Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-10-21
PITH AND POINT.

Preferred Charlottesville man who
was tired of having everyone his debtor.
Puck.
-Waiter-"very fine chicken that,
SIR Guest-"Yes. l wonder how it
escaped being killed for such long
time. Bazaar.
ALIAS. 1t is an age of doubt"
sighed the philosopher. "What?" asked
his companion. "The age of woman"
he answered.-Harvard Lampoon.
-She-'Why was it that the Creator
made woman after man?" He-"Pos-
sibly because he wanted to finish the
job before the critic arrived. Y.
Herald.
-Prematurely, in Some Cases.-Vis-
itor-'I suppose your college has turned
out great many graduates" Profess
sor-''Yes, and a good many who were
not graduates. = Saturday Evening
Herald.
Its Often So
At first sight we loved madly;
At second came pail;
Al third we wondered sadly
How we loved at all.
-Harper's Bazaar.
-Fogg-"Ah, henderson, You're
coming to the club tonight" Fender
SOM was coming, but l have changed
my mind" Fogg - Gracious man!
that is all the more reason for your
coming. boston Transcript.
First Student How it blows! And
listen, hear how the telegraph wires
hum up above there" Second Student
Il hear! Let me tell you, that's the
answer from my pater familias. l tele-
graphed him to send me some money"
-Mudge-'I know l am right. I'll
bet the drinks that | am" Timmins-
Il would take you up, but l do not
drink" Mudge-'Oh, don't let that
stop you. I'll agree TO drink both drinks
myself, win or lose. "-Indianapolis Jour-
nal.
Mrs. Brown-'I declare! Just hear
that canary sing! It's always so; every
time anybody begins to play on the
piano that bird begins to chatter"
Mrs. White-''Yes; one would almost
think the bird to be human. "-Boston
Transcript.
Folly-'I should think that Jones
would have more sense than to wear
that flaming red cravat. 1t makes him
terribly conspicuous. He's got such an
awful red nose, you know" That's
the reason. He wears that tie to divert
attention from his nose."-N. Y Her
aid.
Have you any idea how
much that dress cost that Miss Swans
down had on last night?" Dashaway-
Eyes, one hundred and twenty-five dol
lars" Cleverton-"How did you come
to know?" Dashaway (sorrowfully)-
"Her father took pains to tell me the
other day."-Cloak Review.
Out of Sight.-Maria (pointing to
very tall and expensive piano lamp
Josiah, amt that jest too lovely?"
Josiah-"Yes, It's; what be that?"
Maria-"That? Why that be a PLAINLY
lamp" Josiah-'A PLAINLY lamp? Say,
Maria don't you think that's most too
high to put on top a pianny?"
Laura lin january see the
lovely gift from my dear papa de-
licious spider in silver, with garnet
eyes" The same Tin June)-"Yes, I'm
sick. Such a shock as had at the pic
mic yesterday! A great, horrid beast of
spider fell right into my plate! No
wonder I tainted dead away.'-Pitts-
burg Bulletin.
-Ambiquous.-Miss PASSED. hard
ly know it is, but 1 must follow the
fhds. Now, everyone is wearing birth
day rings and" Sillyboy-"And are
you wearing them. too?' Miss Passee
Yes, l have bought one for each
year" Sillyboy-"You could almost
open jewelry store, couldn't you."-
jewelers. Circular
-Scribbler-"Oh, here's my article!
Tell me what you think of it, Frank
Hn-"Well, to tell the truth, it seems to
be rank plagiarism" Scribbler-''Not
at all. 1 found it in an old paper, and
it embraced my ideas exactly So
put my name to it. and sent it to the
magazine. The fact that another fell
low wrote it out in the first place
amounts to nothing. "-Boston Tran
script.