The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1893-12-22
THINGS WISE AND OTHERWISE.

Now, my dear friends, | hope you
will subscribe handsomely but be
fore you do so | wish to say that you
must be just before you are generous.
Therefore, brethren, If any Of you
owe money, pray think Of your pri.
rate claims first" IL is hardly nec-
essary to add that every member of
the congregation gave his quota to
the collection. Kansas City Times.
It is shown by statistics that fewer
physicians reach old age than any
other members Of any Of the other
professions. This rather upsets The
notion that doctors never take their
own medicine.-Meadvil Advocate.
"Can you tell me what kind of
weather we may expect next month";"
wrote a farmer to the editor of his
county paper. The editor replied
1T is my belief that the weather
next month will be very like your
subscription BILL" The farmer won
dered for an honr what the editor
meant, when he happened to think
OF the word unsettled" +"
Under the New York law, misrep-
resentation of the circulation of a
newspaper is a penal offense. News
paper publishers will have to be very
careful not to understate their circu-
lation after this. Globe.
A Principle at Stake "Your ac-
count Of the concert lass night"
said the musician. trembling with In
dignation, "omitted all mention Of
the very thing / wanted to see print
ed. The violin / played, as | was
careful to tell your reporter, was
genuine Stradivarius, and one OF the
best he ever made" "That's all
right" said the editor of the Daily
Bread. "When StradiVarius gets
his fiddles advertised in this paper it
will cost him so cents line. Good
morning, sir. Chicago Tribune.
Santley-I certainly think, old fel-
low, that this fair is going to be q
great financial success. Dunleigh-
Pm convinced of it. / just handed
that young lady a 81 bill for these
two glasses of lemonade, and she
gave me back seventeen cents in
change. Fashion.
William Kelley, a Montana man,
had always declared that he wanted
to die in his boots. A few days ago
he was fatally gored by an old lame
COW, and when dying he felt so cha
grined about it that the boys pulled
his boots on, fred their pistols in the
air, and made his last moments as
heroic as possible.
Penelope-Ah, dear, / hear that
you are engaged. Now, who is the
man of your choice J Perdita-Pm
afraid to tell you. You might tell
my fancee.-Truth.
At restaurant q gentleman called
for "one photographed error
"We-we don't serve 'em, sir" said
the waiter. s'Then why do you have
them on the bill Of fare ?' asked the
patron. Youths Companion.
Rich Banker-Ha ! ha So Baron
Pampowski has come to my house
again with fishing rod in his hand
Now, / really would like to know
whether he intends TO angle for fish
in my pond or for one Of my daugh-
ters. s.-Schalk.
She--Papa says it is the duty Of
the rich to economist in these hard
times, If only to set the poor good
example. He-Does he practice what
lie breaches (? She-Yes /; be has
discharged half the hands in the fac
tory.-Puck.
memento Mori.
As You sit, surrounded by respect
and affection happy, honored, and
fattered ia your old age; your fol-
bles gently INDUCED; your least
words kindly cherished your garru-