Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-04
Pi-LineS and Pick-IJOS
With Rnnrst.

cannot spell the old way now,
learned so long ago,
; thought to keep II all my life,
! But Teddy says. mo go"
cannot write as was taught
. A new plan I must hunt;
The ancient way is out OF date
Side this fonetik stunt.
A Sob Of Grief
, Somebody left eight beer bottles
standing in row, like the Ten Little
} Indians, at Bowmans lumber yard
! Thursday night. But, golly, they were
, empty'-Washington Qowa) Democrat
Some bathing suits make even fat
men look longer-when women wear
them.
Poppy-Oh, if I had only been born
In the days of ohivalry!
Magnolia--Werent you?
Harlem, N. Y, reports its streets full
OF feas. No room In the flats?
Books are fine companions. when
one bores you, 1t may be shut up with
! no offense at ALL
/, That Chicago assertion that the
} quick lunch breaks up its happy homes
. gives us reason to believe that such
thlngs as happy homes exist there.
orange-so you speak several lam
guages. What are they?
Lemon - English American and
Roosevelt.
If all members of the Smith family
contribute 81 apiece to that proposed
monument to Pocahontas it won't be
long in building
Il Ihe mayor OF Central City, Kas., has
gwen his entire annual salary to repatr
the city hall. He draws s12 per year.
The Jury Made No Allowances
d Bob Small, the white man who was
sentenced to be hung at Darlington to-
day mas had his sentence commuted to
life Imprisonment The jury that tried
; him done him great injustice-he was
poor, Ignorant, stranger and with all
|, was drunk.-Bennettsvlll s. c., Demo-
crat. -
OF course, mountain muleteers charge
steep prices.
st. Petersburg papers are discussing
the American peril. Do they refer to
July or the cigarette?
A fellow can always get an audience
when telling how he succeeded, but he
mas to discourse on his failures to
empty benches.
How cheap man feels now if he has
Just paid the last installment on a die
tionary.
Ruth Bryan will have to write
mighty. good play to have better
show than her dad has.
Get Busy!
If there is single counting couple
In Clafkton now they are keeping 1t
mighty quiet. There are a-plenty of
them, however, that ought to be at it,
Clarkton, N. c.. Express.
The antiseptio kiss is one containing
no germs of affection.
She is just as sweet kist as kissed.
G! B. Shaw is against the new SPELL
ing He fears he'll be dubbed "Pshaw.'
At Santa Cruz
They are gathering at Santa Cruz,
ticket for to name;
The delegates are wondering, but they
are not to blame;
They think they ought to have say
their language, though. is tame
They're waiting on Boss Herrin
for instruotions
They'll meet down by the sounding
waves; they'll trade and vote and
speak;
He'll let 'em have jolly time for well
on to week;
Then some fine day they'll get tip;
they'll act then, soft and meek
They're waiting on Boss Herrin
for instructions!
At home, Walt Parker is a power; you'd
think he owned the town;
He tells the council what to do; he gets
/ 1t done UP brown,
But up at Santa Cruz, why he is glad
to knuckle down
He's waiting on Boss Herrin for
instructions!
Abe Ruef's supposed to hold his frisco
gripped in iron hand:
He owns the city heart and soul. and
they all understand.
He's trying now to climb upon the
wagon with the band
He's waiting on Boss Herrin for
instructionsi
The @. o. P. is won't to boast of free
dom"-"purity"
And other terms highsounding, high
falutin'-but you see.
1t really is an appendage-the tail of
the S. P
It's waiting on Boss Herrin for
instructions!
Perhaps therell be some wrangling-
merely for effect, y know.
The voters must be placated, but
voters are so slowl
The whole convention's wondering how
things are going to CO.
They'll know all--when Boss
Herrin gives instructions!
w. H. c.
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