Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1895-07-18
PlTH AND POINT.

church that the devil would be willing
to take off his coat and help answer
Rams Horn.
--"Mary, how was it saw you treat
ing your friends to my cake and fruit?"
Mary-"I can't tell, ma am, for the loife
of me, for I'm shure | covered the key.
hole. Chicago Tribune,
"A contemporary contains an adver-
tisement of dog for sale. Among the
good points of the animal are these:
He will eat anything, and is very fond
of children. Household Words
-Guest-'I would like nice round
steak, rare done, and some fresh fried
potatoes" Waiter Gn stentorian voice.
-"Carnage in the skillet! Fried Pin
grees on the side"-Chicago Tribune.
His Rule.-"Yes,' said Rev. DR..
Goodman, II always endeavor to write
my sermons so that they can be un.
derstood and appreciated by even the
dullest intellect. Before delivering
them in public, invariably recite them
to myself. IN. Y. Herald.
Sure Enough. The man who sent
FIVE dollars last week in answer an ad-
vertisement promising to tell how to
make one dollar go as far as five, got
his answer yesterday. 1t was a small
red card on which was neatly printed:
mail both to San Francisco. ."-Somer'
vile journal.
--Wooing Time. e.-Weazer-"I lost a
lot of time courting my wife" Beazer
How was that?" Weazer-"Well, l
monkeyed around about year before
l popped, and then found out l could
have had her about the second week
after we got acquainted. "--Philadel-
phia Inquirer.
"A Grateful Citizen.-Citizen Ito
country editor) THAT was very
handsome notice you gave me in this
weeks paper, Shears, and / called in
to-" Country Editor-"Er-to sub
scribe for year?" Citizen"N-no, to
see if you had an old copy lying about
anywhere. ."-Siftings.
Papa" said Jennie, climbing
upon her fathers knee, don't you
think that stead O. ten cents week
you could give me fifteen?" "Well,
don't know, my DEAR" was the an
swer. What do you want of the ex'
ira five cents?" Il thought my dollie
was old enough to have 'lowance,
and l want to give it to her."-Harper's
Round Table.
"A Question of Cosmology.--A little
girl in Gorham, on first discovering the
electric lights, and seeing the moon at
the same time, propounded this conun-
drum: Mamma, does God know that
we got electric lights?" Yes" re-
piled the mother. "He must know it.
because He knows everything" "Then
mamma, why don't He take in the
moon?'-Portland Press.
"A good story is told of two old la
dies, who were talking about the
churches One said: What is the
difference between all these denomi
nations, anyway" why" replied
the other, ''the Methodists, they g
down in the gutter and pulls them up
the Baptists, they washes them; ant
the Congregationalists, they starche'
them. Portland Express.
The Modern Idea. Mrs. Young
husband-"Oh, Charlie, the cook go
angry this morning and left, bag anc
baggage. What are we going to do?
Mr.. Younghusband-"Why, my love,
thought you attended cooking schoo
for seven months?" Mrs. Younghus
band-"So l did, dear, but that wa
merely to learn cooking as an accom-
plishment Huntington Free Press
lone time on the Texas frontier |
man came into camp riding an OLE
mule. "How much for the mule?'
asked bystander. "Jist hundred
dollars" answered the rider. "Pl
give you five dollars" said the other
The rider stopped short, as if in amaze
ment, and then slowly dismounted
stranger" said he, II amt a-goin t.
let little matter of ninety-five dol
lars stand between me and a null
trade. The mules yourn."