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tok -to&s mmt&a J 7 im mmm fas, i yyJSn J 4iffL2L BUSINESS MAN Recently, during a series of revival meetings, the" ydufiggr 6f two Br6tfl ers Jngkgetf in the retail coal busi ness wail 6bnvertefl. . He immediate ly Wed td jjersuade his eider brother to become a church nieniber. 'Y6u ougHt to see that it wouldn't be ijood business for both of hs to join Ifie ehuf ch," replied thg brother. "WB& MS MsMess gtit t8 do with it?" "iusfc to It's all right fdr ybu tb be & ffiemBef bf fh churgh, but if I jom; 68, who's going' i6 weigh th cofl? -o Adfre' (who has offered to hear Jones' part itf Sme amateur theatri cals New? what's your cue, Mr. Jones'? Jbnes My cue? Actress Yqsj what they say jdst before" you 'coiAe1 on, yoii know? Jones Oh, I see. They always say "Come dn, yoft silly gdit cafi't you?" 4b- When hS new miniSterj a hatid sdme and unmarried man, made his first pastoral call tdok little Anna up in his arms and tried to kiss her. But the child re fused to be kissed; she Struggled loosi and rdn tiff into the next fobih, where he? mother was putting a few finishing tbucheS to he adornment before going into the drawing-room td greet the. clergyman. "Mamma," the little girl whispered, "the man in ttie drawmg-rSoni wanted me to Mss him." 'Vfell," replied mamma, "why didn't you let him? I would if I were you." Thereupon Anna ran back ntd the drawing-room and the minister asked: ''Well, little lady, won't you kiss me now?" "No, I won't," replied Anna promptly, "but niamnia say she will." 7 66 NOT bdlNQ f Cf WITHDRAW fT A man whd hdd a very bad impedi ment In. his speec"h 6nfc6 got into an argument with an acquaintance to Whom he had taken a great dislike. The dispute becaine hotter and hot ter urltil the Hrifdrtunate stanimefer completely lost his temper. "You're a f-f-f-f-f-f-fool!" he shbiifed furious ly. "Sir," replied the acquaintance cbldly, "you must retract that at once." "Never!'1 retorted the stam nieref. 'Tfjl 6nly too jj-j-jolly glad to g-g-gget it out!"' A HARD After the morfling service one Sunday an old ,ladya approached the clergyman as he was leaving the church arid tried to be" compli mentary. "I do enjoy" coming to church, .sir, wh6n yoti re preacH irig5." "Pleased to hear that," replied the vicaf. "And what did ydu think of niy sermon this morning?"1 "Oh, I wasri't thinking Of that, sin" the okllady innocently confessed. ,rt mean it is so easy to get a seat, evea if I borne late!" at the' Fosdicks he KflSoK