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Coffins for Australia.
Having invaded the markets of the
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A Girl's Essay on Boys.
At a recent board school examination
for f ' one of the tasks was an essay
on ) ) and this was one of the compo-
Bitioi just as it was handed in by a
girl of 12The boy is not an animal ,
yet they can be heard to a considerable
distance. When a boy hollers he opens
his big mouth like frogs , but girls hold
their toung til they are spoken to , and
then they answer respectable and tell
just how it was. A boy thinks himself
clever because he can wade where it is
deep , but God made the dry land for
every living thing , and rested an the
seventh day. When the boy grows up
he is called a husband , and then he
stops wading ami stays out nights , but
the grew up girl is a widow and keeps
house. "
The "American Boy" Battleship.
Every American hopes our school boys
will succeed in tlu'ir efforts to raise $3-
000,000 to he used in building a battleship.
( It costs great sums to build a warship , but
j you can build up your health with Hos-
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A Lost Child's Protector.
Vvith only a faithful dog for a com
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County. Pa. , was lost in a dense woods
for tee days aud two nights. The little
tot accompanied a party on a huckle
berry tour , and strayed away. A
searching partj' finally found the little
follow trudging along vriih the dog ,
about fc'ir milcu from where he was
first missed.
When happy in It ? mother's arras the
child said : "I t-'eep d all night , and
doggie was ol se to ni2. I laid my hetid
on him for . " . i/il'.ow. I did not have anj--
thing to CM , but I nicked a lot of ber
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Every living thin ? has pains mid
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Patcrna1 Sarcasm.
"Dear Father , " wrote young Throg-i
gins , who hac'gone to war as a lieuten-
j ant against rbe parental wish , "E
haven't anything to sharpen my raze ; }
on. Plnase send me a good strap. "
"Dear Son , " replied the father
" 'sharpen your razor on your shouldeij
straps. " Chicago Tribune.
llow to "revent It.
"Puffins answered an advertisement ;
in which somebody offered to sell him ,
the secret for preventing trousers from
getting fringes around the bottom. "
"What did they tell him ? "
"To wear kickerbockers. " Tit-Bits.
COULD NOT SLEEP.
Mrs. Finkliani Believed Her of All
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Two bottles of Piso's Cure for Consump
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Restaurant dining is becoming more
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Alabaster Is scarcely more Immaculate than the com-
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Victory belongs to Hie most persevering
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JOKES FROM THE PENS OF
VARIOUS HUMORISTS.
Pleasant Incidents Occurring the
World Over Sayings that Are Cheer
ful to Old or Yonnjj Funny
Selections that You "Will Enjoy.
A Jolly for Papa.
She And what shall I say in case
papa asks me what your prospects arc ?
He Well , er you might say that I
am figuring on securing one of the most
prominent , influential and wealthy men
in the city for my father-in-law. That
ought to fetch him.
Similar but Different.
Weeks Young Brokleigh certainly
Reserves a great deal of credit for keep
ing up appearances on such a small in
come.
Meeks Well , don't you think for a
minute that he isn't getting it. He
owes nearly every man in town.
Merely Strategy.
"Wai , Jim , wet d'ye think about the
Tzar o' Rooshia. and this here universal
disarmament business ? "
Jim Well , it's like me and my ole
woman when we lias family trouble.
The one what proposes peace is de one
what ain't got hold o' de poker.
He AVasn't Worth Much.
Smith Brown isn't working very
much this summer , is he ?
.Tones Why , he told me the other
: lay that he had been working for all
he was worth.
Smith Well , it amounts to the same-
thing.
A Sense of Melody.
The man who does not enjoy music
( vas being forced into a conversation
on the subject.
"Of course , horns are necessary for
orchestral effect , " the technical enthu
siast was saying , "but I derive most
pleasure from the violins. Don't you ? ' '
"I can't say that I do. You see , the
fish vendors never play the violin.
They nearly always blow a horn. "
Washington Star.
His Nntural Impulse.
Mrs. Peck Suppose that you and I
were all alone upon a desert island ,
what is the first thing you would do ?
Mr. Peck ( impulsively ) Try to get
away. New York Herald.
A Delicate Hint.
Miss Cutting I have been troubled a
great deal with that tired feeling of
late.
Softleigh Aw , indeed ! Weally I'm.
aw vewy sorwy to heah it , doncher-
know. Is theah any thing I , aw can
do to affowd you weleaf ?
Miss Cutting Oh dear no. I , er
don't want to hurry you at all.
One Victory.
' 'I see here that an American army of-
Qcer has married a Spanish girl. "
"Well ? "
"That is one crushing victory for the
Dons , anyhow. " Philadelphia North
Imericau.
Sleepless Slumbers.
Brown My wife says I Talk in my
sleep.
Jones Well , you're lucky.
Brown How so ?
.Tones My wife does all the talking
In mine. Chicago News.
Not an Asylum Subject.
Stranger That man is evidently
frascy. Why is he not put in an asy
lum ?
Native His property is so heavily
mortgaged that none of his relatives
want it. New York Weekly.
Hardly Worth AVhile.
Jaggson ( running against marble
/tattle in hall ) Grashus , Maria , y'r ( hie )
hau's * r cold. Shouldn't wait up f'r me
s * long , darling.
He Got Her.
"Humph ! " growled the multimillionaire
aire , "so you want my girl's hand , do
you ? Have you lots of enterprise ? "
"Well , " retorted the hardy swain ,
"I'm after the only daughter of just
about the richest and meanest man in
these parts. " New York World.
A Missing Word Fake.
His tongue clove to the roof of his
mouth. "I I that is , " he faltered ,
you " And then he suddenly
caught her to his bosom. "You know
what I would say ! " he cried.
Frigidly she disengaged herself. "An
other missing word fake , " she mutter
ed , pale , but calm. Detroit Journal.
A Hopeless Cane.
"I wonder if Miss Antique will ever-
stop being giddy ? "
"Never ; because she will never con
fess that she has reached the years of
discretion. " Harper's Bazar.
So Sarcastic.
Willie I once knew a girl who nearly
died from ice cream poisoning.
Nellie The very idea ! I would never
have dreamed of such a thing happen
ing to a girl of your acquaintance.
Indianapolis Journal.
s Proper Idea.
Little Brother Polly , what is a hero ?
Smaller "Sister ( promptly ) A 'Meri.
can , o' tourse ! Judge.
His Own Way.
"Blykins has his own way in his
house. "
"Yes. But his wife always tells him
what it is going to be "beforehand. "
Piek-Me-Up.
What's the Use.
"Did you ever think what you would
do if you had Rothschild's income ? "
said Seedy to Harduppe.
"No ; but I have often wondered what
Rothschild would do if he had my in.
come. " London Judy.
Easy to Fee.
Pretty Teacher What were out
hands given us for , Bennie ?
Beunie (8 ( years old , gallantly ) To
bold. Judge.
Bold Man.
She But haven't you heard thai ,
there are microbes in kisses ?
He ( carelessly ) Oh , yes ; but I am an
immune. Somerville Journal.
No Way of Keeping It.
"He left his umbrella in the office
safe. "
"Yes. "
"And that night somebody stole the
safe. " Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Sweetness.
"Some of the days when summer i&
merging into autumn are wonderfully
line , " remarked the girl who likes the
poetry of nature. "Now and then there
seems to be a great deal of sweetness
in the air. "
"Deede ( ley is. honey , " replied the
colored woman. "As I wus comin' past
de ma'sh , ev'y now an' then I seen
places whah de air wus chock full o'
reed birds. It do seem a shame , wif so
much sweetness floatin' around , dat it
should be so hahd ter git at. " Washington -
ington Star.
Stated the Facts.
"Kathleen , my husband was dissatis
fied with his breakfast this morning. "
"Your husband dasseii't say that to
me face. " Browning King's Monthly.
Method in His Madness.
"Yes , he went out rowing 011 the lake
and rocked the boat when he got in the
deepest part. "
"Oh , I don't know about that. He
managed to tip the boat over and
drown two of his crsditors. " Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Might Be Done.
The Poet wonder if one would
rhyme "darling" with "quarreling ? "
The Savage Bachelor What are you
writing an epithalamium ? Cinciu.
nati Enquirer.
Previous 3Jractice.
"You don't look strong and rugged
enough to be a policeman. Have you
ever had any experience or training
in that Hue ? "
"Well , sir , " said the applicant , "I
rung the parish church bells for ten
years. How's that for bein' a pealer ? ' '
Chicago Tribune.
The Trouble.
Anxious Mother How is it that you
have so much trouble with your house
keeping ? You told me your wife could
cook.
Adult Son She can.
"Then what is the matter ? "
"She won't. " NCAV York Weekly.
At the Country Grocery.
First Villager Where's Col. Boaster !
Don't see him around here lately.
Second Villager Oh , he's been sick
in bed with the asthma ever since tlw
war broke out. Boston Courier.
Reminiscent Joys.
"I gave my husband a dose of sul
phur and molasses for his blood. "
"Was he willing to take it ? "
"Yes ; but he said it wasn't half as
good as that his mother used to make. "
A Sense of Melody.
The man who does not enjoy music
was being forced into a conversation
on the subject.
"Of course 'horns ' are necessary for or
chestral effect , " the technical enthu
siast was saying. "But I derive most
pleasure from the violins , dou't you ? "
"I can't say that I do. You see , the
fish vendors never play the violin. They
nearly always blow a horn. " Wash
ington Star.
If handsome is as handsome docc ,
some good-lookiLg girls are cajthing
but handsome.
There is one thing that does not mind
the weather , and that is rheumatism ;
and one thing that does not mind rheu
matism is St. Jacobs Oil , as it goes to
tvork upon it and cures right off.
London has 13,56-1 policemen , or 19 to
every one of Its 6SS square miles. Sixty
per cent of them do night duty.
Farmers' Alliance.
To the Members of the Farmers' Alli
ance and Industrial Union : I have made
a careful investigation from the best
sources of reliable Information about
the Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co.'s
Remedies , and found that they were
giving good satisfaction. I therefore
deem It but an act of simple justice to
our members tr say that I believe that
the claims made by the company for
their remedies will be fully realized by
those who will give them a fair and rea
sonable trial , lours fraternally , Jno.
C. Hanley , Business Agt. P. A. & I. U.
St. Paul , Minn. , Oct. 28,189S.
The wonderful success that has at
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What is often called indolence is the
unconscious consciousness of incapa
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As/stem which
has become run down
by the try ing weather
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wmter of this climate
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out of the hospital Iwas a sorry sight. I could not regain my strength ,
and could not walk over a block for several weeks. I noticed some articles
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which convinced me that they were worth trying and I bought two boxes.
I did not take them for ray complexion but for strength. After using them
I felt better , and know they did me worlds of good. I nm pleased to
recommend them to invalids who need a tonic or to build up a shattered
constitution. " Detroit Free Press.
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