The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-05-09
A Mansfield Story,

a Mansfield Story.
An actor had been engaged for Mr..
Mansfeld's company at a salary of
475 week. He made good" in the
part and promptly insisted that his
stipend be increased to 800.
"WhyY inquired Mr.. Mansfield.
Because I've achieved big success
In the role"
"Ah," returned Peer Gynt, what do
you suppose ] gave you $75 for-to
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The Whale.
The order cetacea, to which the
whale belongs, is higher up in the an
imal scale than the fish proper, Its
members being mammals, breathing
through lungs and bringing forth liv-
ing young, which for time they
suckle. The immediate ancestor of
the whale evidently spent part of Its
time on the land. having limbs where
now are found the whales paddles
Elusive Species.
The hack writer had used up his vo-
cabulary on the circus prospectus, and
still there were many things to be
described and glories to be set forth.
Therefore he repaired to the manager
Have you q thesaurusT he In
CURED.
"No, sir, l have not" admitted the
man, with q crestfallen air, land I'd
like to know where they're raised that
I never heard Of 'em before"
The Musical o. ..
The professor was complimenting the
violin virtuoso on the excellence of his
playing.
by the way" he said. do you play
the Doctor of DivinityT"
THAT Il a piece / have never heard
o." answered the violinist.
Never heard Of itp exclaimed the
professor. fiddle d. D.w-Chicago
Tribune
hnxardoue.
Life Insurance Agent (illing out ap-
piication)-Your general health Is good,
il It mott
Applicant-Never had q sick day in
my life.
Agent-Uml You do not contemplate
entering upon any hazardous under
taking, l suppose?
Applicant-Well, yes, l am afraid
do. l am going to get married next
Wednesday.
Pretty Lively.
Miss Lamb, sister of Charles. was |
fond of nifty cheese. and on one ocsa-
sion her brother was commissioned to
procure piece. When he had selected |
what he thought would do. the shop
nan said. shall pack 1t up, slr?"
"N-no. II th-thank y-you," STAN
nered Lamb, Tiff you-you'll g-give
ne IA string. Fll-Ill lead 1t h-home."
Westminster Gazette.
Onoer q banyaH Tree.
The first parliament house of the
Beers was under banyap tree, under
which the rulers Of the Transvaal gath
red In the early days OF the republic
o discuss questions affecting the coun-
ry, and the tree became known as the
hrst volksraad of the Transvaal."
The Beers call the spot Wonderbloom.
t is a few miles outside Of Pretoria,
t the entrance to a cleft In the noun
ain.
A Suggestive Admission.
Here you've been telling me all
long," said the bright faced young ,
Tife, what wonderful cook you. ,
lother was. And now your Aunt Jane
as just told me that your father was
chronic dyspeptic."
"Well, you see," the young husband
,urmured, with deep sigh, mother
earned by practicing on father q
cleveland Plain Dealer. q
Some Words
Panic" n named after the ancient
cd Pan because OF the sudden and un-
fear which the sight Of this
sathen divinity was supposed to in .
pirs. Other common words with a I
milar source In the old mythologies G
~ "vulcanite," from Vulcan. the
lacksmifh; martial" for Mars, the u
'arrior: "jovial." from Jove; "satur-
lne." from Saturn. and ''mercurial"
'om Mercury, the nimbls hsslsd.