The Virginia enterprise., 1901-06-21

opportunity in neglecting to bring out
line Love Letters of Brigham Young"
Elk.
why are the feelers of a butterfly
like the seeds in California orange? ?"
"Give it up" Because they're an
tennae."-Ex.
was One: Mrs. Empeck-You acted
like fool when you proposed to me.
Empeck-That wasn't acting, my dear,
Town and Country.
Charles Loveday-Um, ah. Er, er-
er! Err! he! he-!' Jeweler Ito Ills
assistanD-Bring that tray of engage:
ment-rings here, Henry.-Tit-Bits.
Fred-1 had fall last night which
rendered me unconscious for several
hours. Ed-You don't mean it? Where
did you fall? Fred-I fell asleep.-Tit-
Bits
Molly-My little sisters got the
measles. Jimmie-Oh! So has mine.
Molly-Well. I'll bet you my little SIS
| ter's got more measles than yours has.
-Tit-Bits.
What is the difference between the
cannlbals and Mark Twain?' "The
cann1bals enjoy cold missionary, while
Mark Twain likes the missionaries
hOt."-Life.
On Board Ship: "Can 1 bring you up
some luncheon, sir?". "What! Lunch
already? Why, it doesn't seem more
than fifteen minutes since breakfast
came upv'-Life.
How She Proves It: maggie says
she's Daughter of the Revolution"
Can she prove it?" "Sure. Her faith
er runs merry-go- round" d."-Philadel-
phia Evening Bulletin.
Right Up in Line: 'Same old presen.
tation Of Uncle Toms Cabin l sup
pose" Not much; we've worked in
an automobile collision and plantation
runmage sale" ."-Detroit Free Press.
Not an Asylum: Visitor-1t must be
very convenient to have an asylum
right in the heart of your city. New
York Policeman Asylum! That is the
Stock Exchange.-Ohio State Journal.
Strong-willed: Kind Lady-It must
be hard to get along without working?
Tramp-lndeed it is, ma'am: yet have
no idea how strong de tem'tation ter
go to work is, sometimes.-Brooklyn
Life.
Twofold: Sniffs-There is more sin
In Chicago than any other city on the
face of the earth. Snuffs-I beg leave
to differ. Sniffs-1 defy you to name
another with more sin in itv' Snuffs-
Cincinnati-Ex
Distingue: "She comes Of a grand
old family, believer" Eyes, very! An
ancestor of hers was beheaded in the
Tower during the reign Of the fourth
Edward"' "How perfectly lovely!'-
Detroit Journal.
How much does member of the
Legislature get in this State?" INQUIRED
the tourist. His salary" answered
Farmer Corntossel, "is three dollars a
day. Nobody knows how much he
gets. s."-Washington Star.
Suited to a Tee: Fox Ito bear)-
Come over tomorrow, and We'll play
game of golf on the links. Bear-An
right. l don't know what the game is.
but If there's any job you can put up
on the lynx I'm in with you.-Boston
Herald.
His Training: "How did Spudkins
get his appointment as Brigadier-G en-
eral? never knew that he was con-
nected with the army?' "Oh. yes, by
marriages: his brother-in-law is a
United States Senator."-Town and
Country.
A Great Preface: Publisher-I fear
your book is too short; it consists Of
only forty pages. Author-Oh, l ex-
plain all that in the preface. Publisher
What length is it? Author-Fivc hun
dred pages, sir.-Columbus (Ohio) State
Journal.
Teacher-Now, Tommy, suppose you
had two apples, and you gave another
boy his choice of them, you would tell
him to take the bigger one, wouldn't
you? Tommy-No, mum. Teacher
w uy ! 4Onuly- COS lWOulQu De nee
essary.-Tit-Bi
Their Favorite Diet: ''The bulls and
bears in Wall street are all carnivorous
animals" remarked the horse editor to
the snake editor. "Indeed?' eyes;
they are fond of spring lamb with
United States mint e."-Pittsburg
Chronicle-Telegraph.
Mrs. Innocence (fnding poker-chips
in her husbands pockets)-Dear me!
isn't George too thoughtful for any
thing!~ told him to buy something to
amuse the baby, and here he has
brought home these pretty colored
philadelphia Record.
A Philosopher: Wife-There's a
burglar down cellar, Henry. Husband
Well, my dear, we ought to be thank
full that we are upstairs. Wife-But
he'll come up here. Husband-Then
Wen go down cellar, my dear. Surely,
a ten-room house ought to be big
enough to hold three people without
crowding.-Detroit Free Press.
The Bliss of Ignorance: Nagger-