Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-28
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AMATEUR FARMER: VIII you kindly
ten me how to shoe horse7 A: Take a
large horse and small shoe and unite
them by nails poked through the feet at
irregular intervals. The nails should be
bent over at the ends, SO that when the
animal lifts his feet the shoes will re-
main connected with his anatomy.
fooLiSH: What would you advise me
10 call the baby7 A: It depends largely
on whether your wife is within hearing
distance If she Is, we should advise ut
tie darling" If she isn't you have n wild,
Held to choose from
SERIOUS: Is there really such n thing
as fool-killer7 A: Having had serara7
narrow escapes we were once incIinod a,
that belief The receipt of your Letter
has treasured us.
HONESTY: A wealthy husipass ~
qaafntance tried to bride me the other day.
onering me $1,000. | spurned his OFFER
was right? A: we most heartily COM
mend you. Kindly telegraph us the adj
dress of your friend.
RURAL: IF q hen lays an egg and the
egg matches into hen, and the hen laws
another egg. and so forth which was here
hrst, the egg or the hen? A: We were
not around when Eve fed the chickens
Perhaps you might ask Henry C. Davis
INQUIRY: The other day was In the
gallery of the House OF Representatives
when the democratic header made the point
or no quorum. There were seventeen men
on the floor. but Speaker Cannon, after
counting, announced that 2f1 members
more than a quorum. were present. How
was 1t done7 A: You were fortunate
enough to see performed parliamentary
Jiu-utsu movement known the Reed
twist" You may have noticed that the
democratic leader was not surprised.
PROSPECTIVE: Is 1t true that two can
live as cheaply as one7 A: Next Thurs
day Is the first of the month In our op,n-
ion no punishment could be too severe for
the man who Started that joke on its Jour
ney
HOUSEHOLDER: Kindly give me the
recipe Of dainty salad suitable for a
Sunday night supper. A: with pleasure
Take one small head of cabba ge minced
fine three chopped apples. n grape fruit
four plums, half a pound Of maple sugar
a pint of shelled peanuts, five yams and
z nuchleDeFry- =Agitate with
beater, season with curry powder and sage
and serve with individual portions of pare
goric.
STRANGER: Is il expensive to keep a
servant in Washington? A: No. not at
all. 1t Is merely impossible.
SUBURBAN: Can you give me any in
formation concerning truck gardening
A. You should have large truck IL the
Yf Ion To- tn he al
Further than that we are not informed
What migratory existence you must
lead. Suburban.
DISTRESSED: The other day. in pay
ing bill of s1.5o. I presented a SIS note
and received $3.50 in change What would
you have done in the circumstances?
A: Honestly. we'd be ashamed to tell you
In this public way.
FOUNDER: My physician says that
when dining out it is injudIcious to mix
four kinds of wine Do you think so?
A: The doctor Is speaking by the book.
We were out at dinner the other night and
mixed three varieties without going into
details we should say that four would be
sure death.
AvOIRDUPOIS: Kindly tell me Secretary
Tafts exact weight. A: ScandaIous state
ments are not published In this column.
If Bill keeps on banting. however. we
may soon be able to comply with your sc
quest without seeming libelous
INCOME: How much does it cost to keep
a horse? A: This depends largely on cir
cumstances. If you keep the animal in the
parlor and feed him out of jardinlere or
similar receptacle the enterprise be
made quite inexpensive. stable comes
higher
DESPERATE: Please tell me how to &C
quire a large sum of money without effort
A: Nothing is more simple Call on
wealthy citizen and make noise like Col.
William d. Mann. If additional funds are
needed make motions like Justice Deuel..
SOCIETY: Kindly tell me some unique
household pet that 7 might get to keep me
company. A: Either tame catfish or a
trained elephant would be both unique and
companionable.
BENEDICT: Do you think clubs are hor-
rible institutions. My wife has that view.
A: So has mine. Let's make date
AUGUSTUS: In a government depart
ment the other day saw learned-looking
man with a bulgy brow write something ON
various slips OF paper, fold them up shake
them In hat and then draw one out. Who
was the man and what was he doing? A:
Ask us something hard. Gussie. We recog-
nize your description OF the weather bu-
reau man, following his well-known method
of forecasting blizzard
OBSERVING: The other day while pass
ing the United States Capitol saw emerge
from the main door large, rotund. be-
whiskered individual, who paused the
steps long enough to relieve himself OF
fourteen pounds seven ounces of assorted
profanity and TO shed a pale, trerhulous
tear Who was he and what was the mat
ter? A: Representative Babcock, the In
surgent chieftain, had just heard the vote
on the statehood bill announced Bah"
was the village cut-up on that proposition.
UNCLE JASPER