The Osceola times., 1879-05-31
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The new Mirecourt lace will be
much used for trimming hats and bon
nets this summer.
On the first of January, 1879, tho
sisters Of charity In the United States had
one hundred and six establishments.
There is nothing mysterious about
mosquitoes. 1t IL easy to sec how they
may.nip-you.lste.-[New Orleans Plea
yune.
TO the London Standard It seems
"highly probable that, at last, "ths
United States are entering upon long
period Of prosperity"
..On the Let of March the total num-
Der OF poor in London was 89,6s9; 49,.
OlS in workhouses and 44,6l6 outaide,
though receiving help.
Innocent fun IL a. good - any. The
best medicine Is not always bitter, nor 10
q thing wicked solely betau it u agrte-
able.-N. y. Picayune.
Two email but benevolent infants In
the park: "Oh, dear, my beetles only
dot Eve legs" Break anosxsr one o6;
Johnny, 90 he won't be lsme."
AN ethereal maiden call Maud.
wss inspected of being fraud.
ecarcs crumb vas she abls
To eat at the tsble-
But In the back pantry o. Lawdf
at may BE-" says He6elspin, ut
may be that man and his vile are one
but notice that when ! come to pay
the weekly board-bIll, the landlord cee
not think Co."
An old miser having listened to
powerful discourse on charity, said:
"That sermon 30 strongly proves tho
necessity Of aImsgiving that-I've a.
most got mind to bek."
In the pathetic, Little poem pub
lished the other day, for the line, 20,
sister, mourn not for your dad !" please
read, "Oh, sister, mourn not for your
dead !"-[Cincinnati Enquirer.
AN African lion hunter contributes
the following: How to catch lions. The
desert is composed Of sand and lions.
Take sieve and silt the desert. Th
lions will remain. These you place In >
bag which you carry for the purpose.
AT Madame Aldegond's (Regent
! street.) Fint Dressmake,-" Do you--a
wear chamois leather underclothirg"
New Customer" No, certainly not"
First Dressmaker-" Oil Then pray
take q seat, and will send the second
dressmaker l''- London Punch.
-" Professor" said the cheeky foph
"is there any danger Of disturbing the
magnetic currents II ! examine that
compass too closely p And the stern
professor loving his little joke, promptly
responded: "No, sir; brass has no eject
whatever on them" thereby scoring
three against the unsuspectiDg man Of
cribs.
.."Then, doctor, mine Il hopeless
case-I am indeed attacked by one of
those awful maladies which science does
not treat-which you do not prescribe
for" "Not so, not 20 bad - that-we
treat such complaints-I prescribe for
them" But do the prescriptions DO
sny good 2" "Not the least"
"A market man was merclleesly
swindled in the town of B. His
misfortune gave him very unfavorable
opinioo of the residents, and be expressed
his opinion on them BY saying that II the
angel Gabriel stepped at B. there
would be no resurrection. =" Why r
asked listener. Because the people
would swindle him out Of bis horn before
he had time to blow 3 single toot."
Before the esdis . Mahommedan VA
brought up for burning down . Chriet-
ian's house. Where 10 the complain
sntr' "May our souls BE- a sacri6ce,
but he is in the other world J He was
burned up with his house," "The
Koran" said the magistrate, "prevides
that where the complainant is unable to
appear. ii his abiding place be known
the culprit shall be taken there and con.
fronted with him. In the present Gaze
the plaintiff does not appear and u
known to be in the next world. Let the
law be executsd-ditto the prisoRsE
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