Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-06-10
THE SCRAP-BOOK.

"A MIoHrY NICE THISG "A well
known wag stepped into bookstore and
inquired Have Won The Woman in
Whuer" "Yrs, replied the clerk.
.'hll Anre?" asked the sparcher after
literature Yes responded lie clerk.
s. In the Dark =" still queri'-d the ques
;i"rcr. "Y,s. sir" again promptly IN
swrrcd the attendant. WEI, ail hnvo
got Ia say is. retorlr,l Ihe wag. "you
have 4 mighty nice Thing Of it. Good
by
= 4 LEARNED coroner in q neighhor-
ing c.,uui,. tie either day, bring kei
how . acc. uutcd for the great IN, atty
this year. exclaimed. Il cannot tel. there
are people dying this year that never
die! before
- II Is said that the only joke Gen.
Sherman ever !,erpetraied--i: we except
the one In hiS iast letter to Halleck-was
upon entering the capital { North Caro-
lima. Turning to Regimen ri veterans
WIN w"r" marching i,v the State house.
h. called out: Don't vnn think this il
= go"i l'lac' Ia sing Roteigh round the
the iisc, bows"
EF CHAPLAIN AND CoNTRABAsD.-
Army Chaplnin--'.My young colored
friend. can Won reads"
Cnnirahan.i-"Yss sah.'
Army Chapls:n-"G!sd TO hear it.
Sha'i | give you n l,speri"
Sar,ain, msssa, If you
pleas"
Army Chaplain Wary COOL. What
paper " nd yuu choose now!"
Contrahsnd-- "we;l. massa. If you
chews. Ill take a paper oh ;erlacker."
Tie chapIsin leaked at the eon,raband.
aud the c,'..irttqni l".ke.l at The chap
isin; thcn the later .ighel snd passed
Oh.
4 TERRIBLE TIT.--"Doctor." said
Patcriamiiia<. "my daughter has hid
terrible tii,'his morning; she continued
full au h-ur without knnwle,lge ar nrrisr-
standing" oh" replied tho doctor.
''never mind that; many people continue
40 all their lives"
- Punch .says the gender of n railway
train is fstlinins. Don't you often miss
ii
- DOMESTIC MAGAz,sEs.-Wives who
ara always biOoiag.a9 their huslan.is
wRSTED FOR CHEMICAL pUR
Puszs.-A ANi Is dissolved III tears"
How TO LEANS ALL YOUR BE
TEcT< Quarrel with your best friend
-"Parrnt>." said solemn lecturer.
Won HAY" children; ar. if YOU hare not,
your daughters NAY have"
- We once heard Ia.lv remark that
'cs,tar,i pie j. ike kisses; the moro a
person has the mote they want"
- Why il a 10. wilEfa SORE tail Ike
Ioconioiiyei Because lie has got =
tender tr:riu,l.
- l-aac WAS reading to iiis mother
tho bead Ines Of ono of the telegraph
enlumnsof Tuesday isN. aud when be
came 10 JEFF. Davis to lie Cohiine,i ri
E'ut Layfsetle," The good oi'! indy
threw ". her hands. exeinining: ! Lsw
me. Knew that he wore pelticuats
IN, Didn't think tAot would hsppeu "a
him. Wei. well; tire confeacracy Is
coming idspisccsr' The o. lsdy re-.
sumed her knitting. aud I.ssc bis read.
ing.
- a Hihernisn was reprove.l by an
officer for dnring To whistle in the rsak:
Wl,ilo going on duty. Ja-t "a The officer
spoke one of Tie enemy's balls came
whisll.ng over the ravine. Pat cooked
his eye towards il, and quietly snid,
'.There gnes bny on his duty. aud, be
Jabers. Irrar how he whistles" 4.
- A distinguished surgeon. whose
love Of the MT WAS such that he won.d
81 any time saaner smpu,ata = leg than
eat his dinner. Ind performed a very
difficult anl dangerous operation, am
was expatiaiing to some Il. rids on Ith'
exquisite. s',auty of the jri, IL was Tin
.rust Successful. he said that he TAO
ever IeIfarmed "Thsn the patient ],
recoveringi'' sail hys'audcr Recover
ing! Why. bless yeu., insh!' sail the
doctor. sno patient WAS ever known t.
survive that operation. 4 The patient il
as dead "a Julius Caesar. but the opera
zion was bcautifli-Ioyely r.
- Sons Of the rich Bostonians know
how TO take aahirt One at them recent
lY returned his income for 1868 {" III,
United Staics-ASspssur rs $4,000. fh'
Assessor knew very well that this wa
immensely below the real figare. aud
few dsys after informed him significanil'
that il he wished To rectify any Of I'll.
statements in his return he c.rid thrl
have al Opportunity to do so. III
kluslersd considerably. and with mucl
chow of iDdignato on. asked what Wa
sasS-noihing else. The rich man re
aerfrfi a Ellie aud az ianofh fotni few