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The Rainmaker
2023-12-05AN Officer of the Government, with a great outfit of mule-waggons loaded with balloons, kites, dynamite bombs, and electrical apparatus, halted in the...
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The Legislator and the Citizen
2023-12-05AN ex-Legislator asked a Most Respectable Citizen for a letter to the Governor recommending him for appointment as Commissioner of Shrimps and Crabs. ...
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The Party Manager and the Gentleman
2023-12-05A PARTY Manager said to a Gentleman whom he saw minding his own business: "How much will you pay for a nomination to office?" "Nothing,...
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The Dog and the Physician
2023-12-05A DOG that had seen a Physician attending the burial of a wealthy patient, said: "When do you expect to dig it up?" "Why should I dig i...
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The Mine Owner and the Jackass
2023-12-05WHILE the Owner of a Silver Mine was on his way to attend a convention of his species he was accosted by a Jackass, who said: "By an unjust discr...
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A Needful War
2023-12-05THE people of Madagonia had an antipathy to the people of Novakatka and set upon some sailors of a Novakatkan vessel, killing two and wounding twelve....
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An Unspeakable Imbecile
2023-12-05A JUDGE said to a Convicted Assassin: "Prisoner at the bar, have you anything to say why the death-sentence should not be passed upon you?" ...
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The Taken Hand
2023-12-05A SUCCESSFUL Man of Business, having occasion to write to a Thief, expressed a wish to see him and shake hands. "No," replied the Thief, &qu...
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The Poet and the Editor
2023-12-05"MY dear sir," said the editor to the man, who had called to see about his poem, "I regret to say that owing to an unfortunate altercat...
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The Optimist and the Cynic
2023-12-05A MAN who had experienced the favours of fortune and was an Optimist, met a man who had experienced an optimist and was a Cynic. So the Cynic turned o...