The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1876-02-25
CRAZE AND G1I.

II < said that 100000 boxes Of
blacking are annually manufactured in
tlfe United States.
He lay in his little bed in northern
Indiana. He read his little novel lie
smoked his little pipe. There was little
left of him.
One of the most pitiablc sights in
this life is the spectacle OF n man who has
been married but three months wearing
cotton in his ears.
The Leap Year Neclstie' for gen.
tlemen has spring which, being touch
ed, moves a thickness Of silk aside, and
shows disc inscribed No
The editor of the Lewport News
wants female correspondent-one, he
saws, who can "Aing golden CLEANS
over the sombre tints Of life
Hc was bound to be accurate, and he
described the woman's costume thus;
o She wore an elegant suit of something
or other. cut bias, and trimmed end
wise"
| The Sandwich Islanders are going to
adopt a new flag, but they cant decide
whether to take a gray horse blanket
with a hole in it, or an old vest with tie
back ripped ont.
Aconvjct wrote aletter to his brother;
Il serious letter, without an attempt at
Joke. ehieh, however, concluded thus:
must leave 81. pow; my feet are so cold
cannot hold my pen
Whv should'st thou fill to-'iay with sorrow
About tomorrow,
My heart.
One watches all with care most true'
Doubt not that lie will give thee, 100,
Thy part.
Pa" Fleming, 1909.
The bronze American Girl is TO be
unveiled next summer in Elmira, New
York. town that has yet to put up its
6rss monument 10 Sabbath-school
teacher.
The Danbufy News declares that
Elibu Burritt can drive q strange dog
ont of his yard in thirty-thTee languages
You will see the ialsity OF this when you
re,uombcr that not more than three dogs
in ten are masters of more than one IAN
guage.
Art received another awkward crlti-
cism from free and easy young man
who recently met q sculptor in social
cfreLe. and addressed him thus; Er-
er-so v.oi are the man-er, that makes,
or-mud beatls?" And this was the ar
&C. ronIv. .'Er-er-not all Of 'em; L
didn't make yours
One of the respectable citizens Of
ar indiana town was recently iouno
frozep to death with q jug OF whisky
within his reach. \ man who will de-
Iiberatelv freeze to death within reach OF
. inc Of whisky may be able to palm HIM
self off IS a respectable citizen in be-
nightcd Indiana, but there are other
states in lhe union.
THE DIsAiTOINTMEET.-
] ,,ld birch who taught n village school
tfe,lded a maid of homesPun habit
lie was a- stubborn as mule
/ And she as playful as rabbit
! Poor Kate had scarce become a Nily'
! Rcfore her husband sought to make her
! The pink Of country poiiahed me-
( Aud prim and formal as Quaker
! one day the tutor went abroad
And sin,pIe Katy sadly missed HIM
When he returned, behind her lord
/ SHE sbvlv stole and fomdly kissed hlhi'
! The husbands anger rose, ANA req
4 And white his face alternate grew
Less freedom, ma'am" Kate sisheu "h"
nOb, a'iC dear, I didn't know twas you"
Bayard Taylor says that black-eyed
women can never love as fondly AS those
with blue eyes. Nj. Taylor's experience
mist be very limited, or hc would know
that black-cyed woman, even II She docs
not spend quite rs much time in signing
a. her G,irer sister, can love more i'll five
minutes than q blue-eyed woman can IN
4 year.-Chicago Times.
As George III. was walking the quar-
toy deck of ono Of his men-oi-war with
his hat ON. a sailor asked his messmate
:. Who that fellow vas who did not douse
his pcak to the admisal?' Why It's
,hc king "Wcll, king or no king,
/ rct6ftsd the other, hc : ah "''hi"ii'''iS
doc" "lyi,er. should he learn man
ncrs?" replied JACK; he was never out
side Of land in liis life.
u i told of map agent that on a
fcc.nt trip hc WAS attacked by highway
robber-. whe demanded his money AS
he was too prudent to carry money IN
the country, they failed to make haul
n,, Of lbcir victim. "But," said the
oocnt Il have some spIcnGid maps OF the
country along with me, which l should
like to show you" and in twinkling
Lo was off his }orse, bad map stuck
ppon a pole, and explained it 50 eilee'u-
aIiv hat he sold each Of the bandits
man pockelea the money and resumed