The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-12-22
WHOLE NO. 1874.
Pith and Point.
THERE is no little enemy.-Frankliss.
PEOPLE OF color-Those having ths
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How DOTH the busy burgalier
Improve each shining minute,
Aud open mp the money-safe
TO Just see what is IN IL.
AN able type-setter OF IudlanApohs
makes the bugles sing twice instead of
truce.
ASTONISHING remark by the cook, at
the same time dropping an egg into the
coffee" This settles it..
New YORK has sixty-eight corset fae-
tories, which shows how our industries
are running to waist. Boston Post.
A CRIMINAL, being asked whether he
was guilty, answered 81 guess / am,
Judge; but I'd like to be tried all tho
same.
"IT's all for the BEST" remarked
Blinks, with sigh, as he paid for the
hat he had lost Nay" interpesed
the lucky man, "'tis all for the better"
"DD you do nothing to resuscitate
the body 2" was recently asked of wit
ness at Coroner's inquest. "a Yes, SIR;
we searched the pockets" was the
reply.
"MY business is to talk" said stump
speaker; st deal in words and sem
tences." eyes," said voice in the
crowd, "and as long as I've known you
your place of business has never been
closed"
A WAC tried TO annoy popular
preacher by asking him if the fatted calf
in the parable was male or a female.
Female, to be sure" was the reply,
"for see the male in the flesh before
me. ."-PrOvidence Journal.
AS A stern wheel steamer was passing
mp the Ohio river the other day a little
girl who was standing on the hotel stoOp
ran into the house to her mother, calling
ont, Mother mother come and see
this steamboat-it's got hustle on 70
A LADY met little boy one morning
and said, swell, Johnny, how's your
motherg" "She is well. "Apd your
father 2" "He's well, too" "NOw,
Johnny, how's your parents2" "Ain't
got no parents, and my name amt
Johnny"
.-JoHsSr looked down in the spring, one night,
And what did he see but the dipper!
The handle crooked the bottom out,
Yet floating as trim az a clipper.
1t wasn't broken; I was good as new;
Yes, Mt Tor mOnarchs daughter.
Ho! you're funny old dipper!" said John;
- You can't hold drop OF water"
st. Nicholas.
PENNSYLVANIA has hung more murder
ers than any other State. 1t is the Hemp
ire State.-Grdphic. Such jokes as
that are moose ance. PhiJaCietID
Bulletin. We had intended to add one,
but after a moments reflection con-
cluded to gibbet up.-NOrristOWs Her
aid.
He entered shoe store on Woodward
avenue yesterday, walked mp to clerk
behind the counter, and without any
beqting around called out =" want two
pounds OF sugar, three nutmegs, bottle
OF castor oil, two pounds of butter and
new heel pegged on this boot" IL
can tx the boot, but we don't keep any
of the other articles, replied the clerk
"Any discount on fixing heelsg"
None" Then there is no induce
ment to divide my trade" observed the
boy, walking out with the same conf
dent step and heading for grocery
Detroit Free Press.
YESTERDAY evening as a couple OF
ladies were passing along Fifth street
they were approached 10y dandified fell
low, who blandly accosted them by say
ing: "Its a pleasant evening, ladies'"
The ladies did not reply, and the gentle
man Q), nothing daunted, kept pace with
them, and again ventured to say: 'It's
pleasant evening, ladies, to take
walk. "Do you really think 500"
asked one of the fair dansels, with
merry twinkle in her eye. "Why, Of
course do, said the fellow, laughing
his sweetest. "Wel, then, suppose you
take one. y Cincinnati Enquirer.