The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-02-02
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a mule is unlike a poor rule. because
he works both ways.

he works both ways.
The Buffalo Express says IT is clear
that If Nodjeska is a Pole. L&ngtry is a
stick.
When an obituary notice ends. mo
further seek his frailtles to disclose" 1t
means. -whIskey killed him."
A Georgia inidel recently sold his
interest in heaven" for fifty cents.
The purchaser no doubt was cheated.
IL aim to tell the TRUTH "Yes," in
corrupted an a~cquaintace, sand you are
probably the poorest shot in America"
why is a young man like a kernel of
eorn?' asked a young lady. because"
SAID another, she turns white when he
pops"
A church IN a country village recent
ly circulated a paper among the con-
%gregation, asking for contributions "foI
the purpose of paying the organist, and
a boy 10 blow the same"
an choosing a wife," says an ex-
change, "be governed by her chin The
worst Of it is that, after choosing a
wife, one is apt to be kept ON being
governed in the same way.
A facetious boy asked one of his play
mates how a hardware dealer differed
from a boot-maker. The latter, some-
what puzzled, gave it up. "Why," said
the other, because one sold the nails
and the other nailed the soles."
The poet of the Cincinnati Gazette
breaks out with:
A well-fed hog raised up in the sty,
And dropped a regretted tear
''The beautiful snow has come" he said,
"And staying will soon be here"
1t was at an Oswego hotel table that
the old Irish woman, viewing with dis
gust the young man opposite helping
himself to celery, nudged her"old man"
and said in audible tones, "D'ye moind
the blackguard ateing the bokay ?"
A San Francisco woman advertised
as follows: For sale, two beautiful,
small. snow-white, house-dogs. cheap"
She was threatened with Mysteries when
she read this the next morning: TOO
beautiful, small, snow-white houses,
dog-cheap."
"How a l keep the cattle from
breaking down the fence to get into my
garden at night ?" said an Austin man
to his neiglIbor. "That's easy enough"
but how can l keep the cattle from
breaking down the fence?" "By leav-
ing the gate opea."-Texas Siftings.
A ifOt urer once prefaced his discourse
upon the ~rhinoceros With must beg
you to give me your undivided atten'
ton. Indeed, it is absolutely impos
sible that you can form a true idea of
the hldeous animal of which we are
about 10 speak, unless you keep your
eyes fixed upon mel"
A sting of Il bee, it is said, when com.
pared with the point Of q fine needle
under a powerful magnifying glass, is
scarcely discernable. But the trouble
IS that3wheIFa man gel abee sizing, he
forgGts to compare it with a needle;
hence it always is discernable. and by a
large majority Boston Transcript.
Its a poor rule that does not work
both ways. Yesterday | was at a din.
ner party, when a glass of wine was
spilled on the table. Herr Meier put
some salt on it and no one said q word.
subsequently the salt-dish was capsized
and | poured a glass of wine on it
whereupon | came near being thrown
olt Of the house.
A humane nan grabbed a club, jump
ed in and killed a goat that was chas
ing imam who carried a red handker,
chief in his coat-tail pocket, down the
street, and the man came back anC
asked why he did it. "To save YOU
replied the humane man. "Save me bt
hanged!' I've just bought that goa
and was coaxing him home"
The following is the reply of a fon(
father, who had just received a letter
from his son, a student IN his own Alma
Mater: MY dear Son-Accept my
heartiest congratulations. I was en-.
gagged to the same Miss Bunter when ]
was IN college and a appreciate the
fun you are having. Go it while YOU
are young. Your loving father"
AChicago clothing store gives a pres
eHt of a coal stove with an overcoat
That is a great deal better than paint
ing a fireplace on the tail of a coat OF
putting "A coil Of steam pipe in the bach
lining. Some of the ready-made coats
need a furnace in them to keep a mar
warm. More wool and wadding anC
less coal stoves is what the boys want
-Peck's Sun.
Then you were thinking of building
a residence next season." suggested
Flub to one of our heavy pockets. aye:
| thought l would get up something ir
that line "What style of architecture
Gothic, or Doric, or Corlnthian,o r-Y
20, a little of everything. NY wife in