The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-10
THE PRESS.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 10.
WIT AND WISDOM.

Old David Turton was a Yorkshire musician.
One day While walking through pasture he met
a furious bull which catching sight OF a red bag
in which he carried bass VOL, made menaclng
preparations to charge upon it. The musician did
not run as retreat would i'll accord With MS Dig
nity. The bull beloved and came on with low
.'SteSdyl, soliloquized the musician. 81 reek-
on that was double natural"
A cain fine bull beloved. -,
s71sm nrefty sure it were B." said David but III
make siren and opening the bag he eXtracteo Tue
vo set down. and drawing MS DOW acao sSd az
the same pitch as the tone OF the BEAST ;,u
81 thowt were rect said David with grim
Al the sound of the viol the bull stood still,
raised his head and stared at the extraordmay
object before him. David began the vioncello
mart In one of Handel's ehoruses, producing
number of believing sounds IN rapid succession io3
1t was too m9eh lUr d te e6 IL s Speed
across the field.
AthIophoros has done me more good than any
thing have ever taken. was great sufferer
from rheumatism. but since taking seven bottles
of the remedy think that am nearly or quite
cured. G. 7. ellison, PUNISHABLE, Mass.
''Mamma are late suppers bad?"
"Yes, my child, very bad"
"What makes lem bad?"
'eWhy, it Injuries the health Eto eat just before
sc 'oki Thought maybe it injured the health to
go to bed right after supper
Johnny wasn't hustled on 10 Deu as carry do
usual that night.
Colgan's TaTy Tolu clears the voice. All
speakers and singers are beginning to use it,
church in memory of his wife. About the time OF
his second marriage some one made eis the remark;
At Which little Frank said
"Why. then he'd have to put in double sash
MI. Scranton, Pa, Blair, Alderman 9TH Ward,
stated Nov o. 50; He had used Dr. Ihomas
Eclectric Oil for sprains burns, cuts, bruises ana
rheumatism Cured every time.
aThere goes a man." he said, as he pointed to
pedestrian across the street., VINO iost nls Al ny
not posting up ON the traits OF communities
"He went To Indiana and put his entire fortune
into a cough drop factory but never sold pound
"WhyP Don't Indiana people have coughs?''
Certainly the same as the rest OF us, Dut wnen
they can't cure 'em with slippery elm they let her
cough"
My friend, look herei you know how weak and
nervous your wife is, and you know that carriers
Iron Pills. will relieve her. now why not be fair
about 1t and buy her box?
"CompIlment-"You look tired, Miss Golight-
~" ao Va, ,,,,o,,.
the saying, A mans as old as ne teels, ana a
womau's as old as she looks"
ssWell, I'm sure that saying does not hold good
And then he smiled killing smile, but she
withered him with glare and the conversation
suddenly tagged.
If there ever was u specific for any complaint
then Carter's Little Liver Pills are specific for
sick headache, and every woman should know
this. Only one pill a dose
DIR. Joseph Leidy lately had submitted to him
spongy ice from the vicinity Of Morristown, n. j..
which contained great quantities Of living worms,
some an inch in length They proved to be new
species Of lumbricus, to which the common earth
worm belongs. No living organisms nave ever
been found within clear dense ice, such as Is
usually served for drinking purposes