Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-07-08
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merely an Insult WIN It's dress Su1x ON,
my son."-Puck
Mr.. Flush-Have you change for
f1ve7 Mr.. Broke-No; but would like
to have a five for change.-Ex.
Jurge Knox Tin the court roome
I've lost my hat Attorney-That's
nothing. 1 lost suit here yesterday.
Elk.
He-It's hard to keep a secret some
times, isn't 1t? She-I don't know;
I've never tried it-Detroit Free
Press
little boy was asked his name, and
answered: "Well, they call me jim
ME, for short; but my maiden name II
James"
I'm sure he said he was out of pol
itics for good" "You must have mis-
understood him. He's out for the
goods in politics" -Philadelphia Press.
Edith-When I accepted Jack he
said he was in the seventh heaveni
EtheEQuite likely; he's been engaged
to six other girls this season.-Jester.
Minister-So you saw some boys
fishing on the Sabbath, my young man.
Did you do anything TO discourage
them? Small Boy-Yes, sir; 1 stole
their bait
Hawkins-That pickpocket they
caught is really very intelligent fell
low. Sampson-No doubt of 1T. He
proved that by his ability to locate a
lady's pocket.
Jaggles-Do those noblemen who
come over here to visit us acquire
many OF our customs? Waggles[I
presume SO. At any rate, they borrow
a great deal from us.
MY kingdom for a horser' cried
Richard the Third. And a moment
later he was seen slowly emerging
from under his balky automobile
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Mr.. Gooder-Here's a book I'd very
much like to have our daughter read.
1t contains some good advice for a girl
of her age. Mrs. Gooder-very well.
Ill forbid her to touch it
"A mighty poor sermonv' said Knox.
as they came out of church. What
would you expect for a centT an
swered Cox, who had seen what the
kicker had dropped into the plate.
Zones borrowed a dollar from me
yesterday" Yes" He paid me back
with the same dollar 1 loaned him"
} That's strange" mo. 1 couldn't pass
} it either."-Cleveland Plain Dealer
Just Too Lovely: YES" said the
, first actress, 1--WE got a lovely new
play for this season" What Is 1t re
asked the other. "a society drama in
, four acts and Eve new gowns."-Ex-
, Kissing Bugs: He-Let us sit out
on the lawn and watch for shooting
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us. Let's sit inside the grape arbor
and watch for lightning bugs.-Judge.
YES" said Mr.. Borem, I'm disap-
, pointed In these shoes. It's funny now
adays how ones things wear out be-
fore one knows it" YES" replied
Miss Weary, with a yawn, especially
ones welcome"
Teacher-Now, then, Tommy, you
have no good excuse for staying away
from school yesterday. Tommy-Well,
it wasn't my fault Teacher-It
wasn't7 Tommy-No, ma'am- 1 done
my best to think up one.
"Oh, childreni You are no noisy to-
day. Can't you be little stiller and
betterT Now, grandma, you must be
a little considerate, and not scold us
You sec, II it wasn't for us you would
not be a grandma at all"
she-And you say you would die for
mel Mr.. Boresome-A thousand times.
She-Would you mind doing it just
once-straightAwayf You know papa
has been appointed coroner, and he
, hasn't had any practice yet.-Boston
Traveller.
Burly Party-Are you aware, sir,
that you deliberately placed your UNI
brella in my ear last evening? Little
Bifferton-very careless of me, I'm
surel 1 wonder what became of 1t,
and Would 1t be too much trouble
to ask you to return it?-Tit-Bits.
Jones-It is just impossible for me
to keep a lead pencil. People are al
ways borrowing, you know, and they
always forget to return. Brown-Why,
1 never have any trouble. See, I've
got a whole vest pocketful of pencils.
Jones-Doesn't that prove just what I
. said?
@ WILLIE met our new minister on
q my way to Sunday school, mamma,
. and he asked me if 1 ever played mar