Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-10-21
WIT AND lIUMOR.

rOUln as ne selZeu q Iat worm. -LOUcti
Courier.
Hitch your wagon to q star il you
will, but look to the strength OF the
harness. Puck.
Lovers are fond of star-gazing be-
cause OF its sigh-dear-eal suggestions.
Boston Courier.
Horse Dealer-I always pick my Gus
toners. Friend-Do you? / was told
that you skinned them-Brooklyn Lte.
Teacher-John returned the book.
In what case is book? Dull Boy (after
long thought)- e.--Good Hews.
1t won't be long until the coal-deal-
er's victims find him lying in weight
for them once ore.-Bufalo Courier.
The summer girl is generally loaded
10 kill and should be labeled, Charm
ing, but dangerous. Step Brook Ba-
ZOO.
The man who "has the pull' at a pic
mic is generally the thoughtful chap
who has brought a flask. Boston Bull
letiD.
During the day the soldiers in camp
haven't TOO good a time, but after
dark the fun is in tents.-PhiLadelphid
Times.
The Chinese language has only $50
words. The rest of it is expressed
with t~irecrackers, - Cleveland Plain
dealer.
When n man comes TO ask you for
your opinion be really asks for your
confirmation OF his own. - Atchison
Globe.
Cynical EDITORIAL, it's the way of the
world. We never strew flowers on a
mans grave after he is dead.--IeEas
Syiings.
The maj who knows it all is gen.
orally the man who aceumulates the
least as a result Of his knowledge
Troy Press.
When the modern Romeo swears by
the silver moon Juliet makes a prompt
discount Of A per cent-BaHin'ore
american.
The cooking school enlargesa wom-
ans domestic sphere" 20. yes. She
is apt to change husbands ~oftenner."-
Washington.
after the bawl is over" the baby's
father can leave off dancing up and
down tho floor at midnight and sleep.
-Boston GGzette.
The reason that the geysers ut the
National Park leap so high is because
they are composed Of spring water
L0toeH Courier.
Guest-This bill of fare is in French.
Waiter-Yes, sab; but the prices is in
English, sab. Mos folks gees by dem.
y. y. Weekly.
"Soled out" he murmured to him.
self, as the father of his best girl gave
him a lift at 2 o'clock in the morning.
Huntington Press.
"Are you in a position to let me have
that 80 you owe me-" No. I've just
lost my position. Can you let me have
another temp Truth.
rs Thompson in business now?"
@Only in a very quiet way. He is
silent partner in q deaf and dumb in
stitute."-Ladianapolis Journal.
First housewife-Do you use con-
densed milk? Second housewife-No;
ours seems to be expanded. How"
with water. 81 Washington Star.
~How do you distinguish an old
fowl from a young one?" by the
teeth" "Come. no joking! Fowls
have no teeth" But l have!"-H
Secoio.
When q parliamentary division ends
In a free fight both the eyes and nose
are apt to have it.-Loweu Courier.
THAT" said the rapid young a
as he pointed to his steam yacht, lis
my floating indebtedness" Washing
ton Star.
II some people think they a crawl
through the needles eye into heaven
they're going 10 get stuck PhiIadet-
phia Times.
.Weally." said Mr.. Gilgal. IF it gets
to be the fashion for Englishmcn TO en-
gage in physical contests I'll have to
dwess like an Amewican." - Washiny-
ton Star.
You get out OF this kitchen or I'll
call my husband" screamed the hard
faced IN @You ant got 40 hus-
band" retorted Mr.. Hungry Higgins.
~lf seeck q iookin' woman rs you had
. husband, he'd be in here doin' the
cookin,. Journal.
The eminent lady financier has
turned up in Cincinnati this time.
She was notified by her bank that she
had overdrawn her account by 800.
She sat down. wrote q check for 500
on the same bank. and promptly for
warded it to make up the deficiency.
1t would DO interesting to hear her
views on the present financial crisis
and the way to 9 IL Boston
Herald.
Friend--ls your new man an artis-
tic poser? Photographer-Nev@ saw
his equal. A young lady from Chicago
came in recently to have her picture
taken; and what do you suppose lac
did, He seDt Out and got a hammock.
swung it here in the gallery, and
photographed her in It," \ have no
doubt it made . pretty p~ictuft.. -Yes-
Stree. Head close "a the Gamers and
feet way OF In the distance. ~ y.
WesklW.