The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-03-14
FOOLISHNESS.

By the American hog it is not meant
the Standard Oil company. a might be
supposed.
"Self-acting rubbers" is the sign
which frequently meets the eye. They
could, no doubt, be made useful in a
Turkish bath.
A paper giving IN account of shoot
irx affair, says. "the wounded man is
expected to recover, as the pistol ball
lodged in his dinner-pail."
A young chap who lived down In
Bethel, was sweet on a girl, Miss Ethel;
but he learned her TO skate, and it set
tied his fate, for now she's gone off on
her nettle.
A young lady went into a library on
school street, Boston. and asked for
Man as lie Is" THAT is out" said the
librarian, "but we have Woman as She
Should Be-"
The Houston Post speaking of the
Fifteen Mormon missionaries" soon to
be sent to Texas to make converts,
quietly advises to "send no men that
cannot be permanently spared"
"Let US play we are married" said lit
tie Edith, land l will bring my dolly
and say, See baby, papa" YES" re-
piled Johnny, "and l will say, Don't
bother me now; l want to look through
the paper"
Judge, I desire to be excused from
the jury service" Why?" asked the
court. because l can only hear with
one ear" "Oh, you'll do" said the
judge. 1--WE only hear one side OF a
case at a time"
A correspondent wishes to know
who wrote the poem, Our country's
lyers are mute" We don't know, but
if our cOuntry's liars were all mute it
would be a consummation most de-
voutly to be wished.
She was thinner than a bedpost, tai,
Ter than a rail, as yellow as pumpkin
and slower than a snail. She lived III
%Injinanner, she'd just come out of
school; she wash-ll on a pianner, but
she couldn't guide a mule.
New York Journal: what railroad
does that remind you off" said Deacon
) Dewgood to Farmer Farrell, as he point.
ed to the contribution plate just passed.
"Give 1t up" replied the granger. why
the nickel plate of course"
At a hotel table sat Bridget bride
and bridegroom Pat, while a city dwell
=, er, he helped himself to celery. Brldg.
!, cts eyes with wonder grew, paddy
whispered she, "luk you at that haste
acrost the way attn up that sweet boo
/, kay"
4 Two commercial travellers comparing
, notes; 81 have been out three weeks
. said the first, "and only got four or
ders." THAT beats me" said the other
Il have been out four weeks and only
. got one order, and that's from the firm
to come home"
r mo-" said a fond mother, speaking
of her twenty-five year old daughter
NO Mary isn't old enough to marry
yet. She cries whenever any ont
e scOlds her, and until she becomes hard
ened enough to talk back vigorously
she isn't fit for a wife"
Nora went to a funeral and on re
turning informed her mistress that Nj
e MuldoOn said she was the life Of thu
wake" A few weeks later she gave no
tice of departure, adding that she wa
, about "to be married to the HUSBAND
d of the corpse, num-"
When a woman wears a corset, ant
Il admits It's laced too tight; when on,
sees a rivals bonnet, without calling i
+ a fright; when she views a femal
, charmer, whose departments are jus
n right; then the men will discontinue,
taking boose and getting tight.
A Texas woman chased her husband
= a mile and a half with a club for wink
ing at the hired girl, and he only escap
ed her by climbing a telegraph pole
g AT last advIces she was sitting at tn
e foot of the pole waiting for the GROVE
n to leave so she could 60 up and see him
v v The little son of Thomas Bristo
was playing Thursday with a pistol
It although of weapons always charry
y he pointed it at his sister Mary, plac
: ing the muzzle near his sister, he pull
ed The trigger, and ii missed her! anC
+; strange enough, no i'll is BODIED, TO.
once the pistol was loaded!
e At the Little Rock, Ark, telephone
= exchange lately, a call came in from {
residence for a feed store. Hello
Hello! what is it?' Mamma say
e send up a sack of oats and a bale o.
, hay" in a child's voice. "Who is il
fOr?' inquired the feed man. "Why
:, for the ceow," drawled the youngster
9 and closed up. leaving the man to cusl
$ the telephone.
5 Birdie McHennepin and her brother
!. were at the seashore. "Oh, see that!