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Show dustrious "dustrlous." Natloual Maga ziue. The Thickest Ever. A school Inspector, noted for his idiosyncrasies, happened to notice that a terrestrial globe in one th classrooms class-rooms was very dusty. This annoyed him. and putting hla finger on the .globe, cried out ; "Th'-re's dust here an inch thick!" "It's thicker than that, sir," calmly replied the new teacher. "What do you mean? ' asked the in-spoc in-spoc or, sharply, ' Why, sir," came the answer," jou've pot your finger on the desert of Sahara." Tlt-Llltts. His Part. She What kind of a part has Fish In his new play? He An emotional part for him, that Is to say. iu the big scene, he has to refuse a drink! New York Telegram. Not the Lamb's Fault. Mary bought a little lamb, And transformed It into jnlnce; Twnsu't like bis mother made. And there's been a coolness since.. Chicago News. JUST FOR FUN In Massachusetts. Frcm tome examination papers In a Mafsachus-etts we repeat, Massachus--etts town: "Capillarity is when mil',; rises up around the edge of the bi-ttlo and shows iod measure. "The seltleis gave a Thanksgiving dinner to ihe Indians for their kindness kind-ness and to the IjctcI for fair weather. They kept up their fcsiivitl.s for Hire-? days, ea lug all the time A party of sixty Indian warriors came, rolling their vvai hoops down the hill" "Henry VIII, by his own cifons, Increased In-creased the population of England 40,-0CI0." 40,-0CI0." "Esau wrote wrote fables and sold Uhtii for olash." "Ihe Lubi-rcal was the wolf who suckle d lit nuo and Juliet ut Home." "Lincoln has a hl?h forehead, which Is n sign of many brains." Everybody's Every-body's Magazine. The Parson'6 Prayer. An old colored preacher was leading in prayer, with eyes closed and arm outstretched, while the congregation stood with heads bowed. "Ocod Lord," he prayed, ''you has made us all woikers in your vineyard, and we is thankful and wo would ask you dls day to make all de unjust Jjst, all de righteous right, an' all de In- |