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Show BITS OF FUN. "The only way to prevent what's past," said Mrs. Aluldoon, "is to put a stop to it before it happens." Texas S if tings. Teacitkr "What is a synonym?" Boy "It's a word you can use in place of another when you don't know how to spell the other one." The Million. In rnic Neah Fi'tuuk. Old Friend "And so both of your children are studying professions?" Hostess "Yes; my daughter is in a polytechnic college studying mechanical engineering and nuy sou is in I'aris learjiing dressmaking." dressmak-ing." N. Y. Weekly. 'How io you understand the phrase an 'impressionist picture?' asked the country cousin of the city cynic, as they stood in the art gallery, "Why, an 'impressionist picture' is one that leaves on your mind the impression that it is a picture of a cow, until yon look at the catalogue and read that it is a picture of a water spaniel." Boston Transcript. |