Show A Semi-Month- Paper Devoted to Cents ly VOL 2 Scents Sense and nonsense SALT LAKE CITY MARCH 1 NO 1870 1 Messrs Arrtsson Goodboy & Co (loq) — “Allow us to introduce for your inspection our new automaton a most wonderful invention designed to supersede everything!” isn’t there something deficient about it? It seems to have arms but no head! Mr Utah — (in chair) — “Ah! yes but Messrs A G & Co — “Oh! that is all arranged we intend giving alternate doses of Vinegar Bitters and Soothing Syrup s Plaster and draw it to a head” until the system becomes suitably relaxed and then clap on a Mr Utah— “Ah! to be sure that is something new indeed! Shouldn’t have thought of it! What a thing it is to understand drugs aud things” ' Messrs A G & Co — “Yes and the beauty of it is that it is in two entirely separate parts having no connection whatIt is the design to have everything and everybody divided by it” ever They are called temporal and spiritual Mr Utah — “You don’t say so! Well I never!” Poor-man’- that all laws heretofore passed (here fitLEGAL LOBE and Janies Gibson ting Crockett’s law) be and they are hereother day and we were much pleased with were able lawyers and in full practice in by repealed” Crockett sprang to his feet with “Let me see that book” “No you There the early days of Jackson’s Purchase the birds and beasts on exhibition Hickman don’t” says Gibson “this book sii is is one item however to which we would They both resided at Fulton On one occasion they private property and I am not in the habit call the attention of the gentlemanly custoCounty Kentucky dian— it is in relation to the entomological were employed on opposite sides of an of packing law books around for the beneThe fit of others” It is needless to say Crockdepartment: there is a celebrated bug down ejectment case before a magistrate Crock- ett lost his case Gibson having the last East that might be obtained if the proper court was held in a school-hous- e course could be taken Barnutn may not ett was reading the law to the court apd cut at him have it but we are sure Cullom could furn- when he got through Gibson asked him The difference between a publican and for his book saying that the statute just a ish one — we refer to the Ihimbug spiritualist is that one raps that the spirrefused him Crockett was to new read NO JOB its may appear the other taps that they A Hardshell Baptist preached in Wash- to give it to him on the ground that it may disppear his Mr and if was own private property ington city lately and took for his text We would say to those three assassins “God made man in his own image” 11 e Gibson wanted the benefit of law books s and bull there were some for sale The court ruled with THE MENAGERIE We visited this renowned institution the thus commenced: “An honest man’s the noblest work of G od ” Then made a long pause looked searchingly around the audience and exclaimed: “But God Al mighty hasn’t had a job in this city for nigh on fifty years” If any one fails to see the point of our jokes let him send in his name and we’ll publish it No farmer can plow a field by turning it over in his mind raggaiwmi 'iyyiinu j ulijl— jjubi John W Crockett double-barrele- that that the book was private property and Gibson had no right to see it ‘except with Crockett’s consent Gibson was puzzled but being a man of resources he fell upon a plan which completely upset Crockett’s calculations He stepped back and found under a desk an old copy of Noah Webster’s spelling-booand in addressing the court he read from the speller: “Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky k d shot-gun- dogs who have been following us around lately go slow or you may get into diffiWe may not conclude to fight but culty are good on the run — we think some of running for Congress Do you notice any difference in Mr Jones since he joined the new move? Wal yes before when he went out to cut wood on Sunday he carried his ax on his shoulder now he carries it under his coat tail |