The Grange advance., 1874-04-15
OMNIBUS.

OMNIBUS.
An ambitious young lady was talk
ing very loudly about her tavorite au-
thors. when 'it"raF is chap asked her if
she liked Lamb With look of ineffa-
bic DISGUST. she answered that she cared
very little about what she ate comnarsd
with knowledge. il
-Good takers are heca,di1e rare
nowadays but are occas;nnalK to be
met with OF one whose conversation
is very entertaining but rather discon-
nected, witty lady once remarked.
i" Oh yes, he's very clever, but he talks
like book in which there are leaves
occasionally missing"
The man who answered an adver.
tisement to the following effect had his
curiosity satisfied: IF you would learn
to make home happy send so cents in
postage stamps to A. B." etc. Upon
receipt Of postage, "A. B. replied, Your
home would be more happy if you were
less frequently there.
The sad and terrible death of Mrs.
Ada NJ. Noyse. known both as a writer
and an actress. shows how dangerous
household pets may become. The latter
part Of January Mrs Noyse was severe
y bitten no the nose by little pet dog.
Early in March the premonitory svmp-
toms of hydrophobia manifested them
selves, and the disease developed with
great rapidity and malignity. No skill
availed to arrest the progress of the
dreadful malady.
1T is reported that young lady in
Lancaster has the letters, Y. M, G. A.
engraved on one corner of her visiting
cards. which she hands to certain gen.
tlemen visitors. At first they suppose
she belongs to the Young Mems Chris
tian Association, but it is not long be-
fore they rightly construe the letters to
mean, "You May Come Again."
-" Father, did you ever have an
other wife besides mother ?"
No, my boy; what possessed you
to ask such a question ?"
- Because [ saw in the old family
Bible that you married Anna Domini,
1862, and that wasn't mother, for her
name was Lucy Jenkins when she was
a girl -
Calling at the local military head
quarters tor news, a reporter was met
with the encouraging answer, q Id be
glad to give anything if I could; but
when there is anything of importance
we are not allowed to give it, and when
we are allowed to give anything it is of
no Importance
- While the Atlantic States have
been enjoying an unprecedentcoiy n,ild
winter, the Pacific States have had ex-
ceptionally bad weather. The losses of
cattle were very serious, owing to apps
ture famine, long and cold storms, and
want of shelter and care.,- The San
Francisc" Bulletin questions whether
81 ,O0O,OOo will cover the value of tie
horses, cattle and sheep which perished
in California alone Stock raisers are
now discussing the propriety of pro-
tecting their cattle in Winter, an inno
walton to which part of them are op-
posed.
"A prize fight, which has been ar:
ranged for Chicago: was to have come
of Tuesday morning just across the
Indiana State line, but fell through be-
cause not enough spectators could be
gathered up to raise purse of a hum
dred dollars for the two leading brutes
to fight.
The new board of Railway Com.
missioners for this State have organic
ed, and entered upon their duties. They
will commence with overhauling the
tariff of the Southern Minnesota Road.
They are to have schedules for all the
roads complete by Aug. l.