collection, occupied a
young lady three years., ao-,sa...'
An eight-year-old Lowell schoolboy
recently spelled 1000 words to the en-
tire satisfaction of visiting committee; |;
but, inasmuch as the visitors themselves
subsequently, made fifteen orthographi-
cal mistakes in 100 words, their 1appro-
baton has not, perhaps, the critical val
ne of Sir Hubert Sianly's.
Whilea Troy man was in a beer sa-
LOON the other day speaking to The toast,
l"WOman, God bless her!' his wife
walked in and led him out by the ear,
and he now says thar ON the occasion oil
another festive meeting he, will have
that toast changed to woman something
else-to which improved sentiment he
will respond with an eloqaeiice that will
cast a clouu upon the fame Of Daniel
Here Is new Story of Charles Dick
ens; An Oxford undergraduates, with
the natural modesty of the race, sent to
the editor of Household Words, at the
end of the Crimean war, copy Of verses
on the return of the Guards, with this
note: ssSir:a Understanding that You
insert rhymes in Your serial. / send You
some." To which Dickens answered: !:
"Sir: We do not insert rhymes without
reason" eft'1 le lii.s ei ,fHsta
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