Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-08-11

tS Snuulng candies Is now consider
ed TO be decidedly clownish, as one is
engaged in cutting up shines.
~Twensy- four persons passed thro'
Ohio few days ago in pursuit of hap
plness." g.
boy. what is your narae!" Robert,
sir" ~ es, that is your Christian name,
but what IS your other namef" bob,
sir" =
iSO"A nursery must be great place
for dancing" why sol" Because
1t is. 81 don't see how" "Ain't
nursery regular 6all,room'"
70 A new rat exterminator has lust
been invented! 1t is sort of snuff, of
such power, that one smell gives Il, of
sneezlng, that continues until he Jerks
his head of. -. ... .-..u-
S Ecrmonters live 10 great age. as
Is well known. There are two men
who are so old that they have forgotten
who they are, and there are no neighbors
who can remember. ..-...
~ They are getting up a new styIe
OF hogs out west. The inventor thinks
that by giving them pewter with their
corn he can raise pig lead from lhem.-
Time must determine.
~ Dan Marble, speaking of 4 young
gentleman with mous,aches, saiG: Hes
critter that wears har on his upper lip
TO keep the spiders from crawling into
his holler squash"
. What ugly looking bra. is tina,
under The window. Susan,"
why that is mine," replied Mrs.
''Oh call the dear pretty creature in
and lie. me kiss her."
D"My dear, why is vour neck.hanI-
kerchief like the real estate you father
hast" "Don't know duck" Because.
love, II is good proper tie," (property.)
A by'stander thought he distinguished
something like kiss after the dialogue
ended. Shouldn't wonder if he did.
D-A country man applied to lawyer
for advice. After detailing the circum-
stances of the case, he was asked whe,h.
er he had stated them exactly as they
occurred.
"Aye, SIR he rejoined: Il though, i,
best to tell you The plain truth-you can
add the lies to it yourself
10 A windy orator once got up and
said: "Sir-Aftei much reflective con.
sidera'ion and examination. have
ealmly and deliberately, and carefully
came to the determined conclusion-,hat
in cities in which the population is very
large, there are greater number OF men,
women, aud children, than in cities
where the population is no. quite SO
large"
EV"Mister how do you sell beef this
morn'ng" "Whv, II cents pound
how much will you have?" "Fourteen
cents, eh!--have you got a hearf?''--
mo just sold il. "Well, Just know'd
you couldn't have heart, and ak four.
teen cents for beef; I'm sorry you sold
ii--cause I'D like to have some meat.''
A moment after The boy was seen running
out OF the marke, house, anda shin bone
after him.
IS The young ladies of Bloomington,
Illinois, recently held a meeting and. re-
solved ito have nothing to do whatever
with any young man who INDUCES in the
use of intoxicating liquors. Whereup-
on the young lords OF tha, part of crea.
tion,
Resofced. That we will not .coun,e-
nance" any young lady who don, .coun-
tenance' US.
ResoiUed, That we will do our UT,
most 10 put down the ice cream saloons,
and burst all the soda fountains; and that
il becomes US hereafter, TO attend church
solitary and alone, and while there, we
will look toward the altar and worship,
instead of across the aisles!
ResOfUed. That we will ride the vounr
ladies out no more, and shall therefore,
hereafter discounienance all livery sta
bles, railroads and wheclbarrows.
Resotvea. That we will not coun,s-
nance any teller who violates the above