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Show JNKLINCiS. j A Georgia hog ia sheared anni'ally for ita wool. ' They are e 'tins ereen peas, fresh, from the gunieii, in tiavaunah. i Tlie lumber on hnd in the U. S., Jan. 1st, is valued at $10,000,000. ! During the pa-t fivo years Lynn Ihissliipped $H'o,G00,000 worth of boots and shoes. Eev. Henry Bnehm now lacks only alxjjt five months of being an hundred years tiid. I The New York penitentiary tailors are at work on a suit of mixed gray clothing for Tweed. In some of tho new styles there ia no change. Poor relatives are cut the same as last year. The New York Sun predicts that the newspaper ot the future will contain con-tain no advertise men ts. In Australia, innoculation of cattle ia now regularly practiced for the prevention pre-vention of pleuro-pueuniouia. Now that the " Forefathers" have had iheirdav, why not let the "Fore-mothere" "Fore-mothere" have a chance, too? The child in the French drama of Alplionse, has two mothers and two fatnere, which is not very immoral. A fire in the lious.eof Col. Ephraim Cross, of Lancaster, N. H.. haa been allowed to go oul for the first time in ninety-five years. Chicago thieves complain that the jewelry thfjy are compelled to steal out there is the kind of which you gut " your choico for $1. The English snob who maintained that "you have no church ruins in America, you know," was reterred to Beecher's and Glendeuning's. A generous Vermonter offers a reward re-ward of $1 to the person who shall satisfactorily explain the mystery of the heated t tones which have been falling in that vicinity. Sharon is reported happy, but then, as lor the truth ot thoe big silver discoveries dis-coveries go, you know, it depends upon whether or not the senator is " long " in mining stock. William B. Carr, familiarly known as Billy Carr, haa purchased a full brother to the celebrated trotter Sum Purdy, lor $5,000. The colt is four years old and as kind as a kitten. The vigilant detectives who knew where to put their hands on little Charlie KofcS within twenty four hours alter the s. Looting ol the burglars, ure still looking for him, Tiiey know. An exchange remarks: " Now ia the time when prudent parents see to it that the parts ol the boys on which they alidedown hill are properly half-soled half-soled with leather, tin or sheet-iron." New Year's twad'Jie: " Howde do? Made hundred calls. Job indeed. More to make. Glass er wine, please. Good bye." Chorus of young ladies : " What a fool that young Suivins is." We would modestly inquire whether those pjnple who are so anxious to vote God into the conHitut on, have any HHSiirance that the candidate would accept the position. St. Louis &' |