Show I FRAGMENTS OF FUN j Man an Is the noblest nohle t work of God Hm Hin Who ho says ss so O Why hy man of cour course Womans Woman's Onans e Woman's Womans Home Companion Dont Donl you QU think Brown Drown Is 11 Inclined to dal dally with wih the lie truth I i dont don't think he ever touches It i. i Milwaukee Sentinel What hat makes you OU think Is In love lo I was vas in the tho thC next room to him and his girl and amI overheard one of oC their silences Life Life I Two thin things s there are that women Will vIli WJ jump at In Iii a trice rice These things are Rash conclusions And timid little mice Philadelphia Press Mrs Irs rs Reggie dear wont won't you tr try my mr pound cake Afraid Afraid Its It's Is I's too complicated for one man to tr try I. I Let t It go to a n jur Chicago lury Chicago o Journal Visitor hiat What hat Is Colonel Bourbon swearing swearinG about so o furiously CurIously this mornIng morning morn morn- ing lug Louisville Man Man an Oh this is the da day when he has to pa pay his water tax tax tax- Somerville Somer Journal Redd I I I see I has hns been heen out horseback riding for four hours Pretty Pretty Pret- Pret ty ly hard on that hint horse hore Greene Greene Oh Ol Oh well wel he was only on on the he horse hor e about half haIr of or the time Yonkers Statesman Fair Fall Artist Now ow George If It you ou love me all al that lint you OU claim you must let et me rue paint all ni the tho ornaments In your om den G George O Ornaments main en ts Yh Why my d dear ear cay I 1 will wi be satisfied to wear paint hand ed el neckties Chicago Chicago o News The Tue Reason ie J. J Spick The Spick The doctor has doctor has given iven him up What's the matter mailer mater with wih him Span Span I 1 guess guess Mistress Mistress AboVe e Abo AboVe all al I want a servant servant ant who has hns some refinement Applicant Well Vell rel madame Ive I've IveL e 1 been L een operated on for fot appendicitis and hind had ptomaine poi poisoning twice Translated for Tales from Meggen- Meggen dorfer Bater Mr 1 Ferguson was as In a high state tate of indignation I Laura ura he said Mid what have youl you yon heen l een doing loing to my new safety razor I Its It's ruined d. d I didn't know leow It I was a n razor George answered M Mrs rs Ferguson Norah onh tried for half an hour to slice potatoes with It and anti then hen gave It II up She says Its It's of no account Chicago Tribune A novelist was talking about Owen Seaman tIme the new editor of Punch I 1 met mel him In London 1 he lie sa said 11 at a 0 dinner thinner given h 1 by a charl charity charily society I 1 found him very cry learned and auth very V wll willy I t Seaman m made dc a speech at this ncr neV wherein he lie said sall that charity was wasa a profession In Itself Isel and azul that our almsgiving alm should hould be done llone through h trained organizations If Ir it was to n achieve an any good result resul He said sid that professional beggars begar were ere Ce amazingly ly el cle clever Only professional Ional almsgivers could I keep up with wih them He lie ald said that lint eve even among amonS children chil chil- chi chi- dren and Infants wl wily professional beggars beggars beggars beg beg- gars gars were to lo be hc found Then he told how lioi a 3 woman beggar beggar beg beg- gar sar a professional with her hel little dau daughter of or 6 or 7 Jea years was once admitted admitted ad ad- to the hall hal of a countess countess' house and sis Its they passed from the lie tw hall ball hal to lo lotho tolie mother mothel whispered whis whis- tho lie room drawing the What hat will wI you Jou say a when you ou come conic Into the room drawing where th the countess Is Ss ply The Tue child smiling whispered in reply reply reply re re- re- re a know Ill I'll beautiful I j Il put on a lo lost t look bust out Oh mother Is ant this heaven The secretary of n agriculture James Wilson lson had been talking about his tea tablets a boon to travelers for one of theio tablets no bigger than a cough lozenge suffices In combination with sith boiling water to make mako a pint of excellent ex ex- teaI tea vea I said hope Secretary Wilson lson that thai I shall hal never have to lo apolo apologize for these tea tablets as I once heard hearda a cook apolo apologize ie for her sponge cake I 1 was taking tea lea with some friends one afternoon In Washington when a large c and beautiful sponge cake was wan brought In Ah Au h a sponge cal cake e our hostess hostes cried an and she broke It I in In generous portions and we e all al helped ourselves But Bu alas It U was not good spon sponge H cake The Time hostel hostess angered sent gent for rOI forlie the lie cook I 1 thought Jane she slie said Id bitterly that thai you prided yourself on your OUI sponge cake I 1 do 10 maam ma'am Jane replied 4 And nd you ou call rl this ibis sponge cake the mistress went vent on Why II it I I la is as ashard ashard ashard hard and tough lough a as It can cnn be be Yet Yes Yet maam ma'am said Mil Jane tranquilly lily That I 1 how I b Its It's wot ivet wet Soak it I in iii your ou tea fa maam maam fl I V I |