The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1873-06-05
OUR CHIP-BAsKET.


OUR CHIP-BASKET.,
Parental Acres-The old mans corns
The Indian Question-"White man got
any rum! :" .
"New way to pay old debts" Settle them
in full.
A Western Setter-The snn in the eve
ming.
The Shortest Ship in the World-Court.
ship.
Why is your shadow like a false friend2
Because it follows You only in sunshine.
We hear great deal about labor reform,
but there seems to be greater need Of re-
forming some Of those fellows who don't Ia
Dor.
An Iowa Justice of the Peace refused 10
fine man for kissing girl against her will,
on the graund that Hannah could have Bit
ten him, but did not.
One of Josh Billings maxims is, "Rise
early, work hard aud late, and give nothing
away, and if you don't getrieh and 60 to the
devil, you may sue me for damages"
Many truth is like q wolf which we hold
by the ears, afraid to let it escape, and hard
ly able to retain it; yet if promulgated, it
might prove Injurious.
"Men are what women make Them" Is
the singular tile of new book. It may
be true, but we have seen some dreadfully
Door specimens of the manufactured article,
which fact reflects badly either upon the
material OF the maker. d
One watch set right will do to try many
BY; but on the other hand, one that goes
wrong may be the means of misleading whole
neighborhood. And the same may be said
of an example.
a saloon-keeper having started business
in building where trunks had been manu-
factured, asked friend what he had better
do with the old sign, "Trunk Factory" "O,"
said the friend, "just change the T to d,
and it viii suit you exactly" :.
It is said that an Indiana peacher declared
in q recent sermon that ''no woman who
wears falso hair is a it person to sit In the
house of the Lord" But as all the women
in his congregation wore jute instead of
false hair, they thought he was going for
the women of the other church.
Not long ago, in The court of appeals,
certain lawyer, Of Celtic extraction, while
arguing with earnestness his case, stated
point and then proceeded: "And lift place the
ss..sv;;e tl;s Aaza -anakhss-
poiut that Is aqually conclusive. ,...
A section ofplastering about the size of a
bed-quilt, fell on the heads. of q group. Of
Tennessee Senators who occupied seats TO-
gether in a Nashville theatre the othernight
The frightened Legislators thought an inves-
tigation was at hand.
A bachelor says that 'falp' he should ask
for in wife would be agood temper, health,
good understanding, agreeable physiognomy,
figure, good connection, domestic habits, re-
sources Of amusement goodspirits, conyer. :.
sational talents, elegant manners-moneyi
The occupants Of drinking saloon in
Cape Gi7srdeau, No, were startled lately by
the entrance Of the wife of one of them,
bearing s'covered dish. Placing it on the
table, with the remark that she supposed he
had not time to come home to dinner, she
departed. He removed the lid, and found
slip Of paper, on which was written: II
hope you will enjoy your dinner; 1t is the
same kind yonr family has at home"
"Mr. Speaker" exclaimed member Of
the Arkansas Legislature, "my colleage taunts
me with desire for fame scorn the
imputation, sir. Fame, sir! What is fame?
It's shaved pig with a CREASED tail, which
slips throuh the hands Of thousands, and
and then is accidentally caught by some fsl-
low that happens to hold on to it. I let this
greased-tail quadruped 60 by me without an
effort to clutch it, sir.