Morning journal and courier., 1884-05-23
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"Bye-bye, love-" he murmured, as he started down to his office in the morning, and she did, to the extent of $50 bonnet He says good morning now-Boston Post
 When "Old Prob" says ttLook out for clear weather" he means that you can look out of the window for it. If it is not there it is not "Oid Prob's" fault.-Philadelphia Call.
 twill the coming man be happier?" asks a writer. It depends to great extent upon whether his wife has got tired and gone to sleep or is still waiting up for him.-Boston Post.
 An insurance men says the reason that Nero fiddled while Rome was burning was that business was probably dull in Rome and Nero was heavily insured.-Boston Oommer- cial Bulletin.
 A member of the Harvard class of '83 has just been appointed pitcher for base ball club at $3, GOO year. Still there are people whe turn up their noses at college bred men. Courier Journal.
 A carpenter few days ago fell through his scaffold at house he was engaged upon. and an acquaintance remarked that he never be fore knew carpenter to get through his work so quickly.-The Hoosier. Churches that are addicted to annual fairs, with all that the name in these modern days implies, will be pleased to learn that the Louisiana lottery company has won it's case
 
 aid.
 Domestic Figuring.-''It is said that it costs 8 thousand dollars to raise boy. Is that true, pa2'' s'In some cases, perhaps D What case?" ''Well. it is true when the father don't have but thousand dollars. ''- Philadelphia Call.
 A man never feels more disgusted with himself than when he has been watching red light for about half an hour, and waiting for fba fn find khoff light cemes from 8 globe in g corner drug store.-Boston Post.
 At a german in Chicago recently one of the young ladies while dancing kicked of her shoe. Of the six men struck by the fall in leather, four were taken out from under 1t dead, and the other two are permanently disabled.-Boston Commercial Bulle1p.
 ''Did you notice what boor that man was who sat next to you?" asked one lady of an- other as the pair stepped of Woodward ave- nue car the other day. ''How?" Why, he refused to pass up the fare for the lady in lavender sifk.'' ''Oh, well, you see they were divorced only two weeks ago, and it couldn't be expected that he would recover his composure this soon. It is mean trick in any divorced woman to expect her ex- husband to pass alimony money up to the fare-box."-Detroit Free Press.
 One more gone.-A communication from Memphis announced the demise of Brother Backalong Cribbs, he having met his fate by drowning while trying to swim half mile on a bet of two bits. Giveadam Jones nov ed resolution of sympathy for the bereaved widow and children. Samuel Shin moved that the sum of $20 be voted from the treas ury to help pay the funeral expenses. The Rev. P6nstock desired to move a resolution to the effect that in the midst of life we are in death. ''Gem'len," said the presi- deEt as he waved them down, five shall hang an emblem of mournin' on de doah- knob and let 1t go at dat. If any member of dis club am fule huff to swim the Mississippi river in de month of May on a bet of two bits that he doan' go to de bottom, his be- reaVed widow and chillen are probably glad he's gone. We will now percolate home- wards. s.'-Proceedings of the Lime Kiln Club.