Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-03-07
puNcEhT PARAGRAPHS.

DE Brusshe-'sYes, I'm fairly in love
with my work. Sinnick--'Lucky lover.
You'll never have a rival
1T takes wise man to answer all OF
child's questions; but wise man will
never try to do it. -Someryille Journal.
There Is great movement on this
/ part OF the anarchists-when the bar
keeper offers to treat to beer.-Troy
Press.
A perpetual motion machine has not
yet been invented, but the tongue Of
seven-year-old boy asking questions
comes pretty near it.-Somerville Jour
nal.
| What is the use o. that girl bang
ing away on the piano, Maria?r ''Prac-
tice, John, Practice makes perfect"
Perfect OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
per's Bazaar.
-Perriwink -"Aw, Mr.. Hardhead. is
it true that cigawettes affect the bwainy'
Mr.. Hardhead-"No. Those who have
brains do not smoke cigarettes"
--Wife--ssJames, do you know that
You are very small mani Husband
How ridiculous. / am nearly six feet
90 i1AShts 4uot bl6kES hO AAi~
ference; whenever ask you for money
to go shopping you are always short
Boston Gazette.
-Bluffins Perfect nonsense. The
idea OF the Bloaters giving themselves
airs on account Of their ancestry" Mug
gins Yes. Why, Clara Bloater told
me the other evening that their lineage
could be traced to old CASTLE" Blnfins
bah! She meant Castillo soap
America.
Mrs Rustler Ito her husband)--"
certainly wish, dear, that you would
keep up appearances more and dress
better. Now look at Mr.. Slasher, who
moves in our set, how stylish he is. .
Rustler-"You forget. dear, that it was
but recently that Slasher failed. -
Clothier and Fnrnisher
did it ever strike you that dancing
Is sinfnl?- inquired young DR.. Gauche
Of an accomplished young society woman
"Well," she responded, reproachful
look in her eyes, when l notice the
way some people dance, it does strike
me good deal that way."-Washingtor
Capital.
Extracting amusement from misery
Mudge--"My brother bill was in to see
me to-day" Phillips-''I never knew
you had brother" Mudge-'T haven't
} l mean the livery bill l incurred th'
evening Miss Willets gave me the priv
ilege of being a brother to her. "-Terr'
Haute Express.
NINE. Chaperone-'Is Mr.. -
; | H.
know" Nine. Chaperone-''Is he ;
man of brains?" Miss Prue-'I don
know that either Nine. Chaperone-
'Why, aren't you acquainted with him.
Miss Prue-''Yes, but I've met him onll
in society. Boston Post.
Young man." said an old gentle
man to reporter, do you expect t.
) follow your present avocation in thu
next world?7 Il hadn't thought o
that, sir. Why do you ask?" ''Becaus
if you do you can write up glowing &C
counts of things without being far out O
the way. Merchant Traveller.
AT rough estimation.-First pas
senger standing in car)-'I'm going t
make that man move up and give me hal
of his seat" Second passenger-''G
slow; that's old Specie. Do you kno'
= what that man is WORTH First passer
ger-''lf pork is eight cents a pound
live weight. l should think he ought t
be worth SIC easy enough. Puck.
4 "A professor of music demands
t higher standard of merit in theater OF
( chestras. He says: The theatrical oil
5 chestra of to-day is regarded by man
!. managers as sort of device for KILN
time between the acts" This may
/ true; but some orchestras seem to b
e more in the nature of device for Kill
e ing the audience between the acts
q Norris.own Herald.