Judge — May 15, 1920 — page 20: what you’re looking at

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| | | ! Letting Nature Take Its Course suce there natural ¢ James, I'n Catching the Blimp—* What is your opinion of this wonderful development in air travel?” “Well,” replied Mr. Cros thing it’s going to make commuting mighty interest.ng for the next genera tion.” —Washington Star ots, “for one The Unfortunate Commuter—Too late! The saddest words in all our tongue Disheveled and weary, the stout sub urbanite sank gasping on a seat in the railway station, and glared at the rear end of the train he had just missed To him came the pompous, fussy: sta tion-master. “Were you trying to catch that train sir?” he asked. The panting would-be passenger eyed him balefully for a second before he hissed in reply: “Oh, no! I merely wished to chase it out of the station!” — Houston Post. Speed—The Fly had landed on the revolving phonograph record and) was taking a joy ride. Whoopee!” yelled the Fly going at record speed!’ —Cincinnati with Nature Ae ps f the Some Puzzle Mr, Bacon—Anything new in the paper tonight, dear? Mrs, Bacon—Nes; there’s a new puzzle in it tonight “Oh, have they changed the rail- road time-table again?" — Yonkers States- man Beyond Help Stirs Him Up—* Does Senator Sports worthy take much interest in the rumors continually flying about Washington? “Not as a rule, but if you wa to hear him deliver an eloquent harargue on the ingratitude of republics, just tell him it's rumored in his home state that he’s going to have strong opposition in the next. election.”—Birmingham Age Herald. Riley's Mistake— James Whitcomb Riley was not greaily interested in politics, but at one particular time in his life he was anxious to vote “If T remember the story as it was told to me, a young man whom Riley had long admired was running for a county office,” said an old friend Riley's, “Riley was) rather disap: pointed to see the young man enter politics, but he made up his mind that his friend needed his vote at the election “Election day found Riley an early visitor at the polls, where he spent no little ti learning the secrets of how to vote some friends about his experience, and. the way he had marked his ballot Why, Jim,’ they laughed, ‘if that is the way you did it, you voted for the other man!"""—Indianapolis N following day he earnestly told Conversational Perils“ Do you believe in reincarnation?” “Pm glad you mentioned that!" ex claimed Senator Sorghum Then you have views on the subject?” thing decided. But it’s one of the few topics a man can bring up now adays without arting a dangerous political argument." —Washington Star. A Publicity Seeker—"Do you sup pose Senator Snortworthy will have a niche in the hall of fame? doubt if a niche would suit him.” “Yes?” “What he wants is a raised platform extending at least ten feet from the wall.”—Birmingham Age- Herald Commercialized Art—"Are you in favor of a third political party?” “Surely,” replied the manager of the brass band, “and a fourth and a fifth The more processions the better it is for the musical business."”~—Washii Star. comicbooks.com