Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-03-19
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The club is refuge for homeless
married men.-Life.
He-Think twice, love, before you
refuse me. She-Why. should | think
twice? He-Because, my dear. wom-
an never thinks twice the same.
Rain water" said the teacher. SIS
always soft, is it not?" mot always"
replied the bright scholar: sometimes
It's soft, but very often it comes down
hard"
Harold" said his mother severely.
"why did you take two pieces of cake
from the plate?" well, you see,
mamma. had to. was playing that
was twins"
Post-nuptial: He (whose wife has
been reading some of his old love let
ters to her)-What is the use of keep
Ing all those old things? She-Lest we
forget-lest we forget.-Brooklyn Life.
Darkway-Did you make love to any
girls at the shore? Ceverton-Yes.
One from Boston and one from New
Orleans. How was it?" did you
ever have chills and r?"-Smart
Set.
Young Wife lat dinner)-I didn't tell
you, Adolphus, 1 cooked the dinner to-
day myself. Husband-Indeed Then
In my thoughts 1 have been doing poor
Mary Ann a great injustice
sons Weekly.
SAY" began the determined looking
man, II want a good revolver" Eyes.
sir" said the salesman, "a six-shoot-
err" "Why-er-you'd better make it
nine-shooter. 1 want to use it on a
cat next door,"
Jenkins-IIave you a typewriter at
your office? Jinks-Yes, indeed! Jen-
l1ins-What style? Jinks-Oh, the very
latest. You should see the new fall
gown she's wearing these days.-Phil.
ndelphia Public Ledger.
Lady Visitor Ito little girD-What
became of the little kitten you had
here once? Little Girl-Why, haven't
you heard? Lady Visitor-No. Was
he drowned? Little Girl-Why, no. 1t
growed up to be a cat-Illustrated
Bits.
Mother-Now, before you go to
sleep, have you been guilty of any
little sins that you should be sorry for?
Willie-Yes, ma, think I've been gull
ty of usury. Mother-Of usury? Will
ue-Yes, ma, L found a penny, and 1
used it,
Say" began the first man, nibbling
his pen, chow do you spell 'gibbering'
with g. or 81" II don't spell it
Mt ALL" replied the other. "When 1
want to call a man that sort of idiot
just say it. I'm not fool enough to
put it in writing"
Mrs. De my dear, have picked
out husband for you. Miss De F.
Very well; but 1 want to say right
now, mother, that when it comes to
buying the wedding dress 1 am going
to select the material myself; so therel
New York Weekly.
Smith, wonder what Brown in
tends to do with all the money he got
for those historical novels he wrote.
Jones-He intends to travel. He feels
that he ought to visit some of the
places he wrote about; just to see
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Mamma, 1 know the gentleman's
name that called to see Aunt Ellie last
highland nobody told me either"
"Well, then, what is it, Bobbie?"
"Why, George Don't! 1 heard her say
George Don't in the parlor four or five
times running. That's what his name
isp'-Tit-Bits
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did you tell that awful bore who
called that 1 had gone to San Fran
ciscoT 'Yes, sir" said the new office
boy; 81 told him you started this morn
ing" Good boyl What did he say ?'
"He wished to know when you'd re-
turn, sir, and 1 told him did not think
You would be back until after lunch. !"
Van Antler entertaining Witherby
at his country home)-Now, old man.
If you should happen to want any,
thing in the night, just touch this
bell. Witherby-Neverl 1 know how
hard it is to keep servants in the coun-
try. Catch me touching that bell.
Van Antler-But I assure you. YOU
are perfectly safe. The bell doesn't
work.-Life.
Flows your motherT asked the
neighbor. worried to DEATH" answer
ed the boy who was swinging on the
front gate. Fathers hunting in the
Adirondacks, brother Bill's gone to a
political convention, brother Jacks
Joined a football team and the dress
maker has just told mother that she'd