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 he wanted fifte^ 'er on credit ^^^'^- him fold +v.„ V^ train" ^â- '«'-%he usually 3d "-SS^tJ^S ""« ^vaa reachedt ^mawagQa,hir,d^: I pile, and sold out fi;e cents each. I Mr. Edison to Mr s_U,e conversation!; fnoUhen,,rcluXj 'ter,jl aro«nd me, bid! 'er fot copies of the Id wliy it struck me 1 must be- about the waa the telegraphic -boards that had done Off »t once icf hecotne With Him' Jsume, Mr. DashawJ^, the flannel shirt again be such a comfort to the hot weather." but as a matter of an't say that I like GO leveling. When I how are you going to foi-- instance, from a nil what is to be its •ella in my eye again, already," said the oat, fiercely, "you'll Ividences of a severe ible in his face. At d. "I'm an agent s are in Demand. 1 a prominent young '•! iKjlieve I shall 3' typewriter girl." 1 thivt idea " asked bmissive wife," was expect a typewriter tissive than others?" ised to being^ dic- img business man, his eyes.â€" [I^hes- oiirmothersawyou lat she should. I ss to tlie affection en shall we be mar- gPEINGSMILK. ,f^^ fellows who dote on their girls ^es find matrimony a powerful an- lite an omnibus. When he is if f'di^ks he thinks there is room for ffow many things there are to laugh at in A^ world to the girl who has pretty teeth jjd dimples. I'Haveyou seen Miss V in Bluebeard?" iivf U ^^ yes. About seven-eighths of jer.ItWk." Its the man without much mind who J "has a mind to do" something and jeverdoesit. ' 'hv is a chimney like a load of mixed ^i" Because there is generally smoke ,=omeoak)init. ' flhv would it be impossible for horses to .,te on any measure Because aU the votes wuld be neiglis. ^-jfe_"You loved me before we were jiarrieJ. " Hubby â€""Well, ifs your turn to Jove me now, ii3n "tit?" ]^j^,yj_'-So that girl's a 'bud,' eh Wonder irhen"hell open?" Diggs â€" "When a man yiti a million comes. " First Tank â€" "John, what's bezzer than (je wliisky?" Second Tank â€" "Why, dear riv. ver}- ole whisky, of course " Young Lady (tailor made) â€" "Take my ;jat, please." Old Lady (nearsighted but 'TatefuD â€" 'â- ThankyoUjSir. You are the only .«tlenian in the car " Tramp (complainingly) â€" "These sausages ireJo" gone tough, madam." Housewife ,!Timlv)â€" "Ves, we used up the toughest dog wt had to make, 'em." His Honor â€" "What made you steal this irentleman's door mat?" Prisoner â€" "Sure, ver Honor, it said 'Welcome' on it, in letters h long as yer ar-r-rm. " Mr. Huyer â€" "Don"t you think there is something very impressive in Miss Lowcutt's liearing?" Mr. Guyer â€" "Yes, especially when she is in evening dress." ".\h. yes 1 those tarts our mothers used to make By tlie way, are you fond of jams " "Yesâ€" every kind but one. " "What is that?" "It's lirst mime is James." Somehow a man feels much woi'se the daj after he has lost an hour's sleep on account iif the lialy than the day after he has lost iiv, hours" sleep at the club. 'â- Charlie, that's a handsome cape overcoat of yours. Tlie man that made it must know his Imsiness. '" "Yes, Snipp made that he's a man of great cape -abilities. " "Perkins received a dispatch this morn ingannomicing the death of his wife 'smother." • Was he visibly affected " " Y'es, indeed; Imt you know joy never kills.' Boliliy â€" "Pa, what does the pawn- liroker's sign of three balls mean " Pa â€" " It means, Bobby, that it is two to one that the ;i)an never redeems his property. " "Oh, would I were a bird " she sang, And each disgusted one Thought to himself this wicked thought' 'Oh. would I were a gun." "It is no use telling you to look pleasant, ' said the photographer to the pretty ' youiig lady, " for you cannot look anything else." -ind his scheme worked beautifully. (â- (nisin Lottie (to bashful youth) â€" "I'm fure that new suit of yours must be all wool, L'lnny.' Alonzo â€" "Why Cousin Lottie â€" "Because you look so sheepish in it." tire they were married her delight W as dressing up in some new gown. But now, when he's out late at night She tieats him to a dressing down. Travis â€" "I understand that old Crustycus and his wife never agreed on any subject." Rloodgoodâ€" "Oh, yes, they did They both rileil petitions for divorce on the same day." First Ballet Girl â€" " Y'ou are a hateful, spiteful thing, and I won't bandy words with you!" Second Ballet Girl â€" "Never Kiind, dear, you can bandy-legs with any of as." Doenjr â€" "Take cereal food for breakfast, my dear sir it will help you wonderfully." Patient (next morning) â€" " Barkeeper, gim- rne a little old rye. Must follow doctor's orders." Jinks â€" Mr Spicer, I have a four-dollar bill against you and I would â€" " Spicer â€" "My dear sir. there is no such thing as a four- dollar bill, and to-day I am in no humor for jesting. •â-  â-  C'hdlly (to the Irishman ringing fog bell at tlic ferry landing) â€" "Aw â€" my man, why is this bwoll ringing?" Irishman- "Can't .vou see, you phool, it's becase O'im .puUin' in r-r-rope?" It is lelieved that women contract the predilection about their ages from the way, when :hey are little girls, their parents Ue alout the same subject to conductors and ticket sellers, Mumby â€" "Say, when two trains collide they call it a telescope, don't they?" bnnileyâ€" " 'es why?" Mumby â€" "Noth- ing, only I was wondering why they don't call it a collidescope." Customer â€" "What's the .charge?" Bar- b«â€"" Twenty cents." Câ€" "Twenty cents! ^^hy, I thought you charged only ten cents for a shave. D. â€" " Y'es, sir, but you see you have a double chin." Willets â€" "Tell me, really, are you just as happy, now you are married, as you were 'hen you were engaged " Millets â€" ' ' Why, i^ertainly. Her father pays all her expenses just the same as he did before we were niarried." He â€" "Now that you have made ine the happiest of mortals, can I kiss you " She (Boston) â€" "Never having any personal ex- perience of your osculatory ability, Mr. t'csner, I don't know if you can, but you may try." Watts â€" " I suppose your wife is like most 'otnenâ€" never admits that she made a mis- tike." Wickwire â€" "Oh, she occasionally asserts that she made a mistake marrying me, but she never ^admits even that outside the family. Mrs. Gadaboutâ€" "Oh, Mrs. Snappy I saw your husband in the park with three or tour ladies, around him." Mrs. Snappy â€" '"That's all right but let me catch him with ^tily one lady around him â€" then look out «r a squall." Lawyerâ€"" Did you ever notice any signs [f insanity in the defendant?"' Witnessâ€" ^y in one occasion. A posB^gerpicked "P a dollar in a horse car one ^S^ and be *a8 the only man on board ^rfio said he °»dn'tlo8tit." ^rles Dickens once said "XQ nothing «ithedaT.t» Hewas right, M'«W*y*iE»a who has stepped on a rocking-chair during r* «2.^ ' ^°^^ '^^ ^« morning mi^h^ •iwfa^. What man needs, apparently, is a niglit-dress with a match-box attached to it -.Mrs Gadaboutâ€" "What sort of person is Mrs. Mildman, who has moved into the next house to your' Mrs. Chafferâ€" "I don't thmk much of her. Between you and me I think she IS next door to an idiot." Mrs Gadabout (innocently)â€"" I think so too, my dear." •' â-  DiedofPri^t. During the great epidemic of influenza m this coxmtry and Europe, it was remarked by maay physicians that it was impossible to tell exactly where the influenza left off and pamc began, so many people were ill with complaints which only their own nervous imagination connected with the epidemic. This observation recalls an old story told cen- turies ago, perhaps, but apparently forgot- ten since. According to the legend a peasant was tra- vehng through a forest on horseback, bound towards his village, when he was stopped by an old woman. " Give me a ride behind you," said the old woman. " Who are you," asked the peasant. " I am the Plague," she said. The peasant said not a word, but put his whip to his horse, which gave a big jump. "Stop! Stop!" said the old woman, running after him " do you think I shall not get to your village just the same, wheth- er you give me a ride or not I shall be there a little later on, never fear Be reason- able, then, and give me a lift. In return, I promise that I wUl not touch you nor any of yours." "Get on," said the peasant, bringing his horse to a standstill. The Plague inoimted behind him, and they rode on. Presently the peasant, growing bold, stopped and said to the old woman "If you want to make me perfectly hap- py; you will spare Johnny Smith at the village, and Billy Weaver, and Tom Join- er." "Very well," said the old woman. "I will spare them. " The man whipped up his horse again, but had not gone more than a quarter of a mile further before he begged -the Plague to spare such an one, and such an one, and such an one. "I will spare them," she said. • And this went on until there was not more than ten people in the village whom the Plague bad not agreed to spare. They arrived at the village. On tiie fol- lowing day a greit many psbple were taken ill with the plague, and within a day or two thirty of the villagers were dead. The peasant ran to the Plague in great indignation. "Look here " he exclaimed you area wicked wretch. Y'^ou don't keep your prom- ises. Thirty people are dead already " "I have kept my promise faithfully," said the old woman. "It is true thirty are dead, but only "ten of them died of the plague. All the rest died of fright." The moral of this story is that, during an epidemic, the people should live and act prudently, but should not be in a state of fear. Monnonism in the North. In reference to the Mormon colony at Lee's creek, N. W. T., Deputy Minister of the InteriorBurgess, says It will be remem- bered that when the delegation of intending Mormon settlers visited Ottawa in Decem- ber, 1888, they gave to the Government the most .positive assurance that in removing to Canada they understood that they were com- ing to a country where the lav/ forbade the practice of polygamy, and that they intend- ed and desired in good faith- to conform to this law. During the past year, however, representations reached the depa' tment from various sources in the North-west that the Mormons of the Lee's creek colony were not adhering to the pledge given by their delegates and communication was had with Mr. Charles O. Card, the leader of the settlement, calling bis attention to these re- presentations, and stating that there was likely to be a strong public sentiment against the Mormons unless it could be immediate^ ly and clearly proven that the statements were untrue. Replies were promptly re- ceived from Mr. Card and other leading men of the colony, in which it was stated that they had not lost sight of the agree- ment which they had entered into with the Dominion Government, denying the truth of the charges made against the members of the settlement, and inviting the fullest investigation into the doings of the com- munity. WAE ON AEAB SLAVES. ' the dark. The Belglnm Anti-Slavery Society Pro- poses to Enter the Field. Tlie Belgium Anti-Slavery Society has decided to send expeditions to Africa for the purpose of protecting the natives in certain districts against Arab slave raids. In this enterprise it will have the co-oper- ation and approval of the Congo States. The first of its expeditions will leave Ant- werp in October next. It will send two steamers to the Upper Congo, one of them will ply upon the Lomami River, through the district that has recently been Jartly depopulated by Arab slavers. The other will be carried overland from the Lomami to Lake Tanganyika. A station will be built on the Lomami, about three days' march from Nyangwe, the great centre of Arab influence on the upper Congo. Other stations will be reared at intervals from the Congo to Tanganjaka The two long lines ou which the society proposes to act accordingly form a right angle, and penetrate north and south and east and west through the heart of that part of the Congo country which is chiefly scourged by slave raids. The society pro- poses to form refuges for hunted natives, and to repress raids by any means in its power. ^absley â€" "If ever I marry I shall marry woman of education." Wickwireâ€" "I used to talk that way myself. 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