The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-11-03
Do You Belong to This Class.

A correspondent, who signs himself
10 Ko, has sent a list of questions to
the Portland Evening Express which
are applicable to any city in the coun-
try. They are:
Are you one of them that looks at
every plate glass window they pass,
to see how they shape up?
Always run to a fire alarm box, for
fire they could easily put out them
selves?
The last to take their seats at the
theatre after the show has started?
Bring mud into an office when they
would get called down for doing it at
their own houses?
Always leave the door open when
they go out, if any one tells them to
close it, they think it is funny and
remark-let George do it?
impossible to walk home without
rubbering at some fine looking young
lady. then make the excuse for being
late. that they were detained at the
office?
Make fun at their neighbor for the
horrid looking headgear and then hur-
ry to the milliner's and pick out a
head piece worse than that of their
neighbor?
Are you one to make it unbearable
for those around you at the theatre
by Smelling peanuts or making as
much noise chewing candy as dog
chewing at a bone?
Tell the conductor of the electric
car he has passed your street, when
you were busy knocking some one,
when your street was called out?
Who all nf the 6pnH rtmpOt
stores and brings nothing home but
lot of samples and tell just what So
and-so was wearing?
Telephone the grocer around the
corner to send things you could go
and bring yourself?
very time the telephone rings
drop everything you are doing even
the baby SO as you can hear just
what is being said to your neigh
bors?
In a game of drive-up. keep your
seat after you have lost few times,
and more to occupy your chair?
Go into a drug store, take a cigar
out of your pocket and remark just
wanted to borrow IA light?
Hurry to a barber shop within 10
minutes of closing time and ask for
a shave and haircut?
Tender the conductor of the electric
cars five dollar bill for one fare?
That cannot pass a peanut stand
without helping yourself to hand
full of peanuts?
Rush home from your work bump
ing into everybody on the sidewalk
without the least bit of consideration
Leave your automobile standing in
the street three to four hours at a
time?
Be real friendly with people you
meet at your office and the same
time you will not notice them when
you pass them on the street?
Reach the station just in time to
catch the train?
When shovelling the snow at your
place of business leave the small
doorway next door, for the next ten
ant to shovel Off?
When the lady at the box Office at
the theatre tells you those are the
best seats she has. you have to ask
If she has what she told you first she
has not
Rush to an alarm of fire and tell
just how the fire should be handled?
Holler like a crazy person when
your favorite ball team is winning
when the team has an off day, be the
first one to knock the whole team?
Walk into one of the department
stores ask the good natured lady
clerks to show you goods after goods.
Then say you do not wish to buy any
thing today?
Buy bananas and throw the skins
on the sidewalk?
Attend a performance at the theatre
and tell what is coming next, to the
one with you?