The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-08-22
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Governor Groo,nc, Of Maryland,
Is mn impending bride-GrOone.
Unnamed by the loss Of her
husband !" il the newest style ,or
indicating Il widows grief.
Farmers will find plow shares
about as sat" and profitable shares
as they cnn invest in.
It takes 81 per week TO pcrlum"
. really pr sentable New Yo:k
poodle.
"Change cars" is what q citv
boot black said to ~ count,ynnn
the other day when nc had finished
blacking one Of his brogans.
It is shrewlly observed that snw.
dust pills w"nld cure n great man
diseases it the patient would only
make bis own sawdust.
A Detroit paper, noticing the
fact that aman lately dropped dead
while combining his. hair. SAWS.
i" Aud yet there nrc people who viii
persist in this dangerous habit"
Here il the obituary notice Of an
office h"|'lpr in Iowa: " Harvey
Jackson, county treasurer, is dead.
He was lenient with tm widow,
and his books always balanced"
An Oregon Journal describes y
recently elected member of Con.
gr"ss from that region MS a Jolly,
social man Of some ability ;. but
hitherto too lazy to become kuOwu."
Some friend was demonstrating
with Clarke, the actor, about bls
profanity. and quoted II, s,rip'n.
raj injunction. "Swear not ut mH.'
: don't," said Clarke. 81 only
swear ut those who offend me-"
A bad little hoy rubbed Cayenne
pepper. dust all over the back of
his jacket. The xchOolmn.ter tl,rasl,
rd him briskly, but dismissed school
Immediately To run tn the nearest
for eye water.
Que Of Disraclls admirers. IN
speaking ahont him to John Bright.
said: I" Yon onght to give him
rcdit for what he has accomplish.
I'd, as he is ~ s..li.mnhe man" |
know he il, rctortrd Mr.. Bright,
s and he adorrs his maker"
A lady returning from an nm.
profitable visit to church declared
hat 8 when she saw the sl,awls of
hos" Smiths, and t':en Thought of
'r things her own girls had to
wear, II it wasn't for the cOnsoh,.
ion Of religion she did not know
What she should do"
Some one says If W" eynnld show
rea|l, good to our dauyl,.
erS VIZ "nn>t be grncro',, to them
u - trnrr sense than that Of bang
ny trickrts ON their neeks.' 40
v"rlS could be more sensible.
>ine girls ont Of ten would rather
'avr II camel. hair shawl than q
'erk|nce. Parents should relnem
yer this.
Douglas .jcrrold's wit was often
xertcd IN this kind OF way. anus.
ng enon.'l to bystan'lrrs, hnt
unpleasant I" the butt
'hns Il meint"r Of his club hearing
n air mentioned, cxcia,meh,
That always carries me away when
hear it," ''Can nobody whistle
z" asked Jerrold. Again. after
supper oi Sleeps heads, an en-
|,n>ia>tic gentleman exclaims,
Wen, sleeps ln.ad.. for ever. say
;" .JrrI"lh .Tlletr's rgotism -
gain, when Il mau told him he
bought he should havc died Of
'n.htcr at SOME practical Joke,
err"ld replied, Il wish t" Heaven
Oh bad -
Bill Wlaley recently died in the
ayette county (Pa.) poorhouse
le formerly hlovc a stage coach I've.
sren Uni"ntown and Morgantown
J t',at State. He wOu.ln { Owu y
o'Se that had more than rmnugI,
,in toc0vcr his homes, aud through
llich the moral law. cOn!d not bo
'ad. His animals were queer &C.
nittica! Observation-Disclosures of
1gles. right, obt',st and acnte.-
ne day l'r wasdriving into Union
'wn at i"|I speed. aud just as he
rev up in front Of .he hotel, one
his horses dropped dead. "That
as very sH!dem DEATH" remark.
Ia hystander. ''Sud.len !" rApliesl
aptain Bill, smi!ipg'y, and cycling
y inqniSIt"r '''hat horse died in
n:thtiei'l, nine miles from ksre-