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The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-02-27
MYSTERIOUS DIGGINGS.
Peculiar actions on an ~untenanted farm
near Marshall, Mo.

ln0flf Wdi hdIondlI, mo.
Egyp A little more than a quarter of a
aFtii mile south OF the site of the old
Gre ] Water Mill, and about two and one-ha I
DE- miles southeast Of Marshall, merry
travellers to Wilton, who for the beauty
ThOrs, Of the drive, chose the creek road,
may have noticed on the high hill to
Til, the east, an old log house with its gable
Fb0rt TO the right. The house stands some
the distance from the road and is almost
lmmo hid from view by the hill side. The
SOME surrounding Geld shows that it was
trans once planted in corn, then abandoned.
allure and the weeds unchecked, stand a.
he " high ard higher than the corn. The
TO lnI owner died IN this old log house in the
age, early eighties; his widow, with her
roast family of children, sought here to exc
honoi out c l'y'iooUi Tor a few years, and
toek then as the children grew older,
nlne0 moved to more cheerful surroundings
icAcy The place since theu has been spas.
TOT NJ medically occupied, the parties who
"Ims' iarmed 1t mostly not living on The
euito place, and a great part of the time it
stch was not occupied q, an THE last ten
indul ant. ater nlsn,ino ~. o.,a abana
VINO 1t and sickeue5 and died. rbe whole
queel appearance is a picture of desolation,
sur and an ascent Of the hill through the
Nos'a weeds aud stunted corn stalks, and an
pr"t inspection o! ae mouse rta its win
want
aou" dowl,ss "ndo"5 aud royioz sllls and
rea' floors, is calculated to give to the rer
some vous the sbivers.
The hcuse stand, aloof from its
D"'' neighboTS, there being 30 other near
1t, except little cabin recently built
to the woods on The point on the north:
- but while it shrinks from nelghborly
" u"u1 association, because of its elevation. it
Aean be plainly seen from other houses
iG>the vicinity.
W Knowing The place 10 be unoccupied,
tneSt some OF the neighbors we're surprised
Matt n notice oro nioh, l.., n. p
CIV hour, lights moving about the place
nuD So long we're they there and such we're
their movements that surprise was sue
ceeded by curiosity, which The next
morning they proceeded to crafty. An
examination at first disclosed nothing
'n' startling or unusual; everything seemed
TO be rotting away as 1t had been do
ing for years. AS one of the rnvesti.
gators was leaving, he turned from the
path and took a short cut out to the
left through the corn and the weeds.
About thirty yards southwest Of the
horse, be came upon fresh earth.
Here, at the root Of an old walnut
stump, was found an exvacation about
Two feet across and four feet deep.
Peeping through the loose earth, two
thirds covered by 1t, shone a piece Of
s.a. metal, which upon beng pulled out
proved to be the lid Of a large pot or
Kettle. In the bottom Of the exvacation
could be plainly seen the legs Of q
Kettle, while the side Of the excavation
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-02-27

WANTED-Several person, OF cLar-
acle" and good reputation in each state
(ono in this county requred)to reps IS.
ent and advertise old established veal.
thy business house of solid financial
standing. Salary S21.OO weekly with
expenses additional, all payable in cash
direct every Wednesday from head
Offices. Horse aud carriage furnished
when necessary. References. Enclose
self-addressed envelope. Colonial, 1872
Dearborn St. Chicago
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WAETED-Faithful person to .rly
for well established house in a few
counties, calling on retail merchants
and agents. Local territory. Salary
$40 per week with expenses addition
al, all payable in cash each week.
Money for expenses advanced. Posi-
ton permanent Business successful
and rushing. Standard House, $50
Dearborn St., Chicago. 1l.14tl6
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-02-27

For ExcHANGE-5ix o mnrick res.
Idence in Lexington, Mo-. 10 exchange
or farm in Lafayette County. Will pay
difference or assume i~ncumbrance.
mSOtt JOHN N. PRICE, Act.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-02-27

Barred PlYmoth Rock cockrels and
eggs in season. Mrs JNo PoTrs.
Dover road. l-29.d-Iw&w1.m
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-02-27

Married, at Aullvllle, February, Is.
Mr.. Fred Brown and Miss Ollie Lewis,
both Of that place.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-02-27

ARE YOU RESTLESS AT NIGHT
And harassed by a bad cough? Use
Billiards. Horehound Syrup, it will
secure you sound sleep aud effect a
prompt and radical cure 25c, soc,
and Sl00. For sale by Crenshaw &
Young, 2.6m1
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-02-27

Salt pork is a famous old
fashioned remedy for con-
sumption. Eat plenty of
pork" was the advice to the
%consumPtive so and 100
years ago.
Salt pork is good if a man
can stomach it. The idea
behind it is that fat is the
food the c~onsumptive needs
most.
Scottish mulsi
ern method of feeding fat to
the c%onsumptive. Pork is too
rough for sensitive stomachs.
SCOTS Emulsion is the most
Iehhea OF rats, especially
prepared for easy digestion.
Feeding him fat in this
way, which is often the only
way, is half the battle, but
SCOTS Emulsion does more
than that. There is some
thing about the combination
Of cod liver oil and hypophos-
PhiteS in SCOTS Emulsion
that puts new life into the
weak parts and has a special
action on the diseased lungs.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-02-27

ing o 5000 WI y gwen,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-02-27
Hoods ~CdrS0p0riLL1

Nc other medicine acts like It;
no other medicine has done so
much real, substantial good, no
other medicine has restored health
and strength at so little cost.
Il was troubled with uerofula and came
near losing my eyesight. For four months |
sSuld not see to do anything. After taking
two bottles Of Hoods SArsaparilla l could see
- walk, and when | had taken eight bottles /
could see as we'll as ever" SUSIE A. HAIRS
TON. Withers. N. C..
Hoods SarsapaFIIla promises 60
cure and keeps the promise.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-02-27

VIII be no O~VarChsrss.
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Peculiar
To Itself

In what It is and whatit does-cOn-
tAining the best bloOd-purifying,
Alternative and tonic substances and
affecting the most radical and per-
nanent cures Of all humors and all
Eruptions, relieving weak, tired,
hnguid feelings, and building up
the whole SYSTEMS true only Of
HO0d'C -C0rc0o0r;ll0
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-07
WISE WORDS.

Unkind words may be forgotten, but
long years 90 by and they are not
forgotten. We who spoke and they
who heard may desire to have them
out Of remembrance, but they come
back to thought again in spite Of us
and hinder love. How brief the graf
ifcation Of their utteraneei How in
delible their record in the heartl
n WIN power is undoubtedly the
source Of all human achievement. Its
development must, therefore, be a
matter of supreme importance to
every one. :. Although In its varying
degrees Will is doubtless an inher-
tied possession, 1t is also responsive
to sufronndings and especially to ed
ucationHsl al saiiisN 81
1t is astonishing how soon the whole
conscience begins to unravel if a sin
gle stitch is dropped. One little sin
indnlged makes hole you could put
your head through.
1t is a perfectly safe proposition
that without thoughtfulness, which is
Otherwise named tact, no one can find
the fullest measure of success and
pleasure in life.
Prejudice and partiality limit atten-
tion to what favors our side. and thus,
as it were, makes us deaf in one ear
and blind in one eye.
Sow and act, and you reap a habit;
SOW 4 habit, and you reap a chanc-
ter; sow a charactefasand you reap a
destiny.
We have tlifee kinds Of people IL
the world; the wills, the won'ts and
the can'ts.
A mans true wealth is the good he
does ia this world.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-07

A Common Yet PreventabIc Cause OF
sickness Among Children.

A Common Yet Preventablc Cause OF
sickness Among Children.
From d paper read by lH " Park,
of New YORK, at the recent annual
meeting OF tile Society Of Ameriean
psychologists held in Baltimore. as
reported in Science, are derived the
following startling facts relating to
the bacterialcondition of city milk:
. eDuFing the eoldesf weather the milk
I in New York city averages about
1900 600 Bacteria per cubic inch. dur-
ing cool weather about 30,000000, and
during hot weather about S0,000,00O,
The milk in other large cities. is, from
all accounts. in about the same eondii
ton. fTheabote statement does not
apply to special milks, which contain
only FROM $1,000 to 100000 bacteria
at different seasons ofefhe year. In
answer to the question whether these
enormous numbers Of bacteria found
in milk during hot weather are harms
fpl, reference need only to be made
! 10 the universal clinic experience that
a great number of children in cities
sicken on the milk supplied in sumf
mer; that those who are put on milk
that Is sterile, or contains few bac4
terra, as a rule, mend rapidly, while
those kept on the impure milk contin7
ue i'll or die. We probably have, as
yet, insufficient knowledge to state
lust low lnanY-baeteria nnst accumu-
liate4 d make them n6ticeably danger
Gus in milk, but it is a safe conclu-
sion that no more bacteria should be
allowed than 1t Il. practicable. to avoid,
Any intelligent farner can use sufE1-
cient cleanliness and supply sufficient
cold, with almost mo increas6lan ex-
pense. to supply milk twent. four to
thirty-six hours old. which will not
contain in each Acubic inch over one
and a half million. bacteria. and no
milk poorer than this should be sold.
1t Is. remarkable that the health au-
thorities, while guarding their milk In
many ways, fail entirely to prevent
the siIe Of milk rendered unfit for use
through excessive numbers Of bacteria,
and their products, especially when
we consider how comparatively easy
is the test. IA 3lalnIu am.
I |I-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-07

I0
'''The good and amelioratIon Of my
people, The King used the phrase
in his speech at ST. James's Palace,
and one word is curiously reminiscent
Of the scene in which tile late Queen
used it at Kensington Palace in the
June Of 1887. Queen Victoria spoke
Of the desire, Of King William ~. to
promote the amelioratioh Of the laws
and institutions Of the country" Gre
vile. who drew his knowledge from
Peel. says the speech was admired by
all nut Brougham, who appeared ex-
cited He said to Peel-a statesman
with whom he did not often commune
cate .Ameiiorationl That is not
English. You might perhaps say
'melioration.' but Improvement is the
proper word"
Then followed a strange scene Of
petty pickering, "0n. / see no harm
in the words' said Peel, '.it is general
ly used.". Brougham retorted. You
object to the sentiment, object to
the grammar i"No," said Peel. Il
don,t ohiect. to the sentiment" Well,
then, She pledged herself to the policy
Of our Government" said Brougham
All this took place in the vicinity Of
the youthful Queen. Imagine Mr.
Balfour and SirHenry Campbell Ban
herman pickering thus at the elbow a
King Edward VII over philologieal
detail-even though there be sentimeIit
behind it.-L Lond0n Chroniele.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-07

. .|
He is perpetually treading upon the
corns- mental and moral as we'll as
physical-of all with whom he asso-
ciates. He has no perception of light
and shadow in his dealings with man
kind. The world is TO him a coarse.
daub, and he is destined to smudge
Il with his awkward thumb. 'Stiffsin
opinions, always in the wrong, he
proSokes and pains. Stupid con
sistsncy. a consistent stupidity, are
his wonted characteristics. And the
worst Of it all is, that Of his condition
none is so little aware as himself He
fancies that he is kind. because he
never wished to be cruel. and direct
tbeeanse, he is hungling. On the other
hand, the man or woman of tact
usually the latter-is at once manifest
to his on her satronndings The delis
cate consideration for others, never
pbtruden as a virtue. the tone IN daily
hfe that at once assists and soothes.
us-lilse tlfe step Of the good dancer
that gently scofnpRls tie partner to
fancy he is dancing IS well-the dexz
ferrous management of conversation
an leave us too grateful to be doubt
ful.-New York Weekly. X - g
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-07


When college professors. authors and
aeYeu army and navy officers in Russia
at great personal risk, are collectively
and singly expressing sympathy with
the student strikers. and wheriseren
General Dragomiroif. the Red" AIoltSe
Of Russin, raises his voice in protest
against the penal enlistment Of the
Young rioters in the army. one may be
certain that the present emeute is a
manifestation of uncommon porten-
tousness. The singular unanimity OF
Russians of all classes in this mat
ter. from hfgh-placed officials 70 the
CossacS horsemen and the peasant
workingmen. indicates nothing less
than that the individually most Iowa
bic and collectively most tractable Of
European nations has found its voice
,and has determined that the weakling
Whom the Russian people call their
Little Father shall give ear to the cry
against the detesnble rule Of the hu
reaucracy and its brutal method of ST.
1enelne opposition with whips or. as
d iast resort. with drawn sabres and
bullets philadelphia Record.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-07
"Poils" carew Kept Clean shaven.

foltt' CureW kept Clean ShaTcns
General "Poliy" Carew has the repu-
tasion aef being one OF the few men.
who shaved every day. while in South
africa. Even on a forced march eT
IN the midst of a fight he was always
smart Btu he3is as little a earnet sol
der as his commander-in-chief, and
the rank and file of the. guards. wor-
ship him Strange to say, before he
started for South Africa his doctors
told him he was very delicate and ad-
vised him to give up work altogether.
he didnot take their advice. and after
a hard campaign be is in the best Of
health,8 Although what s5e call mid
dle-aged, he, is accounted the hand
soinestman III The. army and his smile
il seranhie.f : = NJ &
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-07

s'What's all thar crowd of w0nen
over there at Bargen'sWt .s,
shoppers who read Bargen's ad-
''But that's an unusually large crowd
for so early In the morning. liiuuuep
Il know; but the 'ad' says: Come
early and avoid the crowd, Catholic
Standard and Times. @se'Fy, e tof
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-07

Fond Mother-"Jennie. did you kiss
young Gaskins again to-nightg' f-
Daughter mamma: hes just
lost an uncle. and was so sorry for q
him. taial7tt iu ffu
Fond Mother well. Jennie. iet this
be the last I'm afraid if YOU keep on f
encouraging him with your sympathy
he won't have a relative left in the
wide, wide world. "-Tit-Bits.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-07

'The bride must have studied the
marriage service a long time" .f
'tWhat makes you think so:"
"When the officiating clergyman fall
tered she prompted him." II Chicago
Tribune
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-07
-He,d settle ola scores.

Tommy-"Ol Ouch! Stop that9'
Mamma-"Wl1y. Tommy, aren't you
ashamed? / wouldn't cry that way if
it was my hair that was being combed."
Tommy (iercely) = I'm bet you
would If I,was doin't the combing. It'll
Philadelphia Press. -f,tt. a-.a,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-07

The Judge called the next case and
said to a tramp who was ushered IN:
"Where were you born:' Z iil9ea re
sSirr' said the tramp. -g H@l
'sWhere. were you .borng LII @,ait
eyer Honor. l was born where me
mother use ter live. Chicago Record
Herald. uRtll s u 1'is|i,-s - h-f''' 4
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-07

''What kind Of a man is your EN-
ployer?'' asked one young man. u i
'sOh, he's peculiar" answered tho
other HE thinks that simply be-
cause he has satisfied his customers
and made money he knows more about
how his business ought to be run than
1 do. -Wasliingtona aStaf. nnifaril
liuiiDLlllliMlf Huilt1fI
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-07
The Lion without.

my. lord,T said the slave, "there ID
lion without"
"Without whatg asked the Oriental
potentate. nf5a fo1a 1iaafiA
"WitAout his supper, judge from
his conversation n''-Indianapolis Press.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-07

"Afy hero dies, in the middle o. my
latest novel," said the young author.
'grhat's a grave mistake" replied the
editor. He should not die, before the
reader does.g tlantal Cor stitutiop,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-07
FARewrtf. REmoRse.

Ashes upon my head, and weep
Yam tears, with only thee Is QnestH
Within these halls Whefe Beauis. Jests
And Song their eouft were wont - keen.
Where oft with ROSY. feet did s1feeD "a (
The dawn while revels banished sleep?
Now get thee hence-I fain would rest
Farewell, Remorse?
No? Well, though Pleasures path be
steep, Ell
And swollen at its foot rolls deep
The stream Of Death, the way is blest
With flowers; and gladly fhe quest
Renew, and hold thy warnings cheap
Farewell, ReInorset
Edith J Hulburt, in Harper's Magazine
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-07
A RrIdge Aero.s the Atlnnl..-

Bridge engineering has made SO vast
n Aprogress inlknoWledge ahat,based IN
De tneofetlcal lese,fcss Of tusslay. a
steel bridge eolld aie built over he
Aeantic Ocean which wouid Be- per-
fectly safe, resting on anchored piers
which. the fiercest hurricane could not
disturb. and with long spans so high
above the water that the tallest yes
zelh( could ss3fslyCipass ufderl fAeml
Financially, however. such a bridge
would be impossible, because its cost
would be greater than the combined
wealth " all the pations,. and .pra&ti-
lcallv Is Kould he nbsufd. BECAUSE sof
no-eoEnmensurable beheht'to Ihankihd.
ays.rv .NsfyslS tsfip.---..-..-----------s
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-07

IIendryr'1So you think Sharpe is a
great lover of music? What makes
You think sos" 9'iAsl #i h'iA nf4Na
Holden--4He never hears any music
that he likes. Boston Transcript. y
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-07

At the Washington Navy Yard the
Government has the largest pair Of
scales isusev stenced rhey win weigh
anything up 20 100 tons, and. what is
equally repagkaple. they VIZ sacuEafe-
NJ fegistef the weight 81 oDJects Is
light as a single Found.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-07

Towuo-fHas he sent you a check

Towno-rHas he sent you a check
for your services?9 5. ia-elf srt.
4Browne-"Yes, but it isn't for the
amount expected althouglliI sent
him bill" n fu4h trT
\ Towne-""A our writings had; maybe
I he didn't decipher the amount"
Browne -"l'm afraid he did de-ci-
pher it. I wrote 500 very plainly
and he sent SO. Philadelphia Press.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-07

~ N TTIF a JIear Iases3II TIIT fTTT
} fwhqt was Bpplters reason for aso
marrying?"
HHe had none.'' itl 81 tila 2nl i'i't
"'Uml IialKays said tho man was,er
mad-"-Judge. 8. Va ,,...t H.tss5-...
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-07

HHe is always projecting things, but
that's as far as lie gets.'' '''''ili i''l eH" e
HHayen't you noticed his reeading
chinf'TiChleago Record Herald, a
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-07


There was a serious accident on the
Great Northern Railway, of England
in the year 1895, caused by a steel rail
breaking into seventeen pieces The
case was SO peculiar that the Board of
Trade appointed a committee to inves-
tigate the cause Of the breakage. At
ter more than four years eonsidera-
ton the committee reported that the
particular rail in question had several
abnormal characteristics, the precise
nature Of which they could not deter
mine, but their investigation led to
some discoveries of scientific and prac-
tical value. One Of these discoveries
is the astonishing effect Of a crack in
the upper surface OF a rail. It was
found by experiment that a rail nicked
with a chisel to a depth of 1.64th Of
an inch broke under a weight of GOO
pounds dropped from d height of
twelve feet, while the same rail. not
nicked. did not break when subjected
to fall Of a ton weight from height
Of twenty feet.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-07


ii he rain. OH. that u 80 funny.
What! are you going in here? Oh, good
moaning"
4 etifed my laughtQr alla sstrolled,
INTO the club. Tha tfst pne l saw
was5Old HoIlister. q jolly, genial mani
quite capable of appfeciafing a joke,
unless, indeed, he had fallen a victim
to the Epidemic Of stupidity that
seemed to be making itself known
everywhere. -
~HoIlisler, old boy" saidL q ebetfs
the --latest: For street wear nothing
is more improper than rainy-day
skirt Hpw's thatf"
"Ha. hb - roared Hollister. "Great!
Capital pho, that's funny! l must tell
bags. say, Bags, listen 70 this;
iFioT sres stswsAF tkere J sft ah 7fhitg.
30 impropsf ps rainysllay tirSas." \
Il don't AeAanstAing .hhny irithatsl
observed Baggs, without showing
much interest.
"Of coorse you don't. Of course you
don't" cried Hollister. That's just
It; you have no sense Of humor. That
1okes a test of mans sense Of hu-
NOR, a repl humorometer, like the man
who rubbed lettuce on his hair and
said he thought Il was spinach, on,
Abbott you're d Nit, a true wit, and
no mistake"
/ turned wearily away, and began
to wonder whether my joke was real
" po good. or whether It was simply
too subtle for any oDet to WON 1 had
as yet submitted Il. On my way
home i met Smith. Now. Smith Is a
freak andAa crank, and some people
think he's dlmost aR-s IDIOT, bgf in
sheer despairI told TIE joke q bin.
"Hushs7 I'D said. liftlpg 4 waRing
forehnget~ ana shakihg-ft IN my face-
''hush, Breathe it not aloud, the wild
winds. ingst not hear it. It's great~ Qla
mar. It's fine. but you shouldn't have
tolC II. eveHnto- me, until- l-you't sUiti n.
Heie's my rule for jokes:
iAAlways sell 'emnl ltli'H y
r. Before you tell ,em; - nnf
torii YOU toll EN- f4Hl gst
-.ft Before you sell EN-,
s''' To whom sou tell 'em ll
r VIII run and sell EN- n 81
left Smith. laughing at his funny
cautious notions bun glad that ! had
AT last found one who really apprecl-
ated the greatness Of my joke. and
by the peculiar twinkle In his eye ]
knew that he had really done so.
That evening welt over to Doro-
thys, as usual On the veranda sat
merry crowd Of Young people, and
as arrived. Dorothy called out:
oh Jack, is that you Come here
quick; I wan'f 60 tell Sou the best
joke you ever heard It's the very
latest. Mr.. Harper just toldsitto me
and Air. Ferris told Il 70 him. on
Mr. Ferris Is SO clever. listen: Fol
rainy day wear nothing u more i'm
proper than a short skirt Isn't that
funnyg Why. how blank you lookl
don't believe yon seea the ppint pt ail
Nothing Is more improper. SeeY
\ Wouldn't It begn r. think 'tIie whol'
joke Is slightly improper, bdt9ifsgs sC
good that l can't help telling IL"
/ managed TO manufacture q hearty
laugh for the occasion, but registere,
a secret resolve that hereafter ] voull
be guided by Smiths rule for JOKES
Carolyn Wells. In the Century Maga
zine. ,sipssa -