Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-01-04
PuNeENT PARAGRAPHS.


The man who said that marriage
resembles lottery labored under
misunderstanding. When you patron
ize a lottery you have some show OF
coming OF. ahead.--Lincoln Journal.
--Dudekin (who had just put on
new suit OF clothes in the shop)-
"Wait minute. I'll go over to the
bank aud get a check cashed." Tailor
(going out with him)"-Well, I'll fol-
low suit" y Washington Post.
The young wife who makes shirt
fog her dear hubby not only runs the
risk of shaking his confidence in her,
but also OF losing all her former admira-
ton for him when she sees him with 1t
on 7srre Haute Express.
1T is amazing how quick the bakers
find out when -four goes up, and how
awfully deaf and blind they are when
Is slump in the market knocks ~ Of
the price Of barrel They must want
to make some money out OF the BUSH
ness. Detroit Free Press.
--Dutiful daughter--"Now, mother,
don't ask me to marry that man. ad-
mire and respect him. but do not love
him." Practical mother--"O, that
don't matter. You won't see him often
enough to grow tired OF him. He's a
politician. --Phtiddeiphia Record.
Its we'll known that there are alb
soiutely no genuine channels skins in
the market; but, Notwithstanding, an
English firm is manufacturing now
cloth In imitation OF the imitation skins.
They will be just rs good rs the real
skins. 1t is claimed, and will be sold as
limitations.
There ought TO be law In this
country proving that none but pretty
women should ever wear wells. Then
all the homely women would break the
law for obvious reasons, while tho
pretty women would discard the wells
through vanity-and the eye OF man
would be gratifed. Journal Of Educa-
hon.
Wife treprovingly)-"The great
trouble with you is. John, you buy n
good many things you don't need simply
because they are cheap. That Is false
economy. iIusband--"Hereis alady's
watch bought to-day for twenty dol
lars that's worth every cent Of thirty
dollars" Wife 30, thank you, John;
why, 1t WIS real bargainW--N y
Sun.
Ono OF tho latest feats Of endur-
ance IL that of playing the piano for
thirty-six hours in one inning. 1t Ia
the player, and not the listener. who
Is awarded the prize for endurance.
The listener generally becomes OK
hausted and wants to die in the fourth
hour.-Drate's Magazine.
Miss Clara Cblushing)- you
know. Ethel, that young Mr.. Sampson
proposed to me last night and accept
cd hlmp" Miss Ethel (heartily)--'i
congratulate you sincerely. Clara. Mr..
Sampson is n noble young man" Miss
Clara-"Do you know him wellp" Miss
Ethel-"O, yes. 1t was only few
months ago that l promised to bo a
sister to him. Time.
Mother, take or send your son &c
the barber when his hair needs cutting
To be sure, he may get his little head
full OF political and meteorological
chat from the lips OF the loquaciou'
knight Of tho shears and razor; but OF
the other hand, the boy who habitually
has his hair cut by his mother is likel,
20 grow up social parlah, II, indeed
he does not develop into a red-handet
villain. boston Transcript
In the course OF discussion abou
tho Holy Writ recently overheard
lady remarked tina. the Bible was
history of men; that her sex was rarel.
and but incidentally mentioned rs com
pared with tho space devoted TO men
a confess" she added. THAT it strike
me rs being most singular Their
might have been moro said about us.
20. don't know" replied her friend
1.-The authors OF tho various books ha'
probably studied womankind. an'
knew they'd be able to speak for them
selves. Hdrper'S Bazar.