The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-05-28
CLIPPINGS.

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ANN T1ou1Tx is in Rome. and fast
growing old.
~ ARKANSAS has ITO lunatios confined
in jails.
SAUSAGE bees" are now the fashion
in Kentucky.
A CLEAR case Of body-snatching A
dog stealing sausage.
SKATING suits are made of dark blue
cloth, trimmed with bands of fur.
WHY is an enraged snake like the let
ter FL ? Because it is an asp-iyate. "
A FARMER gathers what he sows, while
seamstress sows what she gathers. ~
The Chinese iken drunkard's nose
to a lighthouse, warning us of the little
water that passeth underneath.
A WOMAN named Henrietta Berger, at
Friebourg, Switzerland, lately hanged
her child, girl Of 10. s.< -. '
One difference between sailors and
soldiers is that sailors tar their ropes,
while soldiers pitch their tents. "
The Atlantic cable is being "du-
picked" a process which will increase
its working capacity 70per cent. ..
The excess of lawyers in Richmond
Va, is so great that very many of them
cannot possibly find anything to do in
the line of the profession.
The thirst for continual novelty
makes people throw away good almanacs
at the end Of every year and buy new
ones.
The Esquimaux amt much on Gu
cher, but, when you come to tackle 'em
on old sledge, it's draw game every
time. g.. .
JUDGE" said a lawyer to his Honor
during luQ in a case on trial, "what
do you consider the best illustrated
paper?" "A thousand-dollar bank
note," growled the Judge.
"A SOFT answer turneth away wrath"
but a tough anser turneth away the
carving-fork, slides all over the dish, and
covers the head of the family with gravy
and confusion.-Pa1ck. tr.,-
1.-TWO MOUTHS with but single stew,
two spoons that dip as one," as the
young man remarked to his dearly be-
loved after giving his economical order
Of zone stew, two spoons"
We no longer question the propriety
of considering vessels in the feminine
gender. They run each other down al.
most every day in the English channel.
TURNER'S Falls Reporter.
A BUG bites an oyster, and 10! pearl
begins to grow. But, if bug bites q
man in clearinghouse, he forthwith
consigns his landlady to the same place
that Ingerson is trying to abolish.
THERE is said to be an old Turk
named Pavanovia living at Bihatz, Croa.
tia, who is 125 years old, and able tc
carry sack of 100 pounds of wheat tc
market.
II COULD not but feel for him." ever
lily, friend" replied the Quaker, "thou
didst right in that thou didst feel fo1
thy neighbor; but didst thou feel in the
right place? didst thou feel in thy
pocket2" .....
A YOUNG lady said to her lover
"Charley, how far is it around tn.
world?" "About twenty-four inches
my darling" replied he, as bis arm en-
circled her waist. She was all tn.
world to him. -
AJAX defied the lightning, according
to the old poets, with considerable sue
cess. It must be remembered, however
the fluid was not the modern New Jer
sey variety. This makes all the differ
ence in the world.
II DON'T do this business for profit
said barber, when asked how he could
afford to shave man for 5 cents. 81
merely carry it on because I love to SEE
the dying struggles Of a man while he
is being talked to DEATH"
| A WISE old gentleman, who knew all
about it, on retiring from business gave
the following advice to his son and sue.
cessor: Common sense is valuable in
all kinds Of business-except love-mak-
| ing" s.,