Morning journal and courier., 1886-05-29
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A new novel is announced with the title of ''The Wind of Destiny" Naturally there has been great deal of blowing about it. Philadelphia Call.
 Tobacco blindness is a new disease that is spreading rapidly. Tobacco deafness is growing, too, with the increasing number of men who ask: "Have you any tobacco about you s'-Texas Siftings. ttThere," said Mrs. Highhyer, as her daugh- ter ceased from torturing of the high numbered 'ops" of Beethoven, ''thats what I call a finished performance, eh, Mr. Jones ?" And MT. Jones nodded and said ''thank heaven!"
 Stevens, who is travelling around the world on bicycle, has reached Meshed, Persia, where he is treated hospitably. "Come out of Meshed into me house," said hospitable fire worshipper who lived in the suburbs Texas Siftings.
 A rural correspondent, whose love for the spelling book is eclipsed by his intense de- sire to convey information, writes us that ''the base ball club is hopping to reorgan- ize." Such ardor speaks well for the boys. Burlington Free Press.
 The subject of saz wing off the horns of the cattle -dehorning them-is attracting a good deal of attention in Central Iowa; but cutting off the horns from the people contin ues to be the absorbing topic in the river towns.-Chicago Tribune
 t'There is something in this little fellow I like," said appreciative uptown visitor of a colored hopeful he was trotting on his knee. "Say, now," said the smart boy, ''how did you know that I had swallowed a nickels"-New Orleans Picayune.
 "Dinner Ia cartes' said the waiter to a raw Congressman in a restaurant 'fOf course not. I'm no hog. Wheel barrow loads enough for me-" replied the statesman, as he began tucking his napkin under his chin.-W ashington Critic.
 Jones dropped cent into his glass of beer and qizzically asked temperance man what he saw at the bottom. 'sThe police station young man, responded the cold water crank. solemnlv; 'sthe police station" "Right you are, my boy" said Jones, ''I can see cop per myself Howell Citizen. A great many drummers, when trade is dull, take the liberty of shipping goods with out ever receiving an order for them. One of the liberty taking drummers shipped a firm in Atlanta ten boxes of tobacco few days ago, and wrote the firm that he took this liberty. The merchant wrote to the drummer that they took the liberty of leav- ing the tobacco at the station, subject to his order.-Columbus (Ga.) Enquirer.
 There is no end to the good stories that are told of old Dr. Osgood of the First church. One day he met in Ssowells mar ket, on Main street, Mr. Francis Bacon, then secretary of the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance company. There was number of hogs heads lying upon a bench, and MT. Ba con, thinking to make point on the doctor, asked, Doctor, why is it that they call hogs head a minister's face ?'' ''Well," re piled Dr. Osgood, ''I presume it is for the same reason that they call the other end ba con" n."-Springfeld Union
 The old arm chair is vacant now,
 And my dear old mother is gons.
 Farewell, dear mother, long farewell.
 You hace always followed me
 Here and there, and almost eveIy where
 Now you are gone, but still we love,
 And soon we will meet in heaven above.
 Philadelphia Ledger