Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-04
PICKED.

The coal miner is s circumspect man. He always "picks" his way.-Columbus Post.
 It doesn't follow that the osrsman's work is light because so much of it is festher.- Elmira Gazette.
 Kind Party-Whst are you crying that way for, little boyl Little Boy-'Cause it's the only way know how to cry.-Bostor Gazette.
 Smithers-How old are youi Miss Ran dolph-Oh, don't tell my age any more as old es I look. Smithers (with deep feeling)-Nol-Harper's Bazar.
 True to the nature of the beast, many 8 man who in his time has cast sheep's eyes at a pretty girl has afterwards had the wool pulled over them.-Philadelph Times.
 Grace-George told me last night that he loved me to distraction. E.hel-Yes, I have always heard that insanity was hered- itary in his family, poor fellow.-Harvard Lampoon.
 "He's great editor, isn't hes" said one reporter to another. "I should say SO. Why, he gets so used to saying we that he often puts two fares in the street-csr ticket-box." "-Washington Star. MT. Vonderkase-Vy you gall me for eigner, eh. I no more foreigner than yourselfs. MT. McCork-Hear tn shpal- peenl Any one moight think he'd been born in Oirlsnd.-New York Weekly.
 "How do I stand with your fathera" he asked. 'I don't think, George" she an swered, after some thought, "thst you had better stand when you are with father. You had better run."-Washington Post
 "Arthur," said good natured father to his young hopeful, '1 did not know until to-day that you had been whipped al pas knew it at the time."-Texas Sifs ings.
 | People generally do not banker after changes in the fashion of clothes, bu' there are few who do not feel that soms change in the pockets of garments is ( good thing now and then.-Yarmouth Register.
 Tomkins thinks he can sing. Simpkins doesn't agree with him. Simpkins even goes so far as to say that when Tomkins begins with his voice it is IS though some one was breaking into song with a cold chisel.-Life.
 Dr. Allow did it happen, my dear friend, that you did not get 8 medali
 Dr. B.-You see, we doctors have so many enemies in this world.
 pr. A.-But still more in the otheri- Harper's Bazaar.
 Mrs. Telltale-I;ve been to see Mrs. Tit, tletattle, and the way she ran on about you was perfectly scandalous. Mrs Home body-So she has been talking about me has shei Mrs. Telltsle-Yes, indeed she has. Mrs. Homebody-What a nice time you two must have hsd!-Boston Tran script.
 A friend of ours, then living in Racine ordered, with other books. from Gregs Co. of Chicago, a copy of Canon Farrsr'i book, Seekers after God, just then out In short time the other volumes cam, to hand, but being out of the Canon's bool G. & Co. wrote at the bottom of the in voice: "No seekers after God in Chicago. St. Marks Monthly.
 "Professor,I understand you have funk ed my son in history in spite of his assur ance to me that he answered accuratel, every question on the paper" "Yes, MT } Bunker, it is true. There was but on question on the paper and your son an swered it rightly" "And yet you funke, himl" "Yes. The question was, Tell al you know about the war of 1S12,' am your sons answer was, It was fought i 1872 That is all know about it'"- Brooklyn Life.