The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-11-13
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JAcKsoS-Ti. n Il handsome, man
ly looking boy q ycus. Johnson.
johnson (gratifedl - Yes, rather.
Jackson Takes after his mother,
doesn't he he?-LoWeH Citizen.
Ar the close of the summer ca ampaign.
Willie Fres hin Wouldn't 1T be
nice il We. could stroll together this
way always" Miss Hunter-'This is
so sudden, Mr.. Fresh Life.
On first glimpse Of the sea: "As-
tonishing Who would have thought
there could be as much water as
that? "True; and remember you
see only what's on top. lid Bits.
"DID you hear that Tompkins had
| failed ?" Has be? | know he has
| been in bad odor for some time"
'It's all right now, for he hasn't cot g.
cent"
NOW, children, +" said the teacher of
/ the infant nat ural history class after
| the peculiarities OF the crab had been
| discussed, sis there any other member
OF the animal kingdom that possesses
| the power to move rapidly back
ward?" "Yes," said one of the most
promising of the little scholars, "the
mule kin do it"
LUBBERs (who has made quick
money in pork }-"Yaas, that's fine
head. It's a Nandyke. An ancestor
of mine" Dribbles (who is not rich,
| but speaks his mind)-"So Z is, by
| Jovel and it came very near being my
great-grandfatber, only Kiswit, the
art man, and disagreed on the price"
Boston Herald.
JOHNSON" inquired Jones, ''in
what respect do a board bill and a
bill board resemble each other ?'
| both generslIy pretty high re-
spOnded Johnson. That isn't exact
/ ly the answer | thought o." said
| Jones with a s'gh, "but ! guess 1t fits
in pretty well, because they're both
hard to jump-PittsbuTg Dispa tch.
CAsHIER-"All methods OF advertis-
ing seem to have failed in our case.
| What is the next thing to be done?"
| Head of the concern-'I don't know.
| We might call attention to the firm by
giving out that you are several hun
| dred dollars short IN your accounts.
! Cashier-"Don't you think something
purely fictitious would answer as
well ?"-Tid-B Bits.
IN country printing office Editor
! to compOsitor-How do you spell
eral attempts)-Givei it up. Why
don't you look in the dictionary?
Editor-Because | am sitting omit and
don't want to disturb myself. Never
mind. I'll say that the old gentleman
died OF some disease that's easier to
spell.-Arkansas Traveller.
"How's prohibition out here?''
asked an Eastern clergyman OF rural
Iowan. Prohibition, be hanged
There isn't any. Why, you can buy
ell the whisky you want for 8 centsa
glass" "My friend, do you think
that's right?" mo, OF course !
don't" ~ am heartily glad to hear
you say so, my friend. NO, we ought
to get two drinks for that money"
lid Bits.
"AH, those autumn leaves, Farmer
Robinson" sighed his city guest.
"What lovely tints OF color, and what
an addition they are to the charming
scenery you must so enjoy" "1es,
miss. The leaves are gettin' good
deal of yaller and red on to 'em, that's q
fact. Its about the time to gather
"Then you really find time to gather
autumn leaves?" "Oh, yes, indeed.
We rake up q few cart-loads every
year for bsddin' for the horses. Hart
ford Post.
THEY tell in Buffalo OF a rather cal
low young society man who wrote to
pretty girl in the East whom he had
met and admired, asking her in the
course OF the letter a good many ques-
tions. She answered promptly, not
the questions, but the eletter, and asked
some questions on her own hook, such
as these: ''What kind OF tooth powder
do you use? Who gave you this name?
Do worms Think What do you think
of the preAdamist theory? Are the
Jews going to return to Russia? Ifyou
are discovered, are you found?" The
young man thinks she's making fun OF
him.
THE other evening at Detroit re
ception the floral decorations were
very elaborate and tasteful. "Isn't
this exquisite?" asked g. lady OF her
husband, indicating flower which
bears some resemblance to q dove.
Look she added, you could al
most expect to hear 1t COO" "Well,
yes" was the cautious reply. Then
looking more critically: "0f course, |
can see the bill and" 30, never mind
that" responded the lady. You'll
see all theSills you care to between
now and New Years.. .'-Detroit Free
Press.
BLIFKINs-"O, there's no doubt
about it. The faith cure will do any
thing" Mifkins-"Have YOU tried
it ?" 81 should say / had. Three
months ago ! was taking antifat, and
it did me no good whatever; then j
tried the faith cure, and my weight has
gone down from 375 to. 800" "Well,
that is remarkable" eyes, indeed.
Just stuck right to it, although it vas
a great strain for fat man." 'Why,
in what manner" "Well, you see /
bad to attend service three times a
day, and the church was two miles
away. ."-Om8ha Void.
"THAT Partisan trick-the Vanishing
Lady that Hermann does Is great
one" said Jones. "He cover5 lady
with veil, and after a little maneu-
veripg rernoves the veil and the lady
has disappeared" That's nothing
to young lady in our boarding
house, answered Brown. Il have
seen ten or twelve persons in the psr-
lor, and this young lady come IN, slt
down TO the piano, and begin to play
and sing. Ia two minutes all the rest
had disappeared. Talk about Herr
mani He amt O patch TO her. New
York Sun.