The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-06-07
THIS AND THAT.


Per hennial comes the egg.
"A monarch of the seize the sheriff
Hanging is too good for a fifteen cent
chrome.
-Book-keepers have the ruling passion
strong in life.
"A promising young man is chary of
his promises.
Letters must be wicked things. They
are always indicted.
In Texas a man who is shot is consider
ed to have died a natural death,
"Tears cannot restore my wife, therefore
weep" was the inscription on French
tombstone. ...
-" Requiescat in space" as the mule said
when he kicked man up into the clouds.
The college boat races have begun, and
we shall now see the result of the winters
nard study.
"A book just published is entitled "say-
ings and Doings of Great Men," We notice
that the Sayings" have large majority.
-" Prisoner,why did you follow this man
and beat and kick him so shamefully" "I
am sorry, your Honor; l was little drunk,
and thought it was my wife,
=" My lord" began peapous young
barrister, ait is written in the book ofnature
-" " On what page, sir-on what page ?"
interrupted the judge, with pen in hand.
An Irish crier at Ballinsloe being order
ed to clear the court, did so by this an
nouncement; "Now, then, altye blackguards
that isn't lawyers must lave the coort."
The warm spring sun is clothing tho
face of nature with beautiful flowers. To
the face of the dog, however, it brings moth
ing but muzzle.
An ambitious young writer having ask
ed "What magazine will give me the high
est position quickest ?" was told: "a powder
magazine, if you contribute a fiery article"
AT Cedar Rapids, Ia, strangers are ar
rested for flirting with the girls. Probably
the men of the town realize that they stand
no show against outside competition.
"A small child being asked by Sunday
school teacher, What did the Israeltes do
after they crossed the Red Sea?" answered,
don't know, ma'am, but | guess they dried
themselves"
When the stern old Scotch warrior said,
"The hand of Douglas is bis own" was it in
response to an insinuation that he held
pair of aces that didn't belong to him?
The finding of the body Of a drowned
man in the reservoir from which town is
supplied with drinking water will undo all
the good work the temperance cause has ac-
compished in five years.
"A young lady in the south-end ate half
a wedding cake and then tried to dream Of
her future husband. Now she SAYS that she
would rather die than marry the man she
saw in that dream.
Two railroad passes and an autograph
album were recently dug out of an Indian
mound in Wisconsin, which shows that
that the Burlington Ha,okeye, which tells the
story, can lie as well as anybody.
twenty-five years ago Missouri boy
left his home and started out TO become
President of the United States. He got as
far as Cincinnati The boy is now a man,
and is also one of the best shoemakers in
the Ohio State Prison.
The proprietor of building site in Wis
consin adyertises his land for sale in this
wise "The town of Poggls and surrounding
country is the most beautiful nature ever
made. The scenery is celestial also two
wagons and yoke Of steers"
In a certain Massachusetts, normal school
the word "euchanst" was given outnot long
ago to he spelled and defined. More than
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.aii,a-alO.e ''egslIei=.. l-.-'u "uol i -'! 8
tuchre."