Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1872-04-04
4IcEzLANEouS ITEMS.
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20 for too much, and morals too little. :.
ofl. You can't weigh an eel with scales
N because they have nc scales, you know
- A compass has four points, that:
= certain; but a pair Of compasses has
At A celebrated writer says that one
he good mother is worth hundred school
{ masters. i
Il According to the papers, over ono
hundred ladiesare studying law in this
country. sy..,
Men and women differ; you NAV,
perhaps, convince man, but you must
: persuade woman.
Il Our friend Quiz says he has two We
(. hicles-one in the barn, and his wifejs
>. q little sulky. s,,-l
The Chinese picture of ambition Is q
mandarin trying to catch comet, by
putting salt on its tail. Jls.4
y Queen Elizabeth always displayed
her worst temper In her best clothes.
: She has dreadfally rufled them.
1 Horse raisers say that q few carrots
! given daily to horse viii render his
coat at'beautifully sleek and glossy.
If your wife does abuse you, you have
the pleasant consciousness that she will
not permItany one else to doso.
The Muscatine Journal says the latest
definition for ne Tspaper advertising is.
t"Extending your shop front into the
newspaper" s.ii 81 Ilgll.ir
Six women commenced the new wear
at ST. Anne, kankakee county, Ill, by
Irenouncing their former faith and be-
Itcoming Protestants.
Indiana girls give the name OF boot
stacks to the backward and bashful
young meu who fail to make them
selves agreeable at social gatherings.
! Jones, on being asked by Mrs.J.
Why he didn't have's dumb-waiter in
J the dining-roofn, Immediately replied
that be had tried them, but they didn't
answer. .....,-...' -
So Winter sits In the lap of Spring.
does he. Well, if Spring don't get her
lap in an extremely congealed and
uncomfortable condition we're much
mistaken. ~ --''0@ . N 81
"I alius WEIR bukskin mits," obsery-
ed an aged Individual Of "Short
Woods, as he was trying on pair In
store, yesteday. "They Is as comfort
able like as any to the hand, and save
botherin' with q han'kerchff.
"Say, Jones, what's the matter with
your eye?n "Ohi nothin'; only my wife
said this morning I'd better get up and
| light the fire. I told her to make it
herself That's all p s.-34aiif.9
The Irish Republic advises the Irish
Republicans to stand by Grant as the
faifest and kindest man TO all races that
ever sat in the Presidential chair.
A constant dropping will wear rock.
Keep dropping your advertisements on
the public and they viii soon melt un-
der It ike rock salt.
a friend of ours eourted lady for
twenty eight years, and then married
her. She turned out to be perfect vir-
ago, but died In a few days after the
wedding, Now" said our friend, I'm
q self congratulating tone, ..see what
have escaped by long eourtship.
A man in New jersey has invented
= stove which will consume its own
smoke. Now, il he will devise meth
cd whereby tobacco smokers can con-
sumo their own smoke, he will be en-
titled to the thanks of all the ladies In
the land.
"My son." said a good mother to
young hopeful, 'sdid you wish your
teacher happy new year." ''No,
ma'am,n responded the boy. swell,
sssha ;snSt b.nrsy nnlsss shs,s nh ;n,.;,,e,,
some ofus boys, and / was afraid II 1
wished her happiness she'd 60 for me-"
The Saeremento, Cal, Grand Jury,
In their report on the county jail, says:
+no ,e;snn JT ~ S1ol1r,,on ny .s 80
;tts Iii, tI'a.,e s' =; aasd - - ".;dr;hy
leaving % hr the q control % of the is;l G 10 oss os
the prisoners" !" ass9-
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!. 81 = ,,onsJ IN I ~ s.ht
tS;pT he wss .I Is;J ,,n With rha,,r,Os;s' ous ~
all The winter, and died just in haying
| time, Is pretty tough neighber Jenk ms,
pretty tough!'i ~, ...-
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8. 1,.ho.' n. me- ,,e-.s ss1a,. ~ 10 IL
tr.,sa - Ia ~ 0na dsv fha oi3 man ,,.s = try.
ing to harden cold ehlsei, which ne
had made OF foreign steel, Dus ne COULD
nor sueceed. ..Hofsewhlp IL, Iatner,
exclaimed the BOY III that won't har-
den 1t, don't know what Will
Arkansas Jnf,oe was reeentlv pre-
ll,din, : cen tancs q. death with a very
lnathe3,c review of the cr.minaPs life.
Thich he WAS holding mn az : vvaroin9
IL al evil disnosed 1ersons ,-hen he
,,,as o.. .stnnished syd silencos hv the
nrisoner,s MA coollv intarruntinS sNevsr