Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-16
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An icy pavement is sure sign of an early fall and 8 late spring T. Journal

An icy pavement is sure sign of an early fall and late spring IN. '. Journal. ANew York plumber has married milli-
 ner. Everything tends to consolidation and monopoly these days.-Lowell Citizen. Dr. Deems says: Kissing is a purely American habit" Let us remember this, l dear brethren and ever iberally patronizs home industry Bismarck Tribune. 'tBecause cotton press is made to press cotton and cheese press to press cheese is no reason that a Hoe press is made to hoe, <" 1 remarks our youngest office boy.-New York Commercial
 Feminine news gatherers are not sue, cess. One tried it in 8 country town and the people stopped taking the paper because she told them all the news before it came out New York News.
 We learn from 8 s'society" personal that B Washington society lady has her shoes made at Brussels. It seems strange that there is not sufficient room in the country to build fashionable lady pair of shoes. As drug clerk the female is not brilliant success. When you wink at her across soda fountain she doesn't know whether to put little Balm of Giiead in your soda or to hang her head and blush.-BismarckT Tribune Whittier pever was married No man whose wife had poked him out of the house on cold Monday morning to shovel paths uuU6f tue CtOtn05 1luc 6toE COuAu AdV0 HEAtboD
 poem like "Snow Bound. d.'-Rockland Courier Gazette
 A gentleman of MiIesian descent was over
 heard describing Colonel Ingersoll as an
 amethyst" This reminds one of the man
 who wrote to his friend: Dear John-I was
 mistaken. He is not S~ edenborgian. He is Norwegian. Times -Unlon-
 The last mot of the elder Dumas. He vas on his deathbed. His old servant, who s., In, mas turned his hslfcosed eyes toward him and said kindly, Don't cry, my poor friend, if want you up there, I will ring for you
 Married men cannot be ton careful A
 Philadelphia woman is going to apply for a divorce because she found hairpin in his, pocket, and yet he is willing to swear that he only used it instead of shingIe nail to tenn porsrily replace suspender button.-PhilR delphia Chronicle
 Don't lalk to me about beginning at the bottom of the ladder" observed ''crushed' actress to 8 friend. q began there ten years ago, and I'm there still. If it was to do over again I'd begin at the top. It's much easier to fall down than to climb up" Alta California.
 ''Now, wouldn't you cali me good look iug?" asked an up town swell of his compan- ion at 8 ball. II certainly should-all ex- cept one feature" answered she. (Which Is that ?'' he asked. She eyed him over quizzi- cally for moment and then frankly replied, Your cheekI'-Commercia Advertiser.
 Logic: Wife (to husband. who has fallen into bad ways): ''John Henry, how could iou do such thing? Everyone at the par ty saw that you were not quite right; every one noticed that you were intoxicated!' Husband: ''That's all right. If I'd been qnite right and not t all toxicated they'd have noticed that too-jus' same thing, m ear!''-Life.
 They were returning home from the thea tre and had nearly reached her home, when the young man observed, Isn't the weather cold and raw?'' She must have misunder- stood him. Raw she said hesitatingIy, Yes, like them raw, but, she continued, looking sweetly in his eyes, ''don't you think they are nicer fried?" What could he do?- Chicago Herald.