The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1883-09-13
PITH AND POINT.


a crocodile shuts its jaws with a
force Of / $40 pounds, If you don't be-
lieve il. get in and weigh il when it
comes down. darlington Hawkeye.
"A new style Of stocking is called
Yoltaire. Sockrates would have been
u better name. We never did admire a
stocking with tare at the end of it
Chicag0 Inter- Ocean.
An exchange correspondent asks:
''ls there anything that can be burned
to keep away mosquitoespn Oh, yes.
Burn the mosquitoes That will keep
them away Norrisiova Herald
The Concord School of Philosophy
has not yet determined how a woman
should act when her hands are in the
dough-pan and an aggressive fly lights
on her nosc.-- PAiidietf,tid Bulletin.
A. Yes, there is music in bagpipe,
there is no doubt about that. But the
music gets such terrible squeezing in
coming through the narrow tubes, its
agonized screams are the only sounds
which reach the ear.
Tim glad Billy had the sense TO
marry n settled old maid, said Grand
ma Winkum at the wedding. Goals is
hity-tity, and widders is kinder over
ruin and upsettn' Old maids is
kinder thankful and wllin' to please -
ChristiaBat Work.
Two women were recently seen
pricing gingham in a shop. One re-
marked to the other on the label TO the
goods: 'See the American eagle and
the motto ~ plnribus unum;' that's the
French for In time of peace prepare for
war. "-BostOn Aduertiser.
This is the way a mean editor tries
to crush a man who thinks he possesses
the ''divine aiiiatus:n "An esteemed
citizen, who is sending about fifteen
pages of original poetry every day, is
respectfully informed that if he doesn't
let up, one of his pieces, with his full
name attached win be published. This
warning is given in the interest Of his
family and friends. IN Y Comnler-
ciat AdUertiser. ..5, - s....t
-'sWhat do they have that fish up
there forP' asked the visitor at the State
House, looking at the ancient cod which
hangs from the ceiling Of the House
chamber. ''Its an old superstition"
replied the Boston man, t'that the fish
has sort Of repressiye influence over
the Legislators" ''And yet,'' suggested
the visitor. ''if am not mistaken, all
Of your laws are cod-defed. y The Bos-
ton man fell into swoon, and when he
came to, he promised never TO try TO
gull countryman again. Boston Tran
script.
"A Natural Conclusion
| By Jovel this room is IN pretty stated
| There's nothing in-the place 1t ought 10 be.
| When came in last night twas pretty late.
Aud then the place appeared all right to me.
Where are my cl0thes2 j had a shrtl All,
there raf
'Tis. hung upon the peg which devote
\ To that dark object which see is where
The shirt should be--a rubber overcoat.
i had another stocking, am surei
Aha Ny watch on floor, with broken faces
The stocking meath my pillow. where, secure,
4 Z Itjs my rule, at nig1t. my watch1o place.
Al shoe llpon the hat.rack hung That's goodl
Ny hatis by The other. on the floor,
/ And in II has my wet umbrella stood
/ And dripped. instead OF In the cuspadoTe.
/ It's quite enough TO make an angel weep;
Especially the spelling OF tho hatl
Show me the wretch who while j was asleep,
| Entered my room aud mixed things up Ike
that. s--B0st0n Post.