Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1894-03-24
PuNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

downfall?" Lost his balance. Koch
ester Democrat
THE modern servant doesn't know
her place" "She can't; she changes IL.
too often. Puck.
Those who fall by the wayside do
not get credit even for the mileage.
they earned.-Milwaulsee Journal
That barber of yours that you
sent me isn't fit to shave dog" We'll.
it's queer that didn't think of that
when ! sent you. Inter Ocean.
81 hear Smith has got married to a
southern lady" Eyes; he went south
to save his lungs, and lost his heart"
The dentist can hardly lay claim to
originality. lie is all the time taking
things out of other peoples mouths
Boston Transcript.
Shakespeare spoke of the seven
ages of man. This proves his discrim
nation. Woman has one and generally
sticks TO it-Philadelphia Times.
why was their engagement broken
off? Did they quarrel?' mo; that was
the trouble. They were both so anna
BILE that they got tired of each other"
Philadelphia Record.
-Mary-"Do you believe it is possi-
BILE for a girl to be so homely as to stop
a clock?' jane don't know. You
| can easily find out however. "-Boston
| Transcript
--Would-be Purchaser-"How much
for this picture?" Artist-"The price
! is 5000" why, man alive. you ex-
pect TO be paid for your work as if you
( had been dead four or five hundred
! years. Joker.
-Doctor-"lIas your daughter been
! delicate alwavs?' Nother-"O, yes; il
she does anything about the house 1T
| eXhausts her 50 that she is not able to
! dance Longer than Midnight some
| times. inter Ocean.
! -Jillson says that with all due re-
! spect for the old proverb, when the
average servant-girl gets through with
I a piece of valuable bric-a-brac 10 rs
/ generally too late to mend Buffalo
| Courier.
| A gentleman once asked the ceIe.
! brated DR.. Aberncthv If he thought
! the moderate use of snuff would injure
! the Drain. NO sir" was Abernethy's
| reply; for no man with single ounce
of brain would ever think of taking
snuff"
u want YOU To understand" said a
belligerent man at meeting, 'ttat,
you can't be any ear here" We'll.
then" said the other as he sul1ily got
into his ovcrcoat, IN hunt up ray
stenorrapher. I'll be d dictator if 4
die for il. Washington Star.
A man points ont to his wife n Wild
looking parsonage and says: That
man my dear. has rendered eminent
service, 10 German poetry Why,
because ne writes so well?' mo; be-
caus, he has stopped writing. File
gendc Batter.
Pat has offered his school-fcilow a
bite from his apple AID IS aston ished
at the large portion measured of by
Mikes teeth. Here, / say bold on
there, hold on Then, correcting him
SELF. When say hold on mean let
go.'-Boston Transcript.
--CuNtomcr--"Gimne bout half a
dozen dynamite cartridges Dealer
"What do you want with them?' Gus
toner - Want TO blow up some
stumps.' Dealer-"O you are a far
mcr ch? l was afraid you might be n
college student indianapolis Jour
nal.
In 1880 a sailing car was tried ON
the south Carolina railroad. Its trial
trip was made with fifteen gentlemen
ON board, When going at the rate of
twelve miles an hour the mast went
overheard with several of the crew.
and the result was general disco urSlge
mcnL
SEQ here, " said the citizen, as he
put a >tubby tiager down on copy OF
the paper, dis here item says dat 1 got
contract workin' for de state"
well" said the editor, I'VE under
stood that YOU had been awarded
carting contract $50 | mas, and X
want you to say SO in de mex paper
DE way it come out widout sayin' wot
de contract was about half me friends
Will think been sent TO dc pen In