Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-01-30


Hot saltwater and boiled ice cream are
among the novelties in Boston this winter.
What throat is best for a singer to reach
high notes with A sore throat.
When is a dish-cOver like an omnibus in
Broadway? When it's blOck't-in.
1T is to be misprisOn for treason TO ask a
soldier 20 take dinner and desert.
Generally as soon as a man is supposed
10 have a little money, his wife gets too lame
10 walk, and must have carriage.
The literary style of asking for a slice OF
ham at dinner is-"Tll thank YOU for an ele-
CANT extract from Bacon"
wASrED.-A little polish. warranted not to
rub of, with which 10 make n few young men
shine.
The man who hadn't a leg 10 stand on
sat down very quietly, and let his friends car
ry him through his difficulties.
Il cross old man says women take almost
a much time in making up their minds as
tLey do TO make up their bodies
Why is the plot of a ballet like the air
tight costume in which submarine excursions
are made Because its for diyer-'tis
meant.
DR. Franklin SAYS that every little frag-
ment Of the day should be saved. Oh, yes,
the moment the day breaks set yourself to
work TO save the pieces.
Let the man who loses a leg in battle
console himself with the physiological truth
that the more legs an animal has. the lower
be j. in the scale of creation.
a gem or stone in relief or above the
surface, Is called Cameo, as distinguished
ia. inIa tad
or followed out. 50 as 10 WELD raised i'm
preston.
= Silent gratitude was well exemplifed by
the little boy who, when asked whether he
thanked the lady for the stick of candy she
had given him, replied. eyes; but | didn't
tell her so"
a widow of the name of Rugg having
taken Sir Charles Price for her second hus-
band, was asked BY friend how she liked
tie change. ''0h, she replied, 81 parted
With my old Rugg for good Price"
Among the ladies' who bewailed ruin of
their wardrObes by the recent precipitation
II the baggage car into the Susquehanna,
Mrs. Bowers, the actress had the right to take
the lead. She lost fifteen thousand dollars
worth Of dresses.
NEGETARIANIsM ExTRAORDINARY.- +" The
company hc7, trittdre'r toregale Themselves tea,
osfss, bread and butter, apples pears, Pi1'a,s and
etfle,S. See Vegetarian Fete, Crystal Pal
ace l'egetdTiaR.-''i shay, ole fler-dOn't
90 yet-lhic)-wait a lil-lOnger, and I'll
sh-stand adother lettuce"
p. I. Barnum is the happy possessor of
FIVE horned ram, which resides not at the
Museum, but at his farm. At recent cattle
show he labelled the animal: g An intemper-
L. IL
horns too much"
Two deacons were once disputing about
the proposed site for a new graveyard, when
the first remarked, "rll never be buried in
that ground as long as live" "What an
obstinate mani" said the second; "if my
life is spared l will"
-"D Don't YOU believe the Lord is on our
SIDE" said strong rebel to a not over conf
ieLt friend, some time since. Don't you
think, now, the Lords on our side? ?" "Well,
wees" responded the other; "y-e-e-s, but
He's acting mighty strange about it, mighty
strange :"
"A young lady once married aman by the
name of Dust, against the wishes of her pa
rents After short time, they lived unhap-
PLY together, and she returned TO her
fathers house but he refused TO see her,
saving, "Dust thou art, and unto Dust thou
shalt return"
CogRECTIoN.-At a christening, while a
Minister was making the certificate, he for
got the date, and happened to say" Let
ne see, this is the S0th."
The thirthiethl" exclaimed the indig-
nant mother. Indeed, it is only the elev-
enthl"
The following very Ineligible note was
L NsSl,. \ -,
DevOnshier So Mr. T. presents his compi-
ments to Mr.. H., and have got hat that IS
not his and if he have got hat that is not
yours, no doubt they are the expectant ones"
Sir Brook Watson was an extremely po'
lite man; and one who knew him well, upon
bearing that he had lost his leg by bite OF
shark while bathing in the sea, exclaimed
An, see how that vast If he had not
stayed TO allow the shark precedence, the &C
cident would not have happened"
PoPPIvG.-Mr. Popp, of Poppville, fancy
ing himself to be very popular with his lady
owe. "popped the question to her undel
the poplar tree; when she referred him Il
Ter poppy, who, when asked for his consent
lsboring under the influence of ginger pop
popped him out of the door to the tune o
Pop Goes the Weasel"
Some person writes from the West tC
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs, asking i
The treaties with the Indians prevent hin
nom gathering together 10000 buffaiOes
Fhieh he proposes to drive to the neares
point Of railroad communication, the objec
icing to supply the army with buffalo meat.
=" Susan" said an Irishman TO fellow
servant, what are the bells ringing for y?
In honor of the Princess birthday" wa:
the reply "Be aisy, jewel" Iejoined Pat
hone of your tricks upon travellers; twas the
Prince Of Wales's on the ninth, and how car
The his sisters twelve DAYS after unless the.
we're twins
SHORT CHAPTER on EYEs.-Black eve
lpify quarrelsome nature; brown eyes IN
Neate tickle disposition, and gray eyes be
peak constancy. OF course, gentleman
1'ih one brown eye and one gray, is tickle ol
che side and constant on the other. Ladie
should always be careful TO get on the RICH
@oe Of people so distinguished.
Gen. Grant was lately rallied about tn
gsfslstent and preposterous use, by Ne1
Iofk paper, of his name for the Presidency
me General replied: " l aspire only to on
Pohuesl Office. When this war Is over,
mean to run for Mayor of Galena This plac'
fesldenee). And if elected, | intend Il
ave the sidewalk fixed up between my hous