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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-09-11
LAMONT.

Joel and John Pemberty and families
two ladies and child from
the east several days last week.
Fred Allenstein is suffering from a
badly bruised finger.
Mr.. l.. Carey returned last week.
School commenced here sept. = with
the largest enrolment We have ever
hal.
Lamont won the bail game here Aug.
81, Lamont s Mint. rop4 and also de-
feated Winthrop at Winthrop Sept 6.
Mrs. ID. M. Brown and daughter, Miss
Allha attended the Gold Medal Contest
at Manchester last Week. Miss AitheA
took part.
PC. Arildson has resigned his posi-
ton as strawberry Point public school
principal, aud has accepted a more
lucrative position at Waterloo on the
electric light plant force.
The knights of p.thias and r III
bone Sisters picnicked at the Backbone
September 10,
The Misses Wienburg have opened
up dressmakiEg rarlors over the meat
market. Call.
DIR. Tay lor and family went to Glarkt-
vile on Wednesday, September a, 10
visit his parents, who will move here
and live with the doctor, owing to their
feebleness.
Andrew Hoperle, an up-to-da'e shoe
maker, is now working for Reed 4
Tickner.
Fred RetZ took carload of western
horses to Minnesota last week, going
from ther9 to Montana.
Ernest Dunsmore came home from
Clear Lake September to visit hit
mother, sisters, etc, indefinitely.
MIR. and Mrs. George Hawley departed
for Wasco, Illinois, September 4, to visit
their only daughter and her family.
Harle Silker returned to Manchester
September 4, after weeks lay-off.
1 MesdAmes John and Henry Trezont
stepped from the September End after
noon train, after visit in Illinois ant
Wisconsin.
William Seward is getting better rap
IDLY. He is now able to ride out Cell
siderably.
Samuel Messenger is home from LII.
nois
Mrs. Frank sharr visited Hazletor
last week.
Mrs Manchester returned to ne hom'
near Mortified, Minnesota, Sept,n.
b.r4.
| Mrs. Delmar Windenburg visitei h.
sister, Mrs. John Crofoot, at Stanley
September 6.
I. Mrs. Shaffer and two children, o
Stanley, visited the Warren Howlan,
and George Austin families August 3
and September and 2.
Frank Hilton transacted business II
Dubuque last week.
} Will Flauher is home from Noun
Auburn.
!, ID. NJ. Brown took in the Minn.sot
7 state fair last weak.
John Elliott is il Rock lo.d, Illinois.
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DELHI.

Mr.. Ferry and children went to Grin
nell Wednesday evening.
Messrs. Joe Thompson, John Wood,
Peter Wragg, and Mesdames White,
Britt and Wragg went to Clear Lake
last Tuesday.
Miss Gwen Perkins visited Miss Jen-
ME Forward at Edgewood last week.
Mrs. Davis Brown and two daugh-
ters, Ocheydon, were guests at the E. G.
Perkin home last week.
A number from here attended the
Harvest Home at Hopkinton.
Mrs. Aughey has returned to Cedar
Rapids to live.
Mrs. j. w. Swinburne visited friends
in Earlville several days last week.
Mrs. r. j. Van Antwerp is enjoying
ing visit from sister from Montana
Mrs. Mary Heath and little grand
daghter, Mary Doolittle, visited friends
in Greeley Wednesday.
a large party from Earlville enjoyed
the day at Hsrtwick Friday.
Miss Opal Stoner, from Edgewood is
visiting in town.
Misses Ella and Nervs Burton are at
tending school at Cedar Falls.
| Miss Louise Rimmer began her first
term of school last Wednesday at Pleas
ant Valley.
DR.. Fuller went to Oneida Wednes
day, then on to Manchester by way Of
the NJ. & o.
Miss Dickinson is guest at II. r.
Salisbury's.
The post Office has been moved into
the rooms just vacated by Mrs. Aughey
Miss Gwen Perkins visited her friend
Mrs. A. Reeder, at Earlville last Fri
day.
A brother of Mr.. Mccormick, from
Illinois, is visiting him.
Miss Emma Klein, of Marion, vlsitet
her friend, Mrs. E. b. Porter, last week
Mrs. Lett and Mrs. Neaiad are visit
their relatives at Dundee.
Mrs. Slack and children returned
Wednesday from visiting Anamos
friends.
The school house wss reshingled lay
week
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COCOON.

Mag Ward is going to take a weeks
vacation with friends between Man.
chester and Independence.
Mrs. Cora Sexton, of Prairieburg,
was visiting friends in Coggon one day
last week.
Miss Minna Merriam is attending the
Iowa State Normal at Cedar Falls.
Mrs. DR.. Bradley and sister, Miss
Hutchinson, of Manchester, visited at
DIR. Scofields Thursday last.
Miss Sue Merriam left Friday for
Fayette, where she will again take up
her duties teacher in the Fayette
schools.
Miss Mag Ward is in receipt of some
choice peaches from Carbonate, ILL.,,
sent by her brother who resides at that
place. The editors had the pleasure OF
ssmpling some OF them.-Monitor.
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lockwood.

Lee Densmore left last Monday for
Des Moines, where he will resume his
studies in the Capital City Commercial
College.
Joe Minkler con- menced her school at
Arlington last Monday.
Mrs. III. Alc"ck, of Manchester, spent
part of last week with friends here.
Mrs. Mary Drake, of Strawberry
Point, has returned home, alter short
visit with the +. l.. Minkler family.
Miss Mabel Hesner has left for Lu
ana, where she has been elected profess
sor of the schools for one year.
Frank Way returned home from
Lyons county last Friday.
Miss Elnora Bowers returned to her
home at Arlington, after visiting with
friends and relatives here for some
time.
Miss Annie HEN, of Dubuque, is
visiting at the home of her aunt, Mrs.
10. Schacker's.
Mrs. IL. Moody, of Greeley, visited at
the home of L. e. Dunston last Friday.
l.. S. Fisher and l.. D.Zshrndt return
ed Tuesday night from Des Moines,
where they have been attending the
state fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Mosier are the
proud parents of boy, born Wednea-
nesday, September 18th.
Mr.. Moore. of Manchester, visited at
A. j. Bixby's Monday.
Mrs. and Mrs. Claude McMillen, of
Masonville, have been guests at the
Wolcott home for few days.
Miss Florence Ricktts returned to her
home at Hopkinton, after visiting
friends and relatives in and about
Edgewood ror some time.
George Ward and son, of Waterloo,
arrived here saturday morning for u
visit at the home of his sister, Mrs. Ed
Noble.
Mr.. and Mrs. Verde Coolidge spent
last Sunday with hr. and Mrs. Dave
Nichols, at New Hampton.
Mr.. and Mrs Lancaster and daugh-
ter, Nettie, who have been visiting rel
atves here for number of days RETURN
ed to their home at Omaha Monday
MIR. Charles Robinson, Of this place,
and Miss Ella Eaton, of Strawberry
Point, were married at Asbury, Iowa,
Sunday evening, September LIST, by Rev
Arthur WEIGH. Mr.. Robinson is we'll
known and highly respected young man
and Miss Eaton is one of Strawberry
Points most estimable young ladies.
Bright prospects and happy future
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HARTwIcK.

Harry Swinbnrne, of Delhi, visited
few days with Orman Hartman.
MI. and Mrs. Chas. Armstrong were
in Manchester Monday.
We we're visited by another picnic
crowd from Delaware Friday.
Miss Lucy Clark, of Delaware, spent
part of last week with Mrs. Chas. Arm
strong.
Will and John Downs, of Hop4inton,
were here last Saturday.
Mrs. Amos Smiths was drowned In a
tub of water Thursday.
The Hartwick Harvest Home was
we'll attended. We had good speaking
and singing, and much praise is given
Mr.. Chase, who furnished the music.
The speakers were Mr.. Paxton, Earl
vile, and Rev. Salisbury, of Delhi.
Our school opened Monday with Miss
Gertie Porteous as teacher
Miss Eva Connolly opened her school
at Ryan Monday.
e. b. Porter was angling here Satur
day.
J. b. Swinburne, of Delhi, had bust
ness here last week.
Mr.. White and Mr.. Lewis, of Han
over, Illinois, are guests at the Furmsn
home this week. They will spend the
week hunting for chickens.
A party from Earlville camped here
few days last week.
John Meister was at Delhi Tuesday
John Woods is visiting here.
Geo Furman was in Manchester Fri
day.
John Doolittle, of Manchester, visit
ed his sister, Mrs. Furman, last week.
Wedding bells this week.
Frank Furman is home again.
Chss. Armstrong and Mr.. Wood
were in Hopkinton Wednesday.
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Proved Her NntIona1,tx.


Recently bent old lady entered one
Of the Saliva street stores and upon be-
ing asked what she wished to see made
reply in what the clerk Judged to be an
unknown language. A second inquiry
proving no more satisfactory, the clerk
excused herself and went in search Of
one of her colleagues who is of German
descent.
ooh, Miss L." she entreated, won't
you come over to my counter for min
ute? There's poor old German lady
there, and 1 can't understand word
she says"
Miss L. followed and, pausing before
the stool on which the would be GUS
toner was seated, inquired In her
sweetest tones:
care you GermanYs
The poor old German lady" raised
her handkerchief to her lips and evil
IDENTIFY eXtricated something from her
mouth. Then, bending n look of the
utmost scorn upon the clerk, she ey.
claimed In rich and unmistakable
brogue:
"Garman, is 1t? Indade an I'm not.
But I've got new set Of false lathe,
bad scran to thin! An now, if ye
phase, will wan of yea wait on mef"-
Syracuse Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-09-11
Old Militia Elections and New.

From the American Revolution to the
year 1923 the officers of the militia of
the state of New York had been ap-
pointed by the council of appointment
upon the recommendation Of command
ing officers of divisions, brigades and
regiments, and the promotions were
generally made according to rank and
seniority. Under the new constitution
and the militia law of 1923, and in nc
cordance with the democratic spirit Of
the period, the election Of military off
GERS became the established usage and
has continued until the present day.
The election of officers in 1923 and fol-
lowing year was attended with consid-
cradle cerelnony-oiticers attending
them in full uniform, and noncommis-
stoned officers and privates in undress
uniform.-Cl ark's History.
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An English Explanation.

This is the way prominent English
paper explains it:
The president Of the United States,
who receives salary of 100000 Il
year, must pay for all the food consum-
ed at the White House, and the cX-
penses of getting up an elaborate state
dinner are not small. Cigars and
wines the president buys and they
must be of the best He has to main
tain his own equipage. The govern
ment, however, allows him valet; al
SO clerk, who opens all his letters.
All other personal servants must be
engaged by the master and mistress Of
the White House.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-09-11
HoPKINToN.

A boy was born to John Applebee
and wife Wednesday.
A son was born to Mrs Chas. Joslyn
the latter part of last week.
Miss May Dunlap departed last
Thursday evening for Boston, where
she will enter the conservatory of mu-
sic.
John Campbell came over from Cog
gon last Saturday after his wife and
children who have been visiting rela-
tives here for the past week.
Patk. Devine was shaking hands
with many old friends here Tuesday.
He formerly lived in Hazel Green, but
is now located west of Ryan.
Mrs. Dennis Kehoe, Mrs. Margaret
Tyndall and Miss Harriet Smith left
Wednesday of this week for Denver,
Colorado. They expect to be gone
about two months.
j. H. Griffith and family arrived
home from Colorado this morning. j.
H. is another who believes that none of
the western locations can beat Hopkin-
ton as a good place to live. Their old
friends are heartily glad to see them
back.
Brady Miller and family arrived this
morning from Kansas, where they
went some months ago to locate. They
are expecting to make their home in
Hopkinton in the future, having come
to the conclusion that there Is no place
quite so good rs Delaware county after
all.
Wednesday evening of last week oc-
Cured the marriage Of Lewis Lawrence
and Miss Emma Smith, Rev Salisbury
of Delhi performing the ceremony. The
bride is daughter of the late Eliza
beth Smith, whose large and prosper
GUS farm is but few miles from town,
and the groom has been employed there
as manager for good while past.
They will continue to make their
home on the Smith farm.
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ii. w.
Reed last Tuesday occurred the mar
riage of their daughter, Jennie, to MIR.
David Craig, of Albion, Neb., Rev. A..
b. Currsn officiating. The groom is
engaged with an implement firm at AL
bion, which is to be the future home of
himself and wife, and for which place
they depart this evening. The con-
CALCULATIONS and well wishes of g host
of friends follow them.
A new mining company was form
ed In Hopkinton last week under the
title of the Missouri IL Iowa Invest
ment Co. to operate in the Missouri
coal field. The members of the company
are j. M. Davis, Ii. II. Wheeless, w.
A. Place, L. T. Wilson, w. o. Houston,
j. l. McAllister, James Thompson, S.
p. Carter, G. b. Harper, W. R. Reeve,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-09-11
A Great Relief.

Mrs. Catterson-I thought l would
come and tell you that your Harold has
been fighting with my Bobbie and set
tie the matter If could.
Mrs. Hatterson-Well. for my part,
l have no time to enter into any dis
cussion about children's quarrels. I
hope am above such things.
I'm delighted to hear that. I'll send
Harold over on stretcher in an hour
or so."-Harper's Bazaar.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-09-11
RYAN,

o. Z. Walkup solu his farm last HeeA
to John Reilly, we understand the con
sideration was $4,000 or about $s7l per
acre.
Quite number Ut our ci!izeLs were
In attendance at the Central CITY fair
last week
Schneider and Byning have sold their
residence property " }. L. smith.
Last Thursday morning ~ o'clock
occurred the marriage of Miss Maggie
O'Brien and AIR Arthur Lyness The
Ceremony was performed ny Rev. T. III !.
Ryan In the Catholic church here in
in the presence of quite number Of
relatives and friends of the contracting
parties. The bride WAS attended by
her sister miss Stella O'I,rien and Mr..
g. Lyness acted as best man. a tier
the ceremony the party repaired to the
home of the BRIDES parents where a
beunteous repast awaited them. The
day was spent in feasting and merry
making and in the evening tie happy
couple departed on snort wedding trip
to the groom's former home in Wis
consln after which they will settle
down on farm near Masonville. Their
many friends here unite In wishing
success and happiness in their journey
through life.
a. w. Gilchrist disposed of his resi-
dence property here last week to Mr.
Blasting. The purchase price was
$1,000.
Schneider and Byning have bought
the Mccain farm near Barryville. The
farm consists of 100 acres. We
understand the purchase price was
about $3.50 per acre.
A. w. Gilchrist will depart soon for
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Edgewood where he has purchased an
interest in livery barn.
Leo Summers, the only son of Mre.
NJ. Summers aged about seventeen died
at the home of his mother in Hazel
Green township Wednesday after an
illness of only few days duration of
typhoid fever. The funeral occurred
Friday. Rev. z. H. Ryan officiating.
Interment was in Belmond cemetary.
The sympathy of the entire community
is extended to the bereaved mother in
this her hour of anlictiop.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-09-11

$50 you proposed to Miss Chillers?"
YES" answered Willie Washington.
"You must have known she would
reject YOU"
"Of course. But 1t is an old saying
that women can't keep secret. and
was afraid she would get to comparing
notes. had proposed to all the other
girls, and didn't want her to feel
Sighted" -Washington Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-09-11

In the early days only few schol-
ars, priests and clerks knew how to
write. 1t was then customary to sign
n document by smcaring the hand with
ink and impressing it upon the paper,
accompanied by the words, Witness
my hand" Afterward the seal was in
troduced as substitute for the hand
mark and was used with the words
above quoted. the two forming the sig
nature. This is the origin of the eX-
preston us used in modern documents.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-09-11
Queer Land Tenurcs.

Some of the tcnures in England are
very curious. A farm near Broadhouse,
In Yorkshire, pays annually to the
landlord SNOWFALL in midsummer and
IL red rose at Christmas. The manor Of
Foston is held by rental of two ar
rows and loaf of bread. An estate in
the north of England is held by the ex-
hibition before court every seven
years of certain vase owned by tue
family, another in Suffolk by an annual
rental of two white doves.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-09-11

Educated Egyptian-You have no
wonderful hieroglyphics in your coun-
try, sir; no mysterious inscriptions, no
relies of an ancient lit
eraturc whose secrets the wise men of
the world have tried for ages to dis
cover.
Tourist-No, we haven't any Of those
things, but Frightening up) we've got
our railway guides. "-London Fun.
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They Were piscoxerea.

When they went into the hotel, he
was determined to do nothing to bctray
the fact that they We're newly married.
lie took up the pen for his first regis
tration under the new conditions and
with an old married man look and
sweep of Indifference wrote. "Mr. and
Mrs. Mary Tompkins."
"Will you have the bridal chamber,
Mr.. Tompkins?" asked the clerk.-New
York Herald.
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A Combination Tree.

A pine tree and birch tree have
grown so close together in Woolwich,
Me-, that one trunk serves for both,
sending forth pine branches on one
side and birch on the other. The union
seems a happy one in spite Of the fact
that the two trees are as widely sep
arated by the botanists as two well
can be, and the gnarled branches of
the pine embrace the birch in most
affectionate manner.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-09-11

PR. wheeless, E. P. Joseph. The Off
ers are G. P. Joseph, president; S.P. Car
ter, vice president; j. d. McAllister,
secretary and treasurer. The officers
together with G. b. Harper and w. r.
Reeve, comprise the board of directors.
Leader
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-09-11

During the sieges 6f medieval times
it was very common for the beleaguers
to throw from their catapults and 9TH
err military engines dead bodies Of dogs,
swine, together with pieces of horse
flesh and similar carrion into the city
or castle besieged in order that the de-
tenders might by the stencil Of this
putridity be forced to surrender.
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quent and forcible sentence: YES,
brethren, our collection Of little over
f3 last Sunday included no fewer than
500 halfpennies. We all know about
the widows mite, and am sure we are
very glad to receive it; but I don't
think there are 500 widows in this con-
prppationr
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-09-11

"What was the matter with Proud
foot that he made such q fool of him
self last night?"
ooh, somebody had offended him I'M
Willingly, and he was standing on his
dignity"
ooh, was he? wondered what had
become of it."-New York Commercial
Advertiser.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-09-11

The emblem of the New York City
History club is the Industrious little
beaver. typical of the sturdy ancestors,
surrounded by circle. This beaver
was part of the ancient seal of New
Amsterdam.
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are before them, and that they may at.
tain this is the wish their many friends.
GREELEY.

The Messrs. Kirckheck were over
from Colesburg Tuesday.
Mrs. A. A. Strong is visiting in Man
chester.
Miss Stoner, of Edgewood, is assist
ing Banker Cole in the bank.
Will Barr was in Manchester on
Tuesday.
Washington Sawyer is up from Man
chester today.
Rev. Gibson is now resident of
Greeley.
Mrs. Brownell is in Manchester, this
week, waiting on her sister, who is
much worse.
DIR. Bebee will move to Hudson
about the tenth, and the house he va' a
ties has been rented by VIM. llockaday
until the first of March, when he will
move into the b. a. Baker house which
will be vacated then by l. M. Gibson
and ID. Martindale will go into thu
house left vacant by Mr.. Ilockaday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-09-11

Ladies and waiting maids among the
ancient Greeks and Romans wore plain
hoops of gold or silver in their ears,
and as time progressed these became
hlore elaborate, precious gems being
set in them.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-09-11
The Collection.

While lecturing his congregation
rather strongly on n recent Sunday
about slack attendance and small col
lcctions minister of church in an
English city used the following -elo-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-09-11

Blood oranges are sometimes arti-
1icially produced by injecting few
drops of claret through small aper-
| ture in the rind.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-09-11

Mabel-Miss Small is treating poor
tombstone shamefully!
Ethel-oh. really, I haven't heard
anything.
Mabel-Haven't you? They say she's
going to marry him.-London King.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-09-11

There cannot live a more unhappy
creature than an Ill natured old man,
who is neither capable of receiving
pleasures nor sensible of giving them
to others.-Sir w. Temple.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-09-11

TO II. w. RUSSELL DEFENDANT:
You are hereby notified that there is now on
file in the office of the Clerk of the District
Court of the State OF Iowa, in and for Delaware
County, petition of Jennie Russell claiming
that on the 2Sth day of June 1900 you abandoned
her. without any reasonable or just cause, and
have ever since absented yourself from her,
That since said abandonment you have wholly
failed to In any manner provide for her sup
port and maintenance, and that you are now
and have been since about the date of said
abandonment absent from the statc of Iowa.
authority to manage. control. sell and cucumber
your property and for other relief, and that un-
less you appear thereto and Defend on or be-
october term. 1901, of said Court which will
commence and be held at Manchester, in said
County, on Monday, tie 18th day Of October A.
u. 1901 default will be entered against you and
Judgment rendered thereon.
Dated this 18th day of August 1901.
35w4 Bronson Il Carr, Att'ys for Plaintiff.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-09-11

EJorde pr. Vol. den Romsdals county, Norway,
short or long time, hires out good Salmonriyer.
Good lodging finds. DIDRIK MAAS.
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Scandinavian EneIlsh.

Sir Herbert Maxwell gives In his
Memories of the Months" the follow
ing copy of a beguillng advertisement
"spik Inglis' and who had a slrewd
idea Of Turing tourists to his salmon
river:
Look Her! Salmon! The honorable travellers
a,erted TO- that undersigned. who lives in
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CYCLONE AND TORNADO
Insurance in first class companies written and
policies Issued by BRONSON Il CARR.
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Whnt DO you do When your WIle
gets sulky and refuses to talk to you?"
"Why, begin to praise Mrs. ALL
good, across the street. or some other
woman know she detests."
"And that brings her, eh?"
eyes, 1t brings her and sometimes ev-
erything throwable that happens to be
in her reach too."-Salt Lake City
Tribune.
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An Outrage.

Mrs. Jones-Are you aware, Mrs.
Skinbone, that your dog has just bitten
my little Willie?
Mrs. Skinbone-What, your Willie,
who has only just got scarlet fe-
yer? Oh, Mrs. Jones, If anything
should happen to Fido I'd never forgive
you.