Overheard by a traveller on an Irish railway, on looking out of his carriage to fco what had stopped the train. Guard (lo the engine-driver)—" What's keeping you. Jack?" Jack—"Sure tho signal is again us." Guard—"Since when are you gettiug so mighty particular?" "What is Labour?"'asked tho Teacher. Said the school girl, smart and bright"lt is Labour to bo coughing, ' As some people do, all night!" "What is Capital?" ho asked her, After o brief interval. "Woods' Great Peppermint Cure!" she answered. "Mother says that's Capital!"—Advt. 17 "My uncle used to smoke his pipe and blow "smoke rings that would float ncrpss the room and ring the door-knob." "My unclo," said tho other, "used to blow some that would ring the dpor-beli." For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, !j. 3,1 2s. 6d,~Advt,
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1027, 17 January 1911, Page 3
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134Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1027, 17 January 1911, Page 3
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