The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-07-24
PITH AND POINT.


When man gets on his hobby he is
off. *:
We feel very much put out when taken:
in.-Hotel World. =.
When words fail to express, try some
reliable freight line.
We suppose that the language of
parrot may be termed polyglot-Bing-
hanaton Leader.
A tennis suit is not very loud, but q
racket nearly always goes with it.
Washington Star.
We may talk about amicable argument,
but its real end is to prove that the other
fellow is wrong.-Puck.
Most boards have the grain running
but one way. In the Board Of Trade the
grain runs either way.-Light.
She-ssYes, dear, I'm afraid cook
wants Judgment" He-"Judgmcnt3
She wants execution. Punch.
A hornets sting is red hot thing,
And gets there without fail;
1t pounts moral in language oral,
And beside, adorns tail.
-Ashland Press.
There is field for scientific inquiry in
the fact that the more brains man has
the large. his head isn't.-W Washington
Post.
"James, am cleaning louise, so be
good fellow and beat the carpet as usual
'sNo, think I'll shake it this year." y
Toronto Truth.
"But tell me, what was there so hard
to bear in the pcnitentiary3" Discharged
Prisoner-''rhe piano practice OF the Su-
perintendent's wife"
The solitaire engagement ring
Right proudly did she press
Unto her lips and said 1t was
A glittering success.
Washington Post.
Competition begets enterprise and en-
scrprise has induced grocer to advertise
"genuine horse-radish, fresh from the
horse. ."-Binghamton Leader.
Son-"Pa, what is the difference be-
tween college and normal schoolf"
Pa-sI don't know, my child, unless the
college is abnormal. ."-Yankes. Blade.
A funny thing is that secretary can
hunt for a week to discover the record
of an action taken by his society, and yet
find it in a minute. -Binghamton Leader.
Although deceit may make you twitch.
In wooing, am sure,
I'd rather have her think me rlch
Than know thatI am poor.
Judge.
Stranger (entering)-"Cau l get
bite at this hotel9" Stranger depart
ing)-"I guess you can. I staid there
last night, and got several OF them.
Statesman.
1t is all up with the baby when he
takes a notion to cry at midnight. Per-
haps it is necessary to state that sit" re-
fers to the household in gcneral.-1srre
Haute Erpress.
"Clara," said he, "Clara-"
"Thomas, " sne whispered, II do love
you; but aren't you little mistaken!
This is Friday night, and 1 am Sarah"
-Harper's Bazar.
Souibbs-"Did you hear of the bathing
accident down at the river last nightT
Nibbs-"No. What was it?" Squibbs
IA tramp got his feet wet. ."-B'ng-
hamton Republican.
Miss Oldgirl, with graceless smirk,
Still claims to be minor.
No doubt she means the kind that work,
For she's Forty-niner.
Persons who have labored under the
impression that it was heat which as
cended will perhaps be startled to learn
that this season it is the ice which IS
going up.-Statesman.
Housekceper-"How are eggs this
morning?" Mr.. Gruff Grosser-"High."
Housekeeper-"When are they going to
come down2" Mr.. Grutf Grosser--
"When they are Matched" - Boston.
Courier.
Caller-"I have $4,000 to put into
a house, and 1 wish to select design.
Honest Architect-"Ycs, sir. John!
Show the gentleman the plans OF our
hrec.thousand- dollar houses" - Ne~
York Weekly.
A Gentle Hint-"There seems to be a
number of weddings this month, y" he re-
marked. "By the way, Miss Carrie,
when will be invited to yours" "Wlll
you need an invitation" she asked, with
downcast eyes and mantling ceek.-Nsp