Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1873-10-29
MIscsllansous.
Debt is never dignihcd.

DfUt 10 hCVet o'61ihSos =
A paper "mill''-a fight between
ival journals.
Cold snaps play much hob with tho
rollers. ~
Astonishing usiness-ornamentar
It is significant that "to advertise"
hymes with ''to realize"
The Wilmington, N. c., Star prints
! column cntitled ''Siar-dusf."
7. Mast is registered ON the alpha
,etical list Of arrivals at Boston as
Mast, T." ss.t
This is the time for sentimental
girls 10 gather autumn leaves aud
nests.
There is nothing so effective in
bringing a man up To The scratch as .
healthy and high-spirited flea.
Writing about the "Sports of the
chap tells about how he
saw female horse-tbief hung.
Foss works hard all day, and don't
do cnny thing. goes to bed tired at
night, then gets up next morning, aud
begins ag,n wharc she left oph.-tBil-
lings.
a contemporary says that "Stray
leaves from soon-comiTg orange bios,
SONS futter around in prophecy Of
weddings TO be-" Let 'cm fut.
A Young man at Evansville coughed
up q tweniy-iye.cent currency note
the other day, and lie has gone right
back TO the boarding house whose
hash he formerly complained of.
From passage in Xenophon it ia
traffic four hundred years before the
Quent allusion is made 10 book shops
and book sellers.
a consequential Young fnp asked
an aged country sexton if the ringing
of bell did not put him in mind Of
his latter end. $40, SIR" replied the
grim cid grave-diggcr; but the rope
puts Inc in mind .r yours"
Did you ever hear the noise of q
quariz-crushing machine when III full
operation? Well, that is nothing
compared to the clattcr that would
fill tue world if good resolutions wcrc
made Of glass Or crockery ware.
Conclusive evidence. .-Digby, tho
other day, iolud some money in tho
street. "A.i" said he, with know
| in. look, papers have been saying
that moneys tight, but I wouldn'e
have believed it if hadn't found it
Ii the gutter
| a Massachusetts editor is inclined
| to approve All English teachers plan
in examining schools to pass q news.
paper about among the children, aud
require cach 10 read from II and 10
explain the illusions to events, insti-
!utiuns aud persons.
The proprietor of n Young ladies,
academy in Illinois has utterly ruined
his business by causing 10 be inserted
in large number of papers n picture
of the building. with Two girls stand
ing on the balcony with last years
hats on their heads.
a veteran observer saws that a little
baby is All easy thing to love, but \
big baby is hard thing To love, cspc-
cially if you have married her-or
him.
Catching Tartar-"So vou don't
care about donkey-riding, missy. And
why?' 20, I've got a pony, and one
! doesn't care about donkeys after that,
you Know" elias u pony got more
legs than n donkey, then 2" Missy
(who doesn't like 10 be clafed)-"Yes;
exactly twice as many as some dom
keys that know Of"
A writer in California delivers
Sunday-scheol address, of which
The following passage is an example:
You boys ought TO be kind to YOUR
little sisters. | once knew q bad bow
who struck his little sister q blow
over the eye. Although she didn't
fade and die in the early summer
time, when the June roses were blow
ing, with the sweet woods Of forgive
ness on her pa!lid lips, she rose UP
and hit him over the head with q
rolling-rin, so that he couldn't 20 to
Sunday-schoolf for more than month,
on account of not being able to put
his best hut on"
AT the Limerick Sessions recently,
the jury, after n quarter of an honr's
absence, returned into ecu t, I've
find him not guilty."
Chairman.-Are you unanimous in
your NertlCt.
Forcman.-We are, your Worship;
We are nine to three. [Grcat laughter.l
Chairinan.-Thisi is not proper
verdict.
Foremam.-We first decided, your
worship, t!.at the minority should be
ruled by the majority before going
INTO the merits of the case. We then
became all unanimous in the end.
Laughter.l
Chairmau.-Dut how couid YOU be
unanimous when You say you are
nine to three!
Foreman.-Your Worship, I took
down those who were for fiuding him
guilty, and those who were for nc.
quitting him, and the minority agreed
TO the verdict of the majority.
Chairman.-O, go inside; each Of
the three men who were in the mino-
rity are they Of the opinion that this
mau is guilty? Go inside and let
them agree about il. I don't want
TO hear any more OF your delibcra-
tions; go inside and let them tind that
this man did not strike the prosecutor.
The jury tLen retired, and, after q
few minutes, re-entered aud handed
iu verdict of "not guilty."
Chairman Ito the jury).-Gentle-
men, you have agreed to your verdict.
You say that tho prisoner 10 not
guilty?
Foreman-We do.
Chairman.-Is that the verdict Of
the whole Of you?
veraljurors.-Yes. .yourWorship..
the prisoner
now. (To the prisoner.) hope II
you ever come here agaiu you will
not get of SO easy.
Prisoner.-Iti is my first ofense, and
it will be my last. Loud laughter,
IN which the whole court Joined.
Chairman.-But the jury SAY vou
have done nothing at all. tLauyhter.T
Coblensx.
Coblcntz is situated at the confiu-'
enee Of the Rhine aud the Moselie.
A very pretty and not LARGE CITY,