Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-06-24
STRAY WAHFS.

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The fire of 1900 sanil.ril at Gibraltar
can be concentrated upga any, Hostile
vessel that. attempts. ilIe passage of the
straits. s..,r 81. go lt,,; ,f..s ~ rts a.
80 A m:,lh has been showing 4 watch
around Philalelphi;tWAieiI lie clAinis was
worn by Oliver GromwelIsfn 1911. .'-'i.i
An economical western editor refuses
to go to The mtlsicafpar of the Centen
lliti exhibition because he bas Il Thomas
coricert in his backyard every night.
Papa, did God have time TO. get
around to all the churches, after staying
to hear .Mr.--s prayer, or di,t lie leave
before. it ended - is what u. Worcester
youngster asked the other Sunday, after
church. yht lo TstiSaH.- s..so,.t
e A robbcr who was recently arrested
for breaking into and aentering a city
store, told the officer that itamused him
to nsee!. folks put two or three locks on
their front dooi.'and then fasteA the back
dOOriwitlf q small button. 3aii i1aI 1850
.rhe editor of the indianapolis Herald
tells about a girl so : modest" as TO near
ly faint when addressed by gentleman.
but who required no pressing to sit at
the piano ana sing Somebody's watch
ing us pull DOWN the blinds" SD
9 Z" Mamma asked a precious youngster
atlthc tea table the other evening. after a
long and yearping gaze toward plate of
doughnuts, "Mamma, 60 You think l.
could stand another one of those fried
holessn She thoughthe could. = slT
E''Now had you the .audieity, john,
said Scottish. laird to his servant, fs'to 90
and tell some people that was a near
fellow, and no gentleman ?"ji ssNa, ma,
sir"lwas the candid answer: a'You'H no
catchsme atthe like o. oathat.}dI ;lye keep
my 'thochts to myself.n,5Q ell bac 75Ti1
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The New York. Times proposes that,
every American resolve that on the morn
ing Of the Fourth Of July, 1876, he viii
begin the day by splantinga cat in his
back yard II is by nc, means certain that.
we need single additional tree, but the
next wall that sweeps from the back
fence, will. convince every thoughtful
man that we have at least 36.0OO,OOO cats
in excess Of our requirements.
A Dutchman, lately attended the law
court in Boston, to get excused from the
jury box. II can't understand goot
Englese," he said. What did he say2n
asked the judge. 81 can't understand goot
Englese,'" repeated the DutoIman.. Take
your seat,IT' cried thejudge, Ythat' no ex-
cuse; you need not be alarmed, as you
are not likely to hear any," 81. 9ra 4
Asa Fairbanks died on the Witness
stand in the court house at Providence
last week. He was a poor man, and had
become enstI'arged from his datighters
because a'fortune 100000, a large part of
which wOuAnaturally have fallen to him,
was left them. He fell once, before the fatal
stroke came, and. as he was revipine. one
Of the daughters kissed him, iwhereupon
he pushed her aside, exclaiming SLOW
dare you, with your $15OOO6, and +
haven't got a cent T. L Ioonly want whats5
due mep p-s-a, sid O. 9cs.gS 53iln ;s3bsI|
d lid :: aaIil ou .sis35+b cd Il, 1a,,aa,J.
Are we about to turn oyer. another new
leaf in this Centennial year /? The work
ings Of the lo 1lllaqw law Of supply and demand
're ecaprieious enough; but who would
1aFe b, supposed the Old World would be
iooni y calling upon The new for
lTklllei Labor? Yet the master-wrights
,f Glasgow, q. Scsottlanl, q appeal to-aayl
hroagh the advertising. columns for, u
afge inumber of'operatiYe joiners, and
'iler wages which, in these pinching
imess n osri unemployed mechanics will
probably regard rs allltraetiyeT1,seyepl
llllllngs, for Il day of 10 hours. ,.,.,