A Puzzler.

The Belgians, it is said, are anxious to have the letter h dropped from the French alphabet. As that contains no w, how, in the event of a new elision, will the Parisians, who are so fond of English words, manage to spell wheelwright?



A Blow that Hurteth not.

The Blow of a flower.



A Pleasant Prospect.

If the new Superintendent of the New-York Police Force is to be as severely tried as was his predecessor, then, surely, JOURDAN will have a hard road to travel."



"OUT OF THE STREETS."

GEORGE W. MCLEAN am I,

And potent was my name,

Till TWEED and SWEENEY crossed my path

And spoiled my little game.


Our city roads I supervised,

Long time, with pious care,

The people's "Ways I strictly watched—

Street, Avenue, and Square


But now, from office rudely swept

By Legislative BILL,

The crossing-sweeper's broom I ply,

My empty pouch, to fill.


Honeymoons in the Air


The rage for passing the honeymoon in a balloon appears to be on the

wane in this country. The reason for this may be that a majority of

those who enter wedlock find they "go up" soon enough without the aid of

a balloon.


Motto for Unsuccessful Croquet-Players.

"Hoops deferred make the heart sick."



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72 needles
1 100 needles		 price, $40. for 16 subscribers and $64.
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and Overseaming Machine,		 without buttonhole
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