The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-06-28
WIT AND WISDOM.

THERE is one thing about Munchausen,
says Philadelphia paper, to his credit
The Baron never tried to be o weather
prophet.
AN ARKANSAS cd; tor says that the stingi-
est mar iii his town talks through his
lose 10 save The wear and tear ON his
false teeth.
The heading "Another Safe Robbery
on the South Sidc," leads tho Oil City
Blizzard to remark that most robberies
are safe nowadays.
The question is asked us If there is
anything that will bring youth to women ?
Yes. indeed. An income of say $40, 900
will bring any number of them.
AN ALABAMA judge has decided that O
man who puiD his satchcl on n seat in the
cars reserves that scat unless the man
who moves it is bigger than he is.
CoRREsPoNDENTs of q daily paper are
discussing tho question, "Can q man
marry on $40 q week." He cannot if the
girl is aware of the amount of his in.
come
A sARDoNlc officer: "Don't pull me
around so" said the thief to the police
man, I" haze felon upon my finger 7"
land [ have my finger upon felon,"
remarked the policeman.
A New HAVEN lady having noticed a
gentleman acQuaintahc hce standing in q
fixed position in book and paper store
recently, entered the store and asked
him if he was stationery.
TELEGRAPH wires are SO numerous on
some of the streets Of New York that
people living on q fourth floor flat can
slft their ashes by merely throwing
them against the net work
WE have just received q sample coDy
of new song, entitled, "Put your arms
around me, dear. Any lady who desires
to try it can do SO by calling Mt our office
we mean the song, of course.
a GOOD deal Of comment has been
caused because Georgia man broke his
back with sncczc; but how much
more wonderful it would have been had
he broken his knees with his backl
"WuY do you carry your pocketbook
in your hand?" asked a PHILADELPHIA
husband of his young wife. ooh" twas
the quiet reply, lit is so light that l am
afraid it might jump out of my pocket"
THE recent Congress passed law to
prevent the importation of adulteratc,!
teas They should have put on "rider"
to prevent the giving away of m unadul-
tcratcd chrome with pound of tea.-
NoFristO,cn Ucraid.
ST. Louis girls who go to the cooking
schools won't permit their names to be
known. They are afraid that when their
lovers find it out they will want to marry
right of, and then they can't have any
more fun.-Phjlad"lohia Ncws.
PEOPLE who live remote from the sen
shore can make good artificial clam by
rolling piece of soap III sand and ashes
and eating it when it is about half cool,
This is rather better than the real clam,
but it will give the inlnndcrs mn approx.
mate idea of the luxury.
Press.
FIFTEEN genuine Sioux Indians who
are seeing Gotham amuse the people at
n hotel by eating with their hands and
dressing outlandishly. As they wear
silk hats they think they are civilized.
This is Il very common mistake among
other people besides Indians. -LowcW
citizen.
If your boarding house should take
fire at night what would You do TO get
the people out ?" asked the fire marshal
of an experienced matron. "Oh, there
would be 10 trouble about thnt," was
the reply; 81 would just ring the break
fast bell, and al the boarders would be
in the dining room i'll three minutes"
'Wno ARE those two men ?" asked
Deacon Gilpin of Squire McGill the
other evening. ooh, those are the men
who come to work i'll Joralum's place.
He has moved to Binghampton." "ro
work i'll Joralums place; why he was
tho LATEST man in Marathon r"' "Iknow
it, and that's the reason there's two Of
them. 1t takes both of them to he as
lazy as he was. "-Marathon Mdcpcnd.
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