Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-02-29
PLENTY.

It was bald headed man who originated
the motto, ''There's plenty of room at the
."-Chicsgo News.
: Ladies' laced shoes with tongues in 'em
are out of style. Ladies' haven't any use
for tongue that can't talk.-Rahway Ad-
vocate.
Robinson-aHow about that note hold of
yours, Brown? I've had it SO long that whis-
kers are beginning to grow on it." Brown
"Why don't you get it shaved, then?"-Har-
per's Bazaar.
''See here, Rusher, heard that you re-
peated what told you the other day. ""Who
said I did?" "Waggley." "Confound him,
he always blabs everything he hears" DE
troit Free Press.
A Boston paper says that Commonwealth
avenue derives it's name from the fact that
wealth is SO common at the Hub. We
thought that it was so named because SO
many common people were wealthy.-New
York Ledger.
Young lady Ito horist)-''I am very particu-
lar that only the freshest roses are used. VIII
you see to it personally, pleases' Florist
eyes, miss. To what address shall I send the
bouquet?" Young lady-"Just Billy, Muir
derers Row, Tombs. .'"-Sun.
"That clock of mine," unused Winnins,
thoughtfully, 'fcost me dollar, and it loses
five minutes every hour. By Jove! it's lucky
1 didn't get one of those $40 clocks. 1t would
be yesterday instead of tomorrow before
midnight. ."-Somerville Journal.
Minister'S wife Ito husband) will you put
up the parlor stove to-day, dear!
Minister (yexatiousfy)-I suppose I will
have to.
are minister Of the gospel.-Harper's Ba.
zar.
Loves hyperbole She-tHere is my new
| Photographic He-"Beautiful, thrice beau
| tiful Showing you an angel, but the limnel
an earth-born cled." She-"Why do you
say that, sweetg' He-"BecaHse. She
| ''Because what, foolisha" He-'Because,
| why, because, darling, with you as subject
could take better picture than that with
| an accordeon. Puck.
When. "Aunt Betty Brooks of Pike coun-
| ty, Pa, celebrated her one hundredth birth
| day, on the Cd inst, she caught cold which
| caused her death. This shows that the eele-
| bration of ones one hundredth birthday is
| attended with some danger. If "Aunt
Betty" had died in her ninetieth year she
would have escaped that fatal cold, but we
don't suppose she thought of that.-Norris-
town Herald.
"Appended" in the wrong place.-A Nom
tana paper recently contained this remark
able notice: s'Mr. Charles johnson and Miss
Fanny West were married by the Rev. 5.
Hills on Wednesday. So far no trouble has
resulted, and those best informed as to the
situation say there will be none" The next
day the editor apologized, and explained
| that part of an item regarding an incipient
strike had got into the wrong place.-Troy
Times.
Because storekeeper keeps the sidewalk
| in front of his place obstructed with empty
boxes it does not follow that he ia doing any
business ON the inside. He disgusts people
who would be his customers. When lady
tears her dress on dry goods box left in
front of store she does not Immediately go
into the store and buy a new dress. She
just looks in, as mad as fury, and goes to
some other store to buy her dress.-New Or
leans Ficayune.
81 see a buttonless shirt advertised here,
john" said wife, looking up from paper.
| "What kind of shirt is that?"
"Just like mine," was the reply.
And the wife resumed her reading. .-Cour-
ier.
Mr.. DeBoer-Miss Emma, perhaps I ought
not to call during Lent, for understand you
deny yourself all amusement.
Miss Emma-Yes, I do, Mr.. De Boer; come
as often as you like.-Harper's Bazaar.