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Show of the Illinois city wore a button in scribed: "Ask roe. I live hero." Unfortunately. Un-fortunately. It 18 reported the question ques-tion most commonly provoked by this signal of klndueej was: "Why." Argonaut. Something Lacking. ' How do you like Venice?" "Well, I dunno. Plenty of lagoon, but no place to shoot tho chutes." Kansas City Journal. JUST FOR FUN In a Country Church. SI (whispering) Ix"Cs sneak out an' git a segar and have a smoke. Hi (whl.iporlng also) Gosh, SI we ain't got time! SI Yes, we hev. The preacher Jest said. "One more word, an' I am done." Cleveland leader. A Blow Arre6tcd. An organist, who, on the eve of a festival, was taken suddenly 111, so-cured so-cured a deputy to take his place. The deputy waa a gentleman who played a very full organ, playing full chords where his prluclpal played only single sin-gle notes, anl consequently using a much largf-r amount of wind. Wheu about three parts through with tho "Hallelujah Chorus," the wind suddenly gave out Going round to the back of the organ to ascertain tho reftROu, tho deputy found tho blower blow-er In the act of putting on his coat preparatory to going home. "What do you moan by t;ueh nehav-lor?" nehav-lor?" tho deputy angrily expostulated. "I-ook here, sir," the blower returned, return-ed, with wannth, "if you think I don't know how many puffs It t&ke-s to blow the 'Alleujah Chorus' you make a big mistake." St James Budget. Tantalizing, In searching for the location of the gas range Mr. Stubbs had etunibled over the kitchen table. "Oh, John." tried Mr. Stubbs, sweetly. "I know what' 6 the trouble. You need what they have on the batle-shlps." batle-shlps." "What's that9" demanded Mr. Stubb, rubbing his bruised toe. "Why, a range finder." And what Mr. Stubb said about feminine fem-inine wli used at tho wrong time would bo a caution. Chicago News. The Poet Again. He had long hair and a pensive look. He wrote a poem entitled "Why I Live." He signed It Augustus, and sent It to a magazine. The editor wrote him as follows: "M dear Augustus, the reason why you live Is because you sent the poem by mall Instead of bringing it personally." Paris Modes. Biting Words. The argument was fast coming to blows. "Let me tell you something. Murphy," Mur-phy," said Mulligan; "ye're nawthln' but a big chaw!" "Thruc for ye( Mulligan," warmly returned Murphy; "an' I a much bigger chaw thin yc can chew, do yo mind, now?" Danny's Weakness. "Will. Miss iiA Mulcahey, Ol see bo the papers Danny's been discharged from the pinltlncbery," observed Mrs, O'Hoollgan. "Yls." sighed Mrs. Mulcahey. "Danny "Dan-ny nlver could hould anny kolnd of a job." Harper's Weekly. Started Them Thinking. During tho recent conclavo of Knights Templar In Chicago, the hospitable hos-pitable and willingly helpful resident |