Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 106, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 May 1910 — Wit of the Youngsters [ARTICLE]

Wit of the Youngsters

Teacher—Tommy, what does the letter “A" stand for? Tommy—Apple, for one thing. Teacher—That’s right Now, Johnny, what does ”B” stand for? Johnny—Baked apple. "Wliat state do we live in?” asked the teacher of the primary geography class. And little Elmer, thinking of his Sunday school catechism, promptly replied: “In a state of sin and misery.” The mother had frequently told her children that it was throng to waste scraps of food. One evening she said: “Ralph, my son, what good deed have you done to-day?” ”1 ate that piece of pie left from dinner, so It wouldn’t be wasted,” answered Ralph.