Said In Jest

? Iftfl-ioe- What is the trouble be!v,,--b Alice and Kate? Ethel- Why, jrou see Alice asked Kate to teil her just what she thoüg-ht of her. Maude - Yes. Ethel - Kate told her. Stranger - Policeman, how often do the electric cars pass this, corner'? Policemaa- Well, if you are trying to take a nap, they go by every two "minutes; but if you want to go somewhere, you havo to wait half an hour. Spencer - Somebody told me that Russell Sage spent half an hour looking' for a cent he dropped the other day. Ferguson - I don't believe that story. Spencer - Why not? Ferguson - I don't believe he ever dropped a cent. Mrs. Porltly - I often wonder how people manage to understand each other in France. Mrs. Gothara - How absurd! Mrs. Porkly - I don't thiuk it absurd at all. Both my daughters speak French, and they can't understand each other. Lady of the House - Listen, Charlotte; I ara going to g-ive a party, supper and a dance. Now, you will have to show what you can do, so as to keep up the credit of my establishment. Cook - With pleasure, ma'atn, but I can only dance the waltz and thep olka. You will have to excuse me from quadrilles.