The Arizona sentinel., 1876-07-29
MISCELLANY.

SAFER Cudu tH0 UOp one.
The road to run is always kept
in good order, and those who ira.
vel it pay the expenses.
1t is tough to be poor, but to be
ashamed of it is putting salt on to
sore.
Robertson County, KY, has a
society, the members Of which 90
at night and whip persons who
have committed offences. A Wo-
man was Skipped by them and
severely castigated with switches.
There are giantesses in Min
nesofa, it seems. A country pa.
per there, in describing the burn.
ing of a dwelling, mentions the
rescue, "by way of a window"
of the servant girl fifteen feet in
height.
A Texas women fell over a rail
and bit her tongue off while chas.
ing her husband with pitchfork.
This may not come under the
head of "devine retribution," but
it's plaguey bad thing on the
woman.
A Goat-town boy who has been
sitting up nights reading pirate
stories, called his father to supper
the other evening, by bawIing
out: "What no, there, base crav,
en- Come hither to thy vesper-
ian hash !" And when that faith
er and son did come together it.
sounded as if the belt had slipped
off 20 foot fly wheel.
A CURE FOR CoRNs.-There is
but one cure for corns, and that
is: Take a lemon and roll it un-
til soft; cut thin slices and bind
1T on the corn on retiring at night.
In the morning, If the corn is
white and disintegrated, pull it
out with your finger uails-never
cut a corn. Sometimes several
applications of the lemon slices
will be necessary, but the corns
are bound to succumb, and you
can dance the next night if you
like. After you remove the corns
wear shoes that fit and are not too
stiff in the soles.
Get upatfive o'clock in the morn.
ing and tell your wife you are going
todig in the garden, and breakfast |
on oatmeal mush, and get healthy
and strong. AS she stands look
ing on and admiring your physi-
cal strength, and you are sure you
can never spade up another row
without fainting, ask her why
she don't go in and get the shad
fried; and then you can sneak out
of the back gate for cocktail.
Always make your good resOlu-
tons in spring time.-Nea0 York;
Herald.
The changes that have been
rung on the horse car rhyme
which Mark Twain has made fam.
Gus are endless, and one of the lat
est is the following:
THE GAME OF PoKAIRE.
Thus rules the festive gamboaire:
Never bet on single paire,
Cor tuTeo vi hluu VIII O6dG you square,
Or even straight will beat that air;
But If a full your hand shall bear,
Your chance 10 win may be reckOned fsir-I
That Is, if your three are away up there;
Kings may do, but by aces swear,
Though four OF kind may make you stare.
Or royal flush lift The fOur-hand's hair.
Therefore, draw, boys, draw with care
And shift your cards with careless air,
That when at last to call you dare,
You may rake the pile of the gay croupaire :,
A little girl. living near Eureka,
while playing in harvest field,
was bitten on the ankle by prai-
RE rattlesnake. A young SWede
who was working in the field at
the time, got some milk from
cow standing near by, and insert.
ed small straw in each of the
holes made by the fangs of the
snake, and poured some milk in
to the StraWS which cOunteracted
the poison, and within an hour
the child was playing around as
usual. This occurrence was re-
lated to us by an eye witness
There is a kind hearted old wo.
man who lives in Louisville, and =
she passes her time in the streets
on the lookout for ladies whose
skirts are coming down. Some
times her anxiety leads her astray
and she sees in imagination skirts
falling down which are perfectly
secure. But she sweetly says all
The same:
"My dear, your skirt is falling.
If you will step into this doorway
| will pin it up for you"
Ladies in general object to fall
ng skirts in the streets the very
thought is terror, and when so
approached, are very apt to go in
o the doorway without looking =
IL to the truth. When there the
Kind old woman tells a pretty =.
tory of her nice home, gives =.