The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-10-10
FLASHES.

Sometimes the best gain is 70 lose.
Corn exchange--The chiropodist's
fee.
Watered stock--Cows from the
brook.
A finished rogue--One at the end Of
a rope.
The man who loved the watch dogs
honest bark was not tramp. ..'.''
The press, pulpit and petticoats are
now put down as the three ruling powers:
What insect does 8 blacksmith
manufacture e9 He nakee the fire.
fly.
A great many men never think OF
having their lives insured until they get
married. ..
OF blind wood .sawyer-None ever
saw him see, but hundreds have seen
him saw.
1t was Boston girl who referred to
Beaconsfeld's new honor as''the order
of the elastic"
It costs a small boy $3.50 to tie a
tin can to a dogs tail in Corning, N. Y.
That is fine sport.
1t is a good doctorine yet: "He
that would eat the kernel must 6rst
crack the she'll"
Speaking Of the dead languages,
professor inquired the new student,
who killed them p
The modern style of doing up a
woman's hair is so complicated that it
is hard to tell which is switch.
A prisoner, when asked what trade he
would like to learn, said:-'If there be
DO objection, I wouli like to be jailor.'
There is always some hope for young
man till he wakes his moustache and
puts peppermint on his handkerchief.
The man who is not afraid Of war or
yellow fever is generally afraid TO take
out paper of tobacco in the presence Of
crowd.
In France party Of editors have
been hunting wild boars. Happy coun-
try! Over here the editors are hunted
by tame bores.
She was plump and beautiful, and he
was wildly fond Of her ; she hated him.
but, womau-like, she strove to catch
him. He was flea.
Il know I am a perfect bear in my
manners" said he to his sweetheart.
"No, indeed, you are not, Tom ; you
have never hugged me yet"
We hear of o schoolmistress who
encourages her scholars in running
matches. She teaches the young idea,
in other words, how to scoot.
Jenny, what makes you such bad
girl? Well, mamma, God sent you the
best children he could find, and ifthey
don't suit you, I can't help it.
No matter how hard it is to fud
rocking chair during the day man is
sure to fall over one when he is in
search of match box after dark.
A young lady has compiled liss of
her gentlemen acquaintances, and en-
tered their names in handsome album.
She playfully calls it her 'bim-book.'
When fast young men in Reno &c,
into dispute, instead Of resortiug to
blows they go into the nearest saloon
and shake the dice to see which is the
liur.
A wife is a queer thing, and getting
one is like getting varmint out Of
hollow you don't know until you've
got it in your hand what sort of a thing
it is.
An Alabama man has discovered
that ants will not cross chalk line,
and proposes to protect things from the =,
pest by drawing chalk line around
them.
The wolf, says an old Russian proverb,
changes its hair every year. The young
lady of the present day beats that all to
pieces she changes hers every after.
noon.
\ woman can't put on any side
saddle style when she goes in a.sWim-
ming. She has either got to kick out
like man or get drowned.-R Wheeling
Leader.
A paper, describing 3 funeral process
sion said: "The procession was very
fine, and nearly two miles in length, as
was also the prayer of DR.. Perry, the
chaplain" ...-...-
1T vas wrong to cheat lawyer@ was
recently very ably discussed by the
members of debating society. The
conclusion arrived at was that it was
impossible.
"Jane." cried fond mother, stick
ing her head out Of the bedroom door,
"it is eleven o'clock Tell the young
man to please shut the front door from
the outside"
1t was a cross.cut saw that cut across
him and cut bis career short. He was
devoted father, model husband, an ex
cellent citizen; and went to church twice