The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-11-24
GRAIE AyD GaK

..Alilliners in Paris who furnish ladies
out Of town with their hats send for
their photographs before they make the
selection Of shape and color of trim
mings.
1t was little three -year-old who
remarked that she didn't want TO kiss
her papa because he had "fringe ON his
mouth.''-Bo.ton GtoJe
We don't know that it was the epi-
zooty that affected him but he said
with some violence: of that nose was
running for Office, Il would be elected by
a handsome majority
Bruce had recourse to the sword,
1 Tell TO bow and arrow, and Washing
ton appealed 10 the God of battles, but
when 4 woman strikes for liberty, she
uses anything she can lay her hands on.
II is strange that the girl who can
crowd herself and lover into a very mar
row'rocking chair, is the same one who
always occupies three feet seats in
horse car-St. L0uis RepubLcaR.
1t makes one sad TO realize that all
-AAN AAniAl-AUiiiNiH anu "tlh-UAi NAAA1 MNAE
once good little boys, and sat on the door
steps waiting for ma 10 come home from
the society meeting.
In 1890, not hundred years ago, at
the sack Of Ismail, the Russinns were as
atrocious toward the Turks as the latter
are toward the Seryians and Suwarrow
put 5000 persons to death, as lecture
20 l.;....-n l..-a-- Il. tg.a art cf ,,,ooaarro
inattentive 4 Misst, "a i1sss s4o&S Ess sa
engagement with her lover because he
recommended her to scoop her mind
up in a ueanut she'll and fix it on the
game.-Brook{ya Argls
A brave and good little Ohio boy
sat on the fence two hours in the freezing
cold of dead winter, watching broken
rail on the railroad track, so rs to carry
the latest news Of the impending acci-
dent to his father, who was a local
editor
Master Tommy (hesshad been very
naughty ,..and was now amusing himself
with his scripture prints)-"Here's
Daniel in the lions den I" Mamma
Gncautiously)-"Ah, what was he cast
into the lions den lorg" Master Tommy
with triumph -" Cause he was good"
A publisher VINO always gives away
a chrome lately purchased a large num-
Der Of pectures Of Niagra Falls. After
advertising them for a time with very
poor results in the way Of subscriptions,
he turned them upside down and an
nounced brand new chrome Of "a
Prairie on Fire"
The Connecticut fossil footprints
appear TO be bogus il is hard TO be
certain about anything after the lapse
of centurie-. 40 doubt the future
antiquarian as he dig- about in the ruins
Of ancient Chicago will finding the fossil
footprint of q belle, mistake ii {or bath
tub hewn in stone, and write book
thereon.
A distinguished author says i
resolved when ] was a child, never TO use
a word which l could not pronounce
before my mother without offending her.
lie kept his resolution, and became
pure minded, noble, honored gentleman.
His rule and example are worthy Of im-
itation
Bayard Taylor says that eight years
ago, when he was in Italy, a shoddy
American could obtain q baron for
son-in-law 10y settling $500 a year
upon him "a count could be got for
$4,000 AI Things considered, this
VAS IIos1 l1lsrta.aaasssssa nltff- fas
simply 70 buy another drove OF hogs each
year 20 make up for the additional ex-
pense.
Man spit a quart Of tobacco juice in
strcct-car and got out Boy got in and
took his seat Lady got in and sat OPP
po-ite hoy. Looked down and saw the
pond at his feet Lady TO boy Sonny,
do you chew tobacco ." Boy 70 lady:
go, ma am but kin get You chew
if you want it"--and the boy fixed his
eagle eye upon another tobaccojuice
-quirtor sitting in the car. The lady
pulled the strap and walked out.
Not 50 hopeless as it looks.-Edith
that dreadful young Hirt)-" DO you
know, COZ, ] think shall marry?"
Cousin with design, in that quarter
HIMSELF -" Really, You amaze me
Soon ." Edith -" Wei, perhaps in a
month or two" Cousin" And may
ask the namc Of the happy man ?"
Edith" The what ." Cousin" The
man. the-er-what j. il ?--the in
tended ?" Edith All, by the way--yes
II must begin 10 think Of that too.
mustn't u"