The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-01-29


pired before the vote on the previous
question could be taken. The house
then resumed the consideration of the
revision of the rules.
Humor.
A western editor says one hug is
worth dozen love letters, and they
cannot be introduced as evidence in
breach Of promise suit either.
A physiognomist says that large ears
denote generosity, which is probably
the reason why a mule squanders his
hind legs.-Neau York Herald.
Conductor Ito Brown, who is pretty
nearly pumped out with running to
catch his express bus)-"All right, sir;
all right. Don't furry yourself, you're
a-gaining. "-Fan.
The worst piece of ''stage fright" is
that of the man who thinks that he has
passed up q two dollar and a half gold
piece instead of dime to the driver
Boston Commercial! Ba1lletia.
Professor in psycnology-What is the
first power developed by man? Senior
somewhat mixed -Well-I-:well-I
suppose the power to creep. Senior
sits down amid wild applause.
"John," said doting parent to her
gormandizing son, edo you really think
that you can eat the whole of that pud-
ding with impunity!'' Il don't know,
mai" replied the young hopeful, "but
l can with spoon"
There is patient in one of the New
York hospitals who, in his delirium,
continually calls out, "Next! Next!"
The physicians are undecided whether
he is college professor or barber.
Said one Of society's smart ornaments
to a lady friend, "This is leap year and
I suppose you'll be asking some one to
marry YOU ?" "Oh, no" was the reply,
my finances won't permit me to sup
port nusband.-N City Derrick.
Photographs Of Abraham, Isaac,
E:au, Moses, and other gentlemen of
the olden time show that without ex-
ceptiop they wore full boards. Since
those days manhood has studied how it
could defy natures lawn upon the face,
and, as consequence the land is full of
barber-shops and cheap talk.-Ney Ha-
ye'a Register.
; An Englishman arrived in this coun-
try few weeks ago, and as he stepped
on the pier at New York cable dis
patch was placed in his hand summon
ing him home. Two hours later he
sailed for London. It is now said that
he intends to write book descriptive
of America and the Americans. Here
tofore Englishmen have been in this
country at least two days before they
have undertaken such work.-No1ris-
t0aUn Herald.
A country doctor, being out for
days shooting, took his GRAND boy to
carry the game-bag. Entering field
of turnips, the dog pointed; and the
boy, overjoyed at the prospect of his
masters success, exclaimed: t'Lor',
master, there's covey; if you get near
'em won't you physic 'em ?" ''Physic
them, you young rascal What do you
meanw said the doctor. "Why, kill
'em. to be sure,' replied the lad.
At a small country town there lately
died middle-aged man, leaving
widow of IS. At the funeral the dea-
con of the village alluded to the good
qualities of the deceased, and among
Others his generosity. He said the de-
ceased had lent him some money once.
Upon which the weeping wild raised
her head and inquired how much, and
whether he had paid it back or not.
We once knew twins who so much
resembled each other that one of them
starved himself to death, thinking each
day it was himself who had eaten three
hearty meals, when in fact, the eater
was the bro her. The surviving twin
doesn't know to this day whether it
was his brother or himself who died
and was buried.-Boston Transcript.
A DISCUSSION is now going on in Can
ada about the number of French Cana
dams. lie Canada asserts that they dou-
BILE in numbers every twenty-eight
years. In 1865 they numbered So 600;
in 1877, 1850, 900, and they are still in
.creasing. The English natives do rot
increase with anything like the same
proportion, and the number Of immi-
grants barely Offsets the plumber who
immig!ate to this country. So. by de-
grees Canada may be all French before
it is realized.