River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-01-15
PITH AND POINT.

Somehow we never notice what
those people have on who come to us in
our trouble.-Atchison Globe.
1t is the style now to part a child's
hair in the middle-not to train it in a
long, straight bang, as formerly.
-He-'Darling. just want one kiss"
She dndignantly)-''If that's all you
want you shan't have tn. Y. Her
aid.
"A milbman who was told that a
drink of pure milk was good for sore
throat, innocently asked where he could
get it.-Texas Siftings.
"A poet says that a baby is "a new
wave ON the ocean of life" 1t strikes
us that "a fresh squall'' would express
the idea better.-Boston Gazette.
When big man in little town
moves to a larger town he is putting
himself in a position to learn his first
big lesson in huniliation.-Atchison
Globe.
-She-''Will You believe me if say
that am only twenty-ninc years old?"
He-"Why not? Young ladies are sell
dom more than thirty years old."-Flie-
gende Batter.
When a man goes upstairs late at
night and slxips every other stair IN an
endeavor to keep quiet he always seems
TO skip the steps that don't creak.-
Elmira Gazette.
That's good text You suggest"
remarked DIR. Prolix to one of his par
ishioners; III make a minute of it,"
"Bet you'll make an hour of it," was
the whispered reply.-Richmond Dis
patch.
Did His Part. - Mother-'At the
party last evening, Johnny. hope you
did your part for the general amuse-
ment" Johnny-''Yes. ma'am. I did
my part. | listened patiently to the
music. Yankee Blade.
Style in Vehicles.-De am
sure, madam, you could look the city
through, and not find handsomer car
riagc than this" Mrs. D'Avnoo-"Oh,
it S handsome enough, but it looks too
comfortable to be stylish" - n. Y.
Weekly.
Maria said Scribbleton, as he
invoke in the middle of the night, do
you hear that mouse rafting The paper
in the waste basbet?" "Yes, is there
any thing that you wrote in it?"
"Yes." well. I'm going to get up and
rescue the mouse. Washington Post
Mr.. Higgins-"And the founder of
your family came over with the Con-
queror? So did mine. They must have
been friends" Miss Davenport-"Yes,
of course it is possible that my ancestor
may have known some of the people in
the steerage, but it does not follow, you
know Harper's Bazaar.
Wise In His Generation
"George loves me, loves me madly,"
The blushing heiress said;
"Oft and again he tells me.
He worships where treadW
Her pa, replying grimly,
This cruel arrow sped:
"When you walk upon my Hesitate,
George worships whore you tread"
N. Y. Sun.
-Wilson-"I despise a hypocrite."
Tomson-s'So do L." ''Now. take Jack
son for example; he's the biggest hypo-
critic on earth. | despise that man."
'But you appear to be his best friend"
80. yes; | try to appear friendly toward
him. 1t pays better in the end. -
Brooklyn Life.
I'm Stoek.-Stranger (at great mu-
sic-box and orchestrion emporium
am a dentist, and it has occurred to me
that a music-boX or orchestrion would
be pleasant addition to my parlors, to
amuse my patients, you know, and"
Dealer see. You want something
to keep the waiting patients interested
and sort o help-er-drown any noises
in the operating room" Stranger
''That's the idea" Dealer-'Step right
this way, sir, to the steam calliope de-
partment. Good News.