The Arizona sentinel., 1876-02-19

Va, has eloped with his mother in-law. The daze of Tore will soon be o'er
 "Kind words are wonderful in their way" says an exchange, "but so far as children go, a boot jack exerJs a more powerful in. fiuence."
 Theodore Hilton is boasting of the fact that he has gained 15 pounds. It is probably the weight of his horns.
 We never stand by when a wo- man enters a hardware store, shuts her teeth together, and in- quires the price of "them ere iron handled rolling pins," without feeling there is rest beyond the grave for her husband.
 Mrs. MilIiss was asked the oth- CT day how she managed to get along so nicely with MT. Milliss, and frankly replied: "Oh, I feed him well. When a woman mar ries, her happiness for a little while depends upon the state of her husbands heart; after that, it's pretty much according to the state of his stomach. ."-BrOOklyn Argus.
 "You must not play in the street with the boys now, my dear; you are seven years old," said the old lady to her little granddaughter. But, grandma" was the inno- cent reply, "the older l grow, the better I like the boys"
 An Iowa horse thief was accused of having served a term in Con- gress, and if he hadn't hustled around and proved his innocence of the charge, they would have hung him quicker'n lightning.
 "It's horrible to be economical," said a pretty woman to Quiz, with the utmost plaintiveness. "There's no use of living if you can't dress well. What iS woman, anyhow, without her clothes? And Quiz laughed little, and choked him. self, and bIushed, and didn't an- sWer.
 Hon. J. R. Doolittle, in a speech recently delivered at Rockford, Ill.,, advocated the idea that every married man should have two votes, one for himself and one to represent his family, while bacho- lors should have as now, only one vote. This is a great improve ment on woman suffrage
 An Ohio editor sat down the other day and commenced a pow erful editorial headed, "How Shall 1 we Rise ?" After writing half a 1 column he left his chair for few | minutes, and when he returned | he sat down pretty emphatically | on bent pin placed there by the " devil" He soon ascertained | "How to Rise," but he finished | the article in the manner he de- signed when starting out, ,notwith- standing. Then he made the "devil "rise.-NorriStoaOn Herald.
 A little fellow who was at neighbours house about noon the other day, watched the prepara- tions for dinner with a great deal of interest, but when asked to stay | and eat something, he promptly | refused. "Why, yes, Johnny, l you'd better stay," said the lady; "why can't you?'' "Well. cause" said the little fellow, "Ma said I mustn't stay unless you ask me three times" They invited him twice more right of,
 A writer in the California de. livers Sunday school address, of which the following passage is an | example: "You boys ought to be kind to your little sisters. once knew bad boy who struck his little sister a blow over the eye. Although she didn't fade and die in the early Summer time, when the June roses were blowing, with the sweet words of forgiveness on her pallid lips, she rose up and hit him over the head with a roll ing-pin, so that he couldn't go to school for more than month, on account of not being able to put his best hat on."
 AQueer Cure for Insanity. Mrs. Robert Taylor, living near Green vile, Va, has been insane for some time past; but, lately, com plaining of a pain in her head, she drove a large nail into it. She concealed the fact for some days, and when it was discovered the doctor had great difficulty in get ting the nail out; but Mrs. Taylor's mind has been entirely restored by this extraordinary operation.
 It was the same old lady who was seen walking up and down Levee street, yesterday, while the boat was taking on freight. She was ticketed for New Orleans,