The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-13
HVMOR OF TIE Day

A robin redbreast. thinking it was Nay.
in town one January day
The incident, however, only proves
Chicago Tribune
Young Man-aeorgey. your sister is an
Small Boy-Huhl Does an angel wear
curl papers an sing ragtime 7-Chicago
Tribune
you must have money 20 be able to
offer me so beautiful an engagement
Must have had money. you mean
Houston Post.
I'm dom me best t, relieve tn unem-
ploy d dis winter said Aeandering Mike;
''Wot are yOuse doin' fer emp asked
his friend. Dismal Dave.
Tn tryin' ev'ry day not to git work,
answered Meandering AEiISe--ChicagO Dali
ly News
.".H5owia ike y.rnoo JOB, 1i Mas :.
''Watcha kickin' about2''
well. If don't do things right they'll
get another girl, an if I do things right
Cleveland Leader.
This man seems to be half dead said
the hospital physician, and yet can't
md anything the matter with him. +" mere
did you get him2t
AT the street car barns. replied the
ambulance driver. He was taken from
a crowded car"
'.Ah. see unused the N. D. He prob
ably gave his seat to q woman and she
said: Thank you Chicago News
Druggist-Our new clerk doesn't seem to
have any common sense.
Assistant-Is he likely to make any bad
Druggists he? say. he'd sell. carbolic
acid to wild-eved Iunatic ne never saw
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Now. let us talk this thing Of street
paving over in the abstract said the po-
How can we2" replied the contractor.
From my point of view ii is entirely a
concrete ubject-'-Baldnor American.
Washington had just said he couldn't
In that case, replied his father. you
had had better grow Up a financier and not
tell anything at all
Thus we may plainly see where 9. W.
sun
Fuzzy Fred dreamt las night dat
guy offered me a quart Nv ten-year-old
whisky. but that refused to take It.
Hungry Hank-What did youse do dat
Fuzzy Fred-cause I know'd de minnit
I tried t take drink I'd wake up.-Chi-
cago News
/ HAN exclaimed the. poet, as. he grasp
ed his fountain pen The spirit moves
''That." reioined the landlady. who was
not only willing but anxious to lose him.
beats paying an expressman 50 cents to
do the job.'-Ex.
You say he has grown whisl<ers since
last :'v5 yogs saw himG
How did you recognize him?''
/ by my umbrella. ''-MilVvau kee Sentinel.
Il think declared the little daughter
of the widow to the Millionaire, who was
cha Ia a
How nice. What makes you think
Mamma told me to."-Tit-Bits.
Miss Gaddie-Let's go to Gratestocks 10
Miss Potter-oh. no. that's such an I'M
satisfactory place to shop. It's no fun
Miss Potter-Because no matter what
you ask for they can suit you right of
! Philadelphia Press.
She was a rural maid. fresh from the
farm, and it was her first glimpse Of a
what do you think of the LADIES
gowns7'' queried her city cousin. Are
Yves she answered, and faint
blush got busy. with her cornple7liRn. but
they fall far below what I expected-''-
Chicago News.
Belshazzar's attention had been called
to the handwriting on the wall
Looks like Chinese laundry check,
I he said. carelessiy
But he learned later that it was q weigh
| check and that he was short weight
/ Chicago Tribune.
'eThe milk you left yesterday was sour
| indignantly said the young houselSeeper-
WAS it. ma am ?" innocently asked the
tricky milkman. Wen. that's that lazy
/ farmers fault. He oversight himself yes
1 terday morning and didn't milk the cows
until three hours later than usual. Phil
! adelphia Press.