The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1875-12-28

A couple OF Bridgeport, Conn, fami-
lies have built twenty foot board
fence between them, so as to keep from
Oregon gives an annual premium to
the man whs kills the most squirrels in
the course OF the year, and il went this
year to an old chap OF over 20, whose
tally was, 1858.
The statistician OF the New York Ex-
change is understood to have footed up
total visible supply OF wheat and
flour in the world, equal to $4,000, 900
bushels wheat.
OF the seven anti-slavery Senators
who led in tho ranks Cf freedom before
the war-Sumner, Seward, Chase, Fes-
senden. Hale, Wilson and Wade-on-
ly the latter is now alive.
A French woman is to be guillotined
pushing needles into their bodies. She
had nothing against the babies, but
had heard when killed in that way they
died without pain.
A lady riding in the cars the other
day, was amused by tho question of a
little girl who, hearing the conductor
cry the stations, looked up into her
mothers face and innocently asked
"Say, mamma, do we get out at the
next holler?"
An Eastern youngster, while warm
ing his hands over the kitchen fire was
demonstrated with by his father, who
said: go away from the stove, the
weather is not cold" The little fellow
looking up demurely at his stern pa
rent, replied: al am not heating the
weather; am warming my hands"
Zeb Drummer says old Deacon Ran
som went to circus and took his
grandchild, remarking to every ac-
quaintance he met that the boy wanted
to see the sacred animals, and he could
not find it in his heart to refuse him.
Arriving at the tent he cried to go
home, and the deacon had to spank
him to make him go in.
In Virginia, Mr.. Allen Hannah has
married Miss Hannah Allen, and now
Miss Hannah Allen is Mrs. Hannah
Hannah, and is, perhaps, the only wo-
can be spelled forward and backward.
Europe, with q population OF about
300, 900, 600 and area of 3, $40, 900 square
miles, has rs, 900 miles OF railway, or
one mile to every 1000 inhabitants.
The United States has n population Of
4o, 900, 600 and mile Of railway to every
500 people.
Since the first Of July. less than ten
and half millions worth of silk fabrics
have been imported into New York.
The all-prevading hard times have act
ually reduced the importation about
$3.50, 900, as compared with the cores
pouding period of last year.
7,O7O,271 acres of public lands
disposed of by the government last
year only TAG, ,061 acres were sold-the
receipts from such sales being Sl,784.-
600. All the rest of the land was do
mated; 3, 107, ,6i3 acres being granted to
railroads, and lass, o57 acres being en-
tered under the Homestead act.
A gymnast in q Paris circus, who, in
stead of hanging himself from one
trapeze to another, had himself shot
out of mortar by small charge of
powder on the trapeze bar, was not
"shot off, properly, the other day,
struck head foremost on the balustrade
and was picked up senseless, though he
soon recovered. But public sentiment
protested against his trying the feat
again.
Mr.. Ruskip, at presen, is advoca-
ting dancing, AS a part of religious ed
ucation, and thus assails young lady
Sunday school teachers: "At present."
he says, "you keep the dancing to
yourselves, and 'graciously teach your
scholars the catechism. Suppose you
were to try for Q little while learning
the catechism yourselves and teaching
them to dance.
A few days ago an elegantly dressed
lady got into a Madison avenue car,
and, although the day was cool, she
could not wear her gloves, on account
Of her many diamond rings. A baulky
horse having twice stopped the car,
the lady went to the door, and looking
at the team for few moments, said to
the driver: THAT ere of horse amt
used to be druv on that ere side. y
And that was just the trouble, in spite
OF the diamonds.
For some shortcoming st. Louis
wife-a strict church member-knock-
ed her husband down with a pudding
stick then held his head in tub of dir
ty water until he was just ready to ex-
pire. Then she laid him on the lounge
and, sitting by his side read aloud n
chapter in the Bible, and wound up
the exercises by asking him il he didn't
believe the time is coming when all
shall be good.
Messrs. Moody and Sankey have just
handed over to the treasurer OF the fund
fo- the building OF Mr.. Moods church
in Chicago, the fund from the sale OF
the famous Moody and Sankey hymn
book. The profits on the sales OF the
books while in England reached the
sum OF &c, 667 1Ss. 3d., which is S27,-
307. 80 in gold. This is q nice little
sum to commence building with.
The Arizona Citizen says that there
is in that territory q monster named
Sheridan, who makes il business to
entice men TO GO with him to the noun
tains upon the pretense OF showing
them rich mines, and it is seldom tha
persons so enticed are ever heard from
afterward. IL is believed that he has
lured away and murdered eight victims
within the past year. Governor SAT-
ford offers $500 reward for his capture
and conviction.
There is only one way 10 get square
with the Atlantic Cable extortiop, and
that is 10 use the fewest possible word
and the longest you can think OIL
Don't say: 81 will come;" Father is
sick" Your draft is accepted" or use
any of these expressions. Say "Expe-
ditiously curcumundulate;" "Fath-
er plenroperipneumoniacally degener-.
ates." or some little, simple thing OF
that nature, aud then you'll get your
moneys worth at rs cents word.
romantic marriage lately took
place in Albany, Ga. A young lady OF
that place wrote to a young man In
Winterville, that she had heard him
highly spoken of, and that II he saw Mt
TO pay her visit, aud could stand
satisfactory examination, that she
would reward him with her heart and
hand. He accepted the proposition,
and started at once to see the fair one.
He arrived at her home Monday, was
Inspected and received, and the couple
were married the next day.