Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-07-09

Doth now seem small beside
The pitcher for the baseball nine, -
Who is the city's pride. - =
Baltimore News
did he look like a bIcyclist?" on
dear, no; not In the least. Why, he
could stand up straight with no per-
ceptible effort."-ChlcagO Post. =.
When it begins to get real summary
hot, can't we manage to have the wealth
err man arrested for scorching|Phii-
adelphia North American. ~
BrIggs-Does your wife laugh when
you tell her funny story? Braggs-
Oh, yes. always tell her beforehand
that 1t is funny.-7Indianapolis Journal.
She-Do you know anything worse
than a man taking a kiss without asking
for it? Hell do. T9"What, for In
stance" Asking for it without taking
It,"
Mrs. Winks-I don't see how. you
could afford to pay 500 for wheel.
Mr.. Winks-I couldn't. That's why
have gotto pay $1O5 for it.-Somerviils
Journal.
Tommy-Paw, what Is designing
villain? Mr.. Figg-Oh, the description
would apply to one of these poster ar
lists about as well as anything IN
dianapolis Journal a $.ss~
Sweet is the summer breeze that goes
To gladden. toiling man
Especially the one that flows
From an electric fan.
Washington Star. ~"''el'' ''.''i
Hopkins-That man n prize fghteri
why, l don't believe there is bit OF
fight in him. Thrilmere-What! guess
you never heard him talk!-Philadel-
phia North American.
She-I would not marry you IL
were to live to be hundred years old.
He-Well, l should say you wouldn't,
If had anything to say in the matter.
indianapolis Journal.
"Look here, Bawl Barings, I've
proposition to make" What Is 1t,
Noopops:' you stop talking about
your bicycle and I'll not say another
word about my smart Truth.
Justice-You are charged with steal
ing Colonel Julep's chickens. Have
you any witnesses? Uncle Moses-I
heb not. l don't steal chickens befo'
witnesses.-Amusing Journal.
Young Husband-Are you in favor Of
free silver or the gold standard, my
love? Young wife-Oh, don't care,
my dear, so long as you have plenty Of
it.-Philadelphia North American.
"Say, Dobbs, all your family are
away; what do you keep your alarm
clock going for?" II want to wake up
every hour and realize that don't have
to walk the baby."-Chicago Record.
1--WE cannot find a place to go this
summer" whats the trouble?" 1--WE
want a summer resort from which we
won't have to write home that we sleep
under blankets. Chicago Record.
mamma, were those stories Uncle
George was telling us about the big
fishes he caught fairy stories?" 81 don't
know. my child; wasn't listening, but
1 imagine they were."-Brooklyn Life.
Edith and Mabel had just put their
dollies in their little crib. Said Edith.
with a sigh Of relief, There, I'm thank
full we've got the children to bed. We
shall have little peace now."-Boston
Transcript.
Wheeler-I see by the papers that
Chicago bicycler was held up by two
men. Sprocket Feeling IL the court
plaster was in place on his facet wish
to gracious 1t had been me!-Yonkers
Statesman.
Rugby-Our landlady is one of the
most expert calculators in town. Will
kins-Is she? Rhgby-Yep. We had
beans for dinner to-day, and she asked
me how many would have.-Cleveland
Plaindealer.
George-How do you like 1t, Cora?
Cora-It's perfectly lovely. But what
do they have all these policemen at the
game for? Oh, know; it is to keep
the men from stealing bases.-Somer-
vile Journal.
ut is the intention to collect about
S11 900 for Pittsburg's Fourth Of July
celebration this year." remarked the
Horse Editor. "Ah," replied the Snake
EullOT, MOuty W Julie ittSouA8
Chronicle-Telegraph.
"How is Jenny See getting along with
her bicycle lessonsT "Oh, nicely" re-
piled the young enthusiast. "She has
only taken six now, and, do you know,
l never saw any one fall Off wheel
so Observation-Disclosures Times.
Jilson-Is Jubbs sick or travelling?
Jabson-Neither. What makes you
think SO? Jilson-I've been looking out
of the window the last ten minutes
and I haven't seen him playing a hose
on his lawn. -Roxbury a aaettess
Clear Case.-"Do you ride wheel?"
asked the eldest of the doctors on the
Insanity Commission. yep" answer
ed the subject. "What maker. 'I
never noticed" The verdict was unani-
entia.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Judge-what is the ground for COM
plant in this divorce case? Counsel
Please, your honor, the main plea win
be incompatibility Of temper In re-
gard to the merits Of their respective
blcycles.-New York Evening Tele-
gram. ~
Reginnld-Time brings about some
odd changes, doesn't 1t? Harold
should say 1t did. Look at the matter
Of costumes. Why, when we played
tennis, we turned our trousers up at
the bottom, and now that we play golf
we turn our stockings down from the
top.-Woonsocket Reporter.
"If this Mlsther Hanna gets. to be
the great man he promises now," said