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Nor U U yet ill ilionen,
. But ttorut aqd cttru alterant,
Ai thorn mon the flowen ;
I ioJ rhil wok tli rtn, ''''
clul Jet ut though Uij wvuud u,', v
, BJjppjriwtcau. , ,
Vi ThU lift haa heary crouca, '
AawelJiujoytoaliare,-
An( griefa auJ diMppolntmenU,
'VMVhich you and I muai bear;
'iV.Miafortuti6'a lava -
luiJtoCXHopt'i Jeareat p!ao, 1
Let u iiIVt b left ua, ' 1 'i
B Lappy a cao. ' ' '
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ma turn of our tnjormeiit
la made of little thing
Aj oft the broadot rivera
q
a
Art formed from smaller tpriogi ; ;
By treaabrio amall water ' - -
Tlierirert reach their ipn) ' t
Sowa iocrcaoUr pleaaures,'1 i
ojoyUg that we caa. ,4,
There war be burnioj deacru - !-.'
Through which our Act mj go, ,
But tberv are givea oases m. '
Where pleaaaatpalm trees grow
Aud if wt may not follow ,.
The path our hearts would plafl, .
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eiui ie us answer "preaeot,
Where Duty calls the roll ; ,.'
And wbaterir "our appoiuiment,
cr Be nothing less than man ;
And, cheerful iu submiasioo. ,
ue nappy as we cau.
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Braaser's son CUadiaa. The Tan be Made
iw W.l.kU.-i. to ' wi.i . . ..
w b .kuwwi otij wiBioiDiDg iue
m . .
wia -oie m. ooa snot Smaahlng
Olaaa and Aronalnx a Policeman
. Mr. Brajstr, mho lives on Ninth avenue,
bass sou about twelve years old nane.1
Claudiux, and the other evening this boy
received permission to allow a neighbor's
ky to stay all ight a itli him. T
in.f tlie boy.'Were put' into room" c
above. W hen they went-up to bed
Toe old
airectly
bed (Jlau-
dli.K had the clothes liue' uuder his cokt,
aud th neighbor's boy had a roajk iu hs "About what do you want the cost of it
pocket. They didu'tkueel down aud say to be?"
their prayers like good boys aud then jump . "IWt care a dumatioii for expeuaes ;
into bed aud tell bt-ar stoties, but as soou git it up kinder nice. ' I'll treat lcr hand
as the door was locked the Branser boy tuni causejetie is the firstouo I ever bad."
remarked: " " "'.' "Very well, my friend; you'll1 have'it
You'll ace more fun around here to-uight lined with wbiteatin, I su poeeTV '.
than would lie on a. ten-acre lot!." ' ' "Jest as you say, stranger.''
From a closet jtbey brought out a cast Silver-headed screws, too, I suppose?'
off suit of Braaser'a, (clothef, .stoffed them "Y-a-a-s, I s'pose so. An', stranger, j net
with whatever came nuiy, lieu tne raasn
and an old atraw hat 011 for a head, and!
while one boy was carefully raising the
ilnduw the other was tvinz the clothes
iiua-wrouud tbe "man."- The image was
1 . - 1
lowered down in front of the sitting room 1
window, hfled un and down ooceor twice,
and old Brasser was beard to leap out of
hwitbatrreatiarr tlewaajustbegiouiuB
tu doze when be heard Bounds under his
a . 1 . i
window, aud hia ife suggested that it was
a cow in tbe yard. He got up, pulled the
curtain away, aa he beheld a man standing
there he shouted out: ""''.
"jlireat bottles
Ck tumped into be
est, bujil's Trobberl,'J.and
bed' j ' 1 4! ; t i 3 ,
Brafier, are, youf si foolr
: fe'-Theodorius Brafier,
acf earned tbe wife aa, he ioonopohsed.au
.
his-
the bedclothes to coyer up his bead.
'BeTiuiet, you old lade, VouJXbe wnis
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npnd: "nerhuDS he'll iro awav?"
"Don t you call me a jadel"she replied,
ji, ....i:e.'j'ii:.
raacmng over anu iiryuig m uuui mo
"OH up and git the guu and blow his head
I on:
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;..,,vn. .jrvi ,' ; Mt-f.a-t--.'--f-'.--:--I ;
' 'fJit up; you old coWiard," she spapped.
Vl'll never live with you another day if you
don't dd Itr'?. J ' :- -
on the lamr. in
"Marm nn nipl oitN Ttjfled tllO wife
as the straw nkit 1 wasrtflocked against
the. .window .f y !.;:. i,:t;:
,'11 blow his head off as, clean as. milkl
said Brasser in" & loixt voice as he got bp.
Pe struck the stove three or four times,
.. . . I..J l.l !JJ iL.
upset a cuftir,;a.nr.eacueti uemuu 1.00
of tha bed ana arcw out an otu army
'Now, thenfbxJ)Ioodr.be. conU iJ, as
he advMced to the window widJf Jd , the
bbrtaifl' ? V 1
fr; The man wtlclthe glass,
and he had such a mttlignanH88iou of
conntenabce that ;, Brasser' uTnyl back
MthaciYofalarrovj''';'
;KU f himl . Suoot: hm ;,down, you old
uoodlebeadl'ecicamed the wife. '
I-will by uhuaderUl- will!' replied
Brasser, and be blaxedawajr, anTtore-xrat
nearly all the lower sash, t - V . "
J 'a . . .
The boys up stairs uuerwi jen uu
n,4 firasser lumped Jor the wiuaow
1 -.v KL";;.1 mrte' a lean .
.Brasser.
)ia' cominc iu! perlwel-bpys:-
VerlieeJ' roared the old man. "
The Uttered; curum ; permitted Mrs.
(Brasser to catch sight ot a man jnmpiug
n lh,n. aud she vtlleu:
, vSVl 1. .1... I'm onlllir to flMllt!'.,.-
WADESHOKQ,; N. C, TIIUIIiinAV, PEIIIiUAIJV .1 13, I75.
herfpliwl, wollopiug the sheet iron
store
with (lie poker.
1 jga oiri uii tnit war to
mrr
ahrieked the ld woman, recore ring from
1 0 leert! po-leere!' now caroe from the
boys up itairs, and while ooe continued to
Miout the other drew the man up, tore
llm
uino irom iioiu aim ftecrricJ ins pieces.
X? I 'it -
wTorn ueignoora were arousoj, an
oflk-eY came up from the atation, and
rsrun vi ma jtreuwee was made.- Not
much as a track in the know was found, and
the officer put on an injured look abd said
ti Mr. Drawer; , ' , r
'A guilty conscSenee needs no accar
. Jiiais aol cbonucd the indignant oeigh
born as they departed.
' A itr. Bnuaer hang a oullt Wore the
suauercu winaowbe remarked to hii wiro.
; bowses what an old wndurango yoa
made of ynrKlfl' , ,. , ,,f
' 'iWt fling any insulu at, we, or Ml
choke the atlcouatod life out of You!', she
replied. 1 . ' ,
And the boys kicaecharouod on the bed.
chucked each other in the ribs and cried.
'I'd rather ha a kn i,:j .! i
- - vmm w A ivniuvuu
1 J Be Knew What Be Wanted
The Cincinnati Enquirer telle the follow.
mg:. lie cane into the office? of a Wt
End noderUker realerda with a lonk tt
great care on nis nouen face. Ilia eve
were besry tod slightly blood-ahot, tellin?
,UIK" Tigu auu iota 01 sleep., Uis
nair wu unkept and abaggy. The soft
hearted man of coffioe looked udoo hli
tor fitb agaae full of pity and tbaukful-
ness puy lor uu customer loss ami
thanklulueaa tut bis patrouage. He waa ao
young to do burdened with the loss of a
aear one or ueath.'. ' '
Tho maCcturer of burial cares nodded
a siienc asiieui anvi condoling recognition;
lli& )p r.V Then eusued a pafnful si
lence DlWett at length by the inauof grare
business.
Can I do anything for you to-day. sir P
-Wall I reckln' so, stranger r 7 '
1.11 Tic. iubii irom ma oonntrv
Another silence. Once more the nndpr.
J taker bfgao by suggfstiug: Your sister f"
I V.. ... ...... J - ' ...
I uujj.ui, iwmi a njonient. then, a
I I ' L . J 1 1 1 1 . .
J grauuaiiy oroae opon bia perplexed
iniu.l, be smiled a smile more suirr&uiv nf
urrow uibu nappiuess, and replied; 1
"No ray wile."
"Sudden ?" ' ' : ' ' ' ; .
".Yo-epected, su'thun' of the kindjbr
Severn 1 mouths."
.1 . . ."".
"Iooks natural r
"Itather." (Spjken carefully, and ex
nrwmive cf some doubt.)
pUt a bully op to L'
,'0h, of course; and you'll want a gluas
ja also, I suppose 7 :
. "Y-a-aOli certainlv rou bet - O
her un suiDtious. vou know, old fcl'
. . " . v
Non0 0f vour ' dratted oue-boss nxlir or
nie. No. sirW------ " ir
"Just so. Silver handle, of cono T"
Vh1 What'a that you say. fabeer
-jlver bangles f' Oh durn yyiow.wont
. w
that bapilin' it on too hefttC-ket I kiu
Btand Qr screws j and slcn, buttber'i no
Uia makin' the hull tarnatiuu trap of silver,
The thibg has to be jwved, and must have
bandies, but I ai so stuck up as
thet,now--not qui JgerJ ; , . , -
"Very, well,'f a fed the man of ob
geqtjies. if I'll v ftary handles to it,
sequies. if 1 11 pi "ai
then?" '- V' ' ;' ;
"Egg-actly them'sm,' mi
"Egg actly them s mister j now
er talkin-', ,Or'nary hd.Nles '11 do. But,
1 rar-V I'.t
say, stranger .(fenectwy;,- make iue
j9 CJ "a
i'T
a m rw r t 1
nteis.- iiiiatstbc
attef with
owl";
jw'But who ever 1:
rdof
1 '. - i ?
to a eof-
. "Coffin 1". shriek
tbe dejectea-woking
young mini.
t . Jow, wp in the
about cofiios?" '
dickens said' any ttui
"Why, don't you want a coffin r;":
"Ne-o 1 darn vour coffin 1 I wafit a era-
dleVa trap lo jr ock my new baby, in.", . ;
"And isn't vour wile dead T" ' !'' ,
"Not by a. jugful. J 'Dou t you make cra-
,for sale r --a ' u v. " u .VV'' 7'
0, niy friend; I am an undertaker." ;
Undertaker of what T't,d 'Ju t'V
"I make coffins,"1 , ! , :
'0h, Lord, let bie keU'h . the feller Uiat
sent mo here I,.-,' rv ,VP. 'V''''J'r.,H!Hr
- And the grlef-strioken youth crammed
his hat 'over his eyes, ran 1 bis hands deep
down in the. pockets of his trouser loons,
and pouncedjOUt oa ( th;tt"arciiDg tor
veugeahce tiir&Jl 07 di,
failure of rafany promiuent Kepubli-
ca'ihembera or tiougress to , aena tne
coBcus tor tne consideration 01 tne revoiu-
bnary, legisiatiotf on Southern affairi'aod
he independeace manifested by aome who
President and the , carpet-baggers are" not"
have their own way. id this matter nt
H?rlthout a struggle. We are glad
?cbr2Mr. Hawley of Connecticut
spoke a word iu-flf of constitutional
government,' and tii
, ana tiiivvs snowou inie
d eood senisebjr opposing tlie
penjeoce au
11
11
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CoflJI
1
. linialar Condaot aa the OmJlows.
. At Carsoa, California, JoL j Jfurphy ex
piatcd 00 the galJows the murder of John
MeUllura. Aud thia ia tne ry tha doom.
J Jkiaa conducted hi
her
preieutfe of d. ath,- according to the Sao
- - ' ' - paw a v
lr i.J . . . . ' '
.juurpny enterctl opno a Jong protwt
asniujt capital punUhracut, enJing, "There
la anoluer poor unCjrinoate man aentenced
to be baagd ia oor 8ute day aUr to
mnrwnm ' I . ...
...w..v, ivi vioua nie. urt bla HI.
Voican do it if yoa try. It u worse than
murder to bang hira.M
Ar.cr reading ex tracts fVora the works of
Jodgl Edmonds, ho asked I r a chew of 1
tobacco, and repeated a poera of great
If ngtr in the Scotch dialect, said to hsra
been dictated by the spirit of RobertBurns
to Liicie Dolm, spiritualiatio lectarer.
Murphy.walked uneaaily to and fro Upon
the acanblJ durirg the dollrery of the
speech, and pointing to the motley crowd
of men, women, hoodlums, Indians aud
Cbtomoea congregated 00 the hillside to
witness the execution, said,, "Well, they
bare coma lo see me off.". Knoclinz. he
read a prayer from his book,nd, risinr -
said, to the Sheriff, "I am readr;" ' He
atood up under the fatal noose, aud held up
bis- clench ed fist , as if in defiance. , The
Sheriff approached and pinioned bis arm.
During the operatioa Murphy remarked,
TdTjike to gire those judece a little rub.
by-" Seeing a friend iu the crowd, he
aaogout, "Hello, SwetnTl" and thei his
eye. caught that of a reporter, and he said,
"XqU re a reporter Y
' "tss, Murphy," answered the reporter
J Vn :.,. n k
. V Just ihem lUt ,een
aim v.iu
place."
JTHe Sheriff was then adjusting the fatal
noosA Tbcse were the last words of John
Murj'ihy.
Humor axd Sabcasx. It is not every-
IwfvT Irnitmsi eavKnr tn fnlrai as wlmn
orbi ri;aud whoever is ignoraut of those 'lth ttftt thejr UudSt1 hum without cut
cond lions had belter not joke at all. A I 0u8 " '.' " ' ' '
gemy ;man never attempts to bo humorous
at tij i expense of people with whom he is
''S'. i'f' acquainted. In net, it is neither
anvf ' Af w"iiw4ii'wi lueirrii rraie' a
lauKt h Via JXLAjp, wuo waa oouuiiohs me
... jt r-. I ... . .
sulijfCt of mauy a jibe on account of bis
hum lied buck, tells tne whole story in uis
lable !of "The Boys and the Fnijr's" What
was f un lo the youngster was death to the
croatjXcrv a jeai may cut uoeper man a
cursci Some men ar so constituted that
theyav 'take a friendly joke in the
snaie'1' loin, and will requite it with
con I fand insult, ffeyer banter one
oft .lays, or be will brood over your
bo I - long after you. have forgotten it,
. not prudent to incur any one's
for the sake of uttenug a smart
iu;tl Tcreuare or a lai 1 repartee, jioicuio
1 m .. . 1 .... . ... t:. 1
at besiY perilous weapon. Satire, how
ever. Vu levelled at social foibles and
poluicaMvils, is not only legitimate, but
commendable. It has shamed down more
abuses thawere ever abolished by force of
logic.;
Facts AitfUT the Bible. A prisoner
condemned tcV)litary confinement, obtained
a cony ofthcBible, and by three years
careful study oltained the follewiug facta
. The Bible contains ,3,586,489 letters
773,602 words, 31,173, verses, 1,189 chap
ters, 66 books. , , ' - -
Th( word "and" occurs 46,277 times. ' '
'.;The word Lord occurs 1,853 times.' ! J
The word .' Reverend occurs ' but . once,
which is the 9th verse of the 11th Psalm.
The 21st. verse of the 7th .chapter of
m r.zracouuos uu tne levtcru iu uit nipu-
bet ixcept the letter J. - -
The finest chapter to read ia the 29 lb
.ohopter of the acts ot Apostles. ,, , ' '
. Ttje 18th chapter of 11 Kings' and the
37tb chapter of Isaiah are alike.
The longest verse is the) 8tb verso of the
8th chapter of Esther.
r : Tf,e sliore8t verse is the 35th verse of
the 11th chaper of St, .John.
The 8th. 15th, 21st and 31st verses
tlm T07th Psalm are alike.
' Each verse of the 136th PsaTnj
aliket 'h1; -::
tr There are no words or , np'Vrol more
than nix "syllablea.
jedFowm A
AWP UFTEIT.
l7iia
very cn
method of feeding
fowls which f&e so often adopted, where
the grafeOThrown down In great heaps
ou t (ground or floor. It ia not only
was&iul, but iiijurioui to the fowls, because
. - (- .1 A t . ....
they ' get 0 verted, and it is iu au important
respect .ootrary to their habit'. For their
nature ijiduacratcu.5 Watch the old ben
with blwhen she is 'just let out of the
coopj tsoe . oaraiy sura irom. tne spot, oui.
as sqoo !aa sbe baa realized her freedom
dowu go her claws into the soil, and after
ward' whenever you see her she is at it.
Alwa4vs feetl no moreihrta can he eateu at
once, and 1 take care that they may have
the Juxilry of scratching for it .Iffeedis
birrieM i frraKjearth, then they get with
their mouthful of grtiiu somethiug of use
to their jieeuliar digestive orgau?. Cifain,
however; should not be allowed to come
in coutant with the fiithy-taiuted soil too
often found in the pouJtryyard. i
C: a', Cuiimaw, Chow. Ha
M a j !iluul erubloin, t.ai iu 01 i( '
nie:.i ,rat!a pres!Jeotia caiiTa
It I tu Jlarricon sod TyK r.t! -
1 di!ts fr priJ.'tjt aoi
and Van Buren aud Johnson, t a
cratio nomlneca for those o.T.-
eummerof that year a special t "
In
: .. f r
tho III
a Van
..; r rr
aome purpose waa held in one cf
diana e-uudis which resulted i
Burea victory. A 'democrat, not ,
ed.with' X'-. Cliapman, (he then
th lr ' .... , Bcntiuel, a
stale c;, in, r rote a letter to a f
1
diaiupolis, in which ha advUed !
the rou7t,at)J La aJdodlhun
1 to sta!s
. .-r 11
1. le,
1
Chapman to crow,' Chapraau
1 crew
ahd as a significant illustration l Lrourl:
vu.a puiuie vi a ananucicer. il j acmo-
crats kad few opportunities of cro
terward in that year, but suheeqnc
Ii'g af
' the
r . 1 . . t
noeier waa aaopiea as 119 tu-
' ui if
dctnocr&Ud success, and as sacli 1
eiric remaineJ. .
s erer
A Lojta Istaito aaA Ktob. Lewis
and V -1 D couple of residents of Long
Me'a! ' 1TJ rum and hated males,
0M; J ' . "own to th marsh to
f 0,0,f- 1 ''7 tthoir scythes nd were
I ltja L "auig work, when Lewis pro
lj ttai thry should take adriak
f the quae! furnuhed for the oooaaion. Sara
ZH&, cf course, aud it wu a hot-day and
"J concljUded to rest a while Under the
I "doratrea, arud then take another drink
order to on. The bottle had
I boea passwl two or three titucs, wbea
M0. .. . . -
said to Jisi
I ia noa tne uarnea aiu
wa won't be hankering after iu'
Let'a drink the darned stuff vv.
Mfn k Ka hanbaninn ArNnai I
j It was a bamaiu. aud betwixt ilia two
I tbe balance was soon disputed of. A pause
Dueu. iewis rose to bis leet, tursw bis
scythe over bt shouIJef, declaring: '
-tit t darned JXilU mow without
rum." ,.,, ... . 1 ..(.-.
"Darned if I will either," aays Pam, and
Homk. Home ia tbe one place a all
this world .where hcarU are cure of each
guarded and auspicious coldness which the
world forces ua to wear in el'ence, and
where wo pour out the uoreeerv . "' ommun
icatiou of full and confiding he . It is
the woi where expressions of Jerness
gushjbut . without any eeusation of awk
wardness, and without au dread of ridi
cule. Let a mau travel where he 'will,
home is tbe place to which "his heart un
trammelled fondly turns." IU ia to dou
ble all pleasure there. .He ia to divide all
pain.. A happy home ia tbe aingle spot cf
rest which a man has upon this earth for
the cultivation of bis noblest sensibilities.',
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Snow. The world is craxy , f t show.
There Is not ono perhaps ' In a thousand
who dares fait back on bis real, simple seir
for Dower to tret tbronh the , world, aud
exact enjoyment as he goes along. There
is no end to tbe aping, the mimicryr the
false airs, and the superficial airs. It re
quires rare courage, we admit, to live op
tonne's enlightened eonvictions in these
days. Unless : you consent to join ia the
general cheat, there is no room for you
among the great mob of pretenders. If a
man desires to live , within his means, and
is resolute in his purpose Jot to appear
more than he realy is, let him be applaud
a
ed. There is something fresh aud invigora
ting in such au example, and' we should
houor add uphold such p-hn. with all tbe
energy in our power s .f
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A Suicida v ..i'io. The statement
' " af a
that ascf' y when driven to bay by its
encmie finable to escape, will kill it
selfJ voiow from its venomous sting has
,yy been" regarded as rather my tliical.
weil attested instance, uowerer, 01 me
uicide of th4iusect has lately been pub
lished bv Dr. de Bellesme. The writer
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states that, haviug captured a scorpion, he
converged the rays of the sun on its back
by means of a burniug glass. The iusect
became furiously enraged, and finally rais
ed its i ting and struck itself; dying within
half a minute afterward. - : ' v
i General Lonostbket Bktire8. One
nromiuent . man has shaken the,: mud of
Louisiana politics off his feet in disgust,
and gone m search of fresh fields aud pan
turea'new. It is General. Long-et.
whilom Confederate commander; and uo
a Republican; politician in the diitn d
State. He has bought a farm near Gal.
yille, Georgia, and thero propwses to sjl Id
in peace aud quiet' the remainder of 1 1
days, forgetting i ajuntry 'liferfa
memories of . the battle-field aud the i j
Iu Junuarv 1874 a French professor
natural history placed a frog iu a hole
in a solid stoue and closed aud hemic
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ly sealed the opening. On the lfth
month the stone was openeu mo - .
of Natural History hi Tans, 1?" .
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t aomatf ".''if.
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An
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a plate of macarod oup
H tv res
mat tney coui4n trs!n
c:i any 1
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items on aim. . - . . . .
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A' prisoner, wl.lla fcelrj ' ex-'
urt, coutra-r ' ! blm-dn
lie lof asked
lacrtr
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terr "lL.uk you, tna'ani, 1 UU s t
the lemr ance iocictr ; Cau't lake aar
thing air i;
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editors do not rare aloof ab
extended clrculatloa. The fewer subscK;.
ers they have the fewer times thr ar
shot at.
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Mori fys never grow Id in expression.
yt ; monkey looks exactly like hi ,
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abil 'y to take In Washing when hard tisi . J
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',,, 7 . f wori v
There, now: a fellow isssfo for a ! . r l..
Judge Walnh,.ot Brooklyn, has d"-' , on'
that a woman haa no rivht la m . . .. .t 's
husband's letters. . " . . - vfc. V8 V ia-
miht niTf " llin 1 . .Vint
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" BMdy, did you put ao'egtr In th ,jU.1
to settle ttr ' " Yea, mum ; I put i, , AVri, '
They were ao bad I had to uss the n v (,v,c
them."-., ,. ... . .-f if0,1
them
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A circuit
it preacher ia Mbaouri On -'ct
e night at a farmer's house, , ;
for raiu one
the farmer, who had a horse race arranj,Vv 'i . , . y .
tur nxt dav. ra an mid lhat ha turuell-- 7 - ''
the good man out doora.", , r.
The joung man who resolved to cow.
rait suicide because bi sweetheart marricJ
an undertaker, owes his life to the second
thought that be might be furnishing hi
rival jOb.,;;,.!;,,. t); j,,,;!M.;:;i
. : A facetious fellow, haviog unwittingly
offended a conceited puppy, the latter toM
rtold I
you 1
hiiiirjraa n gentleman. " Are you
peniiciluu ?" asked tho droll one." Ye
sir,-' oouucea tne lop. ' - inen 11m very "ft'
glad lam not," replied tho other. ' ; ' " J I
. .. , . .. ..a. mt . .'rf-'i
A disrespectful son asked his father y. .1. " ".;
' Whf is neighbor Smith's liquor store liksr t r.
1 counterfeit dollar ff. "I can't tell.'mjr .IT1
son." " Because you can't pass it," said the
loy." That boy got a leather medal ia th
shape of numb r teu boot -1
M When the cold wind blows, tike car
of your nose that it doesn't get froze, and
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wrap up your toes in warm wooien noes.
The above; we - suppose, was ' wnttca 1
prose by some one wbo knows tae e...c.j c.
cold snows. t:s ...rv,f.:;.
" You know, madam, that you cause
make a purse out of a sow's ear." - 1
Oh, sir, please fan m, . I have intlmn-1
tions of a swoon, Wl en you use that otl
ous specimen of vulgarity again clothe it )
refined phraseology I iou should say it
impossible to fabricate a pecuniary reeej"
tie from the auricular organ of ths gu
hog.:
Pieces of horse raddiah added to vie
on pickles improve their flavor and p
mould. ' 1 ''"" "-". ,:'.' ' ' '
A Small peco of borax allowed tJ7
solve in the mouth is said to be au e ,,
lent remedy for suddwn hoarseuess or I
the voi. : '. '
A 'torchl'iirhit procession cthet
ore are reponxi to 00 '' (
vai af Audrew Juhuson ia aBin
To clean jewelry, rub a bruiTi
brub is best first 00 a j s c ;
chalk, then on the jewkiry. t-- .
latter bybroathiug
Whe powder St 1 tj t. 1 . J
explosion or t!icrwiaa. U cau r-? 1
by a mixture fit sw-1 on airm- - . . ---;
; f.tiial owaJ;iie"..rrrlioJto ther
I A vetKraUe wcisan, who di d r:
iii t'.i ation. Va at tha as f c 1 1.
(1ml and ten years, had liv 1 h V. n
houseone hundred yea.
A house carpenter f.'l iron t, e r
a bou.-e on whkh be was workii ia '
ville, on Wednesday of b t tm k, t: .
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so batHy.manj;ea irnnwn.u.05 iji
of hi anv bd to be aroputctid.
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