The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 31, 1931, Page 12

THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 193f ° TRIBUNE’S PAGE OF COMIC STRIPS AND FEATURES “Why, Basi i! 1 was saving that cherry center for Robin Hood.” NOW YOU TELL ONE RAPID TRANSIT “You probably don’t remember me,” began the self-made man proudly, “put twenty years ago when I was @ poor humble boy, you gave me a message to deliver.” “Yes, yes,” cried the busy man, “where's the answer?” — Moustique, Charleroi. ‘Taking money for acting in the movies may keep Bobby from being ‘an amateur, but it doesn’t have that effect on a lot of regular actors, NOT FOR HIRE Taxi Driver: I'm engaged, sorry. Sweet Young Thing: I hope you'll be very happy.—Tit-Bits. Some people are born suckers, some try to get something for noth- ing, and some go gaga when told the first payment is only $2. SO PRIMITIVE Capper's Weekly: Mrs. Highhat— “That Mrs. Bump who died wasn’t much of a society woman, was she?” Mrs. Blase—“I should say not. She didn’t even leave enough ex-husbands to act as pallbearers.” The more you study mankind, the more unjust it.seems to think early races dumb merely because they left no record. THEY DON'T SPEAK NOW Capper's Weekly: “Say, you're no: still engaged to that Smith girl, are you?” “No, I'm not.” “Lucky for you. How'd you get out of it?” “I married her.” It’s easy to be a champion if you will be careful to enter a field that doesn't interest better men. So Mr. Ford would teach youngsters hhow to succeed. Why, you just bor- Tow a little money to make some- thing the world will soon demand. THE EXPLANATION “How did you get that scratch on your face, Mary?” “Oh, I was wishing one of the clerks at the office good-night as I left, and he had a pen behind his year.” — Birmingham, England. Ga- |zette. | SILLY SALLY GIGGLES |. The Pathfinder—That a poor fish is a fellow who can be caught with baited breath. That a new way to tell whether a girl is getting fat is to squeeze into a bantam car with the big boy friend. | That they call them telephone ex- ‘changes probably because that’s where they change your right num- ber for a wrong one. | That dance music and foot notes jare the same thing. | That puppy love may be the begin- ning of a dog’s life. ‘The measure of a man is the de- gree of his annoyance when the tele- phone rings. People who think all of us should go naked for health’'s sake don't |realize how much others are de- pressed by the queer sights in a lock- er room. Rocking chairs are out of fashion. With no babies to howl! for drinks at 3 a. m,, people no longer needed any- | thing to crack their shins on. | ‘The limit of ten divorces fixed in parts of Russia, is reasonable enough. |After that much experience one should know the futility of looking | foF perfection. | Daily Cross-word Puzzle ACEUSS 1 8a! y (ATTIO|P MMA PIE] Solution of Yesterday's Puzzie % Helect disdain. tally Demolish R iy 12, Author of “The Rubatyat” 4. Argument tm (S 16. As as 18. Photograph 20. Kind of lily 24 Imari 30. Note of the lo 82, Behind @ ves- 24 Flexible paim 47. Notwithstend- stom ing st 88. Concerning 49. Word of re- 87. Give ear fasal ss. Wrath 50. Ourselves 42. Poem 33. Wings 4, Tamultuous disorder 4. By means of 40, Bage ial At home {48 Gray rock 45 Take for one’s own 58. Roster 58. 10, Irish expletive cn IF IE ID) Distant 24. Queen of the 1. Afresh 3a. High soclety 33. Tip 38. Hoaddresses 40. More bless and cold 42. Reprodas Foleano eriese b ol DOWN 43. Store 1. Limb 44, Ore deposit 2. 48. Forward 48, Yale victorious letter © Pleres with s stake Ee to “ ad AGED SALESMAN THE GUMPS— HIS LIMIT WELL = You HAD A DOCTOR = AND You PAID HIM FOR GIVING YOU ADVICE- DID You FOLLOW tr ? HE TOLD YOU YO DRINK HOT WATER ONE HOUR BEFORE BREAKFAST — WHAT'S JHE MATTER ? GOLLY = 1 DON'T KNOW WHAT IT 1S = BuT } FEEL TERRIBLE AGAIN = SUCH PAINS IN MY STOMACH — EVERYTIME ! SEE GASOLINE ALLEY— ANOTHER CONTINU. ZA A ep — “11'S HARD Gp.. TO CRACK ‘EM WITHOUT MASHIN’ ‘EM, UNCLE WALT. THEN! MOU SQUEEZE HAVE THE RIGHT THEM TOGETHER IN SNSTEM, SKEEZIK. MOU SEE YOU TAKE TWO PECANS— UKE THiS. Boy! THaT's | | SHAT I cat ‘YouR HEARTS CONTENT. A REAL , LETS HITCH LINDY ie. \WE'LL HANE A DANDY OUTFIT WHEN RILEY GETS THROUGH WNITH THIS...» HE'S A ILEY, WHO 1S VISITING FRECKLES FoR A FEW DAYS, STEPPED OUT AND BOUGHT A DANDY BIG SLED FOR HIM, To WITeH LINDY TO AT THE PRESENT, OSCAR AND Freckles ARE WAITING FoR RILEY, NIHO HAS GONE TRGETA PAIR OF SHAFTS FoR THE SLED... ‘THERE WI COMES «+= HE'S GOT THE SHAFTS, FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS SO OLD FINNEGAN THINKS HE CAN BEAR. DOWN ON US, DOES HE? WELL, (TLL TAKE MORE THAN HIM ,OR ANY OTHER MOMBRE,TO BUST UD OUR Love WEEK COMING IN. BUT WHAT GOOD 1S ALL THIS SOME PRISON, 1 GUESS — SOUNDS. UKE CHAIN BROAD CASTING-+ WHERE Is THIS PROGRAM COMING FROM? WHATS THE PRICE )-CooAY only OF THs RADIO? ¢ $25 WW) MOO SN SS I WWW N NS RSS wt ! YSEE,PA TROUeHT . 1 WAS TOO EXTRAIAGANT | XL OvEes 1 WAS AT THAT. ANYHOW, HE PUT ME ON A. FE 35.00 A WEEK ALLOW= ANCE «AA's WELL YOO CAN 1 DID MY BEST | TOLD You=' BUT § COULDN'T KEEP IT ‘UP MORE “THAN \_ TEN MINUTES — < Yj = Pat. 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