The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1894-01-26
THINGS WISE AND OTHERWISE.

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whom Pm. Y. Herald.
The Wrong Implement: (Rev.
Mr.. Culpepper has called to place the
parish advertising for the year, The
Editor-Yes, sir very glad Of your
continued patronage, sir. Thomas,
hand me that file l had just now.
The New Boy (who doesn't know a
file from an ostrich)-Is this it, sir ?
It's tn last thing you used. Hands
up whiskey bottle. Judge.
A Doubting Thomas: Mrs. Mead
ow-The paper says it'll rain to-
morrow. Farmer Meadow-It does,
eh Well | hain't much faith in
those newspaper predictions. What
does the almanac say Puck.
Life The New York Sun is one
Of the best newspapers in America I;
but there are two things about it that
no one but Mr.. Dana understands.
One is that it uses too much small
type and the other that il is invaria-
bly, on the wrong side Of every public
question. In none of his after-dinner
speeches and addresses on newspaper
making has Mr.. Dana ever divulged
either of these secrets.
Love Will Find The Way: Will
Gelthere-Miss Howe, You know the
language of flowers do you find any
hidden meaning in this simple little
clover leaf ? Annie Howe-A clover
leaf {? Let me see. One, he loves
me two, he loves me not three, he
IOUes me! Oh, Will, this is so sud-
den Puck.
What Causes The Dew: A gov
ernment inspector visited one day a
large grammar school in the north of
France. He asked, among other
things, what was the cause of the
dew. Nobody could give an answer.
At last one Of the pupils got up aud
said /: "The earth turns round its
axis once in twenty-four hours with
such rapidity that it perspires, and
thus the dew is formed"
"What do you publish paper for,
I'd like TO know ?" sarcastically in
quired an irate politician Of country
editor. "For two dollars in advance"
replied the editor. "And you owe
for four years. .p-Texas Siftings.
Donald IAN Americanized Scotch
man, TO his cousin Sandy, newly ar
rived) d)-Sandy, me boy, and what
will ye have for your breakfast this
morning 4? Sandy-0atmeal. DON
aId-And what for dinner Sandy
Donald-But what for
support Sandy-Oatmeal. Donald
And what else will you have besides
oatmeal 4? Sandy-Losh ! mon alive,
is there anything else?-Boston Cour-
Ter.
An Alleghanian, just returned
from his wedding trip was walking
down Fifth Avenue wearing
troubled expression. A friend asked:
"What's the matter with you, old
fellow i? You look as fierce as a
bear" "What's the matter 20 an
swered the benedict. "Everything's
the matter. I'm looking for the fel-
low who told me that two could live
as cheaply as one. ."-Pittsburg Dis
patch.
The Exact Truth: Counsel-This
is not the first action you have had i
think? Witness-No, / have had
one before this. COUNSEL think
You lost that, didn't you ? Witness
NO, | did not. Counsel. What J
Will you swear you did not lose that
action (? Witness will swear | did
not lose it. You lost it for me.
Not Widespread Binks-How is
that revolution in Cuba progressing :
Jinks (who reads the papers)-Its
all over. Binks-You don't say
What became Of the revolutionists ?
Jinks-They were both caught, !
believe.-Life.
Mamma-Harry, l want you to
come in now and amuse the baby.
Harry Gagged 5)-You'll have to ex-
cuse me mother, Pm not in the low
comedy line.
Fear, the Avenaer.