Two travelers just back from their holiday trip were disputing as to which had experienced the greatest cold. Said one:
    “In the part of Ireland where I was the ground is frozen so hard that when they want to bury a man they just sharpen his feet and drive him in with a pile hammer.”
    The other replied:
    “Yes, I know that place. Didn't stay there long; found it not bracing enough for me. Went on to a small town farther north. The hotel where I was staying caught fire. No fire escapes or ladders in that primitive settlement. Staircase burned away. Luckily kept my presence of mind. Emptied my bath out of the window and slid down the icicle.”

From— Essex County Herald. (Guildhall, Vt.), 01 Dec. 1916. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.