The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1888-03-01
SESTABLISHED IN
I MARCH, 1S47.
THE MERRY SIDEI


it look like after the boom?
Cleveland is doing" the Solid South.
HE took no Rebel flags with him.
Love looks at the present. When Hope
comes in, Love frequently takes a walk.
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Ohio has detective who never fails to
locate thief. Every time he sits down.
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Spring motto of many Sunday-school
Boy-"He leadeth me beside the still
waters"
"The pure juice of the maple!' says the
syrup maker, as he heaves in the hickory
bark.
They have found gold down in Adams
County. They haven't yet learned who
lost it.
The days are almost here when the rose
and the onion will contend for the su-
premacy.
The births of musical prodigies" are
becoming almost as frequent as those of
double-headed calves.
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The Democratic party has put it's head
in a moose. 1t is now "bucking"-but the
rope draws tighter.
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The Johnnies should show the Presi-
dent all the sights. Don't fail to show
him Andersonville.
An Ohio man went to the altar and was
filled with the spirit" He drank it be-
fore he went.
The Democratic party will strive to re-
duce the surplus-the surplus in the
pockets of the people.
Sherman is the daddy of Resumption
He will be good man for the Republi-
can party to resume under.
So
"Mr. Randall again downed" says a
Democratic paper. Well, he's only antici-
pated his party few months.
Gov. McEnery, of Louisiana, pardoned
an editors murderer. Perhaps the fel-
low paid up before the editor died.
One feature of the Presidents mission
in the South is perhaps to coax all the
Brigadiers to stay at home this year.
A good" old brother sang, Jesus
knows our every weakness" ''That set
ties you'll" whispered rude worldling.
One of the inconsistencies of this great
country is to see ten thousand dollar
dog led about by fifteen cent man.
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Republican leagues are being organized
everywhere. John Sherman is said to
wear seven-league boots this year.
The doggery-keepers of Rhode Island
are using dynamite against temperance
men. Quite in a line with their "busi-
ness"
"Why," yelled the Democratic orator,
"the tariff increases the price of the coat
on my backp' [But they found out he
hadn't paid for it,
The trial of the Ticheborne claimant
in England finally came to an end. But
the Ohio tally-sheet cases go on forever.
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The President is swinging around the
Solid South. They will show him the
sights. They should kill few "niggers"
on state occasion like this.
The Democratic party will try the re-
markable feat of running in two opposite
directions this wear. A split is unavoid-
able.
The last Democratic President is riding
through county in palace car, through
which the other Democratic fled in pet
ticoat. We are progressive people.
Tobacco-juice on the shirt-front of a
Southerner may not look pretty to you
but respect it. 1t is the insignia of the
rank of Colonel"
At Savannah, the streets were thronged
with people to greet the President. Dan
Lamont lifted his hat and bowed. The
President also lifted his hat and rolled
over.
Ironton welcomed outside capitalists to
build an electric street railway" And
the outside capitalists propose to do it
if Ironton will furnish the money.
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Could old George Washington have
witnessed some of the celebrations of his
birthday he would have cried, with spirit:
"Oh, death, where is thy sting?"
Cincinnati celebrated Washington's
Birthday with parades. music and ban
ners. 1t celebrates the Sabbath with base
ball games, dog fights and drunks. But,
anything to be patriotic.
The card-playing discussion in Meigs
County papers has closed. The church
man will continue in his worship, and the
card-player in his games.
The Lord will not plant corn, nor
plow, nor fill your offices, nor keep your
stores neither will he come down and
drag you to Heaven.
The green man, in looking for the
actress that resembles the ithograph,
searches in vain for pretty face. The
wise man always looks for the homeliest
face in the crowd,
you've no idea," said the plate man,
show attractive our plates will make your
paper" Then he opened sample, look
ing like barn-door upon which some
boy had thrown handful of mud.
We are certain that one of the test