Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 87, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 July 1899 — The Penalty. [ARTICLE]

The Penalty.

"It’» hard to be happy, once you’re gotten a reputation for saying sarcastic things,” remarked the sad-eyed man. “What’s the trouble?” “I’ve lost another friend. I complimented him on being the most coolheaded person I ever saw. He took It as an allusion to the fact that he is totally bald.”—Washington Star.