Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 164, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 July 1912 — A TRIPE FAMINE. [ARTICLE]

A TRIPE FAMINE.

f ; 1 • •- * Ty,. "I want to get two pounds of tripe," said tl’c If *y entering the shop. ' " "Sorry, ma’am,” replied the keeper, "hut we haven’t any tripe today." "No tripe? Why, It’s In season.” "No, ma’am, there’s no tripe being shot Just now.”' - :■ "No tripe being shot! Why, what are you talking about?” t —I should say. ma’am, that the fisheries commission won’t allow tripe to be caught now.” "Are yon crazy, man? 1 don’t want fish! I want tripe!” "Well, what In thunder is tripe, ma’am?” "Why—why. I don’t know Just what it is, but if you haven’t got any I’ll try some other place.”—Yonkera Statesman.