Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-06-08
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without fat, bone or gristle Clerk
You'd better have an egg, ma'am.-
New York Mail.
Edward-Why did Grace marry
Fred? She wasn't the least bit In love.
Edith-Heavens no! She thought Ada
wanted hlm.-Judge.
Mrs Skinnum-Why are you all hid
ing from Tommy? Little Llzzie-Tom-
my Is the butcher coming with his bill.
philadelphia Record.
Gauss-How does your dog like your
new neighbor? Matchett-It's a little
too early to say. Rover has had only
one small piece.-Smart Set.
The Father (to boy back from col
lege)-Well, son, how much money do
you. owe? The Son-Well-er-dad
how much have you got?-Harper's
Bazaar.
Mrs. FLIP have just been talking
to specialist, and he says by brain
vitality has all gone to my long hair.
Do you believe it? Flip-Well-er-
knew 1t had gone.-St. Paul Pioneer
Press
He-Miss Highnote is certainly
hcmely girl, isn't she? She-Well, she
Isn't a beauty, but when you hear her
sing you will forget her face. He-Gra-
cious Is her singing as bad as that?
The Club Fellow.
Mr.. Mlsft (savagely) Before I mar
ried you, was there any doddering
idiot gone on you? Mrs. Mlsft-There
was one. Mr.. Misft-I wish to good
ness you'd married him! Mrs. Misfit-
did.-Los Angeles News.
Mr.. Justup-Let us 60 around to the
De Rocks They have just bought a
Rembrandt for thousands of dollars
Mrs. Justup-You don't say. Is it gas
oline or steam, and what Is the horse
powerNChicago Daily News.
rs 1t fact that your mother-ln-law
threw herself out of the third-story
window and you did nothing to restrain
herr" Excuse me; went to the first
story to catch her, but she had al
ready passed I'-Il Diavolo Rosa.
They've started a queer restaurant
downtown; no tables, no chairs, no
food, no WATERS" what are they
running 1t on, air or water?" Neither
Christian Science-you think you
eat, SO much a think. Brooklyn Life.
I4aundryman-I regret to tell you.
Sir. that one Of your shirts Is lost. Gus
taner-But here have just paid you
twelve cents for doing it up. Laun-
dryman-Quite right, sir; we laun-
dered it before we lost it.-Harper's
Weekly.
Stern Parent-From my observation
of him last night l came to the conclu-
sion that that young man of yours was
rather wild. Daughter-It was you
that made him wild. He wanted you
to go upstairs and leave US alone.-Il-
lustrated Bits.
We'll" said the optimlst, II suppose
you are through kicking about the
warm weather" "Oh, yes," respond
ed the pessimist cheerfully. I'm kick
Ing about the cold weather now. You
can nearly always kick."-Louisville
Courier-Journal.
II can't understand this street rail-
way situation" said Mrs. Wade Parker.
Il wish you'd tell me just what You
think Of It." well, my DEAR" said
Mr.. Parker, "since you ask 1t, 1 will.
But you'll have to send the children
out of the room frst."-Cleyeland
Leader.
did ye get damages fer being in
that railway accident, Bill?" "Sure;
fifty dollars fer me and fifty fer the
missus." 1.-The mssus? l didn't hear
she was hurt" "She wasn't; but 1
had the presence O. mind to fetch her
one on the head with me foot."-Har-
per's Weekly.
My dear" said the caller, with a
winning smile, to the little girl who oc-
cupied the study while her father, an
eminent literary man, was at his din
ner, II suppose you assist your papa
by entertaining the bores p Eyes, SIR
replied the little girl, bravely please
be seated. Washington Journal.
"For some fine past I've been buying
dozen eggs every week at this store,
and Invariably find two bad ones in
every dozen. Something's got to be
done about It," said an irate house
keeper. WELL" said the new clerk
naively, and with quiet smile, "meb-
be If you only bought half-a-dozen
you'd only get one bad one."-Grocer's
Literary Gazette.
Martha's mistress often boasts Of
her readiness of reSOurcQ ttTho host