River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-08-20
p,Tn AND POINT.

bad handwriting isn't always an in
dication of genius, but it is the only
sign of genius that some unfortunate
authors possess. -Somerville Journal.
--Brer Seeal to Col why,
Ku'nul, whaffo' have yo' got youah
pantaloons on backwards foahqs Col.
G.-"Why, yo' ignowump chile, to keep
dem fom baggum IN lie knees. i'm co sc. /"
The Long IIeaded lIouselxeeper.
Clerk-''You say you have i've windows
and only want four sereens?" Gus
tomer-"les. | want to keep one win
dow open to let the flies get out."-N.
Y. Sun.
-Brown-''I don't see Jerry with
Miss Charmer lately. You told me he
had fallen in love with her." Fog
"Yes, he did fall in love with her. but
her father raised him. "--Boston Tran
script.
Watts AT what age would YOU
say a woman ceases to be fascina.inc?"
PottS-'Before | answer that question
tell me how young boy am | allowed
TO consider I'm the case?"-Indianapoli
journal.
excellent landscape painter" ale is
docs he initiate nature well?" "Imi-
tate naturel He beats nature He can
put colors in a landscape that nature
never dreamed off. IN. Y. Press.
Surprising News -Jagman-"What
was it you told Brown about me that
seemed to surprise him so much? Did
YOU tell him was intoxicated yester.
day." Chapman-"No, | told him Won
were sober to-day. Saturday Evening
Herald
Don't you think" she said arcllly
TO the visitor behind the scenes, that
most of these jokes about ballet girls
nre rather thin?" perhaps so,'' he re-
piled, much embarrassed. but then
you know it's pretty thin subject to
tackle. - Washington Post.
--"lIave you seen the lions in Central
parlS?" asked New York gentleman
of little boy. 'Yes: they are spoiled
lions" "Spoiled?" "Yes, spoiled. !
saw II little girl throw piece of bread
into the cage. and the lion didn't touch
It. lie wanted cake ] suppose"
This was Woman. --Scene-Tele.
graph office THAT makes ten words,
madam" Am ] not entitled to send
two words more?" Certainly, mad.
am" Very well, then, have the kind
ness to put the words I'm haste on
the envelope of the telegram. Yankee
Blade.
"A Result of Experience. -"Great
heavens! What's that?" exclaimed the
new star, darting TO one side. That's
only the glare of our new calcium re-
fiector for the transformation scene"
'Oh," resumed the actor, much relieved,
'for moment | thought il was the
headlight of a locomotive"
Well" snarled Mr. Topnoody. 81
don't see much difference between an
idiot with his mouth open and an idiot
with his mouth shut" "And you have
such large mouth. too" murmurcd
Mrs. Topnoody dreanily. And Mr.
Topnoody kicked the cat half way
across the room.-Detroit Free Press.
e summer Saunterers-''ls that your
son. Mr. Peavine? And only ten years
old, lie has grown famously." Farmer
Peavine-"IIe's all o that, Bill is; he's
the infamousest boy in these parts
Summer Saunterers latter departing
1.-THE old gentleman is quite charac-
ter Farmer Peavine's Daughter
"Oh, pa! how could you talk so?' Farm
er Peavine-''It's all right, Tidy. 1t
pleases them city folks to get hold of
an original character, you know. That
little turn of mine ticlxled them might
lily. They'll take the rooms" And
they did.-Boston Transcript.