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The Funny Side’s Funny Stories Boftyb/(looking at the caller)— Where did the chicken bite you? Caller—Why, coooy, I haven't 'been bitten by a chicken. Bgbby (to his m&mma)-Didn't you tell papa that this gentleman was dread Hilly henpecked? ARTHUR REISACHER, Box 208, Nokomia. 111. The Scotchman could not find his ticket. On the conductor's second round It was still massing. "What's that in your mouth?" he asked. Sure enough, there was the miising ticket. The conductor punched It and went hie way. "Ah, weel," said Sandy, In reply to (fellow passengers' banter, "I'm nae «&0 ttDsent minded as ye wad think. Yon was a vera auld ticket and I was Jtoißuomi aff the date. EUGENE E. BELL, Box 33, Faducab, Ky. Jo a certain city o/ Texias churches of several different denominations «W» Situated within a block of each other. This, of course, Is convenient, jfcirt at tlma» is a little disconcerting. For Instance, one Sunday night not ■«ang «*o xhe congregation at the Methodist Church wo loudly singing, THE NEWLYWEDS-THEIR BABY JGHECK3 ABB HAILED TBB BATUBDAX FOLLOWIMU CUBUCATIOfI. CSB POST CAKD3. HO MAM-'dCKIITS JUSTUKNEU.J }~ Ten dollars a week is paid for these stories—ss for the best, fof ike others $1 or more. Send the funniest stories you know ea postcards to Editor Fanny Side, P. 0, Box 1354, New York. B** V "Will There Be Any Stars in My : Crown," while on the other corner of ■ the '■ : •block ■ the" Baptist r congregation was ; just as 'loudly singing, "No, Not i One;. v '• v ■ :;- No, Not One." ■; : [S. W. WHITE, Pecos, Tex. < —^———— • An Irishman obtained a position In a skyscraper that was being built., [i He' had |to - carry mortar u»p "■ to the top floor. ' One day «he went up f and • couldn't r find his way down. -4 The boss missed him and called up to him. " "Pat," said the boss, "why don't you come down?"■•■•:• ■ . - '"I don't know the way," said Pat. ■ ' ,;• \ , . - "Well, come down the way you went up.";, "•;,'",■ x :•"';. "Fait* and I won't," eald Pat, "for I came.up head first." - v > ■. 'V; \ ; ", PETER J. HAVES ;JR., 724 Third avenue, New York City. ;•/->' Tommy was given the word "gone," -.which he had missed in; spell- ■• - •lng, to write fifty times on his elate. Before he had finished doing this his mother; was called j away. When she _■ returned she found the elate awaiting' ■ • her, with fifty "gone^" on, one side and on.the other, "I have gorn over to ■■ Bill's." - «>■;■' EDW. ;H. SMITH, 421 Chandler avenue. Evansville. In'd. ■ Comic Section of THE San Francisco CALL SAN FRANCISCCCAL. SUNDAY FEB. 5 1911. CQPYRJGHT '9/1 PRESS PUBLtSMNG CO. A£H/ VORX WORLD. By Geo. McManus