Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 July 1882 — A Frenchman’s Notion of It. [ARTICLE]

A Frenchman’s Notion of It.

A French gentleman recently from Paris was invited by one of our popular citizens to indulge in the ‘ * American custom ” at the Exchange, Richmond. Not knowing our “colloquial American’' well enough to call for a mixed drink, it was suggested that he take a “ brandy punch,” which he did. The next morning he called alone at the bar, and being asked by the polite young man who concocts cocktails what he would havo, and having forgotten the name of tho drink of yesterday, he replied: “I vill take one gfHnd contra-diccion, what you call it ? wis very much lemon for make him sour, very mnoh soogare for make him Bweet, plenty of brandy for make him strong, and a great deal of wasser for make him weak.” “ Oh, yes; 1 know,” returned the barkeeper; “you want a punoh?” “Yeez, sat ees eet; von punch.”— Richmond State. Mu. Oiiaulky B. Chamherh, of Xenia, 0.» writes : **l had many ailments. All the organa of my body were in a weakened state—lungs, liver, kidneys, heart, nerves, etc. I doctored for this and then for thar. I tried bitters, they failed. Dr. Guysott’s Yoilow Dock and Sarsaparilla helped mo from tho start. lam now oa atrong and healthy os when I was a boy." Michael Dayitt sensibly says: “I believe in only one species of dynamite, and that is moral dynamite, explosion by the force of ideas, which spills no blood, bnt mows down despotism in all parts of the world. ” Give not reins te your inflamed passions ; take time and a little flelay • impetuosity manages all things badly,—r Statin*,

CBEATEmr DISCOVERT SINCE 14*3 Far coughs, colds, ■ace tfarost, bronchitis, laryngitis and consumption in its early stages, nothing equals Dr. Pierce’s “ Golden Medical Discovery. It is also s great blood purifier and strength restorer or tonic, Aid few liver complaint and costive condition of the bowels it has no eqnaL Sold by druggists. Will shortly happen: A house-maid seeks employment in a good city family. “ Will madame tell me who was her last maid?” Madame, taken by surprise, has the goodness to reply: “ I had a servant named Elisa Fenchet. ” The apElicant bethinks herself: “Ah! yes; I now her. Will madame have the goodness to let me see the recommendation which Elisa gave on her leaving?”— Paris papers A Boston lecturer astonished his audience by bringing down his fist on the table and shouting, • • Where is the religiosity of the anthropoid quadrumans?” If he thinks we have got it he cati search us.* We never saw it in the world.— Peck’s Sun.