The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1890-07-03
PITH AND POINT.

way 1t ls taut.
The man who has to fight single
handed generally does it double fisted.-
Statesman.
In the matter of breathing, one air Is
just as good as a millionaire. Bingham
ton Republican.
Law is dry because all acts are gem
orally cut and dried before they become
laws.-Picayune.
The wise employe always laughs
promptly when the proprietor makss
ioke.-Someroille Journal.
A man never knows how much he can
do till he tries-nor how bady he can do
it. either Washington Post.
With good many young men, love is
matter of losing the head rather than
the heart.-Burlington Free Press.
"This is "a hard SET" as the hen said
when she was trying to hatch a porcelain
egg.-Boston Commercial Bill leti1l.
It is "Women in Medicine" now.
When delicate health was fashionable it
was medicine In women.-1erGs Sytings.
"There is good deal of mud singing
in politics just now" "There is that.
It's regular rain of terra. Ne" fors
Herald.
"Why, Tennyson, what Is all this
broken glass here on the foor3" "oh, it's
q little thing dashed off few minutes
ago" ."-Puck.
A Nevada forest is said to be so vast
and impenetrable that many travellers
have been lost in mere contemplation OF
it.-American Grocer.
Point for Barnum-Always engage a
squint eyed man for lion tanner, because
he can fix two beasts at once with his
eyes. FHegsnde Blatter.
cat the North Pole, Hans, they have
nights six months long" "oh, but,
father, just think Of the poor watch
men. ."-Fhiegende Batter.
Brown-"Did the dog cat up much
when he got into the pantry9" Mrs.
Brown-"Yes; everything but the dog
biscuit. "-Ha,psr's Rasar.
"Was there any applause at the close
of your lecture2" "No; the >e-dience
were so sorry that I was throug they
couldn't applaud" ."-Harper's BaS
He told her all the jokes he knew.
Twas thus she spoke when he got through;
"You ought to hear Frank Simpkins tell
Those stories. N.Y. He does them well:
Washington Post.
It is altogether wrong and impropers
besides being impolite, for any one to
sneak of the doctors servant as the valet
of the shadow of death.-SomeroilIe
Journal.
"Time will prove my client innocent"
cried squiljig. "Your argument carries
some wait with it." observed the
court. And Squiljig laughed so heartily
that he won his case.-Harper's Basar.
"Well, who are you9" asked Fangle
of man he met in his hall with his
hands full of silverware. ''1'm the
Chairman of the Appropriation Commit
tee," replied the burglar. Aunsey''
Weekly.
Teacher-"How many of you can tell
me something about grass7 Well, john
| nv, what do you know about itl" john
-''Please, ma'am, it is something you
always have to keep of'n."-Isme'-
Democrat.
Shoe Dealer Ito Young widow, who is
hauling over pile of ladies' slippers)-
care you looking for No. Q, ma'am"
Young Widow (blushing)-"Yes, sir.
Are you an unmarried manl"-Burl'ng-
ton Free Press.
"You never saw such o dog as my Nero!
The other day friend borrowed him to
90 shooting with. He didn't havs any
luck, and when they came back Nero
actually dragged him to the stand Of a
game dcaler."- ."-Fltegende BLatter.
Tramp-"Madatn, I'm weary and dis
couraged, can 1 60 out in the barn and
: die2" Lady of the House-"Poor man
I'm sorry for you. But you'll have to
come some other time. We're going to
have dance out there tonight" liar
per's Basar.
A lecturer on physical beauty says
"holding ones hands up makes the veins
swell and induces large, coarse devel-
opment." Train robbers, who order
their victims to "throw up your hands, "
should be informed of this fact.-Norris-
topn Herald.