Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-08
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Gray hair is now fashionable-except in Butter.-Danville Breeze.
 The earliest spring on record-the bull- frogs iump.-New York Journal.
 ssIs the baby strongs' 'tWell, rather. You know what a tremendous voice he has?' "Yes." "Well, he lifts that five or six times an hour."-Harper's Bazar.
 Recent events rather weaken the claim of the London Times to the title of "Thunder- er," but it must feel like thunder all the same.-Boston Commercial Bulletin.
 Charlie-"Did you ever notice what pret- ty little foot Miss Waxicum has?"-Dollie- ''There! Ive gone and dropped my fan. Do pick it up, that's dear good boy."-To- day.
 When the legislatures of the two Dakotas get to enacting laws for those States they are likely to make it penal offense for any per son to own thermometer Chicago Daily News.
 Jack-"Did you have nice time, Gus, last night up at old Lavender's" Gus-"I was having nice time until the old man sneaked down cellar, locked the coal bin and turned the gas of."-Epoch. f.
 There is well founded impression in spiritualintic circles that Miss Coffin, who re- gently attempted to shoot Kyrle Bellew, is controlled by the spirit of Shakspeare.-San Francisco Music and drama.
 Mr. Russell Harrison is delighted with the practice among Washington callers of sending in cards. It is much nicer than riding up to house and shouting, "Oh, Ben!" or 'sAh, there, Russell!"-Detroit Free Press.
 A we'll known club man, just returned from Nassau, was asked his opinion of the place. Beautiful climate" he said, 'sbut you would die of ennui. Why, ten-cent limit is big game there. e."-Boston Commercial Bulletin.
 1t has been question before now in the assembly as to who had the floor, but never before, that we wot of, as te who had the ceiling. Evidently the assembly hasn't got it-not the one, at least, that if paid for Life.
 Wife (bringing out pair of last years trousers from their summer vacation in the attie)-"What can I do to make these wear able" Husband (regsrding them critically -"Better use some of your complexion lotion. see it's specially recommended for moths and patches .'"-Detroit Free Press.
 "Your part of the country is developing rapidly, is it not?" was asked of Missouri man. ''Oh, yes, mighty fast. Why, sir, only few years ago we still used the old- fashioned pepper box pistol, but we now have double-action revolvers that would re- fleet credit on any community. ."-Arkansaw Traveller.
 Wife (reading from paper)-"This paper says that peanuts are injurious to the voice. Husband-"Is that soi I never thought there was so much virtue in peanut. l wonder what they cost hundred weight?' Wife-"Im sure don't know. Why?" Illus band-t'I was thinking of laying in a stock of them. Do you like peanuts, my deara"- ! Yankee Blade.
 ! A teacher in one of the public schools spen some time and not little pains to explain ! the distinction between ''to" and ''too," us. | ing many illustrations to show that "to" is 6 proposition and "too' is an sdverb. The nex ! morning she thought she would test the clear ness of their ideas upon the matter and asked the pupils what ''too" always is. One of the boys, unusually eager to answer, ,tiumphantly | announced: "It is always too." The applause l of his classmates appraised him of the fact ! that he had struck twelve.-Auburn (Me Gszatte