Judge — May 31, 1919 — page 19: what you’re looking at

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jay JOURNALISM Sudden Militancy to sce you, sir,” said the office boy “What does he look like?” asked the editor of the ine Clarion, as he prepared to make a hasty exit through a rear door “There's a man “He's a lithe man, sir, and looks seared.” “Ah! Show him in, show him in!” replied the editor in a loud voice. If there's anybody around here who objects to the Clarion’s uncompromising stand for truth, justice and liberty, 1 want to know it."—Birmingham Age-Herald Letters to the Editor—“ You know the sa) zy that a drop of ink makes peo- ple think? “T've heard it, but I don’t believe it,” replied the newspaper publisher. “We use ink by the carload and every day our waste-paper baskets are filled with com munications from people who me ely think they think.” —Birmingham \ge Herald. Barricaded—An editor in a nearby town has moved his printing press over against the door and has his meals handed in at the window since he let this get by in a society item: “Mrs. Cat's popular- ity is evidenced by her mangy friends in this community."—Wichita Eagle Disappointing Season—“How did the past winter suit you?” asked the caller at the country newspaper office. “Tt was rather disappointing,” replied the editor, brushing the alfalfa from his white locks. “But it was a very mild winter?” “That's just the trouble. I couldn't begin to use half the wood I got for sub- scriptions.""—Yonkers Statesman. Not Much Change—“ ‘Gerry’ Baker, a popular young lady of this town, was recently married to Gerald Dean, of De- troit. Miss Geraldine is now Mrs. Gerald Dean.” —Benson Register Why Editors Drink the Ink — We wish to apologize to Mrs. Orville Ober- holt. In our paper last week we had as a heading, “Mrs. Overholt's Big I The word we had ought to have used is a French word, pronounced the same way, but spelled féte. It means a cele- bration, and is considered a very tony Williamsville (N. D.) Item. word.”” Efficiency in Flood Time venir que u us couper Ueau.”” “This is to serve notice on you that unless ou pay your bill, we'll be obliged to cut off your water supply." —Le Péle Méle (Paris). A Rebuke—“So this is the oflice of the Clarion?” “Yes,” replied the editor, proudly. “A temple of truth.” rell the truth and shame the devil,’ ch?” “Sir, the office ‘devil’ has nothing to with the editorial policy of our paper.” Birmingham Age-Herald Perhaps—A St. Louis writer there is a place for the ukulele in an or- chestra of 100 pieces. If the other 99 in- struments are bass drums.— Detroit Free Press. says i 8 SR YOUNG THINGS A Hold-Up—W illic trap)—I say, aunt give us a quarter, or I'll let it loose.—Boston Transcript (with mouse in Of Like Minds—Isabella one day had been exceptionally trying, and finally, after numerous corrections, her mother remarked: “Isabella, I should think you would get tired hearing me talk to you so much.” In most decided tones the child re- turned, “Well, mother, I do.” —Harper's. Knew the Brand—" Ma, do cows and bees go to heaven?” “Mercy, child, what a question! Why? “Cause if they don’t, the milk and honey the preacher said was up there must be all canned stufl."—Truth Seeker. Why Not Use Them?—Mother Just run upstairs, Billy, and fetch baby’s nightgown. Billy—Don't want to. Mother—Oh, very well. If you are go- ing to be unkind to your new little sister, she'll put on her wings and fly back to heaven. Billy—Then let her put on her wings and fetch her nightgown.—Philadelphia North American. The Inside Point of View way’s say that noth it’s taught us tok matters now the war's over kon little mishaps like this a