The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-07-09
OUR LITTLE JOKERs
By The Taeins

! 1t is evident that J. P. Morgan made a
| pumpkin out of Mellen.
1t is hard to make the black sheep be-
lieve that he is not the goat.
The women of this country should be
allowed to vote, but not the suffragettes.
Take that chip off your shoulder Mex,
or somebody is sure going to knock your
block off,,
One of the members of the orchestra
struck a false note the other day while re-
hearsng in the chapel.
Harry Supt. Robinson clerk has fell off
the wagon again, but this time it was a
lumber wagon full of sand he fell from.
1t will not be long now until the SPELL
binder will be telling the man on the self
binder, what he will do for him if elected
The choir boat has been sailing in calm
water for a long time now. Even the kitch-
en- boat, has not been in a storm for long
time.
Weary Willie is not losing any sleep,
missing any freights, or backing up from
any handouts over the workingman' S COM
penSation law.
Well any how since the Mirror force has
devil like any other newspaper office, why
it is easy to see who is to blame for the con-
dition of the chapel programs.
If many more of the states go prohibition
it will be necessary to work the Breweries
and distillieries over time in order to irri-
gate all of our dry territory.
"You should worry and pay the bill''
said Captain Broostrom' little daughter as
she beats it out the back door and gets her
picture taken after being told not to.
Judging from the matrimonial war that
struck the official force the last few months,
some body will be having little ball (bawD
game of their own before many moons.
A married lady has just been arrested by
the United States authorities for stealing
money from her husband. That seems to
be clear case of robbing the mail (male)
A New York paper says that the founda-
ton of the Astor fortune was made from
the sale of skunk pelts. Well suppose it
was, what is the use of raising a stink about
| it.
"That is pretty happy looking smile
that Harry your clerk is freghting around
the last month or So eyes said Supt
Robinson. "that smile spells sometime in
| October
We don't know if Teddy discovered that
River or not, but judging from the style of
clothes worn by the people of South Amer
lea, we have to agree with him when he said
the Scenery was hne.''
would try and write something humor-
Gus only | am afraid that if | did the Of
fcials would call in the "Bug Commission
who, after feeling my head might send me
to the big funny house at Rochester.
The proprietor of ten cent store who,
| fortune of five million dollars. This again
of the dimes the dollars will take care of
themselves.
A white girl in N. Y. City has wed a
Chinaman whom she had converted. | see
where that poor girl will be kept busy with
the needle mending the dome of her hus-
bands pants, because the converted Chink
is an awful backslider
After the chapel programs had been dis
tributed to every body, one of the lady visit
ors, after gazing at the pre- gram for some
time seemed to be puzzled, when an officer
went over to her and said, "what
seems to be the trouble?' 81 was just
wondering said the lady eff this ticket
read good for one chop suey, or is it a
Chinese laundry ticket.
1t is claimed that when the big tank fell
the other day it took Bill Legs dicer with
it and after he had rescued it, the gents
standing near were surprised to hear him say
81 wish it had been my-head instead of the
hat that got that wallop." "Why do you
wish that?' said Mr.. I'erg as he tapped his
forehead with his finger and wnked at a
gent beside him. 'Why do | wish that?"
said Bill: "Say just look at the hole in the
crown of that bonnet, now my head would
have healed up in short time; but the hole
in that hat will never heal. Yes, am just
out forty-eight cents on that crash