party is, but I will not mention his name. It is
Tommy Jones."

--You can hail a street car, but you will be arrested if you stone one.

--Mr. Gummey: "Why do you call your dog 'Hen?' Is it an abbreviation of
Henry?"
Mr. Glanders: "No; I call him 'Hen' because he is a setter."

--The counterfeiter is satisfied if he can spend money as fast as he can
make it.

--Baby choked in his sleep, one day,
Only a harmless choke, 'twould seem.
But Marjorie settled it in her way--
I 'spect," she said, "he swallowed a dream."

--No fiddler ever gets tired of his own music.

--Benny: "Papa, I was playing with the sickle this morning, and I fell
down and cut a finger."
Papa: "Did you cry?"
Benny: "Nope, but Willie did."
Papa: "What did Willie cry for?"
Benny: "It was Willie's finger I cut."

--One peculiarity of the skin on an animal is, that the fur side is the
near side to you.

--Mr. Staggers: "What a gross man McJunkin is!"
Mr. Sumway: "Yes, but you ought to see his brother. He is a grocer."

--It is the easiest thing in the world to borrow trouble and return a
visit.

--"Now," said the professor, "I want you to illustrate the difference
between music and noise."
"Your own singing and somebody's else," replied the pupil, confidently.

--"This is a regular sugar loaf," said the candy-store clerk, when
business was dull.

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The Fierce Old Cat and the Clockwork Rat.

[Illustration:
The boys wound it up and set it going around the room, and old Tom went
for it.]

[Illustration:
A little rough handling loosened the spring which took pussy very much
by surprise--]

[Illustration:
--and left the rat master of the situation.]

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(Answers to Correspondents)]

A.E.B.--Extract of witch-hazel is made by distilling the leaves of that
shrub, the scientific name of which is _Hamamelis virginica_. To do
this, it will be necessary to secure apparatus especially adapted to the
purpose.

CARRIE N.--Polish the horns according to the directions given in Vol. 5,
No. 43. They are very ornamental, but there is no great demand for them.
You might be able to dispose of a pair or two among your friends.

J.N.D.--Stamp dealers usually begin as collectors, and thus gain an
intimate knowledge of the various issues, colors, varieties and prices
of all