San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-02-12
MIsCELLANIEs.

He then discovered that he lacked
The latest thing in hats.
He bought one. Then his trousers
bagged;
He ordered two new pair,
And then, strange fact! he noticed
His coat was quite threadbare.
He bought another. Then he saw
Some waistcoats. Just the thing!
He had to get some ties to match;
He bonghta diamond ring.
He joined three clubs. He bought q
horse,
Then changed it for q team;
He bought q sailing yacht at first,
And then moved up to steam.
He bought these things, and many
This man so great and wise;
For during his career he had
The sense to advertise.
Canadian Press.
Bohr (the author) Wait q minute,
and III show you the proofs of my
novel.
Gore-No, no! don't want any
proofs. Your word is enough
Puck.
An anti-Bragg paper has been
started at Waukesha, Wis. Ofcourse,
it will nave nothing to say about ITS
circulation.-Boston
AS He Found Him.-Philistine
or what use is the editor of q paper?
Young Reporter-To make q long
story shOrt.-Puck.
An editor who started little paper
five years ago is now q millionaire.
Nothing is impossible where indus
try and economy are ombined with
good looks. He married q rich wife,
Ex.
The goal reached.-"At last my
genius is recognized!" exclaimed the
artist, exultingly, as he waved q let
ter aloft.
"Oh, tell me about it," said his de-
lighted little wife In reply.
"This letter is from 3 prominent
soap firm, asking me to paint q pic
ture to be used as an advertisement"
Epoch.
Anything fresh or new this morn
iDg?" said reporter to the young
lady typewriter as he lou nged against
the wall of railway office.
Eyes" she replied.
"What is it2" asked the reporter,
grabbing an envelope.
"That paint you were leaning
against so gracefully."-Graphic.
Rather Ardous Work.-"I got
twenty dollars for that joke" said
Blk.
"That's pretty good pay"
Eyes, but I had to sell it forty
times to d. it."-Puck
All Hope ..Abondoned.- meek
ly)I should like to leave this little DO
EN- for your inspection. suppose q
good many poems are left here?
Editor (gruffiy) -Yes-and SO are
the fellows who want US to buy them.
Life.
81 Think said the editor in q wor-
ried tone, "that Twill drop journalism
and take to astronomy"
"Why?"
"Well, astronomy always seems to
have more space than they know
what to do wlth?"-Ex.
Matter of Business. -Mrs. Crimps:
What outlandish words the editor of
the Boomer Is using. can't under
stand half of them.
Mr.. Crimps (quietly)-The Boomer
is offering dictionaries as premiums.-
New York Weekly.
Ready For Them.-Editor Sage
brush Bugle: When Stanly appears
here next month his bride will come
with him and occupy q box during
the lecture,
Foreman-Well, we're ready for'enrs
/ haven't saved those cuts Of w. l..
Douglass and Lydia e. Pinkham all
this time for nothing,-Puck.
What Was On Her Mind.-"I am
sorry to say, Mr.. Hicks" said the
Boston girl, "that I can not marry
you, but I assure you," she added,
hastily, "this rejection does not ne
cessarily imply tnat you lack literary
merit. It may be that"
you've had poems rejected, too,
eh?" said Hicks, interrupting, and
Penelope blushed to think how she
had given herself away.-New York
Sun.
Pleasing the Public-Great Editors
Wife(laying down q copy of his Sum-
day edition): Why do you print such
q lot of trash?
Great Editor-My dear, do not
print q paper to please cultured read.
ers like you and I. I try to please the
general public.
Bridget Tin the kitchen)-Any good
readin' In tn masters paper th' day,
| Mary?
Mary-No, Biddy, nawthin' but
trash.-New York Weekly.
Advertisers, Take Notice---Fannie
he said, with wonderous tenderness,
would you be willing to leave your
] mapnificent home and beautiful sur.