Judge — October 22, 1921 — page 26: what you’re looking at

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QUITE THE RE-VERSE—“Well, has a college education fitted your son for the battle of life?” “I fear not. His schoolmates have elected him class poet.”—Louisville Courier-Journal. OverPAID AT THAT!—“Your son has been out of college for about two years.” “Just about,” replied Mr. Grab- coin. “What’s he doing now?” “He calls himself a dilettante, but as I understand it, there is no salary attached.” — Birmingham Age-Her- ald. THE Post-GRADUATE CoURSE—As a general thing, the newly released B. A. cum laude would exhibit con- siderable perspicacity by not plung- ing in the very first thing to win a tennis championship, especially if his old man needs a little help with his corn crop.—Houston Post. BLACK SUPERSTITION—Architect— Have you any suggestions for the study, Mr. Quickrich? Quickrich—Only that it must be brown. Great thinkers, I understand, are generally found in a brown study. —Toronto Telegram. THE PRIZE StorY—“You seem to be working hard over that composi- tion. Trying to write a prize thesis?” “Trying to compose a letter to my father that will bring me $10.”— Louisville Courier-Journal. “I saw the dinkiest little hat this afternoon!” “Did you buy it?” “No! I’ve got to pick out one more expensive for my husband to refuse to buy so that I can compromise on this one!”—Lon- don Mail. . “You refuse me! Well, well, at least you will help me to get up again!”—Meggendorfer Blaetter (Munich) OVERSHADOWED PERSONALITY — “You don’t object to Mrs. Peckton engaging in politics?” “No,” said Mr. Peckton. “Since Mrs. Peckton began to study party platforms, great moral issues and other questions of national import- ance, her field for criticism is so large that she rarely ever finds time to point out any little shortcomings I may have myself.”—Birmingham Age-Herald., It’s AN ILL WIND—“Has woman’s participation in politics benefited the home?” “It has,” replied Mr. Meekton. “Her arguments at some of the meet- ings have convinced Henrietta that there are people in the world just as hard to get along with as I am.”— Washington Star. 2A IT, APPEALED TO HER—“The Ger- mans,” said Marshal Field at a Chi- cago luncheon, “are a naive people. They think naively that they can sign a treaty and then dodge out of its stipulations somehow, and every- thing will be all right. “The Germans remind me of little Emma. “‘Emma,’ her mother said, ‘did you peel your apple, as I told you to, before eating it?’ “Yes, mamma,’ said little Emma. “‘And what did you do with the peeling?’ “‘Why,’ said little Emma, ‘I ate it, of course.’ ”"—Detroit Free Press. OL_p Way Sarer—The_ postmis- tress and her husband in a little Mis- souri town have been arrested and charged with padding stamp sales in order to gain an increase in salary. Probably the old way is the safer way in crossroads postoffices—when the salary is too low, raise the price of sugar and overalls a bit—Kansas City Star. comicbooks.com