Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-05-28
WIT AND WISDOM.

Tho fruit OF "a mans life is the test
of his character.
A calamity is always the better
borne for not being previously dwelt
upon.
People with ugly dispositions may
say some sharp but not clever things
N. o. Picayune.
DR. johnson used to say, that where
secrecy or mystery began, vice or ro-
query was not far off.
We can not all be as wise as Solo
mon, but we can all stop pretending
that we are - Somerville journal
-Brightly-'What would you do,
Doctor, if you had bad cold?" Doc
tor (crushingly) I'D consult Il reputa-
BILE physician, sir!' Brightly Calmly
Il don't suppose you could tell me
where | could find one, Doctor, could
you?"-Lowell Citizen.
DE Blank No. l don't feel like
doing any thing more. Why can't you
attend to it yourself?" Mrs. De
Blank-"Because | can't, that's why.
You are De Blank Remember,
my dear, it is the female mosquito that
stings.' Mrs. De Blauk-"Yes. the
males are too lazy."-N. Y. Ledger.
Brown (producing his scrapbook
and pointing with pride to one of his
early effuaions) There, read that! l
wrote that when l was only twelve
years old!' Fogg CATER reading)-
Can it be possible, Brown, that you
were so old as twelve when you wrote
this?'--Boston Transcript.
Mrs. Testy Cooking up from the
paper) isn't this strange? A Cali
fornian after fit of illness was abso-
lutely unable to remember his wife and
did not believe she was the one he mar
ried." Mr. Te5ty-"Well, | dunno.
It's pretty hard work sometimes for a
man to realize that his wife is the same
woman he once went crazy over. -
Time.
There are 0,30l, 500 hogs in the
United States remarked Mr.. Top
moody from the depths of an easy chair
rs he laid down a statistical report and
looked up al his wife, who had come in
and was standing near him. Make it
50,30l, 593. she replied Significantly.
as he continued to let her stand. -
Washington Critic.
-Friend-"Allow me to congratu-
late you. l hear that your daughter
has married a foreign nobleman." Mr.
Goldbug Yes, it's pretty tough on
me, but by a streak Of good luck, her
sister has clipped with u street-car
driver, so the at1liction is somewhat
mitigated. This is world of compen-
sation, and | can't expect all my girls
to do as well as the one who married
the street-car driver"
mo, SIR" said a pompous little,
merchant, Il can't be trihed with. ]
know the world; | have been through
it. Yes, | suppose 3d." said the
man to whom these remarks were ad-
dressed.-"rm a self-made man-en-
tlrely sef-made. What do you think
OF that, sir? We'll, it strikes me you
might have done deal better to let
out the contract.
One OF the most satisfactory wax
finishes for wood is made by boiling
a quarter of a pound of white wax
with ono ounce of pearl-ash and on e
f"'''O Vi water. IL Is 10 De Sllfred while
boiling, the stirring being afterwards
continued until cold. The composition
Is to be applied with ii paint brush, af-
ter which the surface is rubbed until
dry with velvet plush. Decorator and
Furnisher.
Farmer Plum Pudding Soak a
cupiul OF dried apples. chop them fine
in bowl of molasses, and let it stand
over night In the morning. add a
cuptul OF dried cherries, cupful oil
black berry jam and half cupful each
OF peach and grape preserves. Mix
well, and add half Il pound of butter,
two eggs, two cupfuls of flour and d
teacup OF boiling water. Put into bag
and boil two hours