Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-06-24
THE SCRAP-BOOK.

..JoHx. h,w does the thermometer
standT-eAgainst the wall. dad. I'll
mean how IS the mercury i"-"Guess
its pretty well. IL hasn't complained,
la,ely."-"You little rascal. is it colder
thsn weston day l"-''I really don't know,
dad; but III 60 ont and feel"
- Il rained 50 in Boston. the other
day, that ali the fishes in the harbor
crowded under tie bridges to get out of
the vet.
THERE arc trees in Wisconsin, that
II takes two men and boy TO look to
the top Of them. One looks Gill no gets
tired, and another commences where he
Jeff Of.
Two old New England ministers
were riding by galIows when the elder
one asked the ether: "Where would
v.u ho if that tree bore its proper fruit?"
"Ri.liug alone, sir, was the immediate
rsr'y.
Have you any limb horn bonnots|
snquirej modest miss ola shop-kesper.
AAay whati'
ANY limb horn bonnetsl"
"Any-don't YOU mean leg -hornp
The Young laly was brought to by
tie proper restorative.
II gentleman on Hudson river
s;ear er finds the following lines in the
Bible living on the cabin table. The
lines would well be placed on the Bibles
az about all the beats Of our beloved
county:
"This holy book neglected lies,
40 soul with il communes;
While scores of souls sit round about.
With Heralds and Tribunes.''
Alta hot. |, short time since,
gil inquired Of a gentlemen at the table
VI bis cup was out.
{" No." said be, "but my coffee is"
The poor Girl was considerably con-
fused but determined TO ply him in his
VIII coin.
While ri dinner the stage drove up,
xud several coming in, the gentleman
asked,
Does the stage dine herei"
mo. sir" exclaimed the girl, "kut
lie passengers do.
- That was wicked boy who when
la was told that the best cure for the
ps!pi;aIion Of the hesrt was to quit kiss
ing the girls, said, "If that is the only
remedy for palpitation, say, letter paIP.
A coquette is a rose from whom
every lover plucks leaf; the thorn re
mains for her future husband.
= The very best kind ofagricultursl
fairs-fsrmer's daughters.
- The excuses OF youth are drafts
upon our old age. payable with interest,
about thirty years after date.
= The smaller the calibre Of the mind,
the greater The bore of a perpetually
open mouth.
GARGET Is Cows IA this is some
vi az common when cows ere giving q
iaree flow Of milk IN the spring, | give
nv experience. Having valuable cow
two wears since. Which gave m unusus
.!asutiIi If milk. found one night a
milking. one quarter of her nd Ter had
i..colue very hard. AMI only yielded =
small ,iisnIity Of eiouel milk. The RENE
Is used was this, which had seen ia
an agricultural paper, viz, 8 DROPS o.
'.nc:uFe of acon;te drorped on piece o
I,reSi and mixed with her fsel. In thc
raurning sic MAS much better, bat | gave
Fcur drops more, and the night following
found her all right, with about her u>ua
quantity Of milk. Since tLen havs tried
the same remedy in one or two instaree'
with equal success.--PA 1ng"r, Md
dstolpn, CT, an Co Gent.
\ lille fellow not more than fr'
wears Of see, hearing some gentlemen a
lis fathers taale discussing the farnif
81 line, "An honest man is the nObles'
work OF Go1,r said he knew it wssn'
true: his mother was better than an
man that VAS ever made.
4 ToAsT.-A toast at an irish Eocie
ty's dinner ut Cincinnati: sHsre's to th'
mrisidint Of the society, Patrick O'Raffer
IL, aud may he live to eat the hen tina
scratches over his grave"
BE CoNsIsTENT.-Josh. Billings says
'.That if 3 man is a going to make
business of serving the Lord. he likes Il
see him do il when be measures out on
ions. as well as when he hollsrs gIor,
hallsluyer."
EEGaiI Hamilton saws one can b
daughter, sister, friend, without impeach
ment Of ones sagacity or integrity but
Is dreadful indossmeut of a man t
marry him!
THE editor of the UasOersdlist havin
been eensured by = correspondent for int
mating that jeff Davis should be hung
rep.ies. After the excitement has passed
and Jefferson Dayis Is hung. we may b
sorry. Bot in all soberness let us say,
Jefferson Davis is not hung, the han
that in this land aver after sigma dsatl
warrant should drop from its socket.
3 rsrlora5, Jet every prison dos