The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-01-14

Tribune.
A Transformation.
There was an itinerant cobbler
Who sat down TO dine with a goooler.
When the dinner was done,
There remained only one.
And he was both cobbler and goboler.
Good Housekeeping.
Mr.. C.'s "~suppose."
Mrs. Crimsonbeak-This paper says
the iawbone of a whale of average size
measures about seven feet In length.
Mr.. Crimsonbeak-It doesn't mention
the size of the jawbone Of the female
whale, l suppose.-Yonkers Statesman.
Very Swell.
Stubb-They are indeed rich.
Penn-Rich enough to own dia-
monds2
Stubb-Far better. Rich enough TO
own bulldocs.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A Man of Letters.
There once was a cunning ]. p.
Whose warrants were dated A. D.:
They passed as o. K
Till a fierce expose
Made ready signed warrants N. q.
Chicago Tribune.
Never Your Own.
"Do you really believe there Is such
a thing In this world as perfect happi-
ness?"
"Of course, but some other fellow al
ways has it."-Denver News.
The Danger.
"Do you think that the automobile
will cause the extinction Of the horseY'
Not unless the horse persists in get
ting in the way" answered the chauf-
feur.-Washington Star.
Romance of Poor Young MAN..
He bought a costly solitaire
To give to a maiden fair.
And he sighed. Eyes. riches do lave
wings.
For the witches must have rings!'
Chicago Tribune.
Knew What struck Him.
Daly-Ye were sunstruck. ye say
Why, man alive, the sun could never
disfigure q mans face like that.
Riley-Ye don't know me son, DAILY.
Brooklyn Life.
Keep ut II.
eff at first you don't succeed
Try. try again." and then
II you do succeed indeed.
Try even yet again.
Philadelphia Press.
Accepted and Filed.
"No. I make 1t a practice never &c
carry monev-around with me-"
"What is your reasonr"
at haven't any to carry."-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Continuous school.
Experience Is a teacher
A teacher good and great
But under II no creature
Yet lived to graduate.
Brooklyn Life.
Her View of II.
Hell met Flora in a car yesterday
and I gave her my seat.
! She-Gracious! So she can't hide hel
age even from you!-Chelsea (Mass.l
Gazette.
Slaughter.
The melancholy days are here.
And they are not a sham:
The farmer fats the turkey now
While Wall street kills the lamb
New York Times.
Ugly Thing.
"My husband never speaks a cross
word to me-"
How long have you been separat
edT-Clncinnati Commercial Tribune.
Henpeck Speaks.
Friends. here's a truth hat IL - clear
As II 10 deep:
How a a fellows wife be dear
While talk Is cheapf'
Philadelphia Ledger.
Not That Kind.
Suuftn-A1SH BiduuAdtucT WIS u bkip
per. and he settled In Canada.
Gotham-Indeed! How much did b,
get away with?-Yonkers Statesman.
Too Much Repetition.
with hash and stow and potpie,"
Cried Boarder Number One,
This doing roast beef over
IL being overdone."
Philadelphia Press.
To Him Who Hath.
"Why do you think papa's friend
rich?"
s'Cause his wife Is young and yer,
pfetty."-Brooklyn Life.
Games.
The shell games low. you will agree;
The finer sense II shocks.
II you the real thing would be
You want TO water stocks.
-Washington etek.
In Chicago.
rs she a single womanY'
sYes, since Tuesday."-Puck.
Epftaph.
He had a cold. and-who can teIlY-
He might ~perchance have gotten ve1.
But everything folks said would cure
He took. The end was swift and sure.