The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-19
puNeENr PARAGRAPHS.

Cast your bread upon the water and
you will have chicken soap such as
they advertise in free lunch. -Hazleton
Sentinel
-Hawkes-"What do you find to do
down at the seashore, Baird?' Baird
90, spend my day dodging baby-car-
riages. "-Harper's Ba2ar.
He Knows Himself Too Well for
That.---''Poor Jimpson has no conf
dence in himself" mo wonder. He
saws he knows himself. " - Yankee
Blade.
-"They say he is literary man, and
perhaps he is lie talks rapidly, but,
upon my word, | can't make head nor
tail of what he talks about" HAL
Perhaps he is magazine poet"-N. Y.
Press.
-Dudeleigh-'I like smart women
well enough, but l wouldn't care to
marry woman who knew more than
did" Rudeleigh-''And so you have
been forced to remain single?"-Boston
Transcript
"A Jersey City man named Albert
Scott was bitten by fly the other day
and so badly poisoned that it was
thought he would die. And men are
bold enough to eat in restaurants!-
Buffalo Express.
Mamma Ito the professor, whose
ears have been lacerated for an hour)-
Don't you think the dear child should
have her voice cultivated?" The Pro-
fessor (grimly)-"Yes, if she must sing"
Kate Fields Washington.
No Fear r-Tourist-"lf You saw me
drop down this horrible precipice you
would I've terribly upset, would you
not?' Guide-"Oh not in the least;
you have paid ME in advance, you
know,"-L'Arlequin.
Mr.. Lurker-"Excuee me, Miss
Snapper, but / have long sought this
opportunity To-" Miss Snapper -
"Never mind the preamble, Mr.. Lurller
Run right in and ask pa. He's been
expecting this would come for the last
two years. s."-IIoston Courier.
-"What did your husband say when
you gave him that box of cigars, Mrs
Bumble?" "He tried one of them, and
observed that he loved me too much to
use the rest of them to crafty his taste
for smoking" "And what has become
of them?' 81 put them away in cam
phor for him. "-HGrper's Bazaar
"A Gentle Hint. " was not over
scrupulous about his personal appear
ance One day, in the studio of cele-
bratcd painter, lie WAS fumbling in his
pockets. What are you looking for?"
inquired the witty artist. "a pencil.
only wanted to jat down Il word or two
on my shirt cuff" "See, here is bit of
chalk" was the amiable rejoinder.-
Supplement Illustre.
II suppose you haven't forgotten
that it is leap year." he said as he took
seat beside her, "and so l must be
careful not to lead the conversation in
dangerous direction" and he laughed
81 had quite forgotten it." she said,
with yawn; whats the use of re-
membering it when you never meet n
man who is worth proposing to-" This
time he didn't laugh. IN. Y. Press.
The German professor was remark
ably absent-minded. Whenever he was
engaged in his study solving some alb
struse problem, his wife brought him
his dinner. II IS favorite dish WAS pam
cake and molasses. One day his wife
brought him large pancake and a
pitcher of molasses, and went back into
the kitchen. Pretty soon she heard the
professor ring the bell. WHY is it," he
asked Indignantly, that you bring me
nothing to eat except molasses?" 80,
dear" exclaimed the wife, you in your
Observation-Disclosures have tucked the pan
cake around your neck, thinking it was
4 napkin"