Democratic Sentinel, Volume 2, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 March 1878 — Married in Fun-Repenting at Leisure. [ARTICLE]

Married in Fun-Repenting at Leisure.

Philadelphia (Pa.) Times: One of those smart young women who marry just for fun has got herself into troii ble, at Franklin, in this State. She has also got herself in j„il. Miss Carrie Smith, last October, married Mr. Joseph Stock just in fun. and fine sport it was, no doubt. Last week, however, Miss Carrie married Mr. Philip Loveridge, of Pittsburgh, in downright earnest, and they hail but fairly started on their bridal tour when Stock turned up and tad the lady arrested on a charge of bigamy, and her new husband was taken into custody for his unlawful treatment of the seventh commandment. By this time the lady, who is only 18, is fully convinced that getting married for tod is not such a humorous thing as it is cracked up to be. Romantic young women, whose moderate intellectual appetite is amply satisfied by the light story papers, will doubtless go on doing this thing so long as they can find men simple enough or dishouest enough to help thetq jq jt.

Eulalia Perez, living in Los Angeles, California, ia probably the oldest woman in the world. She Is now 140, and still uses her needle, having sent a piece of embrouiery to a church fair about two years ago. Her Age is authenticated, as it is on record that when the church of the Mission GfSt. Gubnei was built in 1771, ew<_a » married woman woman and the mother of several children. Wasted.—Situation as Mediator between man and man, in an office whets female compositors are employed.— The applicant has taken six months lessons in the art of self aefenie, has two Ick eyes, one ear, and ama - sard nose. (Satisfaction guaxauteeu. Address Muscular. Asylum Avenue, Taunton.

Irish repartee is proverbial. Last week a professional man addressed an artisan, who was waiting in hihall, rather brusquely: ‘•Hallo, you fellow, do you wantjme?” The answer was neot; “No, yer honor; I uni waiting for a gentleman 1" A man enrnestly looking in the bung hole of a whisky barrel, as if in search of something he could not find, was asked by a bystander: “What are you seeking?” “Why, I’m seeking my reputation in th© place 1 lost it,” was the mournfal reply. Aman in Brazil has confessed a murder committed as long ago us 1852. But jnotice has not been asleep all this time; tour innocent persons were hanged for it in 1856. An lowa schoolmistress has been discharged because, for the amusement of the'children during recess, sh© stood on her head. One of the trustees chanced to see the teat Lemon juice used as a gargle is said by a French physician to be a specific against diptheria and similar throat troubles. It is .said of the Chicago banks that 13 out of the 18 are opposed to diver. Silver is too bulky to be run away with. “How can Heave thee?”said Adam to Eve. bhe made no reply, but calmly pointed to a fig tree in the distance. I hav seen yung men who I thot waz too exemplary, they waz so good they wazn’t good for nothing else.— Josh Biddings. Whom God has joined together let the next best man run away with.— Train. Scandal is fed by as many strean s as the Nile, and there isofteu as much difficulty in traeiug it to its source.