Litchfield enquirer., 1881-01-20
CLIPPINGS.

Swear not at all, but if you must swear, swear off.
 There is one European city that is naughty, and it's Nice.
 Texas papers are speaking of the late George Eliot' as "a very gifted but very immortal man."
 A man advertises for competent person to undertake the sale Df 8 new medicine, and eaddsthst rit wiil be hghlg pcrative to the undertaken" -.
 Thousands have tried it and will not use any other' is the significant and pathetic en- comium of a cough balsam which circulates in New England.
 A red headed man recently attended a mas quarade wrapped from his head to bis heels in brown cloth and with his head bare. He represented lighted cigar.
 She had sued for breach of promise and the verdict of the jury was against her. ''Want topollvtheYjury ?" she was asked. " Yes, ,EI do3 Jss' gimme the pole forstwdsminptesg's kAn exehaug ge praises the .Gndian Hair egG knnVu t, restore any hair. He files it away as certificate on which to draw rations from Uncle Sam.
 A country editor apologzed for emitting an tissue of his sheet the week before, as the whole force was of enjoying itself-thus boasting of the spree du corps in his establish ment.
 A bookbiDde- had book brought him to be rebound. After the job was finished, he made the-following entry in his day book 'To ros f3,O fho fp G. cents"
 Ella Wheeler has written new poem called What are the Little Stars Saying ?'' Those we've interviewed are saying that the big ones, like Salvini, have scooped everything and made business bad.
 It is said that in one of the scenes of play performed at Niblo's Theatre donkey is brought on and dragged across the stage. When the patience of the driver is almost ex. hsusted he gives ftful tug at the reins and ssFies: Come Kelley, come alongi" esavs~ With the exceytieur rof tts rpadsu ruin Jay Gould seems tdehe reaching but fDrsall the rbads in the conntry .ssAs anefe is the most money in thez aboves mentioned through fine we may soon expect to-hear that he has gath cred it in among the rest.
 ''Oh, dear," exclaimed young lady, en. tering public hall the other evening, 'what dreadful odor of carburetted hydrogen. P s'That's no kind O gin, num-" replied the janitor; ''that's gars-the pipes is leaky, num-"
 Tableau Vivant.-Bridegroom (to his little sister-iu-law at the breakfast) Well. Julie, you've got new brothe, now" Julie Gen. fant terrlblel-..Yes; and ma said the other day to pa She hidhf think he was much &C., count, l5nly U lopk&d liks sEotties last chance !r (Greaf fla''i GfI Ikshivs 4 and spooos)
 Says the Cincihfiatf Ehddirer: "A MT Ger. ner sends us 12O pages of rhymes in small type-advance sheets, as it wers-and re- quests us to read the work through to the end, and then criticise. This able editorial is for the purpose of informing Mir. Gerner that Methuselay is not connected with this paper"
 Old gentleman (mnsical) Have you any plane tree wood?" Timber merchant (whose hopes are raised in anticipation of good or per these hard times)-s'Yes, sir-pray walk ki1s sif A fine stock asv any iaztaWn,a cir. Yes|d fsa @ l Sed hih De phnk gF is1i6e- not particular. I want bit for fiddle bridget"
 A flock of girls IS called bevy; bevy of wolves pack; pack of thieves gang. a gang of angeis.a host host of porpoises . shoal; shoal of buffaloes herd; a herp of children a troop; troop of cartridges covey cnvey of beauties galaxy a paiaxy of rufi1ans horde; a horde of rubbish a abean. a heap of oxen drove; drove of black. guards mob mob of whales school: a school of worshippers congregation; a con gregation of engineers corps i; corpsof rob bers band g band of locusts swarm and a swarm of people IS called . crowd, and whenever there IS crowd there usually is . fuss.