The Osceola times., 1878-09-14
EVERYDAY SPICERIES.

EVERYDAY SPlCE8lESs
The fox knows much, but more be
that catches him.
You never see dark complexioned
dumb man, because a dumb man can Z
tan, sir-Keokuk Constitution.
Work on the Washington Monument
is going on briskly. some one has made
a report of what ought to be DONE
New Orleans Picayne.
The Christian HatcAigencer asks, "What
is so rare as an honest manf That Is 4
singular question for religious paper
to ask.-Breakfast Table.
WHEN Tennyson wrote Break, break,
break on the cold gray stones" he must
have been thinking of the chain-gang.-
81. Louis Post Scissors.
A MAN named Ramsey was choked to
death at Wardsville, Ont, by grain Of
wheat. Here il another argument In
faver of taking your grain in liquid
state.-Intemperate Exchange.
The Graphic remarks that too many
American Judges imagine themselves on
thrones and put on kingly airs. This is
real mean or rather it would be If 1t
were not true.-- Buffalo Eapress.
THE announcement appears in q
window on Washington-street: WANTED:
girls to crochet" We should think that
most girls who submitted to the process
indicated would be worsted.- Boston
journal.
THOSE persons who are continually
prosecuted by boys will be soothed to
f..-,, xh.t H1,, osw hova
week have been drowned this summer
while bathing in the Thames. p Courier
journal.
A PROMINENT young lawer went fish,
ing at Jamaica Pond the other day. He
wore white gloves and took darkey
along to put bait on his hooks, take of
the fish, and hold an umbrella over
him. Boston Globe.
AN infant who will insist on bowling
and kicking after being rendered the
last toothbrush and only egg-beater IN
the house, sadly needs that regular
motion of the elbow which Solomon
invented and patented Detroit Free
Pres.
WE do not wish needlessly to create
bad feeling or serious trouble between
this country and England, but is 1t, can
it be true that Disraeli actually paid
out of his own pocket for the brass bands
that spontaneously welcomed him homef
-Bu ,iagton Hdwkeye.
Pro BoNo PUBLIco. Brown (passen-
ger by the Glasgow steamer, 8 80 q. m. -
| beg pardon, sir, but think you have
made mistake. That Is my tooth
brush" McGrubbie (ditto)--"Ah beag
wears, nun, ali m sure. All thought Z
belonged to the sheip."-PHneh.
PLUCK, not luck, puts man ahead in
this world, ard leaves a lot of envious
persons ut the foot Of the ladder quarrel
ing over their pedigrees, trying to sponge
pass out of some sympathetic friend.
or steal up under the shadow Of some
self-made man.--Eimiru Gazette.
WHEN visiting friend whom yeu
would not offend for all the world, and
whose entertainment is your every care,
repeatedly sings, Home, sweet home,
there s no place like home,". and still
persists in staying with you, what are
you going to do about it?-Rone Sen
tinei.
The Graphic has discovered that "all
the historical angels Of revelation, poetry
and art were masculine, without single
exception" 1t may have been that
way, but we defy all history to show
when and where one of them ever made
catnip tea that could be depended or
in trying moments.-Brsakfdst Table.
F.. QUEsTRIAN, giving rein to his
humorous fancy, said to his wife, If
you don't stirrup your coffee you will
lose all traces of the sugar, and saddle
be the consequence" Mrs. E. @. did MT
like the remark bit, but she bridled
her temper 30 we'll that no one could tell
by her carriage that she was little
sulky.-Ner York Comicai Advertiser.
THK katydid may sing her song,
The beetle he may whistle;
The grasslio per chew the npening corn;
The taterbug eat the thistle;
The hufrog croak the whole night long,
And with the freely tussle;
While Hixhtingaies sing dreamy sonxr,
And bees get on their muscle.
Their noise conb.ed will not awake
The sleeper half so quick
As the gay squito when he alights
-New York Express.
SOMEHOW i. other, when q man goes
to Texas, he seems TO think that his
friends up north would appreciate moth
ing 80 highly ss the present of live
horned frog A live horned frog Is not
particularly beautiful to look upon, but
1t makes the most thrilling and attract
erie You ever ahoiiered at.--Exper;-
enced Hd'ckeye Editor.
Or course the chances are million
to one against it, hut lightning will
sometimes strike in unexpected plsces,
aud there Is the remotest possibility that
the forthcoming portrait gallery Of the
paragraphers may bring out the oruahipg
discovery that one Of their nunbef
parts his hair In the middle. should
such be the case, the association will l,.of
course, resolve with fearful eyes 70 veas
the usual badge of monrning thirty
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