The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-06-04
THE MERRY SIDE !

people,
1t must have been forgetfuness which led the Doc
tor to excaim, after accidentally swallowing one of
his own pills: "Great God, I'll be killed ~
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Champaign County of the most public spirited
Counties in Ohio She has sent thirteen convicts
the Ohio Penitentiary within eighteen months.
Every other man can tell you more about working
a garden than the man who is doing the spading He
hasn't time to gass about it. Did you ever think of
that?
The present style of large round hats for ladies' is
very beautiful 1t rivals Natures fields of beau
ty large congregation of these hats suggests the
idea of a pond covered with conk-cabbages,
The Indian learns the ways CIVILIZATION very quick
ly. A missionary out west gave one of them very
thorough lecture the beauties of civilization, and
the very next night the Indian got drunk and stole
the Missionary's horse.
Louis Lubscher was choked to death by piece of
bologna sausage, at FIT. Wayne, Indiana. 1t was his
dog -goned luck. Many there be who make hair
breadth escapes, in the same direction.
Judge John H. Littler, of Springfield, stricken
with paralysis, and is in critical condition. This
is the old gentleman who about to paralyze Allen
o. Myers, in the Ohio Legislature, a short time ago.
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1t is claimed that Malcolm Hay, First Assistant
Postmaster General, being slowly killed by the
worry of applicants for Office. Yet the poor deluded
man is obstinate, and will stick to the positon-if it
kills him.
The weather bureau reports a tornado in Illinois.
1t probably began the Democratic side of the Leg
isature, while they thinking the past few
weeks. There's great calm on the other side.
The FIT. Wayne, (Ind.,) Journal charged Jerry Hill
egas with drunkenness and Jerry sued the paper for
ten thousand dollars damages. Jerry places the pro-
per estimate-at least it is low enough-on the dis
grace of drunkenness.
There is certain class of Democrats who can never
anything but Republicanism In blue coat. For
man to say anything in favor of the army boys, de-
nounced running into politics. This is probably
because they thrashed the Democratic party in
years war.
couple of weeks ago Democratic colored man
from Virginia rewarded for his political cussed-
ness by aposition in the Treasury Department at
Washington. Three days afterward he a raving
maniac, and had to be placed in irons. We should
think the conscience of colored man who could act
with the Democratic party would make him all
manner of horrible shapes.
R. S. Hathaway, a reporter for the Toledo Sunday
Democrat wrote scandalous articles about gentleman
and ladies of Norwalk, then took bundle of papers
Norwalk to sell. The citizens of Norwalk caught
him and tarred and feathered him, that all the
Sunday Democrats ever printed would not wipe him
off.
'Why you not plowing?" yelled farmer who
found his lying outside the fence in the shade.
Don't you I'm laying off the ground ?" replied
the boy.
And I'm going to lay ~ said the father, cutting
small limb
But the plow was in motion at once.
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Two soldiers in Washington, hearing of Black Jack
Logan's election to the Senate, got old twelve
FOUNDER, and began firing in the White House
grounds. The Washington police stopped them.
They were afraid 1t might frighten the President,
who has not been used to hearing cannon except on
the Fourth of July.
The Ports mouth Tribuue tells a blood -curdling sto-
ry of ghost at house Waits Station in Scioto
County. young man has been whacking away at
the ghost with shotgun and a revolver, but the
ghost only laughs at him, and fast that dog
cannot catch it, We can tell the youg man how to
quit seeing that ghost-just stay at home and quit
drinking.
Bickford Mackay, q. s. Counsul at Rio Grande do
Sui, Brazil, whipped editorial black-mailer for
abusing Mackay's mother in his paper. The editor
drew weapon, when Mackay shot him. When the
news reached this country, Mackay's mother sent
him Bible. His father him pair Of Colts Re-
Uolrers 1t is be hoped that he will make the pro-
per use of both.
yonng lady in Covington, Kentucky, named En-
ma Reidepohl, read the Personals in the Cincinna
ii Enquirer until she became insane and labors under
the deusion that Christ crucied in her room in
order that she might marry her sisters lover. It's
mighty sad case and the astonishing part of it is
that any body could conclude that Christ cruci
fled at ALL after reading the Enquirer.
Pennsylvania has patriotic thief. Adam Most. of
Girardsville had eight hundred dollars in his pock
et-book which was stolen. Five hundred ofthis was
money he received Government Pension. few
mornings ago the pocket-book, with the Pension
money returned te his doorstep. The three
hundred had been stolen. 1t would be open ques-
ton whether that thief ought to be sent to the Pen
tentiary or the Asylum.
Theodore Vandever, old bachelor farmer, of But
tier County, robbed for the third time last week.
He has lost in all about ten thousand dollars. Theo
dore must be good deal like the old gentleman who
heard burglars, he supposed, down stairs and
leaned over the railing of the stairway, and called
out: you'll find the silverware in the cupboard,
gentleman please help yourselves, and don't disturb
ms