As a rich and pretentious shoddyite was looking at some painting whit h he proposed to buy, the dealer pointed to a fine one, and said, " There is a dog after Landscer." "Is it, really ! " exclaimed the pretender. " What is the dog after him for? " The force of habit is fully illustrated in the case of a retired milkman, who says he never sees a can of water without having an almost irresistible desire to put milk into it. One item in an Oregon horse-doctors bill reads \ —"To holdin'a post-mortm examinnshun on a boss who afterward recovered. 1 do] 50c.'' It was paid on the ground of square professional talent. [For remainder of news see 4>th paqe.~]
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Westport Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1150, 13 February 1874, Page 3
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117Untitled Westport Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1150, 13 February 1874, Page 3
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