Morning journal and courier., 1884-02-08
PLEA SING.

s'Are there any fools in this town?" asked stranger of a newsboY yesterday. '"There S one, sure," was tho pleasing reply.-Boston Post.
 Whats the difference between a man who cuts down a picket fence and one who dresses a spring chicken? One pulls the picket and the other picks the pullet.-Yonker's Gazette.
 We think if Shakespeare had lived in Yer mont, he would never have written What a fall was there, ny countrymen!" He would have put it ''What winter was there, my countrymen!" !"
 mans brain weighs three and a half pounds. woman's brain is somewhat lighter, but of finer quality. That is what enables her to taste lard in her neighbors s pastry.-Rockland Courier.
 A Montana statesman is named Maginnis RI. Maginnis The middle letter is thought to stand for Maginnis, and vague suspicion is gaining footing that he may be of Irish descent.-Bismarck Tribune. badly -in-love Pittsburg young man was the recipient of such contemptuous smile from his adored one the other evening that he shrsnk away, feebly muttering, Thou art sheer and yet 50 fsr."-Phila. Times. small boy in Maine listened demurely to the story of Samson's tying the irebrands to the tails of foxes and then sending them through the Philistines' corn, and at the con- clusion of the narrative asked innocently, ''Auntie, did it pop?"
 Offering in detail: Mother-'I am afraid MT. Crisscross is not serious in his atten- tions." Daughter-'He is awful bashful. you know; but he's offering himself piece meal Last night he wanted me to take his arm. ."-New York Graphic.
 recipe for getting rich: At the stock ex- change Business Is very bad, stocks are al ways falling, and yet you always seem to have money. How do you do it?' Ut IS very simple. I never pay any of my old debts" And the new enes?" II let them grow old!''-From the French.
 Look here,'' said the citizen to the plumber, who had brought in his bill, ''this job isn't done yeti" '>I know that" an sW cred the plumber, but we always collect our bills on the first of the month. I will send man around to do the job sometime next week.''-Lowell Citizen.
 Birdie McHennepin and her brother were at ths seashore. ''Oh, see that." exclaimed Birdie. 'tSee what?" inquired the stolcal John. tWhy, sse that little cloudlet just above the wavelet like tiny leafet dancing OCT the scene'' ''Oh, come, you had better go out to the pumplet in the back yardlet and soak your little headlet. ."-Fexas Siftings.
 A gentleman who observed Johnnie care fully taking the census of company assem- bled in the parior awaiting call to supper inquired: "What is the matter, JohnnieS" "Why," returned the urchin, with @ troubled air, there's zine of us, counting me, and mamma has gone and cut the two pies into quarters, and that only makes eight pieces."
 ssI understand that Dr. Wolf has left the Ann street church." No; is that 50? Didn't he like the preacking?'' ''As far as I know he did.'' "Wsll, why did he leave then?" ''He gives no reason; but you know they have al thNir NJ rents tV6ntV-t1VO cent, and in view of the dull business outlook and the reduction in wages, man has got to scale down his religious expenses to panic basis. Howell Citizen.