M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-11-17

NO. II.
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dQ(jt ano gumor.
"Neyer rebuke child for mer.
rimeat 1t were well could We all
laugh as we did twenty years ago.
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Insults are like counterfeit money
we can't help their being offered, but
we need not take them.
T Surely it is privilege to DO
kissed by q breeze that has kissed all
the pretty women in the world.
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OF Why would printer make q
good lawyerl Because he would al.
ways be sure to understand the case
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0P Scandal, like the Nile, is fed
by irnumerable streams; but tits ex
tremely difficult to trace to it's true
source.
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"You are better fed than Taught"
said a priest to peasant. "Should
think | was" he replied. "cause |
feed myself, but You teach me-"
The prevailing style of skirts allows
ladies il hot weather to "lay off every
thing else and sit in their boncs," as
Rev. Sidney Smith once wished to do.
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THEoLoOIcAL.--Jo. Cose having
had the question propOunded to him
whether he believed in "ongina sin, "
replied that, ESQ far from it, he had
found sin tv be the least original
thing in the whole world.
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u Sarah" " said a young mau the
other day, to lady of that name,
why don't you wear earrings l''-=
because haven't had my ears pierc.
ed" 81 will bore them for you, then"
"Thank you, sir, you have done that
enough !"
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B An idle man once asked coal
merchant what a peck of coal multi;
piled by eight, divided by four, with
ton added to them, and a bushel sub.
tracted, would come to-
"Well, said the coal merchant, "if
you burn 'em they'll como to ashes"
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D Do you wish to see some
tracts Z" inquired colporteur of a la
Gy who made her appearance at the
door, in answer to a lusty ring OF the
door. bell.
"Yoo, "ropiiad tho lady, uwith iha
heels towards the door"
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OAta recent exhibition of paint.
ings, a lady and her son were regard:
ing with much interest a picture des:
ignated as Luther at the Dict Of
Worms" The boy asked, "Mother,
see Luther and tile table, but where
are the wOrmsp
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u The daughter Of the proprietor
of a coal.mine in Pennsylvania was
inquisitive as to the nature of hell;
upon which her father represented it
to be large gulfUf fire ofmoSt pro-
digious extent. "Pa," said she,
couldn't you get the devil to buy his
coal of you ?"
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HYDRoPATHY.--rhe following hit at
the water.cure was made by Charles
Lamb, and none but himself could
Eave made so quaint conceit: ut
is" said he, "neither new nor won.
derfui; for it is as old as the deluge,
which, IN my opinion, killed more
than it cured.n
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OF"Friend Malaby, ! am pleased
that thee has got such a fine organ in
thy church."
''Bnt," said the clergyman, 81
thought you were opposed to having
an organ in a churchI'
$50 | am" replied friend Tommy,
"but then, il thee worships the Lord
by machinery, would like thee to
have first rate instrument"
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OF"Where was John Rogers
burnt to death!" said a teacher to one
of his pupils, in a commanding voice.
lie coulIn't tell. "The next."--
Joshua knows" said the little girl at
the foot ofthe class. "Well, said tho
teacher IF Joshua knows he may
tell" In the fre!" said Joshua,
looking very solemn and wise. This
was the last question. 1
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! THAT Fox's TAIL.--A gentleman
wss so prone to exag2ration, that I:e
found it necessary to instruct his ser.
want to JOG him whenever he drew the
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