Dear Kapten Billy—An electriek trolly goes through my corn feild. Would it be against the law to uze it to shock my corn with?—O. G. Kroakim.
No, but be careful and not let the juice wet the kernels.
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Dear Skipper—What is meant by “self respect”?—Dottie Dimple.
Self respect, Dottie, is a comfortable feeling one has in having escaped detection.
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Dear “Skipper”—Who was the Duke of Peruna?—C. C. Pill.
Lydia Pinkham’s husband.
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Dear Captain Bill—Please give me a definition of a cannibal.—Student.