Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-03-26
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night. Proprietor-Must it be rebuilt?
Clerk-Oh, no; light it Uptown
Topics.
Say, mamma" queried little Mary
ELLEN, whats a dead letter." ANY
letter that is given to your father to
mail, my DEAR" replied the wise moth
er.-Chicago News.
"Now," said the teacher, "can you
tell me anything about Hiawatha ?"
Eyes," replied Henry cts the tune
that made Longfellow famous"-Chi-
cago Record Herald.
An old Scotchwoman, when advised
by her minister to take snuff to keep
herself awake during the sermon, re-
piled: "Why dinna ye put the snuff
in the sermon, mon?"
Frank-I've got even with James at
last. Edward-How did you do it?
Prank gave his girl pair of pretty
vases, and he will be ruined in keeping
them filed with flowers.
Mistress-Bridget, don't you think
you can get along without so much
company? 1 am sure no one else would
stand it. Bridget-Sure, maam, thots
why Dim staying wild We.
"Mr. Nozzleton," she said, eff you
try to hug and kiss me again 1 shall
eall papa" "Where is your father?"
ne asked. "Hes in the Yellowstone
Park."-Chicago Record Herald.
Smith-May 1 make a confdant of
you? Jones-Why, certainly. Smith
We'll, I'm hard up and want ten
pounds. Jones-You can trust me; 1
am as silent as the grave. L have
heard nothing. -Pick-Me-Up.
Newly made Bride - Mamma says
she does not think we will ever quar-
rel as she and papa do. Groom-Nev-
er, dearest. Newly-made Bride-No;
she says you will be much easier to
manage than papa was-Tit-Bits.
Algy-Gwace has a hahwid father.
When L awsked him for her hand [
said, Love for your daughter has
dwiven me hawf cwasy. Cholly-And
then deah boy? "Then the old bwute
said, Has, eh? Well, who completed
the job?"
The presence of mind of an impecu-
NOUS lover was illustrated recently at
a bazaar, where there was a stall for
the sale of watch charms. ooh,
George" said the lady, buy me a
charmw SARAH" answered he, you
have too many already"
Miss Romanz-Of course, you've
read that new love story of his? Mr..
Crabbe Geviewer)-Yes had to. Very
realistic, wasn't it? Miss Romano
Oh, the ideal Why, the dialogue be-
tween the lovers was perfectly silly.
Mr.. Crabbe - Wel1?-Philadelph
Press
Uncle-How do you like your Sun
day school teacher? Tommy-Oh,
she's got good sense. She's smarter
than nom is. Uncle-Indeed? So you
believe in her, Ell? Tommy-Surel
Her an me thinks alike. She says
Sunday school don't do me no good
Philadelphia Press.
Fritz, a German lad, and little Tom
were very fond of each other, although
neither could understand what the
other said. "Why, Tommy" said his
father "your playmate does not speak
English, does hep mo" said Tommy,
Dul WuOu DuuDlSDee SlunS MIN yes
terday he cried in English and 1 un-
derstood himr
''Your huband, madam" said the
chief Of police, has been arrested on
the charge of arson" whats that
mean?" demanded the woman 1T
means that he is accused of starting
che fire at his place of business
that" Nonsense! I've been mar
-Ied to that man twenty years, and he
never would start the fire"
Mrs Scrooge-I am writing to ask
the Browns to meet the Joneses here
at dinuer, and to the Joneses to meet
the Browns. We owe them both an
invitation, you know. Mr.. Scrogge-
But I've heard they've just quarreled
and don't speak, Mrs. Scrooge-I
know They'll refuse, and we needn't
give a dinner party at all!-Tit-Bits.
One day when little Elsie came
home from school her mother asked
her what she had learned that day.
Elsie replied, 81 learned to spell man."
"Tell me how you spell it, DEAR" said
mamma. "M-a-n, man." replied Elsie,
"And how do you spell boy?" ''You
spell it the same way, only with small
er letters replied Elsie, after a mo-
ment's thought.
Scene-Platform of suburban sta
ton. Small crowd looking out for the
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