Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-06-27
Varieties.

MOORE & MooRFovER is a Council Bluffs
firm.
OLD maids are fond of pairs, but can
not endure any reference to dates.
A TOAST at public dinner in Con-
necticut-" The Nutmeg State where
shall we find crater ~
WHY is Ireland ike an unopened bot
tie? Because each has cork in it.
Hoop modernized:
Take her up tenderIy. lift her with care.
None know how dearly she paid for her hair.
WHY is an old pocket-handkerchief
like an old ship? Because it has ex-
perienced many hard blew.
HALF-MoURNING is popularity known in
Pennsylvania as Pittsburgh sunshine"
THERE are four things which a woman
cannot do-tie up parcel, throw a
stone at hen, carry umbrella, sharp
en- lead pencil.
WHERE once the prairie was trackless
save for the Indian trail, it now bears
tracks of Trail which shows what a
difference little dash may make.
The St. Adams (Vt.) Messenger thinks
g sky blue is pretty color for ceilings,
but not so tasty for country milk at eight
cents quart"
THE Lockport Journal asks: " Does
man who steals ice necessarily take
cold ?" We answer No, not if the law
makes it warm for him.
"A DISPUTE as to what was trumps was
settled in Virginia by one gentleman
turning up spade, and violently smit-
ing his opponent Herewith.
A JUDGE in Arkansas advertises that
he will marry couple the first time for
a quarter subsequent marriage cere-
monies, ten cents each.
A LITTLE girl was leased good deal
by gentleman who visited the family
he wound up by saying, Rosa, don't
love YOU" "But you've got to love me-"
said the child. "How so ?' asked the
tormentor. Why" said Rosa, " the
Bible says that you must love those that
hate YOU, and l am sure that l hate
you u
THE question at country tea-party
turning Oh the improperly of mixing
up cake with a pinch of snuff in the
| fingers, a lad remarked that he had seen
his mother do it, and never dropped
bit of snuff. Why, my son." said the
lady, how can you lie ?" "Well,
mother" he replied, "maybe you did
drop just little"
| SMITH and Jones were at the menage
RE, and the conversation turned on Oar
wins theory. "Look at that monkey"
said Smith. Think of its being an
undeveloped human ~" Human p said
Jones, contemptuously. It's no more
| L,,,a,, than T or,
"MorHER," said little Ned, one morn
ing after having fallen out of bed,
think l know why fell out of bed last
night. 1t was because l slept too near
where l got in" Musing a little while,
as if in doubt whether he had given the
right explanation, he added No,
that wasn't the reason it was because
slept too near where l fell out"
The last proposition for eradicating
polygamy is to introduce into Utah vast
quantities of fashionable millinery goods
and induce the Gentle women to- come
out" in gorgeous style. This will pro-
duce such competition on the part of
the Mormon sisterhood and such heavy
bills for fnery, that the saints won't be
able to stand the pressure.
SOME time IN last January a band Of
Socialists took forcible possession of an
estate near Saissac, in the District Of
Aude, France. The proprietor wa;
driven from his home; the estate was
divided into small farms; and the rob
bers have been cultivating it ever since
The local authorities were defed wher
they ordered the intruders to leave, anc
cavalry company, sent from Paris
proved unable to drive them off.
, larger force is to be sent. Meanwhile
the proprietor is afraid to venture OF
ms own Paupef ~ anu h ene nd ers !,
other ways greatly damaging the estate
The case is curious illustration Of the
| confusion prevalent throughout France