Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1953-02-17
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years people will be living to
be over a hundred-on the
average. Now this presents a
problem in many ways.
For instance, at your house,
suppose that your great-great
grandmother and maybe a
great-great-great aunt or two
are still around. Not only
would it be crowded but it
would be downright inconven-
lent. It would pose the prob
lem of feeding and maintain
ing a lot of nice old folks who
have no other interest than
watching television and COM
planning that your grandma is
wild and unbridled" because
she has taken up canasta.
With the habits older people
have, there would no doubt
be hell in the bathroom every
morning and it's bad enough
the way it is!
Too, all these people would
probably have money from
investments made long years
ago. and the nefarious char
acters in your family would
be worked overtime trying to
be nice to these old biddies.
(This part we sanction). The
evening table would look ike
a banquet of the Grand Army
of the Republic what with
bearded great grand pappies
shipping soup and the old
girls talking family" Just to
think that any reference
made about "the boy next
door, would concern rem
nant of the horse-and-buggy
days. gives us the shudders.
And besides, at these prices,
we can't afford it! No Stree!
The family car would look
like a greyhound bus and the
front porch like a meeting OF
the ladies aid. The youngsters
in the family would have TO
be uuartered in a quonset ana
the cook wouldn't live a
week. Of course, like the old
man who was asked on his
goth birthday what he would
like the most, he replied, TO
he cor So maybe we'd better
wait until we get that ancient
before we start to complain.
oDDlTY
Men who are sent to prison
for .non-support are only al
lowed prison pay of A cents
Der hour. The state pays the
dependents an additional Az
cents per diem. Looks to us
that a guy in Jail for non-sup-
port should be made to SUP
PORT!
KID STUFF
We know a little kid who
is so mean that when he eats
apples the worms look out for
themselves!
sUDN THoT
Considering the shape the
worlds in, a feller ought to
get to Heaven by just being a
real American.
DAFFYNITIoNS
Incendiary-a fellow with
a fire-away look in his eye.
kissing 1.-THE only two-faced
thing that has any merit.
Fair Play-not kicking a
man when he's down unless
he looks like he's going to get
up.
Convalescent-a person who
is still alive.
HOSES
Saw a farmer with a big
white team jogging down
Main ST. with a Studebaker
wagon full of corn on the way
to market. Hailed him and
said that horses were rare
these days. Farmer said, II
like 'em." We said we liked
'em too. A Studebaker wagon
was the best to hop a ride on
in the old days-had a nice
place to sit on the back.
FACT
The power of government
is in direct ratio with how
much the people will submit
to 1t.
HEYWooD
Old Haywood Snugg, the
Dan Cupid of Darby Plains,
says that behind every sue
cessful man is a woman-and
she usually catches him at it!
SWAN SONG
Ex-V. P, Alben Barkley's
favorite song is MY Old
Kentucky Home" but we sup
pose, now that Nixon has his
old job, that Alben will start
the song with - Weep no
more, my ladies!"
LAST WORD
A lot of girls think that no
man is worse than no man!