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Show B IUST FOR FUN HHHJ Shifting the Blame. .The Solicitous Errmlover. HHflj 11 was a. nice liltlc house, built HHH specially to the owner's pluu, and HHJ had everything up-to-date, with a Bj few reminders of tho good old days. HHH For Instance, there was a sun-dial HHH placed at tho foot of the gardon. HHJI On the first sunny day the owner HHI compared, his oyn reliable gold HHH chronometer with Old Sol's time- Hll piece, and found there was a dif- HHfll lorenco of two houra Obviously HHJl the figures on tho sun-dial had HHJj been misplaced. Tho builder wad HHJI sent for and arrived. HHJi "Have a look at that sun-dial HHn again," said tho owner, significant HHj y; "it makes the time 11 a. in. HHJ and, as a matter of fact, the cor- HHJI rect timo is 1 p. m." HHJ The builder looked long and car- HHJ j. , nestly at his handiwork, and then HH 1 slapped his leg. H y "Ah!'' ho exclaimed with n proud J ring In his voice, "I see vot It is, J air. There's something wrong with HHf tho sun," Ideas. B H f "I always pity a fat man on a HHb hot day." HBH "I don't, for I never saw a fat HHI man who felt tho least sympathy HHI lor mo who 11 the weather was HHj cold." Chicago Record-Herald. HHL A Good One. B) "Is 'that corporation you are Mn- HHF ' ' torestcd In a good trust?" HH j 'i "I should say it is, answered Mr. HH - f Dusttn Stax. "It's good for several HH ' millions in dividends everyi year." B Washington Star." ; t- : , ' -' - The porter of a famous Syracuse hotel being attacked by Illness while on duty, his knFtl employer sent him upbtairs to bed and called a physician. When the doctor came down, after having attended his patient, the proprietor accosted accost-ed him. Woll, doctor, how did you find him?" h asked. "He's comin g down with tho grlppo," was the doctor's replv. "If ho does', I'll send him back to hod. I warned him not to lug any more baggage today!" Worn, an's Homo Companion. The Comforter. Anxious Old Lady 1 Bay, my good man, Is this boat going up or down? Deckhand Well, she's a leaky old tub, mum, so I shouldn't wonder won-der If she was going down. But, thou, again, her b'llora ain't none too good, so she might go up. Syd noy Bulletin. Reapoct for the Aged. "What's the matter, MIbs Dal-Hrigton?" Dal-Hrigton?" asked tho vlllago wag. "You nover laugh at anv of my Jokos." "I have been taught never to laugh at tho old and decrepit,'' Chicago Itccord-Herald An Odd Appreciation. "I hear tho little dancor In. the 'first act made a tijfwith ho'r barefoot bare-foot act." ' tlr tfiS "Yes, she got "a handon thalt foot." Baltimore American. : M |