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Sketches and Stories GOLLY WouLDN'T YA LIfe To HAVE NECK AS LONG proudly, as with Mr. Jarr, ‘6 led the way down the Street of East Malaria, “ie our 1? \- pul panne two the ‘with it? asked fellows | to a line against the “We have rat and Some Hen Wien ya Swarcerd INOW, WOULDN'T .CR CREAM, YA tie To HAve JUST THINK +low LONG You Courp ere Now OveR TO ‘oR * wl THE “TREE AND THIS LAST PICTURE 74 * 0 WAIT “TLL “THE GIRL COMES AND. PLEADS WITH YOU. .YOU ARE ALONE (4 THE PICTURE UNTIL “Howdy do, commissioner?" rused the leaning bread line. . do, commissioner?” replied Mr. Jenkins, affably, and he threw back his coat and epiayed his gold badge, while all the le: commis- sioners threw back their is and showed their badges. cho- “You see, thy weather not being too severe, the are all at their offices,” explained Jenkins, only @ bookkeeper in Mr. Jarr’s office, but here in Kast Malaria a fire commis- sioner with a real gold badge. “Their offices are on the eidewalk in front of the City Hall, then?” re- marked Mr. Jarr as they paseed on. “Bure, there's too many commis- ra to into the City Hall,” res plied Jenkins, “The comminsioners that hot over have their offices against the south wall, where it is warm and sunny; the n appoint- ed commissioners must he ;wall. In gumme:, however, shifting of offices,” “What ere they all wait for?” sekeg Mr. Sarr sn ell,” answered Jenkins, “thoy All office, ae dog SHE APPEARS SAAAAABAAAAIBALALABLABADAARARAAA BA | coat of bsetyed ® truck house,” re- marked Mr. (The Day Good Stor es| Office Holding in East Malaria Seems to Be a Popular Pastime. PoOTHe YA GOTTA MOUPFULL OF HOT NOODLE THooP g YOU'RE WANTED AT THE POLICE and the Ride Home FAR A HOT NOODLE WOULD HAVE TA THLIDE BEFORE YA GOT tT THWALLERED, STATION TO TESTIFY AGAINST A WOMAN SPeRvER . Jarr. “Yes, and there's a big kick among the local carpenters end builders, replied Mr. Jenkins. “Howev have a bond issue and build a HASSAASAIDAAAI AAAS PDIBASBISABAARADS | Cle “Yes, for theeBoard of Health,” ex- | house was Atted up bef - plained Mr. Jenkins. ‘The ladies of] unteer firemen hemroren aa Mg the Civic Club complain if they see| ture with axes ere the devouring fly in a butcher shop, and the/| flames could reach it. Health Commissioners send the OM-| | “And here we are at East Malaria clal Fly Catcher and his assistant to| Hook and Ladder No. 1!" cried Mr. catch it and destroy it.” Jenkins proucty, and he pointed to “But suppose he Ay, belongs As4 & keg. low, rakish building at the some poor family?" . Jarr in: . need sd “Looks to me like a bowling alley,’ re's a big row then, especially as “The x if it ts a pet fly um-~er, I believe it was of children, but th aber,” Mr. Jenkins tek, Keep up the mad-fy crusade |Commiastoners went to Syracuse to Sore A select the apparatus—and got the best that money could buy—w» foun when the nifiety-foot aertal truck wai delivered that no engine house | id hold ii Fortunately the ling Alley was in the hand: fag rumored tha! and be a total loss every commissioner get he And Mr. Jonkins bent his head Korte yh Pete ali i ri and rded his ly. was ‘aittering evinces, (athe was | tho evening, on a nice dry night, @ commissioner. In his cane it ad-)t panes Instead of havi mitted him within the fire lines if a|why not use the Bite it con when he was tJ 'N gee under what disadvantages East Malaria Hook and Ladder No, labors!" And while the whistle at the (om Mr. Jarr afterw HE stock broker was busy and nervous, His caller was inatet- ent and garrulous. He explained the broker im- information. his ability to get for portant aad confidential “There's notht sald the corinne ta the use to me.” 1) “Oh, no, She’ you can do for er decisively, av- malar Maxasine. “There's one thing,” aal¢ the broker in |after a moment's thought, ‘which you can get me, and it will be, of great Thoroughly Prepared. 66] HEAR your daughter has gone | on the stage.” “Yes, she has been engaged | by Belasco.” “Goodness! T should think you would hate to have her subjected to all the temptations of such a life.” had @ full course in eex hygiene and she has seen all the plays in which the dangers of vice are portrayed. If she Foes wrong after all that, what safety will there be for anybody?"~Chicago Ri Herald. oe | the fellow who seldom goes to chureh. “You see, I got an alumni catalogue ecord~ Rather Sleep. THINK I must ‘have made & bad break last Sunday,” mused through it I found that one of my tes wae the pastor of a Cleva- 1d church. So I called him up, an he said that be was still preaching, ‘and that if I wanted to meet him I Tihats Geel “What can’ 1 got for Ing sany morning sing. Which: "ma of my old school and in looking bi (a guia an 2 ring the sermon I got very . I was nodding in the middie of the sermon, and t! touched me on the ell y ing salts.’ jo thank you,’ says 1, ‘I'd rather sleep!’ "—Cleveland Plain Dealer. —>—— No Rip Sleep There. OB JEFFERSON once played a one-night t as “Rip Van Winkle” in a small Indiana wo. In the hotel at which he WON thecbouse, might have been the pro- jetor. At 6 o'clock the next morn- ing Mr, Jefferson was awakened by a violent thumping on his door. He had left no “call” order, but his sleep was spoiled, go he arose and soon before the clerk, indignantly serranding. to know why he had been A 77; Hey, WAITER! An aged and imbecile ogg ‘Was served to a diner named Now, when Gregg cracked the qj He was feeling quite well, 4 But as much can't be said for the’