, 1874-12-19
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A VERMONT woman owns a Shingle
mill, and being The mother Of clever
boys she is turning out shingles which
for family use, discount the bOOt-iack by
four.
\ LOUISVILLE woman having been i'll
treated by her husband jumped into the
ciStern and was drowned, which proves
that the brethren should be gentle to the
sistern.
To PRESERVE CRANBERKIES.- Boil q
pound of the fruit very soft in little
water, not allowing it to burn. Then
add pound Of sugar and boil five nm
utes, closely covered.
THE excitement created in a New En-.
gland town by the report that a vein of
copper had been discovered subsidized
when il was ascerIalned that the "vane
Of copper was an old weather-cock-
A WOMAN in oneida, New York State.
stepped on rat with her bare foot and
WAS So frightened that she went into
SpaSmS, and AfterWard confessed 10 her
husband that she was about 10 elope with
one Bill Stevens
\ MAN who has been there says that
no one but person who has passed
through it can imagine how surprised =
husband feels TO have his wife die and
then return 10 life just aS he Is throwing
himself on a grand funeral
SAID a Missouri preacher. "There's "a
powerful sight OF giggling back tharin the
corner, and it's got TO be stopped or the
Lord will delegate me 10 open the door
and throw some one OUtr 1t was
stopped.
ABLL was ordered to third -eadingre-
Gently IN the Vermont Senate to pay bear
bounty. The unfortunate rapper had sci
his trap in the winter but had forgotten
to visit IL until the next spring. He then
found the remains Of bear, but 50 udur-
ilerOuS and decOmpOsed that he could
not find the ears of Bruin to present to
the Town Clerk and claim his reward.
GEORGE JOHNSON, Of South Sanford.
while fishing one Sunday of late had one
Of his great toes nearly bitten off by d
mud turtle. He had rolled up his pants
and Wadcd in in order TO fish the better,
when the turtle bit him Ii WAS thought
at first that he would bleed 10 death, but
after some time the flow was stopped
Le1oistoR lRs) Times.
\ NEGRO living near Talb0tton, Ca, is
said to be bewitChed. When sitting up
every nerve in his body twitchcs, while
he waves backward and forward. He
has been in this condition for twelve
months. lie eats regularly, can walk,
seems to be sensible of his surroundings.
but mas not spoken word since the at
tack began Some doctors think that it
is a species of st. Eitus' dance, while
Others say the cause IS partial paralysis
Of the brain.
You've MAN, you feel superiority to
the whole human race as YOU stand at
the altar with your fair young bride
L on would not change places with the
President. Yet few short years, a few
whlskIngS Of brOom-handles, An untimely
Sloppage or two Of waited iat-irOns, and
Tou~. sv@".T S.si-, - rest uuNa- ti,-
swaying willow, while some young gal
liant will bring your late afflicted partner
out to the cemetery on calm Sabbath
evenings, and whisper love in her ear, as
together they StTew peanut shells over
your grave. Oh. why should the
spirit of mortal be proud c'-Detr0u free
Press.
\ LONG, lank specimen Of Humanity
dropped in at Tommy Heliron's eating
stand at the Palace Saloon night before
last, says the Virginia New Enterprise,
and ordered and ate ten dozen oysters.
This caused Tommy to open his eyes
somewhat, but when the man ordered
and actually ate on top Of the oysters ii
large porterhOuse steak smOJhered in
onions he stood and regarded him aghast-
This man was about such an eater as
typo We once knew and who is now in
San Francisco. He closed out half a
dozen eating-hOuseS one after the other
he and the Shorthand at last fastened
upon an unsuSpecting French
man. The fourth morning, on going for
his breakfast, he found a crowd about
the floor Of the Frenchman's eating
house. " What's the natter" said our
typo, sheriff got the place3' " No"
SAID bystandcr; the FTenChman has
cut his throat Hearing this, the hungry
printer departed feeling very guilty.
LET those who maintain that instinct
is the sole governor Of an animals mo-
ton sit down and hear about a bulldog
at Alexandra, Va. The bulldog had a
combat with a fellow cur, and found in
the course OF the conflict that the fellow
cur was too much for him. When this
fact had made its way through mis- skull
the wOrsted dog fell dead and motionlesS
On the ground. The victorious dog gave
his PROSTATE form parting chew or TWO,
and then strutted around with an ai- Of
Importance beftting the occasion. In &
short time he took up the line of march
for home. As his footsteps were dying
away in the distance the eye of the pros
trate dog slightly unclosed. Seeing the
victor in the distance and on the retreat,
he opened his eyes wide, and when the
victor turned q corner and was out Of
sight the PROSTATE dog arose from the
earth, shook the dirt from his garments
and logged off home with a broad grin
on his face Are We TO be told that such
a dog had no intellect in,o him:7-Er-
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