Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-03-08
TALK oFTHE DAY.

The man who is ''alone with his
thoughts often is surrounded by the
deepest solitude.
''See what / got in my stocking"
said a Chicago girl as she pulled out a
piano from her hung-up hose.
Two Of the wealtbiest men IN the
west are said to have been messenger
boys. IL pays TO go slow, after all.
Patti is grieved that Chicago did
not appreciate Romeo and Juliet"
But then Patti did not sing Where
Did You Get That Hat?'
We have at last solved the mystery
why tail0rs put buttons on the cuffs OF
coat sleeves. 1t is to tear out oyercont
Innings and get themselves a job.
Sympathetic bystander How bruis-
ed and tattered and torn you are.'
Bad boy Yep; / went ont looking
for something What was it?" "A
fight"
A Pittsburg newspaper, in its an
swers to correspondents says: "Anna
Dickinson was born in 1872" Then it
gallantly adds: 1--WE do not know the
lady's age"
Unreasonable Little Mabel "Mam-
hANf my hdkG HOlAlGNnAu1 W tdls
Mother dmpatiently) Yes; take this
piece OF cake, and don't open your
mouth again!"
countryman who has been wear
ing an electric belt for liver complaint
found that it also affected his lungs,
so that now he has an electric liver
and electric lights.
At the theater. Mrs. Van Jones
George. | think it is awful. your go
ing out between acts" Mr.. Van Jones
Not half so bad. dear, as coming in
between drinks. Time
A candid girl Father What was
John saying TO you last night, May.
that he stayed so late?n Daughter
Nothing much; John isn't a great
talker. He's all business"
The foresighued maiden Urgent
sutton with any kind OF manage
ment we could certainly keep alive on
$500 year" She-''Yes, dear: but
| would sooner be comfortably dead
The consistent minister will not
preach steadily for two hours upon
the iniquity Of lying, and then bland
~ ask one OF the leading members of
the congregation how he liked the ser
mon.
Harry Ami, dearest, do you think
OF me all the day long?" Dearest
II did, Harry; but the days are getting
longer now, and, OF course-weil, you
know that that must make some differ
ence.
,Patient-"That medicine you gave
me for my cold, doctor, cured me en-
tirely." Doctor Tin surprise) Did
it? Well, blamed II don't believe
I'll try it myself. ! can't get rid of
mine. T"
Mrs. Fussy-''I wonder why DIR.
Four:hly always has his sermons type
written Mr.. Grump-"Out of pure
gratitude; you don know how that in
vention has doomed the matrimonial
market"
What he does First boy so you
have got situation?m Second boy
"Yes, an "a good one.m First boy
'What do you do most of the day?"
Second keep out of the way of
the boss"
Natures Freaks. Miss Clara look-
| ing at Mr.. Crowley OF Central Park)-
| What very droll little creature, and
so uglyr Young Mr.. Sissy Yes. Miss
Clara, we are fearfully and wonder
fully made"
A ripe production Coming from the
! theater-Wife Ito husband) II en-
joyed the play ever so much. 1t is an
excellent piece of dramatic work.
ripe production, | think" ''Yes. a
mellow drama"
The established lule-First poet-'tI
wrote Miss Starlight week ago and
sent her my love. l don't see why she
| has not returned it, Second poet
Extraordinarily did you inclose
stamps for its return?"
Thought they were for him. Bobby
saw his mother buy some whalebones
! in the store. When he got out he
| said: ''Say, ma" "Wsll. Bobby.
/ what is it!'' Il don't think them'll
hurt as much as your slippers
Briggs Young Smithers is a
friend of yours, is he notP Braggs-
"Oh, yes.n Briggs ''Does he ever
recite any OF his poetry to your"
Braggs Certainly not Didn't /
just say he was friend OF mine?
| A Doctrinal Necessity (who,
I with Robinson has Just passed a
/ Quaker on the streeD Robinson do
you believe in the doctrine of non-re-
sistancegm Robinson--''Yes, when the
other fellow Is bigger than l am.
As She is Spoke. He-"Now that
you have made me the happiest of
mortals, can kiss you?" She (Boston)
Never having had any personal
experience of your osculatory abilities,
! MIR. Gesner, do not know il you can,
! but you may"
Overheard in the Kitchen. What
did you wear last night?" asked celery.
"A lovely mayonnaise," replied the
lettuce. And youP" Il never was
so mortified in all my life; | wasn't
dressed ut all, said the celery, and
the beet blushed.
II ever we get the South America
republics annexed, we can have a
revolution or war OF secession every
morning before breakfast This might
break up the old soldier monopoly, but
it would give the monthly magazine
| industry a great boom.