Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-12-13

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"He's engaged to n widow "Ho,
lid he meet herr" II did not NEE
her. She overlook him."-Philadelphi
Inquirer.
when a bird can sing and WON'T
"Yes?' u. Isn't half the trouble M
a bird ttat can't sing II will.'-Bal-
Ssmore American.
zone woman" remarked the mere
man, sis just On good as another-ff
not better" and oneN man. rejoined
the fair widow, lis just as bad as an
othes-if not worse.'-Chicago News.
"Where nave you been, Sam?" Use
been up to ma two ears In work, sab"
"Gp to your two ears in work." Yes,
sah." "What doing, Samf' "Eatin'
u watahmellion, sah!"-Yonkers States
man.
Tommy-Ma. baby is naughty. He
cried because l wouldn't give him any
of my cake. Mammals his w cake
finished? Tommy-Yes, ma; and he
cried while l was eating that, tool
Punch.
Don't l give you all h money you
need?" her husband complained. Yes"
she replied, but you told me before
we were married that you would give
me all I wanted."-Chlcago Record
Herald.
"You seem to find that book very In
te%resting.' said Mrs. Henpeck. Yes"
replied Henry, ITS delightful. I've
glanced at the ending, and the hero n
heroine don't get married after ALL
Washington Herald.
Miss Kreech-Some authorities be-
lieve that the practice of singing will
keep a person from getting consump-
ton. Mr.. Knox.-Yes, but most au-
thorities believe in 'the greatest good
to the greatest NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Press.
Rural Citizen Ito son engaged IN
strange exercises)-Jabez, what IN tar
nation be yer tryin' t do? His Son
Its that thar correspondence school,,
dad. / got a letter from the sopho-
mores yestiddy tellin' me to maze
m'self.-Puck.
"who is this fellow Rush you spoke
OFF, ooh, he's a ~well-known chauf-
feur." "a well-known chauffeur
.sThat's what / said!" why, never
heard of him" well, you would II
Won were a court clerk like I ann
Yonkers' Statesman.
"Gracious! my dear." said the first
society belle, 4 do hope our moi u
Won look so much older tonight" I'm
quite well, thank you, dear" replied the
other, ..and you-how wonderfully I'M
proved you are! You look posltlyeiy
young."-Philadelphia Press.
Casual Caller Ito n next him)-I
was introduced to that squint-eyed, red
haired woman over there as Mrs. Some
body or other. Don't you think the
man was an idiot that married her
Next One (meekly)-I can't just say
I'm the man.-Baltimore American.
"You enjoy going to the theater?'
yes answered Mr.. Meekton. But
YOU don't care much for musical
plays?'' mo. What I enjoy is to take
Henrietta where there is q whole LOT
Of conversation going on in which she
can't say a word."-New York Tribune
''Tomkins has got more nerve than
Il 49,
any man I ever met" What now?'
"He came over to my place yesterday
to borrow my gun, saying that he want
ed to kill a dog that kept him awake
nights .Well, what of it?' 1T wal
my dog he killed ."-Milwaukee Senti
mel.
"Docs your honor wish to charge thu
iury?' asked the legal light, when az
the evidence was in. No, I guess
net" replied the Judge. 7 neyel
charge 'em anything. These fellows
DON'T know much, any way, an let EN-
have all they can make."-Harper,t
Weekly.
"Do you think" asked the sweet
girls mother, that Mr.. wilkins is Sc
rious?" SERIOUS? Ma, he's worse
than that. He stayed here till nearly
10 o'clock last night, and any one who
had studied his face might, has thought
he was sitting up with a corpse.'-Ch
cage Record-Herald.
Father wish you'd invite that
young man of yours up here Tomorrow
night. Daughter (surprised at b re
auest)-Why, father, l thought yor
said you nad no use LOT Hill! alnel-
SO did, last summer. But tomorrow
I'm going to put up the stove.-Detroit
Free Press.
What does -FOUR father do to earn
his living?' asked a New York princf-
pal of a pupil who was being admitted
"Pleasa, ma'arn. lie doesn't live with
us; mamma supports me-" well then
how does your mother earn her living?'
4.She gets paid for staying away from
papa. replied the child. artlessly.-
Harper's Weekly.
Beyond Doubt.
When key entered the shop with
limp, detected air, carrying a pair Q