Morning journal and courier., 1886-02-04
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The Philadelphia Times thinks the women need more sense in dress. It is the dollars 1 they need, dear boy, not cents, which you l ought to know if you are a married man. l Boston Com. Bulletin.
 A new industry in this great republic i> l frog raising, and tons of frogs are shipped l from our markets to France. We don't know much about the business, to be sure but it seems to us that frog that can't raise himself is hardly fit to eat. Anywhere ex- cept in France, of fcourse.-Burdette. Philosopher-''Why do you lie around doing nothings Why don't you go to work? ? Tramp-"I am idle for the sake of economy J Philosopher-"How do you explain that!' | Tramp-"Well, if I work, get thirsty; if l get thirsty, I must drink; but I have no l money to get drink witt h."-Fliegende Blatter.
 At one of the schools in this city yesterday the master, in a general exercise, wrote the word "dozen" on the blackboard, and asked the pupils to each write sentence contain ing the word. He was somewhat taken aback to find on one of the papers the follow ing unique sentence: 1T dozen know my les son. n."-Newburyport Herald. A prominent New York druggist is spend ing the winter in San Antonio for his health. "What mout your trade be, stran- ger?' asked the genial clerk of the local hotel 'I am pharmacist. "A what did
 
 you talk English, and say you are horse doctor?"-Aail and Express.
 Talmage says, 'Women are an improved edition of men," Yes, like the improved editions of Shakespeare and Dickens, the i'm provement consists solely in more costly and elegant cover, bedecked with golden or naments and adornments, but in the book itself there is absolutely no change, for better or for worse.-Dansville Breeze.
 
 busy nowadays" remarked a stranger to Mrs. Simmons, whose husband has ranch on Onion creek. "Yes, barely get time to turn round. There is always something to keep one busy. If it ain't the cows, it's the sheep; if it ain't the sheep, it's the pigs; if it ain't the pigs, it's the children. "-Texas Siftings.
 Client (with much excitemenD-The1e, sir! Now I've stated my case.
 Lawyer-And you want my advicea thing to be dones As lawyer, nows
 Lawyer-Well, as a lawyer, should say that the first thing would be to plank down retaining fee.
 ent-Oh!-Philadelph Call.
 Very Considerate-Magician (pointing to a large cnpboard); "Now, ladies and gentle man, take the liberty to present to you the last thing on the programme. beg lady in the audience to ascend the stage and en- ter this cupboard. will then close it, and when it is opened she will have disappeared entirely.' A man to his wife: f'Here, old lady, you go on the stagel"--German Joke.
 An unkind inference-Smith met Fitzo- hagan, who plays in the Bunch of Babies" Fitzohagan looked rather blue. 'Hello, Fitzey, me boy, why so depressedr' "You know Miss Crenshaw, the aldermans daugh- ter" "Yes." 'I've proposed to her" s'Well, won't she have you!' ''She loves me, but she says her father will never con sent to her marrying an actor" Has he nothing else against you but that!" 'Noth- ing" "Then I'll fix it for you win the old man." ''How?' ''Fll take him to the thea ter and let him see you play."-Texas Sift- inps