Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-11-26
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''He comes of a distinguished FAM
lily, believe" Eyes. His people have
worn glasses for three generations.
Exchange
IF you dare kiss me again 1 will call
papav 81 thought you said your faith
er was in Californian" HE is
Houston Post.
First Doctor-Then we decide not to
operate. Second Doctor-Yes. What
do you think we ought to charge him
for deciding not to operate ?-Brooklyn
Life.
LADY, have nothing to give you,
Knight of the Road-Scuse me, mum,
but don't your sign say, Beware of
the Dog?''
Edith-Why did you refuse himi
Ethel-He has past Edith-But he
can blot it out. Ethel-Perhaps. but
he can't use me for blotter-Wom
ans Journal.
Clarinda-You can't keep a dog In
your new fiat? Florinda-No, we had
to give Fido away; but Frederick had
his dear little bark put in our phono-
graph. - Cincinnati Commercial Trib.
une.
teacher was explaining to little
girl how the trees developed their
foliage in the springtime. "Oh, yes"
said the little miss, Il understand; they
keep their summer clothes in their
trunks"
Doctor" queried the inquisitve per-
son, do you believe that the cigarette
habit causes weak minds?'' mot nee.
essariIy," replied the NJ. D.; "as a rule
it merely indicates them.'-Chcago
Daily News.
Macintosh boasts good deal about
his family, doesn't he?" Yes. l think
he claims that the head of his family
was the original Macintosh that Noah
had with him during that rainy sea-
: son."-Philadelphia Press.
: Bridget-Why, Master Tommy, what
ever is the matter? Tommy-I've hurt
/ my Inland in the h-hot water Bridget
{ -Shure, thin, it serves you right. You
{ should have felt the water before you
= put your hand in!-Punch.
"What is love?" asked the sweet girl,
who was looking for chance to leap.
Love-" replied the old bachelor, '1s
kind of insanity that makes a man
call two hundred pound female bis
> little turtle ove."-Chicago News.
y Mrs. Muggins-My husband is per.
! feet crank. Mrs. Buggins-All hus.
=, bands are, my dear Mrs. Muggins-
= But fancy a man who complains that
+ my mustard plasters are not as strong
4 as those his mother used to make!
n A junior student Cornell Univer
sity. in rendering an account to his
% father of his last terms expenses en-
IN tered as an item: Charity thirty dol
ID lars" His father wrote back: 81 feal
10 that charity covers a multitude o.
is sins
do you think they'll be happy now
~ they're married?" 'Well, | don't Sc,
is why not. They eat the same kind o
it. breakfast food, take the same bran,
CIV of dyspepsia tablets, and wear thu
Id same make of hygienic underwear.
lis Town Topics.
III Il suppose, Senator" she said, "tha
&C you try to keep in touch with the finar
ng cial interests of the country" IF
:. didn't. my dear girl, I'd have to Gu
of down my Twin expenses or practic
eE- law ROOu uedl ndTueE lud0 L 10 Ut
lin tween sessions. Eek.
MS Little Rusty: 1.-THE bride SCENE
quite nervous, didn't she?" remarke
he the first Chicago girl. Naturally" T,
tw piled the other; "she's somewhat OF
yer of practice. It's the first time she
we been married since last ear."-Phil,
an delphia Public Ledger.
Nisitor-What a racket the steal
makes clanking through the pipes FL;
'ou Dweller (shivering)-Yes 1t remind
wn me of one of Shakspeare's plays. vi
wv itor - Which-"The Tempest?" FL;
Dweller-No. much Ado About Not
: ing. Town ard Country.
o'u A teacher in an East Side school
u trying to explain the meaning of IL
IN word slowly illustrated it by wal
aN ing across the floor. When he aske
me the class to tell him how he wake
TO boy at the foot of the class shoute
her 'Bow-legged, sir.'-Lippincotts.
ue Friend of the Family want
'iSo give your husband a birthday preseI
~ What do you think would please hi
'ne most? Mrs. Kutely-Oh, a stickpi
= He says he never has enough of thel
aAe Friend-What is his favorite ston
hen Mrs. Kutely-The emerald. (Hangil
anu I'M the 'phone) Isn't that lovely; l.