Irishman frozen to death and a
Highlander on a mountain-peak in January? One is kilt with the cold,
and the other cold with the kilt.

What county of England, if you dislike it extremely, would you run
the chance of being stifled in? If you hate Suffolk, you would, very
naturally, Suffolk-hate when in it (suffocate).

Two Spaniards went up in a balloon. The balloon burst. What
nationality were they while coming down? The one came down a Russian
(a-rushing); the other caught on a telegraph wire and came down a
Pole.

When is a tradesman at the seaside, though in London? When he comes
from Dover to _Deal_.

How many cows' tails would it take to reach from Boston to New York?
One, if it was long enough.

What is more foolish than sending coals to Newcastle? Sending milk to
Cowes.

Why is the map of Turkey like a frying-pan? Because it has Greece
(grease) at the bottom.

Why is the steeple of St. Paul's Church, London, like Ireland?
Because there is a bell fast in it (Belfast).

What part of a bag of grain is like a Russian soldier? A coarse-sack
(Cossack).

Why is a drunkard hesitating to sign the pledge like a skeptical
Hindoo? Because he is in doubt whether to give up his jug or not
(Juggernaut).

Why is a dissipated young man like Berlin, the capital of Germany?
Because he is always on a Spree.

What nation is it which, when allied to us, becomes the very home of
despair? Tar-tar-us.

Where ought children who bite their fingers to be sent? To
gnaw-thumb-erland (Northumberland).

Why is a short man struggling to kiss a tall woman like an Irishman
going up Vesuvius? Because, sure, he's trying to get at the mouth of
the crater.

What is the greatest miracle ever worked in Ireland? Waking the dead.

Why is a Welshman like a beggar? Owing to the Menai Straits through
which he goes.

For what reason ought a Frenchman who speaks imperfect English and an
Englishman who is equally unacquainted with French never to converse
together? To prevent their using bad language.

Why is Ireland likely to become rich? Because the capital is always
Dublin (doubling).

What two letters make a county in Massachusetts? S X (Essex).

Why is the wick of a candle like Athens? It is in the midst of grease
(Greece).

Why is China a desirable country for a man to select a wife in?
Because he can make up his mind from pickin' to choose Ann (Pekin to
Chusan).

What is the difference between the North and South Pole? Al