The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-02-01
PITII AND POINT.

a VlOiln-A low taFolh-
A private afTair-A muskes-
A notable feature-The nose.
A cold water party-The frog.
A suitable place for dudes-The
tailors.
Many an arm of sea encircles waste
of land
Greatest smokers in town-FactOry
chimneys.
A dinner fit for a bookkeeper-A
pigeon whole.
1t isn't every composer who has
Handel to his name.
The old shoe very often finally be-
comes an alley CATER
The man who colors clothes is never
afraid of any dyer results.
Aeronauts are generally "well up" in
balloons, unless they are sick.
The broad highway that leads to de-
/ struction is the route of all evil.
Funny, isn't it, The only way a
clock can do business is on tick.
People who never read a word of Kant
on Philosophy can tell you all about
Canton flannel.
The under dog in the fight may be
right; but the top dOgis more than that
- he is all right.
The match trust is another striking
example of the necessity of extinguishing
these mouopolies.
II you want to hear a tale of hard luck
and restitution inst ask fellow for the
r,ouarr hn GUNS v1rf - fgf.f1r
The reason that an undertaken is rarely
a melancholy man is because he can al
ways bury himself in his business.-Sltt-
iags.
The duties of a critic are apt to be
sedentary. He is always sitting on
somebody or something. - HarPer's
Bazar.
smith-"Was Shakespeare a brokerl'
JoLes-'sNo, of course not" ''Well,
then, how did he come to furnish so
many stock quotations"
A man in Nebraska is in jail for steal
ing sausages. The evidence against him
is said to be conclusive. Not link is
wanted. Giicag0 Tribune.
Now the ardent husker sizes
Mid the corn each cob and spear,
To impress a maiden's ear.
-Siftings.
Stranger ''Well, BOYS, and how did
the game 90 to-dayl" Boys-''We lost"
Stranger-"W What have you got in that
bundleP Boys-"The umpire
"Did youever take the pledgel" asked
a temperance advocate of a tramp
"Often," said the tramp. "Wheref
cat the pawnbroker's, was the bitter
reply.-Sittings.
81 hope you appreciate the fact sir,
that in marrying my daughter you marry
a ge-hearted. generous girl" Il do
sir with emotion; and I hope she in
herits those qualities from her father"
Dude-"Can you-ah-sell me-ah-
a blue cravat to match my eyes-ahp
Salesman-'I don't think-an-that I
can; but I can sell you very soft hat to
match your very soft head-ah!-TerGs
.SJtiHgs.
Mr.. Clumsy-"What do you think of
.ulE-siding,r Teaeher-ssssA AaaliS aren,t- cot
any talent for riding, but if you insist
on trying to tide, you ought to practice
falling of without getting hurt. y
Ieras SytiHgs.
care you on friendly terms with the
demanded a lawyer of a
witness in our Circuit Court yesterday.
''Well, amt throwing no bouquets to
him, was the quaint answer.-PiHadel.
phiG Record.
He Was Penniless. -''Frisoner,
the evidence shows that You brutally as
saulted the plaintiff. Have you any
thing to offer in extenuationl" Prisoner
mo, sir: my lawyer took all the
money I had. Time.
Scientists have demonstrated that
there is more actual nutriment in twenty
five cents worth of potatos than in
twenty-five cents worth Of sirloin steak.
But who is going to pay the undertaker's
bill for the man who eats nine pounds
of potatoes at a sittingl