Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1904-04-14
Conunaruns.

What shape Is q kissf Eliptical
(a-lip-tickle).
What part OF fish weighs most9
The scales.
What grows bigger the more you
contract IL Debt.
What word contains the Eve vow.
els In order7 Facetious.
When is coffee like thesoil ? When
il is ground.
What relation is . door-mat 10
door step? A "sstep father. ;"
What confection did they have In
the ark? Preserved pears.
Which travels slower-heat or
cold2. Cold, for you can catch it.
When does man impose ON him.
self? When he taxes-his memory.
Why is kiss like rumor Z Be-
cause IL goes from mouth 20 mouth.
| Why is the world like music? Be-
cause il is full Of sharps and fats.
When is money dampf When ID
is due In the morning and missed at
night.
What fasteus two people together,
yet touches only one? The wed
ding-ring.
What French word contains every
vowel aud but one consonant "Ois-
seau."
i When did Moses sleep Eve In
bed +? When he slept with bis fore
fathers.
II What is the oldest piece Of furni-
ture in the world2 The mnl.ipli-
acatiqui table.
WY is the camel most irascible
y Because he always has bis
animal
back up. ~aeq .nersons like O
Why are fat'- 'sse they areal-
wagon wheel? Bee.
ways tired. ~co1d.
What gives q cold, cures 1T
and pays the doctors billp A dr.
(draughO.
Why is sculptor's death the most
terrible? Because he makes faces
and ''busts.''
Why is a dead doctor like dead
duck a? Because they are both done
quacking.
Why are good intentions like faint
ing ladies'? Because all they want
is carrying out.
Why is tishmoDger never .aener-
Gus? Because his business makes
him selfish.
Why are birds so melancholy In
the morning? Because their little
bills are all over dew.
When is schoolmaster like mau
with one eye? When he has va
cancy for pupil.
Why can negroes be safely trust
ed with secrets? {? Because they al
ways keep dark
Why is an omnibus strap like con-
science? Because it's an inner
check TO the outer man.
Why is stick Of candy like a race
horse? Because the more you lick
IL the faster 10 goes.
Why is dog biting his own tail
like good financier? Because he
makes both ends meet.
Why is shoe black like an editor?
Because he polishes the understand
ing Of his patrons.
WHY'S sympathy like blindman's-
buff Because IL is a fellow feeling
for fellow mortal.
Why is baker most improvi-
dent person He is continually
selling what be "kneads" himself.
! What is the difference between
foqyns and ceremonies? You sit
S0p6spe and stand on the other.
:, &tGhRs the most wonderful ami
.' ahe 6aam-yard2 A pig. be.
SKILLED and then cured.
WIN l. >ald ,ef grass like per
SON Older ,ba, SoHrssky BECAUSE
it is past-your-age assHrase)
Why is a kiss like ~SFoperly di-
vided sermon? II re,, "'es two
heads and an application.
Why are doctors always bad char.
acters? ? Because the worse" peoL
pie are, the more they are with them.
Whatare the most unsociable things
in the world Mile-stones, for you
never see two Of them together.
Why did CraDmer fare better in
his last hours than CharlesI. Be.
cause hot steak is preferable TO a
cold chop.
Why does duck go under water?
For divers" reasons. Why does
it come out again? For 'sun-dry"