Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 275, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 November 1912 — GOOD JOKES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

GOOD JOKES

MADE A DIFFERENCE. It was kit inspection and the different companies of the battalion were standing with their kits on the ground in front of them. The sergeant major was making the examination, when his eagle eye detected the absence of soap in the kit of Private Flinn, and he demanded what excuse the man had to give. “Plaze, sor, it’s all used,” said Flinn. “Used!” shouted the sergeant major. "Why, the first cake of soap I had served me for my kit lasted me three years, while you are not a year In the ranks yet. How do you account for that?” Flinn’s eye had the faintest suspicion of a twinkle as he replied: i “Plaze, son, I wash every day.” And the sergeant major walked on, while the whole company grinned. — Tit-Bits.