Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-08-17

Gracie-Oh! Stealing jam! I'm going
to tell mammal Freddy-Wouldn't
you rather have some jam?-Harpers
Bazaar.
She-How is 1t that widows gener-
ally manage to marry again? He-Be-
cause dead men tell ne tales.-Ally
SlOper.
Sparticus-DSes that fountain-pen Of
ysurS leak that way all the time3
smaEt1cus-NO, ORly when 1 have ink
IN it.-Baltimora American.
Il SEE yOu advertise plane covers"
said the man with a SQuiint Eyes, we
have all kinds" said the clerk. Let
me look at sSme that are Theoretically
sealed, tAea."-YOnkerS Statesman.
"I'vs met several other people from
your city" said the BOStonian, "and
every one of them said: Where is 1t
at'?" Where IL what at?" demanded
the New YOrker.-Kansas City INDIE
pendent.
Slidey Slats-Please, mum. but we're
4 couple Nv Shipwrecked SailOrs--
Lady--WhatI You never was near the
water. slidey slats-Pumckly right,
mum. pufnckly right We wuz on a
aIr-ship.-Judge.
"DO you mean to say you don't have
any trouble in keeping your wife
dressed in the height Of fashiOn?"'
That's what said. Ny trouble comes
when I don't keep her dressed that
way."-Philadelphi Press.
II suppose you have made it a rule
in politics never to forget a friend"
There's no danger Of that" answered
Senator Sorphum; III a man has done
anything friendly for you in politics he
never lets you forget Tx.
Tess-What's the celebration at
Bess's house this evening? Jess-She's
keeping her birthday. Tess-Well, it
will be a great success If she only
keeps it as we'll as she keeps the date
Of her birth.-Philadelph Press.
Crabshaw-He has the inventive fac.
ulty very highly developed. Crawford
What has he invented? Crabshaw-
Nothing, 30 far as know. But when
his wife goes out he can think of things
to keep the baby amused by the hour"
Judge.
she-Jack played an awfully heart
less trick on Flossie. He-How's that2
She-Why, they were engaged, you
know, and last night, at the bal
masque, Jack made up 30 that Flossie
didn't know him. He proposed and
was accepted again!-Puck.
when you first entered politics"
said the young man, who was looking
for knowledge, did you set cut with
the determination to win at any cOstT'
mo" answered Senator Sorghum, 81
set out with the determination to win
at as little expense as possible" -
Washington Star.
II won't go abroad" ''Sea travel
d1sagrees with your mo" BUSH
ness keeps you here continually, chi"
mo" Sightseeing wearies yOu?"
mo" '@Then why, pray, don't you go
abroadT' "Sh-h-hl I've only got four
dollars and twenty-five cents. "-CleVe-
IAnQ ram OSaieEs
Overheard During the Theatrlcals:
She-How well your wife plays Lady
Geraldine, Mr.. Jones! 1 think the way
she puts on that awful affected tone
is just splendid. How does she man
age it? Mr.. Jones with embarrass-
ment)-Er-she doesn't. That's her
natural voice.-London Ht-Bits.
Darling" exclaimed the happy hus-
band after the minister had pro-
nounced the fatal words, IL am not
sorthy of you" "Of course, you are
not" she replied; ''but after girl has
celebrated her twenty-hfth birthday
for Ave consecutive years she can't al"
ford to be too particular. Cincinnati
Enquirer.
'Mr. Scrapem," said the hostess to
an amateur violinist at an evening
gathering, you play the violin, do you
not?" eyes, after a fashion, you
know" was the modest reply. How
aicev' murmured half the companyi
Ibid you bring your violin with you r
"No; 1 did not" "How nicew MUIR
INJURED the other half Of the company
in fervent unison.-Galveston News.
Hodge (who has just had tooth
drawn)-Well, guv'nor, how much do
you ak for the job? You did do It
quick. Dentistry charge is two-and-
six. Hodge-Two-and-six? Why, a
doctor down at our place drawed a
tooth for me once and it took him two
hours; he hauled me round and round
the room-I never seed such hard
work-and he only charged me a shill-
in'.-Scraps.