Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 October 1902 — Obeying Orders. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Obeying Orders.

Mabel—What on earth are yon doing there, Pat ? Pat—Faith, Miss Mabel, yer mother tould me to see how high the thermometer was, and I’m just after measurin’ to see. Gave Him an Idea. "Well, of all things!” exclaimed Mrs. Henry Peck. "This paper tells of a man who was declared insane, and his wife got a divorce, and now he gets the courts to declare htm eane again! Now, what do you”— But Mr. Peck was out of the room and walking swiftly through the hall, murmuring: "I wonder where they give short time rates on padded cells.”—Baltimore American. Mrs. Todd—Dear me, why did you buy all those hideous things to fill up our only spare room? It’s like a bear's den. Mr. Todd—You know, dear, your mother is sure to visit us some time and I wanted to make her feel at home.—Chelsea (Maes.) Gazette.