A Bootless Mission. —A book-can-vasser made his appearance in this city a few days ago, but finally succeeded in getting back to JN Tew York by swimming the river.—Brooklyn Argus. .. That's What Dowe It.—" What wto it, my constituents," shrieked a stumf>speaker—" what was it, I ask, that first opened your eyes to the righteous claims of this grand old Democratic party?" Voice in the crowd —" An eye-opener, . judge; that's what done it." Pbide. —A " commercial" had hurried -■ up to the railway station at Newbiggen a few days ago, and hot very much, entered : a carriage just as the train was on the point of leaving. A railway servant in plain clothes came up to shut the carriage door, when the traveller, who desired his luggage put into.the van, said, "Is there no porter kept here?" "There is not; the station-master has got some good "-. lemonade though,".was the laconic, reply of the private-clothes man. *• ' "
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Thames Star, Volume VI, Issue 1778, 14 September 1874, Page 2
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154Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 Thames Star, Volume VI, Issue 1778, 14 September 1874, Page 2
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