Caricature; wit and humor of a nation in picture, song and story . IGHTNING never strikes twice in the same place be- cause the place isnt there after the first A SIXTH — Sister must be able to see in the dark. Mother— How so ? , ,. (^ i • l Bobby— Because last night, when she was silting with Mr. bUylale m theparlor, I heard her say, Why, Tom, you havent shaved I The Drummers Tale By J. W. Foley THE REMINISCENT drummer sat, with his legscrossed, at his ease, a paper, half unfolded, fullof news, upon his knees. He heard them spintheir simple yarns of travel here and there;

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Caricature; wit and humor of a nation in picture, song and story . IGHTNING never strikes twice in the same place be- cause the place isnt there after the first A SIXTH — Sister must be able to see in the dark. Mother— How so ? , ,. (^ i • l Bobby— Because last night, when she was silting with Mr. bUylale m theparlor, I heard her say, Why, Tom, you havent shaved I The Drummers Tale By J. W. Foley THE REMINISCENT drummer sat, with his legscrossed, at his ease, a paper, half unfolded, fullof news, upon his knees. He heard them spintheir simple yarns of travel here and there; tales of thegrip and road they were—of rural bills-of-fare; of billsof dry-goods bought and sold; of lovelorn afternoons; ofpickles, crackers, vinegar; of codfish, beans, and when their little tales were told he had a tale to tellof battle with unnumbered foes and conflict fierce as—well: It happened down in Panama, he said; the nightwas still and heavy with a swampy mist. I had noheart to kill, but to my tent I heard them come by thou-sands, fierce and bold, each with his dagger sharp andkeen. My blood ran icy cold. I was alone—no frien

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