The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-01-24

angel"
us she polite glrl?" "Not at all.
She finds 1t impossible to break herself
of the habit of telling the truth
He-Now. don't you bother to help me
on with my coat. Shells no bother.
It's pleasure.--Town Topics.
Heredlty. "wot you dom, chile?'
"Nothln', nanny. MY, but you Is
gittin' like yooh Observation-Disclosures
World.
Blobbs-"Wigwag must be making an
awful lot OF money! Slobbs-"l should
say he Is. | actually believe he is maxi
ing more than his wife can spend"
Il believe Mrs. Hemlock would rather
quarrel with her husband than with
anybody else" Decidedly, Force al.
ways seeks the line of least resistance"
Doctor-Did' you take my prescrIp-
ton, ma'am? Patient-Yes; but, say,
doctor, papers awful hard to get down,
an 1t didn't seem to do me no good
Chicago News.
Employer-And how long were you In
your last place, my good man? James
Dust out of Folsom penltentiaryl-T
years, sir, and | never had a single
evening out-Ex.
"Why, gentlemen" cried the after
dinner speaker tragically, what would
this nation be without the ladies'"
xxf mn oh bo
Cheerful Idiot Judge.
Didn't you go away at all, Mrs.
DashT' mo; Mr.. Dash said he was so
well fixed now that we could afford to
stay at home If we wanted to-so we
did."-Detroit Free Press.
Hell shall never marry until meet
a woman who is my direct opposite
She (encouragingly)-Well, Mr.. Duffer,
there are plenty of bright, intelligent
girls in the nelghborhood.
A Guarantee and Promise. do you
guarantee this goods not to fadeY "Ab-
solutely! And IL 1t does we will sell
you new goods to match the changed
color. indianapolis News.
| Not His Fault. do you realize" said
the economist, that there Is heavy
surplus In the United States Treasury
WELL" answered Senator Sorghum, at
amt my fault. Washington Star.
Newlywed why don't you take n
wifeY Bachelor-"My income is only
sufficient for one" Newlywed-"W Well,
IL she really loved you she would prob
ably be satisfied with that."-Puck.
Don't you miss you husband very
much now that he is away. "Oh, no!
AT breakfast just stand his newspaper
up in front of plate and half the time
l really forget he isn't there. "-Ex-
change.
THAT is your husband rapping" an
nouneed the medium in solemn voice.
MY husband rapping?' said the wild
ow, absently; gracious, he must have
forgotten his night-key Philadelphia
Record.
In His Favor She-Papa says that a
young man who smokes cigarettes will
never set the world on fire. He-Well,
that's the first good thing | ever heard
any one say of cigarette smoker
Yonkers Statesman.
DR.. Brown-"Well did you keep the
thermometer In the room at 70 degrees.
as told your Mrs. Murphy--"I did,
indade, doctor, but | had hard tonne
to do it. The only place 1t would stay
at siyinty was fornist the chimney
piece. Life.
Poet-I was pleased to see my poem
in your paper. Is there any money
Editor-Oh, no; we sha'n't charge you
anything this time. 1t Is your first Of
Tense. you know. If, however, it is re-
peated, we can not let you off again so
easily.-Boston Transcript.
Young Wife-"I received to-day a
beautiful diploma from the cooking
school-on parchment-and I've cele-
brated by making you this dish. Now,
just guess what it is" Young Hus-
band Chewing on his burnt omeleb--
"The diploma -Flicgende Batter
Manoeuvers. Lieutenant Nobs Gust
arrived)-How long will you take to
drive me to the fort, cabby? Cabby-
Ten minues. capting, by the short cut
through the halleys. But the military
allus goes the long way round, through
the fashionable part o. the town, yer
honor, which takes an hour. (Cabby
gets his hour.l Punch.
"'Cordin t tn statoots," began Judge
Wayback, as he stood up, I'm hey t
Civ v ten years t. tn pennytenchurry."
But" exclaimed the lawyer for the do
PENDANT, jumping to his feet. there are
extenuatlng circumstances" They Isl"
cried the judge in alarm. "Ef thought
tibet, burned II | wouldn't Civ him tif-
teen years. columbus Journal.
''There, my dear" said the returned
hunter, there's one bird for you. any
way. Bagged him just as was about
to give up in disgust" "Oh, Georgaw
she exclaimed. ITS n carrier-pigeon,
isn't it?' Not much! It's a quail"
''But it has card tied to it's leg, with