Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-17
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EvANGELINE-I am 30 fond of poetry.
Please publish the poem 'Hlawatha.'' A.
We haven't the space. 'Geline. but take
pleasure la publishing the first stanza
We recoiiect it,
Hikwatha was liar;
hucn a me and Fancy liar:
few were equal; none was higher.
In tAe grace OF gated liar.
SAID tins noble uBtfuth crier:
IN liar; youre Lar.
Every 6ody 9 la the mire.
IF knew a better liar
Or oxSlcisiiy q hgneF,
Il w0uid hire liar.
Have 4 hired higher liar.
faiiing cnsstnuts from the IRE
FoREIGN.-Is 1t true that the people o.
Bavaria have deposed their mad king. otto.
after reign or twenty years? Ayes.
you are well informed. The scepter has
been transferred from the bug ward They
don't elect every tour years over there.
{ WORRIED.-Dear Uncle Jasper: The
kitchen chimney doesnt draw WELL and L
think the stoveppe needs cleaning Please
tell me how to do II. Ado not use force.
Be gentle, patient and kind. Approach the
pipe with coaxing, ingratiatiDg smile and
tickle IL just below the elbow joint with tho
hrst nnger of the right hand. Stoyepipes
have rine sense of humor. and yours viii
follow SCOT. G'lang
Nj. o. NJ understand that public men
in Washington are given to saying bright.
sparkling things In the way of repartee.
Please tell me the most interesting and
witty bit of dialogue that occurred during
the past week A.-This is simple The
following conversation possesses all the eie-
ments or interest you mention:
'TisI'
"'Tain'tr
"!TIsl!'
s''Taint!r'
You're a liariil"
You're anotheri!P
LITERARY-In the popular novel,
"Stung Again." by Sarah Slushton Rott,
what Is the famous expression used by
Ethyl We're de We're at the end Of the
twenty-seventh chapter when she leaves this
conservatory and sees that dreadful sight
on the lawn? A couple of pages were miss
ing from my copy. Ave hadn't read the
book. but looked 1t up. MY Gawd, Reggie.
the cows In the hammock Is the bit you
have reference to.
STUDENT.-when was it that Caesar
used that famous expression. EFT tn.
Brute? AT the supper table. Caesar
had just passed Brutus the fiapjacks.
OBSERVER-Dear Uncle Jasper: I have
always understood that President Roosevelt
the airship the other day? A--Not enough
novelty in 1t. Obby. He has been up In tho
air lots Of times.
Little joey ate sausage
N csre 10 happy sass mann sna angels.
As he opened up the can.
Rest in peace
have dreams from which one is sorry to
awaken? A.-Oh. no: We had one tother
night. Dreamed that Barnes and Penrose
climbed aboard that shifty little airship the
other day for a ride. A fierce storm was
raging-and then we woke up. We weep,
for It's SO exciting to be in at the finish
NATURALIsT-why does the dog wag
his tail? Ave have never given the mat
ter serious thought. but we Judge 1t Is be-
cause tails don't wag automatically. This
Job Of ours becomes painful sometimes
sTRANGER-I am visiting Washington
with my little four-year-old son. Could
take him to the White House with me to
see the sights? Ayes, but II must
be at your own risk. We took our three7
year-oid boy through the grounds the other
day, and the next morning he called the
cook liar when she announced that break
fast was ready.
Sat in the
Eating a packing house pieI
He put I'm his thumb
And pulled
piece of rope two chunks of bone. three
fish hooks a silk umbrella, one overshoe.
three collar buttons. a safety razor, one
SOCK pair of cuffs and fried egg, and
said
'fwelI, I'll be durnedi''
ASTRONOMER are the ides of Novem-
ber2 A.-You've got us cornered. Any
connection of the Ide who used to be gov
ernor general of the Philippines? More de-
tails, please. UNCLE JASPER