The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1894-10-05
THINGS WISE AND OTHERWISE.

N"'J 1ASA @e l1y A0Chg 1uU was
saying, carelessly, "but in vain.
None of them meet my require
ments." He pondered. "Have
you tried corn plasters2" he sud.
denly asked. 81 have known them
to do the work when the most skill
tul chiropodists had failed"
Why They We're Coming: Jones
I'm going to bring my wife a.
round TO call on you tonight. Smith
That's right but do me a favor,
old man. Don't let her wear her
new cloak / don't want my wife to
see 1t just now. Jones (grimlv)-
Why, that's what we are coming
tor.-Pearson's Weekly.
Young BoodIer-Is il safe 10 ap-
proach the boss with an offer Of
money! Old Boodler-Not If you
value money.-Bosion Transcript.
els it true that banker Gotcash
bought him a typewriter 2" "Well,
wouldn't put il as harshly as that.
Everybody says, though, that she
married him for his money.
Mrs. Hale Gust married)-Mari
we will have cells as a second course
tor dinner. Maria-How much
ought ] to get, ma'am2 ? Mrs. Hale
IL think twelve yards will be suffi-
cient.-Vogue.
The meaning of song goes deep.
Who is there that, in logical words,
can express the effect music has up
on us2 A kind of inarticulate, un-
fathomable speech, which leads us
to the edge of the infinite, and let's
us for moments gaze into that
Carlyle.
Merchant (to portrait painter)-
How much will you charge to paint
my portrait if | furnish the paint :?
-Fliegende Blaetter.
Nell-Mr. Sillicus is only an a.
pology for a man. Belle-Well,
wouldn't you accept an apology if
it was offered ?-Philadelphia Rec
ord.
II is told of a certain Kansas City
journalist that when he went 10 a
neighboring city he attended church
one day. A deacon approached
him, and after some preliminary re-
marks, inquired "Ars you Pres
byterian ?D The Journalist replied
Eyes, am a Presbyterian, but ]
haven't been doing much at it late
ly."-Ex.
In all policies Of life insurance
these, among host Of other ques-
tions, occur cage Of father, il liv.
ing2 Age of mother, If lIVing?7 A
man in the country filed up his
fathers age, ''if living" 112 years,
and his mothers, 1O2. The agent
was amazed at this, and fancied he
had secured an excellent customer,
but feeling somewhat dubious, he
remarked that the applicant came
of very long-lived family. "Oh,
you see, sir" replied be, "my par
ents died many years ago, but if
living would be aged as there put
down. ."-Tid-Bits.
The Lady Of the House-Why
don't you 90 TO work. Don't you
know that n rolling stone gathers no
moss2 Browning (the tramp)-
Madame, not to evade your ques
tions at all, but merely 20 obtain
information, may / ask of what
practical utility moss is 10 q man in
my condition 2-Tid-Bits.
Slowly modern education is recog-
nizing that it's subject is not learn
ing, but the learner.-Mary e.
Laing.
Information Wanted: The City
Girl (summering in the country)-
Oh, dear, what a cunning little an
imall The Farmer-Yessum. It's
a yearling. '"he City Girl with in
teresi) Indeed ? And-er-how
old is it2-ChicsgO it Record.
We imagine that woman who
studies TO be doctor would have to
be examined as to how quick she
could get up at night and dress. =
Atchison Globe.
Humility Of Great Men.
/ believe the first test Of a truly
great man is his humility,-I do
not mean by humility doubt OF his
own power, or hesitation in speak
ing his opinions, but right under
standing of the relation between
what he can do and say, and the
rest of the worlds sayings and do
ings. All great men not only know
:heir business, but usually know
that they know it, aud are not only
right in their mere opinions, but
they usually know that they are
rightln them, only that they do not
think much of themselves on that
account. Arnoldes knows that he
can build a good dome at Florence
Albert Durer writes calmly 10 one
who had found fault with his work
cit cannot be better done !" Sir
Isaac Newton knows that hs has
worked out problem or two that
would have puzzled anybody else
only they do not expect their fell
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