Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 154, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 July 1917 — SOME SMILES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

SOME SMILES

A Misnomer.

“I can’t understand why they call this a pleasure car.” “Why not?” “The blame thing has given ine nothing but trouble.”

Saving Space. “Why all this cry for thin watches?” “People are living largely in flats now, you know. All you save In space helps.” '■ A Practical Choice. —“The boys have takeato runnin’ automobiles since prohibition struck Crimson Gulch,” remarked Bronco Bob. “Do you approve of the change?” “Yes. As between alcohol an’ gasoline, give me gasoline. You can get Just as reckless an’ excited an’ you ■don’t have to upset your system by swallowing it.” The Same Argument. “I don't see why you complain about the size of my bill,” said the doctor. ■“lt’s not as big as it might have been.” “That’s all right,” replied the man. ■“I wasn’t as sick as I could have been either.” Past Experience. “Here the government says married men are not exempt from war.” “Humph! Every married man who ever tried to boss his wife knows that.” Hence’ the Delay. “Where’s Peggy?" “Oh, she’s upstairs, dressing.” “Well, what makes her so long?” “Oh, she bought one of those combination suits, and I guess she’s forgotten the combination.”

An Emergency.

' “There’s something wrong with this emergency kit I bought of you yesterday," said the woman. “What’s wrong •with it?” asked the clerk. “Why, my husband looked in it for ’a nail to use in place of a suspender button and he couldn’t find one.”

Did He Kiss Mamma? “He was just about to kiss me when mamma came into the parlor.” “And he didn’t kiss you?” “No; he changed his rnind.” “Oh, then he knew why your mother came into the room?” To Be Sure. “We can all do something to help.” “Yes, those who can’t do anything else can sit back and advise the rest”