Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 October 1894 — Bit of Mark Twain's Humor. [ARTICLE]

Bit of Mark Twain's Humor.

Mark Twain was on a lecturing tanas. The town was f little outside the borders of civilization;* the chairman of the evening knew nothing abont the lecturer, had never heard of him; it wi.s in the earliest of Markka lecturing day-s. 1 “Ladiesand gentlemen,” •aid chairman, “it is mjr duty to to you the lecturer df the evem -. Mark Twain. The only thing I him i» that he has never be>\' yJST vur jail and I am bound at -Gi -£-.■< •; *.* to add that I don’t f- . . v.y *. e hasn’t 1”

Bw you ever see worn an* mm _ lafid all the productions of the fsisus going at such low prices? Did yon ever see a congress so inefficient and unable to agree ea principles or policy, means or measure*? 1 Did you ever see - a party in power yet so hopeless of accomplishing any of the changes it promised the pen pie? Did yon ever see wages so low; or work so scaree, or tramps so numerous, or times so hard? ~v~ If you have seen any of these things your memory must reash back to the time when democracy was in powsr. —Horneisville Morning Times,