Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-11-09
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

w aShinStOn mas ii summer HON
for cats 1t is said to be surrounde
by c&terwaul. -Norristown Heraid
In polite circles the word drunk
or ''intoXicated' is no longer used
"Overestimated his capacity" is In
proper thing. -Epoch.
Look ont for number one" is lil1,
She basale's fabric of a dream to
widow Oh the qut cice fora second hus
band. Bin hanaton RepuJlicaa.
st. Louis man (wit~,ssing Julius
Caesar do you notice, my dear
with what stately grace Brutus move,
about?' Wife-"Yes, and he is il his
night-gown, too. It's wonderful"
Some one says that AN umbrella
will last much longer If it is placed
with the handle downward to dry. re
preserve it still longer, attach it to
your body with lolg chain and pad
loc6. Norf{siotOn Heyuid.
I; is aoi always easy to tell whether
or no, woman really means what she
says; BAT this rule does not apply when
she is eXpdtiating on the accomplish
ments OF her baby. She may be mis-
guided. but she is always perfectly
sincere. -SomerciAe Jourmai.
ALI the men are not fools, any,
how snapped Mrs. Cuytly to her hus-
band during little domestic discus
sion. mo, my dear replied Mr.. c.,
with true manly politeness. mo,
there are few bachelors left as sam
pies. = Washington critic.
Police Protection. --Smith -"How
do you like your new house out in the
suburb,?' Jones The only objection
l have to it is that it is so far to the
police station in case OF burglars"
why didn't YOU rent a house near a
saloon? You can always find police
man hanging around there. "-1eras
Sitiij19S
Dominic (to choir leader)' The
collection this morning, Mr.. Hotwater,
was very small, and am sorry to say
that think the meagreness was largely
due to you. Choir Leader-''L Largely
due to me, sir?' Dominic
Hereafter, while the plate is being
passed, | wish you would try and make
a better selection OF music than Sal
yation's Free. N ]. Sum.
Mrs. Lenox Hill, Jr. (getting ready
to leave town. -''Lenox, where shall
hide these silver spoons, in case thieves
break in? DO you think between the
mattresses would be "a good place."
Mr.. Lenox Hill, Jr. (who knows what
"a il n "a y De-
them into one of your dress pockets in
the closet, and if burglar finds that,
he deserves the spoonsr-Puck.
Somewhere down East a married
pair were in the habit of airing their
differences audibly. In these spats the
wife, having the longer tongue, was
the winner. The result was
made known in one case to an inauir-
ing neighbor (who asked where he
could find Mr.. McBlanl1) in these
words: II don't know; guess he's up
stairs ha,in' hisself. "-BoSton Tran-
script.
The types observes Southern
Missouri paper alphabetically, made |
us allude last week to our esteemed
townsmaa, Mr.. Polhemus, as a villain
Gus lounger, We wrote versatile law
yer. The error was overlooked by our
proof-reader, "a gentleman recently
from Texas. who assures us, in extern |
uation Of the oversight, that the two
terms mean pretty much the same
thing where he ca1na from
-Clergymea should be brief and to
the point. A Boston Clergyman once
had "A broad hint to that effect I'VE |
would Ike to have you short when you
marry u.s. said a prospective BRIDE
groom, because we are going Vest
"liow soon after the ceremony will you
start? asked the Clergyman. 'In
about Week was the reply. Then
the minister realized he had a reputa-
ton a. one possessing the gift of con-
tinuance. -Hdrper'S Magczjne.