Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 246, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 October 1914 — The Last Straw. [ARTICLE]

The Last Straw.

“My candidate for the nerviest man contest,” observed Bennie Beanbrough, “is none other than old man Umson.” “What’s Umson been doing?" inquired Belinie’s father. # “He came over here last evening and borrowed my tennis racket —” “That’s not so bad—” “And when I went after it, half an hour later, I found him using it for a carpet beater.” —Judge.