Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-06-04
Varieties Of All Kinds
The latest agony in shoes-corns.


The latest agony in shoes-corns.
A Boston church has given its pas
tor 81 800 to buy family cemetery
lot with.
There is one town in Connecticut
that is not afraid OF the measles. Its
Haddam.
Mrs. Smith says her husband is
like tallow candle, because he always
will smoke when he is going out.
Let there be 4 crusade against new
bonnets and how long will this coun-
try be regarded as & land Of liberty? :?
An old Scotchman of Boston used
to say, "I'm open to conviction. but
I'd like to see the man that can con-
vice me-"
The Danbury Me,cs man, who has
landed in Liverpool, writes: 81 was
sea-sick three days Of the trip-py
marriage."
kissing your sweetheart says u
trifipg young man, sis like eating
soup with fork it takes long time
10 get enough
A sporting gentleman explained
matters to a friend thus: "All Of Il
sadden my horse stopped, but | went
straight on-over his head
In recent trial in San Francisco a
witness testified that it was common
thing for the settlers to drink forty or
fifty times before breakfast.
A Massachusetts, woman threw acid
in her husbands eyes to prevent him
from going to see Lydia Thompson's
ankles, and the neighbor's all support
her.
An unreasonable resident Of Roch-
ester, N. Y, refused to pay the gas
company's bill for SIS on the trivial
quibble that there are no gas burners
III his house.
"Shall / cut this loin of mutton
saddle-wise?" ?" said a gentleman.--
NO." said one of his guests, "cut it
bridle-wise, for then | may have a
chance to get a bit in my mouth.
The editor Of the Mason County
Journal got converted in Chicago and
got drunk in Cincinnati; and now
plainly inquiries, (Which is the worst,
Cincinnati whiskey or Chicago relig-
ion?"
a San Francisco liquor-dealer, who
closed his saloon while his brothers s
wife lay dying, and during the brief
hours of the funeral, has sued his
brother for s299.99 as damages TO his
business.
1t is stated that there is a poSSibili-
ty of a marriage being arranged be.
tween the Grand Duke Alexis, of
Russia, and the Princess Beatrice of
England. The former was born in
1850 and the latter in 1857.
It was stated in the Senate of Mas
sachusetts, a day or two ago, that
conductors on the Eastern Railroad
had confessed that in series Of years
they had stolen Sl50, 900 to $500, 600
annually from the company.
The Arizonia girl doesn't carry
parasol slung to her waist, bnt her
belt is ornamentcd with an ivory
handled revolver. There is no com
plant of lack Of politencss on the
part Of young men out there.
A San Francisco teacher protests
against the representation OF testimo-
mails to teachers by their pupils, and
also against expensive dressing at
school commenccments. Both often
involve cruel drag ut the pockets
Of poor and proud parents.
4 london street performer, nick
named "lron Jaw" recently died III
harness. He lifted enormous weights
with his teeth, and sometimes flung
them over his head. In attempting
to perform this latter feat with a
weighted cask, he broke his neck.
Elections in Ohio Under the new
Constitution will be held b;ennially,
and will occur Oh the Tuesday succeed
ing the first Monday in November,
instead of on the second Tuesday OF
October, as now provided. All the
State officers are to be elected at
once.
\ girl confessed to the crusaders
the other day that she had permit
ted twenty seven men to kiss her, and
the horrible creature gave the names
of the men. Several are married
men, and hutter has been OCCASION
ed in certain circles. That girl never
heard of the sentiment-"Kiss, but
don't you tell
\ Liverpool paper is responsible
for the following: "Some time ago
a vase which had been buried in the
time of st. Louis was unearthed in
st. Astler, France. Among other
things it contained an onion which,
after having been exposed FOR short
time to the air, was set. In spite
Of its age, 500 years, it has grown in