Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-09-17
PITH AND POINT.

The hammock girl is in full swing
Philadelphia Record.
Boycotting the baby-Putting him to
bed at night. New York News.
Let in on the ground foor-the police
man, usually, by the cock.--Puck.
A Harlem mllkman says he passed the
summer at the watering places. Texas
Siftings.
She--''Y our room mate called on me
last night He-''dow did you like
my new dress suit2'
Hunger may be Ga evil, but it is the
cause of nearly all the industry in this
world -oucF.
sparing the rod spells the Child be-
cause the rod makes the child smart
Boston Transcript.
The desirabihty of bonds depends on
whether you hold them or they hold
you.-yndlauapolis News.
Father-"What are you practising
with my daughter now2' Music Master
-"Patience. '-Boston Globe.
The lover that Auna kissed the other
night is afraid he will be arrested, be-
cause he is a fellow Annakist -- New
York News.
ono, Beatrice, you are wrong; the
trough of the sea is not put there for
the purpose of watering the ocean grey
hounds Statesman.
"'Ma, can play on the piauol" "No,
dear; you might hurt It. Go next door
and play on Mrs. Jones's. She rents
hers. Washington Star.
1t is when a young fellow in love has
lost his head that the girl in the case is
likely to mercifully lay her own on his
shoulders. Philadelphia Times.
Why does woman carry her purse in
her hand in the street' Simply because
she thinks it may induce some man to
seek her hand. Transcript.
If the telephone girl has a soft voice
it is next to impossible for the man at
the other end of the wire to believe that
she isn't pretty.-Somerville Journal.
Dinglebury loves his donkey, but when
that quadrupedal songster awakens his
master at peep of day, DingIebury
wishes, in his wrath, that Jack might
have visitation of softeuing OF the
brayin' Boston Transcript.
The poor youths brain bsyan TO whirl
AS he stool meath the suns isrcs glare,
But he winked at pretty Boston girl
And she troz3 him vita stare.
New York Press
"Father," said six-year old, "where
is Atoms2" "Atoms, my boy7 Whal
do you mean2' "Why, the plac,
where everything gets blown to. Dos
ton Bulletin.
Jarvis-"Do you know what I'm go.
ing to do with the first hundred dollar
| 1 earn}" Jessup-"Pay your entrance
fee to home for aged men probably. "
New York Herald.
Baggs COMPATIBILITY -"Now, youl
wife looks to me like woman who
would absolutely be frightened at moth.
ing "Waggs-"Exactly; a mouse
for instance. It'd Bits.
''Mabel, this question of marriage is a
serious one that hope you have con.
sidered we'll" Mabel-"Oh, dear, yes,
suntie, have worried myself sick al.
ready about my trousseau. Chicago
Inter Ocean.
81 don't see what attraction the girls
can find about young Sa2ley. Why, hi
mind is positively feeble" Eyes; bu
as he hasn't any occasion to use it they
t,robsll, have ,,.yor f,,unl - o,,t T.
dianaPolis Journal.
"What's Miss Thaclseray looking SC
vexed about2' why, she became en-
gagged in the dark last night, and found
out this morning that she mas duplicated
He was No. OF her former series. -
Chicago News Record.
Mercy" exclaimed Mrs. Homespur
when she read in the paper that Jay
Gould made ten cents every time the
clock licked 81 should think he'd be
worried to death for fear the clock woulc
run down. Boston Transcript.
Mrs Cashus declares that her husband
did not marry her, but her money. A.
the money is all gone, Cashus argue
that he must be widower, and there
fore Mrs. c. has no claim upon hin
whatsoever - }oston Transcript.
Philanthropic Visitor Cat the jail
"My friend, Ray ask what brought
you here" Bad Dick (from the sums
Yes, sir. Same thing that bring,
you here. Poking my nose into Other
folks affairs. Only l gener'lY went in
by way of the basement winder Chi.
cago Tribune.