Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 74, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 May 1903 — Hoping for the Best. [ARTICLE]

Hoping for the Best.

“Professor," inquired the thoughtful member of the class, “don’t you suppose there will come a time when all the coal and all the coal oil stored away In the earth will have become exhausted?” “Certainly,” said the instructor. “What will we do then?” “We shall be playing harps, I hope."