Judge — February 22, 1919 — page 21: what you’re looking at

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PEOPLE A Hit—Former Secretary McAdoo told at a Washington luncheon a loan story A pastor in a New Jersey village,” he devoted a’ half hour one prayer ing night to a loan appeal. His “al was forcib! It even touched the rich old deacon, who hadn't subscribed to the loan hitherto on the ground that he could get a better rate of interest else where. “TL take $50,’ announced the deacon solemnly from his pew “Then, as he sat down, a piece of plaster fell from the ceiling, striking him a pretty hard blow on the head. He rose again hurriedly. He had a scared, awed look. “+1 mean $500," he said “Then Brother Jimmy Connor shouted lustily from the amen comer “0 Lord, hit him again!" —Detroit Free Press. Make Them Directors—* Sam” Bar- ton, who used to be with Barton, Davis & Minis, was a great character. Early one morning he came chuckling into John Bloodgood’'s office and his mirth provoked the inquiry, “What causes your undue merriment, Sam?” And he answered “T just came downtown with Commo. dore Vanderbilt—he was awfully excited He asked me what the Grand Central folks could do to keep the fellows in Wall Street from knowing what was going on in the uptown offices, and I replied, ‘Well, Commodore, make them directors and then they'll never know the first dam thing.’ —Magazine of Wall Street. Where He Belonged—“\ gre: Ness success must have honest keystone,” said President Grace Bethlchem Steel corporation. A dishonest business never develops. 's no hope for the business of Grocer “*What ye been doin’ down the cellar so long?’ snarled Grocer Boggs at his new boy. ranin’ out the quart molasses * the boy answered lightly. ‘It was so clogged up it only held about pint.” y, you're fired,’ growled the grocer. ‘You go home and tell yer father to edi- cate ye for the ministry.’ —Detroit Free Press. 1o work now. Let's make her a su ble garment."—Esquella (Barcelona) Autobiography — The well-known salesman and manager, Mr. N. Katzen- berg, will celebrate his twenty-eighth year with this tirm—Rosenthal Bros. Co., 44 West Twenty-cighth Street, New York In the ladies’ shirt-waist line. Mr. N. KATZENBERG. New York Globe. MONEY Their Occupation Gone—Darby—I saw, in a main-street window, about 100 articles on which the price had been re- duced fifty per cent. Joan (excitedly)—You've been drink- ing! But what are they? Darby—Knitting needles. — Buffalo Ex- press. Setting Him Right—Judge—I_ un derstand that you prefer charges against this man? Grocer—No, sir. 1 prefer cash, and that’s what I had him brought here for.— Pearson's Weekly. More Than Enough — “I don’t see why you should kick. You got $50,000 with your wife. Wasn’t that enough?” “Oh, the money was cnough, but the wife was too much.”"—Boston Transcript. Foolish!—“ Yes, poor fellow! I hate to disillusion him, so I aveid him as much as possible.” “What do you mean “He thinks because the war is over the cost of living will soon come down and he will be able to live on his salary again.”"—Birmingham Age-Herald. Airy Location fésir de garder dearie; we needn’t worry signify whethe we Want to renew our lease or — Frage vem joon ¢ appartement.” It says here we have till the first of the month to Le Péle-Méle (Paris). not comicbooks.com