Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 77, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 June 1901 — An Ounce of Prevention. [ARTICLE]

An Ounce of Prevention.

“A* you went out," whispered the observing boarder. “I saw you pick up something from the floor, tear it in a dozen pieces and throw it in the range. Was it a love letter?” “No,” responded the practical boarder, “it was a little booklet telling how to prepare prunes in 99 different ways. I was afraid it might fall into the hands of the landlady.”—Philadelphia Record.