A guard in the rotunda of- the State, House in Maine declares he saw the full* length-portrait of Washington wink one of his eyes. The guard then gathered his demijohn together and retired. The only wonder is that the guard didn't Bee the portrait put is thumb to its nose. InaNerada Tillage a deaf and dumb man who was giren 25 cents by a sympathising public invested the money in whisky. He subsequently surprised the people by making a long speech. That town will set itself up as a summer resort for incurables. . . , A reporter, who despises note-books, and makes his reports from notes taken, on bis cuffs, was asked the other day by his wash-woman if he couldn't get the city editor to put him on to reporting high U/a scandals, as she was getting tired of politics and religious notes. A lady in Bristol has a fire foot alligator for a pet. This " allegation "is probably a fire-foot lie.
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Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4435, 22 March 1883, Page 2
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