The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1877-03-20
NUMBER 1885.
MIsCELLANEOUs.

MIsCELLANEOUs.
This is the way q Democrat puts H.
"Floored. ehi Lose-iana. Ors-gone.
Have the courage to wear old gar
ments till you can pay for new ones.
Sankey is censured for allowing his
twelve-years old son to address meet
ings.
Blanched footstalks OF celery cure
nervousness.
p. T. Barnum starts out again next
April with another enormous collection
of marvels.
Gen. O. Comley, editor of the Ohio
State Journal, will be made u. 8. min
lister TO the Hawaiian Island, provided
his health enables him 10 make the
journey.
The total number OF hogs packed in
Cincinnati from November /, to Feb
ruary 48. inclusive was 523, $40; same
time last year, 663, ,359; decrease, 3d.
1888.
A bachelor returning from ball in
crowded coach, declared with q groan
that he had not the slightest objection
TO ''rings on his fingers" bat he had q
most unequivocal evasion to "belles on
his toes.
About nifty young LADIES' OF rvrtiand
have signed pledge not to associate
with any young man who uses intoxi-
eating liquors or visits saloons. A
long stride in the grand march Of tenn
perance.
"Now, don't be rough" remarked O
person who had been arrested for
thievery, the other night. "Pray don't
say am a thief. Be polite and call
me canal conductor.
In the midst OF dance at Alliance,
Ohio. the other evening, clergyman
appeared at the door, paid his 81, en-
tered the room, and, kneeling in the
middle of the set, offered up fervent
prayer. The dance then went on.
"Did you ever see ''Gates Ajar?" she
yawningly asked her besu late Sunday
night. mo-" he politely replied "but
I've seen Pull down the Blinds"
And she snappishly remarked. "Not
tonight you haint." He soon saw
the front gate aiar.-[Lowell Journal.
Texas hot-heads want to make their
state independent, and it is now in or
der for emigrants thither, to reflect on
whether they will take pistols or bowie
knives in theirs, when the trouble be-
gins.
The last days Of the deestrict schools
in the country are drawing near, and
now cometh the school teacher to the
city and buyeth reward of merit cards
ornamented with pictures of good lit
tie girls painted green, playing with Q
pink lamb, in blue grove, by the side
OF purple school-house, with which
to gladden. the hearts Of his good pu-
pils.-[Toledo Commercial.
The body OF Charles Emory, o sol.
dier who died in Washington, ID. c.,
in 1868, was taken up for the purpose
OF rearranging the family lot in Jeffrey,
n. H., and was found to be petrifed.
1t was estimated that ths weight was
from 600 to 700 pounds. When alive
his weight was 125 pounds. His fea-
lures, clothing and flower wreath
around his face were all as perfect as
the day when he was buried.
The Sun insists that the bank &C
counts of Messrs. Chandler and Tilder
shall undergo the scrutiny Of com. ON
Sun in its desire for more light. We
are sure that bluff old Zach. Chandler
will not object; but we are sure, if the
committee reconsiders its purpose not
to go into this thing, Tilden will wish
his right hand had forgotten its cum
ming before he indited his last epistle
to buncombe.-l Albany Journal.
II there were any need of proof that
the wandering minstrels OF q fading
habit OF prejudice who 60 about sing
ing ancient ditties to the glory Of put
rid "reminiscences, and styling them
selves a Democratic party, are politi-
cally the most contemplate humbugs
most ample and overbundant prooi
would be the hopeless imbecility showr
by the representatives and managers OF
that aggregation of humbugs since the
November election.-lChicago Times.
In 1896, letter enclosing q certif-
cate of deposit of $500 issued by the
Onondaga bank, Syracuse. N. Y, was
sent by William N. Gardner to hit
brother, Palmer Gardner, at "Detroit.
Michigan Territory" Not claimed,
it was sent to the dead-letter Office,
where il lay until the Centennial Exhi-
bition. 1t was sent to the Exhibition,
there seen by an acquaintance of Gard
ner, and after a lapse of Al years the
letter reaches the party for whom j
was intended. The postage at the
time il was sent was 25 cents.