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ated series Of bustles. 1t u true that
the hustle is returning. although not
exactly as we used to know It. In
stead OF being an artificial pad. II con-
sists rather Of an extra fulness In the
skirt itself. pufi1ng out from the waist
line and gathered or weighted at the
bottom to keep II In place.
IAN the fulness In the skirts. how
evor. will be kept at the top. That Is
the real reason why the slit will be
seen in 30 many models. despite an
effort to do away with 1t. The favor
Ito position will be In the middle Of
the front. or in the middle Of the
most difficult and dangerous In q skirt
which Is narrow around tho bottom
and which 10 not slit. Tie critics
might remember this"
"Of course, IL women wore wider
skirts II would not be necessary to
slit Thorn and to evoke 30 much criti-
cism," suggested. But the designer
was now interested In another topic.
"orssn and yellow will b the
most popular eoIors this spring."
he Announced ".nd IN. ,uom..
who wishes to b the last word
OF fashion must dye her hair
green and wear green gloves"
At least We are given fair warning.
coloRS TO INDICATE THE
oeASoNo'
Green and yellow arS the daffodil
|colors," he continued. enthusla.,ic,,,v
.rhav win hr,n. AZ. .,,.,-
s,,,u. ., "o 1sso'Ao" VI
spring flowers. AZ spring advances
into summer. the sweetpea shades Of
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SM|TH-GRAy FIRM,
BIG CL0TA|ERS, IN
RECEIVERS HANDS
Oscar A. Lewis Named to Take
Charge of Four Stores
and Factory.

Oscar A. Lewis was appointed TO-.
day a. receiver for the stores Of
Smith. Gray 4 Co.. retail clothing
hrm. There are two stores ana . sac.
tory in Brooklyn and two stores In
Manhattan. Tho receivership II Incl.
dental to proceedings In involuntary
bankruptcy Instituted in the United
states Courts Of Brooklyn ana Man.
haitian.
Nelly d. Moore and George Fadden,
~ executors OF tho estate Of Miliard
y. Smith. who was at the time Of his
death president OF the company. ere
the leading petitioners. They have
. claim for ess.ooo money loaned.
The Brooklyn stores Of Smith. Gray
q Co. are at F1atbush avenue and Vul.
ton street and Broadway and Bedford
avenue. Tho Manhattan stores are u
broadway and Warren street and In
FIFTH avenue. between Twenty seventh
and Twenty eighth streets. There win
be no interruption In the buaness.
which will be carried on by the Re.
ceiver under bonds Of $4,000.
Tho liabilities OF the firm are al.
legged by the petitioners 20 amount q
S%7o.0Oo. The books Of Smith, Gray 4
Co. show quick assets OF SITS. 900. msr-
chandiss worth $3.50. 700. small items
amounting to $4,000. property a
broadway and Bedford avenue, $40.
900: machinery. fixtures. automobiles
&C. 3i2s.ooo-a grand total Of SSH, 900
Jones. Mckinney 4 stsinbrink Of
No. 2is Montague street. Brooklyn,
counsel for Smith. Gray q Co.. issued
the following statement this after
noon relative TO the failure:
Tho petition in bankruptcy was
filed a. . precautionary measure
for the absolute protection Of every
creditor. An examination Of the
books and accounts OF Smith, Gray
4 Co. will show . surplus Of assets
over liabilities.
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BOY LEAPS OFF ROOF;
TIRED OF LIFE At II
Plunges Seven Stories and Is In
SANITY Killed, Leaving
Letter to Family.

Tired of life at seventeen. Lawrence
Goldberg jumped from tho roof Of tho
seven-story apartment house at No.
2ol West Ono Hundred and Twelfth
street early to-day and was instantly
killed In the courtyard below. His
body was found by his sister.
Goldberg lived with his father. Rsu-
ben. who IL In tho clothing business,
and his sister. Elisabeth. His health
was good. according to his relatives.
but he didn't take much interest In
anything.
Tho boy was out OF employment.
He was last seen alive by the NOM
bers Of his family when no left the
nat at 7.so o'clock last night. presum-
ably to pay q visit In tho nelghbor-
hood. He did not return to the nat,
but during tho night made his way 10
the roof. stuffed 4 handkerchief into
his mouth and jumped over the edge.
A letter addressed to the boys ia.
Their and sister was found In his coat
pocket. He recited 4 belief in his
right to do a. he pleased with q life
that had grown tiresoms to him and
asked that Al little money a. pos
sible be expended on the funeral. He
would have used a revolver had no
possessed one. he wrote.
Goldberg's sister says tho case OF
her brother resembles that OF the
sixteen year old girl who tried to kill
herself In the Bronx yesterday because
she had failed In her school examin-
ations. Young Goldberg considered
tiat his business talents and ability
had not been adequately recognized
by his employers.
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JUSTICE AMEND BETTER.
Jurist who Wss Stricken On Be.ch
Ueturns 10 W00k.

Supreme Court Justice Edward y.
Amend. who was seized with an attack
Of vertigo while on IN. Bench yestsr-
day In Trial Term Part XII Of the su-
preme Court. was able to return TO the
court room to-day after being treated
by his physician. He II entirely re-
covered. II WAS said at his home q No.
% West seventy fourth street this
morning. "
Judge Amend was taken 70 bis hsk :
after he YES stSleksa. but he diA S1
"a: :.: ::ssiss' s. 49,, :: tsssS 49,
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BROOKLYN F|R1N
ALMOST DR0WlE|
|NDEEP AREANl|||
Battalion Chief Mal,er and IN
Men Are Saved BY AN1
Ladders.
HIT BY "SNAKY" HOSE
Bread Valued at $4,000. -
pared for Jewish Holidays
Is Destroyed A

battalion Chsse Patrick l1aAos -
fivs members Of the BFoeklyn - -
partmsnt wsrs nsasiy Arsvno4 49,.
they topplsA into aa arseway -
with water aionOsids ~ 81oo0
Matsoth Baking Compaays bu10D
at No. IA and ~ siegsa stfese - y
vas anrs early to-day.
TIE arsaway was unpeeeoseeo 80
railing and was b deose eoooDU
when the six men drasgsd - -
ward, intending 20 thrust Il toDoooo
q side window. TIE nsxt inseane ~
we're floundsrins IN ths wates. nyn8
70 keep afloat and wrestling WseA -
hose. that thrsshed them abeus 80
b. angry snake. An wses hase
They were, besides Chief AaAeg;
Cant. John Grant Of TSHsk CO.
psny No. 1os: hand cut - ~
Wreuched.
Lieut.. Daniel Clark Of Dnslns O.
pany No. 3ls: leg wrsuchea.
Fireman Walter Passntsau q -
CINE Company No. 81. coeeusaso 9
the hack and leg wrenchsd.
Fireman John +. Tacknsr q noane
Company No. ~: two angsss U0e
and LEG wrenchsd.
Fireman Andrew Crowley - x1Uoe
Company No. 1os; lacssatsd spalD.
In addition 70 the injuries no014
all the men swallowed % much Voeog
that they wers made VI.
The dro was discovered ~ Aaseo -
Book, Q member Of the BAKING -
whom b arrived ct ~ O'clock.
oGPUTv CHIEF lAllv on vts0'
SCENE, egNoo ThINo AlA0o.
Book ran out and notified ~ l1Goe
watch at the headQuartsrs q b.
Company No. io3. two dooro eWoys
An alarm was sent In from that -
ton and Battalion ChisS leahGs, ~
responded. sent IN . second 49,.
brooklyn department. came efeoe -
Ambulancoo from the Eastern D.
trict and williamsburg HoGo616ls
came with apparatus responding -
adjacent buildings were got out va.
out accident. although many az ~
stop to dress. They were shslteeoA -
tho vicinity. Fully 1000 speoeaAo1u
RAJ hered in the streets TO watch ~
Are, which burned through TIE ~
and ate its way to the drgt door g
tho two-story bakery.
The 81. 1000 stock OF matSoth0 ~
destroyed and the damage to the bul11-
Ing was estimated At about e3e.eoo. ~
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latter was about to take the outlaws
nine children to q county institution.
He barricaded the windows and doors
Of his farmhouse and kept the Sheriff
and his posse at bay by threatening
to use the children as q shield against
their bullets. Monday he agreed to
surrender to-day II the children were
allowed to be taken out of the county
and he be permitted to give himsel..
up in Mayville.
Mrs. Edna Pier. sister of Mrs.
Beardsley. who was accidentally shot
In the ankle when one Of the children
brushed q revolver of the window
sill. will be taken to-day to a hos.
pital for treatment.
Putnam. the wounded Overseer Of
the Poor. 10 in a hospital in James.
town. where II ID said he will recover
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are nearly all slit. Apparently, how
n might actually be covered up from
season for corsages.
blasts from the moralists were proved
futile long ago. and north winds are
no more successful.
PARIS WOMEN WEAR MUFFs ON
THEIR LEGS.
"Muffs for the legs are q novel fash
lon accompanying the unusually long
spell Of bitterly cold weather still pre-
vailing In Paris. The mode Of the slit
skirt and the fairylike shoe led many
smart Partisan women to take severe
colds. even while only crossing the
pavement from q heated motor car to
the door Of a restaurant or theatre.
The leg mum. which il designed to
remedy this. 10 a silk logging lined
with fur. which can be drawn on over
light shoe and comes above the
knee. 1t 10 taken of at the same time
40 the opera cloak and left In the
cloakroom."
When I visited q noted Fifth ave-
nue. establishment and showed these
tidings to II. Bauer 1 found him not
Mt oil surprised. Moreover, he Shove
mo pictures Of modes which fully H.
Illustrated every statement Of the
French costumer.
All sorts OF gowns will be cut
very low in the coming season." he
said. "The ballroom or the opera ID
not any longer reserved for the wear
ing Of decolletege. Women who are
fashionable will wear on the street
bodices and one-piece frocks cut
down to a point many inches below
the throat.
Apparently the craze for wear
ing 80 few clothes a. possible 10
vndiminishsd. The psttieoat 10
still bsnishsd from the wardrobe
Of the up.to. date woman. Only
the half portion psttieoat 10 now
worn. This consists Of accordion
plsstsd elk hanging from the
garter, 70 which Il 10 fastened,
and Il 10 worn with the Slit skirt
to give some sort Of drapsry 70
the Iowsr limbs while the woman
10 walking.
ut 10 really impossible to wear any
thing more bulky under the modern
pkirt. Tho dresses this season will NJ
the body more snugly than ever. leav-
ing room. In some instances. for moth
inc but a glove-htting suit Of tights.
On the other hand. corsets that are
long over the hip and short above II
will DO used with the button skirt
This skirt II one Of the newest fea =
lures. and may really be described as
q modernized Dolly Warden. II fits
tightly around the natural waist line.
almost squeesing the waist. In fact.
Then II pillows out into three pufYs.
one above the other. between waist
aud knees.
rxs"s e .H! :vcc:sT'o" o.
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inss-there you have q complete fashionable OUTFIT
according to Paris and Fifth avenue.
Sometimes wonder how the world ever contrived
to itself before discovered the supreme lux
ury Of revelation Confessing is more popular pas
time than tangoing And though the average woman
has neglected to furnish herself with Q sum-
centy urid for exposure she always publish her
shoulders and ankles.
little while ago there were repeated assevera-
lions that the slit skirt was really and truly going
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or SHOOTING HAD BAD
RECORD.

Tho theory that Murphy was a
"squealer'' In disregardsd by the po-
lice. They believe that the shooting
was merely u sequel to tho quarrel.
Murphy. himself. had not a very clean
record and had been up In Auburn.
The man who did the shooting IL sup
posed 10 be member Of tho "Zump"
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going-gone. Yet the spring mooeis
ever. some persons feared that wom
the waist down. Therefore It's open
FASHION DEGREES MORE AND
MORE DEcoLLeTE.
Our latest models are more decoi-
lete than any fashions for twenty
years past" a great French costumer
has announced. "They are cut with
great depth. not only In front and at
the back, but also at the sides be-
meath the arms. Sometimes there 10
falling drapery. carried always from
the edge Of the dress. but this - quite
transparent. The tendency 10 for
morning dresses also to be cut with
increased decolletege.
"Ths effect at . casual glance 10
that Of . drsss which has acct
dsntaliy clipped down to just
above the wsist, and 10 retained
BY . single thin strip Of material
thrown nsoliosntly over one
shoulder. The other arm and t:s
side Of the body for three inehss
below Il are LETT free"
The costumers' next statement
shows that not even the weather clerk
can disq ualify In feminine estimation
the skirt slit up from the hem. Cold
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.10--10--10-

Ten Great Stories by Ten Great
Authors in Ten Weeks In the Eve
ming World. Complete Novel Each
Week. Began Monday. Jan. -.
Order from Newsdealer NOW.
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Dresses will Be Cut Lou in the Neck and Skirts
Split to the Knee, According to the
Forecast of 1914 Fashions.
The W0n,an Who Wishes to Be the Last Word OF
Fashion Must Dye Her Hair Green and
Wear Green GI0Ues.
By Marguerite Mo0eys Marshall.

Where will woman leave OF leaving This spring
Will wear fewer clothes than the wal
back and the 'front.' suit Of tights slippers
, 1914-03-07

WAS Oltl6lUtu Ill IlH senate nnOn q nTntAGI
from the Chamber Of Commerce Of Limo a..
which is dissatisfied with the new United
States tariff.
A despatch from Rome states that Ttaly's
parllcipatlon is conditioned nnop tha Inifal
States modifying its immipration REGULATIONS
The suffraoettes made a demonstration ,r
unusual ferocity at a Laboo1ite neetlnu
where Mr. RAMSAY Macdonald WIS th2
speaker. The women stewards ren4IIed
the invaders mere,IessIv ley4IIiuu mon mi
women alike. chairs bejna pseJ rs voonons
Windows were smashed ham nnIled ana fares
scratched. Finally. Mr. Macdonald reneotaJ
the Labourite position and lacDo,aI tbat La
would oppose the Government to oet y,tas
for. women.
The Government has granted Sir Frra4f
Slackleton ten thousand poupd, DR. k,onis
the Austrian explorer. protests aoaiust Sir
Ernest's USING his DR. Koanio's first ,,h
lished base. ut the risk of one e~xned;ron
using the others depots
Dispatches from Berlin state that com
ment on Sir Edward Crews Nevioon stoto-
ment is sharply critical ana dnclaroe tbat
Germany wonIj iutarvepa if 81 Garnon naro
killed.
New York. March 6tb-Desnotches from,
Mexico sfnte tbot fine Anolo- 8narioon Com
mission regardiuo the kilIino If Mr. Rautnn
considers it's usefulness ended lint ur R,Z-
an the United States SECRETARY of Stofa
saws that General Carranza,s inonirv Is nm
independent one and will NOT ston tine Anglo-
American inquiry Fno]isbmon - NoIioo
CITY blame the Unified STATES Couenla for IN
stigatinu General Carranzans action
Adyices from WASHINGTON state that Pre-
sident Wilson has personally nrosantod Ia
CONGRESS- his MESSAGE astin, for ia ro,ooJ
of the Panama Canal Tolls Discrimination
which he said was nm o~conomir niyr,Eo mi
exposed the United Stat4s to tha cboroo of
bad fnitb. adding Tint unless CONGRESS SIM
ported INN he did NOT kn,w NV ~ da.l
with matters Of orauter dairacy senator
Chiffon has }ntrodnr4la Ru oiv,nu tbo prn
sjdept eomplete autbority reo0rdin9o mo tolls
question in nh resnecfs
New York 9Th Narcb-Tbe racaut storm,
vas fins yintor.s worst tho snow a.I.s al
cold r~ivaIlino ony ayro,i.nnad l. ,..an,
years The GENERAL intarrnnfon If OH oo,a
municotions bv land ana san osnorionv Nil
wav t~eIenbonnSq and taIagrnnb. na,sin,
GREAT Inconvenience 70 the VIII fodn anI lie
fress TO the moor for evnInnIo naorIy ann INN
drod mon oilooiry nno,,,L,,,n. o,
rested for demanding food and IodgIua from
a Catholic Church with threats of disorder
, 1914-03-07

c;n ga "S''.e9 'I ~ 'S" o. 'na'
anr ;ntr, KIP e. al Da,Ia. - Dnm;
ICnt WIZ - 49,. I1io1o5 800 0r.
ofrI;rs tanothor : tn lT '''o'9S0"
4 des00taL frona al poso Toxos statas
that President Huerta's lawyers are prepar-
ing to apply for a writ OF Habeas Corpus for
the five thousand refugees at Fort Bliss,
who have been interDed without authority,
since there IS no war between Mexico and
any other country.
President Wilson has accepted the resig-
nation Of Mr.. Moore, Counsellor of the State
o'P L ~ - 70 up9l inP"'Ie'lo ~ ~
-. ;n- ,T.~;as ~ ~" sli-",u -
11na tLatN1In NJ ,,,1naI3 of 4Ln
Tr,;toa Stotas n,osod,,. ~ sd,,a ros,..ts
Nh, WI VII 5tb M ,ailu., ana
.olan,ar IL $1,000 4Yal,,N tL,t no raa"nt
sto,7, v,s tLd ,,ast IastrantiTo avna5a,oaI
sisaa 1eeC Er,mI Tla,aI,,,J San Ha w. -
PaIEn9ra -, tLa SAN 'ant ~ tLa raa.15an
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(eanara1 Tn and nao, tLjs INV tam ,nr.o~o
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95.;"N 0 Wy ~ ~ 41aaas ~ he
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nIg aooaT -. 3.,a,ooa tro I,T9rLI
4I.o,l \ ,il,r, .avor r.or+ ,,,,
EanJ tbo -, Az - A., '1J a,gI ,ira,s oF Nav.
7 WSI- lG;at' noI 40 fr. u1' NM tLi.r
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Copenhagen, March 6th.-koptorchef
Trolle has been appointed a Judge Of the
Upper Court.
The death is announced of Professor
Christensen of the High School Of AgrIcul-
ture.
Lieutenant Gredstel has been appointed
to the West Indian Gendarmery.
,.cl A. ,.u.. ~at.l
AonIon' T. -! p.,Ii
9ou' WY ioeoD'iS ~. 67T1"1 go t1raat "a
:tP5 .s : vl 49, raL,at
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o'eU.ot".'' 49, ~ : - III nlI = f ,'
e4o''9'ou' ll", ouno} XIV = I.
me Tnionists Vii not accent anvthtro
but their own variety Of exclusion namely
tbo total axclnsion Of UIster for nm mdet0ifa
term Tbov nrint long lists Of Peers Mem
hers Of Parliament Professors Army officers
ond otb.r s,ona,e If Lord Rob4rt- nlodi-
, 1914-03-07

New York, March 9th
Flour, Winter Clears per barrel S4.15
Meal, Kilndried, per barrel 1926 -S3.35
New Seasons Pork no quotation
Heavy Mess Pork $234->2400
Crystals per 100 lbs. $3.0l
0U6"' Muscovado 80 test IO0lbs. S2.51
Molasses Eng. Islds. per gal. 10 quotauou,
Liverpool Cotton middling Upland. "a.
Exchange, New York &London, 80 days sight
1889
Exchange New York and London, sight 4.85I
London, March 9th
Dem. Crystals l3s. 6d.-l4s. Sd.
Muscovado, floating terms in
o"S"'' bond, IS Sd. s.. Cd,
German beet IS + 0. b. s.. la,
The Delta independent., 1914-03-20
West Indian English

traveller Just returned from trip
through the West indies is still laugh
ing over the English used by the ma
tfves Of the Islands, which strikes
strangely on American ears.
II was just leaving barber shop
in Trinidad after getting shave" ne
said, when the barber looking close
ly at my derby. remarked:
"Excuse me. but your hat is nasty,
sir
81 was about to consider 1t an In
suit when he picked up the hat and
said:
"'Your hat Ia very nasty, sir. AL
low me to brush 1t for you
Another time | gave out my wash
at a hotel Presently the black cham
bermaid came to me to explain that
the laundry people refused to under
take the washing and ironing of one
of my shirts, as 1t was too much worn
and might fall to pieces In the process
The way she conveyed the information
to me was as follows:
1.-The laundry people say. sir, dat
one of your shirts is properly rotten!
The Delta independent., 1914-03-20
AUSTIN
. .->>>>>>-.>>>>>
(Journal.)

(Journal)
coast Monday.
Mrs. ]. C. Watts was Delta visitor
last Friday.
The roads are the best we have ever
seen them at this season
C. w. Weaver received a carload
of Portland cement last week.
Millard Pitcher this week installed
a fine cooling room in his meat mar
ket.
The alfalfa run grade has been con
siderably improved by drag we'll ap
piled.
Just now it would be proper foI
under his water tower
Miss Genevieve White of Delta, Wis
tied her sisters, Mrs. Pomptier and
Mrs Blackwell last week.
w w. Sorenson went to the country
Monday where he and John Leahy
will pull stumps with George Hider's
traction engine.
Mrs. Anna Brown and son Jim,
mother and brother of Mrs. Amos
Stephens. came up from Delta on
Thursday and visited at the stephens
home until Sunday.
s A. Sylvester OF Silt, Colorado,
has a carload Of household goods here
on the siding He will settle some
where in the vicinity. but has not de
cided precisely where.
A carload of household goods arriv.
ed from Denver for f. a. Lutes. 1t is
understood they will go up near Ec-
kert to a place bought from J. o.
Simpson.
Ed Landreth, Ralph Landreth, Joe
Benefiel and VIII Weaver motored to
Delta Monday evening to be present
at the federal inspection OF the nat
ional guard. Their officers informed
them that their back pay would be
here in a few days.
Messrs. Nate Robinson. Frank Rob
inson and John Fortner, with their
families and their household goods
arrived from Moline. Kansas Monday
and expect to make their homes in
this vicinity. This week brought
several others into the country.
The Delta independent., 1914-03-20
cEDAREDGE
. 80 >>%>>>>>>>>>> .
(Champion.)

(Champion.)
The Senior class of the Cedaredge
High School will give the play East
Lynne at the hall on Friday evening,
March 9th.
Fine weather is rapidly putting
fields and orchards in shape for spring
work and everybody is getting very
busy and glad to get back to work.
Albert Stolte returned Wednesday
evening from Kansas City where he
has been mastering the automobile
business for the past couple of months.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Gorsuch return
ed from their honeymoon trip Sunday
and on Tuesday Mr.. Gorsuch left for
South Dakota where he will prepare
a home for his bride. Mrs. Gorsuch
will continue her school work until
the end of the term.
B. E Debler. an engineer represent
ing the Brown interests, was here
Wednesday with ]. j. Girardet investi-
eating the flow of Surface Creek and
obtaining other data. The Browns
are the investors who propose the
erection of a big electric power plant
on Surface Creek.
The rangers report minimum of
80 inches and a maximum of 9S inches
of snow in the high country. Sixteen
inches of snow have fallen recently
on Grand mesa near the lakes. The
snow is very wet and heavy with
rain from the valleys. causing it TO
pack and settle from to 13 inches.
Mrs. Julia Buzzard Saturday receiv-
ed word that her daughter, Mrs. John
was very i'll at Billings, Mon
tana. She left the same day in com
pany with w. S. Winningham for the
bedside. The lady died on Monday
shortly after her arrival Mrs. Waller,
or Miss Stoddard as she was then
known. will be remembered by the
older residents of this and the Plateau
valley. The remains may be brought
to Cedaredge for burial.
The Delta independent., 1914-03-20
THE FUNNY BONE
, . % - - . . . .

Nearpoet--Does this poem lack
merit. then?
Edltor-Not at all. II takes true
genius to rhyme "Hortense" with
magnolia the way you've done.
Mrs. Dover-My first husband would
eat anything | cooked, Mr.. Dover
Yes. and where is he now?
Our new pillow hand has bullet
head remarked Mr. Ranchero.
Then be careful how you fire him,
replied his neighbor.
The bird gazed on the lady's hair
and anger filled its breast. Il swear, .
1t said, Il do believe she's swiped my
last years nest"
Miss Gush-And we're you ever out
after big game, Colonel? Colonel
Highflier-Yes indeed, I've been out
after every big game | was ever In.
An Arkansas Valley newspaper ad-
vertises as follows: Full blooded
COW for sale, giving milk, three tons
OF hay. lot OF chickens and several
stoves"
How did old Mullenstock get so
much dough? ?'' asked the tenderfoot.
He was president of the flour trust
and they watered the stock" answered
Farmer Boulder.
Hlghbrow Professor-When your
father attended this college he stood
far higher than the other scholars.
Young Man--But. you see. I'm not as
tall as father was.
The venerable Judge OF the county
doesn't fine the motorists for speed
ing like he used to-" remarked the
man In the green touring car. No.
drawIed the rural constable. you see
the Judge took In so much In fines
that, swing ding 1t, he's gone and
bought a racing auto-jigger for him
SELF
When Myron Clovertop brought
home his monthly school report 1t
made a very poor showing. This Is
very unsatisfactory" said the father,
looking over the report; II am not at
all pleased with It," Il knew you
wouldn't be-" said Myron. II told the
teacher so, but she said she couldn't
change 1t.
The man was hale and hearty at 10
a. m. At 1905 someone handed