Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 May 1886 — The Game Not Worth the Cost. [ARTICLE]

The Game Not Worth the Cost.

While Judge Walton was at work in his chamber at Portland one day many years ago, drawing an opinion in a knotty case, a certain lawyer came in. This lawyer (he is now deceased) was a thin, tooth-pickish, dudisli sort of man, wliom the Judge did not like very well, and than whom he had rather seen Daniel Pratt himself walking into his chamber. “Well, Brother Lightweight, what can I do for you this morning?” asked Judge Walton, hoping to get rid of the fellow. “Nothing,” he replied; “I only came in to make you a call.” After a disagreeable silence the Judge looked up again, and asked: “Brother Lightweight, why don’t you get married?” “Because I can’t afford it; how much do you suppose it costs me to live now?” The Judge said he couldn’t guess. “Well, it costs me $6,000 a year for just my oivn living.” An expression of surprise came on the Judge’s face. “Lightweight,” said he, “I wouldn’t pay it; it isn’t worth it !” Lewiston (Me.) Journal.

The manager of the Fort Wayne, Ind., Gazette, Mr.B.L. Holman, says he has often read of the wonderful cures effected by St. Jacobs Oil. Recently he sprained his ankle, aud invested in a cane and a bottle of St. Jacobs Oil. The latter proved the better investment, as it entirely cured his ankle.