Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-05-18
HCMOR OF THE DAY.

Best corn remover-The crow.
A model mana solicitor OF patents-
The sweetest things in bonnets-Las-
Tes.
Constantly in scrape-The tonsoraa
artist.
An awful bore-The Hudson river
tunnel.
Suspended matter-The Brooklyn
bridge.
Elevating the sex-Those running ele-
vators.
There's a good many ms and outs in
the life of a ball tosser. -Fhi'd jet ,htB
Call.
Corn dodgers People who have been
kicked for stepping on them.-B"f'"g-
ton Free Press.
With regard to sparkling over the
front gate, a good deal can be said on
both sides.-SJting,.
There is twelve-year old barber back
of the Stock Yards; he is only l:'.e
shaver now Goo5alPs Sim.
"There's no flies on that nine, ;" said
the crank, as he sized up the weak
batters. - PiiIadelphia Call.
In his relation to foreign commerce
and to domestic larders the hog bristles
with importance at resent Gr0phic.
Daughter" Ma, how do people know
that it's man in the moonl" Mother
SADLY Because it's always out nights
Jack Goodfellow's small brother-Jack
is there any past tense of due1 Jack
(gloomily)-1es dun -HarCard Lam
pOOn.
This legend was inscribed on the great
door of the Sing Sing Prison one night
recently: clair cut while you watt
Graphic.
A lady advertises that she has cline,
airy, wel-furnished bedroom for gen
tIeman twelve feet square. - Clmmerciai
-1dCeTtiSer.
He didn't kiss her-they'd told their love
In accents soft and low;
But her little brother behind the door
Shouted: - gallagher let 'er go"
Merchant TrduelPr
INDIANAPOLIS. Indiana, has a woman
whose voice can be heard for mile.
We do rot know what her calling is, but
she must be successful in it.-BurLiny-
ton Free Press.
A little GIRL showed her brother a star
and said: THAT star is bigger than this
world" &" No it isn't said he. " Yes
it is" "Then why doesn't it keep the
rain off?"-TId-BH.
A circus proprietor having had an
outfit carried away from him in frcshet,
remarked that he wouldn't mind the
ducking so much if he could only get
his calves Y0nkers Gazette.
Ethelinda-''S you are really engaged,
dear. How on earth did you manage itF
Arabella-"The calender helped me. It's
I'll 80
with nv little ax"-EaSt End Bulletin.
A candidate for Justice of the Peace
who was asked what he would do if 8
man was brought to him in a loaded con
dition, replied that he would at once
discharge him. lie got the oiiicc.-Nen
York Sun.
Physicians Wife-"Are your affairs in
very bad shape, JohnY Physician
VERY; but l hope to pull through. Ny
creditors have extended my paper 20 the
middle of the watermelon season."
Boston GloJe.
A terrible test Of woman'5 fortitude
was made at the Washington con
vention, when the chairwoman asked
those who were present at the Seneca
Falls meeting forty years ago to stand up.
-HaHsrs city Ne"s.
'What a delicious drInk!' SAID
young woman, who was slipping a soda
water milk punch. Is it favored with
the product of the vine, Georgel" "No,'
replied George, lit is a favored product
OF the bovine '-Ne1o York Nel1s.
Mr. Epson Downes Seated by g
stranger in a car)-''What time is it by
your watch, if you please!' StraLger-''I
don't know" Mr.. Epson Downes-'But
YOU Just looked at itl'' Stranger YES; L
only wanted TO see if it was still there"
Joshua L. Hawkins, Of South Hawkins
vile Me, is one of the most eccentric
men in the country. He i ninety-eight
wears Of age, yet he obstinately refuses
TO split a cord OF wood before breakfast
or 10 walk ten miles a day. His con-
dition occasions his family much I'm
casino .-Tld-Bits.
Lovers are prone 20 seif-depreciaticn.
sad he, tenderly. as they sat looking at
the stars: Il do not understand what
you see in me that you love me- That's
what everybody says. " gurgled the in
genuous maiden. Then the silence be
came so deep that you could hear thu
stars twinkIing.-NeN Yoqk NsteS.