Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 138, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 June 1913 — Easy Bargain. [ARTICLE]

Easy Bargain.

j Having tried unsuccessfully various highly recommended recipes for dislodging selfish passengers from coveted seats, the woman who swung from a strap in front of the sandy man tried talking at him to her husband. As a peroration to her harangue, she said impressively: “If you, James, should ever be piggish enough to sit down while there was a woman in the car left standing, I would never speak to you again as long as I live.” The sandy man looked up then. “Lucky devil,” he said. “Not many of US could purchase peace at that price.” The newest Atlantic b ner has 11 decks. This is almost as bad as a skyscraper reversed.