Morning journal and courier., 1888-06-18
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The next move of the Prohibitionists, it ia ] said, eontemplates the removal of all mosqui- to bars.-Boston Transcript.
 Good News.-Smith-"I ses by the papers that the Dey of Algiers is dead" Jones' tsI'm glad to hear it. It's time death took 8 Dey off."-Texss Siftings.
 l A strawberry is scientifically described as Ca pulpy pericarp without valves" We al- ways supposed they had lots of valves, and that those valves were closed when quart of them were crowded into Q pint box.-De- troit Free Press.
 Little Ernest. only four years old, after standing at the window for 8 long time one day last summer in silent admiration ot ter rife thunder storm turned to his mother with deep sigh and said softly: "God's sky is getting some awful big crack in it, mamma. {" Boston Youths Companion.
 A St. Louis paper says that Parson Eagle, who will be the next Governor of Arkansas, has visited St. Louis since his nomination, lemonade. The party who asked the gentle man from Arkansas to drink g lemonade should consider himself lucky that he lives to tell the tale.-Memphis Avalanche. "Mr. Millsap," said the beautiful maiden, as she gently removed the young mans arm from about her waist, "I havs only known you for two or three weeks, you must re-
  seen many promising candidate ruin his chances by bringing too much pressure to bear early in the campaign. Chicago Trib- une.
 Handicapped by his business.-Counsel (with significant look at the iury) to witness, ssNow then, sir, you say you don't know Smith personally, and yet upon general prin- cip1es you don't think he is man to be | trusted. What do you=mean by thats" Wit | ness-sI mean that his business is ag'in' him." 'fWhat's his busines." "He's law ! yer."-Texas Siftings.
 M Couldn't Find Rhyme.-"Fain would write poem on the delights of fishing; but, | ah mel cannot find word to rhyme with | 'angleworm,'" sighed Pisistratus as he gazed ! thoughtfu1ly into the dark, sullen waters. l ssBut why must you have that word at the ! end of line?' queried Eucalyptus. "Be- ! canse an angleworm is always at the end of a ! liue," hissed Pisistratus between his teeth, | and for long time it was so still that one could distinctly hear a peach blow.-Puok. Indulgent parent-"Eddie I've got lot of planting 10 do and work is behind this spring and if you could get excused from school this week should like your help dropping corn. " -Eddie-s'Well, papa, am behind now with my lessons and have to study real hard to keep up and can't stay no way as I see. " Indulgent parent-"Well, Eddie, it wasn't exactly planting. The fact is, Roark is going On trlp uSnIuS 1OE a WocA anu Ao5 AANAec4 you to go, but if you are behind in your studies as you say, agree with you it would \ be bad to leave school" Eddie-"Oh, shoot the school: ain't so very far behind but what can catch up in few days. ."-Lewiston (Me.) Journal.
 The new first reader-''Do you see the ma chinea" "Yes, see it; it is a strange thing. What is it fora brick yarda" ooh, no; it is | called stuffer." 'sTo stuff sausages" ssNo; | to stuff school children. Come and examine it. You put child from 10 to 14 years of age into this end, and into the other 13 ex- | amples in fractions, three pages in history, two of grammar, three of orthography, an
 hour of writing and a yard of algebra, and when all is ready, loosen this spring, and the child is duly stuffed" 'tIt must be very nice" 'rTt is The schooling of the aver.
 age pupil can be shortened up several years by this process, much to the honor and cred- ' it of the teacher" "But don't pupils die I under the stuffnga' "Lots of them, but it if | laid to a too active brain" "Are there many suffers in usea' "There is an average of one ! to every school in town and some have two. ] You may now run down four pairs of stairs to | expand your lungs. ."-Detroit Free Press.