The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-05-17

Native Now. how do you like our
town Strnnger--Yery pleasant place
You know you have twenty -txo trains
by which one can get away. San
fwrncisco Wasp.
it Is the prohihitionists who graeiously
HITS himself into prominenca and re-
marks: Give the devil his dew.
Yoakcrs Gazette.
Boy--I would like to hare permits
sion 10 be absent for half an hour.
Teacher certainly Tommy, but be
sure 70 be back inside Of ten minutes
7sras Sitting.
Madam (engaging cook Have you
ever had any experience2 Mrs. Ma
loney tcurtly) Experience Is it7
Shure | VIE in siven places the pasht
month Nsp York World.
Uncle George Do Won like to have
such long HART Charlie No, I'd
rather have 1t short myself, bat
mamma wants me TO look like one Of
those did cherubs.
Just see how these crows carry
on. 7 said man looking at theanties
of q Eock OF the birds. Yes. re-
piled another: "they are carrion
crows. ~ Rftsburg Chroaicie.
At the Opera: Wilkinsby's Wife
Why do they call tho prima donna the
diva, George? Wilkinsby---I don't
know, unless she isn'f afraid to jump
into the high c. Mansey's Weekly.
1t Is noted that one cigar day VIII
provide q family with milk. And six
Of them will make 8 nice plate Of
sauerkraut. Is there no limit to the
uses Of this weed - Binghamton Re-
pstbiican-
II Is hard on young man to tlpend
three months deciding which Of two
girls he viii choose for his wife and
then to find out when he proposes
that neither one OF them will have
him. SosssTviiis journal.
What would our ancestors have thought
our elders and our bc{ters-
Who boldly bravcd the British Hon and
shook OF British letters.
To know we'd stick the frec-fsorn legs
whereof each patriot rants
Right into Bfitish tr0nscrs--ani thcn call
these trousers pautsf
Count Littlcwitx Cat the cooking club
receptionl Ali wax 10 first enc
here. But nevaire mind. ladies'. 70
early bird catch % worm. Miss Bry-
ton You'll pardon as, my dear count,
but this doesn't happen 10 be . French
lunch. Judge.
the breakfast dishes and then look ST.
ter the children. ain going around
the corner 70 have . drska fitted.
Faithful Feryant-Yes, mum. WIN
you take night key. or shall ! set up
Ter We p Time.
You have got the earth, what more
do you want - said = parent the other
cay to his 3 year old boy. who had
grown weary Of g room full Of al
kinds Of toys. Well would like to
youngster.-N Y. Tribune.
In Chi Yin, China. placards are dis
played giving notice that AL Christians
are 70 be murdered. Fogg, who Is in
clined to cynicssna perhaps because
Sin II In him- thinks that L all Chris
tians in Boston were threatened with
murder It wouldn't cause much Of a
panic.
Master Tommy had not yet faith
onled the great mystery, death. On
receiving from his mother an explana-
ton suited TO his childish coruprehen-
sion. he { exclaimed, as the new idea
struck him: Why, then when you
die les for all the rest OF Year life,
isn't il ?n-yudge.
Mr.. Might've Cooking up from the
paper Well. WELT Wonders I'll
never ceasel They have got so nov
that they can photograph in colors. =
Mrs. Might've (glancing ut his nose
think my dear, you had better get
your picture taken before the old pro-
cess Is abandoned. ~. +. Weekly.
II always spend an hour every night
in my library before rctiring," - said Mr..
Oilshares. "You dor | didn't know
you were SO literary. What are your
fayoriie book 7" a0h, don't read.
l play checkers with my next-door
neigllbor. Reading puts me to sleep
IN five minutes, Ness Fork Ledger.
Spectator fto defendaat) Well, 1
guess the jury will find for you. The
judges charge was certainly very
much in Your favor. Don'tyou think
so2 Defendant (moodiiy l-Oh, &
knew all along that the judges charge
would be afi right. It's the lawyerss
charge that's worryin' me. Detroit
Free ffsss-
"HfIllo, Bensoni Here again have
met YOU III this restaurant every day
this week taking your dinner. Is YOUR
wife away from home % mo. She
has been reading work called .Prec-
teal Housekeeping and she II now
trying TO keep q family of three on
two dollars u week. / nave no doubt
she viii succeed. bat it costs me City
cents day At this rsstaGrarrs. 49, ess
York Ledger.