The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-12-02 00:00:00

CUTTINGS FROM AMERICAN PAPERS.

" Chain-lightning," "mountain howitzer," "tangle-
leg,' and " tarunt kilo juice." are synonyms fur whisky in sone
parts of Califorlikt.

Husband (1,1 style question) : " What, dippin4 into
the third volume to see it every one is married i" Wife new
style of answer)? "Oh, they were married in the first volume,
I want hoses if KIVU,' her husband ho really poisoned her."

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A distinguished American writer says, " There is a
pa,sage in the Bible where the girls are commanded to kiss
the WO: and that is in the golden rule, Whatsoever ye
ii nl,l that men should to unto you, do ye even an to them."
i Lnounced that one of New York's society I,elles
relined to create it sensation at Prime,: hall
. •,f her hair lit up with little to jots, the reservoir
,i., beromimestemi nmmmi,l,t a si il,lrusss of ia6o braids,
..• curl% and a Freneh tale.

I bus a tiinie which he ays will give ito
rli appi-the that .ill ebable him to awalb.w an
We a ill I.ever se-allow my of the loner, lit-cause
el.•l,amits are scarce hereabouts, mid we could uot affonl to
lily me every week ,r two,

A Louisville wife wittliing to get rid uf her husband
at $llOll Wade°, elit flint into the cellar mOh a kereNefie
lamp for a fitter of eider. she gave him just time to get
the eider iii vile 1011114 alit the lamp the other, Milt then
emitted murder." :he had calculated well. 'lint' doomed
Mall sprang up the steps, the lamp fell, and—the woman
was free.

The latest thing at faabionable weadings in Anwrica,
we are told, is for a libtek page, in het ry, to walk it church
Intro the laide nil groom, carrying a small white satin
cushion, on which is embroidered a monogram ingilt letters,
which he places In front of the altar for the couple to kneel
on, and carries it out again at the close of the cermony.
What. nest?

The young ladies of Pennsylvania are in a sad state
of despair at not being able to follow the Parisian fashion of
wearing high heels to their temts. They tried it for, time,
but the pavements being made of rafted lumber, and being
full of peg.boles, the fair wearers frequently found themselves
entrapped, and usually the pavement had to be partially torn
Up hefore they could resume their walk.

A New York practitioner on one occasion was ealleni
by mistake to attend a come of physicians in a critical
case. After considerable discussion, the opinion was ex-
pressed I.y one lust the patient was convalescent. When it
came to the gentleman witimitt tem cinch 4Ura to
speak, he said : Convalescent why that's nothing serious;
I've cured convalescence in tuenty hour.."
If yriM svish to make a young awl fair being believe
that fate has annexed your eartlny condition, a recipe is
given by a smart American for doing so : list before fruit
I num,' cot the letters of your Dame from a slim t of thin,
tough paper, Mel paste them on the ,:de of the fruit most
',posed to the ann. When, in the course of time, yin re-
m .ve the paper from the ripe surface,) ou will tind the !Atm
distinctly marked upon it. When the young lady is 011111% ii
the coirect " tip" that nature destined, if she does lint lint
the day sine is only senstLie to the stamp of an iron brand for
branding cork.