The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-08-27

lie mas V done anything else as vet.
-SOmerville Journal.
That was a bad runa O had
the other night, Mrs. Dash" YES, but
1t was very stylish; we had four
horses."-Chicago Record.
Mrs. Brown-Mrs. Smith is a woman
of remarkable strength of mind. Mrs.
Jones-ls she? YES. She never buys
anything she doesn't want."--Life.
Time works a strange distraction
In the object of her zeal;
Shes forgot TO want the ballot
Since she learned to ride the wheel.
Washington Star.
Johnny-Pa, what is the difference
between a tonsorial artist and a bar
Der? Mr.. Wiggles-The tonsorial art
list uses longer understandable Jour
nal.
"He lives in a brick house now. does
Le!' sneered the rural cynic. Il used
TO wipe the clay off my boots that the
brick; in tina house are made Of
Truth.
He: Dearest Friend: ChOlly-How
old do you suppose Miss Kurdish is?
Gertrude-You might ask mamma Per
hapS she'll MISUNDERSTANDING Lead,
or.
The man who thinks that women have
No lively gift of wit.
Has never asked a girl to we'd,
And heard her answer nit"
indianapolis Journal.
Mrs. Gazzam-Why is the ringing of
n bell made obligatory upon bicycle
riders? Mr.. GazZam-It gives their
victims time to make an ej%aculatory
prayer.-Truth.
Waiter tat club reStaurant)-Ready
with your order. sab? City Sportsman
back from Il weeks fiShing)-Give me
some fish; I'm tired to death Of other
things.-New York Weekly.
Lahra-Is it a fact that your engage
ment with Willie is broken off? Flora
Why, no; not broken off. exactly. 1t
%dianapolis Journal.
JOhnny-Papa. what is meant by -
person Of Sanguine temperament?'
Papa-It meanS-a-it means a person
who expects a good many things that
do not happen.-Puck.
Dah's lots O. folks puts in dab time
Il hahdly kin endure 'em)
A-talkin' bout dab troubles Std
o. hustlin' roun' ter cure 'em.
Washington Star.
Rallinger-It will be a sweltcring
summer at the shore. How will you
manage to keep cool: Manhattan-I
shall limit my engagements to Boston
girls exclusively.-Town Topics.
Osgood-I guess Matthews intends to
run for office this year.-Wawmam-
What makes you think so? Osgood-
He's removed the fence from around
his beautiful lawn.-Cleyeland Leader.
Hungry Higgins-What do you think
Of this here eight-hour movement, any
way? Weary Watkins-Ef it means
not movin' moren nee every eight
hours I guess it's all right.-IndianapO-
lis Journal.
Mrs. Buzbey-What's all this talk the
papers are full of about 1G to I? Mrs.
Buzbuz-Oh. it's the score of some great
baseball game. | suppose. You know
how crazy men are on that subject
RoXbury Gazette.
How strangely do life's prizes go,
Awarded by the crowd:
Some triumph lay the things they know,
And some by talking loud.
Washington Evening Star.
Mrs.. Motherby-How are you getting
on with your singing lessons, Kate:
Miss Screecher-Well, think | must be
improving. | notice, anyway, that
when ! practice now the neighborS
don't come and ring the doOrbell to pro-
test.--SomeIville Journal.
She ION the way over)-Just to think
that this big ship is absolutely under
the control of the man at the wheel.
He-Oh, that's nothing. The man on
the wheel at home claims to have pow
or enough to control the whole nation.
philadelphia North American.
Flowery Fields-Is dere any demand
fer farm laborers between here an
%Souedunk? Farmer Jones-NaW; |
reckon tn farmers hey hired all tn help
they need by this time. Flowery Fields
shaking his partner)-Wake up,
Weary. We've struck de right road at
la~st.JudGe.