The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-01-22

Il luI'H'OH dDoul lhc tOultl. we
had a good view of the comet just
off Tarifa, in the Mediterranean"
he said The sailors didn't like
it. They sent committee to me
to get my opinion on it.
Captain said the spokesman,
we want to ask your opinion
Yes, my lad said |, what
about?'
About that thing up there, he
said, pointing at the comet. aflame
in the western sky.
Very we'll. said !; but first tell
me what you think about it your
self
We'll, sir said the spokesman
we've talked it over very careful,
and we've about come to the con.
clusion that it's star sprung a
leak. New York Sun.
a mischievous boy, having got pos
session of his grandfathers specta
cles privately took out the glasses
When the old gentleman put them
on, finding he could not see. he
exclaimed, Mercy on me. I've losi
my sight but, thinking the impedi-
ment to vision might be the dirth
ness of the glasses, he took them
OFF 10 wipe them, when, not feeling
them, he still more frightened, cried
out why, what's come over me ?
I've lost my feeling too."-ldeas
Mother queried the pretty
daughter, according to the Chicago
News. did father have his salary
increased when he married you?"
NO, dear" answered the mother.
How much was he getting?"
Only $40 a week"
But | suppose he had lot of
money saved up, didn't he?"
Not dollar; he spent his mon
ey as fast as he earned IT,"
Did you get along comfort ably o.
Yes; and we were very happy
Well. mother, you know dear
George hasn't been able to save a
cent, but"
See here, young lady. if thai pov,
erty-stricken dude dares to show his
face around here again I'll ge, your
father to kick him into the middle
of next week"
Jack was sitting on the front We
rdnda one summer evening, when
F1do ran into the street 10 greet
another dog. Fido's family very
eXcitedly called him in. Jack looked
on earnestly a moment, then said.
Il wouldn't like TO be Ffdo's nam.
ma"
"Why?' asked his mother
They don't allow him to associ.
ate with any other dogs. Whv."
continued Jack, they don't allow
him to associate with himself
Dolineator.
\ Canadian lawyer tells this sto.
ry: \ bailff went out to levy on
the contents of house. The in
ventory began in the attic and end.
ed in the cellar. When the dining
room was reached the tally of the
furniture ran thus: One dining
room table, oak; one set chairs (six)
oak; one sideboard, oak: two bot.
ties whisky, full" Then the word
full was stricken out and replaced
by empty and the inventory went
on in hand that struggled and
lurched diagonally across the page
until it closed with: One revolving
doormat. Exchange.
The new minister in a Georgia
church was delivering his first SER
mon. The darky janitor was a criti-
'dI listener from back corner OF the
church. The minister's sermon was
eloquent, and his prayers seemed to
cover the whole category of human
wants.
After the services one OF the dea-
cons asked the old darky what he
thought OF the new minister. Don't
you think he offers up a good prayer,
Joe?"
"Ah mos suhtainly does, boss. Why
dat man axed de good Lord fo' things
dat the other preacher didn't even
know He had."-From Norman f.
Mack's National Monthly.
Leslie NJ. Shaw, at the recent ban.