The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-02-20
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SAYINGS AND D0INGS.

Pour water in the soup, and bid them welcome
all.
WERE a man but to think of it, the
responsibility of not acting is some
times infinitely greater than that of the
most rash act.
THE new opera-house in Paris has q
chime of ten copper bells, which, on
grand occasions, will clang and bang in
connection with the orchestra.
A CHILD being asked what the three
great feasts of the Jews were, promptly
r. piled, Breakfast, dinner, and sup
per-"
KING ALFONSO isn't married, but his
mother is busting around lively to find
some one who will cherish him for him
self alone.
A WOMAN of pure taste never fills her
fingers with rings. She is content for
tho world to know that she has the
means for such vulgar display, but not
the taste.
The only vacant seat in the San Fran
cisco stock board has been sold for $780,
900. This is the highest price ever paid
for a seat, and is $40. 900 higher than
the price about year ago.
A SCIENTIST has begun taking CEN
sus of the fools of the United States.
He stays in city until fire breaks out
in the daytime, and then he puts down
the number of people he sees running
to il.
LAYING the stone for wing TO
his manor was the only foundation for
the new "story" that Disraeli was
about to take wife. and as he has since
begun a second wing it is presumed
that he purposes bigamy.
SINCE the disappearance OF Charley
Ross, and the consequent agitation,
eleven lost boys have been recovered
and restored to their friends. Charley
remains in obgcurity, but his disappear
ance has been the means of bringing
light to many other households. He
suffers that others may rejoice.
THE new building of the Western
Union telegraph company in New York
is Just completed at cost OF 81 600. 600.
Il is $50 by rs feet in dimensions, and
is perfectly fre.proof. The main cor
mic, is 226 feet from the level OF the
sidewalk. The batteries weigh 100
tons. and the consumption of zinc is
S., 600 pounds per annum.
THE cook of a hotel in Glencoe, Min
neseta, on opening the door of the large
kitchen oven one morning, found the
cat of the establishment re-
duced to q beautiful brown roast. The
local editor who makes this statement
thinks it needless to say what became OF
the cat. but the boarders have demanded
an explanation.
VISITORS to Pennsylvania graveyards
can get all tie information they want.
Here is quotation from Pennsylva-
mia tombstone "John L., Wilson's
vife-took sick on the Is November with
a chill her sickness had been dropsy
and lung fever or the consumption Died
June 1872 ker age is II year 3 mos q
DAYS her youngest brother had to
HANDLE her for mos IL "a days and
nights"
THE Richmond Wing says that the
following letter, written in London on
Aug. 81, 1852, to colonist OF Virginia,
is still in existence there: We send
YOU a shipment, one widow and eleven
maids. for wives of the people OF VIZ
o;nia. There has been especial care IN
The choice of them, for there hath not
one of them been received but upon
GOOD recommendations In case they
cannot be presently married we desire
that they may be put with several mousse
holders that have wives untii 'neS o~H
be provided with husbands.
The ability to procure luxuries often
wh is the appetite for them, until per-
,ons who are brought mp in most ex-
RENE simplicity and frugality become
perfect Sybarites in their devotion 10
,ostlv Measures. Amongst all classes
# society we see extravaganza keeping
,ace with posterity, and, indeed, out
stripping it; realizing Archbishop
Whateley's paradox. that. "rhe larger
he income, the harder it is to live WITH
n it."
A DISTRICT CONT in Texas has made
decision worthy OF the sharpest days
# special pleading. Tne Respondents
rere indicted for stealing onions. IniS
fruit was converted while grow
ng in a garden. and had not been DE-
ocbed from the soil previous to the
ak,ng II was held by the court tnas
While growing the onions were part Vi
he realty and not an object of iaroeny,
vbile as soon as they were detacneo
bev we're 10 the possession OF Inc re-
,nondents. never having been IN inc
possession of the complainant after Do
,oming personal property. Hence, 'ne
were simply guilty Oh sfeS
PASS on real property. jess 3d. !uos
A New JERSEY editor wrote q long
;icle entitled. "Why are Women DEN
,ate ?" and marked it "No. l. An.
"a went home and threw his overcoa.
,ver the lounge, in the inside pooheA
If which, after brief exploration niS
wife found a letter which conciuoeo III
hese words Don't let your skinny
I'D wife see this. Ever your Maggie
Then she seized the poker and cnaseo
Ter talented husband eleven nmes
around the house before she knocKeu
lin down the area steps. 1t is thongns
hat No. 2 of "Why are Women DELL
,ate ?" will never be written.
A FRENCH duke. of democratic opin-
ons, wanted 10 show how quickly
poorly dressed nan is arrested, whether
no is guilty or lance n: ga tattereo
zap on his head, trou iel in rags, hoo'
nailed boots, torn, muddy, down az
neels, he entered ca &c on the Boule'
yard Poissoniere, seated himself at