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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-03


Tom Longboat Canadas long dis
,;''iee fiiiiaer, is a puzzle to the athletic
""rld Two Years ago he was unknown.
-, TilAilisgiyng day lao6. u long
sautit rests!sin. clad i'll IA srotequely
''iiFfod bathing suit, flushed tirst past
''te post in u field of 30 OF the best dis
'2ner I1iaiers on the AIaerican eonti-
i'eils ihe betting WAS 700 to / against
'i'u ana the very fact that AN obscure
iAli'ui "ith practically no training,
Ma IN" race. which VAS a classic
NNeat inisd's the country sill up ard
i,si' nniier Since tisa, daS the lndjan
.lis Won race after race " It'll const;,n-
f'fi.i' cas- his most remarkable fea,
''esne when last spring llr ran il, the
''97toN Marathon race, 4 - ,ailc Amer
iNi's' r'ad fixture. There 10 met lis
tttea States and Canadian runners
aeG &ol b.! nearly Il nile. Longboat
fists i':ei-seoted. smokes continually
.ana ciiis trains IN 4 spasinod.c manner
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-03
One Strike at Golf.

GIG Strike at Colt.
Goodrnan.-Do you know what be-
comes OF little boys that use bad words
when they are playing marbles?
The Boy.-Yep. Dey grow up an
plays golf
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-03
IOWA NEWS NOTES.
Observation-Disclosures,

Some people can't learn a Musca-
tine litisant has gone into court to
recover damages from an attorney
whom ne charges with having collect
ed from him an exorbi,unt fee.
notwithstanding that the Sheldon
fair vas a success financially 1t left
some things Ia be desired The Shell
don Sun says there were too MANY
fahlrs allowed on the streets aud that
soine or their exhibitions We're Indecent
II ca!.s for their exclusion next year
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-03
STEER EATS DYNAMITE;
HIT BY STONE, BLOWS UP

Plymouth, Ind, Aug. 2S.-Oscar Huff,
living near Bremen. lost two valuable
steers in an unusual manner. according
TO a telephone message from Bremen.
His cattle were grazing i'm a field
whore Huff was blasting stumps. While
he was absent the steers ate a quantity
of the dynamite When driving them
home. Huff threw a stone at the herd.
The missile struck one of the steers
that had eaten of the dynamite and
the shock exploded the stuff in the ami
mails stomach and the steer was blown
to atoms.
The explosion Jared the other steer
and it. too. was killed. The shock was
heard distinctly. for several miles
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-03
MERCHANT RECEIVERS FROM
SUSPENDED ANiMArio

Fort Dodge. Ia. Aug. 2T.-J. L. Cal
laha1l, prominent Humboldt mer-
chant. was taken i'll Saturday night on
ms way home from Badger and lay by
q haystack all night. neighbors finding
him in the morning evidently dead.
Physicians at Badger and The cor
oner from Fort Dodge Mere sent for.
but life suddenly returned before they
arrived. startling the watchers. The
cause of the condition was probably
due. 10 CyposIIrr
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-03
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
COUNCIL ENJoiNED FROM
lSSIuNG 1 lOIlOR pEPMIrc

D'lvenport. Ia, Aug. 3l.--Attorney H.
Ii. Ectty. of the civic federation is, pre-
pairing II suit against the city OF Dav-
'sMport in which he will ask the court
10 enioin the city council from issuing
permits to silloonkeepers to- re-enter the
saloon business after they have had
injunctions entered against them in the
district court. About score OF sa-
loonlccpers in Davenport; are running
under such permits and several are
granted ut each council meeting
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-03
FELL. DEAD WHILE
PREPARING DINNER

Estncrville. Ia. Aug. 2s-Whilc pre-
pairing dinner at her home on North
Ninth street Yesterday Mrs. c. II.
Howard suddenly fell over dead The
cause was probably heart trouble.
John Asmundson, residing on South
Tenth street. was stricllcnwith paralysis
recently, which leaves him totally. with
out tine lsn OF one hand
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-03

'i'ne nc~ processes "f color phososra-
i.s,s may play an important part IL.
eijninal Investigations. Al an inquest
nc'd in London, when a verdict of will
u. murder was returned against Il man.
rae evidence for the prosecution was
tt'SeiN based on articles of clothing
M"ril ny the criminal when he w;ls ar
Vested and which We're alleged to be
blood stained An expert photographer
produced q number of colorcd plates
which revealed the presence of blood
stains ON the articles in question much
t'ipHc clearly than the marks Werc dis
.efnioe Oh the articles themselves. He
explained that he passed Il fine ic. of
oxygen gas, under considerable press
nre over the dark stains, which became
iuddN. and then photographed them by
the new color process
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-03
CONFERENCE TO APPOINT
DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT

Council Blnff.i la. Aug. 81. Two dis
triet superintendent. formerly called
presiding elders, are tn be appointed at
The annual mo ting, of The Des MONIES
conference o. the Methodist Episcopal
church. which is 70 be held in clarinda.
IN. next month. Roy. a. Griffith. of
Council Bluffs. superintendent of the
Council Bluffs district. and Rev. w. G..
Jipl.anslsll. superintendent of the
'reston district. have each served six
Years in that capacity. and will resume
pastoral work. according to the custom
of the church Bishop Henry Spell
meyer. OF Cincinnati. Ohio. is to pre-
side,
Prominent ministers Of the confer
enc, who are candidates for one or the
other ot the TWO appointments are:
Rev j. Fl Scnsency. OF Perry: Rev.
a. III. Collins. OF Boone, Rev. t. w.
Mcl'adc. OF Red oak; Rev. W. w. Boil
finger. OF Malvern: Eev. G.. T.. Nye, of
Wc"dbine. and l.cv. r. T.. Ihu1esson,
OF tDeu!SOfi.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-03
ROOSEVELT WILL BUY
HUNTING KIT ABROAD

Londcn. Aug. 27.-Thc Chronicle
says that Frederick G. Selous. the
noted elephant hunter, has received a
letter from President Roosevelt ask
ing him to make arrangements to OBJ
tain in this country Mr.. Roosevelts
outfit for his African tour
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-03
TWO PAIRS OF HEIRS
WITHIN A YEAR

; New Hampton. Aug. sl.--Four
: babies inside of one year Is the
record established by Mr.. and
Mrs. John g. kolthoff. who re-
side il the southern part Of
: Ihickasaw county. and they
challenge competition. In late
August. 1907. twin boys came
to their home and at this
writing are as lustw little fell
lows as ever came into a home.
\ week ago another span of boys
: made their arrival. and they bid
fare to oiitdo the former ar
rivals. Mr.. and Mrs. Kolthoff :
are Very proud of the record I
they have established.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-03

II is said to be owed To the frogs
al sestcrn Australia that that part of
TIC empire is English and not French.
About 1900 Il party OF prospective
lagnGh colonists lantled on the west
coast of Australia. but ON the first
iapiiue tlscy were alarmed by the loud
croakine of the frogs. which they took
snl demons, and retired with ali speed
10 their ships Western Australia
'n:sit t@se preferred the frog To thu
ss.:ln as her emblem lust as Rome
i'i;eb tiive preferred, instead OF the
ri't;n, the goose that saved the capitol.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-03
WOMAN TRAMP LOSES
ARM WHILE ASLEEP

of'unwa, la. Sept . Nellie Rob,
eHis. who says she is u tramp. weng
to sleep ON the Milwaukee, bridge !s,,ru
l,.sl night and lost am arm when IL,
Mleas" 'nni'ei train passed over it,
The woman came here yesterday II. 4,
box car from Kansas city She is, ~
v"ars old and her parents I've in
Quencnla. Kan.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-03

: T.. G. Iaston. IN E.nglishman. who
ip> JUS. issue a chaileuge to the world
Ipi tic memory championship. although
,..Aiv q young man OF % Years is !, YER
',tat,le walking encyclopedia. for ne has;
q! -n.o;'izcd 10000 dates of the principal
s..".lts in the worlds history since the.
.sft..t
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-03
FORT DODGE GETS OFFICERS
AND A. o. v. w. IN 1909

Wildman. of this city, was made presi-
dent of the Northwestern Iowa Asso-
citation of United Workmen at the Lake
Park celebration. Orrin Collins, OF this;
city. was made secretary. They landed.
the picnic for Fort Dodge in 1909, which
will bring 5000 people here
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-03
FIRE DESTROYS DRUG
STOCK AT MARENGo

Marengo, la, Aug. 2..-Firo of un-
known origin this morning at o'clock
destroyed the contents of the NIauck
Drug company's store and damaged
the building. The loss was $4,000. with
Insurance OF $4,000.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-03
BRAKEMAN KlLLsp By CARS.

mcnd r.. Ward. aged 233. AN Iowa Cen
trial brakeman. living in this city, was
killed at $3.50 o'clock this morning at
Abbott by falling off the car while
switching. He WAS a son of Rev. A..
q. Ward. pastor OF the Methodist
church n! Union.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-03

i'hc three leading sng.,Y rcfineries of
;tp;an have put up $2i5,OO0 in gold as
. suaranty to an agreement that their
confined production would be restrict
- 70 $4,000 bags.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-03
A Bad Break,
Called Down.

The Boss-I understand you've been
kicking because you've got SO much
to do.
The Clerk-w ell-er-yes- yes-I-er
did-think
The Boss-After this I'll see that you
get SO much more to do that you won't
k.ai To iak
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-03
DISASTER ON DANISH
CRUISER KILLS TWO

Copenhagen aug 3l.-Two men
We're killed and six other dangerously
wounded on board the Danish cruiser.
Hckla today by the premature explo-
sion OF Il she'll
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-03

Two French army dogs have drawn
Light ambulances. the invention OF a
lieutenant. with a load Of 100 pounds
each. for some 1916 miles. without a
breakdown. showing how they can be
used in war time.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-03

y Kansas woman whose husband
tg's been in the habit OF stepping late,
~ sunday mornings. adopted tho plan
o. ''SF;tiing something particularl
ii"i@sins Ia eat tor tlie Suna4s morning
breakfast The plan worked an right
so . time. bat NOW the husband has
CONTRACTED the iahit % eating Sunday
irraisiast in his paianas and then go
-. tl....i, 10, bed
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-03

Women arc fighting III England for
ne eight To practice pharmacy. and the
i,!'.linacists are fighting to keep them
@oE on the ground that the calling is
Gsu.e.oN dcd already.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-03
RAINsBARGER BROTHERS
ASK To BE PARDoNED

Des Mei;ses. Ia. Sept L. Frank and
Nation isaiasbargeF have applied 10
Governor i'Nifnns for pardon.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-03
MASTERS LIFE
SAVED BY DOC

.,iasen city. IT,. Sept. .. j. j.
Burns, IN engineer IN the Mill
waulsee passenger service. prob
ably owes his life to his dog.
whose peculiar antics yesterday
morning, during a Thunderstorm.
got his master out of bed. To b,.
followed II moment later by "a .
bolt of lightning which struck
me bed upon which Mr. Burns
had slept during the night.
The animal when the storm
firSt broke. rushed into the bed
room pulling the be,lcluthes
from the bed Mn Burns got
up immediately The bolt
wrecked the interior of the !
home. setting fires, in different !
parts. knocking of the plaster 1
ing and making havoc generally. !
VIZ. turns FIXED With his aged /
ni"the& ~h" @AS stunned slight 4
~ By ne n.,li
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-03

Marriage is on the decrease in Eng
land. and the throne says very serious
~ and earnestly that it is because of
the suffragette agitation.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-03

what are declared By experts To be
practically incShaustis,le layers of as
i.isat: i,uNc been discovered in SYRIA.
- .nilcs from the port of Iatailia, on
ne rood leading to ard Aleppo.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-03
TELEPATHlc MESSAGE
CAME THROUGH DREAM.

Sloan. Ia, Aug. 27.-Mrs. Nell
son. OF this place, dreamed re-
Gently of meeting and talking
With her boy on large battle
SNIP. Two days later the twin
sisters of Edwin each received
a souvenir postal card of a bat
tleship and dated at San Fran
CISCO Through the postmaster
She communicated with the
naval training station at that
place and learned that her boy,
VINO had left home several
months ago. had enlisted ard
was serving On the United
States training ship Intrepid.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-03

Some Of the hoteikcepers in Switzer-
i.,iia presumably not the best-arc
iaut.ine war on the stars OF commcnda-
ticn n the Bacdc!.er guide books
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-03
LIFE CRUSHED OUT
BY LOADED WAGON

Mason City la. Aug. IS. The little
daughter aged 10, OF II Joioe farmer.
was instantly killed by falling under
IL wagon wheel, which With Il heavy
load OF flax passed over her chest.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-09-03
TROOPS LEAVE SPRINGFIELD.

Springfield. H., Aug. 2s.-Th Sew
cnth infantry. the last regiment on
riot duty, left for Chicago this morn
ing
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-05-11

"Tommy" queried small Dorothy,
"what is food for thought"
~ don't know" replied Tommy. "un-
less it's head cheese. "-Chicsgo News.
"Did you ever spend any money fool
ishly?'
"Sure. was engaged to girl once
myself."-Detroit Free Press.
The cod fisheries Of Newfoundland
have been followed for nearly 400
years. They greatly exceed those of
any other country in the world.
Austria is the only empire in the
world which has never had colonial or
even transmarine possessions in any
quarter of the earth
Calendar is derived from word
meaning to call or proclaim. AS used
now calendar proclaims the time as
fixed for civil purposes.
About 100 years ago the use OF
starch for stiffening the frills around
the neck was considered highly repre-
hensible, if not positively sinful.
Green figs form an excellent food
Dried figs contain nerve and muscle
food and produce heat and waste, but
they are considered bad for the liver.
Wallie-Next to woman what is the
most nervous thing you know? Willie
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to wo
understandable Journal.
In Peru it was once the custom fol-
domestic servants to have two Of theil
upper front teeth extracted. Their alb
sence indicated their servitude.
"Is that your full name?"
"Sure D'youse t'ink | change me
name when l git soused"-Houstor
Post.
Johnny White-Did yer ole mar
make big boiler when he found ou
that you had been smoking his cigars
Billy Black-You bet he did.
"What did he say?'
"Didn't have to say nothin'. He go
the boiler out O me-" - Kansas City
Newsbook.
Little Elsie Cooking at the giraffe a
the zoo>-Oh. mamma. They have
made that poor thing stand in the sun
haven't they?
Mamma-Why do you say that, m!
dear?
Little Elsie-Look at all his freckles
Chicago News.
Dillaway-Talk about your aristo
cratic descent, Why, my father Otter
had more than 10000 men directly I'm
der him.
Caraway-Ah. n general?
Dillaway-Well, not exactly.
Caraway-A wholesale contractor?
DnlaWay-No, an aerouaut.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-05-11

A lady asked the astronomer II the
moon was inhabited
Madam" he replied, II know of one
moon in which there are always man
and woman"
(Which Is that?"
1.-THE honeymoon London Satur-
day Review.
What was there so remarkable
about Hercules cleaning the Augean
stables?" asked the professor.
"The fact" answered the student
after some thought. that so large a
government contract could be fulfilled
without anybody's being charged with
graft. Washington Star.
Little Elsie was crying bitterly with
pain.
What is the matter. dear" queried
her grandmother. Have you met with
an accident?"
"N-no. grandma" sobbed Elsie. ut
w-wasn't an accident. M-mamma did
it on purpose"
Robert Burns. writing only fourteen
days before his death. implored his
friend Cunningham to use his influ-
ence with the commissioners Of excise
in order to get his salary raised from
f35 year to ESQ. otherwise If die
not Of disease l must perish with hun
ger"
Every man imagines that fortunes
may be easily made in some other part
Of the world. Every field looks green
In the distance. 1t is not until he
reaches 1t that man sees that stumps
and bad places are as numerous In
The new field as in the field he left
Atchison Globe.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-05-11
SAND-CLAY HIGHWAYS
As Useful as Macadam Roads
For All Practical Purposes.
SIMPLE AND CHEAP TO BUILD
Requires Less Money to Construct
Than Any Other Type Of Road Ex-
cept the Earth Kind and Less to Re-

Than Any Other Type OF Road Elk
cept the Earth Kind and Less to Re-
pair.
The office of public roads at Wash.
ington has issued farmers bulletin.
which contains the following reliable
information about the construction and
value Of sand-clay roads:
"rhe possibilities of the sand-clay
road may not be fully realized by the
public for long time to come. still
the progress being made In this form
Of road building in nearly every part
Of the United States is encouraging
Such benefits as have come to Rich
land county, S. c.; Pike county. Ala.
Dallas county, Ala; Cumberland coun-
ty. s. c.. and many other sections
throughout the Atlantic and gulf states
from the use Of sand-clay roads should
be sufficient incentive for general
study of the subject in those parts of
the United States where these ma
terials exist in adequate quantities.
"Sand and clay had always been
abundant In Pike county, Ala. Still,
a combination Of the two for road pur-
poses was not thought Of until four
years ago. At the present time there
are nearly 100 miles Of sand-clay road
in Pike county. which for all practical
purposes are as useful as macadam
roads and which have cost about one
sixth of the amount standard mac
adam Of the same or less width would
cost in this section. With this system
the remotest section Of the country
may be reached.
AT the present rate Of improvement
every important public road in Pike
county will soon he serviceable high
way. over which wagon loaded with
six bales Of cotton may be drawn easily
and quickly. whereas before the i'm
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-05-11

"Your husband" he hazarded. sis an
INVENTOR
She tossed her golden head
Yes" she said. her red lip curling,
"some of his excuses for coming home
late at night are in use all over the
country New Orleans Times-Demo.
crat.
When He Wept.
There have been times" said the
actor manager. when have shed real
tears"
"Ah. when you have been in great
sympathy with the part you We're
playing?' suggested the matinee girl.
mo; when have had my own good
money in the show" replied the actor
manager. with tnGe of sad remem.
brance in his Philadelphia Rec
ord.
In the Vernacuar.
The girl had been three weeks in
the employ of an artistic family. but
her time had been by no means vast
ed. Her mistress was giving her in
structions as to the dinner.
Don't forget the potatoes" enjoin,
ed the lady.
mo ma'am." was the reply. "Will
you have them in their jackets or in
the mood ?'-Punch.
His Blessing.
A little girl had been allowed by her
mother to visit the new minister's
family and stay for dinner. After the
preacher had finished asking bless.
ing the impulsive child said. THAT
isn't the way my papa asks a bless.
Ing"
"And how does your papa ask a
blessing" inquired the minister.
"Why. he just says, Good heavens
what meal! "-Liverpool Mercury.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-05-11

Magistrate Ito witness)-You say that
you have known the prisoner all your
life?
Witness-Yes. sir.
Magistrate-Now. in your opinion. do
you think he could be guilty of steal
ing this money?
WitnesS-How much was it?
Conceited Golfer Ito his caddie)-Did
you tell the club secretary that went
round the course in fortyfve yester-
day?
Caddie-I did. sir.
Golfer-And What did he say?
Caddie-He said, Accidents will
ppen."-EXchange.
Coined money was first used on the
continent of Europe twenty-five years
before the Christian era 1t was in cop
per and silver Gold was not coined
there until the eleventh century. and
money did not receive the round form
to which we are accustomed until the
lapse of another hundred years or so.
"You won't forget me. sir, l hope
said the hotel porter. who had doubts
as to his tip.
"Certainly not. Charles" replied the
CHEEKY young tourist, who was prepar-
ing for departure. "I'll send you a pic
ture postcard from the next interesting
place | stop at"
whats that? The cooks hair is all
burned off? How on earth did it hap
penn"
"Why, Jane the second girl. over
heard you say she couldn't hold can
die to Mary"
"Well"
"Well she tried it."-London Mall
Old Fink-I doubt if one man out of
twenty can recall the language he used
in proposing.
Young Stewpid-Probably not But
the girl can. Mine did. When the
breach of promise suit came up she
was able to repeat my proposal word
for word.
Cocoanut pearls are rarely seen In
this country. They are found only III
the cocoanut trees grown in the Philip
pines and, like the oyster pearls, are the
result of the trees being out Of health
They are never larger than pea
but Il cocoanut pearl of that size is
worth from 5000 to S400.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-05-11

Total .697
A. r. TITLOW, Chairman.
Attest.
GAEL D ESHELMAN, Secretary.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-05-11
NOTICE.,

Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing list of saw logs are now lying
on my lands, known as Lot 3, Section
II north, range 9 west, and all per-
sons owning any or all of said saw
logs are hereby notified to remove the
same, and pay the damages within 80
days or the same will be sold to pay
said damages. Said saw logs are
branded as follows, to-wit:
logs branded F, 2 dots.
logs branded IS.
1 log branded N. o.
logs branded U.
1 log branded Diamond S. B. N. 2.
logs branded 25.
logs branded Barefoot o. K.
log branded A with dots.
! log branded circle X.
logs branded w with 2 dots.
2 logs branded l..
1 log branded M. B.
ARTHUR SALMON.
First publication April 6, 1908.
Last publication May II, 1908.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-05-11
CANTO TX,

CANTO TX
At last George M was merchant rich,
As he'd said he was bound to be-.
Ser which, the Policeman says, "fer which
He's indebted some to me,
Fer made him quit his sidewalk capers
And keep DISPLAYS confined to the papers,"
But GEORGE MADE GOOD because he was wiser
Than most Of his kind as an ADVERTISER.
(The end)
HA, HA!