Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 133, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 June 1910 — Poor Old Jersey. [ARTICLE]

Poor Old Jersey.

“Here’s a New Jersey man who says he’s happier in jail than out." “Probably true. But why doesn’t he try moving to some other state?” —Cleveland Leader.

Maud (who has answered the doorbell herself) —George, you must not come into this house tonight. If you love me, darling, fly at once, and do not let my father discover your pres ence. George (tragically)—Oh, Maud, my darling, what serrent has entered our Eden to wreck our happiness? Speak, girl, speak! Maud (tearfully)—Father just had the gas bill. Teacher —Johnny, what Is the meaning of the word “procrastinate?" Pupil—To put off. Teacher—Right. Use it in an original sentence. Pupil—The brakeman procrastinated the tramp from the train Cleveland Leader. Tramp (in the country)—Yes, 1 once rode a bike, but I had to give it up. Cyclist—Why? t Tramp—-Well, yer see, the owner as coming down the road me, and the poiic 'man tuot a rope stretched across u front The young man, 'sading a dog by a string, lounged np to the ticket office of a railway station and inquired: “Must I —av —take a ticket for a puppyr* . . "No; you cap travel as an ordinary passenger,” was the reply. She- —Why doe: a woman take a man’s name when she marries him? He —Why doee she take everything else he’s got? «