Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-02-27

the greatest fool in the world. Synnex
makes it unanimous.-Boston
Stranger-Do you tn1nK you can get
me on the pension list? Lawyer Cheer
fully)-Oh, 1 guess so. But we may
have to get you naturalized first
Bazaar.
It's distinction: City man-How shall
1 know which house it is? Suburbanite
You'll be able to tell easily enough.
It's the only one in the neighborhood
that hasn't a For Sale sign on it
Puck.
Actor-Hurry, or We'll miss the
train. Actress can't find my dia-
monds or my purse. Actor-Oh, well,
never mind. Actress-Yes, but the
purse had ten dollars in it.-New York
Weekly.
The schedule: Newcastle-Was there
any romance connected with your en-
g%agement? Ingerfeld-Romance? 1
proposed to her at S:45 and she ac-
cepted me precisely at 9:15.-Detroit
Free Press.
But why did you not send for the
doctor next door when you became
suddenly ill?" asked his friend. "You
forget" answered the sufferer, that
1 have been learning to play the cornet
recently."-Puck.
A good point: He-There is one
thing in particular 1 like about spin
sters. She-What is that? He-They
never bore a fellow by telling him how
they used to do this and that before he
was born.-Tit-Bits.
George, did you know that 1 was
going to marry your sister," "Well. 1
heard her say so, but she's had that
idea about so many other fellows that
1 didn't feel sure about it till you told
me."-Brooklyn Life.
Say pa" queried little Billy Bloc
bumper, whats an echo?" can echo,
my son. replied the old man, with a
sigh long drawn out, lis the only thing
that can fim-iam a woman out of the
last word.-The Tyre.
A beautiful romance headed off
You don't mean to tell me you rescu-
ed a young lady from drowning and
didn't even stop to learn her name!'
That's what l did. My wife vas
there when 1 got the girl ashore
Elk.
Fuddy-Aren't you going to take any
notice of the libelous charges that
have been circulated about your
Duddy-Not ON your life. If 1 did
they might come to the knowledge OF
somebody who had not heard them
Boston Transcript.
All incidental revenge: did your
son really elope?" Yes, and it's such
a blow. But there's one thing about
it that brings me a little consolation. y
whats that?" HE eloped with that
odious Mrs. SINNERS hired GIRL
Cleveland Plain-Dealer.
Courtroom effects: The lawyer-O1
course, my dear madam The great
thing in a case of this sort is to in
troduce something into the evidence
that will appeal to the jury. The lady
oh! 1 shall change my costume
every day.-Brooklyn Life.
THAT woman's boss of the ward al
right" said the first repeater, in thu
days of female suffrage, land she's q
regular terror, aint she?" THAT
whatl' replied the other; 81 wanted 5.
for my vote, and she wouldn't gimm,
more'n $1.9S."-Philadelphia Press.
ut was careless of me to say tina
7 oIs-ol Doo1, ~ =, ,Iy0H fho an
woman with glasses. did you offend
some Shakespearean student?" mo
1t was a Chicago pork-packer. HI
frigidly remarked that he didn't car
to talk shop."-Washington Star.
Life preserver: Pat-Oi say, Moike
plat do yez call that big round thini
on Their back of that auto billy? Mix,
-Shure, an that's an ixtry toire, /
wan should burst, yez haythen. Pat
Begorra, an OF fought it war a loif
Observation-Disclosures Telegraph.
"Wait a second" she said, as sh
stepped into the store. Certainly" h
replied, and when he had been uptown
looked through his mail, spent tw
hours on Change, and taken luncheon
at the club, he returned and found he
just emerging from the door.-Cinci1
natl Commercial Tribune.
Time up to date: 81 have bee
thinking" said Father Time, "of abar
) doning the scythe as an emblem.
! Abandoning the scythe?' said til
4 goddess Aurora, who is always c
, hand early to greet the old gentleman
4 Eyes. Don't you think an alarm cloc
would be more appropriate ?"-Judg'
"Did you hear about the game worl