River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-05-12
PITH AND POINT.

1t is not good form to point. This
may account for the pointless society
jole.-pucl.
--Jagson says the reason that woman
talks so much is be,ause she suffers in
silence. Elmira Gazette.
-Repenting of sin is good deal
like pulling heavy sled up bill after
you have had good time sliding down.
-Atchison Globe.
"A Good Reason. Wife-"John. You
slept with your clothes ON last night"
Husband know it. didn't want to
tie that necl1tie over again.
and Furnisher.
DO You know" said Gus de jaw.
'I've lost my ha'ht?" Are you quite
sure" responded Miss Pepperton, that
J is your heart and not your head?"-
Washington Star.
The best way to make a dry goods
clerk of your boy is to give him a choice
lot of seasoned elm chucks to split, with
a splintered ax-helve. ON the first warm
day in spring Farmer.
-He-"Why doesn't Miss Nubbles
come on deck an,l be wooed by the
breezes too?" Shelter mother
wouldn't let her. She heard the cap
tain say this was a trade wind. Funny
Folks.
Rather --Chollie-"Thinll
I'll change me bootrnal5er" Chappie-
'IIaw?' ''Hawl The beast awsked me
if | would wather have me shoes well
shaped or did prefer fit. ''-Indianap-
oils journal.
Reason in Everything never
thought you were the sort of man to
get married. NO; but you see | go
ubout IA good deal, and | found it
necessary to have some one to leave
cards for me. Fun.
Quoting a Properb.-''Isn't il a lit
tie late to be darning stockings" asked
Glim, as he went home at 1890 and
found HIS wife at the work 80. it is
never too late to mend, replied the in
dustrious woman-Detroit Free Press.
Nature and Art-She (who has been
TO the museum of natural history
''The collection of birds is beautiful.
The birds are mounted SO naturally on
twigs and branches of trees - lie
Were there any on toast?"-N. Y.
SYN
The Dear Girls Sue-"Would you
believe that have no fewer than five
young men on my hands at the present
time?" blanche tglancing az Sues
hands)-''Yes. dear, | can readily be-
lieve it. There is ample room for
them. Detroit Free Press.
My daughter is becoming quite an
expert at the piano. Have you piece
of music you would recommends"
Certainly. Here is the 'Maidens
Prayer for a dollar said the dealer.
Good heavens! She never would stop
at dollar She plays me continually
for twenty. boston Post.
"A Pious Gymnast. Seelxer-'T OBJ
serve that Prof. Stagg has been lectur-
ing ON How to Become a Christian
Athlete ] wonder what that means?"
Sageman-"That's an easy one. A
Christian athlete is one who is continu-
ally jumping from one religious faith
TO another. Boston Courier.
Next Reading Matter -Advertiser
(angrily)-''lf you think | am going to
pay you fer this advertisement you are
very much mistaken" Advertising
Agent.-"But why? What's the mat
ter with it?" Adyertiser-''Y prom
Used to put it in next to the reading
matter, and you have got it alongside
column of poetry Banner of Gold.
-Baxter-"Tve got to have my pho
tograph taken. Where shall | go?"
Thaxter-'B all means go to Facer's.
He'll give you splendid picture.
Bax ter-'Think so? Its for my mother,
who hasn't seen me for long time, and
want perfect likeness" Thaxter-
"Oh, thought you wanted real work
Of art. 1t is only likeness you want,
go to any cheap pieture-taker. boston
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