Morning journal and courier., 1888-11-21
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A race across the Atlantic-the English Boston Commercial Bulletin.
 Whats the matter with a bowling mob2 It's all rtot.-Washington Critic.
 A man who formerly acted as fireman to a locomotive refers to his recollections of that time as tender reminiscenoes.-Mereh Traveller.
 George -s'After Miss De Pink, eha Are you solid with her fathera" Gus-"Solida Every time am with her father I am petrifed. "- Philadelphia Record.
 Epicurean host-"By the way, how do you like this cheese?" Guest-"Why, it's not half bad" Epicurean host-fDon't you think soa Then have it put away until after Christmas. Life.
 An eagle half 8 mile above the earth can see field mouse, but while that is pretty good it is beaten by a chap in this town who can see his tailor mile away on cloudy day.-Detroit Free Press.
 One of the leading colleges has resolved to dispense with ''class yell'' next year. An institution of learning that will thus aim deadly blow at the higher education of our youth doesn't deserve the patronage of the American people.-Norristown Herald.
 A fortunate eccident-Mistress (after heavy crash in the kitchen below)-"Gra- cious, Bridget, I hope you haven't broken that new vase I brought home to-day Bridget-''No mem; it's one O the immin meringe pies that ye was sbakin' this after noon. ."-The Epoch.
 "Mr. Schmidt" said a bartender to his boss in an excited manner, "there's a mad dog lyin' in the doorway and nobody dare come in" "Oh, dots all right" said MT. Schmidt, looking complacently at the crowd in front of his bar, "of nobody can get in nobody can get oudt. t."-Philadelphi Times.
 William Brown; Cleveland storekeeper, attempted suicide by cutting his throat and then blowing himself up with three kegs of powder Like all his other undertakings, his attempt was failure. A man who will waste three kegs of powder and dull good razor in the effort to take his life, when he could have accomplished the object with six cents' worth of "Rough on Rats" deserves to live and yearn in vsin for death.-Norristown Herald.
 An Unfinished Look.-Mrs. Worthwait of Murray Hill has just moved into @ new house. The parlor is beautifully fitted with the most expensive specimens of the up- holsters art, and has g polished oak floor only partly concealed by few choice East ern rugs. She is entertaining mercantile guest of her husbands. eve think we are are looking very fine in our new house, Ar.
  1 deed, ,n responds Mir. Wabash, politely; 'sbut it'll look good deal finer when you come to get your carpets down.n-Harper's Bazaar. Why She Was Heroine.-We were run ming down from Charleston to Savannah and I the train was humming along at high speed when the danger signal blew and the air brakes were put on hard. As the train atop ped all the passengers piled out to see what was the trouble and we soon discovered that 6 culvert around the short curve had been washed out. A negro woman had Jagged the 1 train with white apron and of course we all 1 looked upon her as heroine. 'sWhen did 1 you discover that the culvert had gonein asked 'tJist about half an hour ago.' 'tAnd your first thought was to stop the trainql
 eyes, sah." aWell, you are brave woman. We owe our lives to you" "Does yel neb- thought of that" "But you stopped the train.' ''Yes, sah; but I didn't want iai l bullgine to get of de track and go ploughin frew my cotton patch and frowin' hot Watel all ober de place. Oats why I stopped d
 train, sab. "-petfoit Free Press.