Show HUMOR OF THE DAY What did you buy this piece of music for asked Mr Darley crossly as he took up a sheet from the piano J bought it for a song replied Mrs Darley sweetly Detroit Free Press Young Doctor on his honeymoon Just observe wifey dear the curious tints of the sky That cloud poised on the mountain crest over yonder is exactly ex-actly the color of a diseased liver TitBits Not an Enthusiast Herself Mrs Up ton Greene who has been watching an Italian collect cigar stumpsDear me Ive heard of this mania for collecting things but thats carrying a fad too far Puck The Hostess Oh yes Her people were as poor as church mice but since her marriage to wealthy John Gotmore she has it easy The Visitor Easy I should say so Why she hasnt a single thing to do all day but sit and worryPuck Why did you break off your engagement engage-ment with Miss Bertha Because her parrot was always saying Stop that George But what dilierence did that make Your engagement was not a secret But my name is not George Flte gende Blatter At the Mission Sunday SchoolTeacher And when Goliath made his boastful speech how did David reply to it Swipesey de KldHe said Aw I wont do a thing to vou an he pegged him in de cokenut arid a rock good an hard Chicago Tribune My sons getting a collection of coins aid Farley and were having quite a rest for hes so much interested that it keeps him quite quiet My sons also getting a collection of coins answered Hawley but he keeps us Jn a constant state of commotion I You see he swallows hlsHarpers Bazar The Need of the AgeThe need of the age said the Rev Mr Wilgus as he leaned back in his chair and placed the tips of his fingers together is a more practical Christianity Which reminds me said the curious man that your church hasnt cleaned the snow off its sidewalk yeL Indianapolis Indianap-olis Journal I Another 4 irrepressible Capitalist We I 1 dont Intend to allow Joe Pulitzer or any other New York editor to outdo us in coming to the relief of the government in its hour of distress wrote the editor of the Spiketown Blizzard and we hereby here-by notify Grover Cleveland that as soon as he has his new bonds ready we hall Ira prepared to take 000000000000001 I worth of them ourselves We know where we can borrow the cash Trot out the bonds Thats the kind of a self sacrificing patriot we are Chicago I I Tribune |