Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-13


once, I'll promise you your washing
the first thing tomorrow morning"
Tough Time.
Doc Joos, who several years ago
forsook the medical profession for
the movies, loves to tell one on him
self that happened at the outset of
his medical career.
Nervous debility is nothing" said
Doc to his first patient "You requir"
change of air, complete rest, no al
cohol in any form and one cigar g
day"
But doctor"
zone cigar day." repeated Joos
firmly.
six weeks later the patient came
back from the country.
"How do you feel now?" demanded
Doc. knowing before hand that his
man was as fit as a fiddle.
Great" cried the patient. every:
thing was fine, except the one cigar"
"The tobacco habit" began Doc.
isn't any joke cut in the patient
ruefully. "It's hard for man at
my time of like to take up smoking"
In Reverse.
He was of a thrifty turn of mind,
and he came from Scotland.
One day he was told by friend that
instead of putting a quarter in the
gas meter much the same effect could
lie obtained by blowing smartly into
the receptacle.
The Scot tried the experiment with
gratifying results.
At length an inspector from the gas
company called to inspect the, meter
He was obviously puzzled by his in
vestigations, and scratched his head
over his calculations
whats the matter?" asked the un-
easy householder, who thought he had
been found out.
Man" said the inspector in puzzled
tones, II Gamma understand it at all.
The company appears to owe ye sivih
dollars and a quarter
Bring 1t In.
"I am not expecting any package"
said the lady of the house.
This is the number" persisted the
driver, looking at his book again.
Names Mr.. Hawkins, amt it?"
"Yes."
mo TAR"
That's our number"
Then it's not for you?"
II think not 1t must be a case of
mistaken identity"
mo, mum. It's case of something
else"
rThOu0hf ffuI Rob
Bob Royer once had dog named
Rover. Now Bob also had party
every year on his birthday, but his
next one was a long ways off and he
got anxious for feast. So he in
vited few of his playmates with
their dogs, and then told his mother
about it.
"You mean to say" Mrs. Roger asked
in establishment, you have invited
some boys and their dogs to birth
day party? Why, you won't have a
birthday for months!
"Oh," replied Bob easily, "the birth
day is for Rover That's why 1 had
them bring their dogs. The dogs can
eat what is left when we guests getl
DONE"
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prohibition inquiry of his own. lie
said the first of next week he pub
licly would interrogate a witness,
whom he described as William
Caine of California" and whom lie
asserted will testify that six banks
in various parts of the country ne
gotiate loans directly to bootleggers
CCHICAGO-The "incompatibility Of
old age" formed a part Of the al /
Legations in a bill for div0Tce filed |
by Mrs. Elizabeth Decker, 10 years
DID, after nearly so years of welded !
life with Henry P. Decker, a retired |
textile manufacturer.
CONSTANTINOPLE- of for |
mer rulers are just buildings, after |
all and sport and commerce take no |
cognizance of grandeur that was.
News that the magnificent palace of
the former emperor William of Ger
many on the island of Corfu will
be converted into a gambling casino
is followed now by announcement |
that the sultan i>alaee 1T rillcz |
VIII suffer a like fate.