In Lighter Mood

— — IN LIGHTER MOOD. The Higher Criticism doubts whether there were apples in the Garden of Eden. Perhaps, then, it was a common place banana peel that caused Adam's Ml— Sat. Eve. Post. "When I marry," said the sweet young thing, "I intend to marry an Eng- lish dude." "But suppose you can't get an English dude?" said her friend. "Then A Yankee Dude '11 do.'' "Will you get wings when you go to heaven?" asked little Elsie of her father, who is baldheaded. "Yes, dear," he replied. "And will they put feath- ers on your head, too, papa?" she insisted. The child of strict parents, whose greatest joy had hitherto been the weekly prayer meeting, was taken to the circus by his nurse. When he came home, 'Oh, mummy," he exclaimed, "if you once went to the circus, you'd never ' go to a prayer meeting again in all your life." A lot of poor children were at Rockefeller's stock farm, near Cleveland. He gave each of them some milk to drink, the product of a $2, 000 prize cow. ' 'How do you like it?" he asked, when they had finished. "Gee, it's fine!" responded one little fellow, who added, after a thoughtful pause, "I wisht our milkman kept a cow." Sis Hopkins. At a Fourth of July celebration in a Canadian town, wherje both English and American guests were assembled, the flags of the two countries were used in dec. orations. A frivolous young English girl, loyal to the queen, but with no love for the Stars and Stripes, exclaimed, "Oh, what a silly-looking thing the American flag is! It suggests nothing but checker-berry candy," "Yes," replied Senator 'Hoar, "the kind of candy that made everybody sick who tried to lick it."— San Francisco Argonaut. Jacob Riis has a story of a little lad who shines shoes for a living. This boy went to a Mission Sunday school, and was keenly disappointed when, at Christmas time, his gift from the tree turned out to be a copy of Browning's poems. Next Sunday, however, the superintendent announced that any child not pleased with his gift could have it exchanged. Jimmie marched boldly to the front with his. "What have you tt ere, Jimmie?" "Browning." ' 'And what do you want in exchange?" ' ' 'Blacking. ' Harpers' Weekly.