MILLINERS
"Madam," announced the new maid, "your husband is lying unconscious in the reception hall, with a large box beside him and crushing a paper in his hand."
"Ah," cried her mistress in ecstacy, "my new hat has come."
MILLIONAIRES
The Idle Rich
The teacher asked his pupils to write an essay, telling what they would do if they had five million dollars.
Every pupil except little William Powers began writing immediately. William sat idle, twiddling his fingers and watching the flies on the ceiling.
Teacher collected the papers, and William handed in a blank sheet.
"How is this, William?" asked teacher. "Is this your essay? Every other pupil has written two sheets or more, while you have done nothing!"