Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-10
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The new name for the man who throws banana peel on the sidewalk is banan- archist.-Siftings.
 The cremation business still seems to e1- perience good deal of difficulty in urning expenses.-Boston Herald.
 There is a right time for everything, but the four-dollar watch seldom manages to hit it, Somerville Journal. Sailors of the navy must expect great tsrdships when they are ordered to serve on the new steel cruisers. s.-Picsyune. A man who mortgaged his house re- marked to friend that he had just "put up" another building. Star. One of the Atlanta boys who has had experience remarks: "A man who has had one drink is a very poor person to decide whether he should have another. ."-Atlan- ta Journal.
 'Is there any money in farmingi"
 "Yes," replied the amateur farmer. con- idently, II know there is, because l put some in once and I'm sure I haven't taken any out tyet."-Brooklyn Life.
 A man has been arrested at Bedford, Pa. {, for sitting under the window of his di- vorced wife in the small hours of the night and playing "Home, Sweet Home," on a French harp.-Baltimore American.
 Now is the time when you should avoid sudden changes of air. Shut the window before the Italian organist finishes his op- cratic selection and commences "Annie Rooney. Commercial Bulletin. A Good Excuse.-Mistress-W ,Rieke, is it not shameful that it has taken you an hour to fetch half pound of coffee from the grocer'si Servant-Please, nm, l have brought whole poundi-Neveste Witze.
 Mrs. Jones-I took tea at Mrs. Browns last evening. There was magnificent ar ray of silver, but very little to eat. Mrs. Robinson-As usual at Mrs. Browns table. Everything plated but the food.-Boston Transcript.
 "He isn't a very pwetty dog," said Fred die, "but he follows me everwy wheah, you know" 'Indeed7" returned Freddie's broker. "What do you suppose makes him do it, affection or curiosityf'-Wash- ington Star.
 Mrs. Gaddaboutt-Has your ma called on those pew neighbors yeti Boy-No. and she won't neither. She says they wouldn't "a returned your call eff they'd been anybody worth knowing.-Street & Smiths Good News.
 Lady-The child is little Frenchman, | is he nots Nurse-I don't know myself what to call him. His mother is a French | lady, but his father Is German. Lady In that case we shall have to wait till he | can talk; then we shall see.-Lesehalle.
 Bob, did you ever stop to think" said grocer recently, as he measured out half | peck of potatoes. "that these potatoes contain sugar, etarch and wster!" "No, didn't replied the boy, ''but l heard mother say that you put peas and beans in your coffee, and pint of water to every quart of milk you sold."-Drake's Esgazine.
 Bloobumper-I read to-day an account of how 8 female forger donned mans at tire and for long time eluded arrest, but at last she gave herself away. | Spatts-She stopped to look in a milli
 ner's window, l supposea
 Bloobumper-No; in moment of absent
 mindedness she asked a woman if her hal
 was on straight.-Harper's Bazar.
 The Difference Pugh-Oh, yes
 just because it is little damp out, you
 won't go to church. The pouring rain
 didn't keep you away from the theatel
 the other night. MT. Pugh-1f had not gone to the theater the other night, l
 would have lost the guinea paid for the
 tickets; but if stay away from church
 this morning, shall save a shilling
 Funny Folks.