Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 242, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 October 1916 — WISE AND OTHERWISE [ARTICLE]

WISE AND OTHERWISE

An ounce of mirth is worth a pound of sorrow.-—Richard Baxter. Doctor —“Well, and how did you find yourself this morning?” Patient — “Oh, I just opened my eyes and there I was." —Purple Cow. _ Court—“ln the case of this assault by the defendant’s goat, are there any rebutting witnesses?” Plaintiff —“Only the goat."—BaWmore American. A little house well filled, a little field well tilled, and a little wife well willed, are great riches. —Written In a copy of the Grete Herbell, i. 561. The Overbearing Lawyer—“lgnorance of the Jawexcu&es no- one I” Tbe- Culprit—“l’ll be sorry for you, then, If you ever get in trouble.” — Browning’s Magazine. “I don’t believe a lot of the stories they tell about you,” said the sympathetic friend. “H’m!” mused Senator Sorghmuar “Which don’t you believe? The good ones or the bad ones?’’— Washington Star. —■ Can’t agree with the suggestion that the horse will ever become as popular as, or with, a lobster. You couldn’t look into her eyes and say, “Let’s have a broiled horse!” —New York Evening Telegram.