The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1879-12-25
WAITS AND MHIMS.

VERY long and absolutely plain silk
waists of plain or brocade silk are made
for young ladies to wear in the evening":
DAVENPORT lady is about to sue fo5
a divorce on the ground that her hus's
band "has no style about him."
A MEMBER of London ladies' club
was requested TO resign for kissing herr
brother in the dining-room.
HOOPS are coming into fashion again.
Hoops are things to put around W w|r
to keep them from bursting with va !
"JoHNl John!" shouted the farm ~ryt
wife, "the butter won't come. Rw
quick, and get me another sack
hair" =.
IT'S not at alf surprising that Adam.
fell. He had Eve constantly about
talking about nude dress, and s
one every day. :.
In discussion with a tempeQ
lecturer, a topper asked. If water
your bootstwha9 94ectmust it have u ton
the coat of your stomach2
"YEs, Mr.. Barkeeper; I am not Like
the rest who, when they owe you money,
never show themselves any more; re-
main faithful to you. Giv's 'nothea
bottep
PRoFEssoR-"Now, I ask you, as q.
practical miner, what spade do you think
is the very bestw Third-year man
(scornfully)-"Why, the ace, of course.
(Sensation.)
An exchange has an article on How
to run q newspaper" This should be-
read only by editors, rs every other per-
son in the world knows just how 3 news--
paper ought to be run.
KNOWLEDGE is the right bower, and
one of the showiest cards in the pack,
yet in the game of life, cheek is the
little joker that is oftentimes the
winner.
"MoNEY does everything fox man,"
said one old gentleman, pompously.
"Yes," replied the other ore @but
money won't do as much for man az
some men will do for money"
Mr.. THOMAS thinks it is one Of the
most touching things in life to hear
Western hog singing to its youngest,
"There's litter in the mire, baby mine,
baby mine"
THAT was an observing fellow, if he
was but six years old, who said, Papa,
1 wish you'd quarantine against Tom
Jones comir' here every night 20 see
Jennie. It's got to be too epidemic"
The Boston Post has invented new
gun for the use of the didn't-know-it-
was-loaded people. The Post explains
that "it let's the charge out at. the
breech."
RUSSIAN ladies have just begun to
take part in boat races. In Saratoff tho
first prize, a golden bracelet, and the sec
ond, golden breastpin, were adjudged
to the two young ladies who handled the
rudder.
A CHINESE maxim says: ave require
four things from woman-that virtue
dwells in her heart, that modesty plays
on her brow, that sweetness flows from
her lips, that industry occupies her
hand"
The girls ought to be comparatively
happy. They are wearing boys hats,
boys ties, boys cravats, and it is hinted
that they contemplate raid upon an
other important part of the males ap-
parel-accordins to DR.. Mary Walker.
A YOUNG man who had lost bet of
the oysters with three of his friends, said
he wouldn't pay it unless he was four
stew. He has since made bet with
nine of his friends, and says he in ten
stew this time, if he loses. Later: He
declares two of the bets of, and when he
comes to lose ard pay, it will appear
that he eight sts@%.
A WRITER in the August Ge,1tleElG1a's
MAGAZINE says that it is true Of nations
es of individuals that sneer is almost
as unpleasant to bear as blow, and
that be is not sure that Dickens Amer
ican Notes did not do moreto esIange
for q time the two countries than the
Alabama difficulty.
A LONDON gent, walking in Dublin
for the first time, got into easy CONVEX
sation with a native, and chated hum
considerably, winding up with this
smart observation: "Now, tell me, Pat,
where YOU would be if the devil got his
dues?" Pat replied with feigned sim
plicity, "Sure, then, I'd be 'lone, yer
AT a social gathering in Ireland the
conversation turned, by some accident,
upon marriage. One of the girls, ad-
dressing handsome young man, 9mie
unconsciously, as she explained, said: If
I were you and you were me woui9
have married long ago."
A YORKSHIRE trainer recently re,
yealed his method of meeting a conjugai
storm. His plan, he said, was to keep
silence and nod his acquieeence to every
thing, no matter what was said by his
friends, "but then she has it all her own
way" "Just 90" replied the Iyke,
with satisfaction; "and nothing annoys
her so much. There is nothing women
hate like walk-over."