The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-11-10
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A young. girl should remember that
it isn't rings that make the BELLE
Philadelphia Record
Dolly-"He knows how to kiss
Molly-"Who told you so?" Dolly-..I
had it from his own lips cleveland
Leader
Maude-"And SO they are married.
Madge-"Yes; he fell in love with her
figure" How much was it?"-Yon-
kers Statesman.
Penelope-'Did you have a nice sea-
SOM" Perdita-"Not bit. was en-
gagged to lot of men / did not care
for Town and Country.
Jhe-"Do you believe men are as
brave now as they used to be-" He
Sure; just see the poetry some men
write now."-Yonkers Statesman.
Dad-"Your prancing around little
too lively, my boy; you iced check"
Son-"All right. father, make it in
four figures please Chicago Daily
News.
II went home to see the old folks
recently and introduced myself to
them as the prodigal SON. so they
wouldn't mistake you for the fatted
calf?H-Life
John, h simply must have another
gown" For what occasion?' THE
new cook is coming tomorrow, and
have nothing decent to receive her
cleveland Leader.
Dumley-'What they call preferred
stock, is the stock that pays dividends.
isn't it," Wiseman-"Not at all; but
the stock that does pay dividends is
always preferred" = Philadelphia
Press.
do you believe in accepting faint
ed money for foreign missions?"
mot L: | don't believe In spreading
infection when it can be confined to
the infected district Baltimore
American.
Our company" said the life tn
In the world" YES" answered the
policyholder, land I'm one of the peo-
pie who helped make it so.'-Wash
ington Star.
Have you any reason to believe
that your sister likes me, Willie?"
Course she does. just yesterday. I
heard her say Nobody could help
likin' the dear old easy mark. =
Cleveland Plain Dealer
willie. will you tell your sister |
am here?" "She knows you're here.
She told me to say she wasn't home,
but knew you wouldn't give me a
dime if told you that" Willie got
the dime.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
''Snoobs says he would never wear
ready-made clothes" Possibly. But
he spends ready-made dollars If his
father hadn't left them to him he
wouldn't have enough to buy sec
ond-hand suit."-Detroit Free Press.
Jaggles-"Why does that million
aire boast of his ancestry" Waggles
because he can't very we'll boast
of his posterity, when his daughter
eloped with the coachman and his two
sons are taking the gold cure. Puck.
Mrs Rice--''I know you wouldn't
like Miss Worriley. She is very de-
pressing. One of the kind. you know,
that is always borrowing trouble"
Mrs Bruce-"Oh, then. I'd be sure to
like her, I've loads of trouble to lend"
Brooklyn Life.
When started in life" said the
insurance director. II didn't have a
dollar I. could call my own" "And
now?" Il have managed to call lot
of money my own. although there is
great deal of dispute about it,
Washington Star
Lumber Yard L-m-''I hain't seen
Weary Willie around lately" Seven
League Saunders-"No; he's dis
guised himself as a college professor
an liyin' as one O. dem. He's going
to write a magazine article on DER
lives an habits. Puck.
"A New York girl has been arrested
for trying to blackmai her father"
We'll. the New York girl who doesn't
know enough to get what she wants
out of her father without Matchmaking
him doesn't deserve to have parent.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Jay Green-"I had a ride In my
cousins automobile, while was up t.
the city" Aaron Adlred-''Ye did?
How'd it seem?" Jay Green-''Wa-al,
it felt good deal like fallin' into
mighty deep we'll, only We dropped
straight ahead instead of down'rds.-
Puck.
Homeless Holmes-"Wot's become
of Everett Wrest?" Oliver Mudd-''De
poor hobo died OF oyerwork." Home
less Holraes-"G'wan. l don't believe
it." oliver Mudd-'It's de trut'. He
was 100 ambitious-sried to do two