Why are watch-dogs bigger by night than by day? Because they are let out at night and taken in in the morning.
Why is B like a hot fire? Because it makes oil Boil.
Why is a schoolmaster like a bootblack? Because he polishes the understandings of the people.
When is a store-keeper always above his business? When he lives over his store.
Which is the liveliest city in the world? Berlin; because it's always on the Spree.
Why is a water-lily like a whale? Because they both come to the surface to blow.
Why is a shoemaker the most industrious of men? Because he works to the last.
What is book-keeping? Forgetting to return borrowed volumes.
Why is scooping out a turnip a noisy process? Because it makes it hollow.