Morning journal and courier., 1885-08-26
 ALIVE.

The only living representative of double
 skull race-the two headed girl.-New York
 Journal.
 Sam Jones says that some women are fools
 This is undoubtedly true, but there are still | several old maids left yet.-Boston Tran script.
 When man loses $6 at the gambling
 table is it an exsggeration to say that his
 losses amount to six sundered doIlarsa-Chi- cago Sun.
 Yes, woman brought sin and death into the world, but she's worth all the trouble she
 ever caused to mankind. One doesn't mind
 a bitter pill if it be sugar ed.-Boston
 Transcript.
 Some time since a New York man discov- cred what the motto 'tGod Bless Our Home''
 is good for. He was found by the neighbors
 hammering his wife over the head with it
 and it's frame.-Through Mail Magazine. Children" said mamma. 'tdon't you know it is wicked to play cards on Sunday?' ''But we are only using the picture cards mamma" "Oh! well, don't know as there
 is any harm in that. ."-Boston Transcript
 Worth, the Paris dressmaker says that
 the stories about high-priced dresses are all
 myths 'tMyths, the dickens!" exclaims the
 rural editor ttWhy the last dress my wife
 got cost nearly $4 $450."-Norristown Herald.
 In 1865 playing tennis was forbidden in
 England except by members of the royal family. It is an interesting coincidence that
 at that time the ladies of the royal family
 were the only ones in England who wore silk stockings. -Somerville Journal
 A fashion item says 'the latest thing out in the way of women's headgear is magnetic bonnet" Such bonnets have been out for years, but they soon lose their power of at traction. They will draw woman to church perhaps two or three Sundays in succession, and then their magnetic force is gone.-Nor- ristown Herald.
 "How much money has hes" asked the lawyer. '1 don't think he has a cent" re- piled the wife of the prisoner 'sBut you will save him won't you: He is innocent of the crime" '1 don't know, madam" re- sponded the attorney, doubtfully. s'I'll do the best l can, but I fear it is a hopeless case. ."-Buffalo Express.
 As Colonel Ellison was going down the steps he met suspicious looking boy with a lot of bills ssIs Colonel Billson's office up stairss" s'Yes, but Pm not in-or rather the colonel's not in.' ''Ain't you the mans' ''No, my son." ''I'd like to find him. I've got telegraph money order for him. "s'Let's see. Who is the man you want?' ''Colonel Billson." 'I thought you said Colonel Bill lings. I am Colonel Ellison. .''-Arkansaw " Traveller. In neighboring town there is gentle man Wno IS the nIOrGunate owner or many houses, and is at the same time the fortunate father of handsome daughter. One day one of her numerous suitors arrived to take her out riding, and as the back of the buggy
 did not seem exactly high enough for the daughter, the old gentleman, in the kindness of his heart, put in board for her to lean
 against. Driving along, they noticed after while that persons who drove by turned to look at them, but nothing cut of the way was suspected until, stopping to water the
 back of the buggy, and he found that on the
 back of the board against which the daughter
 was leaning twas painted the we'll known words, 'For Sale or to ."-Boston Sat. Gazette