The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1884-07-11
Here and There.

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Here and There.
All good citizens do not push
baby carriages, but all men who
push baby carriages are good citi-
Zens.
One snappish or potulant member
of.a household is sufficient to keep
every other one in it nettled and un-
happy.
A thousand women were present
at Il recent Kentucky hanging. The
cold, disagreeable weather preven-
ted much of Il turnout.
David NJ. Stone, editor of tho
New York Journal of Commerce,
has not been absent from his editor
ial chair for recreation for more
than thirty Years.
A poet sends a contribution en-
titled "Why DO I Live? "This is
easy to answer. 1t is because he
sends his contributions to this Office
instead of bringing them in pers on.
When young girl finds a four
leaf clover it is a sign that she will
be married within year. 1t is
strange that some families don't
hire a farm and sow it all to clover.
Chicago boasts Of lady, now
ninety-four years old, who used to
sit on George Washington's lap. 1t
is comforting to know that even il
George couldn't tell a lie he used to
have some fun with the girls.
"Don't give me any of your lip!"
said an ugly country school teacher
to a pert young miss who had
"sassed" him. "Oh, you needn't
wory," she retorted. "I wouldn't
kiss you even if the freckles on
your face were gold dollars"
"A Belle who six months ago was so
languid that she could hardly sup
port herself at the altar now throws
a tlat-iron fifty-six feet and hits her
husband every tlme.--Excllange.
This is only another instance of tho
saying "in union there is strength. ;"
Post.
"Do you use capital or little let
ters when writing the name of Il
state?" asked new reporter. "What
state is it?' "Rhode Island.n "Use
little letters, of course-don' crowd
the state" "But there are two cap
itals in Rhode Island. "Oh, all.
ahem-yes, so there are--but we
can't help it,
1t was Shakespeare who remarked:
"Better three hours too soon than
one minute too late.' Shakespeare
never waited three hours in q rural
railway station on u cold night,
where u dozen men and boys were
smoking vile pipes and spiting to-
bacco juice against red-hot stove,
or he would have said "Better never
than three hours too soon."
Fipps, who had been lunching
with a friend upon frogs legs:
"Everything you see is of some use
in this world, even the frog"
Friend, who is disreputatious: 81
don't agree with you. OF what use
is the mosquito to 'us?" Fipps:
"Ah! my dear fellow, you take a
wrong view of things. Just think
how useful we are to the mosquito"
Boston Gazette.
Under tho Iowa liquor law which
after July 4th forbids the railroads
from transporting liquor through
the state, a project is on foot to re-
ceive the ,"critter" by means Of the
old-time wagon system Ill vogue be-
fore the days Of railroad transporta-
tion. Where there is will there is
a way, when a man wants his Bit
ters. The Iowa legislature only
half closed the door.
An exchange says Il superstitious
subscriber who found spider in a
copy of his paper, writes to know if
we consider it bad omen. Moth
ing Of the kind. The spider was
merely looking over the columns of
the paper to see what merchant did
not advertise, SO that he could spin
his web across the store door and be
free from disturbance.
"Then you do love me, Elijah?"
Glove you, Elizabeth Ann? Why 1
adore YOU" And you would do any
thing for me?'' 81 would this min
ute. Yes, Elizabeth Ann, 1 would
die for you" "Then 1 will ask, for
that test of your love. Get your
life insured for $4,000, make the
policy payable to me and then die."
He went off to go to the insurance
Office. That was three months ago.
She hasn't seen him since, nor has
she heard anything Of the insurance
policy.
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