The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-28
Fun OF The WORLD.

It is related that night the opera ball. q
gay party tTooped GignOn. famous
Paris restauranteur who recently passed per
sisted in being served by the proprietor himself The
old gentleman in bed but he got Up the
traditional serviette OF arm When
the bill sent the diners were indignant
end Of a financially nuch-spiced appeared: For
being served by Gignon. thousand francs got
the money after many protests and handed to
charity
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= recent number OF the Publishers CIRCULAR contains
the following with moral which bookseller
OF OF his clerks
\ handed him a few books. saying. How
rnuch?'
The assistant replied: I'm sorry we can't make you
offer. sir; these books all OF date
are absolute waste-paper.
Customer: oh didn't want TO sell them I've just
taken them from your shelves. I buy them"
Assistant: 'Oh. beg your pardon. sir Eighteen
shillngs is price"
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At the beginning OF with Spain. teacher Of
primary class told some of her boys about the
and asked all who favored hold up their hands
Up went every hand but Jacks. boy OF eight. why
Jack. why opposed TO the war; asked the
teacher and Jacks surprising Cause Miss
Sophie. makes history. and there's o that
now 1 learn"
&c sa
long-winded visitor once asked Bismarck how got
rid OF visitors who bored him Why, said the chan
cellor. smiling. Il with my wife
When people stay long she sends
that the princess would speak with the chancellor While
wished TO see him Bismarck gravely made his excuses.
and the bore exit
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One of the teachers. Lincoln
Evening News. is tall. dignhed with whom
in his dare TO take liberty. Dur
ing the summer she standing a
waiting for when a drunken approached
He said Waiting for caro- She said
He told her that thought needed a which
she wisely replied nothing Then said: Won't you
come and have with me?' She declined Then he
moved away nearly the saloon. He looked
back and thought struck him. He bis steps
and when he was again within conversation distance
o. the young he said: You amt mad. your
She told him that she offended and he wandered
off again, not to return
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On occasion a missionary gave Instructive
solar system alta small church on the Indian
reservation Onondaga. The building was well filed
with braves and their who listened
his description incidentally he mentioned fact OF
course that the earth revoives about the and also
turns in twenty four hours. Early the
morning the missionary awakened by a knock
door. He answered it and found Indian wrapped
blanket standing the porch. Why Obaga" said
he lis there anything the natter? Missionary led
grinted the Indian. Il lied What do you
Missionary says world turns every night Injun
home set up stick put apple on stick II world turn
over. apple fall of. This morning apple stick Mis-
sionary lied Huh" and with parting he strobe
away down the path.
a bachelor living near Paris managed secure much
amusement OF "topsy-turvy room" which he had
built in his house. a gentleman who a stag
party that visited him from Saturday Monday. says:
when we woke UP. about o'clock on Sunday morning
after jolly evening Of number, sound asleep
on the couch in the billiard carried Ike
a log by couple OF Ny host gave solemn
wink and told that II sudden summons
was rush from bedroom. else ! might miss a
sight worth seeing wanted nothing but sleep-and
relieved when the find that Il
broad daylight Yawnng I followed tho valet and found
ysef others silently peeping through
holes in the wall The absurd ridiculous
dazed man. slowly waking TO full consciousness.
lying a pastered floor looking up in horror
carpeted ceiling Two heavy touches. an easy chair.
chairs tables securely fastened, stared down
him above. The mans eyes at last rested a
real-was blooming lie gave cry,
and. rolling grasped with frenzied hands the
Of the chandelier which through the floor The host
burst into the with loud laugh They all do it
he cried. they fear they viii fan 10 the ceiling.
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police captain Of New York City who dismissed
from the this week responsible for many
amusing based his misuse-of words
Once he asserted that he paid attention %
unanimous letters" on another occasion he IS said
TO have referred his possession Of tenacious
lite Third Avenue he told a man one day para
wed Lexington Avenue. At another time one story
goes, ne reading outgoing platoon list Of
some clothing had been reported stolen one item
vas Kersey coat Next on the list men" ne an
bounced in his rich brogue is kerosene coat II was
his captain who directed patronan 70 open a window
n the station-house and ''putrefy the air"
II this captain but sergeant row dead
vho while testifyng a trial police headquarters
sked permission the commissioner correct his
inny saying:
Mr. COMMISSIONS. wish 10 retract the verscity Of
ny former statement"
Indifferent correspondents viii ,srnypathize With tho
ad who after he had been boarding-schooi for a
writing his parents penaed the follow
1g
Dear people, am afraid shan b able write
you often. because you whenever anything hap
ening haven't time write. and when nothing
appening there's nothing write about 50 good
We. from your George