What celebrated battle was fought in a dirty slum? The battle of A-gin-court.
What did Queen Elizabeth take her pills in? In cider (inside her).
What was Joan of Arc made of? Maid of Orleans.
What did they find under the Maine? A horse's neck.
What ought to be Sir Edwin Landseer's motto? Give a dog a good name and—hang him.
Some one mentioning that "columba" was the Latin for a "dove," it gave rise to the following: What is the difference between the Old World and the New? The former was discovered by Columba, who started from Noah; the latter by Columbus, who started from Ge-noa.
What is the difference between Kossuth and a half-starved countryman? One is a native of Hungary, the other is a hungry native.
Who may be said to have had the largest family in America? George Washington, for he was the father of his country.