The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1908-04-18
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| Louisville was first settled In ltfS Dy
Colonel George Rogers Clark, who land
ed, with thirty families from virginia
on Corn island.
1t is a good rule to pass lightly over
the mistakes of others and pay deal
of attention to those you make your
self.-Atchison Globe.
Overflow is it that Neurich no Ion
ger brags about his ancestors?
Ryer-He has probably found out
| who they were Brooklyn Life.
Blobbs-See that fellow over there
eating with his knife?
Slobbs-Yes: he probably wants TO
sharpen his appetite.
81 wonder why people always speak
Of the earth as she.'
Its natural enough. Nobody knows
exactly what her age Isl
Suppose. doctor, this operation does
not succeed"
my dear fellow, If it doesn't you'll
never know it."
Professor Woolcomb is so absentmind-
ed that last night when he heard him
self knocking the ashes out of his pipe
he called out, "Come in"
Katherine-He says, that a lie has
never passed his lips. kidder-l sup
pose you noticed that he talks through
his nose. illustrated Bits.
"Has your wife any bad habits"
Yes; she was telling me this morn
ing that her riding habit was not fit to
be SEEN"
The Old Bachelor-Don't you pity us
old bachelors? Old Widow-Yes, but
don't pity you as much as | congratu-
late myself. illustrated Bits.
Tommy-Pop, what is the difference
between fame and notoriety? Tom
my's Pop-Notoriety lasts longer, my
son.-Philadelphia Record.
What do you think of the simplified
spellingY ut would be all right If 1t
wasn't so hard to learn. Detroit Free
Press.
Mother-Dear me, the baby has swal-
lowed a piece of worsted! Father
That's nothing to the yarns she'll have
to swallow If she lives to grow up.
"My husband called me a Xantippe."
Don't you care If he had the cour-
age to call you by that name, you do
not deserve t."-Meggendorfe Batter.
The Doctor-I we'll remember what
severe wrench it gave me to accept the
theory of evolution. The Professor
Monkey wrench ?-Chicago Tribune.
The most comfort some people get Is
In worrying over the extravaganza Of
their neighbors. - Youngstown Tele-
gram.
'I'm glad I'm not a fish," said
George as he gazed at his goldfish
at can't be much fun to be In bathin'
oil the time" Boston Globe,
Mrs. Spenders-I wonder how you
would like it If ever got new wo-
manish" and insisted upon wearing
mans clothes?
Mr.. Spenders-Oh, | haven't any fear
of you ever doing that Mans clothes
are never very expensive. - Catholic
Standard and Times
81 really believe that yougmarried me
simply because have money" said the
heiress, who was as stingy as she was
plain.
mo" replied her impecunlous hus-
band candidly. 81 married you because
| thought you'd let me have some of
lt."-London PickMe-Up.
"Bluffer is such boaster you never
know when he is telling the truth. He
says he has been presented at court
Do you think he Is telling the truth"
~ think he Is" "Who do you suppose
presented him?" 81 guess 1t was the
recent grand jury" Baltimore Amer
lean.
Howell-What are you laughing at?
POWELL said something to my wife
about an elastic currency, and she said
that she knew that cows were once
used for money, but that she hadn't
supposed that we would ever come to
the time when rubbers would be used.
Exchange.
Until about 1850 writing was taught
In the schools of,athe United States
from copies that were written by the
teacher. who also made from goose
quilts the pens which the pupils used
A penknife with keen blade was an
essential part Of the teachers equip
ment.
IL man goes home sick from the
office it is good plan for his wife to
give him the baby to hold. The point
In curing sickness is to take the pa
TENTS mind off his complaints, and
nothing will do this more effectually
than a try at holding the baby.-At-
Gibson Globe.
A young prince of the house Of Mona
co was asked why he had married a
rich old woman.
my word3' was the gay young
princes reply. ".What poor fellow in
a hurry to get bank note cashed trou-
bles himself to look at the date of itY'