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The following verse iniain- every letter
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"PrssasnifIe.' Il,sm Josh BHIinos

Josh Billings. who has. As usual,
been spending the Summer in the
White Mountains, has put il in the
way OF the editor Of the White Noun
tain Echo to print few component
parts Of his new book, 10 be published
this Fall. It's title will be "Old Prob
abilities, aud it will have for It's lead
ing motto-"Truth ia sed 2 b stranger
than fickshun--it is Ia most phokes.
The selections are these
About the hardest thing teller kan
do ia IN spark 2 gals at one time and
preserve a good average Try it.
Don't dispize your poor relashuns.
They may be taken suddenly ritch
sum day, aud then 1t will be awkward
to xplain things TO them--undoubtcd
ly 50.
Mex 10 klear konshience for solid
cumfort Gums an eazy boot. Try
both.
lfa yung man hain't got well-bal-
anced head. | like to see him part biz
hair in the middle. Don't your
don't take any foolish chances. II
wuz called upon to mourn over q
ded mule, | should stand in front OF
him and do mi weeping.
There is no man SO pore but what
he kan afford TO keep one dog, and
have seen them SO pore that they
kould afford to keep three.
| say 2 thirds of the ritch people IN
this world make the mo 4 on your
mnney, for ii makes the most ov you
Happy thought.
| never argu agin a success whin
see rattlesnaix's he'd sticking out o'
awhole; bear of TO the left and sa,
that whole belongs to that snaik.
The infdel argues just az a bull
duz chaned to a post. lie bellers anC
saws, but he don't git loose from tn
post, ! notis. Not much.
THANK the Lord that there is on'
thing in the world that money kan
buy, and that IL the wag ov dog
tail. Yure unkle.
hav seen men so fond of argumen
that they would dispute with a guild
board at the forks ov a kuntry rod
about the distance TO the next town
What fools.
There are but iu sights in this lii
more sublime and palhetick than
see a pore but virtues yung man sirul
Cling with u muslaeh. IL IL thus.
notis wun thing-the man VII
rides on the kars evry day Ia satislid
with one seat but he who rides on'
year wants 4. That's SO.
Flattery is like kOlone waier--Io
smelled Of, not swallered.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-10-31

A man whowas formerly well TODD
and accommodated friends with hun
dreds of dollars, much of which wa
never returned to him, had occasion
to borrow a dollar the other day. II
was the hardest days work he had
done in all his life, and he didn't gel
the dollar, either.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-10-31

Papa, won't you come home to-
night? Mamma cries so much when
you are away" said one of the little
children of Joseph A. Blair, as il
climbed upon his knee in the Court.
house at Newark, N. j., where he
was on trial for killing his coachman.
The counsel of Mr.. Blair who planned
that scene was a genius. The jury
was sent out on Saturday. and at last
accounts had agreed to verdict of
acquittal.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-10-31

Those who have bees and desire to
keep them through the coming winter
should look after their stores now, and
see that they are provided with enough
to last through the winter months.
There isn't one-half the colonies in
the county that have stored enough
honey to last them till next Spring.
We predict that bees will be valuable
property another year.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-10-31

Terrible trinkets have been devised
in France. Formed in the shape Of a
scarf pin, they are connected with a
hidden electric battery, so small that
it may be carried in the pocket, and
by it worked in such a fashion as to
become truly appalling to the behold
er. One, deaths head with dia-
mond eyes and an articulated jaw, is
sand to create peculiar surprise. As
the spectator looks on, it rolls its OPP
tics and grinds its teeth, while its
wearer, apparently unconscious Of
this extraordinary pin, pursues his
ordinary avOcatiOns.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-10-31

Some interesting marriage statistics
Are given by the Galveston Ne'cs. The
Ne,cs says that Shakespeare was mar
ried when he was eighteen, Dante at
twenty-three, and Brigham Young
when he was eighteen, nineteen, TWEEN.
ty, twenty-one, twenty-five, twenty
three, twenty-four and so on.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-10-31

An exchange says some business
men never spend cent for advertis-
ing, either in the newspaper or any
other way. In the stores Of such
men are generally seen old barrel
heads, on which are inscribed in chalk
or charcoal such devices as these
Flower, Korn Meel, Pertatoes, Pourk,
Cheze, Kaliker, Kountry projuice
bawt and sould, goods cheep fur Kash,
Tee, Shugar, etc.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-10-31

The Cincinnati Gazette published
not long ago the statement of some
individual that Blackburn entrusted
the secret of his Yellow Fever plans
daring the war to Gen. Beauregard,
whereupon that gentleman rises and
explains that the individual before
mentioned is a fighting liar and dares
him to take it up, or words to that
effect.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-10-31

Accomplished locomotive engineers
attain marvellous precision. For a
Icing tiuio the engineer of the 1:15
train from the South has not varied
six inches in bringing up his train to
the Springfield (Mass. depot.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-10-31

A sensational Boston preacher has
out-Talmaged Talmage by reading
from the pulpit partial list of the
gambling and other Infamous houses
in the city, specifying in each case
the street aud number.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-10-31

Last year every female was crazy
for pair of sixteen button kid gloves.
This year all are satisfied with two
button kids if they can only have the
widest surcingle ever worn by horse
or woman.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-10-31

In New York city $50 persons kill
ed themselves in 1873. In Paris, the
number was an average of GAG sui
cides for every one million of inhab-
itants. London, in the same time, had
the low average of SO for every mill.
ion
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-10-31

"My dear" said Mr.. Talmage, a
few hours before he landed, "please
rub the knees Of those pantalOons
very hard. They don't look shiny
and worn enough"
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-10-31

II can't trust you" said a rum SELL
er to an impoverished customer. "You
should let liquor alone; if you hadn't
drank so much of it you might be ri
ding in your carriage" "And you
hadn't sold it," retorted the victim,
"you'd have been my driver"
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-10-31

The Rev. VIM. Mckay, after read
ing several notices from his pulpit in
the Methodist Church at Geneva, Ind,
said there was another matter as to
which he desired to inform his con
gration-his wife had eloped with Mr..
Hatton, a neighbor.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-10-31

The "old folks" tell miraculous sto-
ries about the stars falling in 1888.
Prof Tlce prophesies that there will
be just such another falling of stars on
November 18th, at o'clock, A. NJ.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-10-31

1t is said that Victoria Woodruff is
soon to marry an English aristocrat.
In that event she will have to give up
her Presidential aspirations, as raising
babies will interfere too greatly with
the arduous duties of that high office.
r. Stanford Journal.
Not a bit of it. Victoria, like Miss
Bernhardt, has no more babies in the
married than in the single state. There
is an idiosyncrasy of physical devel-
opment in those ladies that is truly
wonderful. I ElizabethtOwn News.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-10-31

Mrs. Freeman, wife of the ianatical
fend who killed his little girl at Ware,
ham, Mass, few months ago, came
10 her senses, il will be remembered,
Immediately after the tragedy. She
has now got back TO her Old way Of
thinking and fully indorses her hus
bands terrible deed.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-10-31

The late chapter in the Underwood
war in Carter county wiped out the
last of that Troublesome and warlike
breed, except All Underwood, who
several years ago emigrated to the
Indian Territory, where he is likely
to remain. Their taking of, ", =. =,
not executed in the most approved
style, is happy radiance to the State
and We are glad to hear of the wip-
ing out of all such classes.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-10-31

The time is coming when buffalo
robe will cover two hearts that beat a;
one. And four soles with but a sin
Gle thought, tO-wit: How cold
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-10-31

"Whom can we trust p is the black
type inquiry of an exchange. 1t is
OF no consequence. "Whom can we
induce to trust us ?" is the soul ago
nicer.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-10-31

It is now fourteen years since the
war closed, but it is very remarkable
how a hand-organ can keep MANNED
soldiers looking so young.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-10-31
a Came Of Courtesy.

A iashfal lover tried 10 voo
A Waiden faif and slender
she trihci a. TIE iniefticv
Aud scorncd his scceuis tender.
said he, aside n will invent
A little negromancY-
IN launch n her a compliment
To ~ and catch her fsncy."
Quoth she, With careless unconcern
"louf voris they may b. true, sif.
Ivish that oeuid MAKE reiurn
And iay The SINE of you, mr."
"Oh you can DO that very veil,
Aud 90 u nos provided
That you make 40 your mind 10 tell
A. big a he a. I asa"
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-10-31

It's about time to reorganize litera-
~ societies for the winter campaign,
There are many important questions
that ought to be settled.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-10-31

When he is sixteen a boy is sup
supposed to have outgrown the switch,
but that is just she age when
girl begins to need one.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-10-31

In some parts of Texas the streams
are so dry that the fish have to wear
busters to keep their clothing from
being spoiled.
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on, summer Wy esuiiiii. beautiful sumnstf
ioot 10 ny iaoe, and long - tougef
Bat ~ hast thon rom isr an idle newcomer,
Win al thing 20 iato anl nothing to aivef
With al thing 20 take Of thy dear lo,lng tlndnos
Tho vine Of NY sunshine. me dew Of ny an,
AMI with nothing 10 rive bot the deafnes. aul
mlniuess
nerot In The depths ct au utter daspiiri
sifthe gay harvester meant but 10 .rrccn her.
The black spider siis In her low loon aud weayes
A lesson oftrusi 10 the icnder-cycsi steamer
That bears To- her SIRIUS the gold Of the shsaves
TIE blue bird that trils her low by In the hushe.
frovokes from The robin merrier riee,
Tho ro-r pys The suu ior his tl~ With her hlushc.
Add aii thiasi pay uihs. 10 the ~ thing. but
mel
At eve Che nfe hi,l thin With their elimmers
The villa. vccdy shifis of The Geld and the weol
A. uufnins thos dear liiils gelio~ vinrsi swiui-
The butiefas,. hasten 10 make their place god
The sialet aiuaysfa shite and - saiuiiy,
TIE criiuais uarfains the ifosi 9TH their blaze.
Tue ant, te~pi'r hou- AZ her sand-hearh 20
quaiuiii.
usIsusehs. ny iile and inioleui way.
When o'e' the hirh Easi the nd morning .. hreat-
Inc.
And d'l,ias The aa,lef Of starlight hehind.
The land of euchaniment leave on awatine.
l. not 80 cnchanie,i as that which and
And When the boz West ~ the sunset IL BATTERED
And cricket and taiJdld sluE ~ their host.
fsare cssar- 80 ny ,houghis that we're a.ei TO h.
autirrcd,
Like doves when eagles viuE darkcus their nest
The green little grs.s-horrcr, weak q. We deem
her,
Chirp- day In and DAY out, ios the swee, 'isht to
live
And ean.i thoa. 90 sumu,sri make nom fr =
dreamer
with al thing. % take ADD nothing TO eivef
Roo,n only 10 wrap hes bot checks In Thy shadows,
And on thy sweet siaisy-ffinrei piilow 10 Ne.
And drcam of the gates Of the gloiious meadows,
Where never a rosa Of the roses shall dc
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-10-31

Whenever Adam asked Eve il she
would like to take walk, she repli-
ed 81 don't care. Adam. il | do"
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-10-31

No people give so generously as the
poorer Irish people. and none are SO
often asked to give as they.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-10-31
COUNTRY PRODUCE

Taken 10 exchange ior Goods, al the highest mar
kct rats. bring your l0ultry, Feathers, EEgs,
Butter, wux, Wild Game, lard, bacon, Oinseng,
% any thing els, and l ~iii gise yoe Goods iof
N. DAVIS.
So2-6la Near che Depot.
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GAMBLING IN LEADvIILE. An in
teresting story is told of Pitlsburg
man, who relates the following expe-
rience AFTER had been out around
Leadville for several months | got to
be tolerably prosperous. | had $500
in cash, a $500 horse, a gold watch
and chain, good pack mule, rife,
two rovolvers, a dog aud a meer-
schaum pipe. One day came into
town and drew all my money, in or
der to pay for part of a claim which |
wanted to buy. | met couple of
fellows whom | knew just after | got
my cash, aud we resolved to have a
quiet little game of poker Well, sir,
| never struck such streak of bad
luck as | did that afternoon. 1t was
square game, but if any body won
any thing they naturally meant to
keep il. The first thing did was to
lose $500 on four queens. II was my
deal, and | gave another fellow four
kings. In less than an hour l lost ev-
cry cent had; then my horse, then
my watch, then my mule, then my
rifle, my revolvers and my dog. !
went out of the place and resolved to
borrow revolver aud shoot myself.
81 walked out to the edge Of town
aud put my hand into my hip pocket
to take my revolver. There was nc
revolver there, but my meerschaum
pipe was there. As soon as felt the
pipe gave yell of delight, and
started OIL on a run for the houss
where the boys had won my money
They were still there. | got $40 on
my pipe and sat down to play again
| won a little money, and then my
dog, revolvers. rifle. watch, mule ant
horse. At last had 81, 200 on on'
hand. The fellow who was betting
against me had an ace, king, queen
jack aud four-spot flush, and ! hat
an ace, king, queen, jack and iive-spo
flush. When got up from the tabl
it was daylight in the morning, and
had 81, 800 in cash, besides the none
aud things started with. | wen
down to the boarding.house, borrower
the landlady's Bible and swore woul
never gamble again as long as lived
| never have since, aud never will.
Il Letter from Leadyille.
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Grant rs, sood Lord, huf year Of strcngih and
Tcaoe
Grant us irou iavless fifuu ssect rrica-ci
Grant rs M da~uiur II trighics day
Grant ~ the blessings Of a hcrot ssaJi
Grant us dsliycranoe from brutal mighG
Grant ne on ara that dare defend The right
Grant us The man vhose actions Coz him sIseak'
Grant rs the shiel that CLEANS teforc the veal.
Grant rs the man In whom our hores We plant
Grant rs thc"nan on hofsel.sck" grant us Grant
-lnurliugion liavkeye.
The following verse iniain- every letter
in the alphabet.
Except With seai ~ strive 20 sin
Costs just and holy love,
We can not conquer stric add du
Nor walk with him above.
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10 thihh thhl lhe muIt " hlhu fatH,
the fatter aud stronger he will become.
To believe that the more hours chill
dren study at school the faster they
learn.
To conclude that il exercise Il
healthful the more violent or exhaust
i've il is the more good is done.
To imagine that every hour taken
from sleep is an hour gained.
To act on the presumption that the
smallest room in the house il large
enough TO sleep in.
To argue that whatever remedy
causes enc 10 feel Immediately better
is good for" the system. without re.
gard 10 Interior effects.
To commit an act which Is ielt in
itself 10 be prejudicial, hoping that
somehow or other il may be done in
your case with impunity.
To advise another to take a remedy
which you have tried on yourself,
without making special inquiry whelh-
er the conditions are alike.
To eat without an appetite, or to
continue 10 eat after Il has been salts.
fed. merely to crafty the taste.
To eat a hearty supper for the pleas
ure experienced during the brief time
1t is passing down the throat, at the
expense ola whole night Of disturbed
sleep, and weary waking in the
morning.
To remove a portion Of the covering
Immediately after exercise, when the
most stupid draymen knows that il he
does not put n cover on his horse the
moment he ceases to work him in the
Winter, he will lose him in a few days
by pneumonia.
To contend that because the dirtiest
children in the street or highway are
hearty or healthy. therefore il is
healthy to be dirty; forgetting that
daily exposure to the pure outdoor
air, in joyous, unrestrained activities,
is such a powerful agency OF health
that those who live thus are well in
spite of rags and filth.
To presume 20 repeat later in life
without injury the indiscretions, ex
posures and iniemperance which in
the flush Of youth were practiced with
immunity.
To believe that warm air is necessa-
rily impure, or that pure cold air is
necessarily more healthy than The con-
fined air Of a crowded vehicle, The
latter, at most. eau only cause nausea,
while entering conveyance after
walking briskly aud lowering win
dow, will. by exposing TO draft, give
a cold iniallibly, or an attack of plu-
risy or pneumonia, which will cause
weeks and months Of suffering. il not
actual death within four days.
To remember the Sabbath day" by
working harder and later ON Saturday
than any other day in the week, with
a view Of sleeping late next morning
and staying at home all day to rest,
conscience being quoted by the plea
Of not feeling very well.-[Hall.
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Wisconsin as wei es California will
have a "Wo mans Congress.
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A FAMILY SUPPLY STORE

Is what 1 will keep, and the citizens Of town, the
hrmor And trader, can lad a ,ny house anything
they need, Al city retail prices.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-05-16
a Literary Chnrncier.
on CITY Dprtick

When Simpkins WAS invited to attend
il literary party, il few nights ago, he be
gan studying the prominent quotations
and familiar sayings in order to make
n good impression on several ladies
whom he expected to be present, as
well rs the general company. He had
his route MI laid out, M the Snowman
say, and knew Just where he was gong
to put in the phrases, which he had
iotted down in - note book, IN case his
memory should iail. lie was late on
purpose, and as his hostess welcomed
him he said.
"As Shakespeare remarks, its better
late thnn-thhn--uo to get around at
all, You know" and then he dropped
down with II very red face into corner
and took peep Ut his book 70 see what
it was he intended to say.
lie was soon seated beside II fair lady,
who began conversation by remarking
that "rhe present age Of poetry seems
to appeal to the sentiments less than
the passions, aud the future, we should
hope, would bring a more aesthetic
taste
YES, yes said Simpkins. Gun
doubleday the future viii; for you know
the-tne saying is, Never too late to
-to-dan stockings-no! ne! never too
late to put in stitch in time saves nine.
No, that isn't what | mean to say,
either; it's never too late to fix any
thing you see.
Then Simpkins crawlod behind the
stove and read all his phrases over again.
When he emerged and joined circle
NJ II table I've was caught between two
young ladies, each of whom came III
Tor share of his attentions, until he
said, GLOW happy could be with
either, il t'othcr dear charmcr was
wasif shed 20 home"
And then Simpkins broke for the
door rs mortified expression came
over the young ladies faces, and grasp
ing his hat he rushed from the house
and down the street, mm murlng; How
sharper than atoothless child is to have
a-a-" and then he tainted dead
| uNNuv