Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-09-23

perfect tense or the VerD TO 1nVeSt!"
Johnny-To investlgate.-New York
Sun.
First Old Lady-He was a bad char
acter; but believe he repented at last
Second Old Lady-Oh. no, he didn't;
l saw that he died int lstate-London
Globe.
"Whata beautiful hat you're wearing
to-day" Pm so glad you like it. You
have such good taste" Yes, l had
one just like it-last year."-Meggen-
dorfer Blatter
Poor old Henpeck leads a dogs life
with his wife" "Well, why on earth
doesn't he apply for divorce?' He
says he wanted to, but she wouldn't
let him. Eek.
If a man smiles and looks pleased
when you pay him compliment, pay
him another one. In time you may be
able to borrow money from him.-Som-
erville Journal.
MY DOCTOR" said Billyuns, has or
dered me to take more exercise"
what are you going to do?" Have
the ticker moved across the room from
my desk."-Ex.
Young Mother-The doctor says you
shouldn't kiss the baby; it isn't sani-
tary. Old Neighbor-Poor little fell
low-why don't you wash him?-De-
trot Free Press.
vlctlm-What has happened? Where
am [? Doctor-You have been serious
ly injured in a trolley accident. But
cheer up-you will recover. Victim
How much ?-Ex.
Bank Cashier-YOu have overdrawn
your account, madam. Lovely Lady
That is just like me! My husband says
am always exaggerating everything.
-Somerville Journal.
Mamma-Of course you said, "Oh,
this is so sudden" when Tom finally
proposed. Daughter-No; | fully in
tended to, but l was so excited l for
got, and exclaimed, AT lastw-Ex.
"Oh, Mr.. Brown, why did you leave
the Christian Science church," Real
ly, Miss Jones, if you will have the
truth, got so awfully tired Of being
so persistently cheerful all the time"
Life.
First AUTHORITATIVE you sold many
copies of your book? Second Author
(absently) Wonderful. Over hun
dred thousand First Authoritarian
was it issued? Second Authorized
Tuesday.-Life.
II understand that your boy is get
ting an education" "Yassuh," answer
ed Uncle Raspberry, IAN mebbe he's
dom better'n dat. l honestly b'lieves
he's gittin' sense along wifi it,
Washington Star.
did tn docther find out what it is
that's ailin' yez?" mo. He said th't
nawthin' but a postmortem examina-
ton wud liver reveal ut. An l haven't
enough curiosity about ut to have ut
done. Leader.
Dear pop" wrote the boy from the
art school, don't send me any more
money! have saved half that which
you sent me last month" "Come
home" wired the old man, you'll
never make an artist."-Puck.
Chief-Do you mean to say that you
haven't been able to get q single clew
as to the perpetrator of this crime?
Detective-Naw. Them newspaper re-
porters Is down on me and they won't
tell me nything.-Cleveland Leader.
Reporter understand that one of
your guests committed suicide last
night by hanging himself out of
third-story window. Lodging house
Keeper-Well, there was such a ROOM
er in the air for whlle.-Town Top
les.
Alice rushed in from the garden,
where she had been picking flowers.
She was badly stung by a bee, and
was holding on to her finger and Sob
bling pltifully. ."Oh, mamma" she
cried, II burned me on a bug"-
Brooklyn Life.
Young Lady repeating conversation
to deaf old gentleman)-Miss Frills
says 1t gave her such a fright Deaf
Old Gent-Eh? 1 didn't quite
Young Lady-Such a fright! Deaf Old
Gent-Ah, yes-I agree with you-so
she is!-Punch.
Il suppose, madam" said the archi-
tect, you Will want. an electrolier put
in the drawing-room Sure" an
swered Mrs. Neurlch; 81 don't know
how to play one, but I'll begin taking
lessons at once, regardless of COST
Chicago Daily News.
BY the way, what has become Of