, 1875-12-26
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.

| MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
Starch was invented by q Woman. and ST
alone can take it GU: Of a mau
After the clergyman had united happy pai
not long ago, m awful silence ensued, rhic
was broken by an impatient youth exclaimine
Don't be so unspeasably happy
II wish might de-" sighed continent,
mhid as ehe stood rubbing the shoulder Of be
dress With benzine and yet the yerY next tim
he came she let him lay his head right in til
Same spot.
| Madam" said uce-medium, ''your hus
| bands spirit wishes to communicate with you
mo matter" said the widow, ii he's got nj
more spirit in the other world than he had il
this, it's not worth bothering about"
4 Norwich (Conn.) clergyman relates that be
was once called to marry man who WAS to bt
| united to his fourth wife. As he approached the
couple he said, 60 usual, ''Piease riso." The
man fdgeted about on his chair, and finally re-
marked: ''We've usually sot !"
'How much do you ask for that there velvet
BY the yard 2" said Mrs. Rural at Stewards, to.
day. THAT, madame" said the clerk, holding
it. q!' "is Ss-fo5merIy sold at S14.' Thought
cent calicoes aeed advertised in the papers ~
-Neto York Sun.
Here's lovely Canada widow, named William
son, who goes out hunting moose aud wildcat,
anc bear, and all that kind OF thing, and finds
them. GOO. She has been heard to remark,
squirting one eye absent -mindedly along the
barrel Of her 1i1e, that Ia girls fool who a.
the top stripe Of her stocking is really black"
To obviase the trouble Of arranging their hair
every day, and to save the expense Of mad,
many ladies, who glory in the fact that they ara
- fashionable" wear wig. The wig is dressed
BY professional 'F1e-maker once month, and
thus every new fashion can be kept up with
This is not slander on the sex, but a fact. and
can'be proved in open court. Hea1s and wign
are ready !-Neo York Muit,
A few days ago an elegantly-dressed lady got
into MAd1son-avenne car, and, although the
day was cool, she co uld not wear her gloves on
account Of her many diamond rings A balky
horse having twice stopped the car. the lady
few moments, said to the driver, =" That ERE Of
horse ant used to be dru7 on that ere side. And
that was just the trouble in spite Of the dia-
monds.-Neao York Tribune.
4 Virginia, New. husband vent to tho depot |
The other day to receive his wife, whom he had |
not seen for two years. When the train came in |
be sprang forward to assist her from she car,
,he ''put in " to the following effect: :" How is
Yrs. Smith? Havo you seen Tom? Wha.
lreadfn1 journey I've had. Why don't you take
'our pants out Of your boots You must posi-
i7ely have that halr Of yours cut right away.
ton're smoking again, see. Have you got
lice rooms?' I hope you haven't been drinking, |
learest. Oh, dear me. how muddy it is I"
I believs the world is getting 90 bad now that
verybody swesrs-at slight provocation, too, /
IN sorry to say~aud even ladies. heard one
10 1t the othor day. She missed the ferry-boat
y about 6 feet, and as she sazed az the fading
tructure calculated :'-it!" Having missed
myself felt grateful to her for having e.
ressed nv feelings and the wickedness it saved
le for the case demanded special notica
miled, because couldn't help it, and 80 did the
at1y but immediately fro"ning {: me- tearfu1iy,
outed herself into the ladies'. room with IN i'm
asient manner and both hands full Of pin back
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