Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 November 1901 — Not Getting Her Share. [ARTICLE]

Not Getting Her Share.

Eunice had been doing some figuring on her slate. “Papa,” she said, “do you know this country eats about 2,G00,000 tons of sugar every year?” “No, I don’t know it,” replied papa, taught by past experience to he cautious. “Well, it’s so. I saw it in a paper.” “Yes! What of it, dear?” “Nothing, only I’ve been finding out how much every man, woman and child in the United States eats on an average.” “Well, how much is it?” “It’s about sixty-six pounds a year. I don’t believe I eat half of that, and yet you make a fuss every time I want”— “That’ll do, child. I surrender. Here’s a quarter. Go and get your box of candy.”