Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-06-11
PiTH AND POINT.

A Blessing. TASTES differ" said
Mugley. Good thing they do. put IN
Bottleton- IF they didn't, sauills and
straw berries would taste the same =
n Y. Sun
Easily Accounted For.-He-''Niss
Shriller was actually encored four
times last night" She-''That is easily
accounted for. The audience appre-
ciated the fact that she needed re-
hearsal. Yankee Blade.
Hotel Logic.-Guest-"H IS this?
Ny bill this time is four dollars day;
and last December had the same room
and it was only three dollars day"
Clerk-''Yes, I know: but the days are
much longer noyv."-Boston Courler.
An Advantageous rgomaster-''f
your place is taken into our city, it viii
save you great deal, because then
your gardener will not have TO drive 70
the city every day with his vegetables,
for he win be here already. File
gende Blaetter.
Standing Joke - Teacher-''Come
here, Tommy, and sit down" Tommy
Don't wan'ter I'd rather stand -"
Teacher-'.Why.h how is that, Tommy
To1nmy-''Pa smashed his finger in the
door this morning and l laughed =
Springfield Graphic.
How did the young woman you
wrote the poem for like it?" asked one
OF his friends of Willie Washington
she didn't say anything" said Willie,
Except that I ought to send it to a chi
ropodist and have its feet attended to. =
WASHINGTON Post
Timmins-'sI-er-yo know, l was
talking to- called on Miss Laura last
night" Mr.. Figg-"Yes, / know you
did-the fourth time in one week. be-
lieve. Why don't you come and live
with US, and be done with it" Tim
nins-"That's just what l wanted to
see you about indianapolis Journal.
Doesn't Call Any More.-He had
never kissed her and was somewhat
anxious TO make up for lost time, SO he
said: You might let me kiss you
just once" No" she said, playfully
shaking her head. Il know what just
once means: it means half a dozen of
times You are like all the rest N.
Y. Press
He Began Too Early.-''No. Mary.
I shall never marry John Wilson. The
engagement is broken" why,
Ethel?'' Il found I could never be
happy with him The other evening 1
asked him whether we should have
church or a home wedding, and he
asked me which was the cheaper. N.
!. Recorder.
-Setted at Last saved lady
from being run over by a runaway
horse to-day. and the spectators gave
me three cheers and tiger" The
lady suppose was rich and beautiful
and will marry you Who was she?''
I don't know. She disappeared while
I was getting the ovation. In short, l
lost the lady and got the tiger.'-Cape
Cod Item
-Bjones-''What will you take for
that horse Of yours. Bjenkins" Bjen-
kins-''Tvo hundred and fifty dollars.
Bjones-''Two hundred and fifty dol
lars! Why. man, you told me last week
that You were disguised with him and
would sell him for fifty dollars" Bien-
kins-"Yes know l did: have found
a man now who wants him. ''-Somer-
vile Journal.
A Mean Husbands Revenge.--M
De Pride anxious that her daughter
shall make a rich matcht-'I wonder
why Mr.. Richfellow doesn't come to see
our daughter any more Mr.. De Pride
y don't know. The last time he was
here he borrowed my clock-work pho
nograph to have some music played into
it. He brought it back to my Office the
next morning. saying that the musi-
clan was sick or something, and that's
the last I've seen of him" Mrs. De
Pride-''Was the photograph empty?"
Mr.. De Pride I'm. now I think of it,
believe it did have in it your reception
of me when l came home late the night
before. Maybe he's changed his mind