Morning journal and courier., 1884-11-15
COLD.

No matter how cold the day, Salt Greek never freezes.-New York Journal. It seems strange that the election districts that seem to be close are so far off.-Yonkers Statesman.
 Wealth has its cares as well as poverty but they are more popular.-Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
 t'I send you my gas bill," was what the stump orator said to the election committee. -Somerville Journal.
 The charge of the light brigade-your as- sessment for the torchlight procession.-Bos- ton Commercial Bulletin. Bjornsterne Bjornson, the poet, has a son named Bjorn Bjornson. He was bjorn in Norway ay.-Commercia Advertiser. ''Oh, for the wings of dove," she sang, as she was puzzling her brains as to what new ornament she should put on her bon net.-Yonkers Statesman. Dear Friend-'' Why, how do you do, An nie How young you are looking l declare, nobody would guess you were day over 35." Annie, who only owns up to 26, is of course delighted. Boston Transcript. Inquirer-You want to know how they count the votes. We don't know, dear; sometimes another. It depends to a great extent, however, on who counts them.-Bos- ton Post.
 ''My dear, do you love me still!" inquired fond Third street wife of her spouse "How can teIl?'' was the ungracious reply; 'Eyou have not been still long enough since we were married for-me to find out whether 1 love you in that state but I think I should ''- 1 Oil City Derrick.
 ''Well, Mr. Johnsing," said Titusville darky to another who had but recently ] moved to Meadville, ''what kind ob people hab you got there?" ''Meanest kin O peo- pie, MT. Snow," was the reply. EHow's 1 datg'' 'EWhy, sir, dey akshualIy lock up \ de chicken coops O nights. ."-Wa arlington Ratchet.
 tfDid you ever notice, Mrs. Jarph1y,' re- I marked her husband, E'tfat in spite of warn \ ings, admenitions, ridicule and advice peo- pie go on marrying just about the same as \ usualw. "Well, you see, so many have set ' their hearts on it, probably" placidly replied Mrs. Jarphly.-Pittsburg Chronicle Tele- graph.
 | Yes, my son, economy is a virtue when not 4 carried too far. For instances you cannot love the man who comes into your house
 and muddies your floors simply because he objects to using your door mat through fear Eof wearing out the soles, of his boots by the
 friction which the operation necessarily en-
 Itails.-Boston Transcript
 Rio Grande Polities-On election day 8
 gentleman at Laredo, on the Rio Grande, ob-
 served large number of Mexicans in the
 fromgs' asked the stranger. From the other
 side of the river," replied a candidate.
 ffWhat are they going to do over hereW ''O
 they are going to be voted" 'sWhat for!'
 1 tfFor a dollar apiece E'Why, that's out
 rageous" t'Yes, it is too high, but what
 1 can we do about it! Our opponents, the re-
 formers, have run up the prices on us. Be fore the reform party was organized we could l get all the Mexican votes we needed, deliver
 ed at the polls, for fifty cents head but
 now the lowest price is dollar head, spot
 cash tell you it takes money to be elected } l to office on the Rio Grande. "-Texas Sift-
 ings.
 Lives of statesmen all remind II We can make our lives sublime; But through some disastrous trouble T Fail to get there every time .- Evansville Argus.