JULY '14 
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Hum, sweet hum—The bee hive.— Pitts¬ 
burg Chronicle. 
The blacksmith is always blowing about 
bis work. —Philadelphia News. 
The diary of an old maid is the record of a 
Miss spent life. —New Orleans Picayune. 
W ith regard to sparking over the front gate, 
a good deal can be said on both sides. —Tex 
as Siftings. 
An exchange asks: “Does etiquette demand 
a vest on a hot day? If it does, it can have 
ours .”—Medical Classics. 
“How’re you getting along?” remarked 
one moth to another. ‘ 0,1 manage to keep 
in clothing.” And he disappeared within a 
fur-lined overcoat.— Western Rural. 
“Mamma,” inquired Flossie, “didn’t the 
minister say that I got my eyes from you?” 
“Yes, dear.” “And you really used to have 
four eyes, mamma?”— Harper's Young People. 
Editor’s young wife; “My dear, you must 
pardon me for coming down in a wrapper 
this morning.” Editor: “Don’t mention it, 
my love. Some of our most valuable ex¬ 
changes come to us in wrappers .”—Michigan 
Farmer. 
“Hi, there, sir,” shouted a Florida landlord 
to a departing guest who was rushing for the 
train, “you’ve dropped your pocketbook.” 
“All right,” shouted back the guest, without 
stopping, “I’ve no further use for it .”—New 
York Sun. 
Chauncey M. Depew and Adam Fore- 
paugh, the circus man, bear a most striking 
resemblance to each other. They are easily 
distinguished, however, for while Mr. Fore- 
paugh has a very good show, Mr. Depew has 
no show whatever .—Chicago Herald. 
“ Clara,” said the old man from the head 
of the stairs, “ say to that young fellow that a 
storm is coming up.” “ All right, sir; 
thanks,” responded the young fellow himself. 
“ I hadn’t noticed it. I think I’ll wait and 
see if it doesn’t blow over.” — Sun. 
Two men were arguing in a pasture field, 
with only a goat for an audience. In reply 
to a statement of one the other said: “I 
know; but—” The goat took him at his 
word and the argument was continued on the 
other side of the fence .—Philadelphia Press. 
Old Lady: “Do you actually mean it, Mr. 
Sharpley, that the boats from New York to 
Boston go by Sound?” Sharpley: “Positive 
fact, madam, no question about it.” Old Lady: 
“Goodness gracious! what a queer motive 
power! What will they do next ?”—Michigan 
Farmer. 
A young lady whose very best young man 
lived over the way with his parents, took a 
seat by the window one cloudy morning. 
“Why do you sit by the window such a 
chilly morning?” asked her mother. “I’m 
waiting for the son to come out, ma,” she re¬ 
plied .—Nebraska Farmer. 
A young lady from one of the hill towns 
went out to row with her cousin on the lake 
the other night. Coming back he asked her if 
she would like to see how oarsmen feather 
their oars? She said she would, awfully, but 
she didn’t see where he was going to get the 
feathers .—Burlington Free Press. 
Caller: “I would like to see the master-of 
the house,please.” Servant (to master): “There’s 
a gmtleman at the dure, sorr, as wud loike to 
see the masther of the house.” Master: “John¬ 
ny, tell your mother a gentleman has called to 
see her.” Johnny: “Ma, there’sa man called 
who wants to see the boss of the house.” Ma 
(upstairs): “Tellhim, please that he will find 
Bridget in the kitchen.” Caller (to Bridget): 
4 ‘If there is any one in authority here, madam, 
I would like to see ahem—ahem!—her. ” 
Bridget: “Authority? Johnny, ye divil’s 
own blade, there’s a gintlemau here lukin’ for 
yez .—Binghamton Republican. 
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MANHATTAN SAVINGS INSTITUTION. 
New Yokk, June 26,1888. 
74th SEMI-ANNUAL DIVIDEND. 
The Trustees of this Institution have declared inte¬ 
rest on all sums not exceeding $3.000remaining on de¬ 
posit during the three or six months ending on the 
30th instant, at the rate of THREE AND ONE-HALF 
PER CENT, per annum, payable on and after the third 
MONDAY in July next. 
EDWAltD SCIIELL, President, 
C. F. ALVORD, Secretary. 
It was summer. And Long Branch. He came there. 
We met. 
He was handsome and hasty, and I a coquette. 
He proposed. I refused him. I loved him. But then 
I thought-don’t you see?—he would ask me again. 
But he didn’t. 
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