Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-18
HAMMERED.

For a spin on the road the proper thing, of course, Is "top" buggy.-Boston Courier.
 The man who "hss the pull" st e picnic is generally the thoughtful chap who has | brought fissk.-Boston Bulletin. Hammered silver promises to be much in vogue if the hammering keeps on for two weeks more.-Boston Herald. At the Electrical ExAm--Examiner- "What is the best insulstor We know ofi'' Csndidats-"PoYerty."- ."-Ls Science. The most popular bird of passage srriv- ing at the port of New York this month is the gold esgle.-Bsltimors American. A Question in Physics.-"when doeE A man weigh the heaviest" When he | treads on your corns."-Unsere Gssei- | schaft.
 The Falcon Is 6 fine bark, but Pesry's waiting for dogs shows other kinds must have their merits, too.-Philsdelphis Times.
 The word caucus is no. a contraction of cav and cues, but it might with come | propriety be considered ss such.-Phils- delphia Press.
 Mrs. Kiddsr-How faithfully the Jeva | observe the ancient rites of their charch, MT. Kidder-Yes; thsy offer sacrifices even to this day on the Bowery.-Puok.
 The king of Slam wears gold hat weigh | ing twenty y-seven pounds. When his msj- esty talks through that hat whatever be | says must have weight.-BoEton Tran | script.
 Enfsnte Terrible: "Do you expect to go to heaven, grsndmammsI" ! "I hope go, my child"
 "Oh. what a regular old angel you will | beI"-Schslk
 Hc-I declare, Miss Angelina, you treat me worse than yoar dog. She-Oh, Mr. DeAcgyns, how can you say sol I'm suTe 1 never mske the slightest difference be- tween you.-Tit- Bits.
 'Helln, old man; where are you living poxp ''Esk esk-esk-esk-Scb Schenectady ? "Where is your brother ivingl' "Esk esk-copfound itl Why didn't you ask me where VIC both llvedi"-Life.
 Lsdy-Has that suburban houss you speak of plenty of closetsl Agent-Dozsns, ma'sm. All the upstairs bedrooms will dc for closets. h was blilt for summer hotel, ms'sm New York Weekly.
 Mrs. Treetop-What are yOu doing with the scales, fatheTi Uncle Trsetop-Oh, just Tightening em up bit; our summer boarders are likely to be at 'em after breagfsst; they've beon here & week to. dsy.-Boston Herald.
 "And that Is your snswerr "It Is. But I hope my refusal will not cause you ua' happiness, Air. PerkiDs ''So, indeed Smith said you'd snap up the frst man that offered himself, and l bat him you wouldn't. I'm in s box of ciGars. Life
 First Ams,eur-why don't yen join ouI yacht clubI Second Amateur-Im afraid I might get put on the measuring commit | e .gg 1H,
 Measuring is easy" "Yes, but you've goi
 to ada lot of msasnrsm~ota together snd
 then extract Ihs square root. I'd rather
 not sail than extract Lquars root New
 York Weekly.
 Kennihoy vas entertaining Whitney d
 his hOGss, and the litile hO8s hsd p5ssesEioI
 of the hammock This Whitney resented
 and asked 10 be allowed 10 swing in Ii
 using this aTgumsni: 'YoG ought 70, 'cAus,
 I'm company" "well, I'll tell you," ssid
 Kenniboy; "leYs pretend we're down a your house. Then I'll be company
 Hsrpsr's Young People. Chicago man-I tell you we ATe gettIn,
 to be the great literary center of the coan try. KoTolenko, the great Russian novel isi, who was exiled to Siberia a number c years sgo, has about decided to settle il our oIty.
 St. Louis man-Huhi That's nothing He's got co used to exile that he has com to like it.-New York Tribune. A Victim of the Financial Depression - } Wslksbout Bsggs-Are the hard time , hurtin' you anyf
 Rusty Rufus-They'rs pullln' me doEi worse'n anybody I know of. Rsmembs the old hunks on the West Side that been giyin' me 50 cents wunst a week reg leri
 "Yes."
 "well, he's quit. He says his wage l has been cut down an he can't afford 1t n 3 more"
 , 'Tm sorry fur him"
 "Fur himI I'm the one to be SOFT
 fur, you miserable hound. It ain't hurt t in him any. He's gittIn' his money bae 8 ont O me, durn himl"-Chicago TrIbun,