Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-02-16

you rather have some Jam Harper
Bazaar.
She-How is it that widows gener-
ally manage to marry again? He-Be-
cause dead men tell no tales.-Ally
Sloper.
Sparticus-Does that fountain-pen Of
yours leak that way all the timer
Smarticus-No, only when l have ink
in it.-Baltimore American.
II see you advertise piano covers"
said the man with squiint. Eyes, we
have all kinds" said the clerk. Let
me look at some that are Theoretically
sealed, then."-Yonkers Statesman.
1--WE met several other people from
your city," said the BostOnian, "and
every one of them said: Where is it
at'?" Where is what at?" demanded
the New Yorker-Kansas City INDIE
pendent.
Slidey Slats-Please, mum, but we're
a couple NV shipwrecked sailors
Lady-What! You never was near the
water Slidey Slats-Puhackly right,
mum, pufackly right. We wuz on
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. My trouble comes
when l don't keep her dressed that
way."-PhiIadelphi Press.
II suppose you have made it a rule
in politics never to forget a friend"
There's no danger of that" answered
Senator Sorghum; "if man has done
anything friendly for you in politics he
never let's you forget Tx.
Tess-What's the celebration at
Bess's house this evening? Jess-She's
keeping her birthday. Tess-Well, 1t
will be a great success III she only
keeps it as we'll as she keeps the date
of her birth.-Philadelphia Press.
Crabshaw-He has the inventive fac
ulty very highly developed. Crawford
What has he invented? Crabshaw-
Nothing, so 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 that3
She-Why, they were engaged, you
know, and last night, at the bal
masque, Jack made up so 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 out with
the determination to win at any cost"
NO. answered Senator Sorghum, II
set out with the determination to win
at as little expense as possible" -
Washington Star.
II won't go abroad" "Sea travel
disagrees with your" mo" "Busi-
ness keeps you here continually, eh?''
mo- sightseeing wearies you?"
mo" "Then why, pray, don't you go
abroad?" "Sh-h-h! I've only got four
dollars and twenty-five cents. '-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
Overheard During the Theatricals:
She-How well your wife plays Lady
Geraldine, Mr.. Jones! 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 Tit-Bits.
Darling" exclaimed the happy hus-
band after the minister had pro-
nounced the fatal words, Il am not
worthy of YOU" "Of course, you are
not" she replied; "but after girl has
celebrated her twenty-fifth birthday
for Ave consecutive years she can't af-
ford to be too particular. "-Cincinnat
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
nicey' murmured half the companyI
did you bring your violin with youP'
mo; did not" "How nice!' MUIR
INJURED the other half of the company
in fervent unison.-Galveston News.
Hodge (who has just had a tooth
drawn)-Well, guv'nor, how much do
you ak for the job? You did do it
quick. Dentistry charge is two-and-
six. dge-Two-and-sixP 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.
A farmer and his wife called at a
photograph gallery to order some pho
tographs of her, and while the oper-