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THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY. S. C JESTIN' # MOTION CARRIED In a town on the Pacific coast an earthquake shock was felt. When the municipal building rocked dan* gerously, the aldermen broke up their meeting in a hurry and scram* med. The clerk, a fuddy-duddy who in sisted upon formalities and parlia mentary procedure, was hard put to give his minutes the proper of ficial tone. Finally he elvolved this masterpiece: “On motion of the city hall, the couucil adjourned." Found A Home A salesman was dismissed be cause of a lack of courtesy to cus tomers. A month later the sales manager spotted him walking about in a police uniform. “I see you’ve joined the force, Jones," said the,sales manager. “Yes," replied Jones. “This Is the job I’ve been looking for all my life. On this job the customer is always wrong." Artist’s Pride Steeplejack — ’Ullo, Bert! Where’s that mate you took on—the chap that used to be an artist?" Second Ditto — “ ‘Aven’t you ’eard? Soon as he laid a couple of bricks, he stepped back off the scaffolding to admire 'is work." DOUBLE DUTY The chief constable of a small English town was also an expert veterinary surgeon. One night his telephone bell rang. “Is Mr. Blank there?" said an agitated voice. Mrs. Blank answered yes, and inquired; * * “Do you want my husband in his capacity of veterinary surgeon or as chief constable?" “Both, madam," came the reply. “We can’t get our new bulldog to open his mouth, and—there’s a bur glar in it." Diminishing Retnrns “Thanks very much," said the minister, as little Tommy handed up his offering for the harvest festi val; “I must call round this after noon and thank your mother for these eight beautiful apples." “P-please, sir," stammered Tom my, “would you m-mind thanking her for t-twelve apples?" Turn Abont “Didn’t you promise me to be a good boy?" “Yes, father." "And didn’t I promise you a thrashing if you weren’t?” “Yes, father, but as I’ve broken my promise, you needn’t keep yours." BIG ENOUGH Two Scotchmen were out hunting deer. One of them was new at the game, and as they had gotten into rather a tight place, the tension was high.. All of a sudden, a fine big moose stepped into the clearing. Sandy was terribly startled as he had never seen such a fine, big animal before, and he cried, “Oh, Jock, look, what’d you call that?" Jock replied, "Why, mon, that’s a moose.” “Well," said Sandy with a sickly laugh. "If that’s a moose I don’t keer to see a rat.” HONEST LAD Danny, along with many other little lads, went to school for the first time, and like many other little boys’ fathers, Danny’s father asked him how he liked his teacher. “AD right," was the reply. “Is your teacher smart?" teas- Ingly persisted the questioner. “Well, she knows more than ) do," admitted Danny.' VIRGIL By Len Kleis SUNNYSIDE by Clark S. 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