The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1886-07-08
THE MERRY SlDEI

The cause of education has taken another
boom. Yale College won boat-race.
Springfield has abolished toy-pistols. The
angel-crop will not, therefore, be big this
year as last.
In New York are two bullies training for a
prize-fght. We don't hear of any training for
work.
A Portsmouth paper says an inch and frac-
ton of rain fell there last week. Several miles
of it fell here.
Since they voted against investigation, won
der if old man Payne don't feel that he occu-
pies mercy-seat.
What's the use of proving old man Payne
guilty of corruption? He'd only be an old
Democrat, after all.
There is some newspaper rejoicing over the
of Fitz-John Porter to the army-but it is all
by copperhead papers.
Logan says there was only evidence of skull
duggery in Democratic caucus. And you
couldn't call that wrong!
When you hear fellow hinting that Logan,
Evars and Teller were bribed, watch him.
He's on the market.
An Ohio paper says "Gen. Logan is the target
for popular Indignation" Well, you don't see
any marks on the target, do you?
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WHATS the use of worrying about the Payne
case. Just call Donavan. Maybe he won't
hear you, but call him anyway.
Conceit is too often taken for execution-a
man will raise twice as much dust as woman,
but not do half as nice sweeping.
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4. The Kentucky militiamen are about to shoot
one another. They tire of camp idleness, and
want to render the State some service.
There's not much hope for Gallipolis A
great revival there year ago-and now even
the Salvation Army is going TO leave it
Leo Ebert says Noah Dever's nominate on
sshas caused dissatisfaction =" 1t takes nomi-
nation like Ebert's to be received with good
old-fashioned satisfaction by the people.
At Akron they have struck lake of salt
water, while boring for gas. They are glad it
it makes the money sink better now.
Old man Payne is still peering down through
the holes to see if they are building any fire at
the bottom. He has been treed-but not smok.
ed out.
'Another American vessel has been seized by
the Britishers. At this rate of arrest, it won't
be long until we will have to bail our Navy
out.
What is the use of our kicking because Presi
dent Cleveland gives the preference to Rebe
Soldiers, in the distribution of offices? ISM
that what he's there for?
When the doggery-keeper gets through fight
! ing the Dow Law, he will have more expert
ence-and his lawyer will have more money.
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| They hanged q man at Coffeysbulg, Mo-, las:
| week, for numbering Detective. 1t is danger
Gus to try to do good in this country, any more
| Am orator at Xenia the other day told in hi
harangue that man had recently come alons
| and struck him in the ear with brick. Hi
hearers were puzzled to know how the brici
missed his m outh.
"I have firm faith in the wisdom and integ
rity of the able gentlemen who occupy the posi-
ton of delegates on this floor" said the orato
but when they nominated the fellow of tn
opposite faction, the same orator said it wa
the work of u ring of scoundrels.
When Prohibition took effect in Atlanta
| everybody got drunk and remained drunk
why, men and women drank kegs of whisky
and some of them even barrels full. A CORES
pondent of a Cincinnati paper says so. 81
prepared himself for Prohibition before b
wrote the dispatch. That's why he saw tn
barrels, kegs, and drunk people.