The Van Buren press., 1879-07-19

"A COW hide horse shoe has been in.
troduced which promises to prove very
useful. 1t is composed of three thick.
nesses of COW hide, compressed in q
steel mold, and then subjected to a chem
lcal preparation. It's claimed for it that
V lasts much longer and weighs only one
fourth as much as the common iron
shoes; that it never causes the hoot to
split, nor does it have the least injurious
ihfluence on the foot. 1t requires no
ralks. even on asphalt the horse never
slips The shoe is SO elastic that the
horses step is surer and lighter 1t ad
heres SO closely to the foot that neither
dust nor water can penetrate between the
shoe and the hoof.
A Rhode Island Sunday school super
ltendent last Sabbath, in a touching mis-
sionary address, told the children that
away out west far, far in Illinois and
iowa and Nebraska, there were people
who had never been to q clam bake.
and when the contribution box went
around after that the nickels rained in
TO 1t until it weighed ton.-Burlington
liawkeye.
In the half parish of Balintogether, in
Ireland, Catholic bishop, was holding
confirmation service, observed an awk.
warkd-looking lump of a boy on his knees
IN the ranks to be confirmed. Wishing
10 know ii he had bis catechism the bis
hop asked: "Who created and placed
YOU on the world, my boy? big Pad.
dy Mulloonev, your honor" The bis
"op. being little deaf, and thinking the
hoy answered correctly asked further.
what did he create you for?" AN
lhroth, sir. | niver axe him; but think
it was to mind the cows"
As q weary traveller was vending his
way though the mud, in far western
country, he discovered a young maiden
,eated Ia the door of q small log. house
tie rode up in front Of the house, and
asked the girl for drink OF water he
crank IT, and she being the first woman
he had seen for several days, offered her
dime for kiss. The young MAIDEN
accepted the offer, and received both the
dime and ihe kiss.
The traveller was about to resume his
'urney, but the maid never having seen
Il dime, asked
What am to do with the dime ?"
You may use it in any way you wish,
lie replied, 'it is yours"
Then If that's the case I'll give you
back the dime and take another kiss"
A countryman, seating himself al a
',shlonable restaurant with the intention
taking hearty dinner, summoned a
saiter and made known his purpose.
The latter skipped briskly away, and
finally returned with a handsomely bound
i'll of fare which he opened and placed
before the guest, who, pushing it away,
scornfuily observed :-"Oh, come now.
YOU can't cram no literature down me
ittals is what ! waut-Yttals-an pret-
" derned quick too
We should think the conductors wife
wouid be jealous of her lord. He is al
ways looking after the fares, you know.
There is more JOY over the dollar
which is found on the highway than there
is over the ninety and niue that were new
or lost.
OEe man asked another why his beard
vas so brown and his hair so white.
Because" he replied, zone is twenty
years younger than the other"
A naughty little girl was playing in q
focm where her grandma sat, when a
teavy shower came up, and a terrific
peal.of thunder broke upon their ears.
Matte said grandma, God is call
.ag you-do you hear?' "Yes," repli.
II Matte the incorrigible; "but you tell
bod tan't tome ncw--Ise too busy"
II tas leea discovered tnat Iae yoags
men are more hashfnl in summer than in
@inter. You can'a get some chsps with.
in Gity yards of a girl during tLe ice
cream season
The vulgar word " hash is not now
beard. That article is alluded to as Gu.
.itary symposium.
Whv was the mother of one of the old
PsrtiXtru ruleys ike n pipfs af rufi,ar