Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-12-24
PASTE AND SCISSORS.


Justice is made blind so that she
can't see what is going on in the court
ROOM Dallas NetoS.
1t has been discovered that music
comes out of a barrel organ in slaves.
- Washington Star.
We tip the scales to learn our weight.
and tip the waiter to avoid a wait r.
Binghamton Republican,
Mine is a patient wait remarked
the young doctor, as he sat lonely in
his Office. r. Baltimore american.
The world is more likely to speak
well of man when he is dead than
when he is dead-broke. -Puet.
He-"Are we going TO have some
musiePn She-"No. Miss Van Howl
is going to sing, ~. Y Herald,
The moon shines best when she is
full. 1t is not so with the leading
lights Of society. .-NeD orleans Picay-
aHe.
When they say the brides costume
was dream do they mean TO imply
that IL was an illusion2e Boston Ga
gette.
The flowers that bloom in the spring
tra-la. have good deal to do with tho
breach of promise case in the fall
DattaS Meas.
Why should officials spend thousands
shooting dynamite balloons when any
ordinary teamster can draw rein?-
Columbus Post,
Foreman (to editor) you'd better
look outl Old Jones is red-hot" Ed
itor (calmly) When did he dep
atlanta Constitution.
A man never fully realizes how much
OF sponge he is until he slips down in
a puddle of water aud mops it all up.
Richmond Recorder.
I've got $40, 900; | want to build a
house" you can't do it.n why
notpn 1T takes so, 600 to build
house for $40 600. "-Pucb.
A Western man says this is tough
world. and ii is his opinion that very
few who are in it now will ever get out
alive. T. HRmaceuticat Era.
Deacon Smith What kind Of col
lection did we have to-dayP" Parson
Brone-'A collection of misers.
should judge. "-LopeU citizen.
Heaven helps those that help them
selves, but praying for your daily bread
does not entitle you to tho entire
bakery Indianapolis Journal.
1t is SO easy in the spring. when APP
ple-trees are in blossom. for man to
promise his friends all the apples they
want in the fall. AtchiSon Globe
Guest Cat Maine resorD "What
lake is thatP' Hotel Proprietor" I've
been here only one season and can't
pronounce it yet. IN 4 Weebiy
What was the trouble at young
Fits house this morningP' Fits was
trying to organize a bread riot, so my
wife says. Indianapolis Journal
Teacher-'What is the Island of
Java noted for?n Bright Boy (son OF
II grocer) It's noted for the coffee
that used to come from there. ~ GOOD
Net0S
Prmus-"Did you read my playP"
Secundus - Yes" Primus = Were
YOU struck with it?7 Secundus Yes.
You ought to dramatizo Wallpapers /
Bazar.
Talking about literary style, there
goes man noted for his finished sem /
fences" "lndeed9 Is be novelist?' 1
No; he is an ex-couyict ~ Baltimore
American
There are men who are such con
iirmed slaves to the weed that they 1
would not euter the car of progress /
unless it was a smoking car. Boston (
Transcript.
"Ahl 1t seemed that my remarks
were wholly uncalled for commented (
the author when his essays came back /
to him by way Of the dead-letter Office.
Indianapolis Journal.
A government employe expresses the I
hone that the new rapid-hrng ma
chinery will not be brought into use
after any changes of administration |
that occur. - Washington Star.
vstor-"Are you acquitted with
Seribber. who writes poetry?' Ed
itor Il should say knew him. had
to buy new waste basket last week
on his account. 1eraS SytAgs.
The leaves will be dropping soon."
he said. with "a tinge of sadness in his
voice Yes. she answered, they
have to be up with the fall STYLES, you
know. - Washington Ster.
Winkle-'I wish could devise some
way OF hanging up my elothes.N Nodd
II wish | could devise some way of
getting them out after | have hung
them up Clothtcr and FurHtsher.
Madison Squeer-" say that
one-half of the world doesn't know
how the other half lives. Morrison
Essex-"The man who wrote that
never lived in small town."-P''ck :
First Little Boy-"And does your
sister play the banioP' Second Little
Boy (proudly) Indeed she does; you
just ought to hear her. She's a grad
uate of Vassar, she is. ~ Good NeUS
Il have seen all the large openings
of the season" said Mrs. De Style
Beg pardon my dear. meekly said
her spouse; ''have you inspected my
bank t?"-Bdtim0r american.
And ladies and gentlemen. roared
the temperance lecturer what has
filled more graves than whiskyP'
Doctors. squaked still small voice
in the back part of the hall.-Detrou
Free Press.
PlumdufT - Has that charming
widow any property?n Ketchum-
Yes considerable" Pumduff l.
Real estate or personalPn Ketehum
She has six children. ~
Boston Courier.
They practically sold me when they
entered into negotiations with an En-
glish lord old enough to be my father"
but you didn't marry him. and are
not going TOP" That's where they {
sold me. LIFE.
De Wilkens-" mo. Miss Tompkins.
] am afraid you won't see much of
me, because. you see, am up to my /,
ears in work" Miss Tompkins 20, l !
am sure we can still see great deal of
you Life. !
De Traeker The killing of that
jockey in yesterdays race was a horri- i