Mesa free press., 1898-02-11


man who will use his camera. -Somer-
vile Journal.
She-"Why Is 1t called the silver
moonT" He-"Because it comes in
halves and quarters, SUPPOSE CHI
cago News.
Doubtful. A-Spendley-"wel If my
money should go, dearest, you'd still
have mer Mrs. Spendley-"Don you
be too sure about that!"-Puck.
Walter-"Did Uncle Jack see Santa
Claus last night?' Carolyn-"I guess
so. They say he saw almost every
thing one could imagine."-Yellow
Book.
What Kept Him. What kept you In
the South so longY II was trying to
negotiate raise" what, money!
mo, quarantine. - Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
HE told me to get Off the earth.
What do you suppose he meantY' He
seemed to think that you needed
bath, evidently. louisville Courier
Journal
you may fetter my body" he shout
ed, "but my mind will wear no chain!"
In other words, the wheel In his head
was Of the '9S pattern. -Indianapoli
Journal.
Sloper Gas Miss Eastlake, his intend.
ed, finishes solo -"What voice!'
Duncan (who has been rejected by Miss
Eastlake) Yes, what a yoicew-Hars
lem Life.
Have yOusspoken,to papa2'
BERTHE Yes; asked him through the
telephone and he answers: I don't
know who you are. but It's all right !"
--Pick-Me-U Up.
Raggs"S Say, do you believe thst
story Of the goose laying the golden
egg?" Jaggs-ssWell. 1t would be just
like goose to do such foolish thing"
Chicago News.
Not Necessarily w aller- SO Bilker
rents that forty -dollar-a-month hou ,e
Of yours, does he? He pays too much
rent" Landlord (sighing) -"You don't
know him. Puck.
A north of England paper says: I'VE
have adopted the eight-hour system Ia
this Office. We commence work at 8
o'clock In the morning and close at IS
In the evening. Tit Bits.
Bride ~ Counting your change,
George? 1t has been an expensive
trip, hasn't itY' George That's right
It looks as II this honeymoon would
soon be on Its last quarter. Puck.
"She has great deal Of curiosity
remarked Willie Washington. YES"
replied Miss Cayenne; lit is something
extraordinary. She even opens some
OF the fancy covered magazines to see
what is inside" Washington Star.
Mrs. G-"My dear, when will you
learn to take your hat of in the eleva-
tor when your are with met" Mr.. g.
When you learn to take yours off In
the theater when you are with me, my
dear" Cincinnati Commercial Trib-
une.
rs he a novelistT' asked one young
woman, as she picked up photograph
mo, indeed" replied the other, with
enthusiasm. Hes no novelist; he's
q story writer. You can understand
and enjoy everything he does. Wash
| ington Star.
Il am told" remarked Miss Cayenne
"that you said some very clever things
last evening" "Yes," replied Willie
| Washington; at is very discouraging"
What is?' 4The surprised manner in
which everybody is talking about it,
| Washington STAR
/ A Slight Inversion. There is some
mistake" said the returned Klondiker,
as he crawled from the box car, ''about
| the fabulous amount of gold In Alaska
AS to there being an amount Of fabu-
| lous gold--well, that is different. Gin.
cinnati Enquirer.
"Have you completed your plan for
Fastening the business of the United
States Senator Partly" replied the
newly elected Senator. II have pre-
| pared a speech on the subject which
it will take me three days to deliver
Washington Star.
Bill Yale-"That man Williams never
lost his head in football game yet,
did hep Jim Cornell-"No, I think
not He's lost an ear, part Of his nose,
eight teeth-but do not remember
ever hearing Of him losing his head" ~
Yonkers Statesman.
Bill-"Where've you been" Jill
down to the Doctors" It'll bet he
told you to go South" mo, l didn't
| 20 to consult him! went to collect a
BILL" "Oh, well, in that case 1t was
probably not the South where he told
you to go."-Yonkers Statesman.
Uncle George you think M.
/ Caxton is a literary manY' Carrie
"Oh, I'm sure of it. When he wants
to find anything in book he wastes
half an hour hunting for 1t before he
thinks to look at the index" Boston
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