Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-02-18

young puJ SlCldu Wudl oiSh W put on
his door, replied: 1.-The smallest few
ers gratefully received"
Mrs. Smith-My husband has been
enjoying very poor health of late.
Mrs. Brown-How fortunate that he
can enjoy It'll Very few people do.
A juryman being asked by the
judge If he ever read the papers, re-
piled: Yes, your honor; but If you'll
let ME go this time, I'll never do SO
any more"
Patience-See how yellow her hair
is; and it used to be brown. Patrice
Yes; she's been using one of those
yellow journals to make curl papers.
-Yonkers Statesman.
HE had a play produced by an
amateur company the other night,
believe. Who was the hero of it, do
you know" Il was one. 1 sat
through t."-Philadelphia Ledger.
A little Maine girl came to her
mother one morning and said: "Mam-
ma. | don't feel very we'll" "Well,
that's too bad" said mamma; "where
do you feel the worst?' I'm school,"
was the prompt reply.
AN elephant must be a pretty ex-
pensive animal" Yes, | wish | had
enough money to buy one" what
do you want with an elephant" Il
don't. / merely expressed wish for
the money. "-Philadelphia Press.
She (angrily)-Sir. understand you
said l had a face that would stop a
clock. He (calmly)-So l did. Any
well-regulated clock would pause and
hold up its hands in admiration at
sight of your lovely face.-St. Louis
Star.
Husband (who had been out West
on business. and left his wife some
blank checks)-Mary. l find you have
considerably overdrawn at the bank.
Mary-Nonsense, John. how can that
be? I've two of those blank checks
left yet.
Mrs. Jenks-Are you perfectly SAB
isfed with your new dress? Mrs.
Speitz-Yes, indeed. The man l love
best thinks it's beautiful, and the
woman l love least has pretended 10
turn up her nose at it.-Philadelphi
Ledger.
A cowardly fellow, having kicked d
newsboy for Fostering him to buy an
evening newspaper, the lad waited till
another boy accosted the gentleman"
and then shouted in the hearing of the
bystanders: IT'S no use to try him,
Jim, he can't read"
Sometimes" said the poet, 81 am
almost afraid that 1 take myself too
seriously" "Oh, well, never mind"
replied his kind-hearted friend.
there's no harm done If you do.
Everybody else regards you as a
joke."-Chicago Record Herald.
Here is a peculiar advertisement
which recently appeared in Brisbane
paper: ermanent-Wanted, man
l to look after one horse and a few
cows and pigs. One who can impart
the rudiments of French. singing and
: the piano to children preferred"
t ''Td like to have your check for that
little midnight supper l served ut
your house last month";" said the
caterer. You'll have to wait until 1
get the doctors bill for curing me OF
indigestion" replied the victim THAT
comes off your bill. philadelphia
Press.
Il know what you've come here
for" said little Willie; you're going
to ask my sister to be your wife"
"Oh! Why do you think SOP" "'Cause
: heard her tellin' ma she was goin'
, to git you in a corner tonight and
, make you say it."--Chicago Record.
: Herald.
Moose Meadow Sheriff-Yes, that's
t Spike Moran, alias Big Eddy, alias
\ Jim Thornton, alias Kid McDuff. He's
J. burglar. Stranger-But why do you
r let him live here? Sheriff-Jest to fat
up the census. We put him in the
,, directory under each name. you see
n Judge.
d Don't be too quick to strike an.
e other, my boy" said the kindly old
man, who had interrupted the fight
y always count ten before you do it
and then" "Yeh," replied the
. boy, contemptuously, IAN den it'll b,
= de referee dat'll be countin' ten or
you."-Philadelphia Press.
T Jennies mother was expecting com
a pany, but just before train time a
+ telegram arrived which read: missed
train. Will start at same time to
morrow" Jennie rushed home from
school expecting to see the guest, but