Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 14, Number 29, DeMotte, Jasper County, 2 June 1944 — SMILES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

SMILES

Sweet Slumbers Jasper—My uncle got fired for lying. Joan —My goodness, what about? Jasper—About an hour too long in bed every morning. Not Today “Now we know that the earth is round/* said the schoolmaster. “Tell me, Thomas, would it be possible for you to walk round the earth?'* **No, sir,** replied Thomas J “And uhy not?” u 'Cause/* was the unexpected reply, “I twisted my ankle playing football/* That Kind A stout man wandered disconsolately round the aquarium, looking gloomily at the fish in the tanks. The keeper, a friendly sort of fellow, approached him and said: “Well, sir, and what fish do you like best?” The answer came back sorrowfully: “Grilled herring, with mustard sauce.”

Changed Him Lady — Aren't you the same man / gave a piece of cake last week? Tramp (sadly)—No, ma'am, / am not. And what's more, the doctor says I never will be.