Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1876-05-25
MISCELLANEOUS.
Artful-A picture-gs 'lery.

Miscellaneous.
Artful-A picture-gs'lery.
Neptune's coat-of arms-The crest
of wave.
= Airs of spring-Those of the gen
tie organ grinder.
The best way to cure the body is
toquiet the mind.
When are eyes not eyes? When
the wind makes them water.
> Those who dos-Hst deserve their
troubles usually bear them the BRAY
est.
When simpleton tries to live by
his wits he breaks up for want OF
! capital to go on.
For a dollar in script man can
now get better half and new quar-
ters for the Centennial year.
Everybody is expected this cen
Atennial year to plants tree. If you
ssan't do that make a bough.
A Maine farmer set fire to pile of
straw on the barn floor to make a
light to harness his horses by, and
now he has no barn.
The shadows Of our own desires
stand between us and our better an
gels, and thus their brightness is
eclipsed.-Dickins.
A Reason for Calling-Visitor,
Un11 IL
dreamt 1 should find you at home on
such lovely afternoon as this''
Gov. Smith, of Georgia, has spent
$1,000 more than his salary during
his term of office in defraying the
expenses of official duties and courte-
sizes.
If you know a railroad Superin-
tendent, treat him kindly at this sea
son of the year. 1t won't be so hard
to ask him for pass to the Centen-
NAL.
Aman who bought 1000 Havana
cigars this week, on being asked
what he had, replied that they were
tickets TO course of lectures to be
given by his wife.
Stockings for ladies are now elab-
orately worked with sprays of flow
ers. Those worn by men are worked
by careful housewives at the heel and
toe.
Why do they term it an "assign-
ment for the benefit of his creditors?'
The assignment is plain enough, but
where does the ''benefit'' come in?
A man who was recently hanged in
Canada for killing his landlord made
a speech ON the scaffold, in which he
expressed hope that this "might be
warning to other landlords who per-
sisted in dunning their poor ten
ants"
Aleck is a six-year-old boy, who is
very fond of ice-cream- He was per-
mitted to dine with the family the
other evening, and, as usual, wanted
more ice-cream; but as he made his
wish known he added: "Can't you
hotten in a little?'
Careful estimates show the total
bullion produce of the Comstock
mine of Nevada, from the discovery
to the beginning of the present year,
in round number, to be 100000, 900,
of which $S0,000,000 are in gold.
Honest and courageous people have
very little to say about either their
courage or their honesty. The sun
has no need to boast of his bright
ness nor the moon of her effulgence.
--Ballo@.
Daniel Fender concluded letter,
asking Mary to be his, thus: "And
should you say yes dear Mary, 1 will
ever and faithfully be your d. Fen
der" Daniel thought that was neat
and so did Mary.
A Gipsy convention was held at
Joliet, Ill, recently. About 500 Clip
sizes were present. Fifty are still en-
camped in the woods near the city
limits. 1t is their annual May coun-
Gil, at which the chief lays out the
routes to be pursued by each band
during the year.
Moliere was asked the reason why
in certain countries the King may
assume the crown at fourteen years
of age and cannot marry before
eighteen. at is" answered Moliere,
''because it is more difficult to rule
wife than kingdom
1t is remarkable fact that every
day in the week is observed by some
nation for the public celebration of
religious services. Sunday is devo-
ted by the Christians, Monday by the
Greeks, Tuesday by the Persians,
Wednesday by the Assyrians, Thurs
day by the Egyptians, Friday by the
Turks, Saturday by the Jews.