National Baptist world., 1894-10-12
PITH AND POINT.

1t is all very well to tell violent
man to keep his temper" but is he not
better off without it?
-He--"Has your father been vaccl-
mated yet?" She-''No: he is going to
be tomorrow He-''Tell him to have
it done on the foot. IN. Y. Sun.
AT the Butchers. why did yor
put up that large mirror near the door?"
"To prevent servant girls from watch
ing the scales "-Fliegende Blatter.
-Wilton-''S Penner's latest novel
failed to catch the public as he expect
ed it would. Any particular reason?"
Walton-'' 'Er-it was detective story"
Boston Courier.
-Lawyer-"Did he call you liar III
so many words?" Client-"Well, he
called me a weather report" Lawyer
''That is sufficient you are sure to get
damages. -Tit-Bits.
How did you come to break with
Miss Sweetlips? You always said She
was good as gold" ''Yes; but got ac-
quainted with girl who had the gold
Boston Transcript.
-Summitt-''M Gayley seems
thoroughly imbued with the idea that
youth will tell Bottome-"Yes; you
see, she has three or four small broth
rs."-Buffalo Courier.
Mr. Manhattan-''Do you wear
esr-muffs in Boston when it is very
cold?" Mr.. Bunker Hill-''Certainly
we do Mr.. Manhattan-'"T the
streets can not be SO very narrow after
all."-Siftings.
-Physician-"You must avoid all
excitement, avoid beer or wine entire
ly, and drink only water" But, doe
tor, the idea of drinking water excites
me more than anything else. File
gende Batter
-Call-"What is the matter with
Fido that you are watching him SO
closely?" Charlie-"Cause mamma
said your hat was enough to make
dog laugh, and l wanted to see him dc
il. t."-Inter-Ocean.
-Jimmy-''Whati is this moral cour-
age that the Sunday-school teacher
was tellin' us about?' Tommy-"As
near as kin guess it, it's the kind OF
courage that kids has that's afraid to
fight. ht.-Indianapolis Journal.
you don't know how much your
book has helped me, Mr.. Scribbs." Mr..
Scribbs-"You fatter me-" Il mean
every word of it. Whenever | am rest
less l go get your book and inside OF
fifteen minutes I'll be asleep
Patient COMPARTMENTS can't
make out a word of this prescription,
DOCTOR Physician (grimly) Never
mind. You'll find my handwriting per-
fectly legible, I'll warrant you, when
send in my bill. .'-Somerville Journal
On the Road Manager (reading)-
1.-THE egg product of the United States
amounts to eight hundred and fifty
million dozens" Old Actor reflective
ly)-'Ive thought sometimes it was
more than that. ."-Detroit Free Press
you don't seem to get along very
we'll with yer old friend?" Nav. He
got ter thinkin' he knowed too much.
When / told i'm he orter put his mind
in gymnasium an give is voice va
cation, hs got mad. Washington
Star.
Eligible Millionaire II wonder
why girl always shuts her eyes when
era fellow kisses her" Fair Aris'
tocrat-"I never noticed anything of
the sort, but | suppose it depends upon
the kind of face the fellow has. Pick
Me-Up.
mbler-"That Bartlett girl
thinks a great deal of me. When /
told her was going around the world,
she asked me to be sure and write hel
from every place visited" Wilter-
eyes; she is collecting postage stamps =
N. Y. Sun.
-Will-''Why do you always carry
those corl1s with you when you go to
call on your fiancee?" Jack-"WelI,
you see, she lives in fiat, and use
them for stopping up the speaking
tubes when am bidding her goodnight
in the vestibule. IN. Y. Herald.