The Portland daily press., 1886-02-23
WIT AND WISDOM.

G. w. Peck, of "Bad Boy fame was one of the
newspaper excursionists to the New Orleans eX-
position. A writer in the Chicago InteI-Ocean
speaks of him as being anything but the tradition
al funny man" but tells of one bright saying of
his. The excursionsts were in the galleries OF
the immense Avery salt mine. The TRANSITION
from the bright, warm sunlight above by the swift
plunging elevator to the atmosphere and glitter OF
what seemed huge underground ice palace was
admiration by the spectacle when Peck turned to
his wife and said Little mother, this is the big
gest salt cellar ever saw"
suffered terribly from neuralgia in the head
and face. After taking two doses of Athlophoros
the pain all left me, and not particle have had
since / shall always keep Athlophoros in the
house Mrs. Dietrich, 16 Hudson St, New Ha-
ven, Ct
If is still common idea that the cuckoo if asked
will tell anyone by the repetition OF its cries how
long he has to live Cesarins, writing in the year
1922 tells us of conyertite who was about TO be
come monk, but changed his mind on hearing
the cuckoos call land counting twenty-five repe-
titions of it. Come said he, Il have certainly
TWENTY-FIVE years still to live. and why should
mortify myself during all that time? Will go
back to the world, enjoy all its delights for TWEEN
ty years, and devote the remaining TWO TO penn
tenee"
The Louisville ladies', who are remarkable for
their beautiful compilations, all chew Colgan's
Taffy Tolu.
Recently fire broke out near a menagerie at
Moscow AS it was impossible to save all the
lions and elephants. the manager OF the establish
ment was requested to point out such OF MS treas
ures as could be removed with safety. When ne
passed by the monkey cage, a big. orang-outang
Screamed out: For Gods sake, lei me out;
never was a monkey until came here am an
honest man; save me-"
Esysipelas and Salt Rheum was driven entirely
r n Aida
by Burdock Blood Bitters. No equal as a blood
Purifier
st has been a tough winter on your road" re-
marked Chicago banker to the president of a
Western line.
"Oh. no."
'But see by the papers that you have been
showed under until YOU had to cancel all trains
Certainly; but that's the beauty of it. That's
where all our, profit comes in II we can only
keep 'em cancelled for the next three months we
may look up towards dividend"
Derangement of the liver, with constipation in
jure the complexion, induces pimples, sallow skin
etc Remove the cause by using Carter's Little
Liver Pills. One a dose.
There is good deal of religion in nature"
solemnly remarked young Aberdeen clergyman
calling upon lady of his congregation.
sThere isl was the quiet reply.
"We should never forget that there is sermon
in every blade of grass"
"Quite true We should also remember that
grass is cut very short sometimes
81 suffered with rheumatic pains for years, UNI
til advised to use Vegetne; that has cured me-"
Scientific men have been perplexed for many
years over the phenomenon of certain well at
Nukutsk Siberia, Russian merchant IN 1928
began to dig the well, but he gave up the task
three years later whep he had dug down thirty
feet and was still in soldly frozen soil Then the
Russian Academy of Sciences dug away at the
well for months, but stopped when it had reached
a depth of 392 feet, when the ground was still
frozen as hard as a rock. In 1874 the academy
had the temperature of the excavation carefully
taken at various depths, aud from these data it
was estimated that the ground was frozen 10
depth of 612 feet. Although the pole of the great
est cold is in the province OF Yakutsk, not even
the terrible severity OF the siberian winters coula
freeze the ground to depth of 600 feet.
Dyspepsia in its worst forms will yield to the
use of Carter's Little Nerve Pills aided by Car
ter's Little Liver Pills. They not only relieve
present distress but strengthen the stomach and
digestive organs
Have you any poached eggs?" asked Jack
Long of the sable waiter.
Il don't know, sah whedder de eggs am
poached," responded the darkey; "but de chick
ems is"
SCOTS Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver
Oil with Hypophosphites acts both as
food and medicine. 1t not only gives flesh and
strength by virtue of its nutritious properties,
but creates an appetite for food that builds up the
wasted body
"a Connecticut OK, ready to die from the effects
of stolen visit to the meai box, was saved by
dose If four to six quarts of bread yeast, adminis
tered from a bottle,' says an agricultural ex-
change. 1t is presumed that the yeast at once
transformed the meal into light bread, which,
every one knows is not hurtful, thereby saving
the animals life 1t was very thoughtful OF the
owner
Slade's Epicurean Spices are the largest and
best Cultivated Spices powdered, perfectly pure,
all dust and other impurities having been re-
moved.