FEMININE LOGIC.

Northland Age, Volume IV, Issue 47, 13 July 1908, Page 8

FEMININE LOGIC.

"I see by the paper that the Navy Department wants four or five big battUeships and also a few torpedoboat destroyers,” remarked Mr Bildad, from behind the evening paper. “What is a torpedo-boat destroyer, dear?” asked Mrs. Bildad, looking up from her knitting. “Why a torpedo-boat destroyer is a destroyer of torpedo-boats,” said Mr. Bildad. “Did you think it was a new-fang4ed washing-machine ?” “They build torpedo-boats and then build destroyers to destroy them do they, dear ?” “You are getting close to a grasp of the situation,” snorted Mr. Bildad. "And when we build a torpedo-boat destroyer some other nation will build a destroyer of torpedo-boat destroyers ?' ’ “Yes, that’s the idea. And—but what on earth are you trying to say, now ?” gasped Mr. Bildad. "Then we will have to build some destroyers qf destroyers of torpedoboat destroyers ?” "Look here, Maria, I ” "Then the other country will build some destroyers to destroy the destroyers we build to destroy the tor-j>edo-boat destrqyers they build to destrby the torpedo-boat destroyers we build to destroy their torpedoboats ?” "Good gracious, woman !” howled Mr. Bildad. "Do you want to drive me ” "But I just want to know,” said Mrs. Bildad, anxiously. "When the other country builds a destroyer of the destroyers we build to destroy the destroyers they build to destroy the torpedo-boat destroyers that we build to destroy their torpedo-boats, then we will have to build some destroyers for the purpose of destroying the destroyers they build to destroy the destroyers that are intended to destroy the destroyers we build to destrc*y their destroyers of the desI troyers we have to build to destroy i the destroyers of—; — | But Mr. Bildad had slammed the I front door, and was hurrying to j catch a car that would take him to the club. , "Men are so funny,” mused Mrs. i Bildad. "First they find fault with us because we take no interest in public affairs, and then when we try to glean information from them they get mad.”