The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-02-24
ALI. SORTS.


Aud never MUD the scab.p
"Tommy" said mother TO he. z
year old boy, you must not iniorrnp.
mo whom I am talking with ladier.
You must wait until we stop, aud
then you can talk" But you nc,er
stop, retor.ed the boy:
A little girl read Q composition
before the minister. The subject
was n "cow." She wovo in this
complimentary sentence: "a COW 10
tho mcst useful animal In tho world
except religion"
IKE" said Mrs. Partinston. "run
down town and get me some vcr-
nom distinguisher; I DO say, tho
cockroaches are getting 30 humorous
that I'm almost repealed to dscoy
,hcm;" aud Ike smilinsly said Dyes
sum-
"You sot.' exclaimed q poor wo-
man to her husband, "you are always
at the tavern getting drunk with hot
punch, while I am at homo with
nothing to driuk but cold water"
"Cold, you silly jade why don't
, you warm i.t'
An exchange says that an India:
napolis judge las decided that -
druggist may sell cigara on Sunday.
but not cigar DEALER And it is
wiso conclusion, too. A druggist
should not bo permitted to sell u ci-
sar.dealer IN Sunds. or any other
day.
"Father, did you ever have an
other wiio beside moihei?' mo my
boy; what possessed you to a.k such
question:" Because i saw in the
old family Bible where you married
Ammo Doniini in 1885, and that isn't
mother. for her name was Sally Jane.
Smith"
A calculating exchange says "it
takes woman ten timcs rs long to
dress as q man." Perhaps because
her dross costs ten timos a. much aa
q mau's. Any how. when she Is
dressed, the chances are that she
looks ton times moro paralyzing than
q man.
One Of the legends upon the wall
OF the room in which the Wirconsin
Dairymen Association held it's recent
annual ms.tins ~.ss "Tslk-to your
COW as you would to lady" We
suppose when milking time comes'
tho dsiryman politely says to the
bovine: "Will you honor me with .
teat.a.tca,?"
"Ah, Dearest" sighed the young
man at the feet Of his ownest own.
"dost thou know what Of all outward
things is nearest my hearth" "Really,
I cant say" she replied. but II you
have any regard for your health in
this change Of weather, I should
think It was q flannel shirt" She was
too practical, and 1t broke the euga-
cement.
Aa editor ont West announced
that no would cease to publish tho
big takcs Of game from hunters, un-
less be should share some OF II. The
very next day he had carted TO the
door OF his residence o dozen black
birds and o dead mule. The next day
he wrote: "Never mind the game
notices will be published as usual"
Patent Outside.
Two ladies at Cory, Pa,. edit apa.
por with the following political plat
form: In politics We are republicans
with 0 democratic backbone and
green back principals and when We
vote will probably 60 the straight in.
dependent ticket. Can't soy yet with
certainty. At any rate We agree with
all OF you and retain our own con-
victions."
A house painter who 10 at work
on q scaffolding three stories from
the ground. falls from it upon tho q
sidewalk, whero he lies limp and ap-
parcntly lifeless. A crowd OF benev.
olent folkss surround him and labor
with him till his pulso returns ard
oyelids begin to au.ter, when q good
Samaritan placed glass OF water
10 his lips. The sufferer (teebly)--
"How many stcrics has o fellow got
to fall in this ward before ho gets
brandy. .durn yet"
Gus De Smith is seriously consi1.
ering the propriety OF changing his
boarding house on Austin Avenue.
Thero were some nice looking eggs