The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-02-12
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A Pratt lady went to the phone and
then stopped aud put on. her glasses
before she could see to talk.-Pratt
Union.
1t is told of modest young Leaven-
worth maid that when she was asked
which part OF the Christmas turkey
she preferred said in a hesitatiDg way
that she guessed she'd take ''the part
that ought to wear garrers' aud her
little brother, when his turn came,
asked for the part that ought to wear
hustle.
On next Saturday night, at a quarter 70
eight,
Pm looking for you a. our back gate.
TherelI be a few others, we'll make things
Sleep three in a bed-bring your ''n1ghtie''
and come.
The above is a copy of Wichita
girls invitation to house party, &C
cording to the Wichita Star. The
paper adds that none of the boys got
Invitations.
The following notice was recently
found tackled on the door of local
church, says Missouri exchanges:
"There will be preaching in this
house week from next Wednesday,
providence permittin', and there will
be preaching here whether or no Mon
day foil flowing upon the subject: "He
that hclieveth and is baptized shall be
saved, and he that believeth not shall
de damned at $3.50 in the afternoon"
The blow that almost killed father
was delivered to the junior editor by
his little five year old daughter last
Saturday. which we will tell before it
gets twisted anymore than necessary,
and gets worse: She was playing
with little Billie and for some reason
began giving him a neat little roast,
winding up by saying, Pretty soon
you will be a Gem ocrat. and then you
never will be Il man. Barton Coun-
ty Democrat.
This year. in accordam with
practice begun twenty years ago, the
Howard Courant publishes list of
"Leap Year Bargains" for the ladies.
The list does not include any widow
ers or Divorces, but the editor says,
if there is demand for it, he will ar
range rummage sale of second hand
and shelf-worn goods including these
classes, The article, nearly three
columns in length, mentions thirty
five young men in business or in good
positions and able to support a fami
ly.. The editor says that there are not
over half dozen cigarette smokers
in the list and he will point them out
to anyone who means business. The
list will be supplemented from time to
time.
About the hour Father Time cut out
the old from the new year there was
born a pair of twins, daughter and
son, to Lewis Brown and wife, who
live west of Russia. just before 1903
passed into history the daughter was
born, and after the new year 1904 was
ushered in the son was born. Both are
we'll and hearty. but although they are
twins they can never celebrate the an
niversarIes of their births on the same
day, month or year. There is also
something extraordinary connected
with the birth of the mother. She is
one of pair of twins and was born
on the night of May 81, just before
midnight % years ago, and her mate
was born early on the morning of
June 1.
Here's the way they describe it out
in Dakota A southeastern wind
hurled tumble weeds and Russian this
ties through the air at go mile gate.
and the gait went too. Many stoves
were drawn out of the chimneys, the
strong wind blew in at the next of a
bottle and qore the bottom out. Ne
braska wagon tracks passed over the
town by thousands. The strain on