Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 174, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 July 1913 — Teacher's Age. [ARTICLE]

Teacher's Age.

Senator Joseph L. Bristow of Kansas contributed this one at a recent banquet when reference was made to the somewhat doubtful age of the fair sex. In a village school a short time ago, so ran the senator’s anecdote, the teacher was instructing a class of small youngsters in history, whose lesson for that day related to the Civil war. The wish of the teacher was to impress on the minds of the children how long ago it had occurred. ■' “Jnst think, children,” she carefully remarked, glancing upland down the class, “that terrible war waa fought,so long ago that even Ido not remember it.” "Gee, Miss Mary!” earnestly exclaimed one of the wondering kids. "Was it before the flood?’’—Philadelphia Telegraph.