Show HE FOUND OUT A Gentleman AVho Called With n Conundrum A short sawedoff man with a dirty shirt and a breath calculated to be used in checking the speed of machinery came into the sanctum last night and asked for the editor The conductor of the horse department who was the only one present placed himself at his ser vice and dodging between the shunts nf malty flame which at regular intervals spattered against the wails asked the visitor what he wanted I am a newspaper man myself said the caller aId I have a conundrum which i want to put in the paper As newspaper men always have conun drums and want them put in the paper pa-per the horse department conductor was all attention in a moment Whats your conundrum Well its a good one and I will give a half a barrel of beer to the man who can answer It Muttering something under his breath about the visitor having the half barrel with him the conductor of the equine page remarked cut her loose The sawedoff man then began What is rounder than a ring What is higher than a ring treE What is falser than a woman What is deeper than the sea Is that all Yes sir And you have the answer Yes sir What is i Will you print i in the paper Ill see Tel earth is rounder than a ring the sky is higher than a tree the devil is falser than a woman hell is deeper than the sea Very good And you say you are a newspaper man Yes sir Why dont you go to work Cant get a run Well you can get one here A good one Unless you make tracks lively you will find that a club is rounder than a ring that the second story of this build ing is higher by at least fifteen feet than most trees thatyour proposition is falser than any woman you ever heard of and he area way on the sidewalk below deep er than the Atlantic You will But the fellow had flown out into a large gob of gloom |