Clippings.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 198, 3 May 1902, Page 3

Clippings.

It is easy for the light-headed to be light-hearted. We admire the man who will listen to reason because he gives us a chance to talk. Most of us know only one man whom we regard as absolutely fair and unbiassed, and modesty prevents us from naming him. Tourist: “ There’s a worm in Hawaii that eats hard wood and destroys all the pianos.” Gifkins; “We have a piano. Where can I get one of thoso worms ? ” “ You’ve lynched the wrong man,” cried the sheriff. “ Well,” replied Alkali Ike, thoughtfully, “ its a great piece of luok that we didn’t find it out in time to spoil the fun.” Cobwigger :“ It was rather hard having your watch taken out of your pocket.” Impecune :“ I should say so. It was stolen when I was on my way to pawn it.” The time is rapidly approaching when writers of novels will outnumber the readers, Then perhaps the readers will be paid for perusing the popular books of the day. School Board Inspector : “ Who is it that sits idly by doing nothing while everybody else is working Bobby : “ The teacher.” FROM A GRATEFUL PUBLIC.

A poor man suddenly became stone deaf, and thus lost his means of livlihood. Soma charitable people,{therefore subscribed, and, not without a gentle touch of sarcasm, bought him a barrel organ. After the man had been on his rounds a month or two, one of the subscribers, a confirmed practical joker, surreptitiously removed the cylinder so' that the machine would not utter £ sound. The organ-grinder, on the very firsi day he was out after this operrtion hat been performed, brought back thrice the amount of money ne usually took