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The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-11-28

On the great mail routes in Eng
land, the railroad trains run very
rapidly. and they take in and throw
out the letter.bags without stopping
as they hy along at the rate Of fifty
miles an hour. They pause only at
the principal towns upon their way.
Any where within The three Kingdoms
a letter Of one ounce weight goes for
a penny, and the terms are very
cheap for other mailable matter. The
penny rate includes the entire cost Of
service in the transportation and de
livery, not only in the large towns, as
in the country, but also in the smaller
towns and villages, and rural districts.
There is no cottage so remote or 50
retired that the letter-carrier does not
reach II.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-11-28

Wages went to a station of one Of
our railroads, the other evening, and
finding the seats all occupied, said, in
q loud voice-"Why, this car isn't
goingl7 Ofcourse these words caused
a general stampede, and Wagg took
the best seat. The train soon moved
oil. In the midst of the Indignation
Wages was questioned thus; "Iou
said this ear wasn't goingl" "Well,
it WASH then" replied Wages, "but i
is now"
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-11-28

81 know that shall go straight to
heaven If hung" remarked Virginia
murderer, ''but yet ] would leetle
rather the Governor would pardon
me-" Few men would throw away
such fine chance.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-11-28

There are in the u. S. over 100000
railway cars OF all kinds and 10000
engines. These engines and cars, in
travelling over the roads, lose annually
between four and five millions ofnuts-
These will weigh over 100000 lbs,
and their cost is between $4,000 and
slO 600
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-11-28

IT'S the sweetest thing in life to see
the childlike simplicity and Difference
to maternal authority which a maiden
of 80 or 40 will exhibit before a room
ful of people as she skips across the
floor To ask dear mamma if she may
walk up and down the piazza for a
little while. Il Andrews Bazaar.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-11-28

The losses caused by fires continue
to be enormous 10 this country. the
figures reaching a total that must sur
prise many people. During last year
this loss amounted to s64, $4,000, of
which the insurance covered s35, $780,
600. For the four years from 1874 to
1878, inclusive, the total loss was
s275, 3l4, 5S5, of which the insurance
companies bore s147,674,700.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-11-28

The disproportion Of women to men
in criminal records is strikingly ex
emplifed in some statistics published
by the Italian government. During
the past year the courts sentenced
Al ,555 persons, OF whom 1899 were
men, and only 1856 women, and the
police assizes condemned 7,544 men
and only 3S3 women. Lets have
women, altogether.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-11-28

"Sara Bernhardt is said to sleep in
her own coffin" If our sleeping
chamber adjOiued Sara's, we would
rather she would sleep in her coffin
than to be coughin' in her sleep
-lNnrristoMn Herald.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-11-28

A new patent school slate has the
rim cushioned with rubber around the
frame, so that when the unruly young
ster SHES it at his fond teachers head
the slate will carom against the intel
lectual frontispiece, and rebound again
toward the belligerent boy. No fam
ily should be without one.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-11-28

It is curious fact that in New
York, with the population of $500
Cinnamon, there are only two Chinese
women. Nearly three hundred Of
these Cinnamon are married, but their
wives are in almost every instance,
either Spanish or Irish women.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-11-28

A seedy and unhappy looking man
entering a revival meeting in Missis-
sippi, took a seat near the pulpit. The
clergyman, noticing his forlorn ap-
pearance, stepped up to him and ask
ed If he was Christian. "No," said
he, 81 am the editor Of the village
naner."
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-11-28

When a young man gets a cut away
coat that buttons from the watch
chain up to she shirt collar, and can
hold an inch stub of cigar between
his teeth and look unconcerned, he's
entitled to quotation, and its an I'M
grateful public that fails to notice
him. What incentive has young man
to make effort in a world that persist
emily refuses to recognize merit?
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-11-28

81 was at Church to-day, and en-
joyed it greatly" "Ah,' said his
pious landlady. 81 am glad of that.
/ didn't see you, though; on which
side did you sitf" "Ahem-yes-
ahem," stammered the disconnected
Jones; 81 sat on the-outside."
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-11-28

Where's your partner, this morn
ing, Mr.. Hysonf" the neighbor asked
the grocer. "Don't know for certain,
cautiously replied the old man, she
died last night. p Hawkeye.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-11-28

After an enthusiastic lover spends
two hours hard labor over letter to
his girl, and then mars its beauty by
spilling a drop of ink on it, he first
swears in very scientific manner for
a few moments, and then draws a cir
Gle around the blot and tells her it is
n kiss
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-11-28

WHoOPING CoUGH.-A cure for
whooping cough-a teaspoOnful Of
castor oil to a teaspoonful of molass-
es. Give a teaspoonful OF the mix
ture whenever the cough is trouble.
some. 1t will afford relief at once,
and in a few days will effect cure.
The same medicine relieves the Group,
however violent the attack.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-11-28

GOOD day, Nose, how you vas
shaneedl Wouldn't never have know'd
youl' "But my name is not Nose,
sir" "Great hefens you name shan
,.al too9
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-11-28

A darkey was once attempting to
steal goose, bu, a dog raised an oh.
lection, and Sambo retired. The next
night, duringa thunder.shower, he at
tempted it again, and, just as he was
on the point of getting away with his
fowl, the lightning struck close by
and nearly frighted him to death.
Dropping the goose he started OIL NUT
tering, Pears to me dars a heap o.
fuss made bout a common goose"
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-11-28

"My dear" said a smiling spouse to
her other half, 81 am going a-shop-
ping; want little change "POOh!'
responded the ungallant man, THAT
would be no change at ALL you go
shopping every day
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-11-28

Notwithstanding all the modern i'm
proyements of husbandry, the matri
monial harvest is still gathered with
the cradle and thrashed by the hand.
-IToronto Graphic.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-11-28

"Ah, yes said Mrs. Darlington.
some years ago, ON the 22d OF Febru-
airy, as she saw the military pass by;
"ah. yes Washington is dead, and
the wont Of il is that his mantlepiece
don't seem to have fallen on any man
now living
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-11-28

The great Cathedral at Cologne,
which was begun in l24S, will be
completed next Spring, having been
more than six and a quarter centuries
in building.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-11-28

In the cribbing Of corn, a Galloway
farmer advises throwing rail every
three or four feet to give circulation Of
air. lie thinks the late maturing OF
the corn will make il rot il put into
heaps without this precaution. - Far
mers Home Journal
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-11-28

The men who always say kind
word for their neighbors, and turn a
deaf ear TO scandal, are not only very
blessed, but also very scarce.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-11-28

An exchange solemnly AYERS that a
certain man in town who never adver.
tised was recently found dead under
his counter, where he had been lying
two days. People had forgotten where
his store was, and stranger looking
for a storehouse was the discoyerer Of
The deceased proprielor.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-11-28

A belated husband, hunting in the
dark for a match with which to light
the gas, and audibly expressing his
disappointment, was rendered insane
in an instant by his wife suggesting,
in sleepy voice, that he had better
light one and look for them, and not
go stumbling around in the dark
breaking things.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-11-28

Considerable lass is sustained in the
diary by failing TO sufficiently protect
the cows in winter. Bear in mind
that every draught Of cold air and
drink of ice Id water will percepti-
bly, check the flow of milk in COW.
Let the chill be taken of the water
and see that there is plenty of it, es
pecially after a relish of salt has beer
given.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-11-28

EARACmE.-The journal Of Health
says: There is scarcely an ache to
which children are subject so hard to
bear and difficult to cure rs the ear
ache. Take bit OF cotton batting,
put upon it a pinch of black pepper,
gather it up and tie it, dip it in sweet
oil and insert in the ear. Put fan
mel bandage over the head to keep il
warm. 1t will give immediate relief
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-11-28

His name was Wrath, and when he
asked his girl to marry him she gave
him a soft answer, and soft answer
did not turn away Wrath.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-11-28

To CURE WARTS ON HORSES,
MULES AND Cows.-Make strong
solution of alum in water, half q
pound to a quart. Wet the wart
twice day with the solution. In ten
days they will disappear, and often, in
half the time. II is an efectual rem.
edy for warts on the teats of cows.
These warts are some times very
troublesome and tender, often bleed
ing, but the application of this solu.
ton will cure and take them all per.
manently off.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-11-28

A correspondent Of the Columbus
(Ga.) Inquirer, in giving descrip
ton 10 the ,neicoric shower Of Novcm
her 10, 1888, says From o'clock
until daylight, / witnessed the grand
display. Looking upward il seemed
~ il the mctcors all started from a
common centre, and fell in curving
lines 10 the very earth, and there were
thousands, IL not millions, Of them in
sight at the same moment, aud every
moment, until daylight put an end to
the scene II literally rained fire,
some times the shower would slackcn
for n moment or 50. aud then Il would
be renewed until the very heavens
would seem to be ablnze. Some were
brighter. some Of paler hue-but they
were all fire Cor seemed to he 50, } aud
all were pouring down toward the
earth Il was as clear a night rs ever
| saw. ! would fix my eyes on a
given star, and in few moments il
would seem 10 fall. owing, ] suppose,
to the faci that Il was ol,scured by a
passing meteor. The illusion was
perfect.
This reminds us of q story that our
father used TO tell, in regard to that
wonderful phenomena. lie was about
tenyears old atthe time, and was much
frightened at the display. He
shook an older brother. with whom he
was sleeping, and told him that all
the stars were falling. The brother
awoke sufficiently TO say, ooh go to
sle,p, that's the way they set every
morning, and with this assuraHce both
resumed their slumbers and saw no
more of the frey shower ia. Int.
Journal.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-11-28

Just time enough between now and
Christmas to finish dressing gown
and a pair of slippers.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-11-28

When a mans house is building he
never thinks the carpenter puts in
one-third enorsh nails, and frequently
and with biting sarcasm asks him il
doesn't think the house would stand II
he just simply leaned it up against
itself. and saved all his nails? Then
a few years afterward, when he tears
down the summer kitchen to build a
new one, he growls and scolds, and
sarcasticslly wonders why that fellow
didn't make the house entirely Of nails,
and just put in enough lumber to
hold the nails together.-[ Hawkeye.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-11-28

This is the way the Town Clerks
notice reads Marriage intended be-
tween William Williams of Williams
town, and Betsy Williams of Will
iamsbridge." An unmitigated villain
added in pencil, "For particulars see
small Bills, to be circulated here
after"
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-11-28

ANoTHER INTENTIONAL keokuk
boy has built a smsll engine or motor
which runs by the power of Limburg-
er cheese. The stronger the cheese
the stronger the engine runs. lie
thinks he has struck a big bonanza,
aud by adding a few onions aud a
small quantity Of boarding house but
ter, enough strength will be obtained
to hold a mule by the hind legs while
the smallest kind of a boy twists the
mules tail.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-11-28

When you chose wife, shut your
eyes and commend your soul TO God.
Spanish Proyerb.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-11-28

A woman with two heads has ar
rived from Europe. Eight bonneis a
year-only think oft
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-11-28

Sundry correspondents OF the Stand
ard are informed that the fact that a
young man has gone to see his sweet
heart Is not news. Young men have
been in the habit of doing SO ever
since the days Of Adam, who wen. to
see his sweetheart. one beautiful Eve;
and the novelty has long since worn
off. There is another reason why it is
not necessary to print such items; il
there are any old women in the neigh.
bOrhood, they are sure to keep the
community fully informed in the
premises. - Lebanon Standard.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-11-28

Noah was the first man who strictly
observed Lent. lie lived ON water
for Forty days aud forty nights
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-11-28

II a hotel clerk smiles pleasantly
when you ask him a question, that's a
sign he hasn't been there long.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-11-28

sharon's reception to Grant cost
$4,000. twenty-five hundred peO-
pie we're invited, and twice that ma
nv went.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-11-28
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Your attention Is invited 10 the announcement
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The Baltimore Nesos tells Of man
who is "as baldheaded as a mule.
We thought mules never married.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-11-28

CURE FOR SLEEPLEssNEss.- Wet
half towel, apply it to the back of
the neck, pressing il upwSrd toward
the base Of the brain, and faslen the
dry half of the towel over SO as to
prevent the too rapid exhalation. The
effect is prompt and charming, cool
ing the brain and inducing calmer'
sweeter sleep than any narcotic.
Warm water may be used, though
most persons will prefer it cold. To
those suffering from over'excitement
of the brain, whether the result Of
brainwork or pressing anxiety, this
simple remedy is an especial boon.
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A many persons are DESTROYS Of taking a paper a
short time on trial. that they may have an oppur-
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How TO Medic ATE A PIG.-At a
recent meeting Of an English Farmers
Club, Prof. McBIde spoke Of the
difficulty Of administering medicine tc
pig. lie said ITO dose a pig,
which yoo are sure TO choke ifyou at
tempt to make it drink while squeal
ing, halter HIM a you would for exc
cution, and tie the rope end to a stake
lie will pull back until the rope i
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part OF hi jaws insert an old shoe
from which you have cut the too
leather. This he will at once begin
to suck and chew. Through it poul
the medicine. and lie will swallow any
quantity you please" -- Iscientiti'
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All the clothes Adam had for a
long time was the close Of day, while
the mantle of night was his bed
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The law can never make a man
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Seven young ladies received the
degree Of A. Is. at Northampton Col
lege. "But, asks the Lowell Courier,
show can a young ~Oman be a bach
.elor." Pshawl A. b. don't mean that
in ladys diploma. Ii means "ailei
bachelors" and signifies that tho
young lady that received the degree Il
qualified for mairimony. ICincinna
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\ MY dear" said Mrs. Harkins to
her husband, 81 dreamed last night
that game of baseball was being
played upon my chest. What do you
suppose put such funny idea into my
mind ?" IL don't know, unless il was
the cotton batting in the comfort" re
piled the base wretch.
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