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Show "JUST FOR FUN ' The Limit. Jeetlnp bout railways of tho South Is rather an overworked profession Hcfore Mason JarrlnK the crop, however, how-ever, lot Senator Durton of Ohio have tho floor: "SpeakUii; of raUroade," be says, ''the ultimate word, in my experience, was a limited' on which J traveled in Georgia last summer. At a ' point where wo were making our greatest speed a man stood at the side of the track with a moving picture machine. I leaned out of the window and called to him. 'How aic you cetilns on?' "Ho stepped turning' the crank and spoke with an expression of deep dits- gUBl. ' " 'It don't seem to to no ubc,' ho said, 'Hold your head Htlll, please. I want to get a time exposure.'" Everybody's. Ev-erybody's. Disabled. In a certain can.p a battalion was belnj? instructs.! on "How to take a convoy through open country." One company was told off to represent a convoy, the men belnj; Instructed that they were to represent horses, cows and wagonua. After teinff halted a Bhort lime tbe advance signal was plron and the convoy con-voy moved on, but tha Major noticed that one man continued to Ho down, and. galloping up to him In a race, Bafd: ''Mau, why don't you advance?-' Tho Boltller replied, "I can't, sir." Major You can'tT What do jou mean?" "I'm a wagon." said the Roldler, "and I've got a wheel off." Tlt-Dlts. Marked the Spot. It was in the Unmet Woods Park last summer that a man hired a boat. For nlmost tho entire hour that he was allowed he cruised around on the little lake and then suddenly, pulled for shore. "I lost my watch overboard!' he shouted as hi? neared the landing stage. ''Where?" asked the watchman, "Right here," returned the one In the boat) And, pointing to a deep cut in the Bldo of his craft, 'I cut a notch rluht where she went oyer." Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. Broad View of Humanity. Tat was bein2 shown an Incubator by one of bis friends who had removed remov-ed to the suburbs, lie took great Interest In-terest In h11 of tho details and examined exam-ined everything with iireat care. Then, as he looked at ahuut a hundred young chickens thai had Just been hatched, with an awed expression he said 'Human nnture Is a funny thing after all." Everybody's. Slow Innkeeper Golnir to make an early s'art to see the glarl.r today, I see. Do you know, It tnr cs at the rate of onlv one foit an h-ur? TonrlKt Yes; lu:t my wifo Is 60 slow :!trnr re?.dy that I'm afraid we'll miss It aft?r all! Puck. i Crjshlng. "What are yoa doing with the crutch?" ''Taking it homo for my little boy." J "What happened to him?" "While he wag brlnilnx home the mall a Sunday paper fell on his leg." Youngstown Telegram. Mutual. "Bridcret," said Mrs. Orouchey, "I don't like the looks of that man who called to see you last night." ''Well, well." replied Bridget, "ain't it funny, ma'am? He said the same about you." Catholic Standard and Times. Very Much So. "Well, the poor turkey Itself did not have much of a time yesterday." "I don t know about that. If you looked at the prices you would find It had u high olJ time." Baltimore American. oo |