The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1902-03-14

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my custom.
PA, what Is pre-glacial man?'
"Why, man before he had to pay ice
bills, of course"
Miss White, | believer NO, am
Miss Green "Oh, pawdon me! I'm
color blind, y'know."
'Let me but own the EARTH" said the
financier, with characteristic bravado,
"and care not who writes the peoples
songsr
Teacher What Is synonym?
Bright Boy-It's a word you use in
place of another one when You don't
know how to spell the other one.
Grandpa's birthday: MANY happy
returns of the day. grandpa; aud mann
ma says ii you give us each fifty cents
we mustn't lose it."-Harlem Life.
Mother is always telling me not to
bolt my food" said small boy, and
now she has gone and bolted the cup
board that has got all the yictnals. :"
The Artlst--And, then, have you given
sufficient attention to the technique
Prospective r-Well-er-per
haps not. | was thinking of the price!
Ocular Demonstration: Mrs. Decol-
lete, over there, puts every cent her
husband makes on her back" Hes
making very little, then. '-Phladel-
phia Press.
Mr. Botts-I think, my dear. | have at
last found the key to success. Mrs.
Botts-Well, just as like as not you'll
not be able to find the keyhole,-Y
kers Statesman.
Proud of the Boy Doctor-'Pears to
me laik de boy dun got acute indege-
shun. Aunt Lucy Smiling through her
tears)-Dats' 1t, doctah Dat boy. sick
err well, dun eb'ryt'ing cute.-Judge.
! Frustrated: First Fly--Com quick,
mother! Sister has been drinking some
of that poison they tried to fool us
First Fly-She's on the ceiling In a
dead faint-Life
The Important Question: Mrs. Dash
leigh-Do you believe 1t is possible. as
Mrs. Roosevelt says, for woman to
dress on three hundred dollars year?
Mrs. Kaflippe-It may be possible. but
what's the use.-Exchange.
Drain on the Empire: "If the war
continues" groaned the British peer,
I'VE shall run out of metal" For max
ing guns for the men?" asked the
friend. mo; for making medals for
the officers. Chicago News.
DR.. A.-Why do you always make
such particular inquiries as TO what
your patients eat? Does that assist you
In your diagnosis? DR.. B.-Not much:
but it enables me to ascertain their So
cial position and arrange my fees ac-
cordingly. -Tit-Bits
The lesson had been about the prodi.
gal son. and the entire Sunday school
had been properly impressed. The SUI
perintendent asked: Nov. my little
friends. who stood by, objecting TO this
proposed banquet to the prodigalg'
And voice in far corner answered,
THE calf"
Pure Accident: agan-Hiyins!
man, phwat's the matther wild yer
face? Hanagan-Faith, twas an acci-
dent. Tn ould woman throwed plate
at me. Flanagan-An dye call that an
accident? Hanagan-Av coorse! Didn't
she hit plat she aimed at?-Philadel-
phia Press.
His Mission: at is your aim, of
course" said his intimate friend ito
make people think" NO" replied the
popular lecturer, in burst of conf
dence, my business is to make people
think they thinker, rather, to make
them think | think they think. Chi
cago Tribune.
NO., said the stubborn citizen, Il
never confess that am in the wrong
"Why not?'' There Is no use of it, IL
a man makes Il mistake in this life there
are thousands OF people ready to take
hold and advertise 1t, without his lift
ing his voice to swell the clamor.'-
Washington Star.
You know, John. you promised me a
seal-skin wrap. and And you
promised TO keep my stockings darned
and you haven't done it, We'll. you
don't mean 20 say you'll break your
promise on that account.' We'll. it's
just like This: "You don't give darn
and | don't give a wrap
City Magistrate~Of course don't
wish TO stand in the way of my daugh.
ter's happiness, but | know SO little OF
y,AI, Mr.. Hawkins. What is your vo.
cation? Mr.. Hawkins Wirilyl-Oh,
write er-poetry, novels plays
and that sort of thing City Magistrate
Indeed Most interesting And be- "
do you live?-Punch.
1t Got There Just the Same: Mabel
Such joke on Mr.. Gayboy. We
were out on the balcony between the
dances. and he got the sleeve OF his
dresscoat all over red paint from Que
of the posts that We're just painted
Maud-Aud did You 90 near Tho Dost