Ogden Evening Standard | 1910-10-22 | Page 4 | Just for Fun

' JUST FOR FUN Favored Age. When thi? teacher looked severely at Isndore all Meas lied from him. When asked to name the presidents, he could think of Just five with four kng Raps between them. "I am surprised, Isadora," said tho teach?r, who had left middle ape well iu tho background. "When I was eleven el-even years old more than a year youncer than you are now, I could recite re-cite the lists of presidents without a single mistake or a Dioiuent's hesitation hesita-tion " "Teacher, yes, ma'am." said Isadore, humulv; then a brilliant and coin fort-Ins fort-Ins Idea came to him. "But there could have lcen half as many presidents presi-dents t- remember then, was there, teacher?" Youth's Companion. Telling Time In Brown's Flat. "Those peoplo in tho next flat sc-m to have a ri-sular program of popular pop-ular pongs," the visitor remorked. "Yes," said Brown, "every evening." And he lapsed Into silence. "By tbo way, what time Js It?" asked the visitor. Brown roused himself with an effort. ef-fort. "Let rue see!" be said "It was ha,f past 'She's My Daisy' a littlo while apo; It must ie. nearly a oiiar,er tn 'Put on Your Old Gray Bonnet-' Pon t hurry, old man; It wants at JQast a'1 hour yet on Parowoll, Farewell, My Own True Ixve.' " Answers. An Antiseptic Child. Little Walter was always carefully guarded against Rcrms. The telephone , wa sprayed, tb.? drinking utensils sterilized, and public conveyances and ( places were- forbidden him. "Father," he sab) one night. In a tone of desperation, "do you know what f am going to do when 1 groW up?- ; "What?" asked bis father, preparing prepar-ing hlrusr-lf for the worst 'Tm golni? to eat a genu." Sue-ccfiu Sue-ccfiu Magazine. '