Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-11-18
Sense and Nonsense.

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Noshciue { Tenn. Daily American
Sense and Nonsense.
Friendship is the medicine for al
misfortunes; but ingratitude dries VI
the fountain of all goodness.-Rich
elieu.
The Paris Figaro remarks that al
that is necessary now to enable al
expert to swim from Liverpool t,
New York is boat alongside ant
some one to feed the swimmer.
How many people with their hands
in their pockets and vacuum il
their stomachs are going about say
ing: "Oh, if my vain mother haC
only let me learn trade" ". Y
Graphic.
"Did you ever 60 to a military
ball?" asked a lisping maid of an ole
veteran. "No, my DEAR" growled thu
old soldier; sin those days onct
had military ball come to me, and
what do you think?-it took my lee
off r'
To ascertain if your gun is loaded
put your foot on the hammer and
blow in the muzzle, letting the ham
mer slip from under the foot and de
scend with smart force on the nipple.
If the gun is loaded, you will be no.
titled of the fact.
81 sells peppermints on Sunday"
remarked good old lady who kept a
candy shop, "because they carries
'em to church and eats 'em, and keeps
awake to hear the sermon; but if YOU
want comfits you must come week
days. They're secular commodities. y
The numerous reports as to the oc-
currence of a remarkable marine an
imal on the coast of New England
during the past summer have in
duced the Boston Society of Natural
History to prepare and distribute a
circular calling for information on
the suDJecJ.
A thirteen-year-ol son OF wlno-
sor England) inn-keeper named
Beasley recently committed suicide
in a singular fashion, on his father
telling him to clean his boots for
him. He tied cord to the handle OF
door, threw it over the door and
hanged himself
A married philosopher, whose views
respecting nursery management, fash
ions, domestic economy and minor
morals have long experienced a
steady opposition, describes the re-
Elective and analytical intellect as
shat divine faculty of reason which
distinguishes man from woman"
1t is now law in Egypt that every
soldier that enters the army must
learn to read and write in Arabic.
The officers are required to learn
some foreign language, either English
or French. If the soldiers do not
know how to read and write when
they enter the service, they are taught
by their officers.
There is deal of truth and good
sense in this clipping: Children are
children as kittens are kittens. A
sober, sensible old eat that sits pur
ring before the fire does not trouble
herself because her kitten is hurry
ing and dashing here and there in a
fever of excitement to catch its own
tail. She sits still and purs on. Peo-
pie should do the same with chill
dren. One of the difficulties of home
education is the impossibility Of
making parents keep still; it is
with them, out of affection, all watch
and worry
Recently, in New York city, it was
discovered that one wall of a five
story brick building encroached upon
a neighboring lot. A slit of eighteen
inches wide was taken from the gable
ends from the roof to the foundation,
and, creased timbers having been
placed under thatpart thus left stand
ing alone, the whole a, 900 square feet
of wall was pushed along the timbers
to it's proper place by means of jack
screws without disturbing its plumb
ness or displacing the plastering.
The workmen in the building pnr-
sued their avocation as usual.
Just after the trial of a petty case,
in which one Hank Fisher was
witness, three or four of the lawyers
were discussing among themselves
the variety of testimony deduced,
when Gen. B., with his usual vehe-
mence, said: "There never was such
a liar on the witness-stand as that
Hank Fisher; he is undoubtedly the
biggest liar / ever knew" when the
whole party we're somewhat abashed
at seeing Hank, who heard the Gen
erals remark, step up to him. 'Did
you say was the biggest liar you
ever saw?" "That is about what
said," stammeringly came from the
General, who expected a fight. Hank
eyed him a moment, then said: 81
guess you didn't know my brother
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