Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-08-06

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Brown-Is Smith the boss over at
his house? Jones-Mrs. Smith says lie
isn't, but 1 take notice he picks out nll
the new wall paper.-Cincinnati Trib-
une.
Mr.. Tim Idity-Is your chauffeur a
safe man to ride with? Mr.. Knote
Slowe-Why, certainly No policeman
has succeeded in catching him yet
Town Topics.
Mrs. ugwater-Josiah, where is
there such thing as a laundry trust?
Mr.. Observation-Disclosures? What do
you suppose the Flatiron Building in
New York is for?
Arthur, dear, don't you think it's
rather extravagant of you to eat butter
with that delicious jam?' NO, love;
economical. Same piece of bread does
for both. Tit Bits.
Magistrate (sternly)-Didn't tell
you the last time you were here l never
wanted you to come before me again?
Prisoner-Yes. sir, but couldn't make
the policeman believe it-New Yorker
Are you at all familiar with
Plato? asked Mrs Oldcastle. mo,
that's one thing Josiah always blames
me for. He says l never make real
close friends with anybody. "-Phila-
delphia Ledger.
After a more severe reproof than
usual, little Bessie, who is extraordin-
arily sensitive, thought diligently for a
minute, and then said: Mamma isn't
there any way a child can get a d.
vorce from its parents?"
Some scientists" began Mr. Gay.
significantly, consider kissing danger
Gus. Do your" WELL" replied Miss
Smart IL think it would be for you.
My big brother Is within call."-Ex-
change.
when young fellers begins a-court-
in" said Farmer Haicede, they jest
gifts crazy, an tibet thar boy Jim o.
mine amt no exception" whats Jim
bin a-doin'p' asked Farmer Soanreep.
Hanged II he didn't go inter town
yesterd'y an spend a hull sixpence fur
a teethbrushv'
YES" said the boarding-school
teacher, Il think that is a model letter
for you to write your fiance. But OF
course you will copy 1t, leaving out
those numerous spaces?" "Oh, dear,
nor replied the girl Those are for
dearest L have it on a rubber
mp."-Detroit Free Press.
Mr.. Phoxy-I was going to ask you
to try this little trick. Multiply the
years of your age by three, subtract
twenty from the total and what's
the answer? Miss Kute-You should
be able to guess the answer at once.
Mr. Phoxy-What is it? Miss Kute--
None of your business.-Philadelph
Press.
The honest man Ito theater-door ten
der)-I see that you have signs in the
| lobby saying that tickets bought OF
spectators will not be accepted. Now,
l want to inform you that l bought
mig ticket of a speculator. Door Ten
der with sickly smile)-Say, you re-
formers give me pain in the solar
plexus G'wan in!-EXchange.
Edgar had been asked to write a
composition about the camel. This is
what he evolved: 1.-The camel has four
stomachs, and can go four weeks with
out feeding them, remembering the
| week by counting tue SlOludCh lie nap
pens to be using at the time; and So,
coming in out of the field once n
month, as regular as a clock, for his
breakfast, which is mostly water"
They had been talking as they
walked. She had remarked paren
thetically: "Oh, it must be terrible to
man to be rejected by a woman"
Indeed it must" was his response.
Then after while, with sympathetic
disingenuousness, she exclaimed: Il
don't think that 1 could ever have the
heart to do it." And there came a
silence between them as he thought Ii
over.-Tit- Bits.
In a small village in Yorkshire an
old laborer once went into a neigh
boris cottage. In the corner of the
little kitchen stood a grandfather
: clock. on the dial of which was the
customary figure of ain old man holding
scythe, and above was the time worn
inscription, ''Tempus fugit." Looking
wisely up at the clock, the old man
: said to the owner: AYE, tempus
} fugit! Same man as made ours, 1 seer
-Tit-Bits.
General "Phil'' Sheridan was at one
. time asked at what little incident die
he laugh the most. WELL" he said