Why is a five dollar bill much more profitable than five silver dollars? Because when you put it in your pocket you double it, and when you take it out you will find it in-creases.
Why is a watch like a river? Because it doesn't run long without winding.
What is that which flies high, flies low, has no feet, and yet wears shoes? Dust.
Which is the smallest bridge in the world? The bridge of your nose.
When has a man four hands? When he doubles his fists.
What trees has fire no effect upon? Ash trees; because when they are burned they are ashes still.
What is the difference between a schoolmaster and an engine-driver? One minds the train and the other trains the mind.
What is that which goes from Chicago to Philadelphia without moving? The road.
Which is easier to spell—fiddle-de-dee or fiddle-de-dum? Fiddle-de-dee, because it is spelled with more "e's."