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Show Wise and Otherwise Some "of the boys are quite elated over what the fortune teller told this I week relative to possible matrimonial prospects. . A quartet of picture' men are in camp this week. They are representatives representa-tives of the "Old reliable" Chicago Portrait company. H. R. Gust will probably kill the linotype lino-type operator 'when he sees him for getting two letters in his name transposed trans-posed last week.' It was the two last letters in his name that were transposed, trans-posed, making the "t" come before the "s" and thereby making a ridiculous ridicu-lous change of the name. He has launched in the insurance business, but he does not feel that he will have to change his name in order td make good. . " Note. Why pick on the operator. For what is the proofreader paid? While his wife was out of town a I ''certain restaurant man answered the phone at his homewhen a lady asked if his wife were present. He said that she was not but '. inquired if he might not do Just as welL The lady said that she wanted hfCT to bring her two bath towels and a pair of silk hose from the Bingham Merc. That evening he secured the package and started home, but stopped at the candy store where he left the package for a short while, and in the meantime some one else left a package pack-age there. So when he .got his package pack-age and delivered it to the lady it turned out to contain apair of khaki pants and two shirts. Next day he inspected in-spected tfie girls be saw very closely and all who wore silk hose he went so far as to ask where they got them. Ultimatums are untactical in certain obtuse cases. All men are equal under un-der the law. This is a game that should be played as the game of war is played. Disclosure of objectives and attacks isv sometimes considered very detrimental to the success of the plan of battle. product of he fertile imagination of JJwQdJie. , - i-i , -. 1 - . . , On. Monday we have bread and gravyt- ' ' " On Tuesday we have ;gravy and 'bread, Oft Wednesday and Thursday we have toast and gravy But the toast is the same, as .the bread. . On Friday we have the same menu, On Saturday, too, are we fed, But when Sunday comes around by way of a change We have gravy without any bread. V H. O. There is. a fellow in town who hides in the corner when he observes another an-other fellow coming up the street with his dearly beloved. Anyvyoung ladies adversely touched by the Boccaccio poetry last we.ek may count on receiving his sincere apologies in the near future. i It is almost time for his last love affair to be on the wane, and for us to soon hear his old "Never again." And each time he thinks he means it. Sometimes a young man's marriage does upset the plans of a great many girls. 'Twas ever thus, Horatio. Some people who would like to Im-i Im-i press others with their working ability sometimes make the mistake of only using one -hand while wielding a sbovelr ' The unfolding of the future by the gypsies that were in camp last week has made one young Romeo happy anyway. If this was only leap year omj fellows fel-lows might be in luck? . War office gives out report, "Great activity in the region of the telephone office." ,. Several goats have been captured in the camp during the week. . Several others are running loose. In view of the fact that this camp is In the game preserve all wild chickens hereabouts are protected. Impromptu marriages are now coming com-ing in style. A certain married man Is now calculated cal-culated to change his habits since his wife has returned home from a summer resort. If some girl can make some guy quit smoking yellow cigarettes she's a good gg. ' K - ? '"Some of sthe boys are wondering why one certain fellow just dances all the time with a girl now visiting in the camp, thus preventing some others from enjoying the pastime. The poetical gush this -week is the ' ' ' |