The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-06
Fun Of the Word.

convenient enc:
You know. my dear. when don't
know how 20 spell word always
draw a line under t. and II il is Spelt
wrong it passes for q very good JOKE,
and g. IL Is spelt Tighr il doesn't ma--
ter"
Traveler-Set on, man; set on! Wake
up your nag,
Driver-shure. sor haven't the heart
20 bate him.
Traveler-What's the matter with him
Is he sick9
Driver-No. sir; he's not sick. OH IT'S
uulucky e IS, sor. unluckTi VOC see.
sor. every morning. afore Z put i'm In
feed Of oats or am lave dh-lnS ~
whisky. an The POOR haste has LOST FIVE
mornings running
You amt ACQUAINTED around here
much. BE- youe asked the moun,aineeF
OF the man on horseback
'sNo"
Il reckoned not I don't believe I'd so
down the bill that runs past Abe Gore
snack if was you Abe had aoss
stole last week
But this isn't his horse"
You don't seem To unds rstand- I amt
accusin you OF steaIn- his boss. I'm
simply intimatin 20 you that AT the
present time Abe happens 70 DE Ia neei
of boss purity bad I wouldn't go down
that road Il I was YOU
Three commercial travellers. meei ing
at a hotel one winter evening had
hearty supper together. supper over. The
three found some difficulty I'm alalting
their respective shares u the bi.l- but
OF etr he. ~
pute by proposing that whoever lad The
oldest name among them should 80
free, the expenses being halved 5y the
other two.
This amendment being promptly ac-
cepted No. i produced a card Inscribed,
Richard Eve which No. trUmped
with Adam Brown Then No s. a
portiy veteran with humorous eyes. laii
down his card with the quist conhd g
OF a great general making a decisive
movement and remarked. with
chuckIe:
Il don't much think youu beat this
'un, gents"
mr.. 3. Ginning.
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Carl Hauser who was the editor Of
the German edition Of Puck. and now
the maker Of enc Of the most success tul
almanacs in the country and humur-
Gus lecturer besides, tells reminiscenCe
of John Kendrick Bangs editor OF Har-
pers Weekly. u trea ats Of time when
the distinguished Yonkers man was writ
ing Jokes for Puck in the early SIS and
could turn out more of Them in twel IS
four hours than any other man in that
particular line.
'One day" said Mr.. Hauser, "th
young man whose duty IL was TO read
all the jokes sent 20 the Englsh edition
of Puck came 20 me much agitatel aud
oer9l exed-
Here. said he, 4 have received a
hundred jokes today from that man
Bangs. And he sends me all the time a
hundred each day. Why. he must 5e
worked 10 death, his mind must D.
nearly worn out"
And 1lr Ha1ser answered; IT is ca
work for him. In fact, It Is mere
recreation.
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"Weu gentlemen. said the commercial
traveller, ! never hunted bear mys IL.
but / heard story the other DAY of
some fellows who found one up lu Mon
tana
They were prospecting right up iu the
big bear country. out they let the Seas
alone. and the bear let them alone One
night they camped I'm a deep canyon.
and while one was cooking supper The
other started out with his shotgun s1
get some birds Lots Of birds up there
So tame you can almost kin them with
a stick.
Pretty soon the man with the shot
gun ran Up against q grizzly. and Sir
Grizzly was mad about something. -ani
started for him The man hit the trail
hard for camp. the bear right after him.
When the fellow who was cooking the
supper heard the landslide coming down
the mountain. he saw what was up AMI
grabbed his gun % shoot But he was
afraid TO shoot for fear Of hitting as
partner, so he couldn't Go anything bat
veil
Run, r-1-n" he bowed. dancing
around TO try 20 get a shot
Run, painted the other a. i0w run
You fool. do you think I'm THROWN this
race?
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The following Incident is related hy q
correspondent o. the Cleveland Plain
Dealer in the south il IS tod az Dr
James r. Carlisle the venerable presi-
dent Of Wonord College. South Caro-
ina and counselor If the great Caa1-
t8uqua system. w4th headquarters ln
Cleveland
When 20 years old young Carlisle was
attending a fFulca country school ~ fhn
old South under tina management or
typical teacher ~ fhe time. storm ard
scholarly old gentleman one daT ft-le
James found con aderab.e dGIcgitv i1
some ~ his work ana nl7 teacher h
coming impatient took the POS.
sad. writing upon u the words ann
d fool gave il % The Etue fei ow eav
uE- Here. James. sign you- name -o