Arizona miner., 1867-09-07
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An exchange says a countryman giving his evidence in court, was asked by the cOun- sei if he was born in wedlock No. sir, he replied, |" was born in Schenectady great many northern soldiers have been captured by ladies in the South and will not be exchanged" They are too much en- gagged.
 A Writer asks how divorced husband and wife can repair the injury done to their chil dren. Perhaps they can in most cases best repair it by reDairiag themselves.
 Mir Robert Tombs, in his entertaining little book on the Champagne Country, re- marks that in Verzenay, if the cry of stop thief is raised, every inhabitant takes to his heels.
 The American soda-water fountains at the Paris Exposition, it is said, are new things to the French, but they are highly popular. The French like cool and pleasant drinks as we'll as the Americans.
 The Princess of Prussia gave her brother Alfred, of England, hearty kiss upon sud denly meeting him in the exposition. The smack astonished the crowd, like a pistol shot
 It was an apt answer of young lady who on being asked where was her native land replied :" have none; l am Methodist ministers daughter"
 Among the list of penalties for the regula- ton Of Queen Elizabeth's household, was the following: That none toy with the maidens, on pain of fourpence.
 A COW in Cincinnati, in I mistake the other day, took feed of pine saw-dust. instead of bran In tho evening she gave turpentine instead of milk.
 A Di7lnkard was picked up in the street. There was no sense in his head. no csats in his poeket. powerful sce1t in his breath, and he was seat to the watch-house.
 The printer of the Western Gazette lately published the following notice: Dry stove wood wanted immediately at tbis office, r exchange for papers. N. B. Don't bring logs that the devil can't split. { Douglass Jerrod calls women's arms " the serpeuts that wind about mans neck, kill inc his best resolutions" The oldest in babitantn says Ae don't object to th2t-kinC q, ,sssPsats-------------
 A Gentleman who had built a small hous, in . scauestered part of his grounds for hii nrivate study, showed 1t Co friend, remark ing; Here sit reading from morning til night. and nobody bit the wiser"
 A Chinese maxim says: " We require fou things of wornen-that virtue dwell in hc heart; that modesty play on her brow; tha sweetness flow from her lips; that industry occpqgfeT hands.
 CaaAer, intending to drink a g'a's o aHffs 4t-f+s A 1iAl'AA 'Ni-4pf'i VI S''i' l'' .lid s,es a,seDger his mistake until be got be had fiss door, and swallowed the dose, wheI 9.e 8ited up both hands and exclaimed: "Ver ily. have taken inwardly the balm of tn worlds people What will Abigail say whei she smells my breath ?"
 Josh Billings says: "I never bet am stamps on the man who iz always telling what he would have did if he had been thare have notised that this kind never ge thare"
 A nobleman observing a large stone nsa his gate, ordered his servant to throw it t' purga,ory If, said the servant, "I were t' throw it to heaven it would be more out 0 your way.n
 @What brought you to prison my coloreC friend 7n "Two constables, sah.h " Yes but mean, had incompetence anything t' do with it 7' "Yes, sah, dcy was bof'en drunk"
 "Gris," the "Fat Contributor" says h' was asked to write take off on thu Black Crook" He replied that be couldn't see anything to take of.
 Why is man ascending Vesuyius like ar Irishman trying to kiss pretty girl2 Be cause he wants to get at the cratur's mouth
 A dutehmsn being called upon to give a toast, said Here ish to the heroes what fit, fled, and died at the battle of Bull Run, of which am ore"
 Heaven help the man who imagines he can dodge snsmiss by trying to please everybody Take what time you please to make up your miDd-but having made it up, stick to it.