Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-30

Domestic O5seyration.-Therei is nothing
| like taking domestic observations so thai
the course for the days steering may be
plain. A man we know has made a
study of it, and he says that when his
wife gets up i'm the morning with a
jerk, and, neglecting to do up her hair,
goes silently about her work. she is ma
tfrializing domestic row which will
shake things up rough before night.
Examiner divine of the old SCHOOL,
Name an instance of benevolence and
design united in the native productions
Of a specified soil. Candidate: The
growth in Spain and Portugal of the
cork-tree, coincident with that of the
vines yielding port and sherry. Ex-
aminer: Very good, indeed, sir. /
trust you will live to be a bishop. Can
didate passes with flying colors.)
. Inspector (who notices backwardness
in history -''Who signed Magma
Charta 2" (Noanswer.) Inspector (mOre
urgently - ''WhO signed Magma
langrily) : ''WhO signed Magma
matters are beginning to look seriOus)-
please, sir. 'twasn't me, sir!'
We are assured by Prof. Tice of st.
Louis, that ''when the arial malstrom
pours down through the anticyclOnal
column of high barometer, the dyna-
mic is on the sky and the static on the
earth" just at that critical moment,
we presume, it behOoves people who
have any regard for their personal
safety, TO stand from under.
A Western editor thinking to stock
his depleted larder, advertised, Poultry
taken in exchange for advertising"
The villainous cOmpositOr, seeing his
opportunity TO pay up a long-standing
grudge, set it up-''Poetry taken, ETC."
and since that time the Office boy has
been clearing fifty cents day from the
waste paper man.
IL is reported that Miss Moody,
daughter of the American revivalist,
who is now preaching i'm London, not
sharing her fathers views, went to the
play, and coming down late to breakfast
next morning, was greeted by him with,
"Well, child of Satanr' to which she
calmly responded, ,''Good morning,
papa"
SceHe-The parish clerks. Miss has
come TO give instructions about putting
up the banns. Clerk-''What is he, do
you say-a shovel engineer, on the rail-
way? You mean a civil engineer, 1
suppose?" Miss-'.tOh, / dessay you're
right, sir. It's him that shovels the
Goals into the engine"
A Bro0klyn lady, whose husband has
an unpleasant habit of railing at her,
has hit upon the plan of calling i'm her
servants when he begins to let out his
temper, and then turning TO him saying
sweetly: ''Nowr my dear, please go on
with your remarks" lie doesn't go on,
at least not as he began.
Deserving persons are coming to the
surface again. One of the most efficient
young men i'm Troy has been washing
windows for his wife, and is praised for
his brave independence. If all women
could only marry men willing to do
their work for them this earth would be
a female paradise.
A Change Of T0Re.-How soon some
women change their minds respecting
their husbands Mrs. Spinn was for
ever telling her husband that he wasn't
worth the salt in his bread, but when
he got killed in a railway collision she
sued the company for five thousand
dollars.
A rery pretty Sunday-school song is
the one entitled ''Put your armer on,
my boys There is, however, a young
lady in our town who doesn't like to
hear it. She says it sound, like .'Put
your arm around me, boys" and it al
ways makes her feel lonesome.
!Sererdl passengers on the Lower Mis-
sissippi were attracted by the alligators
basking in the sunshine. care they
captain?" asked locker
m, ''Amphibious, thunder,'' answered
he enthusiastic officer, ''they'll eat
log in a minute"
We neEer. quite believed those stories |
,bout ostriehes eating shingle nails and
gate hinges, bqt the proprietor of a
nenagerie now at .Janesyille offers for
ale, as old iron,' an ostrich which has
ust died on his hands.
York Erenirg .WaH. ssis fought with |
,lades of grass y, What does 'Snrino1
mean. then. by armine all her flowers
With pistils ?.Louisriie urier-.Jonrnol.
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