The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-03
A BATCH OF SMILES

An aged couple in Iowa recently
sold for $4,000 the farm whereon
they had lived for many years. In
due course tho purchaser called with
a notary to close up the sale. Tho
notary had prepared a deed. which
the farmer signed and passed to his
wife, whose signature was also neces-
sary.
10 the surprise of every one, the
woman declined to put her name to
the instrument.
~ have lived on this farm for over
thirty years" she said, land I am not
going to sign away my rights unless
get something out Of it that I can
call my own"
The husband and the notary reason
ed with her, but to no avail. She was
lmmovablc. The purchaser evinced
signs OF nervousness, since he felt that
the Woman's demands might be un.
reasonable.
FINALLY, after further parley, he
steeied himself to put the momentous
question. How much will you take
to sign h dced?"
ally she replied: well, I think /
ought to have ST."
MAYOR Gaynor. defending New York
rom a charge of undue w~ickedness.
salo at a recent dinner: There is no
more ~wickedness here than there ia in
LONDON or Paris. or Berlin. They
VINO nnd wlckedness r usually seek.
ing lt-and we find what We GEEK.
Mne!her II be a roulette game or song
a. tstsice. THOSE critics remind me of
me motel cashier who, after paving a
lot of food and liquor and tohaec"
nllls, returned to the hotel drunk AL
NOSE people treated me- he explained.
When l handed them their checks
wen. Well said the p%ronrietor
shocked. is it possible that none ~
.SS creditors are temperance peonleo.
some OF them are the cashier I'd.
,mitea. 1ut their checks l sent to them
Woman said the deieo,.s
fraud" "'ihent and q
Indeed" replied one listener
Yes. l saved up All ms.
weaks n lived on bananas two
on - 10 treat Miss Truelova ia The
bpefa ana a supper. Then 7 estaS
NC 20 marry me and she said sha
maia ai'alo ! was too extrayarant 10
''aNe a good husband" :"
eggs M'y wh Hammond declined to buy any
v.ou,,1n.y. ma WHO Slnnl}oa has
''s 81 called at the honsa ner
l nave been findinr hnS
.sS mme'. said Mrs. Hammon rSr
fo nu"'e 81 there have been thrao a.
A'. tnem in a DOZEN" $3.50 VI
wen. now. Mis- Hamno,..
that kin 'splied In remonstrance. "ain.s
it,? wa We OF a hash way to Ioo& a.
grudrc an! 1aont ought to hols no
We know tba. d hen. had We? Dom,
bad egg n ooe. = hen is bound to Law a
IN .. - young Canadian went y.
nn 't "!nter and was MAXINE n3noon
no rad met there for Tho "1 ana whom
askaSo you have reindeer IN Ss s.me. ~,
"Na ~ young lady. a"a'
this ss, earring" he answered ~.
I" always snows.".
An oficious neIebhor
Ling: took occasions @ssSs o%hoppins kind.
the sn nhi ana to offer some savica y
Inc bride did not a,snands
md 'J h. Jimmie" she sai6 ms sug.
hand iehtily defend,mn. a." y
impor, mas Things on his m1nd ner nut.
"Welii mar kindling." "o''
would. h n",nent ~.
mod SnT; "G 1;n.,ho bride
"''e on my mind is Jim m,,'e: "A'l I
girl III" Is - a funny world :.
n bov WIN gobs of store aer snell-iiks
added a sivs Ms locks clipnad wniie
hearing pro,"hlng to his prominans
ambition nats Of f. every big dispute !. tn.
ally fali IN not = bell COW YOU natur.
tSn you Sba that your town il o %S,.k"' nu ut
. Cav v' I,in nro no doesn't lead such