The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1886-01-23

the figures of women on certain
vases, that corsets were in use in
prehistoric Greece. This should
teach our fashionable and wasp-
waistish women n lesson. AL the
women of prehistoric Greece who
wore corsets are now very dead.
\ Congress has been in session
two weeks, and not copy Of the
Congressional Record has yet been
received at this office. Well, that's
all right. If the editor refuses to
exchange with us We can worry
along without it; but if we copy
any of its Jokes from other papers,
we shall purposly omit the cred
its.
doctor" said an anxious cit
izen, something has happened to
my wife. Her mouth seems set,
and she can't say Il word" "Why,
she must have the lockjaw@ said
the doctor. DO you think so?
Well, if you are up my way some
time next week | wish you would
step in and see whit you can do
for her
"Mr Wilkins, said little San
I dy, "where is the other fool?'
"Why, what do You mean, my little
man?' Wilkins family asks. why
[ mean Mr.. jenkins, Mamma
says you'er two fast idiots. Nv hy,n
broke in Mamma, why, Sandy,
what on earth do you mean? |
never said anything Of the kind;
but do reeolleet saying that Mr..
Wilkins and Mr.. jenkins were
slightly fastidious!'
"A Paris physician has sue
ceeded in measuring the motive
power of the human body MS de-
yelopod in every movement. As
one of the results Of his studies,
he shows that something is gain
ed in the power Of walking by
quickening the pace from forty to
seyenty-fye steps per minute. The
latter figure is the extreme limit;
with a greater number Of steps
power would be lost instead OF
gained.
In these days of mad dogs we
are constrained to give q little adj
vice, as all our contemporaries are
doing. When you see a mad dog
approaching, climb to the top Of
the highest tree you can find, and
have your meals sent to you until
you hav9 indubitable evidence
that the fog has been killed. This
recipe is without doubt reliable,
for no matter how mad a dog gets
he can't climb a tree. -DanSrjle
Breeze.
The survival of old ideas and
desires was never moro significant
ly illustrated than by the Ameri-
can mania for whatever distinc-
ton can come from title. Rich
American girls are laughed at for
going to Europe and giving up
home, old associations, their free
dom, their fortunes and them
selves for the sake of marrying a
title borne by some man who has
absolutely nothing else to distiu-
I
guish him from other uninterest-
ing beings; but only minority Of
our titlo-huntors are of the gentler
sex. Our men, even those whose
reputation for common sense is
enviablo, seem willing to lose
time, money and peace Of mind to
any extent if, 10y SO doing, they
can be called by any civil or mill
tary title, lawyers whose prac-
tee is very remuneratiye, fire.
'queutIy become Judges, at low
salaries, so as to be occasionally
addressed as "Your Honor" Clubs
are organized apparently that5ome
1 particular mar may have his name
appear in print rs PRESIDENT and
lodges, their names and the titles
of their officers are innumberable.
There are fashions in medi-
clnes and curative agents ms well
az in dress. The virtues Of hot
water taken in the early mornings,
and at meals, isnow urged by many