Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1898-02-09
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stars?' Romeo-''Tye understudleu
em."-Yonkers Statesman.
Doesn't it make you sad when you
think of the poor" why, no, not par
ticularly. 1t makes me mad, though,
when | think of he rich. "-lndianap-
oils Journal.
Mrs. Newed-"Was | nervous, dear,
during the ceremony" Miss Spitegirl
well, a trifie at first, darling, but
not after William had said yes
Truth.
Not Spoiled by Fortune.-Anna-And
her uncle left her all that money. Has
It changed her at all? Belle-No, in
Iced, She is just as enthusiastic as
ever over S9-cent silk marked down
from one-sixty.-Puck.
Precocious Juvenile-Mamma, 1t isn't
good. grammar 10 say after L. is 1t!
His Mother-No, George. Precoclous
Juvenile-Well, the letter comes after
|. Which is wrong, the grammar or
the alphabet ?-Chicago Tribune.
Miss Antique-This young turkey!
I don't believe you, sir. Butcher-lt Is
young turkey, mum. Miss Antique
Youngl Young as compared with
what? Butcher-The pyramids er yer
own sweet self, mum-Harper's Bazaar.
"Maude says she doesn't care two
cents for him." THAT is no sign she
does not think lot of him. Just think
how women will fight for bargains that
are marked from $3.50 to S3.4S. In
dianapolis Journal.
First Chappie-"I wonder now, Chol-
lie, how the donkey ever came to be
used as the-er-emblem of Stupidity"
Second Chappie with yawn)-"Don't
know, I'm sure, deah boy; must have
been before our day."-Brooklyn Life.
ITS perfectly absurd, this clamor
about our hats. People who can't see
over them would better not go to the
theater." Il know; that's what | told
my husband and he said: All right,
we won't CO. and we don't. "-Harper' S
Bazaar.
Brown-"Ah, Smith, let me introduce
you to Mr.. Cayley Colt. Pm sure you We
read his famous booksw Smith-"N-n II
no. I'm afraid l haven't had the pleas
ure." Brown-"Oh, of course you have,
my dear fellow, but you've forgotten
that's it.'-Punch.
A Dangerous Locality.-First Tramp
pointing to scarecrow in a cornfeld)
Look! Lookee therer' Second
Tramp-"My. My. We must git out O.
this, double quick. They've caught one
of us fellows and nailed him to a pole. )"
New York Weekly.
Mrs. Spriggins = where's your
daughter, Mrs. Wiggins?" Mrs. Wig
gins-'She's gone to the cooking school
And that reminds me, | must go into
the kitchen and get supper, for she'll
be as hungry as n bear when she gets
home. New York Weekly.
MY dear old friend, how were you
able to acquire such an immense for
tuneY by a very simple method.
"Wna' method was that" when
was poor l made out that l was rich
and when l got rich made out that
was poor."-Odds and Ends.
Mr.. Dunham: Il have called, sir, ia
tell you that your daughter, Miss Fan
ME, and love each other very dearly.
l want to ask you for her." Old Mil
lyuns-"Well, you'll have to wait
awhile. There's no vacancy in the
store now that | could put you into
Cleveland Leader.
Zone time" said the travelled board
err, Il got showed in on the Rocky
Mountains, and the only thing seven of
us had for two days to sustain life was
a half barrel of picked pigs feet"
You were, indeed" said the cheerful
idiot, reduced to extremities. In
annapolis Journal.
Hiram Oatbin-"Them people in the
big cities is gittin' so alfred enterpris-
IN that they're bound to have clear
skies above 'em ev'ry day." Ike Stub
bles-"How d ye make that out, Hip
Hiram Oatbin-''Look at the fortunes
they are payin' out fer them sky scrap
ers.'-Up to Date.
IAN author" said the practical lit
! terateur, fought to know several Ian
guages." "Of course he ought" re-
piled his fellow-craftsma 1.-THE field
has been so well worked that there is
no longer any use of reading old Eng
l!sh books in search of original ideas.
Washington Star.
He-"These shoemakers are pretty
well up to the vanity of women. have
it on reliable authority that they hit on
the trick of putting smaller numbers in
women's Shoes She-"Yes; and it is
also said that the matters are number
ing mems hats size higher. There.'
Cincinnati Enquirer.
| "Fwat's this hear about you soakin'
a Chinyman wild a brick?" asked Mr..
Hogan. Il did," admitted young Ho-
gan. 'Niver let me hear av tn like
again. Always br'reak brick in two
and soak your man twice. You young
Americans are much too wasteful"-
indianapolis Journal.
"Wlll she have him?" was the ques-