The Washington times., 1922-12-10
By the Way

"A Irtouo OI miu0 wa UoyuB
secondhand car ON Long Island ana
he asked the owner II u was light
on tires. Well the owner replied.
mileage on tires nowadays on ac-
empty bottles out automobi'es.'
"'But.' he continued. Til say this
much for the car: We set moro mile
age to the set Of tires on this make
Of car right here near New York
City, where everybody's got II on
the hip. than they get with . -
In q bono dry territory like Zion
City. In."-Montagus Glass In Cos
A farmer was driving Q load Of
hay along q narrow road. whom be.
hind him came q man with horse
and buggy. The farmer drove out
of the way 10 let him pass. A mo-
ment later along came young fel-
low In an automobile who cried to
the farmer to let him pass. Hey.
there! Pull out and let me byr'
"Oh. dunno II I'm in any
hurryr the farmer replied.
You seemed in q hurry to let that
other fellow pass" ..'.. -.' p.
THAT'S because his horse was eat.
ing my hay. There's no danger OF
you eating it,".Jud.s.
Wlmble. the inventor, wore q DUE.
zled frown when he sreeted his
- What's the problsm today," his
I'm inventing Q parking space
that can be folded up and delivered
with every new car. but I don't
know how to furnish the place
where 1t can be used" he answered.
Chevrolet Review.
Bill Smith. country storekeeper.
motored to the city to buy goods.
They were sent Immediately and
reached home before he did. When
the boxes were dropped off the
truck In front Of the store, Mrs.
smith. who had taken charge, ut.
tered Q scream. seised q hatchet.
and started to open the largest
whats the matter. Mother,"
said one Of her children, who
watched her In amazement.
Pale and faint, Mrs. Smith
pointed TO an inscription on the
box. 1t read. "BiI inside"
"Courtin'r asked the farmer IN
amazement. II never took q Ian.
tern with me when I went court.
In"
yes" replied the hired man.
An. look what you sot."-
A township trustee sent Q ply
sician to render service to an In.
dieent family. The physician no
ticed an emaciated horse in q
ramshackie shed and inquired.
What use have you for .
"Oh. We use him to 70 out in
the country and haul hay for him.
SELF" was the reply.-Boston
Transcript.
The sign on the little weather.
beaten shop read: Five miles to
Hillsdale. II you can't read. ask
After the tourists had forgotten
the laugh provoking sign board. and
had Jolted Q mile or 20 further
along. the silent. solemn.faced man
from her majesty's navy broke
upon the silence: II have It! Bah
Jove! Rippin'. too! Suppose the
beggar wasn't in!"-Judge.
An evangelist had tackled TO q
tree at the intersection OF two roads
a sign bearing the advice: Prepare
to Meet thy God"
And then along came q man from
the State highway department who
placed Q sign right below II with
the single word: "Detour. Au.
tomobilist.
Although John and his wife had
been married thirty years, Il was
said about town that they had never
been known TO agree upon anything
except once. John bought o car,
and In due course learned to run Il
I'm . way. SO be invited Mrs.
John for her first ride. All went
merrily for exactly two city blocks.
when John decided to turn . cor
| ner. b..
"Johnr' screamed his wife. grasp
Ing his arm. You're going to hi
that pole!"
at know N," said John.
! And he did.-Judge.