Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-11-23
puNoeNr PARAGRAPHS.

--There are 4O0. 900, 900 cigarettes
used in this country annually. Inc
undertakers, doctors and officers Oh "
sane asylums have great reason TO DC
thankful. Boston 1rdeetsr.
As a result of advertising furniture
on the installment plan, Boston iurni'
ture dealer was rather surprised Ihe
other day when woman came III anu
asked for ..Mr. Installment, anp ala
not want to talk to any one'else.
Hostess (boarding-house) wv men
do Won prefer, Mr.. dc Lean, new pota-
toes or oldP" Mr. de Lean 1T doesh
matter about the potatoes, madam; pul
If you have two kinds of chicken, WIZ
take the new" -Phitadeiphia Record.
Not long since we heard young
lady complain that her 'beau did taik
so slow" that she most always iorgol
the first Of sentence before ne go'
through, and didn't know whether 10
answer yes or no.
A correspondent writing from San
Francisco says that ladies OF that
city wear sealskin cloaks the yeas
round, and that the sight oil heaVy
fur wraps and overcoats at times dur
ing the summer is not at all uncom-
non
Child Cat theatre during grand
ballet attraction) where do all the
pretty ladies come from, MammaF
Mamma -'From behind that big cur
tain at the back; there are many rooms
there" 80, yes; the undressing
rooms. Phtiadeiphia Record.
An Indignant parent, in rebuking q
refractory son, exclaimed: "Remem-
Der who you are talking to, sir. I'm
your fatherr' To which the youth re-
'oined: 80, come now, hope you ain t
going to blame me for that. Troy
Times.
Woman Ito tramp)-lf l give you
nice dinner will you help me put up
some patent self-rolling window cur
tainsp Tramp-No, ma'am. I'll saw
wood, carry in coal, or dig postholes'
but wouldn't help a woman on win
dow curtains if she gave me Delmon-
leo spread.-N. Y. Sun.
Mr.. Warner Hurt dropped in at the
post-offlce in Cumming, Ga, the other
day, and bought ten cents worth OF
postage stamps. He told the post
master that it was the first purchase OF
he sort he had ever made, and that In
Ill his life-he is over seventy-six now
he had never written or received a
letter.
did you bake these blscaitso' he
asked at the supper table. Yes
George; | made them expressly for
YOU" she winningly replied. "And
yet" said George, vainly trying tt
pry open biscuit, you have always
told me you loved me. aud couldn't
live without men'-Norristown Herald.
And what answer do you make
to my appealP" he asked, as he knel
at her feet. james, will be franz
with you," she murmured. 30, speak,
he implored, land relieve me of thi
agony of suspense" Then let ms
say it can not be- "Fhy not?" 'Be
cause, James, do not feel able to sup
port husband. boston Courier.
Authorization say the story ha
MORT. Then why do you hesitat,
about taking it?' Book publisher
why, you see, sir, you have not al
established reputation. You are no
widely known yet. The announcement
of a story by you would not of itself b.
sufficient to make a spontaneous de
mand for it. Author-"pve fixed al
that l have friend that is bod
| reviewer, and as soon as my story ap
pears he is to brand it at once as
| plagiarism from one of Zola's earle
works. - Chicago Tribune.
Had to Give 1t Up-Long-haire
Passenger Ito stranger)-''My friend
are you commercial traveler?
| Stranger-"Yes, sir, and I'm maxim
| lots of money" Long-haired Passenge
-"Ah, my young friend these is some
thing to live for in this world beside
nero money, which moth and rust cor
rupt aud which thieves break through
| and steal. l was a commercial man my
self once" Stranger-"Didn't yo
like the business?" Long-haired Pas
senger-"Yes, but there wasn't an
money in it."-Epoch.
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