Se! ae Pan cl FEE Se ee AT Sa, MRS we baer Speen eye (ee ates Oe ee eS ae ee ues ee eS ee ve Aas oP + oa THE MIRROR 7 | iti & . he iH i 4 j AOR -- a : a around like a mosquito; and Jim with | wilderness into an island of fertility a n his long reaching giraffe-neck always|and beauty by the persistent laugh- ° ° e e Humor Hits in Little Bits trying to put his nose where it|ter of the people in the face of a ter- By "Doc" SS shouldn't be. How funny we all are! rible earthquake. Many men and na- And we de such funny things. When |tions have been made glad and great Tropical Dui ict OFT Spr ter err een ae ee aie ieee oe cee oe pe \ Scsialt seacaleessoalinaedeaindiliabamestamtens" oommaaacentaaneeane 3 tee SB Raat iy ? . So area etree een CE IT eT In Mr. W. H. Hudson's book--"Men, Books, and Birds," there is a striking passage that reads: "If a man knows himself to be a born fool, or an ass, as We are all in comparison to what we should be, then I'm pleased to meet him and be his friend. But if he is lacking in sense of humor as to take himself seriously, then I don't want to meet him." I am sure that we all agree. Is there any quality that we appreciate more in our friends than a rich sense of humor? If you read the biography of Lincoln you will be struck again and again at his unfailing readiness to poke fun at himself. And that fac- ulty saved him from collapse in many a dark hour,.and did much to make him the loveable man that he was. He was always serious, deeply serious, but he never took himself seriously. A great thinker of the ancient world said: "Then only hath a man attained to wisdom, when he is able to laugh at himself." Some people have a strange idea that it is wrong to laugh at anything, that life is too serious a' business to yield to such thought less frivolous In grim seriousness the puritan of old burned the current jest books. That is a real reason why jokes are such ancient things. John Wesley once made a resolution "not to give way to laughter, no, not for a moment." Robert Carr Brackenbury was 2 preacher with a good library, but he was careful to see that John Gilpin was cut out of his copy of Cowper's poems, because it didn't tend to edi- fication. Matthew Henry's comment on "A merry heart doeth good like a medicine" is a warning against un- due merriment. Like medicine it should be cautiously and sparingly used. Dr. Samuel Johnson was sghock- ed to see a number of clergymen laughing. "This merriment of par- sons is mighty offensive," he remark- ed. Only last generation an attempt was made to banish Punch from the reading-rooms of the Y. M. C. A. What a'shame that artists have fre- quently painted angels as insipid and spiritless figures with solemn and de- mure faces, while they have painted devils with a saucy twinkle in their eyes. It is a real libel. Why shouldn't angels have a good time as well as devils? Humor is an inevitable effect of real jag. It makes any personality attractive. It adds charm to conver- sation. It makes a life radiant and gives the person who possesses it a ready welcome anywhere. _ One of our missionaries reports that Peck's Bad Bay was a real blessing through a long period of activity in India. During the hot steaming month of August, the time when the atmo- sphere is heavy and oppressive, just when it seemed unbearable any long- er, at the point of saturation the mis- sionary would take down "Peck's Bad Boy" from the shelf and read the chapter on Limburger Cheese and laugh and laugh. It was real medi- cine and healing humor saved the day. How many things there are to make us laugh, in addition to ourselves! Go to the circus and look at the monkey, the pelican, the giraffe, the camel, and the owl, and then think of your friends, whom they resemble. There is Jane with her wise look and you just naturally nickname her the owl. Maggie is always going on a shopping tour. You can't think of her without a shopping bag in her hand. The only difference with the pelican is that this bird has her shopping bag at- tached. Then Bill always has a hump about something. You never met him when he wasn't soured about some- thing. He keeps his back up like the camel. And then you have your fussy friend Anne. She is always buzzing ceived a speedy 7 a Cornishman had a real old time quarrel with his wife and in wasp-like mood she threatened to dance on his grave, the vindictive Cornishman or- dered his executors to bury him half a mile out at sea. When the Ameri- can father, fearing an earthquake, sent his two boys to a distant friend until the peril should be over, he re- dispatch: "Please take the boys home and send down the earthquake." When the old lady who was mostly horizontal in her dimensions asked the two boys play- ing by the roadside: "Can you tell me if I can get through this gate to the pike?" They replied very thought- fully: "Yes'm, I think so. A load of hay just went through five minutes ago." The world is full of humorous sit- uations. Everything about us is fun- ny, especially ourselves. Why not laugh? There is a legend that the Japanese Island Oshima was trans- formed from a wild, barren, greenless by the sublime characters thac brought laughter into difficult situations. TIRES Just call our Phone No. 140 and say, "I would like to have my tires looked over before the spring rush." Do it now while you think of it and avoid the rush. Bill Keil 201 Ontario St. Phone 140 All Work Guaranteed. -- -- Subscribe for The Mirror. RY GHBRRL¢ SAY BOB LEND ME THITY CENTS To GET MY HAR cur', : "SORRY OLD PON, IM SAVING ALL MY CENTS TO_BUY_A WIG. sc apeiseieeinceisn 2 Bos fur: Many a man is ,.known by the com- pany he promotes. What makes the Tower of Pisa 'lean'? Ask me another. "Now, you're going to have the time of your life," said the Judge as he sentenced the man to life impris- onment. Visitor: "Is this a good place for rheumatism?" Native: "Oh, yes, sir, I got mine here." He--Do you think you could care for a chap like me? She.--Yes, if he wasn't too much like you. In the window of one of the down- town stores, we saw a sign which read, 'Ladies' Ready to Wear Clothes,' and we offered the opin- ion, "Its darn near time." Some men are so sympathetic they will even share your last dollar with you. Well, I guess that poem of ours on the changeable weather must have had some effect. Its been pretty steady winter ever since. He used to kiss her when he left her at night, but now he kisses her before they start out for the evening, as they may be partners at the bridge party. A band of university girls have in- vented a Greek letter title for their leap year clubs. Its called--Godtta Getta Poppa. Mrs. Hogan--'"Your boy must be an exceptionally fast runner, Mrs. Mur- phy. I see by the morning paper that he fairly burned up the track yester- day. I suppose you saw the race?" Mrs. Murphy--"No, I didn't see the race, but I know its true because I saw the track this morning and it was nothing but cinders." -- The secret of success, according to one man's version, is "Pluck, Pluck, Pluck,'--and of course the ability to know whom to pluck. One day last summer, while driving jin the country, we Came across a friend who was having trouble with his motor. His wife was beside him looking down at the engine with great concern. Pulling up alongside, I asked if I could be of any assistance. He dropped his wrench and looked up at me. "You sure can 'Doc' if you can spare a few minutes. Just answer my wife's questions white I fix this darn thing, will you?" Speaking of helping a fellow out, we learned more about poker, crap and other games over the radio last Sunday than we ever knew before. It was quite a change from cooking recipes. Comment on the picture, "Wings," may be somewhat misplaced in a hu- mor column as it is anything but a comedy, although there is the odd touch of humor in it. "Wings" is a wondefful production, and although we heard several people remark that no picture is worth $1.00 and $1.50, there were evidently enough people in the city that thought enough of it to pack the theatre on Wednesday. Many were seen to wipe the odd tear from their cheeks at times, especial- lyto ward th climax. Personally we would rather pay the price for a good picture than for the average stage play, as the scenery and ef- fects cannot begin to be produced on the stage that one sees in a picture such as "Wings." Leslie Howes and Walter Pauli, who spent a month in Texas and Cal- ifornia in the fall of 1926, were locat- ed where the greater part of "Wings" was being filmed, and on several occa- sions had the pleasure of riding "Black Prince,' the horse so often used by Wallace Beery and Richard Dix in the filming of "North of 36," "The Covered Waggon," and other pictures. And that's that. How about that old KITCHEN SINK Isn't it about time for a new one? See us for prices before buy- ing elsewhere. Estimates Cheerfully Given L. COOK 110 Downie St. Phone 175 Plumber and Electrician COAL ANTHRACITE COAL POCAHONTAS, Egg Size Red Jacket, Egg Size Solvay Coke Cornish Coal Co. Phone 44 Electric 51 Downie St. sets your room aglow with warmth. As well assaving coal there is an added pleasantness to every room having a Tropical Heater. | JAMES K. MYERS Heaters ------ nee Phone 162 Down&Fleming Funeral Service Rooms 94 Ontario St. Phone 314 MR. DOWN Tel. 308 MR. FREMING Tél. 311 4 DR. S. H. 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