Show 7 f HUMOR D OF THE DAYI DAY I What He Was Doing 1 That It 1 is b I sometimes mighty f easy to toI I I get the truth If It we ask for tor It was wall demonstrated the other er evening by a 11 astory astory story told by George Otis Smith dl di rector of the J geological e survey at W Washington One att afternoon n a philanthropic party visited a public school In 10 the poorer section of a big city and while making making mak mak- ing t a d study of the conditions in the knowledge factory thought It meet to ask the tho youngsters a few tew questions Can any little boy bo boor or girl tell me said bo ho very Impressively what is the greatest of all nil the virtues Nothing doing Every Enry bright little face tace looked as M If it the mind back of It was Val doing a bard piece of thinking but there was no reply We will try It again encouraging encouragingly ly 11 said the philanthropist What am amI I 1 doing when I give up my time and pleasure to come and talk to you in your school I 1 know mister exclaimed Johnny Smith raising his bis band hand and snapping his bis fingers Well Veil what am I doing little man manT smilingly asked the tho visitor Buttin dal was the startling reJoinder rejoinder rejoinder re re- joinder of at Philadelphia Johnny Philadelphia Tele Tele- Telegraph graph On the Verge The Tho old gentleman who came come upon n f badly dazed person In a of ot London Inquired the tho cause canse of his bis agi agi- tation My Iy good man what Is the matter Matter Motter sir repeated repented the confused contused individual Matter sir ns n's oss run away with n a brougham sir sir- never see c like It in all my down life down e e comes the III Mil with the a a nil all about Is Ms legs legs- knocks a n butchers butcher's cart into a n linen drapers draper's shop shop bang bang against a carriage an pair an on an smashes the tho panel all aU to bits upsets bits upsets a phaeton an If It e e 0 a run a-run run agin this ere cab an dashed It right over an nn stopped blowe l 1 If I dont don't think there'd been an haec- haec London dent London Dally Daily Mail Moll Shades of Munchausen An examiner once visited a large school of some Importance the Inthe north of ot England Among other questions he be asked What Is the cause caURe of ot dew No one could answer Come said the examiner encouragingly encouragingly surely some one knows something about It It At list one of the pupils got up Its The earth he said turns on axis once In every twenty four hours with such rapidity that It p perspires and produces dew Tho The examiner closed the proceedings proceeding right there C Continent Good Judgment At the dinner table father had just corrected his bis year ten daughter for eating with her ber fingers and then wiping wip tog ing them on the front of nt her het dress which by this time was very soiled Then he be pointed to her het little sister Irene and said Look at your little sister She doesn't get her dress soiled as al you yon dowhen do dowben dowhen when she eats No said Irene my dress Is nice nicean ah an clean In front I wipe my fingers way down at the bottom of or my dress National Monthly Had Husband Picked Jeannette In her first year yeat at school Is very fond of f milk One day when she had asked for tot a second glass of ot milk her ber mother said Daughter 1 If you you like milk so well you'll surely marry a farmer when you grow up Well I sped Charles Robert will turn out to be a farmer r then the little girl replied Indianapolis News Best But Thing A solemn and awe Inspiring bishop in Ireland was WaR examining n a class closs of ot girls and asked What Is the best preparation for the sacrament of matrimony A little me lord was the unexpected reply of at one of or the number of New worshipers New York Journal TournaI Perhaps and Perhaps Mrs must be awfully In Inlove Inlove inlove love with her ber husband Why do you think so She calls cans him up by telephone at least a dozen times a n day I wonder what the rascal has hns been doing to arou arouse l' l her ber suspicions Chi Chicago cago cage Record Record Herald Sure Queer Theres There Just one e queer thing about this crime said the detective What Is that Inquired the chief of police pollee We haven't been able to End that It bad Us Its inception in a saloon Wis' Wis State Journal Her Sarcasm It Is o o lock severely said Mid Mrs Whet kept you jou from getting get get- ct Wig ting home until this untimely hour I 1 was wn d detained at nt the office omee making out ont statements her husband And that Is one of the statements I presume Jud Jud e. e A Contractor your husbands husband's business Contractor What lines Debts Debts Now Now Orleans Orlan Times Demo Demo Cynical What Wr lot tot of or difference n a n e marriage mar mal makes makel And Gibbs-And what n a lot of differences Boston Transcript t L |