The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-01-21

But after all the bhkof roll
L. the best for hungry man.
Boston OoL1fer.
In Tom ever heard some women
screeching "Do-hont le-heye your
Mo-o-ho -hother, Tom" he would stick
tighter to her than q piece OF shoe
makers wax will stick to q pair
of doye-colored trousers.
Times.
ct hear your son is quite singer,
Mr.. Yawp." "Well, he does jerk his
vocal tubes occasionally" "What kind
of a voice has he got? Is it baritone?"
az guess it is. for most people can
b'ar.it-only little while. "-Ronkers
Gazette.
"AND so you're married, Oracle p
Eyes" us your husband q good-na-
tured MANI" "Well, now, isn't he.
though? i can eat onions whenever L
take a notion, and he never says 'BooP
about it. Chicago Ledger.
"How DO you tell fool when you
see one, Mrs. JONES'" asked q weari-
some old bache or of lively young
widow. Il usually tel one to leave"
she replied, and the bachelor didn't ask
for a diagram. Traveller.
THEATRICAL bill-boards are being
abolished in several Southern cities.
What travelling theatrical comp MES
would rather see is the abolition of
board bills. They wouldn't have SO
much trouble getting out of town when
"business" was bad, if such a reform
was effected. -NorristoWqe Herald.
AN English scientist SAYS the Niagara
Falls are about seven thousand years
old, while another scientist OF that
country places their age at thirty
thousand years. These is a slight
difference in the figures. but hardly
enough to occasion any comment. 1t is
not often English scientists so closely
agree upon any one subject.
tolon Herald.
"AND SO Stickum is gong into the
saloon business, is hep" "That's what
they say" what sort of a go do you
think he'll make of it?" Il shouldn't
wonder bat what he will do right well"
II wouldn't think it. He's full nearly
all the time now" "That's the point.
he ought to save enough on his own
drinks to pay the rent. - Chicago Led
ger.
The evenings now are growing long
And the husbands desire will be strong
To pass" great deal
OF his Leisure whore he'll
Hear the poker pot" singing its song.
He'll come homo with his face In flush
And his mouth full" Of business gush
After tea he will state
He must Iaiten back straight"
To help the boys through with the rush.
And his wife, with her innocent ways.
Her industrious p husband will praise
But some day she II find
She was going il blind"
And her hand" in amazement will raise
For her mother, II still she's on dock
Her trusc in her husband will wreck;
With a twist of her lip,
She will put in her chip"
And the pot" will boil over a spec.
Columbus tO) Dispatch.
The colored editor of paper devoted
to the best interests of the colored
community has just finished heart
rending obituary notice of a deceased
white gentleman, friend of the editor.
The foreman of the Office came in for
some copy, and the editor handed him
the obituary notice, and instructed the
foreman to put it under the head "Ne-
crology." The foreman read the no.
tice, and in q sort of dazed manner ex-
claimed: Il say, boss, does you know
who de man is wot you is writing
about?" Certainly / knew him. He
was prominent citizen of this place.
and has been my friend for years..
"Was he white MANI" eyes, SIR"
"Well, does You think dis notice should
have a head on it like Negrology?' ut
is perfectly proper, SIR" "All right,
den, puts it dere; but kind O spect
dat Neurology applies to de black
man. National Weekly.