Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-10-26
HUMOR OF TIE DAY.


Our horticultural fathers-Poppies.
A pointer on pork-The pigs nose.
Oriental calendar Eating
dates.
A call deposit Talking into phono-
graph.
Man has his ups and downs -Er, yes
hic-ups.
A friendly meeting Gathering of
Quakers.
The Lick Observatory-The postage
stamp window.
The best way to get at the tongue of
bell is to peal it.
Baseball clubs that have a "Jonah"
are easily whaled.
Right kind of girl for restaurant
One that is tasty"
A criminal may not believe in his own
guilt, but he is always open to convlc-
ton.
Make a man your travelling companion
and you must put up with him.-PicG-
game.
When an office goes out to seek man,
it has to pick its way through crowds
-Ep0ch.
his bdldud 1TuSG Will ne
more nor less than a skin game
RIcheter Post.
Some bellies captivate with artless
heart; others with heartless art.-Mer-
chant Tral eler.
The hen that Matched out brood of
seven roosters was very proud of her
beautiful son-set.
Speaking of pins, the most costly
are the diamond pin and the terrapin.-
Pittsburg ChrOndcle.
People studying the language of Fin
land have quite an exciting time at the
Finnish chichester Post.
In Denmark, girls are trained to agri-
culture, but in this country they take
more kindly to husbandry.
A Philadelphia umbrella firm has sus-
pended, with nothing laid by for the
rainy day.-Pitts' arg Chronicle.
When young men and maidens go out
canoeing together their thoughts are
sailing to the port of canoebial fe-
licity.
Photographer-"Everything is ready.
Please smile" Kentuckian -"Thank
you. 1 don't care if 1 do. "-Arcola
Rec0rd.
1t hurts man just about as much to
burn him in ethgy as to have his shadow
on stone wall butted by a goat
Toledo BiGde.
eyes" said Mr.. Knowitall, 'that is
Latin for deep sea bass Basso pro-
fundo was julius Ca sar's favorite fish. u
Hcrper's Basar.
The Bee Line Railroad has III crooks
in it, A bee which can't fly straghter
A. in. q
Detroit FIRE. Press.
eyes," said Mr.. Newpop, I'm
head of the firm down town, but when
I'm at home nights I'm floor walker
most of the time"
They tell US that "wah' is an Indians
most common expression of pleasure.
And here we've been thinking that an
Indians wah WHO'D meant bloodshed.--
Binyhunppt07a ItepubLicGn.
Young Mother displaying baby
'Isn he a great noble fellow, Ma orr"
Major anxious to please) ICY es indeed,
madam; why, he has got hands and feet
on him like hired mans. "-Ne1o York
Sun.
Tommy-"You ought to see how much
bread" JOHNNY guess it's some of
on you before he eats any of it herself"
-FIierend Batter
Willie took the shiny musket
By It's muzZle, daintlly;
Stuffed the cold steel down his throatlet,
Toyed with trigger gracefully.
Down went hammer on the caplet,
Cup went Willie" did you say:
Not bit; for gun not loaded
Can not hurt a boy at play.
Brown-''Have you seen Robinson
recently. Dumley" 81 hear he has
been sick" ,umley-''Yes; | saw him
this morning." Brown-''How is hel''
Dumley-''B thunder, l forgot to ask
him. | Just said liow are you, old mani
and passed on."- Time.
In tine spring the young mans fancy lightly
turns TO thoughts of love
Through the summer days he V 90 tn ike the
ughtsome turtle-dove;
And when summer tide Is over, IN the genlal
glow of autumn,
Home the maiden writes to pepper, Dearest
pa, at last I've caught him
Bazaar.