The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-09-23
,NScar spare Lines.
he war spirit in Prsuos-COguac.

The war spirit in Prancs-COgnae
The war spirit in Prussia-KOrnschspPs.
coughing hop" Is Indian for locomotive
A deer country stas-nation.
A burr In the bush Is worth two In the hand.
A literal translation Of "Tsmpu' .fugii," Is.
"few get time
The death OF the living skeleton is character
iIsd as q swindle ON the worms.
An individual nj Bangor declares that. sits
working between meals that's killing him."
Gone on whaling yoyage-ihe French
deet. . - .a.".'+ 3 Co
Soda water is accused Of tendency to sun
stroke. ....
For use In demonstrating the scat Of war
the necdle-gun. t.....
Nearly every person drowned in Paris is
found to be in-Seine.
Once when bad man died. Q savage wit. be
ing apprised Of the event. observed that the Az
ersge value Of mankind was sensibly raised.
Twelve youths have been sent by the Empe-
ror of Morocco to be educated in France. Though
bound in Morocco they are to be lettercd in
Paris.
II is tolerably safe thing. when one meets q
Wisconsin man nowadays. to ask him who the
other candidates are in the Congressional dis
trict.
The Florida mosquitoes. blown over. for the
first time this season, and In swarms too, to
the English coast, were taken In that country
foi new species Of sniPe.
The man ut the wheel who ports his helm
when il should be starboard, and 80 runs into
another vessel, not only makes bull but also q
wild steer.
BY curious coincidence Ave names on one
page In the Norwich City Directory. for 1870,
read-Slsck Thomas. SLOW George, Sly John,
Small Nathan. and Smart Mary.
Terrible news has reached Mount Pleasant.
Mo. The Journal says II is rumOred that Hen
nv Clay Dean bathed In the Missouri river last
week. near Kansas City. creating sand-'
bar.
A Hibernian, who was arrested for intoIics.
ton at Albany. the other night, by German
poliseman, turned upon his captor with hide
Gus grin, anu 'ous Ou'J
you in Ireland. I'D make you yell loud enough
70 be heard all over Germany"
A gentleman ON steamboat asked the man
who came to collect the passage-mouey II there
was any danger Of being blown up, as the
steamer was making such horrid noise. "Not
the least,'' said the collector, ''unless you TO
fuse to pay your Are
A gentleman on astage-coach passing through
the city Of Bath. observing handsome edihce.
inquired Of the driver what building u was.
The driver replied, "It Is the Unitarian Church.
Unitarian said tho gentleman, and what is
thatP don't know said John, but | be-
leye it's the opposition line
Faith and works were well illustrated by
vsnturesome little six-year-old boy, who ran
into the forest after team and rode home upon
the Load Of wood. When asked by his mother
IL he was not frightened when the team came
down a very steep hill. he said YES, a little;
but asked the Lord to help me, and hung on
like beaver i'
young man, accompanied by his lady-loye,
took breakfast AZ hotel the other day. Never
having seen any tish-balls, he handed one to his
hily, under the impression that il was dough-
nut After breaking his own, he carefully ex-
amined. then smelled Of IL, and with sepul.
eJral voice said. sal. cont cat that dOughnut;
there's something dead in this