Why is a solar eclipse like a mother beating her boy? Because it is a hiding of the son.
How can a man make his money go a long way? By contributing to foreign missions.
Why is a person reading these conundrums like a man condemned to undergo a military execution? Because he is pretty sure to be riddled to death.
Where can one always find pleasure and happiness? In the dictionary.
During the month of heavy showers, how has the umbrella been persistently bluffing the game? It has been “put up or shut up” with it all the while.
When does a man impose on himself? When he taxes his memory.
Why is a young man visiting his sweetheart like the growth of a successful newspaper? His visits commenced on a weekly, grew to be tri-weekly, and then become daily, with a Sunday supplement.
When is money damp? When it is due in the morning and missed at night.
What killed Julius Cæsar? Roman punches.
How does the postage-stamp have the advantage of the small boy? It can never be licked but once.