River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-10-24
Wit and Humor,

/ Getting eft-The summer resorts.
A cold in the head is apt to lead to
blows
"W5n at Last"-The shoemaker's
money.
AS wall paper comes down ia the price
they 50 up on the walls.
Rammber Lots wife, and avoid letting
anything turn your head.
WonId you refer 10 the religion OF the
printers devil" as imp piety9
Why is woolpecker like a tramp2
Answer. Because he bores for his grub
Dean Stanley astonished some Boston
ians BY telling them he had never ex-
- 1te1 Al d.
About 800 newspapers will remark that
the Afghanistan trouble is smeer trihe.-
phizaGeyphtt Bultetfn.
Said the young mans ear 10 the young
man, tquoth Brutus): Nuts / give
way akd room to your rash eollarl'
Couasel Ia witness. you're a nice sort
of fellow, you arel" Witness: "I'd say
the sarae to you, sir, on'y I'm on my
oathr'l
The washer-woman's motto is ''soap on,
soap ever Boston Post. Sometimes it
is "slop on, slcp over.'-N. II. heg.
Joins-dcbat; The one held between
the heads Of the house on whether this
piece Of stove pipe will fit that.-Chicdgo
Journal
There is Hell street in Taris. 1t is
paved in the u Ial way.-Reokuk Consti-
tution, Wit good indentionsl-
Karen Register.
Queen Victoria asked the king of Siam
if he would like TO De decorated, and the
old fellow said, YES, if you'll take me
just as Siam. - BOSTON Post.
When an artist climbs over a fence 10
get a nearer view Of handsome bulldog,
he must take the chances of his sketch
ing the dog or the dogs kctchin him.
An ALBANY clergyman was recently
telling a marvellous story, when bis little
girl said Now, pop say, is that really
true, or is il just preaching2"
Some clothing was stolen recently
from this, office of the New London Tele-
gram. The editor must bave been taking
a bath at that t;me.--IJantelsonriEs
Seatine'
An old sodi r who pridcd himself up
on his Bravery, said be had fought in the
battle of Bull Run. When asked if he
had retreatea and made good his escape,
as oiherk did on that famous occasion, be
replied, BE jabers, those that didn't run
are there yitF'--N Y. Nail
4 Minnesota preacher is discoursing
on, "who is the Devil. Where is the
Devil and How the Devil can be Over
Gomez ssnd the Detroit Free Press calls
the attention ef the Chicago Times to this
personal assault. The old, old, Storey.
Give man bad Jog and hang him.
N. I. Com. Adg.
Feathers will be universally worn this
winter Fqs1l0a Uem.--If the American
people are going to take 10 feathers uni
versally, they sill be a tar-nation sight
worse stuck up than ever. I'hilddelphia
Bulletin. pitch in, I'D boy. We shall
stick to iris country, leather or no.--Ctn-
tnnati .Saturysag Night.
"Tim, said the parson severely, sup.
pose that the Lord should call you Just
as an oath was On your lipsl7 II shouldn't
Joined the preacher, 'syou could not es.
cape. We must all submit to His will.
We cann3t escape the laws of nature"
"Then, parson, said Tim. "what made
you put up those lightning rodsF'
He wss going down the street, and
when he tur9ed bis head to lcok at dog
fight, he ran slap bang into fashionable
female, whe, was wondering how her
trail looked in large plate glass window
she was paesu z. The man seemed as
as lecturer feeling his
knife slide down his pantaloon leg
through 8 holein his pocket white he was
standing on bis tip toes and shaking
both hands az, and trying to pierce the
roof with his flashing eve. The woman
was as mad as ham strung mule. There
were no arrests, - WheeEinq Leader.