The Hickman courier., 1877-06-29

4 Iue DOBtOu bcnOOI DOard feiusen
appoint or recommission female teacher
who are expected to marry soon. -'Fo@'
"A superannuated Turkish officer has
Just been given position where he will
have nothing to do. He is paymaster
When it can be arranged, as the
Bible suggests so that only those with
out sin shall indulge in the pastime OF
throwing stones, we won't have TO dodge
around as we do now"
Aut official patronage aut nihil."
Boston Post. o course It ought The
world is pinioned. checked, smothered
by these absurd conventionalties. Off
cial patronage eught to be on the Nile
just as much as on tire Potomac.
Each day in turn serves to dissipate,
one by one, the superstitions Of an
tiquity, but there isn't enough time
marked down on the calendar tosuffice TO
wean boy from the pracrice-of spit ing
On his bait be ore he attempts to catch
any fish.
The butchers, bakers and trades
men generally are now all converts 70
the G. o. ID. plan because they have
been detrauded so often by dishonest,
hotel ksGReEs. The chiet poultry-nau
sl1efe,s - . .,os' on .liis sieu-
cash on chickens"
Mrs. Quincess adj ises Young men 20
marry the women they love. and TO love
women not cause they are ban'sum or
know how to play the pianer but be-
cause they can cook, an air satisfed 10
eat plain dinner and hev an idee of
religion and the valy Of truth.
Florence have news for you,
dear; Harry Burton has got command of
the Spit-fre." Estella And who on
earth is Harry Burton?" Florence
Who? Why, you were dying for him
when he sailed two years ago" EsteIla
-" Two years My dear girl, one dies
a great many times in two years."-Alay.
fair
There is a horrible story from
Niagara. A bride and bridegroom, with
the formers mother, were standing on
the most dangerous point, when sud.
denly Mr.. Younghusband attempted 70
push the old girl over the precipice, but
she was too quick for MIN, and hit him
one, two, three on the nose, and then the
whole party went to the Cave of the
Winds for stormy consultation.
Take you to the West End for two
dollars" said Long Branch hackman
to gentleman who got off the train
yesterday. No" said the traveller
Dollar and half" The gentleman
shook his head. Seventy cents"
yelled the Jelg. No answer. Jump in
and I'll take ou for a quarter, or I'll
punch your head for a cent?" The
Branch hackman are rivals of those Of
Niagara.
There is a Methodist church at
Trinidad, Col, almost on the line OF New
Mexico, which has not single male
member in it. 1t is an adobe building.
plastered inside and out. 1t cost $4,000
and is paid for. The official board is
composed entirely of women, who keep
their finances up to the mark The pas
tor, Rev. j. f. Richards, talented young
man, says he never had a board that kept
its business in-ssgoodr oFuer as tllis one.
AT the last quarterly meeting the min
ister's salary, that of the presiding elder,
the sections bill and the incidental ex-
penses were met promptly.
"A Toronto barber who had become
converted to religion was told that he
must work for the souls about him.
The tonsorial artist was a difficult man,
and he did not know how TO begin; but
one day pretty hard case came in 10 be
shaved, and he thought ne would i'm
prove the opportunity. The expected
was seated in a chair. duly lath.
cred, the razor f.ropped till the edge was
as keen as a Damascus blade, and just
ready to apply 10 the customers throat,
when the barber whispered in his ear,
. Are you prepared to die p With a
bound and a shout the victim LETT the
chair, crying, " Not if know il, rushed
up the street hatless and terrified lest
be should be pursued by the, as he sup
posed, would-be murderous barber The
wielder of the razor has given up conver-
sion during business hours