The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1884-02-28
WIT AND HUNCR,

WIT AND HUNOR.
4 stitch IN time must make thu old
chap feel sew-sew.
Politicians go up the ladder Of fame
BY the rounds of drinks.
There's much talk about fisherman's
nes. but how can man catch fish prop
erly without liner
II has been rumored that a large
amount OF fresh jokes were found
canned up in the hold of Noah's Ark.
Matches arc now so cheap that the
man who borrows your pine and to-
oacoo would scorn to ask you for a
match also.
The difference between a besotted
man and pig is slight one at best.
One 5 hunting grog and the others
grunung hog.-Psttsamrg Telegraph.
MIR. Fitzgerald, of New York. hes
won the championship by skianinr ten
lambs in thirty-three minutes, and
ualnks OF challenging Jay Gould.
They say that figures won't lie, but
one Is inclined to doubt the old saw
when he looks upon the figure of fash
lonably-dressed woman.
A Philadelphia tailor advertises Sim
ported English Clothing And the
pity Of it is. he is not obliged to import
English dudes to wear it.
When poet prepares lone-winded
poem. does he measure it bv the gas
metere That would be good way to |
get In the words shat burn. THE |
Judge.
There are sea captains who profess
10 believe that sharks will not touch q
human being, but when asked to give a
poor shark q chance they retire on
their dignity.-Detro:t Free Press.
The baggage-agents of the United
o1ates have just held their annual con-
Ventlon, but the report that they all
went on big tr1lnk-a regular Sara
toga, as it were-should be checked.
"All things come to him who waits"
sadly remarked tramp as he lodged
orlckbat and shuff1ed over the fence
Just In time to escape the eager Jaws of
blear-eyed bulldog.
The hotel-waiter's costume still re-
mains the standard for an American I
man full dress. To prevent mistakes /,
at parties, however, the waiter is di-
rected to carry towel on his arm in i
stead OF young lady.
''Do you ever gambler" she asked. as :,
they sat together, her hand held in his.
de replied. No; but if 1 wanted to
now would be my time'' ..How sop''
Because hold a beautiful hand" The d
engagement is announced.
A Maryland man has secured di-
Eorce from his wife because she wouldn't
let him read the Bible. At the same 81
lime, it can hsrdly be defended as
iivorce on ''Scriptural grounds.
Hartford Post n
Ralph Waldo Emerson said: "All
lealthy things are sweet-temuered."
Ne differ with Ralph. Now, we know v,
perfectly healthy rcd-headed woman
Who is-weh, she just is. and no mis-
axe about it.-Iercs Sylings IN
The window :r dentists Office came
own and caught cat BY the tail while
e was cut and fourteen people who ~
Fouid have waited fer his return. on o'
oing np-stairs snd hearing the cats
oice decided 10 GO home ana stand the
ain Of the tocthache. IN
''When I married Georgiana." said
rank. my folks told me / was foolish
marry girl who didn't know how to os
andie roiiEg-rin. Lord, how they
lisiudged her! Do you see that lump
4 my head? She dill that with q rolf. ,h
g-pin. ."-E;:'oston Post
'tDoes your mind never dwell upcn
e awful certainty OF death?" asked to,
q clergyman Of Flattery. ..Weli,
1t very n';:nercusly," responded he;
is the awful uncertainty Of how to No
! living IA. troubles NE. .''-gosson "
iscs.
Cslo5 Stcckwe!i. Of London, Ont III
IS exceedingly surprised the other -"
orning, ".'-n AIRS. Stockweil pre-
1ted hiin with two sons and two =
lighters, sl rev. subsequently,, col
len asked Whit he'd got. he sorrow- nj,
" said: Only two small pair" ~ :,