Why does a freight car need no locomotive? The freight makes the car-go.
When are weeds not weeds? When they become widows.
What is better than presence of mind in a railroad accident? Absence of body.
Why is a balloonist greatly to be envied? Because he rises rapidly in the world and has excellent prospects.
What letter in the alphabet is most useful to a deaf old woman? The letter A, because it makes her hear.
What is the color of a grass plot covered with snow? Invisible green.
How does water get into the watermelon? The seed is planted in the spring.
Why is a man in front of a crowd well supported? Because he has the press at his back.
What subject can be made light of? Gas.
If Dick’s father be John’s son, what relation is Dick to John? His grandson.