Show I HUMOR OF THE DAY I What He Was Doing That it I is b sometimes mighty easy enay to get the truth if It we ask for It was nas demonstrated the other evening by a n astory astory story told by George Otis Smith dl rector of ot the geological survey at nt Washington One afternoon af a philanthropic party part visited a public school in the poorer section of u big city and while making mak mak- making ing a study of ot the conditions in the knowledge factor factory thought it meet to ask the youngsters a n few questions Can any little boy or girl tell me said he be very impressively what Is the greatest test of all the virtues Nothing doing Every bright little face looked as If It the mind back of It was doing a hard piece of thinking but there was no reply We will try it again encouragingly encouraging encouraging- ly said the philanthropist What am amI I doing when I 1 give up my time and andI pleasure to come and talk to you In your jour our school I know mister exclaimed Johnny Smith raising his hand and snapping his fingers Well what am I d doing ing little man smilingly asked the visitor Buttin In fn TV was as the startling reJoinder rejoinder re re- Joinder of Johnny Philadelphia Philadelphia Tele Tele- graph On the Verge The old gentleman who came up upon n nIt n It badly dazed person In a of London inquired the cause caUfie of his agitation agi agi- tation My Iy good man what Is the matter Matter sir repeated the confused individual Matter sir oss run away with n a brougham sir- sir never see like it In all my life life down down e comes the Ill with the a nil about Is legs- legs knocks a butchers butcher's cart Into a linen drapers draper's shop shop bang bang against a carriage an nn an pair pall an an smashes tho the panel all to bits upsets bits upsets a phaeton n an 1 If e e a run agin this ere cab an an dashed it right over ovel an an stopped if I dont don't think there'd been an London Malt Mall de London U Dally Daily Shades of Munchausen An AI examiner once visited a lar large c school of some Importance In the north of England Among other questions he be asked What is the cause caURe of dew No one could answer Come said the examiner encouragingly surely surel some one knows something about t. it tt At last one of the pupils got up The earth he said turns on Its axis once In every twenty-four twenty hours hour I with such rapidity that it perspires perspire and produces dew The examiner closed the tho proceedings right there Continent Continent Good Judgment At the dinner table father had jil Just t corrected his ten year ten year old daughter for eating with her fingers and then wiping wiping wip wip- ing them on the front at of her dress which by this time was very soiled Then he pointed to her little sister Ir Irene ne and said Look at your little sister sIstr She hE doesn't get et her dress soiled s as yon you d when she eats eats No said Irene my dress Is nice mire nicean an clean In front I 1 wl wire wipe e my my fingers finger way vay down at the bottom of my dress National Monthly Had Husband Picked Jeannette In her first year at school is very fond of milk One day when she had asked for a second glass of or milk her mother said Daughter If you like milk so BO well you'll surely marry a farmer when you grow up Well I spent Charles harles Robert will turn o out t to be a farmer then the tho little girl replied Indianapolis Ne News Best Bolt Thing A solemn and awe inspiring bishop In fn Ireland was examining a class clas of ot girls girl Irl and asked What Is the best preparation for the sacrament of matrimony A little me lord ovas avas aR the unexpected reply of one of ot the number of worshipers New Ne New York Journal Perhaps and Perhaps Mrs must be awfully in inlove inlove love Jove with her husband Why do you think so She calls him up by telephone nt at least a n dozen times a day I wonder what the rascal has been doing to arouse her suspicions Chi Chicago cago sago Re Record ord Sure Queer Theres Just one queer thing about this crime said the detective What Is that inquired the chief of ot police pollee We Wc haven't bavent been able to find that It bad had Its Inception in a saloon Wis' Wis Wis Wisconsin State Journal Her Sarcasm It is s o'clock oclo k severely said Mrs i What kept you from getting getting getting get get- ting home until this untimely hour I 1 was detained at the office omee making out ont statements her husband And HAnd that is one of the tho statements I presume Judge A Contractor your husbands husband's business Contractor What line Debts Now Debts Now ow Orleans Times-Demo Times erat Cynical What a n lot of difference marriage mar marriage makes Gi And W-ADlI W what n a lot of differences Boston Doston Trans Transcript i si |