The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-04

think me very young!
He-I do, indeed! If l were a rail
way official I should let you travel on
child's ticket-Figaro.
| What generous friend of literature
will give to poor author, whose man
uscripts are always returned marked
'Illegible,' Observation-Disclosures Sa.
! lonwitzblatt.
Englishman Whose dog has fallen
overboard)-Sto captain, stop!
Captain can't do it. l can't stop
for anything short of man.
Englishman Dumping overboard)-
Well, then, stop now.-Floh.
Prison Chaplain preaching on Sun
day in the prison chapeD-I am so de-
lighted, my dear brethren, to see You
assembled here in such goodly num-
berS.-FigarO.
SShe-Did you enjoy the opera last
night, Herr SchwarZ?
He-No, couldn't hear anything.
She-Why not?
He-TwO ladies sat in front of me
and chartered the whole evening about
how much they loved music-KleiHer
Witzblatt
Elderly Lady (to workman who has
given her his seat in the street carr
oh, thank you very much.
Workman-Oh, that's nothing at ALL
miss. Many men only get up when
the lady is pretty, but it never makes
any difference to me.-De Nuskete
Principal Ito applicant for post OF
correspondent)-For my business you
will require wide knowledge of Ian
guages; in which languages can you
not write? iur 1-~' a4:.aasxa-
Elli-I shan't read any more novels.
They all stop when he wins his sweet
heart, and then it's just the best part.
Father-Little blOckhead! Who told
you that was the best PARTITION.
A bureau has been established at
Budapest for supplying schoolboys
with ready written essays and prose
and verse compositions and transla-
tons in any language at pence
page. The Budapest educational au-
thorities have applied to the govern
ment to suppress it.
Pastor Gust coming from church,
Hello, Seppl, why are you looking so
unhappy?
Seppl-Because l have just lost
crowns at cards.
Pastor-That's the punishment for
not coming to church.
Seppl-Yes, but the two winners;
they weren't at church, either
BOmbe.
Rich Merchandise here, Herr
Architect, you told me you would put
ballroom in my new villa for 200
people. Now, what sort of room is
this? Only 80 people at the most
could turn round in it.
Architect-Don't excite yourself. In
this room 500 people could dance quite
comfortably-of course not at the
same time-Wiener Salonwitzblatt
And to think that l should have
taken you for my wife. l must be the
greatest fool of the century.
But, dear"
SILENCE. don't contradict me-
Floh.
An infantry soldier named Scheibel
recently died on the last day of his
leave in his home in a little village
in upper Austria. The village burgo
master. himself an old soldier, remem
bered that the commanding officer Of
Scheiber's regiment should be notified
of the death, and he proceeded to dc
do in the following letter:
The undersigned village burgomas
ter requests on behalf of the soldier
Scheiber two days more leave, as 9th
erwise his interment cannot take
place. vienna Press.
A bright little 4 year old boy was
taken to school for the first time.
After he had been given a desk and
set to work he suddenly put up his lit
tie hand.
/ What do you want, Fritz" asked
the teacher.
Il should like to know when the hol
idays begin" said Fritz-Die Muskete.
Dr.'J. F. Boyle, rooms 213-214 Ran
som building has changed his office
phone numoer to Main 594.