Morning journal and courier., 1886-07-21
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It looks like great waste for one girl tc be occupying a three. story hat.-Kentucky State Journal.
 It takes about one hundred men to sup port rum mill but the mill only supports one man. This is strange Call
 "Where is the best place to get fata" asked thin housekeeper of neighbor. "Al over," was the unexpected reply.-Pittsbure Chronicle-Telegraph.
 A Chicago paper advertises that it's prioe is 1.-two cents; in the country three cents The citizens of St. Louis are complaining about the extra acent.-Philadelphia Call. If you are in doubt as to whether or no ad vertising pays just try to hold your own eat ing green peas with two-tined fork wher everybody else is using a spoon.-Dansville Breeze.
 A Maine man says the way to start a balky horse is to lead him round and round until he is dizzy. This is the only way, we believe. of achieving dizziness in Maine.- Burlington Free Press.
 A man who had seen Emma Abbott for the first time was asked what he thought of her justly celebrated style of stage kissing. ''Think of it." he exclaimed. ''Why, it was a revelation to me. I have spent most of my life in Boston, you know. "-New York Times.
 "What is that big iron thing full of holesm asked Laura. 'Locomotive boiler" said Tom. Laura looked thoughtful. After a moments silence she asked: "Why do they boil locomotivesl'' Tom looked amazed. "To make lem tender" he said slowly. y.-Burdette in Brooklyn Eagle.
 Bill Nye is kind, obliging man. Some body wrote to him for hi. autograph, and received in reply the following note from the humorist: "Dear sir, in the absence of my amanuensis, will you kindly excuse me if 1 write my autograph myself? Yours, Bill Nye. ."-Burdette.
 Mir. Pauper Cheek-''Doctor, what's my billa' Dootor-''Well, MT. Cheek, under stand you are poor, and I've made up my C.-"That's all right enough But what l want to know is, who is going to settle the druggists biils'-Pittsburg Chronicle.
 He Gin the waltz)-''You told me you would send an answer to my proposal by let ter" ''She Cblushingly)-"AndI I did" He -"Then have not received it. An! do not trife with me, sweetest Angelina" She-'I have no wish to trife with you. I sent my answer. I sent it yesterday noon by mes Oh, then I'll get it tomorrow. Thanks for the explanation. You have relieved my mind greatly. Boston Courier.
 Judge Fish stood watching the charge on the captured guns of DeGress' battery at the Atlanta panorama last night, and told 8 story to friend beside him. "That scene makes me think of a little incident at Kene saw. There a rebel battery to be taken. and the order was sent to the brigade: Get that battery the first thing in the morning. It meant death for good many, and sitting around the camp fires that night there was a deal of anxious talk. One said drearily: I reckon the only way to get these guns is to take lem, and every one was gloomy when the stutterer of the camp spoke up: s-s- say. boys, can't we chip in huff to b b-b- buy the old things flor spot c-c-casha' The grim humor of the thing tickled the boys, and many one went to sleep that night with smile on his lips that never smiled again. Minneapolis Journal.