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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19

showing that Of 1867 families in SO
states, from whom data was obtained,
the average income per family was
$s27.19, average; expenditure for all pur-
poses. s{7es.54, average expenditure
per family for food. $4,000, and the
average size Of family 5.31 persons. It
'fs announced as a 8 conservative con
clusion that the increase in the cost, Of
living, as 9 whole, in 1902, when COM
pared with the year 81 lowest prices.
was not over 1871 per cent! i1laiGl /.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19
Sentence Cointid utea.

ii Springfield, I'LL. Nov. Gov. Yates
has COMMITTED to Il years the sentence
Of Thomas scantlin, sentenced for 80
years in Chester penitentiary for the
murder Of John Rakestraw at q dance in
New, Athens, Menard county. in 1898.
Rakestraw was q prominent young man
81 Menard county, and. was an innocent
bystander while fight was going on, at
a dance. Asa Gilcrist, who also received
q sentence Of 50'years, shortly after be-
ing sent to the penitentiary. showed
signs Of consumption and few months
after his sentence was commuted.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19
IiTrainfnxt sites 3aelectieii.,da...

~ Washington,l Noy.t. 13.-1he board
composed Of Rear Admiral Taylor and
Lieut.. Commander Winslow.. sbapotntl
-ed to select a site for naval tfiinins
its report to Secretary MoSdy. The
board selected FIVE sites, the arst choice
being Lake Bluft. 80 miles. north Of
Chicago, the second is Racine, Wis
third: Muskegon, Mich, fourth. Mill
waukee, and fifth, Michigan City The
report has been tran5Iiitte hto con,
.r,.nns, - ~. ls.., tkss ~
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19

Preddent Roosevelt has sent to the
Smithsonian laatitution q small
stuffed mouse, which the president cap
tursds on his last western trip ami
stufedaend mounted himself. Ths
moasesis Of an uEe ommon species and
is Regarded as = valuable addition to
the institution:s exhibits, yet the d.
rectorsssif they had been consulted.
might have chosen 2 mountain lion
raranant. Y S5ases
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19

~ production Of oranges IN. the
UnftN States amounts to 10000, 600
boxes spr annum, Of which 10000 600
boxes are produced in California and
2,o00!OoQ boxes in Florida. The con-
sumphon Of lemons in the United
Statee sSmounts to 5000, 900 cases per
anhnm, of which 100000 cases are
produced in California, the remainder
being Imported.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19
.lTemperaneel :Unien.i

Cincinnati, o., Nov. 14.--Thes thir-
tieth annual convention Of the Wom-
ems Christian Temperance union be-
gan q session Of six days here Friday
with very large attendance, 500 dele
gates constituting only . small part Of
the visitors.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19

Worth the famous Paris arbiter sof
Tor women, says that no dress.
frAas ever dreamed Of reviving
suehs IN unesthetic consume as the
crf40hnS. He also declares that for
seSefalsyears to come, in his opinion,
tail6Ftmade dresses for morning. wear
and 1pft, clinging robes for the eve.
ming will be- tho, correct vogue.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19
state nank. Robbed.

! Parkers Prairie, Mimi, Nov. 1o.-.The
State bank was robbed Sunday night.
the safe being looted Of every dollar IL
contained. The burglars blew q hole
large enough to let them through the
outer vault door and blew the inner safe
all to pieces. AS nearly as can be. ascer-
tanned they secured: = little: over s., 900.
They used nitroglycerin and knew lust
how to handle It. The kscarried.
burglar insurance. There Is no clew. 4
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19

The royal family Of Sweden is q
thrifty one. Itshas! q civil list Of very
,nearlysa halfIpillion dollars from Nor
war and Sweden, and in addition the
kiHkhas little more than $4,000 a
yedrfrom the fund voted to King Carl
XIV. ana his successors. At the, same
time HIS majesty has palaces both in
the city and country, In Sweden and
Norway. and he owns stock in many
undertakings. 5 ~ 4 y ~
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19
Marries q Duke

New York, Nov. 1.-THE marriage
of Miss May Goelet, only daughb(f Of
Mrs Ogden Goelet and one Of theSilch-
est of American heiresses, to 5IJRnry
John 1nnes-Ker, eighth duke otRox-
burgh. was solemnized yesterdaysas. st,
Thomas church In this city. Htahop
William Croswell Doane, Of Af6Any,
assisted by Rev. Ernest M. stireS. Of
st. Thomas church, performed thesere-
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19
Return to Work.

4. Louisville, Col, Nov. 14.-As q result
Of the concessions Of an eight honn day
by the operators, all of the strikingmin-
.ers in the northern coal fields will ratnrn
to work. This was practically deelded
at conference here yesterday after.
noon between the operators and q Com
tnittee representing all the unions athd
district. Y 81. ssg Z. BE-.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19
Elevator burned.

savannah, ILL.,, Nov. 12.-Fire de-
stroyed elevator "A, owned by Armour
"a Co, together with 2O0; 200 bushels of
grain. The. loss is more than 500. 900,
with S35 900 insurance.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19

Among the prisoners in the jail at
Frankfort. Germany, there is barber
who, hai been confined in It for Is half
century. He was accused Of having
cut the throat Of q man whom he was
shav4h1 He has always protested his
innocsaGe and has repeatedly refused
his rayd0n because It was offered only
on cond1tion 81 his confessing his guilt.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19
Experimentation ~ Eleo.n

Production Of Corn.
Il Washington Nov. 11.--Preliminary
returns to the chief Of the bureau Of
statistics Of the department 81 ag1ricul-
tiire on the production OF, corn ii 1909
indicate d total yield, OF; about 2 ,sls ,00o,-
600 bushels. or an average Of 25.s bushels
per acre, as compared with an average
yield of 26.8 bushels one year ako. .5s4ss!
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19
Six' iTrainmen killed.

Louisville. Ky. Nov. 13:ssfwo heavy
freight trains, One OF them q double
header, collided in g, dense fog near
New Hope KY, on the Knoxville diyi-
sion Of the Louisville &: Nashville, early
yesterday. killing six trainmen and in
'juring two, one probably fatally.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19
Race war 1If.si..i.na.

I New Orleans. Nov. 14.-Race riots Of
large proportions are In progress in
Scott and Smith counties, Miss. The
white residents have whipped the oc-
.cupants Of numerous negro cabins.
burned the homes and driventh victims
from the, state. L
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19
Call Tor q MeetInr.

Washington. Nov. 14.-Senator n! A,
Hanna. chairmanof the republicapshal
ttional committee, Friday nailed; to
each member Of the committee a5lytter
calling them to meet at the Arlington
hotel, Washington, on Friday. Decsm5
Der IL.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19
Killed BY q Nerro.


Green. the Father of Greater New
York; and one Of the cttysa oldest. and
TO- t remark xaa oi{isep 81 I ashot
and instantly killed on the steps az HE
home q Park avenue yesterdM BY
Cornelips IA Williams, a1earo, WHO ii
believed StQsbs insane. s4hs shooting
was ey1dehtly the outddle sof Ga. I'M
sane delYsidh pn the palt bf the negro
that Mr. Green had shhdeted him.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19

ComPEonli:ed foF Z $1,000, 600.
/. Philadelphia. Nov. Il. BY = compro:
mise agreement Mary Comey. the COM
mon law wife uf the late John Lucas,
paint manufacturer, who left 5000, 900,
win receive 81, 900, 900, agreeing to With
draw her suit; for dover rights, which
has been hotly contested. .ti 8 .gssssz.. ~.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19
Yiilage Burned.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Nov. IA IRE
which started Thursday afternoon has
almost wiped the village Of New Rich
mond. Allegan county, from the map.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19
'Entire. Family l1urdere1,

Marianne. Fla. Nov. 10.-The dead
shpdies of 1--we negroes. badly muttlxted.
hsve been discovered in cabin eight
miles from this place. The bodie6 Rave
been identified as Henry Kelly, hiswife
|, and three small children. f f:,..,ez
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19

Tess.''He proposed to me today, and 70
was 70 impatient. He wanted me tosmarry
him right away: But / was not to Be huf.
:Eied Jess-HSo yog put him, OF, eh p
Tess-''Yes, indeed. told him he'd have
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19
swept ~ .storna. i

Salt Lake City. Noy. =. The whole
Pacific coast from British Columbia I'd
southern California and thesssasltates Of
Oregon, Washington. Idahos deltApaj
Nevada. Wyoming, Utah and vest I'd
0olorado. were swept byssa storm
Wednesday that has resultedan ANAL
most total prostration of telegraph
service over that territory. ana III tie
'mountainsihas ali; But tisd up the rail-
roads e NJ reglaaay mid w1atsr bleskaae.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19
STRIKE ordered.

Z New York, Nov. 9.-President Frank
Buchanan, Of the Bridge and Structural
Iron Workers Of America, has ordered
q strike, the country over on all con-
tracts held by the Iron League Of New
York. &.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19

New York, Nov. 11.-William Jen-
nings Bryan sailed for Europe yester-
day with his 13-year-old son. William
J.. Jr.. on the steamer Majestic.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19

The man who refuses to believe tho
truth 30 often credulous when . lie ID told
70 him.-Town Topics., Z o.. s,.S.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19
Go South, Younr Man,

= Sunny Alabama and Mississippi, the
100000 acres Of good fertile land for sale
at wonderfully low, prices. Write Jno.
u, Beall, A. G. p A., Mobile & Ohio Fl.
r., st. Louis, for full particulars.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19

il II you don't try. to live up g, yours ideals
the chances are they'll come : down.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19
COST lis!' < lF L =. LIVING,


'1Washingtoh, Nov: IA The Bureau of
labor has issued . bulletin on the cost
of living q workingmen's families,
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19

to- repeal the bankruptcy act; TO estab-
lish service pension and togtNe TO- each
man who served for 80 days in the army
or navy Of the United States during the
civil war monthly pension Of not less
than $12; increasing the salaries Of rural
tree delivery carriers and making them
$500 per, annum.
= Washington, Nov. 13.-The senate
entered upon a discussion yesterday Of
the eligibility of Reed Smoot, Of Utah,
to a, seat in, the upper house, to which
De has been elected. A biti was intro
dueed creating commission to inquire
into the condition of the colored people
Of the United States. go =, ,,,s
Washington, Nov. Il. Senator Lodge
introduced d bill yesterday providing
for the removal of all duties from all
articles imported from the Philippines
into the United States except sugar and
tobacco. Il " sssis
, In the House.
Washington, Nov. 10.-The house Of
representatives Of the Fifty eighth ,epn-
gress yesterday held It's first session and:
except for the naming Of cqmmittees,
which will follow later, aort 6IIfizatitJth
was completed. Joseph g. Cannon, Of
Illinois, whose elevatiensto the-spealsers
ship was assured months ago, was
formally elected speaker and it,dYeted,
into Office. !1:..s So ~ i
Several hundred bills were intro
duced in the house. among them being
the following: Admission Of New Mex
leo as: q state; restoring the army can.
teen: giving congress the right to Tegus
late the trusts; to increaseat1es paf Of
rural free delivery carriers: providing
q territorial form Of government for
Alaska; to abolish government BY IN.
junction; to elect senators by popular
vote; prescribing the. death penalty for
the crime of killing the president Of the
United States, the vice president, am
bassadors or ministers Of foreignco
tries accredited to the United States.
Adjourned.
Washington, Nov. u.-Speaker Can
non called the house to order. promptly
1T IL o'clock yesterday and the. presi-
dents message was received and read.
Resolutions Of respect to the memory
Of Mr.. Forderer, Of Pennsylvania, and
Mr.. Roreing, Of Kentucky. were adopted
and as further mark Of respect the
house at 1927 adjourned. 3 81. {
Washington, Nov. 12.-In the house,
yesterday q resolution was introduced-
providing new article to the constitu-s
ton prohibiting national or state legis-
!ation establishing or supporting re-
.ligion or prohibiting the free exercise
Of religion.
Washington; Nov. 1s.-The Cuban
reciprocity bill, which gives force and
effect to the treaty between the repube.
lies Of the United States and Cuba, that
was ratified by the senate last March,
was introduced in the house Yesterday
md referred to the ways and means
committee. > u. 5t5 s1jsg.S,
Washington. Nov. 1.-THE house,
committee on ways and means yester4
lay authorized favorable report on
the bill making effective the Cuban re- rs. ).
:iprodcity treaty, by vote of IA to 2.
Debate will begin on Monday.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19
JUDICIAL DIGNITY. 9 EEsl1
lEes A :. 4. n I'M, TIastsa,a. -
Cost to the 'Conrt - tkSSA
u -Asitsi9is,i W3lpfsaSn &SE fi9Ul5syI vi

A. certain squire Of the city. who betrsys
his patriotism by presiding Il ! smalf Of
flee painted red, white and blue. had, :
ease before him the other day which It.
,tracted. IN unusual crowd cte the te9apleTof
Justice. a young fellow was up before him,
relates the Pttsburg Nispnteh, on q Change
Of stealing brass, and his friends were out
Ill full force to REQ that he got . fair
show. !, 40; 4, s, ~ ~ D: ls5l,s.,g
Befors the case opened the noise and
feonfusiep became 10 great that hie iho1pr
declared that the next man to indulge in
any hntisual5 outbteal woslds % "a eSed
from the. room. He had hardly ceased
speaking when . young man shouted at
sf Sssd sans time vsyins his. hat .boye, Ais
+. 81. ..HIoooTT,y fnrss9uire Hoohgans",; Is
Pnt him out, roared the court, and IN
anothsf instanR the young man found him
self being rushed to the door. Order hay-
ing been restored once more, his honor or.
,dered that the, prisoner be brought before
the bur for trial. The court officer hur.
riedly. glanced about Through the crowd
and then great light suddenly fell upon
him. y. Il: 80 ) \ Ij;;ssi .itfts3ZSOd
.S Gsp gt,d Do i your honor" hs replied:
t3e ;Hrl1QneI.! n ~ re-, + Z. ~ ,fSff
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19
Glad Caller.

b ..s ila@ Glad g Ctssll l!s it,iisir & i
OUT Mis 55ss; anyone call While & ya's
.t ;Sans- VS. re mum mum. Wan NJ sintlenin
Moik o'Raferty, mum, an he wus %
glad to f0ind yez out ID iha eRuss 10 f6ihd
RRsain Gin thginkin mum: nG 9t IS
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-19

conysn re- Washington N Response
to a Proclamation Issued ~
President Roosevelt:


Washington, Nov 1Q-sWith gal lid
crowded, with the chamber haSg'
OF elaborate floral tributes and nearly
every senator in his seat, the gavel- Of
President Por-tem. Frye sounded at
noon Yesterday. calling the senate. to-
sgether In the second extraordinary ses-
sion of the Tifty-etghth congress. At
the roll-call 20 senators answered, and
President Protein. Frye declared
quorum present. ~ >s,s
A resolution Offered by Senator Gull
lom fixing IL o'clock, noon. as the hour
for convening daily sessions was adopt
ed, after which the senate. ct 1914 p,
m, adjourned.
Washington, Nov. Tuesday 8 SEES
sion Of the senate was devoted excln-
siyely to the reading Of the presfdentis
message in support Of reciprocity with
Cuba and to the routine incident to the
receipt of the message. The messagefe-
ceived the careful attention Of the SEN
ators, and when its reading had been
concluded 1t was referred to the COM
mittee on foreign affairs.
Washington, Nov. 1.-THE senate be-
gan business in earnest yesterday by
receiving for the first time in the session
10 number of petitions and also many
bills. Some Of the petitions protested
against Senator smoot. Of Utah. remain
Ing in the senate. Bills were introduced
totrepeal the bankruptcy act; To estab-
lish service pension and .togtNe To- each
man who served for 80, days in the army
or navy 81 the United States during the
civil war monthly pension of not less
than $12; increasing the salaries ofrural
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-06-22

Just across the line between Kan
sas and Oklahoma the great wheat
fields of Kay county presented pan
Drama of variegated green clear 10
the horizon--"the finest wheat country
in the world" said a man who knows
.Cowley and Sumner counties, Kas,
as well as he does Kay county, Okla
At Newkirk the train was switched on.
to the track that bears off to the east,
to the "oxbow bend, to Kaw City
The green of the wheat fields stretch.
ed away on both sides of the line like
carpet for twenty-five miles that were
made slowly over the new track.
This line of the Santa F'e follows an
old government trail that used to go
from Wichita TO the Kaw. Pawnee.
Kickapoo. Sac and Fox, Chickasaw and
Atoha agencies. Hank Paris says
that the Santa Fe always follows old
ltrails-that in this inclination of the
big road TO go over the beaten paths
is found tho best Endorsement Of the
Vision of the men who made the
trails Hank helped make stage trails
in 1860 in this country. The route OF
the Santa Fe from Newkirk 10 Pauls
Valley was called the Black Dog stage
route in years gone by. Just east Of
Newkrk was the headquarters of the
greatest sheep ranch in the United
States back in 1870 It was owned by
Tomlinson & Raymond, of Kansas
City. 1t is a wheat field now About
half way between NewlSirk and Kaw
City is the town of Uncas II is a new
cne that came with the railway It
has two stores, and occupies a tract OF
Creek bottom land that looks like fifty
bushels of wheat to the acre.
Four miles west Of Kaw City was a
quarter-section OF wheat-all but
about ten acres in one corner that was
2 rocky knoll-iust waste land enough
Tor its purpose. to furnish the mate
rial and a site for handsome farm
house and barn. This is the farm and
country home of Governor jenkins,
the president Of the townsite company,
one of the brainy men OF Oklahoma a
pioneer who knows conditions, and
how to embrace them-the man who
founded Kaw City.
The congregations we're just leaving
the churches as the party walked up
the streets Of the town windswept
streets that are not entirely guntless
of evidences Of having been a wheat
field last year And the well dressed
throngs were not unlike the throngs
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-06-22

at that hour Issuing from the churches
in the older and larger cities Of the
territory. There was none of the ap-
pearance of newness about thom. They
were prosperous looking and happy.
That is a characteristic OF the people
of Oklahoma towns, new or older
Architecturally, the cattages that have
been erected in Kaw City are models
of the modern. The people who live
in them are people of the day. Their
proposition is as alien to the pinched
poverty Of the first settlers of Okla.
homa. the homesteaders who sailed n
on prairie schooners, as Il is possible
to imagine But their spirit is the
spirit of the conquering people.
The new town of now in Oklahoma
are unlike the new towns Of the time
Of the opening for the people are
in the main Oklahoma people who
have made their success and seek
more in newer locations Il is the
spirit Of the boomer without the ina
blllty of the aotsam Of the plains.
The last frontier lies at the door of
Kaw City 1t will not be an opening"
that will make It place of homes
and productiveness. but a rapid de-.
velopment of the land that has been
in the mortmain of tribal tenure for
so many years. The Kaws and Osages
alike welcome the change that is at
hand for .hem And the people of the
newest town-almost in the center Of
the Indian domain-are waiting to vel
come the wealth producing efforts Of
these p@w citizens and tho men and
women who will become owners of 4
part of the vast estate that belongs
in this last frontier.
The opening of the Kiowa, Co
manche. and Apache reservations a
couple Of years ago, made few great
young cities. The deciding of the
Usage and Kaw lands now and in the
next two years is making one great
young city It welcomed IT'S first rail-
way Sunday It gets freight by rail
every day now. and this fall it Will
make the freighs crews work overtime
TO haul away its wheat and -four and
corn and cattle and bring in the groo-
cries and lumber and furniture that
viii be demanded IN exchange for the
products Of a newly developed and
great agricultural section
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-06-22

Nell--'Do you think they are mar
ried?" Beile--~of course not Just
see how polite he is,to her"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-01

a rock should break into the room and his con-
versation. he might quietly remark:
Merely a high ball from the subway"
On a Sunday. should this patient citizen at
tend church in upper Broadway, and the
preacher should contrast the evil life with the
good life, and should admonish his audience to
choose wisely in view of the consequences, and
should go so far as to speak of the bottomless
pit there would be more than one mind in that
church which would involuntarily think:
He means the subway"
OF all the accidents that have come to the
notice of the Rapid Transit Subway Construc-
ton Company there were none which evoked
less sadness than the explosion which was al
legged to have driven a half dozen dogs crazy.
According to one story, the firing of blast on
Broadway between Long Acre Square and the
Circle shook up a woman's bird and animal
store with such terrific violence that after she
had herself recovered from the shock she found
one of the parrots which had been a resident Of
Chicago. saying
Peace tC thee!"
Some Belgian hares were so stunned that they
died. and the fear crossed the woman's mind
that If these had been the only Belgian hares in
existence the species would have become ex-
tinct But the maddest of all who lived in the
block. so she said, were half dozen dogs. They
kent digging as if to dig a subway of their own
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-01
BAN1NAS, NOT PAJAMAS.

Walter Camp, the athletic adviser Of Yale
University was recently entertaining gather
ing of his undergraduate friends with expert
ences of his own.
He told of a dinner where a charming younI
woman was seated next to exceedingly deaf
old man. She had done her best to interest him.
but had found it necessary to shout out each
remark unto the third and fourth narration
before the old man could catch the point
So the time dragged along, till the dinner was
waning and the fruit was passed.
The young woman determined to make final
effort at being agreeable, she threw her voice
into saying:
DO you like bananas?"
"How's that?" asked her neighbor in SUI
prised tone
do you like bananas?" she repeated.
well, my DEAR he replied, so long as you
have introduced the topic, l will say that
much prefer the old fashioned nightshirt.'