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  2. HUMOUR.

    "Bob, what is a pedestrian?" "He's the fellow who makes a row when a bicycle rus over him." ...

    Article : 21 words
  3. THE KING'S JESTER.

    "Dan" —for to call him [?] else would be a misnomer —was not born to the purple, and had literally to fight his way to fame through the cruel road of ...

    Article : 2,035 words
  4. NOT TO BE CAUGHT.

    An eminent naturalist who holds—and fills, as well—a Chair in a University, an nounced to the members of his class one morning that he had something of ...

    Article : 170 words
  5. USED THE BIBLE EVERY SUNDAY.

    Years ago one of the prominent lawyers of Central Illinois was D. G. Tunnicliff, afterwards Justice of the State Supreme Court. Tunnicliff was a great ...

    Article : 266 words
  6. TOO INQUIRING.

    Eddie: Mamma, if R man o' war is called "she," Why isn't it a wowan of war? Mamma: Eddie, it's your bed time. ...

    Article : 34 words
  7. PREOCCUPIED.

    Son: Father, what makes the earth move? Father: Because it is cheaper than paying rent. ...

    Article : 30 words
  8. THE PROPER REPLY.

    Jack: "What did your father say, darling, when you told him my love was like a broad and rushing river? Mabel: "He said, 'Dam it.'" ...

    Article : 37 words
  9. NOT TOO MUCH.

    "Altogether too expensive, Gladys," he said firmly. "Oh, no, palpa," she pleaded. "It won't cost much." ...

    Article : 186 words
  10. A SOURCE OF BEAUTY.

    Mabel "where does Madge get her good looks from, her father or her mother?" Edythe: "From her father. He is a ...

    Article : 28 words
  11. FLATS AND SHARES.

    Thompson's Wife: Oh! well, I'll tell you what I think about it. I think there should be music in every house. Thompson: Precisely, my dear! But ...

    Article : 48 words
  12. HAVE UN STUFFED.

    A very humane gentleman, hearing that a poor miner in a north country coal district had lost by a sudden be- ' reavement his only child —a little boy, ...

    Article : 304 words
  13. MOTOR ENJOYMENT.

    Colonel well, how did you enjoy four ride? Flossle[?] We've simply had a killing time of it. ...

    Article : 38 words
  14. SET HIM A TOUGH TASK.

    Farmer's Wife: "Why have you left that piece of steak I sent out for you?" Tramp (indignantly): "I didn't ask for work, maam[?] I asked for ...

    Article : 25 words
  15. FAR EASTERN FABLES.

    A hunting party of Christian Nations, being out in search of game, desoried a Chinese coolie sitting at rest under a oinnamon tree in the depths of the forest ...

    Article : 531 words
  16. COMPARING EXPERIENCES.

    "Yes," said the giraffe, "I've got a sore throat. Can you imagine anything worse than that?" "well," replied the centipede, "I ...

    Article : 30 words
  17. A FOREIGN RIVER.

    "What's the row over there on the next street?" "Only a wooden wedding." "Wooden wedding?" ...

    Article : 18 words
  18. BUSINESS IS BUSINESS.

    patient[?] "you say there will be considerable cutting to this operation?" Doctor: yes." patient: "Well, you'd better draw up ...

    Article : 52 words
  19. A CANDIDATE FOR PARLIAMENT.

    Mabs[?] Your brother is on the Continent, I believe? Babs: Yes, he's trying a course of mud baths. ...

    Article : 35 words
  20. RACE FOR A WIFE.

    "A special for Bristol," panted a welldressed man, who had rushed up to the traffic superintendant at Paddington. The Words were hardly out of his ...

    Article : 348 words
  21. A HEAD FOR BUSINESS.

    "I," said the first young lawyer "shall expert my best efforts to show my clients how to avoid breaking the laws." "Huh" observed the second young ...

    Article : 34 words
  22. IN CHICAGO.

    Do style: "she is celebrating her silver wedding anniversary." Gunbusta: "Has she been married twenty-five years?" ...

    Article : 41 words
  23. NOT WHAT SHE EXPECTED.

    Scene: A street corner. Short-sighted old lady in a hurry to get a train, holding up umbrella, and to passing hearse, "stop! stop!" ...

    Article : 53 words
  24. A SUCCESSFUL CHARITY EXCURSION.

    "Was your charity excursion on the boat a success, Mrs. Dasher?" "Grand: we lost money but all who went say they had a delightful outing, ...

    Article : 47 words
  25. COMPENSATION.

    "Marriage is a lottery,? said the met ancholy person. "Well," answered Miss Cayenne, [?]it seems to be a pretty even game at that. ...

    Article : 61 words
  26. HELPING THE DOCTOR.

    Doctor (politely, but looking at his watch with visible impatience): "Parden me madam but my time is not my own. Yon have given me all your ...

    Article : 73 words
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