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Show SCORE UP ONE FOR JONES Sarcastic Comment Will Be Appreciated Appre-ciated by Those Who Favor Old-Time Old-Time Methods of Travel. Down in the crimson clover zone there were two farmers named Jones and Smith, respectively. Jones was old-fashioned and stuck to old-fashioned ways, but Smith, who was more modern, bought a fine new automobile. automo-bile. One day he was proudly exhib-ing exhib-ing it to some friends when Jones came along. "Um," remarked Jones, as he thoughtfully sized up the handsome machine. "What's that thing there on the side?" "That's a spare rim and a tire," answered an-swered the proud Smith. "We always al-ways carry an extra one in case one of the wheels goes wrong." "Jes' as I allers said," was the dis- dainful response of Jones. "I've druv hosses fer uigh on 50 years, and 1 never had to carry a spare leg for one 3' them yet." Philadelphia Press. |