St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-10-13
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How did Henry Viii differ from
other mon as q suitorf He married his
wives and axed them afterward.
What was Joan Of Arc made OF !?
Maid of Orleans. What killed herp
Too much hot stake.
When did Cesar first 60 to the Irish?
When he crossed tho Rhine and went
back to bridge II.
The name Of what celebrated Scotch.
man does q person mention when the
hired man raps on the doorS John
Knox.
When the boy complains that tho
meat is tough and his father advises
him what to do about II, the name OF
what great writer does he mentionP
Chaucer.
When were Napoleon's clothes rag.
ged? When he was out at Elbe.
When did George Washington takea
carriage? When he took haokat the
cherry tree.
The names Of what three writer's
does . man use when he puts his hand
on hot stove? Dickens. Hewitt, Burns.
II the founder Of Pennsylvania
mothers sisters kept . pastry shop.
what would they call the rates at
which they sold their piesp Pirates OF
Penzance.
What il the difference between the
Prince of Wales and . bOmb-shelle One
is heir to the throne and the other 10
thrown to the air. ID
The name OF what character in his
tory does . person mention when ask
ing the servant to put coal On the 6ree
Philip the Great.
Why Is Westminster Abbey like .
fireplace? 1t contains the ashes Of the
great
When Is paper money first mentioned
In the Bible? When the dove brought
the greenback to the ark.
Why was Noah like q hungry cate
He went forty days and forty nights
without finding Ararat.
Why was Pharaoh's daughter like .
merchant in Wall street? She found
little prophet in the rushes on the
bank.
When was . theater first mentioned
In the Bible? When Joseph was
thrown from the family circle into the
pit.
Why is stick Of candy like . race
horsep The more you nck It the faster
II goes.
When should we read the book Of
nature? When autumn turns the
leaves.
What bridge is warranted to sup
port any strain? The bridge Of
fiddle.
Why 70 the letter 9 like death! It's
at the end Of life.
Why Is the vowel o the only one
sounded? Because all the others are
inaudible.
Why Is the happiest Of the vowelss
Because It II the center Of bliss. while
9 Is in hell and the rest are in purga-
tory.
Why is the letter K like pigs tail?
It IL at the end Of pork.
Why IL the letter like thunder? Il
makes our cream sour cream.
Why is a tin can tied to dogs tail
like deathf It IL bound to occur.
What is the difference between .
dogs tail and rich man: Ono keeps
q wagging and the other keeps q car
riage.
What Is the difference between an
apple and q pretty girla One you
squeeze to get cider, and the other you
get side her to squeeze.
Why Is . city official like church
bells. One steals from the people and
the other peals from the steeple.
What Is the difference between an
engineer and q school-teachers Ono
trains the mind and the other minds
the train.
What kin is the door-mat to the doorf
A step father.
What is the board Of educations The
school-master's shingle.
What Il the difference between an
old woman and pretty girls One 10
hairless and cappy and the other 10
careless and happy.
Why does d sailor know there's .
man in the moon? He has been to sea.
Why is q doctor never seasick? He's
used to see sickness.
What Is it that will give cold. cure
. cold and pay the doctors bill A
draught.
Why does an old maid wear mittense
To keep OF the chaps.
Why Is man who makes pens very
wicked? He makes people steel pens
and then says they do write.
What sticketh closer than q brother?
A postage stamp. by gum.
What il waist of time? The middle
Of an hour-glass.
Why is the north pole like an Illicit
whisky mandatory? 1t is . secret
still.
Why is it easy to get in an old mans
house? Because his gait is broken and
his locks are fe~.
What does . man take when he has
. mean wife? He takes an elixir Che
licks her).
Why is door in a potential moOde
It's would. or should be.
Why il . sheet Of writing paper like
lazy dog! A sheet Of writing-paper IL
an inh-lined plain. and m inclined
plain II . slope up.
why is . cats tail like the earthl
It il fur TO the end.
What IL the difference between . sol