Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1893-02-16


sprinhIes OF Spice.
THE poets eye in fine frenzy roll
ing seldom makes ten strike Dos
ton Gazette.
WHEN a man is too dali to see the
point he gets little good out OF The
compass. Troy Press.
A LITERARY man is said to have
reached oblivion when his works get
into palace-car Libraries. Buffalo Ex-
press.
The emery-whcel trust must not
complain II everybody looks upon 1t
as grinding monopoly. -Chicago
Tribune.
IRON in the blood is a common
physical fact, but the real man or
mettle must also have an iron will
Philadelphia Times.
TIME is generally represented as
carrying scythe. This will proba-
bly, be kept up Till it is no mower
Philadelphia Times.
IN general kick on the question
OF rank 1t appears that number OF
the rear admirals want to come to
the front. -Plcayune.
A DAMsEL who becomes betrothed
to blockhead is no better than he.
He is wooden one and she a wooed
an won. -Yonkers Gazette.
AN Irish carpenter fell from the
roof to the ground, and when picked
up remarked: II was coming down
after nails anyway. "-Lampoon.
SPEx-"Didn't you marry Boston
woman?" Hillow-"No; but / did
the next thing to it. / married a
Miss Bean. Detroit Free Press.
A FINNISH woman in Minnesota
has given birth to six children at one
time. The father hopes that this
will Finnish the family.-Siftings.
G&sReE 81 wonder why Ethel
calls me her chrysanthemum." Blnks
-"She may have discovered the fact
that you haven't a cent. brooklyn
Life.
as THAT new overcoat?" asked
Kiljordan, and ShadbOlt simply point
ed to the front of it to show that the
buttons had all come of. Chicago
Tribune.
NELL think it so nice to be
married Cnone's birthday, don't you?"
Kate-"I don't know. have known
it to bring bad luck. Look at Eve!"
-Roseleaf.
BEFORE Mr.. Goddard is entitled to
a fight with Corbett, he should put
himself in the first class by licking
one OF our new postage stamps. =
Washington Star.
BREATHING through the nose is the
only proper way to sleep. II you
awake in the night and find your
mouth open, get up and shut it.
Tamaqua Recorder
DooLEY-"They may talk about
business being bad, but know man
whose trade is looking up" Dunn
Indeed What is hep" Dooley-"An
astronomer It'd Bits.
won't you try to love me?" he
pleaded. mo, Mr.. Adams, cannot,
she answered, Il am not over-strong,
and my physician has advised me not
to do too much. Vogue.
"WHAT extravaganza, to buy your
wife such an expensive ring!" ION
the contrary, since she got it she has
bought only half as many pairs OF
gloves. "-Fliegende Batter.
THERE" said the grocer, as he
gave the boy half dozen onions for
a nickel, aim doing myself rank
injustice. I'm giving you six scents
: for five. Washington Star.
ONE of the poets says that young
: and innocent girl is like sheet OF
blank white paper. Hence, perhaps,
tae disposition of most young men to
fold her up.-Philadelphia Times.
, Il DIDN'T see anything funny in
! the story that fellow just told. What
made you laugh so over it?" do you
know who he is?" mo. Who is hep"
, Hes the head Of our firm. Life.
DALTON said he felt awfully cheaT
last night when Miss Savecash ac-
ceptcd him." Morton-%Why?" "Be-
cause she never takes anything unless
t it's bargain. Chicago Inter Ocean.
MAGISTRATE - Now, then, Nc
Carthy, no prevarication. Tell me
all that passed between you and thu
e defendant" McCarthy-@Brickbat
: yer honor = jist brickbats" = Elk
change.
JoHNNIE-~Oh, mamma, what die
> Cleopatra use that needle for that
. in Central Park?" Father quitting
. in his oar)-"Why, to file her bonne
bills on, IL she had as many as YOU
mother. Truth.
a RICH FATHER-IN-LAw-@My daugh
): ter will, / trust, prove real help
3 meet to you" Impecunious Son-in
h law-"I hope so / don't know hoy
I I'll meet expenses without her help.
+ Detroit Tribune.