Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1884-06-27
NOTES.
Superstition is a sort of parody of

suit of cloths.
London averaged three fires night
during 1888.
Almost the best rule of life is to
be worthy of ones self.
God may put off those tomorrow
who put Him off to-day.
Little or no rain has fallen in Cuba
during the past months.
Ungraciousness is wholly opposed
to all ideas of good breeding.
The savings banks of New York
State hold over $3.50, 900, 900.
The path of duty in this world is
the road of salvation to the next.
A work of charity is type Of the
charity within, in the soul and mind.
Patience is the panacea; but
where does it grow, or who can swal-
low it.
Time once passed never returns;
the moment which is lost is lost for
ever.
1t is computed that a flash Of
lightning only lasts one-millionth part
of second.
Egotism, vanity and selfishness
spoil conversation far more than de-
ficiency of talant.
God smiled when he put humor In
to the human disposition and said,
"That is good"
A woman in North Carolina is SELL
ing the darkies pieces of rock from
the Garden of Eden.
There are 122, Alp miles of railroad
track in this country, Of which 1O7,
15S are in operation.
Contentment swells q mite into a
talent, and makes the poor richer
even than the Indies.
There are 3,OS5 paper mills in the
world, which turn out 1904 ,OOO,O 900
pounds of paper annually.
A little Maine girl has expressed
herself as only hating two things
namely, Sundays and dying.
Bronze nee1les have been found in
Egyptian toombs, which must have
been made 1000 years ago.
The town of Decatur Georgia, has
an ordinadce forbiding children to
play marbles on the streets.
Twenty years ago there were IL
women Doctors in the United States.
There are now over 800.
There are still living in Rochester,
N. Y, 69 persons who voted at the
first charter election, 80 years ago.
To supply the ivory trade, about
125, 200 elephants are killed annually
in Africa.
IN the whole world there are no
agents to work out the misery of the
soul like its own evil passions.
The cultivation of cheerful spirit
demands as first requisite that the
conditions of health be observed.
New York City is said to contain
10000 liquor dealers, while the
butchers, bakers and grocers only
number 1926.
In order to impart dignity to the
town of Maora, Ill. forty of the mer-
chants have signed pledge to wear
high silk hats.
A wealthy Long Island widower,
so years old, has broken his engage
ment with woman 30 years old on
the novel plea that she Is two young.
An old bachelor died at East Al
burg, VT, the other day, and $50,
900 In bonds, notes and certificates
were found in the Innings of his
clothse.
By cutting off the noses of hogs
for three or four generations, a
farmer in Berrien county, Ga. is
said to have secured a breed of nose
less hogs.
Time works changes. Forty
years ago." says an observer, ''but-
ter was made of cream, sugar was
made of cane, cigars were made OF
tobacco. and shoes were made. of
leather"
A South Carolina man thinks he
has discovered that a chalk mark
around barrel of sugar is a cure for
ants, and is now mad because the
patent office refuses him patent for
it.
In Wheeling w. Va, the School
Board of that place has givsn notice
that at school commencements this
| year no boqnets or other presents
will be permitted to the graduates.
A wealthy coal-miner living at
Youngstown, Ohio, has had his
mind SO affected by being defeated
for political Office that be has been
placed in hospital for the insane at