The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-01-08

Rows are men In a roundabout way.

Boys are men In a roundabout way.
I.a man put 10 the test test felowF
The Oldest cup on rccord-the hie-cup'
A chemist. even in the streets, Is known O' us
llneaments.
A, ,mno.,, o.remouy-maiing up the forms
OF newspaper.
To artists on wood. Suggestions LOT ''
Sticking plaster.
Al, 4. venerable I'm man; and would oe I'm W.
man N she ever became Old.
The popularity Of the sesserpent is-'ha' nc is
never the seen serpent.
The first question that ever disturbed man was
the woman question, and 10 viii probably De me
last.
woman, troubled with husband very little
=, home, saw, she cares less about his income
than his outgo.
A man who, with inky fingers, wrote to his
ffieud of the enlargement OF his income was
told that his letter was good evidence Of his ink
crease.
A young lady who was reading novel, was
asked by a gentleman how she liked the style.
"The syie-the style" was the answer; "oh, sir,
I've not come 10 thatyet."
A churlish fellow refused TO pay shoeblack his
price, saying half his price was quite enough.
whereupon the shoeblack exclaimed, $50 along,
old BUFFER all the polish you've got Is upon your
shoes, and gave you that"
Vermont paper says an old bachelor on learn
ing that numerous additions had lately been msde
to the male population Of the place, and thai there
was great dearth Of specimens Of the other sex,
Ia fh. kr., of
doctrine, "Let US have peace"
Pluck and persisteney pay. They are apower'
Men who possess them are commonly m'eiIsen''
know what they are about, and are senerai! en-
gagged In what Il about right, They don't stop AZ
tribes. Little things and people don't disturb
them. In pluck there IL strength aud satisfaehoni
i'm persistency there Is faith and fsct You might
rs well attempt to stop Niagara with toothpiek
ma 10 prevent n person with these Al qualities
from going ahead.
GLOW do you like the character Of st. PaulF
asked parson of his landlady, one day, during
conversation about the old saints and the apos
ties. "Ahi he was a good, clever old soul, know,
for he once sad, you know, that we must eat
what Is set before US, and ask no questions for
consc,ence's sake. I always thought should
like him for boarier."
A stranger observing an ordinary roller rule ON
the table, took II mp, and, ON inquirins It's USE
was answered, cit Is q rule for counting'houses."
Too well bred, as no construed politeness. TO ask
unnecessary questions, he turned 10 over anu
over, MP and down, repeatedly, and Mt last, In
paroxysm OF bafiied curiosity, inquired, GLOW In
the name OF wonder, do you count houses with
thisi'
A penltcntlary bird named Martin Conee, VINO
had escaped from prison in Nashville, Tsnn, was
re-arrested in Eiizabethtown, KY, and returned
10 the pententiary ON Tuesday, where he has yet
TO serve fifteen years. When nabbed he was In
the midst of n religious revival, and last week
had baptised by immersion forty persons In one
day.
Judge Andrews tells OF an occasion when, TO
use southern phrase. he was "taken down" by
one OF his audience during political address
He was candidate for Governor of his State,
and was explaining 20 the large crowd how his
friends had pressed him to be candidate, and
that the once was seeking him, and that he was
not seekingthe once. "In fact" exclaimed he,
.'the ONCE OF Governor has been following me for
the last ten yearsp Just then tall countryman
I'm the audience rose and shouted, "But here's
yer consolation, Judge; you're gainin' on 10 all
the time, and IL viii never catch your The
prophecy was literally fulfilled.