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  2. A Clear Case of Insanity.

    "I had a narrow escape this morning." "Indeed! How?" "I was shaved by an insane barber." "Gracious! How did you discover that he ...

    Article : 65 words
  3. The Long and the Short of It.

    Two letters were once addressed to a certain corps commander of the Army of the Potomac on the eve of a forward movement, one of them written by General Halleck, chief of the ...

    Article : 173 words
  4. Flotsam and Jetsam.

    Some readers who have been kind enough to send in contributions for this column evidently do not understand that only bush songs are wanted. The majority of so-called songs sent in are simply poems. ...

    Article : 447 words
  5. The Wrong Sort.

    Landlady's Daughter: "Mother, you tell that man in the front room to clear out at the end of the month." Landlady: "Why so, my daughter? He is ...

    Article : 83 words
  6. A Story from Dickens.

    A nice little story may be made by stringing together, with a few conjunctions and verbs, the titles of Dickens's works. Here it is:— "Oliver Twist," who had some very "Hard ...

    Article : 232 words
  7. A Small Favour.

    Boy: "Mother wants to know if you won't lend her your carpet sweeper." New Neighbour: "I haven't any." "We saw one unloaded from the delivery ...

    Article : 93 words
  8. Proof Positive.

    The manager of a certain bank received his cashier one morning with an evidently discomposed face. "Sir," said he, "I am unable to hide from ...

    Article : 79 words
  9. Facts and Fancies.

    "Deuced awistocwatic place to bathe, Chilly." "Why the?" "Every wave has a cwest, you know!" There are some people so morally constituted ...

    Article : 699 words
  10. Once Was Enough For Him.

    A Glasgow bailie was in Arran enjoying his holidays. Going out for a walk one morning he came across some gipsies, who offered to tell his fortune. He gave a shilling to one of ...

    Article : 130 words
  11. The General's Memory.

    A Mexican, an intimate friend of General Sheridan, one day, calling on the commander of the army at his office in Washington, found him at his desk, his feet incased in slippers ...

    Article : 1,041 words
  12. THE GLASS ON THE BAR.

    Three bushmen one morning rode up to an inn And called for their glasses of whisky and gin; They'd only returned from a trip to the North, And eager to greet them the landlord came forth, ...

    Article : 308 words
  13. A Pretty Cute Justice.

    It was the law of a certain country town that all showmen, itinerants, and organ grinders must get a license before doing business there. One day a fat policeman, who had ...

    Article : 237 words
  14. Spring Cleaning.

    How doth the busy little wife Improve her shining hours, And "chuck" the carpets down the stairs As round the rooms she scours. ...

    Article : 53 words
  15. Makes a Big Difference.

    Mr. Timmidd: "How would a girl feel if she received a proposal by letter?" Friend: "If she didn't care for you she'd feel insulted." ...

    Article : 41 words
  16. He Could Be Trusted.

    On the outskirts of a small village in the English midlands there lived an old man whose business was so well known among the neighbours that he was commonly spoken of as ...

    Article : 234 words
  17. Getting Acclimated.

    Jim is a teamster for a manufacturing establishment, and until a week or ten days ago Jim was a bachelor and happy. Then in a moment of recklessness he got married, the lady in the ...

    Article : 211 words
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