Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1900-11-21
HUMOROUS.


-Tommy-"Psw, what does II mean
that time shall be no moreT Mr.. Fieg
~ guess he viii 30 no more when he
lays down his soy the"-Indianapoli
Journal.
DO you believe all that talk about
Benton's being untruthful?'' Bang-
mo; he's the soul of honor. wouldnH
believe otherwise II he told mo him.
self
How do you like Lord Popping.
ton. Miss Bayrow?" Miss Barrow
mot at all He can't pronounce hin
RS, and do detest being addressed n
Miss Bowwow."-Tit-B Bits.
-Freddy's First Composition on the
Seasons-'sThere L. seasons q Evry
year spring summer ortum winter and
fawl but al for Ne gimme liberty OF
gimme deth- Courier.
Why He Returned-''Look here"
said Mrs. Taddells to hungry Higgins,
didn't give you dinner yesterday
"You did. madam" replied Higgins.
with q courtly bow, land ono rood
dinner deserves another."-Detroit
Free Press.
One Of the best Scotch stories which
has reached US for some time relates ia
. minister Of the broad" section Of tho
established church. Meeting q mem
oe1 Of his congregation making his way
home somewhat OBVIOUSLY, he thus 40
sosted him: John. l thought You had
taken the pledge" ''Aas I did, air."
replied the eulprit, ''Sut IFS ae thing
10 tax the pledge and quite another
thing 10 keep 1t, - - Ken weel enough
WI respect - the confession O. faith"
The two landlAdiss were comparing
notes- 81 and 1t pays to serve the
breakfast piping Aot, said one. "Ex-
eept on Sundays. Then serve 1t cold.''
"Why do you do thst?'' asked the other.
well, on week-days my boardsrs have
TO eat breakfast Ia . hurry, and If it Is
hot they dent have time to wait for II
TO cool of; 20 they eat very little. Sum
days they eat less because II 10 cold. ;
assure you, Mrs. Jones, but for this
discovery I should have lost money thiv
season."-Karpsr's Basax.
"A Detroit man some time aeo con.
cludea hslwovld 20 for IN Office In
Warrington, and the first thing he
knew he was confronted by q civil
service examination. He went through
the form, handed In his papers, ana
the next day the examiner called him
up. lyon have omitted an answe- to
one question" he said. "Ls that sop
asked the applicant; (which ono 10
thatT' This: Which rsitfpsd would
you take going from DETROIT to San
Franciseo1" Can you answer IL or do
you want 10 let It sor' 'Oh. can
answer it." said the applicant with
confidence "WelL tell me and I'll
write IL In for you" THE one that
would give me- pass" responded the
frank young mau. and tie examines
sousratulatsA hisA
In the Woods.
A gentleman who recently went far
Into the Maine woods to look after his
lands on coming to . lumberman's camp
thirty miles from nowhere, was struck
with establishment and held up his
team involuntarily at the edge of the
opening. The cause was the strains of
parlor organ, played in an artistic
manner, which came from the camp
His surprise was not lessened on meet
ing at the camp door the organist and
cook, handsome young lady. IS neat
and tidy as q new pin, who looked after
the house for her father and his crew.
She had taken her organ into the woods
to "beguile the drowsy hours" and
make things more homelike. Az might
be expected, the gentleman found that
camp ''way ahead" of those not en-
livened by woman's smile and CHEEKY
presence, and he thought he never
knew before how much music there Is
In an organ. It's the new order Of
things in camp lite in the Maine wooda