Morning journal and courier., 1884-12-04
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l Steamers in New York harbor have beer requested to whistle three times when pass I ing the site of the Bartholdi statue. The 1 courage of the people must be kept up.-San l Francisco News Letter.
 1 Rattlesnake poison is awful A Florida l COW was bitten and died immediately Six 1 buzzards that fed on the carcass died soon after, and a newspaper reporter was found | lying in the vicinity.-LoweI Courier ''No, ma'am" exclaimed the provoked young man to young lady, who on the re- fusal of her favorite, had asked him to ac- company her to party; E'I don't play sec ond fiddle to anyone.' 'tNo one asked you to play second fiddle" replied the girl with a smile; ''I only asked you to be my beau. .'-
 Yonkers Statesman.
 'FYes, brethren, t" says the clergyman who is preaching the funeral sermon, ''our de ceased brother was cut down in a single night torn from the arms of his loving wife, who is thus left disconsolate widow at the early age of twenty four years" "Twenty-two, if you please" sobs the widow, in the front pew, emerging from her handkerchief for an instant.-Paris Figaro.
 "Any reduction in the price of clothingsp he asked. Every large reduction, J answered the dealer. 'I would like to buy pair of pantaloons if l can get them cheap enough" Well, sir, prices have all gone to pieces, par ticularly on pantaloons. The bottom has fairly dropped out" s'In that case," said the customer, turning to go, 'I guess I will stick to my old ones for while yet."- Drake's Traveller.
 An old granger stood in the rain looking at the elevated road. He was water-soaked. ''I say, mister" he remarked, F'does it cost eny more to ride in them trains than it does in these 'ere keers?" pointing to a street car Yes, it costs five cents more But if you | wait until half-past four the fare will then be | the same" ''What time is it now, 1nister?' l ''One o'clock" FFWell, by gosh, I'll wait. | New York World.
 Charles Dorset, young man of about | twenty five years of age, took his little sister Mary out for walk on Austin avenue Il They met young lady with whom Charles for some time quite earnestly ust before Charles and his little sister cached home the former said, ''Now, Molly, ont you say anything to anybody at home bout my speaking to that young lady. Do ou hear, little girls' ''To hear you talk, rother Charles, one might suppose do not now what love is, D was the indignant reply Molly, who was seven years old last May. Texas Siftings.
 At one of the Michigan agencies of the 1estern Union Telegraph company the agent anded out one of the last headquarter stock | rculars to minister who had called on 1siness. The good man looked it over, and le agent observed: "You notice the statement that this stock 591a will pay over 10 per cent?' "Yes, see." Pretty good investment, ehF'
 ''Yes, sir, and now that Jay Gould has 't hold of paying thing I'm not going to b shim of any portion of the profits. Pm filing he should reap all the profits, for he's zen heavy loser and is sadly in need of sh"-Wall Street News. Great natugal curiosity will be felt to now what kind or a cabinet President # eyeland will select, and how far .,t, WfH l,a lided by civil service reform rules in filling e offices. It is understood that he Mlai Myna ake very few changes, in whiGhcal. On H uthern atmosphere yi 1ct on the principle s 6 other hapastors belong the spoi1s." in cad of being humble and grateful to the cependent Republicans; he may treat them sas as@teTtein. tramp did benevolsSt gentle 'u spend it in o-sIak > f.You go to<-,' spon1ed the nevE-z~ elected Ioarty.sSyssI less I'll do what I bIsa-a please with nv yn money. Who are you, anyhows"7. ,xas Siftings q