The Butcher-Knife, Volume 1, Number 4, Danville, Hendricks County, 23 May 1857 — Page 3

Firs Alarm. Last Monday many of our citizens, at the alarm of fire, raised the trot for the fired house, which proved to be the residence of Sheriff Ohaver.

1 he house would soon have been in ashes had it not been for the timely interference of some of our citizens. As we hastened to the fire we met our

Agent, L. S. Shulcr. Every body seemed to be asking him about the particulars of the fire, until it became an annoyance to him. Finally he cried out: "Gentlemen,

you 'needn't go fire all out subscribe for the Butcher Knife and you will get a correct report of the fire -twenty cents -for nine weeks."

For the Butcher-Knife Springtown, Ind., May 20th 1857. Mr. Editor: Old Rattletrap bes vournar.

don (poised upon the sharp angles of the pedal extremities of his material existence) for saying, that what you stated about Lis beinrr

among the number sniped at Sprintown, by the Iowa City swindle, is untrue. And he Is not certain that any one was swindled, as he has been told that bonds have coma on forth lots. Lt any rate it would take a different kind of bait to kotch old Rattletrap.

As We Went Bobbin' Around.

NUMBER TWO.

"iOne Dollar Ileward. - evenings since, a green kind of Tie into our sanctum and in- ' 'i X got no Butcher Knives to 'died. A. ins, or doyer warrant as ve can makesir! like them, if you

" What's that? 1 - "vopy of

(KT We have received the first number of a paper published in Lebanon, called the "Swamp Angel," and edited by B. C. Kise, Esq. We are his authorized agent at this place, and will forward all monies entrusted to our care. Terms, 25 cents for three months.

J2T Joseph S. Miller killed nine squirrels and a pidgeon at ten shoots.--Bulletin. Shaw! That's no shooting at all. Bill Depew killed two squirrels at one shoot; and Pete Gregg says he would have killed three at one shoot, if his gun had'nt "busted."

Abram West, an old citizen of

Peck&burg, died this week.

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4 'vytTnc of the 'C next State

We concluded we would no down to

Matlock's Mill, and see how things were moving on there. We found Ben and Gus all 0. K, The mill appeared to be in a healthy condition then, but since that they told us what a narrow escape they had run, particulars of which will be seen in another column. In the Wool-? depart-

ment, we found Mr. Foster, who very

kindly showed us around "der raasbeen. We told Roger that it was the 'curiousest thing in the world, te see so much machinery running by the same engine; but he soon explained that all away by explain

ing the '"orse" power, and other things connected with the mill. Quite an addition is being made to the main building TUo iext place, we went over to see how Maj. Verbriko institutions were flourishing. We found the lajor hammering away, all the while sing 'm old Shaker songs. Well, the Major is a "jolly old soul," and w thintA 1

considerable time yet to liVc. TTnnn

inS up stairs we found yo'ung Major (Jo ) playing upon a "fiddle-a." Said we' "youn- tnnou'd betJer ll

die-' -.-- J""k uu , but he assured us. the nainu

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.ownsbuig. .';r.ii"s Lop'un. .

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K ! i z a o e t 1 j t ( '.v n . J a m e s G i b s on . North Salem. John I; McPhetridge, and Wm, Givena. S p i i n g t o w n . W iilia m Welshans. NcedmoiT." William Bowman.. Greencastle. Ostrander L. Dicks. Indianapolis. JJaj, Homer F. Burger.

foung ladies 'hoc here," it has

been said that young ladies who are accustomed to reading newspapers, are always observed to possess winning ways amiable dispositions and invariably make good wives; while on the other hand those who read nothing, or what h far worse, novels, are generally unfit for society or domestic cares, and their company is little sought by either sex,' further than the common rules of civility require.

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. For natcr straj s fr farter's law, j

v ithout as.sigmij;aMjr craifo At:d that's the reason why ny butter' wbnfc stay churned."

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'iijictrh awe and fear That this dire year Will some sad mischief make ; Aud yet I'll let, Say six to four, The world will was for n-c more.

es.

, "Very good take your merit marks apiece."

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her children happy, flee and trains up t in uch greater ch ara v

ccribi-

d in romances, wffu

tiou is to murder manlcin from the quiver of their eyes.

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The lightning roared, the thunder flashed, And granny's teapot went to smash The rain it whistled, the wind it poured, And daddy laid down in the corner about nine o'clock and snored.

.a. m.a&U VI muj. jjtj Ell.

The .season, 'tis granted, is not very ay, But wc cannot in justice conplain of the

cabbage.

"Jaelc," said a man to a lad just entering his teen?, "jour father is dead." "Darn it all," said the young hopeful,

"he's got my knife in hh pocket, too." I Spring Summer, hxixmm and WiniVtothc'r. H'tiie treasury. -

weathtr;

Bat ifediarj-es delight us, wo have in oris dar,

The Ssvilv Wo.vnns of the WoaLD. 1st. A widow aged sixty refusing an offer of marriage. 2nd. A.dandy with only fire cravats on. 3d. A contented old maid. 4 in. A lawyer of integrity. 5th. A moderate doctor's bill. Gth. A tailor that was never known to

7th. A Congressman that wished to adjourn the session when there wvj man-