Mesa free press., 1898-07-01

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Bill-Are you giving any attention to
music now? JILL can't help 1t; we've
got eight pianos in our dat.-Yonkers
Statesman.
Fuddy-Are you in favor Of single
tax? Duddy-I go farther than that.
would have no tax at all.-Boston
Transcript.
"How does Blankly get along? He
says that he's too proud to beg and too
honest to steal" HE gets trusted
Indianapolis Journal.
"What long, thin head Jimson has,"
Hasn't he? Looks as If he had pushed
1t under bureau for collar button"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
This would be very happy world II
people would always wear the express
sion they do when they are having
their pictures taken.-Puck.
Mrs. Flight--Isn't 1t terrible, this
talk of war? Mrs. Blunt-Yes; but we
are fully prepared. Harry's life Is in
sured.-Indianapolis Journal
my voice is still for war;" shouted
the impassioned orator. 'How about
the rest Of you" yelled sarcastic by
stander. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"Quigley always kisses his wife on
entering and leaving the house."
Eyes; queer how habit clings to
man, isn't it"-Philadelphia North
American.
Papa, when a horse laughs he kicks
up his heels, doesn't he? II guess So"
"Well, old Bill has just laughed at Ben
ME. Won't you come out and carry him
inY'-Truth.
Rectors wife-And what has my dear
girl given up during Lent? Dear girl
Well, you see it was so hard for me to
make up my mind that just gave up
thinking.-Life.
Y.-Is your wife honest? C.-What
do you mean? 81 mean do you ever find
her short in her accounts" "Well, 1
should say not! You ought to hear
herp'-Yonkers Statesman.
Sometimes" said Uncle Eben. II
has mer s'picions dat dat boy er mine
doesn't show mo- respeck fob advice
case he sees how little his father done
got out'n t."-Washington Star.
Pryne So you're Ncw-Yorker. too.
What borough? Greene Well, bur
row in Manhattan office building by
day, and Brooklyn clearinghouse
after nightfall. Life.
"Ain't l little. bow-legged" asked
the dubious young man. "Bow-legged?"
said the tailor. "The idea! Your lower
limbs, sir, are absolutely without
PARALLEL Journal.
"How did Fakem, the hypnotist, get
along on his last trip" First rate,
until he tried the impossible. He hyp-
Noticed a tramp one day and tried to
make him saw wood" brooklyn Life.
Office boy ito his employer)-Mr.
Brown, outside, sir, wants to see the
Junior partner. Junior partner-Not in;
/ owe him $50. Senior partner-Show
him in; he owes me $40.-Harper's
Bazaar.
Weaver-Poetry is something that is
born in one; it cannot be acquired. The
making Of poetry is a gift. Beaver
So is the disposing Of it, so far as
have had any experience.-Boston
Transcript.
"YOur husbands temperature" said
the physician, ''is alarmingly high
/ toB ~ sOor7dDs% vo,, ,,,oLa n on oyou
hundred?" asked the patient, overhear-
Ing the doctors Observation-Disclosures
oils Journal.
Jane (reading)- The wearied sentinel
leaned on his gun and stole few mo-
ments' sleep. Little Robbie know
where he stole it from. Jane-Where,
Robbie? Robbie-From his nap-sack.-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
She-What does this mean about all
Just government deriving its authority
from the consent Of the governed? He
1T means that when man gets mar
ried he practically agrees to take the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Observation-Disclosures, that's old
Spriggings. Half a dozen doctors have
given him up at various times during
his life. Wing-What was the trouble
with him. Bing-He wouldn't pay his
bills.-Boston Traveller.
Johnny-Do they have elephants in
Asia? Papa-Oh, yes. Johnny-Do
they have circuses In Asia? Papa
Moo: think not. Johnny-Well. what's
the use of having elephants If they
don't have circuses PUCK.
Mudkins-What would you say, sir,
II should tell you that I love your
daughter? Mr.. Cashtuburn-Not a
word sir: not a word! Your audacity