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BASS has named his dog Wellington, because of the animal's proficiency in rending a bone apart." --Boston Transcript.

....The number of women who really care to vote is about equal to the number of men who like to put the baby to sleep.--Puck..

....At the Opera.--"Why do you make that knot in your handkerchief?" "Oh! so that I sha'n't forget that charming melody." --German Paper.

....There is a dentist in a Michigan town, the sign over whose door reads: "Teeth Extracted Without Enny Pane. Laffin Gas (10) Cent a Ha Ha!" --Exchange.

....The Early Rose of the potato family is now superseded by the early roes pertaining to the shad, sometimes called the shadblow. It is not the early roes by the shad that catches the worm.

....Stout old Lady (to elevator boy): "Is this the passenger elevator, or the freight elevator, boy?" Boy (kindly): "It's the freight, ma'am. What floor d'ye want ter git off at?" --Puck

....A banker, who was inclined to be generous, thus addressed an employé: "here are 500 francs for you as a reward for good behavior the past year; or rather 487.50 francs--as I have deducted 2 1/2 percent. for cash. --French Fun.

....An elderly wit called to present his congratulations to a New York bank president on the latter's birthday. "Well, my friend," said the wit, "how old are you?" "Seventy-five." "Hum, seventy-five; well I hope you'll rise to par."

...."I have three witnesses who will swear that at the hour when this man was robbed I was at home in my own chamber, taking care of my baby." "Yes, your honor," glibly added the prisoner's counsel, "that is strictly true. We can prove a lullaby, your honor." --Journal of Education.

....An old lady went to the Episocpal church. The sexton gave her a seat not very far forward. She turned to him, and, spying the lectern--a spread eagle--said: "I am deed; I wish you would give me a seat farther front, near the faowl." --Harper's Magazine.

....Actor: "Going to leave town, old boy?" Old Gent: "Yes, I'm going on the 12:50 train." "I always try to avoid the 12:50 train." "Whydo you try to avoid the 12:50 train?" "Because it would be ten to one if I caught it, and I don't care to take any risks." --Texas Siftings.

....A preacher who used to hold forth in Sangerville was wont to be rather wandering in his remarks. One day he asked a lady what his hearers thought of his sermons. "Well, if you must know," she said, "they say that if the text had the small-pox the sermon was in no danger of catching it." --Dexter, Me., Gazette.

....Mrs. Youngbride Honeymoon (to husband, who is a railroad president): "And are you sure you will always, always love me more than you will any one else?" Mr. Honeymoon (absently): "Impossible to say. You see, it is very doubtful whether the Inter-State law will allow me to make any discrimination." --Harper's Bazar.

...."Bill!" "Bill?" "What, Bill is that you?" "Why, Bill, old fellow, shake!" They embrace. "I'm glad's to kn-ow you Bill." "Thanks awfully; you're a bully fellow, Biil, and a Bill Buffellow." --The above is the authorized report of the interview between the Rt. Hon. Wm. E. Gladstone and Buffalo Bill at the Wild West Show, in London, last week.

....We presume that the Chattanooga Times has a new editor for its society column, though it is possible that the type-setter may be responsible for the novelties in costume described in the following items, which we reproduce exactly from a recent issue of The Times:
"Miss Davis wore a beautiful dress of black satin, decalette, gold embroidered flounces and morchal neal roses.
"Mrs. L. S. Colyar looked lovely in a handsome costume of soppire blue velvet, entwaine, trimmed with indescent possomentries."

...."I often tell my husband," smiled Mrs. Jones to Dumley, whom Jones brought unexpectedly to dinner, " that if he will bring gentleman to dinner without letting me know a little beforehand, he must not be disappointed if everything isn't just as it should be." "Oh, I beg of you, my dear madam, not to think of apologizing," responded Dumley, with profuse politeness; "I have eaten worse dinners than this, I assure you, and," he added, "I've eaten some pretty poor dinners, too." -- Harper's Bazar.