The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-07-18


The f~uuhlhlilun candidate is tie -
iltiuai iugxrf-hoL = Marathon lndc-
pudeuL
The idea that editors are glad % 81
anything q ~dll NJ with. probably
originated with same outsider wh4 was
Invited u = press hanqueL-Boslon
hullstln.
WHY j. a very modest young lady
like a steambuats Because she pays
uo attention % tie swells that fellow
her: we asieamer for u.-Carl Prel-
krrs weekly.
John A. Logan Is a methodist. A
methodist clergyman once said Of him
that be joined the church by telegraph
and was baptized By phuiograph-Cam-
bridge Tribune.
4 Young mar sent nfty cents 20 y
New York advertiser 10 learn "how to
make money fast. aud was advised m
reply 10 glue a fye-dollar ~greenback to
the bottom Of his truuk-0tl City Der
rick.
"Can YOU draw a dogy- said a lady
u a gentleman caller. The youth
hlushed crimson. and said II depended
upon two things-the size Of the dog
and the strength of the material In las
pants.-BurIington Free Press.
That was a sharp minister who stop
ped in the middle Of his sermon aud
sang a hymn and then explained HIM
self hy saying. IF the members Of
the choir are to do the talking. they
certainly will permit me to do the sing.
ing"
"Yes." said a Philadelphia girl, 81
can take my pick from half a dozen
wealthy young men IN this city," "lou
ought to he able to- replied n rival
belle. sweetly. You are certainly
old enough to pick" - Philadelphia
Call.
"Dont you sing. Mr.. Tenpereent =
Miss Trilliloo asked NJ the musicale
"Well. not quite" replied the old man.
"But | coine pretty near being musical.
| just shave the notes" And little Miss
Trilliloo thought he was a barber
Burlington Hawkeye.
4 Chicago man has a small boy nam
ed Tod. and when he sits down To doze
by the fire in the evening and hears his
wife call "Toddy," he often arouses
from his nap. and adds. sleepily. ME
too. Cieorge-'alf an 'ali."-Burlington
Free Press.
did not the sons of Jacob commit a
heluons sin when they sold their broth,
or Joseph ?" asked a Sunday school
teacher Of the son of AN Austin mer.
chant. YES, sir" What sin was il
they committed?" They sold him too
chear."-Ttxas Siftings.
A Russian is not legally a mar untl'
he Is twenty-six years Old. fancy
Russian mother saying: "Alvirawisha
who was that sitting So close on TIL,
sofa with you last night Z" aud Alvi re
plying: "Only Chipmunkiwiski, a lit
tie boy from Over the way. We werl
celebrating his t~wenty-ffth birth day.
-Phila. Call.
"Ilere W are within Il quarter of
mile Of land!" was the joyful cry Of
the captain of an ocean steamer, to hii
crumbling passengers. "Where? which
way is it," ANY where down there
said the captain pointing downward
"The lead gives us go fathoms of wa
ter; and the land comes up slap agains
the brine"
A noble lord who had IA great antiph
athy to music was asked why he die
not subscribe to a certain series Of con
certs. it being urged as a reason for hi
doing so that his brother subscribed
aye" replied his lordship, IF | wa
as deaf as my brother ] would sub
: scribe too"
Z "Have you got fifty centsY" said
i beggar to 4 surly passer.by. mo.
haven't got fifty cents" well. hav
!. you got twenty-five cents" No,
haven't" "IIave you got ten cents
= "No." slave you got any sense a
ALP "No-yes-what's that? Get on
. or I'll knock your face off" The beg
gar got out, chuckling. - Merchan
Traveller.
- Grandpa What? Bob in love wit
. Miss Fontelba, the comic actress at tn
Parthenon 7" Bob Ciring upl-"Yei
Grandpa! And If you have Il word t
say against that lady. 1t had better nc
be said in my presence, that's all
5r Grandpa-'I saw a word Il against her
's Why, bless your heart, dear boy! | wa
head and ears in love with her mysel
y when ] was your age"
. so poor Bill Stubs is dead" said
or Louisville man on the train the Othe
day. Eyes / understand so. Wher