Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-10
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One good thing may be said of the pawn broker-he sticks to his pledges-Cincinnati Saturday Night.
 A Sioux motto: 'White man big smart he furnish brains; red man heap braye-he knock lem out.'
 A Japanese woman dresses her hair only once in four days. This gives the rest of the Bismarck Tribune.
 'tDoes your baby kick when you try to put 1t to sleep ?" asked one young married man of another. s'No-" was the reply, ''but I do when am asked to put it to sleep"
 She said, 'fOh, yes, I am very fond of lit tie boys," and as snowfall struck in the back of her neck, she added, "I feel as though I could eat,,a couple this minute, boiled. .''-New Orleans Item.
 An Assistant Providence.-Miss Sarah An drews is still most dangerously i'll. Her life but kind Providence, assisted by Dr. East man, has still spared her ife.-Owego Times.
 "When I was out West last summer" said the baggage smasher, "I saw the biggest sun set ever saw in my life" How big was it2" asked the brakeman. 'sWhy, I should say," replied the other, casting about for an adequate simile, ''that it was about the size of a Saratoga trunk. ."-Burlington Free Press.
 Mrs. McCoble, an Austin lady, rebuked her colored cook, Matilda Snowball in the fol- lowing words: "When hired you, you said you had no male friends, and now I find a man in the kitchen half the time.'' 'Lor' press yer soul, he ain't no male friend ob mine.' ''Who is he thsn?" "He am only my husband. ."-Texas Siftings
 Connecticut Detectives-"Hist! I have 8 clew." Second c. D.-"Hush Don't speak so load What is 1t ?' First O. D.-"Are we observed ?" Second O. D.-'Nsy, we are alone but speak low; even the walls have ears. Where did you find your clew ?' First c. D.-'In this paper. Here it is right in the beginning of this piece of poetry. List There is blood upon the moon. '"-Phila- delphia Call.
 The Little Rock (Ark) Gazette prints the following as veritable letter of Andrew Jackson, and says it is fair sample of his private correspondence: ''I was glad to hear from you and to know that the good Lord in his divine mercy, had spared you. May he ever bless us and damn our enemies. We must all lean on the cross for support, for man is weak. Did you ever see such d-d scoundrel as John o. Adams? I am pleased to hear that you have Prcfessed religion and joined the church This more effectually elevstes you above the d-d whigs.''
 An old Newport lady is great believer in coal oil as a cure for everything; in fact, as a cure all, she has coal oil on the brain. And 8 few evenings ago, while some old women friends were calling on her, one of them said: q don't know what's the matter with my Johnny's knee. It's swelled and it makes hlm so lame he can hardly walk" "Bathe it with coal oil" said the old lady; ''I'l1 guarantee you it'll cure it." Another said, My Sarah has such g pain between the eres ''Weil, all she's got to do is to rub it well with coal oil three or four times day, and it'll cure her," hastily re marked the old lady. "Well,' said the third woman. q sint got nobody sick about my house, but if body hasn't got trouble one way, she's got it in another. All can do I can't get my Jennie to stay at home of evening"" ''Rub her with ooal-oil. said the old lady, in good earnest, ''and I'll guarantee you it'll cure her."-Ex- change