The news boy., 1894-11-03
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS,

-Norwals, Conn, is said to have an
Indian origin, but there is an English
village of this name.
Talking about charity beginning
at home is one of the ways by which
we can let people know that we have
none.-Ram's Horn.
what are the last teeth that Gomez"
asked teacher of her class in physiol-
ogy. False teeth, num- replied boy
who had just walked up on the back seat.
-Trivvet-"You knew Charley Dunn
init. didn't you?' Dicer-'Yes. He
went west and was lrnched." 'Is that
really SO? Well, Dammit always was
high strung. ."-Ilaricn Life.
Hebrew cemeteries were always
situated without the walls of the towns,
the presence of the dead being supposed
to cause pollution. This pccuiarity is
noticeable also among the ancient
Gre ks.
Fair Graduate-"Which is the
proper expression, girls are or girls
| is"" Chorus of Schoolmates-"Girls
are, of course" Fair Graduatc-"Of
course! Pshaw! Girls, are my hat on
straight?"
--"Mamma--'Rob',ie. why didn't you
speak to Mrs. Bangle when you met
her just now?" Robbie-"You said |
must always think twice before speak,
and l couldn't think of anything to
think"
You didn't come anywhere near
getting the pennant?' said the naughty
Baltimorean. "No," replied the hum
BILE Washingtonian. We'll have to
get along with the cold-wave flag, as
usual. ."-Washington Star
-Trotter-"I say, old man, met
very pleasant relative of yours in the
mountains this year. lie was very
kind, too, and lent me ten dollars when
| was particularly hard up" Faster
(sadly)-"l'm afraid you're mistaken.
l haven't got any such relative.
per's I'azar.
"A Devout Worshipcr.- Thirdly
Pardon me, madam, bat I must tell
You plainly that wish you would pay
more attention to the church services
Mrs. De Fash-"Why, DR.. Thirdly, l
really don't see how I could / wear n
new dress to church every Sunday
n. Y. Herald
next three weeks" remarked the sec
| rotary and treasurer of private COM
pany to the chairman thereof. But
you returned from one only two weeks
ago True; that was my holiday as
secretary: | wish to go now as treas
urer, ,"-Tit-Bits.
20 sacred head. now wounded" is
| translation of n translation. The
original hymn was the Salvc Caput, by
st. bernard. In 1856 it was translated
into the German. 80 lIaupt vol Blut
uud Wunden," by Paul Gerhardt. This
was translated into English by j. w.
Alexander.
When first we were at Abingdon
writes W. Il. lie Faun in his reminis-
cences of Irish life. a peasant girl
came two or three times TO the rcctory
with a hare and other game for sale.
Ny father. wishing to ascertain whether
she came by them honestly. asked her
where she got them. ''Sure, Your rev.
erencc,' said she, my father is poacher
TO Lord Clare
-Rossini, walking one day on the
boulevard with the musician Braga,
was greeted by Mcverbccr, who anX-
iously inquired after the health OF his
dear Rossini. bad very bad" an
swcrcd the latter;'a headache, a side.
ache, and leg can scarcely move"
After few moments conversation,
Meyerbeer passed on, and Eraga asked
the great composer how it was he had
suddenly become so unwcll. Smilingly
Rossini reassured his friend. "Oh. l
couldn't he better; l only wanted to
please Meyerbcer. lie would be so
glad to see me smash up"