The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-05-22
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An old reyolver-the earth.
Small ,alk-Tbe praiile Of children.
A Iong. beaded man is never hcad.lous'
Hiyh words Conversation on Mont
| blanc.
Tobacco should no, be chewed but ss'
cbewed.
The appropriation claws p'ckP0cke'
fingers.
The use Of money is all the advantage
there Is in having money.
Chords that vibraie sweetest pleasures
strike the deepest tones Of woe.
TIE prosperous man. who yields hini-
self up 10 temptation, bills farewell 10 well
fare.
The ,nan who couldn't "trust his feel
ings" is supposed to 10 business strictly on
ready money principles
Speaking ofGeorge Ill.,, Erskine remark
ell that what we call firmncss in king We
call obstipacy In donkey.
Ma why Is a very little newsboy like
young squash?" III cant tell, sonny"
"Because, the older he grows, the more
OF ytller he'll be-"
A Minnesota land Spectator, in describ-
ing lake in that slate. says IL Is 90 clear
md SO deep that by looking into It you can
see them making tea in China!
A marriage notice having been sent to a
paper for publication, the name Of the bride
being Anna Girion, the parties were horri-
fed next day to find il in print, "On a grid.
iron."
A little six year old who had just bcgun
the study Of grammar in one Of our schools,
on hearing her mother remark OF an ac-
quaintance that he was singular, said,
sWeli mother, he couldn't be plural, could
hep
Why arc women like Enthusiastically
because there is no living without them,
secondly, because there are many aspire
to them thirdly they are objects Of nion
ton and lastly, but not least, because they
have clapper in their upper story.
The most tender hearted man ever heard
Of was n shoemaker. who always shut his
eyes and whistled when he run his awl into
q sole.
Papa "weil. sissy how do you like your
new SCHOOL," Sissy: "Oh. so nuts" Papa:
sThat's right. Now tell me NIL you have
learned to day." Sissy: 81 have learned the
names Of all the little boys"
"Fm afraid I shall die a beggar-ihe
most terrible fate in the world" said rich
old hypochondriac. "Not so." was the &c
ply. "there Is much worse fate than that,
and that is to live beggar."
A gentleman once observing n young
lady earnestly at work "knoliing" fringe for
a skirt. asked her what she was doing
"knotting. sir" replied she; "prny, can
you knott" IL cannot, madam answer
ell he.
Two young ladies' and an Irish gentle.
man were conyerseing on age,when one OF
them put the question (which Of us do
you think is the elder, Mr.. G-T' "Sure,"
replied the gallant Hibernian, "you both
look younger than each other"
ave have possession, and possession is
nine points OF tho law" said a lawyer 10
his opponent. Sand what is the tenth
point ?" asked the latter. "Disnppoinimeni.
sir. and that's deal sight bigger than all
the other points put together"
Every column Of newspaper contains
from ten to twenty thousand distinct pieces
Of metal, the misplacins OF a single one
Of which would cause blunder or a typo.
graphical error. With this curious fact be-
fore you. don't you wonder nj the general
accuracy ofnewspapers !!
A traveller through a country town in
Maine, where there are no hotels, Obtained
lodgings with farmer. The next morn.
ing when he inquired for his bill, the far.
mer said: "S5 GEMS for lodging, aud %
cents for squirting tobacco juice over the
Aoor