Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-11-05


Mrs. Windycity-I hear that Mrs.
Packer is quite a collector. What is
her fad? Mrs. Observation-Disclosures.
Stranger-Do express trains stop
here? Big Hank (station agenN-Only
fer railway officials an tran robbers
Eek.
Il doubt If you know the difference
between grand opera and comic opera"
"Oh, but l do. Grand opera is comic"
Puck
What would you suggest as a name
for my new yacht?" "Why, it seems
to me the Floating Debt would be ap-
propriate."
Evelyn-Yes my great-grandmother
eloped with my great-grandfather.
ChollyAJust fancy! Old people like
that!-Smart Set.
Boy-Father, If there should be a
strike of the dog catchers in the Phil
ippines, would the Igorrotes take to
eating beef?-Ex.
Mr.. Smith had hard time to get
his daughters off his hands" Eyes,
and l hear he has to keep their hus-
bands on their feet
Knicker-Yes, Johnny, there is only
one way to learn, and that is to begin
at the bottom. Johnny-How about
swimming New York Sun.
Firse Nurse won't be able to go
to the picnic tomorrow Second Nurse
Why not? First Nurse-To tell the
truth, I'm afraid to leave the baby
with its mother.-Ex.
Continuous: Nell-Yes, he actually
had the impudence to kiss me. Belle
The idea! OF course, you were in
dignant? Nell-Oh, yes. Every time.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Chauffeur-You'd better be a little
careful, sir. My machine might make
your horse run. Farmer Oatmeal-Do
tell Well. it'll be the first time in
thirty years.-Chicago News.
I'm trying to find the idea in your
poem" said the editor of the Squint-
uary Magazine. "Oh, don't worry
about that" said the anxious young
poet there isn't any. You can use it
without the slightest fear."-Chicago
Record Herald.
do you think you can cure me, doc
tori" asked the society woman. II
think so, with the help of Providence"
replied the good physician. why not
Newport? The climate there is surely
the same as that of Providence
Philadelphia Press.
Mrs. Honeymoon Ito husband in rail-
way train)-Do you love me? Old
Party (confidentially from other seat
to bridegroom)--She's asked you forty
but I'll leave the score with this gen.
tleman by the window
1t is human to doubt Display a
sign with the inscription Beware of
Paint" and nine men out of ten will
draw their forefingers across the newly
painted surface to see If the sign is
not merely IAN invention of the en-
envy" The ten.h man never learned
to read.
Dashaway-You say your sister will
be down in a minute, Willie? That's
good news. l thought perhaps she
wanted to be excused, as she did the
other day. Willie-Not this time.
played a trick on her Dashaway-
What did you do? WILLIE said you
were another fellow!-London Tit-Bits
Wiseman-To look at that English
man you'd think he was a tramp
wouldn't you? Jokeley-Well, l know
for a fact that he hasn't a place thai
he can call home. Wiseman-Non
sense! Why, his mansion in Londor
is Jokeley-Sumptuous, yes; bu
he calls it 'ome."-Catholic Standard
Times.
Helen and Mazda were at play wheI
Mazda was overheard saying: my
mamma does not allow me to use bi
of slang. She says it is coarse ant
vulgar" That's just what my mann
ma says, replied Helen. MY! but II
get it right in the neck If she heart
me using slang like some little girls!
--Lippincott's.
Teacher of Physiology-Now we will
dissect this odd little animal. Blu
first, Jimmy Phalig, will you tell me
what we have here? Jimmy-Faith
and it's called a bat, sir. Teacher
Very well. Now, how many kinds o
bats are there? Jimmy-There ar
foive. The black bat, the red bat, tn
acrobat, the baseball bat, and tn
brickbat, sir.
A tourist in a remote part of Ire
land, having stayed the night at
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