Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 127, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 May 1912 — A Valuable Asset. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

A Valuable Asset.

Youth (bursting in excitedly) Permotion, dad, permotion! Father—How’s that? Youth —Well, you know I was cast to take the part of the hind legs of the donkey at the pantomime. Father —Yes. Youth—Well, now I takes the front legs.—Ally Sloper’s Half-Holi-day.

‘‘l say, is my chimney on straight?”—London Scraps.