The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-07-24
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The ordinary stride of Maud 8. 10
seventeen feet per second. That OF .
man lodging butcher bill is twenty
ons.-Defroit Free Press.
"A dealer in cheap boots in one OF
his advertisements says: Ladies wish
ing these cheap shoes will do well to
call soon. as they will not last long
Chicago Tribune.
&c. is so verv close" was observed
by B.. "that he will squabble about .
farthing." Well" remarked W., II
have always thought that the less one
squabbles about the better. ~ T.
Mai.
-Flossie told her mother some news,
to which the latter replied: "You don't
say sou Mamma" said F)ossie.
why do You say You don't ssy So
when I've just this minute said it?'--
Boston Post.
-Inquirer-Yes;' paragraphs" un-
doubtedby originated from the use Of
the fist" oar at the beginning Of
each paragraph. Therefore you are
correct in your spelling-reform of the
word to ..paragraiist. Current.
Trousers with two legs are . pair;
a shirt with two arms is only one shirt
Philosophers had better give up trying
to flnd out whether the moon is inhab-
tied with spooks and clear up some Of
the DARK mysteries Of this ife.-TOiedo
Blade.
Human nature is a good deal ike
dog nature Whenever some other dog
wants the bone il becomes dOubly
precious; and when q man is about to
lose something upon which he has pus
slight value. its worth goes skyward
rapidly.-CeUeidnd Leader
-..How did you come to fall in love
with Matte Cook. Fred. Her face ism 8
the prettiest in the world" 81 admit
that. Bob. but then she's lovely char
acter and such a pretty foot" oh!
then it was her foot that led you to
adore Mat?'-Ionkers Gazette.
Miss De Vere-Don't you sing. Mr..
Lisle? Mr.. Lisle (of the Harvard Glee
Club)-Oh. yes. but we are not alone.
That ugly old duffer in the corner has
been watching Us the last half hour.
Miss DE Vere-Oh. never mind him:
he's only my father.-Brooklyn Eagle.
-TcdtucTlN was HdhiuH al C'Chih,-
call and the revised edition was being
discussed. I'm the new Bible that pm
brought home" said Bobby. joining
the conversation. ''sister is four years
younger than she was in the old one.
Is that what is meant by the revised
edition?"-N y. Sun.
I'LL tell You a great secret, but
you must promise not to give it away"
.'Of course not" Il believe Mss Bir-
de McGinnis is gone on me. I've al
most made up my III nd to pop the
question" What did she say to you?"
'.She didn't say anything to me pre-
cisely. but at the picnic on Onion Creek.
she patted my dog on the head. Isn't
that an encouraging sign. YES.
that's the next thing to patting you on
the head. Your turn will come next. ="
-Teras Sitfings.
He was poet, and he was talking to
Miss Ethel in the conservatory. and a
she toyed with the ice which he had
Just brought her. she inquired: "Mr.
Rsmer. YOU write good deal of po-
etry, don't your ''Oh. yes. Miss
Ethel" he answered. land it comes so
easily to me- Why. do you know. ex-
pect it is more work for you to read
my poems that it is for me to write
them" 'Yes, l expect it is" she an
swered coyly: land it must be much
pleasanter to write them than to read
them" And then he looked up at the
shrubs that grew around them and
said nothing. while she continued to
toy with the chilly orauge-flavored ice.
| Boston Post.