Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 161, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 July 1913 — Very Unusual. [ARTICLE]

Very Unusual.

“You newspaper fellows are ordinarily hard pressed for funds, are you not?” asked the genial stranger. . Our natural pride forbade us to agree with this outsider’s conclusion. So we said: “Why—er—not necessarily. What makes you think so?" ' “I’ll tell you. I am acquainted with a member of your profession—and a fine chap he Is too. The other day I wanted to talk to him, so I called him up on the phone and aeked him If he would lunch with me. He accepted, and at the appointed hour we Bat at the table. I opened the conversation thus: “Well, what's the news? Anything unusual in your line?’’ “'Yes/ answered the reporter, 'this.'” ,