The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1884-11-20
WIT AND HCn5OE.

Sings 10y Cable.
A mole en- the nose indicates that @
man will be greas strave,er--probably
70 get out Of tho way of people who
make personal remarks.
'.Do birds think?" asks writer in
opening 3 current article. Ii they do,
we would like to know what q canary
bird thinks of the woman who stands
up in chair ani talks baby through
the brass wires of the cage.
Clean the streets" shouted Gin
cinnati paper, and tho mex. week q tor.
rent like river was rushing through
haii the streets in the town. Editors
cannot DO too particular about bearing
down light in their demands.
A Tribune attache the other day
heard skilled vocalist sing ait Till
the Clouds Roll By" SIZE rendered it:
Maa tab the CLAW raw baw. Jawy;
Wan tan tho ciaw raw baw;
JeWy, ma ow traw law wah,
Wan tan tie claw raw baw."
A young beau at his sisters evsning
party began TO sing, "Why am weak
and weary?" when little brother
brought The performance to a sudden
close BY calling ont, '.Aunt May says
it's cause you come home SO late every
night"
1t is very desirable to be q good
reader. A clergyman is said to have
once read the following passage from
the Bible, with the emphasis thus:
"And tie old man said unto his sons.
saddle mo the ass; aud they saddied
bim!'
An article is going the rounds of the
press which is entitled The Umbrella.
in France" That settles it then. For
while we cherished .he hope that We
might regain possession of that um-
breiia, but as il has crossed tho ocean
to evade us, We might as well give it
up.
A couple of pickpockets followed a
gentleman Cor some blocks with a view
OF awaiting themselves Of the frs. cp-
portunity to relieve him cf his purse.
lie suddenly turned into q lawyers
office. ''What shall we dc now" asked
one. ''Wait for the lawyer" said the
other.
Putting tho names of the streets on
the street lamps is a good thing. Moon
light nights. If the lamps are not light
ed, by getting out of the tram-car,
climbing the lamp-post. ana striking
match. You may read tho name OF tho |
street distinctly. If tho wind doesn't f!
blow out your match.
The motto of q young wompn'a 80
ciety in Tennessee is Total abstinence |
or no husbands" 1t is said iA.t the !
members sre showing o wonderful de- !
gree OF determination. as the organizes |
ton is nearly a fortnight old and only |
three designations have been handed !
!n.-NorTsstowf: Herald
Young lady Gust from boarding.
school, at dinner tabie(: please, papa,
I'd like leg of the roast chicken"
s'Eou have had one. my dear, and your
brother had the other.' Young lady |
(in a sprightiy manncr): ''Oh, sure
enough: chicken has only two legs.
It's duck that has four"
Madam. you have destroyed IS
worth Of merchandise, angrily re-
marked dude TO lady, ss she seated
posted E rev Derby hat. Serves you
right. she replied, slowly rising from
the ruiz; ''you had no business to buy
IS hat Fog 50-cent head"
III sec you've got colored servant
girl" ssia q man to another the other
day. Yes" was the reply. "You
see my wife's sister has just lost her
husband, SO. rs We had 10 get into
mourning. We discharged our white
girl and hired colored one. She her-
monies with the mourning. as it were"
ssWhy, JIMMY" said one profession
nj beggar to another. ''are you going
10 knock off alreadya It's only two
GLEAKIEGS.
Nrl Sarah HaeklenSa has been fur
sixteen yeau Pestnistrsss at Rushvlle,
Ind
n. De Lcsseps predicts that the
Pansaa canal will DO opened baforo
lSsS.
Justin McCsrthy, the novelist is q
Of age.
The coinagc in this country since the
foundation Of the Government amounts
70 Il. $50. OO0. .o0G.
Hiss Minnie Hank, the vocalist goes
70 Berlin shortly. where she expects 10
reside permanently.
Over 81. Oh, ,0os, GOO taxes On distilled
spirits have been collected By the Gov
ernment s;ncs 1862.
A scientific writer says that the
American Of to-day ia not tue bilious
man OF 6fiy years Ego.
New Mexico is Wild over the reported
discovery of an alum mountain in the
western part Of The Territory.
It is announced that the Duke dc
Moray is to marry the daughter OF
Baron Rothschild st Rrsnkfort.
said that in the West she finds ''a per-
feet network OF wo,nea's clubs"
Queen Victoria saves annually froa
. her Parliamentary allowance $500, ,00o.
Aad she las S2,75o. 0oG in rentals.
Mrs. James. Of Brocton. Mass. now
te;rty-nine, T.s msrriod when abe was
fifteen, and has twensy-seTen children.
Several well-to-do cclorcd men in
tend to stsrt magazine in New York
which will be called the Negro-Anserj-
can.
In the British Houss of Commons
ono member recently referred to an
other as "s eigoted. maieYoient young
pup"
Apreacher atWeiiington. Kan, made
the prediction that some Of his parish
toner's would ''enter hell on roller
skates."
One physic:sa IN Lawrence. Mass,
has nine pstion;s whose Illness was
caused ny ose--exsrtion in skating
IiEks.
4 New H.ven baby with TWO noses.
IS 20 bs pus en- exhibition in tie dime
museu,us a. soon as Ii is old eaovgh to
tr,ve;.
Mrs. Sratton. zee widow Of Tom
Thumb. has applied To tie atayor of
Now York for permission to open y
museum.
Tooacco raising in North Carc!ins
bests gold mining. 4 Warreuion
farmer refused Si.Goo fox bis crop Of
seven f.crcs.
Gss Is eo!d in London ut 10 anG rs
cenls thousand feet, sn4 dividend
Of iz3 per cent per suaum On 81. &C.,
000 capital is paid.
Central Park. New Terk. requires
mere mos.cy 70 t,o sGuare aero 10 keep
l.