The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-06-20

THE German rose-raiser, who got
off the following comparison Of mer-
It's. has been invited to speak before
the ladies of the Pittsburgh Floral
Society. followed by general dis
cussion for the purpose Of showing
him his mistake. The worthy Teu>
tons words were: Il have so much
drouble nit the ladies when dey
comes to buy mine rose; dey wants
him hardy, dey wants him doubles,
dev wants him moondly, dey wants
him fragrand, dey wants him nice
gouler, dey wants him everydings in
one roses. | hopes / am not what
YOU call uncallant man, but | have
sometimes to say to dat ladies'
sMadam, | never often sees dat la
dies dat was beautiful, dat was rich,
dat was good temper, dat was youngs,
dat was clever, dat was perfection, in
one ladies. | sees her much not ;"
Cute.-A member Of the Missouri Le-
gislature. whose reputation was exceed
ingly below par, - absented himself for
awhile. and then had bis death an
nounced. Thereupon the Legislature
passed the usual resolutions of condo
lence. some Of the willy members bitter
est enemies eulogised their departed
friends exalted character and high mo-
raj worth, - and the next day he reap
peared in his seat with the resolutions
and eulogies neatly pasted in his memo
randum book as a receipt i'll full for the
past and aletter Of credit for the future.
Don't tell an editor how to run news
paper. Let the poor unfortunate find it
out himself.
An Airy LOcatiOn.-The Chief Signal
Office has under consideration the estab-
lishment Of a signal station on the sum
nit Of Pixies Peak during the coming
summer. Preparations were made for
this last summer but were suspended
for want Of proper telegraphic facilities.
The station will be mile and half
higher than Mount Washington. New
Hampshire, and Will afford unusual IA
cilities for the study of upper atmos-
pheric currents.
Very certain.-The surest way 70 lose
your health IS 10 keep drinking other
peoples.
The wonder Of science al Cambridge.
Mass, hitherto unrema-azi-A gas Is
the philosopher there.
The latest problem for civil engineers
is TO make one Of the keys Of piano fit
the lock Of a canal
When may man be said to be lite
rally immersed in his business? When
giving a swimming lesson.
A cynic describes marriage as an altar
on which man lays his wallet and wo-
man her affections.
Here is the newest floral 'sentiment":
If you wish for heart 's-ease, don't look
TO marigold.
How can a man see the point Of joke
when he is the butt.
A lady in Lancaster, aged ninety-sev-
en- years, recently presented to her
grandsona German Bible printed in 1917
and a life of Luther, also in German,
bearing date 1916.
Strange as it may appear, there is
man in this state who spends most Of
his time in attending to his own bust
ness and says he finds it quite profit
able.
Gentility is neither in birth, wealth,
manner nor fashion-but in mind. A
higher sense Of honor; a determination
never to take a mean advantage Of an
other; an adherence to truth, delicacy
and politeness towards those with whom
we have dealings are the essential char
acteristics Of a gentleman.
The employment Of one vowel will
render the following couplet intelligible:
Pr ; V r Y PRE- CTMN
VRKPTH RCPT TSTN
Barnum is looking round for polite
hotel clerk to add to his collection Of
curiosities.
gentleman, in fit of absent-mind-
edness, told another that he had two
sons-both boys.
MORE men grow old from having
nothing to do than from oyerwork.
The running machine viii keep bright
for years-the idle machine viii soon
rust out.
ONE Of the latest cases Of absence
of mind is that Of man in Tennes-
see who used a roll Of greenbacks as
a stopper in his demUohn. If he
would only keep the stopper there,