Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-10-31
OUR BUDGET OF FUN.
jokes and J0kelets that Are supposed
to Have Been Recently Born eayinss
and Doings that Are Odds curious aud
Laushabis-Ths we~kly nSEsr,s

Let De All Laugns
age increases the flavor Of wine."
We all agree with this.
But age has never yet Increased
The flavor OF a kiss.
Truth.
II began life without cent In my
pocket" said the purse-proud man 70
an acquaintance. II didn't even have
a pocket" replied the latter meekly.
Bellefield-The Fayes comet Is said
to be very faint. Bloomfield-You would
be faint, too, If you had travelled as
far.-Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph.
Yeast-Did you ever hug delusion3
Crimsonbeak-Yes before I married
thought the woman loved was worth
q fortune.--Yonkers Statesman.
The candidate who Is quite content
To be out or be in the fight,
Who'd rather be right than President,
Will probably be right
Boston Courier.
"How are you succeeding in keeping
house In the country, Mr.. Hill" First
rate at that But the neighbors have
borrowed almost everything else
Harlem Life.
II will take some Of this material
but win It. wear weIlY' "Oh! 1t ID In
destructible-untearab everlasting
1T will wear till you pay for itg'-Un-
sere Geseilschaft.
Mrs. Ayebee-Men are such funny
thingsr When Ayebee asked me to be
his he was the most disconsolate man
Imaginable. Mrs. CeedeeI can well BE-
lieve that-Boston Transcripts.
Yoh doan' hyah many song birds
When de wintah's druwin' near;
But yoh, hyahs de turkey gobble,
An dat satisfies de ear.
Washington Star.
81 wonder what makes those buttons
burst Off so% Dora petulantly exclains-
ed. David looked at her tight-fttinx
dress, "Force of habit, probably" he
said, after a. thoughtful panse.-Roek-
land Tribune.
"What do you think will be the OUT
come Of the war in CubaT THAT"
replied the man who answers, every
question:. depends a good deal on the
income Of the Spanish treasury
Washington. Star.
II hardly know whether to. marry her
In the clothing trade" ''Thereis money
In Clothes" said he.duke. There isn't
any in mine," said, the count-Indiaul
apolis Journal.
Sweet Indian summer sings It's song
Where burning fever dwell
And the apple dumping comes along,
To ill want long felt.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"Ah," said the burglar who had, once
seen better days, "this reminds me Of
the day I attained my majority"
Flows that" asked his partner, emp
tying the cash box into his pockets II
have come in for some money."!Truth.
Gadzooks-I tell you, Younghusband
dresses up his pretty wife in great style.
Zounds-That's all right, but her won.
en- friends make up for 1t by giving her
a dressing down whenever they talk
about her.-New York Tribune.
"a word to the wise is sufficient
Is maxim we've frequently heard;
And now what we want is a maxim,
To tell us just what is that word.
Philadelphia Record.
~ called to ascertain, Colonel Lex
ington, If you would make a few
speeches for gold" For gold? Well,
should say SO! For gold, silver, green
backs, notes, garden sass or cordwood.
Times are hard, Colonel."-New York
Recorder.
Beatrice sends us some verses entitled
"Why Do 1 Liver" We cannot use
your contribution, Beatrice, but we.
can answer your conundrum. You
live simply because you send your
verses instead Of bringing them.-Yon--
kers Statesman.
All, the love untold, the kiss unkissed,
Too often In life we reach;
But the candidate never will let us get
So far as the unspoken, speech.
Washington Star.
Helen-How could you give up Har>
ry Haussmann for Tom Waterman?
You used to think every thing OF Harry.
Martha-I know; but the theaters are
nearly all closed now, and Tom has
such a lovely yacht-Boston Tran
script.
Cobwiggar-You seemed rather amus-
ed over the idea Of your wifes wearing
boomers. Smith-You'd be amused
yourself if Yon could see her when she
tried to find something in her work
basket and emptied 1t into her lap
Judge.
"You don't object to q contributor
dropping into poetry once In a while. I
presumeT said the caller with an af-
fable smile. Certainly not, sir. Sit
down. replied the editor, pushing the
waste basket toward him. Chicago
Tribune.
Radbourn-I suppose that when ths
emancipated woman has ultimately
conquered, our girls will be going fur
soldiers. Chesney-I should not be sur.
prised. They went for them long be.
fore the e. w. was ever thought off,
Harlem Life.
~ understand that the railroad CON-
panies are making great preparations
for carrying bicycles next summer"
"Yes, wheelmen are beginning to get
their rights. Why, know of one road
this year that actually refused to allow
more than two trunks to be put on top