Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-05-05
PlTH AND POINT.

WORKING on shares-plowman.
DIRTY streets possess much to add.
mire.
WEBsTER's reply to Hayne: Thank
you, don't care if do"
No USE telling q man with kidney
disease to look on the Bright side
WHAT the old soldier wants for his
wounds is an Uncle Sam salve that will
draw pension. Duluth Para
grdpher.
POSSIBLY You never stopped to think
OF it, but the two-headed woman must
be either happy or miserable every
Easter Sunday. journal of EdI-
cation.
ALABAMA has what her boom papers
call "the great agricultural belt" 1t
will not be fair for the billiards to
strike her below the belt-Ne,u Or
leans Picayune.
THEY say this new volapuk
Is very hard language to spuk;
1t tangles your tongue.
And you'll wear out Tongue.
Before you've been at it q wuk.
-S1tings.
IT costs $40, 600, 900 year to MAIN
tain the imperial family of Germany.
This statement leads US to believe that
the imperial family must keep at least
two girls in the misunderstanding
Journal.
II WILL and devise, says the million
aire, and when lie is dead his heirs de-
wise ways to circumvent his will 1t is
almost enough to discourage q man
from trying to be millionaire. Texas
Siftings.
OLD MAN Cat the head of the stairs)
Hasn't that young man gone yet,
Clara? Daughter-No, papa; are we
disturbing you? Old Man-Yes; the
silence down there is oppressive.-Neao
York Sun.
A TROMBONE player excused himself
to the orchestra leader for playing q
wrong note, by saying that he couldn't
extend his arm for enough to sound
the right note on account of the cold
Texas Sijtings.
OLD GENT-Why does your father
go around begging instead of working :?
Little Boyle begs so he can get
money to buy whisky. "But why does
lie drink whisky?" $50 he can get up
courage to go around and beg. "--Teras
Sittings.
This is an age of wonders. A ST
Louis darby recently stole red-hot
cook-stove, and Baltimore man stole
saw-mill and sold it at auction, while
\ Chicago thief undertook to steal a
yood character and prowled around six
weeks without finding one worth taking
with him. Record
II DON'T like to hear you call Maule
thief. L assure you he is not vicious
man. He is q devoted scientist. 1"
"Scientist?" Eyes; doesn't the geolo-
gist freak stones in the course of his
Investigations? 1t is only in the pur-
suit of knowledge that Maule breaks
laws. BOSTON Transcript
Boss BARBER - Want a job. Ell?
Where'd you work before? Applicant
This is my first venture in the BUSH
ness, but ] think you won't mind that;
have other qualifications. Boss Bar
ber-What are they? Applicant
took first prize in recent talking
match and Boss Barber-Enough.
What salary do you want?-Philadel-
phia Call.
@How DIDO, Greenbag? I see you
won your case in that suit of Ketchum
VS.. Grabbum. Perfect success, wasn't
it?" ayes, 1 won the case; but don't
consider it a perfect success, by any
means" "Why, did Grabbum appeal?"
"No; but find that Ketchum has 5000
cash left. If had known it would
have postponed the case a couple of
months longer. "-Springfeld Union.
HosTEss-Pm delighted to see you,
Miss Brimmer, but I fear there's been
some mistake. This isn't masquerade.
Miss Brimmer (who is not overburdened
with beauty, from Boston)-I know ii.
but I read in the Sunday Gazette that
old-fashioned games we're becoming
popular at receptions, and so Dor
rowed Cousin Toms fencing mask. I
was afraid somebody might propose
Copenhagen. you know.--Jndge.