The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1879-02-22
PITH AND FONT.

an exchange. Go to the church festival,
thou falsifier.
RAZoRs are always strapped; so is a
young man who is rash enough to " put
in an hour or two at church-fair.'
A DEALER in clothing may Justly refer
to his place of business as my ware
house"
The Salem Sunbeam says gambler is
the d" midnight Hoyle" that We read so
much about.
IF your icy sidewalk attempts to haul
down all American, ash it on the spot
Bridgeport Standard.
THE plumbers dying words for his
absent wife-"Tell her FIi meter over
there. "-New York Express.
WITH all the variety of canned goods
in the market, we have yet to hear of
canned hash Whte ing Leader.
CHRIsTIANCY thinks the healthiest
craftsmanship is to be found in Peru
Wan philadelphia Bulletin.
AN Illinois steam corn-sheller turns
out just half a bushel of buttons, bones
and cloth when boy falls into the
hopper.
If the adage, "Out of sight out of
mind, can be relied on, then it is only
reasonable to infer that blind men are all
lunatics.
EYES," she remarked, the poor dear
man was getting along as well as could
be expected, but he had a relax and that
ended him.
A LONDON letter says that white
stockings are rarely seen, even within
doors. All, where are they seen?-Oa
taiy Derrick.
AN exchange says: Lawyers were
flying round like circular saws yester-
day" They weren't doing matters on
the square, you mean.
LEAvENwoRTH (Ind.) Democrat.
Some of our farmers when asked how
their sheep turn out, respond: "Al
gone to the dogs"
THE Hartwell ga Sun congratulates
the people OF Atlanta that Gen. Sherman
burned nothing while there but two
boxes of cigars.
A CHICAGO girls foot got asleep, not
! long since, and it took four weeks and
! canal boat load of alarm clocks to wake
| it again Hheeiing Leader.
AN old man who had been badly hurt
in railroad collision, being advised to
sue the company for damages, said:
Well, no, not for damages. I've had
enough of them; but I'll just sue 'em for
repairs"
PEDESTRIAN {whO has dropped half
a crown in front Of " the blinds Why,
you COMPOUNDED humbug, you're not
blindp Beggar: "Not sirl If the card
says am, they have given me a wrong
Folks.
TIE most popular of the late inven-
tiOns for ladies is a low bedstead thsG no
burglars can possibly crawl under That
is, it ought to be popular, out woman
will insist in looking under the bed no
matter how low it Is, and so the inven-
ton is worthless.
REFERRING to the rumor that Miss
Fanny Davenport will go alone to Aus
tralia, a dramatic journal suggests that
"perhaps some one will bring her back"
Let us hope that whoever brings her
back will be good enough to bring the
rest of her.
will you have your necktie in a
single or double bow knott" inquired
the hangman as he adjusted the moose
about the neck Of a fellow who was
about to execute double shuttle in mid
air. knot either, if ] am to have my
choice" was the solemn espOnse.-SyrG-
cuse Standard.
JOHN H. COMMON, of Halifax: n. S.,
writes: 1.-TWO sons of Erin Isle strayed
into Coughs saloon and asked George
if he had any isters?" George replied
IN the affirmative, and the tallest one
said to his partner, "How will you take
'em, Dennis?' Divil the know know"
replied Dennis. How will yer have
thin yerself, Pat?" " Arrah, | think I'll
take rhaw sthew," said Pat.
A UBIQUITOUS reporter rushed into
the sanctum this morning, and breath
lessly exclaimed, GIVE Just seen some
thing that | never saw before, and, alast
shall never see againw He spoke sadly,
and the moisture of tear began to
glisten on his sUarbosrd cheek. "What
is it,? we exclaimed; whence? whyt
speakW "Ah, boys" he said, 81 have
seen the first of February, 1879" He
has taken his hat home for repairs
Ne10 York Commercial Advertiser.
SPRING, sweet, sweet spring will soon
be here. The green grass will sprout:
gambol; turtle dove will turtle to his
mate; the young mans thoughts will
! lightly turn to love; the humble bee will
humble his first humble; the festive vel
low jacket and the small boy will rerew
relations; straw hats viii come out: so
will busters, white pants, strawberry fes-
rivals, boils and campaign papers; and
the spring poet will mount the editorial
stair with cheerful face and ten rounds
of manuscript. Spring is at hand. We
cheerfully recognize the fact, and appeal
to all true-hearted photographers to pass
the hat around as usual-Neao Orleans
Times
The Burlington Hawkeye man is I'M
dersteod to relate his own experience in
what follows: Sing me, my own" he
whispered lovingly, as they sat down on
the one piano stool, "sing me, 90, whis-
per what thou feeIest." 81 will, young
man, | WILL said the tremuleus voice
OF her papa, from the direction OF the
door: d" We will sing it as a duet, you
and L; will feel and you can whisper
what 1t is" And then he felt for the
boy with his feet, and went on with I'M
feeling indifference. And you needn't
contine yourself to whisper, necessarily,
IN telling what it feels like. Give it
voice, young man, give it voice.
A B0sToN paragraphist has it very
badly, as will be seen by the following:
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