Morning journal and courier., 1888-10-20
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man may smile and F'smile" and be a Prohibitionist,-Y Statesman.
 Bismarck may be getting old, but he is still the most successful leader of the Ger man.-Boston Post.
 From what we see of the simple Christian life of our public officials, we imagine it would be good thing to get in one or two complex heathens, for the sake of reform Puck.
 investigate the causes of yellow fever in the South" Miss Foote (Chicago)-"How mo- blel But I don't remember to have met them. Are they 8 North side family?"- Philadelphia Call.
 Myrtle-"Florenoe, is that Fred DumIey's handwritinga' Florence-"Yes, dear, I'm engaged to him, you know" MyrtIe-''Yes, I know it. I Twas engaged to him last sum- mer." Florence-"The dear boy, wonder who will marry him, eventually. ."-The Car toon.
 At the circus-"One ticket for me and two chiIdren's tickets for my two little sons." ''Excuse me, but your older son is certainly older than twelve" "Oh yes, but the little one is as much younger than twelve as the big one is older. So it's all the same. ."-Flie- gende Blatter.
 A man of honor. -"Say Jack, can you pay that $10 you borrowed of me 8 week agoF' Jack (redectively)-''T dollars a week ago2-Oh, yes-do; can't do it. Sorry, but ta ta." Ned-"Hold on minute. Can you lend me $10'" Jack-"Why, m-m-m- certainly, old mau, certainly. Glad to ac- commodate you!"-Time.
 Boy, ne said as he made change for his paper, !" "why don't you wash your facet No- body would recognize you with clean face" "That's the case in a nutshell" replied the boy. five got money lent out to 10 different boys, and if I should wash my face they'd jump them debts quicker'n 8 streak of light ning."-Detroit Free Press. Doctor (to pat1ent(-What will you have, laudanum, arsenic, stryohnine, morphine or beef teaa Anything you like" Patient-What do you meant Iexpeot you to prescribe something for me, of course. Doctor-Prescribe, madame! Why, where 1 have you been for the last few years? We doctors never prescribe anything now. We use the selective system" entirely. Throws the responsibility on the patient.-Lampoon. Young artist (to olerkl-I desire to see MT. Wabash on an important matter connected with the coming exhibition of paintings. I understand he is chairman of the art commit tee.
 Cierk-Yes, sir Just at present he is up | in the slaughtering department; he will re- | turn shortly, or you can go up stairs and see him there. Our hog receipts to-day were ! very large.
 Young artist faintly)-I think I'll wait here.-New York Sun. Modjeska is writing story. It is a love | story. The heroine's name is Griseldavitch \ Topplewatchkitzy, and the hero's Vladimir | Tschezarotsh. The scene is laid in the quiet little polish village of Stirritupitvisch, On l the banks of the classic river Muddioschky, in the region of the Kotzebutlzelosky noun
 tains. We extract passage from advance
 sheets: "Within her wan hands she had her face concealed, when to her Vladimir asked
 if she truly lofe him. Yea, do lofe thee; by wonder bale moon adjure it. ''Let us, then said he, 'fes.' But she hesitated by
 reason of her trunks, which were still un- packed The tears wandered from her eyes,
 but meanwhile Vladimir repeated what for
 she would not be coming pretty soon, no: having been aware of the gash the words of him made on the inside of her heart" "- Troy Times.