The Ketchikan miner., 1907-08-10
IT IS TO LAUGH

Ao AO A4 V oAA 6 %<s%@@~@@9a~@@~@~@@@@@@&@@& "Why should my anxious breast re- pine because my youth has fed?" she sang with great feeling in the otel parlor.
 Were you married to the youth or only engaged?" asked an impudent debutante who stood near the piano.
 A grandson of the late State Sena- tor Shumway, when four years old, was given penny with which to buy candy. Accidentally be swallowed the coin. His mother, more anxious than the boy, said she must send for the doctor at once. No. don't send for the doctor mamma, pleaded the lad, who had memories of bitter med icine ''send for the preacher. Auntie says he can get money out of anybody. n-Chicago Tribune.
 A young girl recently went to her aunt on momentous occasion. She explained that gentleman was coming to see her.
 II am sure he likes me, she sob- bed "and-and I think he means to propose. I don't like to ask mother how l should act under the circum- stances. but
 Do you like him?" interrupted aunty sternly.
 Very much. !" observed her niece.
 Enough to marry him?a
 The girl blushed and replied in the affirmative.
 Then, said aunty with an air of authority. "don't let there be any shilly-shallying. When he pops, don't turn red and look down at the carpet. Just throw your arms around his neck, look him full in the face and begin talking about the furniture.
 Mr. Vernon T. Wakefield, and Walter L. Gold, of Milwaukee who are here in the interest of lessors of the Niblack copper properties, went over to the mine on the Alert this morning. accompanied by A. A. Wakefield, superintendent of the Brown-Alaska company's mines al Maple bay, B. c.
 |. s. Marshal shoup, accompanied fv- So,,r,t,. IT Ie,-ii... ,,..- passengers on the Cottage City last night. enroute for the Mt. Tabor asy- lum, from which place they will take Narenko, the murderer of Jack Levers, back to Juneau for trial. It will be remembered that Narenko was adiudged insane and sent to the hospital two or three months ago. Having recovered. he must now stand trial for the crime with which he is charged.
 H. C. Horsley was a passenger for Seattle on the Cottage last night. Mr. Horsley expects to be married to a Seattle girl within the next month and to bring his bride back with him to Ketchikan.
 H. C. Bradford expects to move with his household to Seattle on the south trip Of the Jefferson, where he will act as agent for the Ketchikan .teamship Go
 The steamboat Alaskan will clear for Sulzer, and the West Coast points. sometime this afternoon or evening. She has quantity Of freight icr Sulzer and Copper City, and will load ore at the former place for her return trip.
 Bert Faulkner en route for tle Sound on the Cottage City last night. called on many of his Ketchikan friends during the ships short stay here.
 Tomorrow morning the Onward leaves on her regular trip 10 Yes bay, Bell island hot springs and Cnuk river. She will bring back the Murphy's and Rudnick :. who have been at the latter place for the past ten days.
 C. c. Coutant of the Juneau Record Miner, is renewing acquaint- ances around town today. having come down on the Dolphin yesterday.
 J. Langellier, Mrs. Bertram G. Mitchell's father, arrived from Emporia, Kansas, this morning on the Jefferson. Nr. Langellier is an old time newspaperman. and will prob ably stay in Ketchikan for several months.