The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1871-12-21
THINGS WISE AND OTHERWISE.

THINGS WISE AND OTHERWISE.
A ouack dsh.-Roast duck.
Men of extremes-hatters and shoe
makers.
The last cup of :. frolic is generally the
hic-cup.
The best time to cut corn.-When it
aches
Good pisces for match making.-Sul-
phur springs
A new version Of an old yerse-Loathe
the poor Indian.
What's the proper age for parson the
parsonage, of course.
What should clergyman preach about ,
About quarter of an hour.
Why is water-lily like. a whale ?
Because both come to the surface to
blow.
France re-christened.- What used to be
called Ia belle France is now called Yale
of Theirs.
The man who popped the question by
" starlight got his sweetheart's consent
in twinkling.
An outer garment called the "Galitzin'
is much admired by ladies. Our sex gen.
orally prefer the gal that's in it.
Late English papers intimate that the
Princess Louise, the bride of Lorne-well,
the ladies know how it is themselves.
A lady on being asked by gentleman,
what do you hold on the question Of
female suffrage ?" replied, AZ hold my
tongue"
There are many pickpockets about just
now. So, he that would keep his watch
=" This let him do,-pocket his watch,
and watch his pocket too. ....r.
ooh, Tommy, that was abominable in
you to eat your little sister 5 share of the
cake" "Why," said Tommy, "didn't
you tell me, ma, that was always to take
her part =
kate writes to say that many of the
young men who ride in street ears and ON
nibuses are perfect savages." She probab-
ly means that they belong to The pawnee
tribe
al amt going to live long, mother,
said woe begone looking youngster, one
day, to his maternal parent. "Why not
pray ?" Because my pantaloons is al
tored out behind was the conclusion.
What is the difference between an auction
and sea sickness ?-One is the sale Of
effects, the other tie effects of a sail
And why do physicians have greater hor
ror of the sea than anybody else because
they are more liable to see sickncss.
A lady gave this as her idea of great
man: "One who is kcerful of his clothes
don't drink spirits, kin read the Bible with
out spelling the words, and eat cold din
ner on wash day without grumbling."
An exchange says that Kate Field is 6
good pistol shot, Miss Hazlett swins like t
duck, Elizabeth Cady Stanton is scien
tifc angler, and Susan b. Anthony plays {
rafting game of draw-poker.
OF the woman question a lady says, III
communication to the Des Moincs Regis
ter: "You may look at this matter il,
whatever light you will, but simmer il
down, and it is bot a quarrel with the
Almighty that we are not all men,
A married gentleman of Elizabeth, n. j.
lost valuable diamond pin, which he ad
vertised in the Herald, leaving SIS witt
the bookkeeper as a reward to the finder
Ills wife was the lucky person. She took
the pm TO the Herald office and got the
money.
A putchman has got off the best thing
on the New York Orange llbernian row:
If dey wants some fights, let'm go back
to de places dey cooms from and gets al
the fighting dey wants. Why de tuyvil
have we Americans got to do NIT der or
anges and lemons and such dings.'
One of the Board Of Education, going
his rounds as an amateur, put the follow
ing question to a scholar in u country
school: 4" How do you parse MARY MIXED
the cow p the last wore was disposed
of as follows: "Cow is a noun, femenine
gender, singular number, third person, and
stands for Mary" Stands for Mary =
exclaimed he, how do you make thai
out - because" added the Intelligent
pupil off the cow didn't stand for Mary
how could Mary milk hcr!'