The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1882-10-27


marked that they d. this for the purpose
II learning how to handle bow
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From a singla grain Of wheat sown on
ground IN the east side of
Baker city, Oregon, grew seventy-three
stalks, each nearly fonr feet in length.
aud the whole containing 1880 grains Of
wheat.
tree called the travellers tree. Of
Madagascar, yields copious supply Of
fresh water frdA its leaves, very crate
full to the traveller. II grows in the most
arid conntriese aud is good proof Of the
wonderful wisdom Of nature,
Benjamin Franklin.says: One boy isa
boy, two boys, half boy, and three boys
nre no boy at.all." Itis different with
girls, Benjamin. One girl is a girl; two
girls are more than girl, ,and three girls
an entire circus.
The liver pad agent asked Missouri
editor to give him 500 worth of adyer-
Using aud take his pay in liver pnds,a and
the editor wna very emphatic in his in
qniry: "What sort Of condition do you
think my liver is in, sirqp
Stonewall JacISsou's horse. called
"Little Sorrell," is 26 years Of age, and
is kindly cared for by Gen. Jackson's
father-in law, DIR. Morrison, OF lincoln
county, N. 9. 1t is the horse on which
Gen. jackson received his death wound.
H. Il a. . IL
Walter TO his sweetheart, ''if were to
press the seal Of love UPON those sealine-
wax lips?"
II should be stationary
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Just taste that ten, SAID old Hyaon
to his better half. at the supper table
one evening. "Well, there doesn't
seem to be anything the mntter
with II. Ican't taste anything. "Neitll-
er can i, and that's what I'm growing
ut.
Chicago girl at Newport writes
home MS follows: "We're Just a. pay as
cockntoo's fopknot down here, ana YOU
cau inat bet I'm hummer ia my duds.
Them Now Yorhers Ia awfnlly stuck np,
making believe they hail from Philadel-
phia."
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Young men," SAID tirescme mud
instructive old mnff to group of ap.
prentices, young men should begin ut
the bottom of their business and work
mp" Il cant responded one of them. I"
"Why not" asded the old muif, "Be-
cause am q well digger"
The great and the good scatter be-
nign Influences as naturally az the sun
shines and blesses the anlmal and king
dom worlds. The latter, shines not for
itself, selfislily, not blessing itself, but
animate creation; so it is the privilege
Of the good to bless all around them.
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Returns OF the vote Of Arkansas IN the
! September election on the liquor cues
tion have been received by the Secretary
Of State from all but one small county,
MS follows: For license, 1880; against
license, 1901. Only twelve out Of sew
enty-four counties voted against license.
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A Brooklyn boyswrote composition
on the subject Of the Quakers, whom he
described as a sect who never quarreied,
never got into fight, never chawed
each other, and never iawed back The
prodHction contained postscript in
these words. ''Pa's a Quaker, but ma
isn't"
Mr.. James Gordon Bennett, proprie-
tor OF the New York Herald, has sub
scribed S2,000,000 toward The capital
stock Of company which is 70 lay new
cable across the Atlantic in competition
with those controlled by Jay Gould.
Mr. john W. Garrett is organizing the
opposition.
"Well, Patrick, asked the doctor.
show do you feel to-day2s
HOch, dear doctor, | enjoy very poor
health intirely. This rumatiz Is very
distressin' indade: whinI go TO slape,
lay awake all night, and me toes is swii
ed as big as a goose hin's egg; SO whin ]
stand up | fall down Immediately,
Grover Cleveland, Che Democratic
candidate for Governor Of New York, il
like Tilden. O'Connor and a number d
other prominent New Workers., bache
lor. He was born ID Essex county, New
Jersey, and is ID the prime Of manhood
being but little over f0riy-six years o
age. and is nov Mayor Of the city o
Buffalo, to which office lie was elected
after one Of the hottest c0nteAts oi
record.