Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-10-27

Teacher-Why did the ancients be.
lleve the earth to be fat? Bright Bow
Cause they didn't have no school
globes to prove 1t was round.
II, SIR" began Bragg. "am a self
made man." YES" replied Wise, but
why apologize now? That won't helm
matters" -Philadelphia Press.
Mrs. Madison-How do you like your
new neighbors? Mrs. Dyer-I don't
know. haven't tried to borrow any
thing yet.-Town and County.
Diggs-I understand that Higgins IA
quite clever tinancier. Blggs- Well.
he isn't Why, that man never beat
anybody out Of cent In his life.
"Algy, don't you find married life
more expensive than bachelorhood?
well, it may be more expensive than a
rgidly single life, but it's cheaper than
courtship."
Senior Partner-There's one thing TO
be said in favor of classical music.
Junior Partner-What is that? Senior
Partner-The Office boy can't whistle 1t.
Chicago News.
Mrs. Flip have just been talking
to specialist, and he says my brain
vitality has all gone to my long hair.
Do you believe it? Fllp-Well. er--I
knew it had gone Detroit Free Press.
Medical Student-What did you op-
crate on that man for? Eminent Sur
geon-Five hundred dollars. Medical
STUDENT mean, what did he have?
Eminent Surgeon-Five hundred dol
lars.-Puck.
At the Garage-Boy-Mr. Smith Is
telephoning for his machine. Can you
send 1t to him to-day? Head Man
Don't see how we can. Why, this ma
chine Is the only one around here fit to
use Life.
us there any available substitute for
RUBBER" asked the instructor of the
class. Yes, SIR" answered Miss Dc
Muir, one of the fair goods. II think
stare or cape Is just as good"-ChI-
cago Tribune.
Green-I cannot understand why Dc
Short wants a divorce. His wife had
nearly half million when he married
her. Brownies, and she has every
dollar Of 1t yet. That's the trouble
Chicago Daily News.
Eyes, I'm going to spend few weeks
at Kloseman's summer resort My
stomach IL all out Of order, and need
a rest" well, your stomach will get
a good rest there, too. l know the
place. Tribune
II suppose that some of your battle
scenes are very realisticT said the
sympathizer. yes" said the bum actor,
II have impersonated Napoleon at
Waterloo several times when real shells
were bursting all about me. "-Kansas
City Times.
Mamma, what are twinsT asked lit
tie Bobby. "Oh, l know" chimed IN
Dorothy, with all the superiority OF an
elder sister. Twins Is two babies just
the same age; three Is triplets, four IS
quadrupeds and five Is centipedes. -
Harper's Weekly.
you'll have to fix the poem over De-
fore l can buy it." said the editor.
There appears to be something the
matter with its feet 81 would have
you understand, SIR" said the bard'
with dignity, that am poet and not
a chiropodIst. "-Cleveland Leader.
Tommy, what ancient king was It
who played on the fiddle while Rome
was burning?" Hector. ma'am.' mo.
no-not Hector" Then 1t was Dock
Duke? What do you mean, Tommy
We'll, then it must a. been Nero. l
knowed it wuz ipmebody with dogs
name"
A reporter of the Paris Matin tried
to purchase genuine Rockefeller IN
terview with a check for S1,OOO. he
failed. The proper way to make an
American millionaire talk Is not u
offar him thousand dollars, but to Try
to ger thousand dollars away from
him.-Puck.
81 would like a pound Of your goll
sausage" she said to the butcher. Ooli
sausage? Sorry, madam, but we don
handle 1t. We have blood sausage
liverwurst, ham sausage. and otner
kinds, but no golf sausage" "Oh, dear
I'm SO sorry. My husband said ue
much preferred the kind made In linKs'
milwaukee Sentinel.
4 A little girl was out walking with nei
aunt one day. The aunt bowed 10
man they were passing. "Who Is ne
Aunt Jennie?" asked the little girl