The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-08-24
PuNGEKr PARAGRAPHa

Judge AT what age were Won
married ~ She t the parson-age.,,
|-Arkansaw Traveller.
These trousers are awful short
well. you told my collector the other
day that You were awful short your-
eli. 'Stonington Bulletin.
- GOOD Way. Custome That
kind Of 9 story is,this? It begins in the
last chapter. Clerk st was written
exclusively for women. . Yankee
Blade. b. s.
s--''W Who says two heads are better
than one?'' exclaimed JaRps, as he
woke up the next morning and took :
dose OF bromo-soda. # hiladelphia Rec
ord. :-ssst 500
a Man Of Ability. chollie--.Can. YOU
recognize ability when you see it, Miss
Ruth?' Miss Ruth Cooking around y
Certainly; where is ?''-Detroit
Free Press #.. .ss.z.. S.-
aude-'sY Yes, l am obliged to have
my shoes made to order. NY left foot
is larger than the right . Ethel-s.Is
it possible?' Boston Transcript.
Personal friend of author-s0The
ode to the Columbian Exposition is not
bad, is it?'' Cautious critic-..Well-
not in the sense Of being immoral. -
Worlds Fair Puck. = ..=.. * ..
-She-s'That dress she had on at the
ball last night ruined hundred dollar
bill. He-'I thought it must have
been cut out Of something about that
size. Inter Ocean. @ s.s. -
-Hills-''Ho are you succeeding as
an amateur photographer?'' Hulls-
''Capitally. l have taken seventeen
plates SO far, and only sixteen were
failures. IN. Y. Times. =a
First crank-ssWhere do YOU sup
pose that pitcher ever acquired such 3
slow delivery?'' Second crank-.sIt
isn't acquired. It's natural. He used
to be a messenger Troy Press.
BERTHE You say he called you q
donkey! What did you do?" Fred
Nothing" Bertie-'".Well, if a man
called me donkey I'd kick him with
both feet" Fred-'Just SO. ANY
donkey would do t!''-Tit-Bits.
.-Skiggs be something inter
esting you are reading: What is it?''
Skaggs-''Long account telling how a
man was robbed on a car" Skiggs-
''Humph! Wagner or Pullman?''-
Buffalo Courier. 49,
-Kate-''Why do you encourage that
stupid Mr.. Muff?" Florence-'.Fido,
you know, hasn't been we'll for long
time and "Well, what has that
to do with it?' ''They are 60 con-
genial. Inter Ocean. ....
Reform in Sight.-Ten Book
''What would be the result if it were
the custom for women to propose in
stead of men?''-Una Lloyd-"There
would be fewer engagements and more
marriages.-Puck. ...
What He Wanted.-Manager (rush-
ing into station house excitedly)-"I
want detective right away! Ny star
has been robbed of all her jewelry!''
Sergeant-''You don't need any detec-
tive then; you want q reporter.''-
Brooklyn Life.
Mrs. Rocksey-"My Danny wuz
agoin' to make a dollhouse and he
went and asked Stubby, the carpenter,
the easiest way to do it." Mrs. Dineen
-''Phwat did he say? Mrs. Rocksey-
HE told him to give the baby box of
matches to play with. "-Raymond's
Monthly.
Fear Conquered.-Mrs. Blank-''Do
you remember, dear, that before we
were married, you always offered me
your left arm?" Mr. Blank-ssYes; I
wanted to have my right hand free.
You see, had a lovers fear that some
one would try to take you away from
me, and I always kept it in readiness
for defence" ''How sweet! But how
is it that now you generally offer me
your right arm?' swell, I am not so
afraid as was. Yankee Blade,