Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-03-10
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A PILLAR of the church-A pioul
spothecary.
THE trouble with the statue of Lib
erty is that she has only one Jersey to
her back.
CURIOSITY has sent many q boy to
Sea It enabled him to see how it was
himself Carl Pretzeps Weekly.
The best shelter for girl is her
mothers wing, especially Wien she is
disposed to be what the French call q
little "chic."
The young lady who wanted her
sweetheart close at hand, explains it on
the ground that twas only nigh dear
of her own.
SCIENCE does more for the brute
than the man. Pigs attacked by the
most fatal disorders are frequently
cured after death.
"ToMMY," said the teacher, "can you
tell me what obscurity is?" "Yes'm,"
replied Tommy; otis place where a
good many people go after lection
Puck.
II NEVER think of autumn without
feeling to sigh" he said as they passed
the Grand Circus Park. "Nor l either, 4"
answered the other. State and county
taxes come due in the fall !'-Detroit
Free Press.
A HOME DRIVE. Flasherby-Ah,
Coachee, I've found things terribly dull
and fiat in the city to-day. BUS Driver
Now who'd thought it? Been
minding your own business, mayhap,
sir?-Pu1ach.
CoUNTRYMAN Ito bride in restau-
rant)-How do you like the cheese,
Mirandy? Bride Crying to eat Schwei-
Ter Kase)-I don't like it at all, John.
In the first place it don't smell right,
an in the second place it's full O knot
holes.-Epoch.
MRS. CURMEY-See my new winter
wrap. Isn't it lovely? A boy brought
it up, but he didn't bring the bill
Mr.. Cumey-Of course not. A boy
couldn't carry the bill. They will
send it up tomorrow on dray.-Puck:
PAT Ito clerk)-An' do yees give
lodgin' to man an haste? Clerk-We
do. Pat-An' do the haste Shape wild
the man? Clerk-Certainly not. We
Pat-The haste don't slape wild him
Begorra, maybe they stay awake all
noight list to boite him !-Arcola
Record.
Nor many weeks since a little girl
received visit from an uncle she had
never before seen, but had heard much
about He was known to her as Gun
Gle Benny" At the close of her Gus
tomary evening prayers she said. "Dod
bless mamma, papa, and Tommy and
Uncle Benny" then, after pause, she
added, "Dod, his other name is Hop
kins l"-Teras SJtings.
AT Atlanta, Ga. is juvenile specimen |
of precocity who likes to pore over a
book and pretend to read the most as
founding romances on its pages, al
though she is too young to have mas
tered even the alphabet, and as likely
as not holds the book upside down.
One day she was asked to explain a
picture representing lady and gentle
man Waiting. The infantile seer
gazed intently upon it for q few Sec
onds, and then exclaimed, with theat-
rical air: "She thrushed into the room
and fell asleep. He chung her to his
arm. Not tear was shedl They are
now married. "-HarpeTs Young Peo-
pie
I HEARN er talk once dat sorter made
me open mer eyes. One O. de men wuz
er ole steamboat owner an er mighty
cross ole Teller he wuz, too. De udder
man wuz er po' TELLER dat wuz out O.
work. De po' fellow went up to de
cross man an axed him fur job II
doan want YER" says he. might I
AZ why 2" says de young Teller. "Tll
tell yer why. It's bercase yer air er
fool. )" II know dat, says de POI Teller.
"Whutl" sklaimed de cross man. Ger
fool, an knows it? want yer, young ,
Teller. Yer hab prubeddat yeris er
wise man. "-Arka,asaw Traveller. /,
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