Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 81, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 January 1920 — CURRENT WIT and HUMOR [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

CURRENT WIT and HUMOR

His Greatest Achievement. “Before you give your answer to this Gotorox boy,” said the careful mother, “you must tell me what he has achieved in the world.” “Well, mamma,” said the dutiful daughter, “among other things he has achieved a father who has a million dollars, and ” “Bless you, my children,” murmured mother. “I’ve always wanted you to marry an industrious man.” Would It Were True! “Ah," said the facetious caller, as he found Scribson busily pounding his typewriter. “Turning out a little up-to-date fiction?” * “Yes,” replied Scribson, wearily “I’m just dashing off a note to my Im portun’ate grocer telling him that I ex pect to sell a story to the Friday Eve ning Post in a few days.” Spiteful. Young Jobbles lias bought a rakish roadster. It’s spitework, I fear." “How so?” asked the other. “The money spent for that car was Intended for a bungalow. Young Jobbles wants to show the girl in the case that he has no intention of proposing a second time.” z Sense of Human Responsibility. “Didn’t Hamlet say something about being born to set things right?” “I believe so,” said the man who doesn’t care for poetry. “You meet so many people who feel that way about public affairs and simply succeed in making matters worse.” No better job work produced In thio section of Indiana, than that turned out by The Democrat.

A new lot ot pen and pencil tablets, lead pencils, pound and box correspondence stationery (including Thistle Linen), envelopes, etc., just received In The Democrat’s Fancy Stationery and Office Supply Dept.