Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 167, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 July 1918 — Economical Husband. [ARTICLE]

Economical Husband.

The conversation in the lobby of a Washington hotel turned to a subject of war-time economy when a fitting anecdote was related by Congressman Porter H. Dale of Vermont. Recently the Browns moved Into a new house, and not liking the wallpaper in the dining room, Mrs. Brown decided to have it repapered at her own expense. The work was done while Brown was-at the office. “I want you to look at the dining room, Jimmy,” said little wifey when the old man returned at the dinner hour and was proudly led into that apartment. "How do you like it?” “I like the paper all right,” replied Brown, Just a little emotionally, “but why in the world did you use pasta in putting it on?” "Pastel” was the wondering rejoiner of the good woman. “How else could, I have put it on?” “You should have put it on with tacks,” declared the economical husband. “You don’t suppose we are going to live in this house forever, dc you?”—PMladelpMa Telegraph.