Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 82, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 January 1911 — The Difference. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The Difference.

“What is a statesman?” r . “A man who works for his country.” “Well, then, what is a politician?” “A man who works His country.”

Paradox. The reason plain you may not see, But let the truth suffice— The stronger butter grows to be The weaker gets the price, And dealers square a man should pay To carry some of It away. With eggs it is a different case. And here the plot does thicken — When eggs are old and in disgrace They throw you in a chicken. You may not know the bird is free Until you open one and see. Not In Stock. “I think we all do the best we can.” ‘‘Do you?” “Yes. Don’t you?” “I know- some people don’t.” “How do yon know it?” “Because they have no best.” Quick Work. “Did you get your interview with the distinguished personage?” asked the editor. “Yes,” replied the alert scribe; “here it is. And here’s his denial of it, ready to be printed the day following.”— Washington Star. Fortunate. P. It seems his uncle fell out of a hotel window in Europe. Q. —Gracious! Any bones broken? “No; he was merely drowned. It happened in Venice.”—New York Journal. Corner Grocery Repartee. “Say,” said the loafer, who was holding down the cracker barrel, “did you ever see a brick walk?” “No,” answered the grocer, “but I’ve heard a college yell.”—Chicago News. Fond of Music. “She seems to be very fond of music.” “Yes, indeed. You’ll always find her at the piano when her mother is wash-* ing the dishes.’’-Detroit Free Press. Compliments, “What are ‘double edged compliments,’ ma?” “The nice things your father and uncle tell me when they come home late nights.”—Judge. High Ones.. Mrs. Styles—l see that aviation hats for women are all the rage. Mu Styles—lndeed! And what’s the altitude record, please? Yonkers Statesman. A Requisite of Success. / “So you are sure that your new play will be a success?” “Certain. Why, even the manager blushed when he read it.”—Chicago Tribune. i Appropriate. "We must scale down the amusement of the children”— “Then make this snowstorm time a rtidlng scale.”—Baltimore American.