Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-11-14

Mr.. M. started to-er-sing, he asked
me t" apologize for his-er-voice.
s-apologizc now"
Mrs. Stronghold had just thrown
q paving stone through Il drug store
window. merely to prove that she was
entitled to vote. and Rad been marched
Stronghold. That settles the problem
of where shall we spend the sum
mer,' anyhoW."
Many years go. when Senator In
gals was in the senate, oleonargarine
was a bone of contention. The de-
bate led Ingalls, to utter Que of those
epigrammatic sentences which made
him famous. IL have never. to my
knowledge. tasted oleomargarine." said
Ingalls. but ] nave stood in the
presence OF genuine butter with ave
for it's strength and reverence for its
antiquity"
Senator Cullom of Illinois WAS ask
ed by "a correspondent why the COM
mittee on foreign relations had en-
Joined secrecy on he text of the new
treaty with Great Britain, when the
text OF the treaty was printed I'm all
the morning paper Just so, just
30" said the senator; that's the rea-
son the injunction of secrecy was
placed upon the treaty. We knew
hat II we made 1T public at once not
q paper I'm the country would print it's
full text"
1t is related that one night after
an opera ball a gay party trooped
into the cafe of Bignon, the famous
Paris restauranteur, who recently
passed away. and persisted in being
old gentleman was In bed. but he got
up and threw the traditional serviette
OF the waiter across his arm. When
the bill was sent up the diners were
Indignant. At the end of a financial
" m~uch-spiced note appeared: 70
being served by Bignon, one thousand
francs" He got the money after
many protests, and handed it over to
q charity.
Senator Borah was talking at q
dinner in Boise about am embarrass-
ing question hat had been asked at
chicago. THE question:" he said.
smiling, went unanswered. 1t was
gentleman was spending the weekend
at little Willfe's cottage at Atlantic
City. and on Sunday evening after
dinner. there being a scarcity of chairs
on the crowded piazza, the young
gentleman took Willie on his Ian.
Then during a pause i'm the conver-
sation little Willie looked up at the
young gentleman and piped: Am
as heavy as sister Mabelo'"
Chrtsty Churchill's father owned the
ington; hence the name Churchill
downs.
Christy was at the track during the
spring meeting and a friend introduced
him to u stranger.
The stranger grabbed Church,lrs
hand and said effusively: No. rye
never had the pleasure of meeting vo,
before. Mr.. Downs. but I've often heard
of YOU"
United States Senator Ollie James,
OF Kentucky. is bald.
Does being bald bother you much %,
. candid friend asked him once.
Yes; a little" answered truthful
James.
Il uppose you feel the cold severity
In winter" went on the friend.
NO; lis not that so much" said
the sensAcr. THE main bother is
u washing myself-unless l keep my
hat on l don't know where my face |
st0ps!"
Waiter Ito bridegroom)-wil you
ha Yeup pren s1,d bread ~ sir5 .,na>-
ordinary household. John. French
bread must be stale before It gets here. |
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brave deeds don upon the battle /
field and amid the thunder of annon
and the cries Of the wounded and dy-
ING. OF heroes of the Victoria Cross, and
treat generals who rose from small be- |
gtnntngs. the teacher told her class. |
nring them with enthusiasm for their
mother country. please. miss cried (
little girl excitedly. my father
wAe IN the Doe war; And did he |
I!eht In any of the battles?" inquired I
sne teacher. OH. yes" answered the
1aoddeF River an Pardburg, an"
And was he wounded in any of
them pursued the teacher
The little girls face fell, "No. miss.
70 wasn't wounded she replied. but
please. miss. e had . awful '~eadache!"
ola conservatory. She was PLAYING
with her fan. and he was murmurinR
Sott speeches In her ear. Suddenly III
leaned forward and impreased = kis.
on her soft cheek.
"Oh. Charlie she cried. chow, vou
frightened mel" ~
Then after q few minutes she said.
me again. Charlie"
Astaacher was endcayorinr Ia ,n.t,n
Into the mind OF = thick.hesded youth
2 dt11erence between linear suuare
a cubic measures. After .
lengthy explanation he asked him the
1Qslowtng question:
NOV Johnny. suppose your mother
wished 70 take the measurement for
= ncM carpet. What measure would
After : great deal Of anxiou. de,th.r.
att0n the lad answered.:
~ you please. sir. 9 tape measure"
Up In Vermont : farmer hired :
boy 70 wcrk for him. The