Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 March 1918 — A FEW SMILES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

A FEW SMILES

A Stay-at-Home. Mrs. Flatbush—Saw your husband in a khaki uniform today. Mrs. Bensonhurst —Yes; he belongsto the Home Guards. “Good! Doing his bit?” “Well, he’s dissatisfied, because he’s all dolled up and;no place to go.”Required Coal at Home. Church —You and your wife spend all your time in your car, don’t you? Gotham —Pretty near. “What’s the big idea?” .“Oh, you see we don’t require any coal in the car.” The Only Way. ‘Smith gave me a couple of seats for the theater today.” “Topping! I’ll get ready immediately.” “Do; and p’r’aps you’ll be In time for once. The seats are for tomorrow evening.” His Order Meatless.

a- *a. ‘T say, waiter!’*' “Yes sir.” “Is thl? a meatless day?” “It ls r sir.” “Then give me a double portion of grilled bones, please.” •

His Case. *T know a man who knows' perfectly well how to manage a wife in every particular.” - “He may know how, but does he do itr “No, because they won’t let him out of the insane asylum long enough to try.” Those Girls. .

“Jack said my face was a poem.” “It is, ’ dearlike one of Brown- > Ing’s.” “How do you mean?” < “Some of the lines are so deep.”

Very Likely. , “They tell me Jones is dead.” "Ah! That’s probably why we see him so seldom.” . c-- “