The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-07-10

the customer.
Let me see" musingly responded
the druggist. Its 65 cents for the
medicine and 10 for the bottle. And"
Here the apothecary hesitated as if
fearful that something might have
forgotten.
That's all right. friend" was the
quick lnterlection of the customer.
Hurry up and put a price on the
cork and let me know the worst"
You treat hat gentleman very re-
spectfully."
Yes he's n of our early settlers"
AN early settler? Why, man, he's
not more than forty years old"
No; but he Jays his bills on the
first of every month"
S that dance lasted till 2 o'clock,
did it," grulmbled The old man, as the
sweet young thing came down to
breakfast a little late. but looking as
fresh AS a daisy. And I suppose you
danced every dance? Yes. And you're
n of these delicate girls. If I'd ask
You to walk downtown some day you'd
faint. and Vet they say that one even
ngs dancing is equivalent to walking
ten miles,"
avn, ''N htcts =. pa pa, answered lIlSs
sweet youne thing. That's the old
style dancing you're thinking of. The
new style is equivalent to climbing
about a hundred telegraph poles.'
They were at Monte Carlo. and, like
other visitors. they considered the
Casino was a place which ought to he
visited. They stood hesitatine, before
n of the tables. and at last the temp
tation to ioin the players proved too
strong for the woman.
Il must Just risk one $40 BILL" she,
said to her husband. Give me one.
darling. and will put it on the num-.
her of my age. That is sure to be
lucky"
Hubby was inclined TO be skeptical,
hut he spared himself the trouble Of
grumhline. and the money was duiy
deposited on No. "a.
Alas. No. 26 proved TO he the win
ming nu,neral and the women give q
little gasp of despair.
Serves YOU right" said her brute
of a husband: eff you'd told the truth
you'd have Won
York:
we sllodId llol announce cures uH-
less they are real cures. Imagination
plays too great a part in a patients
feelings.
"~In1agination must always be reck-
oned with in medicine-sometimes as
a friend, sometimes as a foe. l know
a doctor who treated an old woman
for typhoid. and on each visit he took
her temperature by holding a ther-
mometer under her tongue. One day,
when she had nearly recovered, the
doctor did not bother to take her
temperature. and he had harly got
100 yards from the house when her
sol called him back.
Mother is worse" said the man.
Come back at once"
The doctor returned. On his en-
try into the sick room the old woman
looked up at him with angry and re-
proachful eyes.
Doctor she said, why didn't you
give me the iieger under my tongue
today? That always done me more
good than all the rest Of your trash.' >
Here is another proof that we can
never see ourselves as other sees us.
by Congressman Claypool of Ohio.
Some time ago" said the congress.
man, the ticket agent Of an Ohio rail.
road was called to the brass barred
window Of his little Office. Before the
window stood a motherly little woman
Beside her stood a bright faced boy
please SIR" said the motherly lit.
tie woman. addressing the agent
what time does the nex train leave
for Columbus?"
1T leaves at 2:48. ma'am," answer
ed the agent, with a slight air Of an
noyance. II have already told you
that no less than six times in the las
hour"
II know you have sir" gently re
turned the motherly little woman
but Johnny likes to e you come t.
the window. He says it reminds hin
Of the ZOO"
Little Elizabeth and her mother
we're having luncheon together. ant
the mother. who always tried to i'm,
press facts upon her young daughter
said:
These little sardines, Elizabeth, ar,
sometimes eaten by the larger fish,"
Elizabeth saxsd At the sardine II
wonder and then asked:
"But, mother. how do the large dsi
get the cans open?"