Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1894-02-02
PITH AND POINT.

1t is surprising how some mean men
get along -Atchison Globe.
The softest of snaps is the click of
well-filled pocketbook. Puck.
Figures of 'speech2The stenogra.
piers notes. = Washington Star.
The slipper was probably the very first
home mission board. Galveston News.
Receptions, of note are not NIL con-
ined to society circles. -Pittsburg
Dispatch fi-72 tl5Ja; a.4if ns1.s
In these days of bank stringency it
takes an artist to draw money.-At-
lanta Journal.
; "Downey is always borrowing trou-s
Die. Yes; and Tibet four dollars he
uever pays itsback..'' IT., 81 X s55s
About all the buried treasures most
people haveare the good resolutions
they have put away. Dallas News.
When q man laughs ten times day, )
oine of the laughs were inspired by
something he said himself. -Atchison
Globe.
81 never have any kind of luck"
said Mawson. ''.rhat's luck enough,
ohist Law 5uiit WIZ uult DtcH AhfihS
aothing but bad luck. Puck.
Jagson says there is only one thing
harder to bear than the man who sings
CATER the Ball" and that is tho man
who tries to. -Elmira Gazette. .-,;.a...zi-s
. A woman will telI'aher neighbors
that her husband is the best man in
.thhe world, and then abuse him by the
hour in private. -Atchison Globe.
Hiland--"Don't you think that Sue
Manchester is very handsome?" Van
Braam Cautiously Handsome is no
name for her. "-Pittsburg Chronicle.
Mary had lot OF lamb,
In school she made it go
For Mary was the teacher. ind
She LANDED the boys, you know q4 g
Groom from Currah-'I fed him,
sur, groomed him, sur, and I locked
the end of his tnil, which is a great
addition to the haste. Boston Tran
script.
McSwatters--"Y say that he is no
poet; how do you know" McSwit-
ters--"Why, man, he can't get his
poems published anywhere but in the
magazines. "--Syracuse Journal.
The announcement of the discovery
that colors under certain scientific
conditions emit sound will be of inter-
est to humanity which can now see,
hear and feel blue. Buffalo Courier.
''rhis here is funny head in the
paper" said Mrs. Jason. cit says,
Women Who Are Talked About
Why didn't they jist say women and
save their ink indianapolis Jour
nal
"Now, lady, look beautiful and
happy" said William street photo
grapher to the young women. $50;
that's it, There. I have you. Now
you may resume your natural express
sion. "-Buifnlo Courier.
Teacher (hearing arithmetic class
recite) Mike if you should see
seven birds on tree, and should shoot
three of them, how many birds would
remain?" Mike-sN Nary one, mum;
the rest o them would be afther flynn
away. . Buffalo Courier.
''Whnt has become of the handsome
young woman that used to be here?''
inquired the regular customer at the
dairy lunch establishment. (Which
handsome young woman?" asked the
blonde maiden behind the counter
haughtily. Chicago Tribune.
81 don't see why it takes BERTHE so
long to learn to talk, " said the young
mother anxiously. 81 spend hours
every day trying to. teach him.. B'ess
its little footsy-tootsiesl Doesn't muz-
ger dess do cver'sing she tan to Diet it
to talky-w alky! Tum to its muzzerI
Popsy- wopsy doncy ducl1ums Widdle-
come, ,biddlecome, fiddle-de dee! Toze
It's pity little eyes now and 60
s'eepy!"-Chicago Tribune. :{i,