CARP culture has of late come into much prominence among the pisciculturists of America. A valuable text-book on the subject reaches us, entitled, “Practical Carp Culture,” by L. P. Logan (Youngstown, O.: Evening Herald Print, 1888). Every feature of the industry is fully discussed, and both those who intend to engage in it, and those who take an interest in it as a measure of public utility, should study this little work. Rather more care in preparation might have been advantageously expended on the preparation of the volume, as in a preface of thirty-seven words there are two spelled wrongly.
FUN FROM THE WHEEL.
COLLEGE PROFESSOR: Mr. Wheeler, can you give me a definition of a philosopher?
MR. WHEELER (A racing man, with a grudge against the handicapper): A philosopher is a fellow who starts from scratch with a man ten seconds faster than he is, just to show the handicapper how little he knows about his business.
IT is said to be a poor rule that does not work both ways. Messrs. Salmon Bros., of Denver, are trying to introduce the Fly Cycle Co.’s wheels to American riders. A fly has long been the bait used to land salmon, but this is the first case on record where the salmon has reversed this order of things, and himself used the fly for bait. It would seem odd to ask the rider of one of these machines what machine he rode, and have him reply a “fly-wheel,” wouldn’t it?
“I UNDERSTAND Headerboy has grown wealthy of late,” remarked the old member of the Whangdoodle Wheelers to the club captain.
“Yes, he’s making about fifty dollars a week now.”
“Doing what? Why he can’t even ride a wheel without falling of.”
“That’s just it.”