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Show All Tromise jaspPT - My cousin has entered a promising career. J.mn -liralh? V hats he doing? Jasper-Writing political speeches. Out Anyway jasper My cousin has become so fat that he can't play golf any more. Joan-How's that? jasper-Well, if he puts the ball where he can hit it, he can't see it. And if he puts the ball where lie can .see it, he can't hit it! I "A new world is being born," said the political speaker. Judging from the noise, it mu;;t be triplets. Roads and Cities Were limit ly Salt and Ineense Salt and incense were the chief economic and religious necessities of the ancient world, and most of its great commercial routes were established because of them. One of the oldest roads in Italy is the "Via Salaria." The salt route from Greece to the mouth of the Dnieper Dnie-per led to the same salt pans that supply the Far East today in normal nor-mal times. It can be said that London was built by salt, for the first settlement settle-ment on the banks of the Thames owed its origin to the fact that there rested the pack-trains carrying carry-ing salt from Cheshire en route to the shores of the channel for export ex-port to Gaul. Age On It Client-To be frank, you are too voung to conduct my case. y Young Lawyer-But sir. there s no knowing how long it wul diag on. Had Him Guessing. Anna-I'm so glad you like it. dear. Mother says chicken salad and strawberry tarts are the only things I make correctly. Alioid-Which is this, darling? She Cot It! ISlonde- Dearie, I know it's none of my business, but 1 want to wn you about going "round with fur (.-sengoose. (.-sengoose. vol. aren t careful you re apt to get a bad name. Drunette-Vll have you know that Wilbur is a very nice young man. In fart, he proposed to me and we wire married yesterday! Il'onde -Just as I feared! ) our name ii Cussi ngoose now, isn't it? Over and Again The war was over. Hitler's death finished it. And the corporal who had helped to lay the body underground un-derground was describing the scene. "The Germans put the coffin down twenty-five times," he said. "Twenty-five times?" echoed his listeners. "What for?" "Encores," said the corporal. New slogan: "Join the navy and see what's left of the world." Something Else Joe Did you say your girl's legs were without equal? Jack No, I said they were without with-out parallel. Obliging Chap Holdup Man Come on, fork over all the dough in the cash register. reg-ister. My trigger finger is itchingl Smart Clerk Well, lay that pistol pis-tol down and let me scratch it for you. |