The last time I tried it on my wife, her mouth tasted like a piece of fishbone in a canary bird's cage. Take it from me, sir, on leaving that this thing over teching for a living is harder than working by the day. So long, and don't let anyone lit the bug get you some day."

The Sole Exception.
"Do you believe," inquired the loyal constituent, "in being perfectly frank with the public?"
"Not exactly," replied Congressman Hammett. "In fact, that is the only franking privilege that I never cared much about utilizing."

A Minute With the Cop,
The city hailed the cop on Main Street crossing in the usual familiar way and then inquired:
"Anybody run over today?"
"Nobody is ever run over on this crossing. That's why I am here. Now don't get funny. When a fellow gets that way I don't try to stop the car. Get rid of that bean and watch your tires. G'wan."

Today's Best Flint-Picked Joke.
"Your dad is an old crank," said the youth who had been told by her father that 11 o'clock was the time to go."

Dad overheard the remark.
"A crank is necessary in case of the lack of a self-starter," he retorted. Record.

Getting Busy.
Say what you will of Kaiser Dill,
He knows what he is doing;
Now from their cage. In wildest rage,
The doves of peace he's shooing. 