The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-10-19
TRIPLES.

REGULAR visitors Collectors.
Prison life has but one side-the in
side.
PRIZE fighters are now called disci-
Piles of Knox.
PRISON windows may rightly be cal
led guilt frames.
A MAN once objected to sleeping on
a straw bed because, he said, it. was
beneath him. -
TnE young collegian who wrote
home for a new coat and got one toe
big, stated that was not a "fitting" re.
ply.
"YoU'vE heard Browns married
again 2" mo. Has he? Stupid ass !!
He didn't deserve to lose his first
wife!" .s4 ss5,Hssl
THERE is nothing more truly insin-
uating and deferental than the waggle
of little dogs tail in the presence OF
big dog with bone.
Six Italian peanut venders, who
piled their vocation at New Haven,
have accumulated cOmpetencies. and
returned to Italy to spend the remain.
der of their days in idleness and ease.
CALIFORNIA wine 10 better than the
average European wine, SO the San
Francisco Chronicle claims aud that
paper also says: ''Many Of our manu-
facturers-of course there are honor
able exceptions-are putting foreign
labels upon California wine."
Mes. PARTINGTON concurs inBishop
Whipple's pacific policy towards the
Indians. She says she'd drive 'em
right into it, and drowned 'em all.
VIcroR HUGO wrote to a "fraternal
banquet" of workingmen that he could
not be present. but sent them ga shake
OF his hand from the bottom of his
heart"
TINES have so changed that when
New wEnglanders have the tremens they
see angels, paintings, and other beau
tiful things, and want to keep drunk
all the time.
AN amateur snake fancier, whose
neighbors complain of him for keeping
boa-constrict0rs on the roof Of his
house, defends himself by saying that
he supposes that lie can put on any
sort of tiles that he pleases on his roof,
and that he prefers reptiles.
PEOPLE may be absent minded in
everything else, even forget the din
ner hour, but you can't find man or
woman who overlooks the necessity
of getting that ten-cent bill changed
on the way to church to get q nickel
out Of it for the contribution plate.
A LITTLE boy, six years old, aud
little girl of eight, were looking at the
clouds one beautiful summer evening,
watching their fantastic shapes when
the boy exclaimed, "Oh, Minnie, see
dog in the sky!" "Well. Willie, re-
piled the sister, "it must be a sky-ter-
rier." Mh 1E
SAID one fellow to another: "If
was as fiat-footed 40 you are, would
not be afraid OF clipping on the side
walk" EYES," was the response,
"sone people are fiat on one eud and
some on the other" And then the
first chap looked thoughtful and went
on down street.
IT is a curious fact that in the salt
mines of Poland and Hungary, the
wooden pillars supporting galleries
are found to last unirnpaired for ages
in consequence of being impregnsted
with the salt, while pillars of brick
and stone used for the same purpose
crumble away in short time from the
decay Of their mortar.
JONES is suing for divorce from
his wife, who has deceived him. lie
could not help, after discovering her
guilt, rating her sound;y for it. "The !
idea," she said, bursting into tears,-
"the idea of treating me SO brutality, /
when had given myself SO much
trouble to keep you from knowing so
much Of it, so a. not to worry youi
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