The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1890-09-04
NONSENSE OF THE DAY.

Watered silk-An umbrella,
A bIacking box-One in the
eye.
The silent majority 10 not the
popular side.
Something We didn't reckon or
looming into this world.
| Charged with dynamite-A
party who gets the explosive or
"t,ck.'-Detroit Free fress.
"Itell you. travel developes
man. If he has anything in him
jii's bound to come out in travel ,
"Particularly ocean travel"
He Ras nom far OFF England.
And he loved with vows in sighs.
| And while he dropped his '.h's"
Why, the maiden dropped her eyes.
Phi adelphia Times.
The patient nurse has endured
for ages, but the patient wagon
has been known only since the
introduction Of the ambulance
- Eimira Gazette.
She Cat the piano)-"Llsten
how do you ENJOY this rvtrains'
He-"Vsry much, The nore
you refrain the better l like it.'
Musical Courier.
Speak lovingly. my dear girl
Ii you should have to eat you,
own words. you know, they'd
taste all the better for being
swse,.-Boston Transcript.
He-"The fools are not all
dead yet." She-"That's ~ true
as you live" And he couidn',
understand why she emphasized
the "you."-N. Y. Herald.
Cumso-"Javsmith is penuri
Gus, isn't heG" Fangle-"I should
say he wasl He won't even laugh
at a joke unless il is at some one
eIs's expense. Epoch.
A learned writer declares that
butter was unknown to the an
clients. This makes il harder
than ever to account for the favor
of some We have tasted.-Mer
curry.
"Gentlemen." said the orator.
"go along our wharves from one
end to the other, aud what will
you iudi" water" remarked
the practical young man in the
crowd.-Light.
"Who is happy on this mum
dane sphere" sneeringly OK.
claimed Pessimus. "The girl with
her first engagement ring, 'trium
phantly replied Optimus.-Jew-
elers' Circular.
Judge-"Have you ever seen
the prisoner at the BARI Wit
ness-"Never, your honor; bu,
I've seen him when strongly
he'd been at it."-.Bing-
hamton Leader.
Bloodgood-"It's dreadful to
suffer from loss of memory, lent
it2" Wildman-"Dunno, 1t de
pends on how much money a fol
low has borrowed. ."-Burllngton
Free Press.
Robson Cruso-"Well. Friday,
what have We for dinner todayf"
Friday-"Goat soup. goat chops.
boiled goat roast goat" Rob.
inson Cruso-"Don't, Friday; /
cant gOt!"-Puck.
A German scientist is conf
dent that chemistry will yet Gu.
able US TO make bread out OF
wood. American. lumberman
not only make their bread out OF
il but their butter also.-N. Y
News.
ChicasoTeacher--"Yes, corned
beef is one of our most famous
Now, who can tell me
what stands next to corned beeff"
Boston Little Boy (trlumpbantly)
Cabbage. ."-AmericanG Grocer.
''Papa's Home To night is the
title OF a new sony. So the Old
nan has yielded at last. Lets
zee, il mus! be about fifteen years
sine they began TO coax him with
Father, Dear Father, Come
Home Chatter.
The conversation turned on The
langer of being buried alive,
when the Youngest tOddler in the |
,amlly ventured 10 suggest.
We'll. ma, You never will br
alive. You fnoTe 80 when
7ou are asleep."-Hartford Post |
IDventor-"I would like to in.
crest you in a little invention by !
which sheep can be shorn by |
'leclricrty." Broker turnlng to
he ticker aud looking Vt the |
IL luo,ations)-"My dear sir, that's
ust what 1 um doing,"--Texas
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