Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 136, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 June 1914 — GOOD JOKES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

GOOD JOKES

WAS SOME SALESMAN. The conversation turned to the persistency of the book agent when Congressman William -W. Smith of Texas was reminded of an incident along that dine. Some time ago a book agent approached a party in the West, and notwithstanding the fact that the man had the reputation of. being a hard customer to unload histories on, the agent succeded in selling him a few lives and memoirs. “Mary,’’ said the westerner, turning his his wife, “this is Mr. Smith, the man who sold me thode books a couple of months ago.” “You must be a very wonderful salesman, Mr. Smith,” smiled Mary, who knew the old man. “Wonderful!” exclaimed the husband. “Why, Mary, this man could sell ieicles to the Eskimos.” —Philadelphia Telegraph.