Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-07-11
PiTH AND POINT.

deck for action" muscd the poker
player as he sequestercd all the aces.
-Iadianapotis Journal.
"Are you 10 favor of cremation?" he
inquired. ia tie hope OF stimulating
talk. Yes" she replied, ''ice-creama'
ton" Washington Post.
Smith, heard you lost $50 on the
races Yesterday" Johnson--"It is not
lost. / know where it is. Green has
IL it.n--Detroh Free Press.
Young Sprigg-"Mr. Bidquick. l am
worth E5 000 and love your daught-
err Mr.. Bidquick (retired auctioncer)
Sold. " LoHd0a TIT BIS.
"Cribbins takes a good deal of in
terest in his business" Never less
than 10 per cent" replied Charlie
Cashgo, with sigh. WASHINGTON Post.
Don't be too severe on the man who
smokes cigarettes he may have prom.
ised dying mother that hc would
never touch tobacco ia any form.-
Etniira Gdzctte.
A philadelphia young man recently
advertised for wife and his sister
answered. In most eases however, the
Young man does not escape SO easily.
~ Y. Recorder.
First Dressmaker- Have you had
many successes this season. Second
Dressmaker (proudIy) 10, dear. yes.
One of nv dresses caused a runaway
| accident. "-BOSt0H Post.
The man who does not complain
4
always has grievance. The dead
martyr is the only kind that is ever
canonized. ~ T. Recorder.
He (sudGenly) do you think the
minister will want to kiss you?' She
| pleadinglJ j Let him if he wants to,
Harry. He's just grown a beautiful
mustache. ny Y Continent.
Miss Fresco (timidIy) 49, What a
pouring rain! dread to start out in
it." Her Friend Gnnocently)-"O, !
shouldn't mind so long as you have
your umbrella to protect your face. -
LIFE.
Time brings strange reversals.
There's poor old Henpeck, for instance,
who married his typewriter" well,
| WnerS uOcS lue lCNtlsdl NoHlC iu'
why, it was he used to dictate. -
Life.
"Haye you collected many souvenir
Spoons. dear?" Not many" answered.
the giddy girl; Il have accumulated
quite a lot Of spoon souvenirs thougf
principally solitaires. ."-IIdtd1dpoll'
Journal.
Miss Graham-''What do you thinl
OF the theory of the theosophists tina
people return to earth TO live new
liyes?" Miss Lowell Emerson ''
rather like it-that is to say. if on
could return to Boston. Cape Co
Item.
Yes. you are quite right; that Mrs
B, the Councillors wife. is a silly
stuck up person, regular bluste
hornw (Euter Mrs. B-.) "Ah
Mrs. b. so delighted to see you: "
were just talking about you!-LuStig
DLdtter.
Clarice-"And 50 your engagement
with Maitland is really OFF," Isabt
Yes, rot tired OF machine-mad
love" Clarice "Machine-mRde love
What do you mean? Isabel-'H
wrote all his letters Oh 4 typewriter.
Boston Beacon.
when we get things in workin
order" explained the Socialist. ''eac
community will have its appeinte
workmen. There will be town masou
town carpeuters-" I'VE hay
| plenty of town-painters now,' inte
+ rupted the scoirer. r.-LldlaaapOliS JoH
, nal.
r A certain gentleman whose chin
= greater than his generosity said to
l friends: If YOU didn't smoke such I'll
t cigars you could live in brownstoI
, house" do you live in brownstoi
house?" Yes. | do.r well. if VI
: didn't live in brownstoue house VI
could smoke rs line cigars as this!'
: Life.
Mrs. Wickstaff My dear, this ri
bon you have brought home for Fido
shade too light Wickstaff-''A
right. I'll try it over" Mrs. Vie
! staff (the next day)-''My dear, l.
sorry, but the ribbon you have broug
home today is shade too dark
WickstaI (wearily) Then wait uni
tomorrow and I'll change the dog
Cloak Rerie,C.
, Employer What education ha'
, you had3" College educ
tion; university of Pennsylvania. AT
-er-" Well! Go on
, Applicant (reIuctant. but honesty -
| was expelled. sir; but j afterwai
graduated from Yale" Employer
young man, don't care where u
graduated. but will hire you on Il
, strength OF your expulsion from q
, university of Pennsylvania. "-PrincetC
! Tiger.
, The following dialogue took pla'
: between two old colored folks on q
: street: 'Atlanta's got rapid trans
: now, sure" What do you mean,
dummy kyarsP" mo. | doesn't mes
: no dummy" 'You mus be talki
bout do 'lcctric line. dem" mo.
: isn't. neither" well. | gives it u
: what you talkin' 'bout?" Tin talki
bout dat paytrol wnggin. cause
, takes YOU fur,ler in ten minutes ds
: you'll git back from in six months" '"
! Atlanta JoHrsdi.
His face was red and there we
large accommodations of caloric und
his collar and hc was using langua:
more forciblc than chastc and elegan
: whats the matter?' asked mEa
disturbing his soIiloquy. why. why
: hc spluttered. that blankety blaf
whippcr snapper as the conimitt'
meeting. two hours ago. moved Tn
my resignation be accepted" we
what's wrong with that? What did "
send your resignation in for If "
: didn't want it acccpted?' That's
Blanke,y blank the blanked sconudrt
; didn't send in my resignation. y
Detroit Free Press.
Gent Ito onc-leggol d,rky) I'D
: you lose your leg ia the war, uncle
Darky-.No. sab! done lose d
laig in the Baptis' cause. sab. WI
! ministes.n' down in Carliny. an TUX
I sinner down inter de ribber ter 'neshia
, i'm inter de church. an long con
ouer desc yere mons'us big catfish. u
'stracted dat laig from the remains I
! my pussou." ''Indeed! Th
: was u sad misfortune. Darky--'I W;
, in dat erpinion myself at dc time. sa
. but ,iar wuz one good 'zult comi