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The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-09-06
BRIDGE AT MRS.
ROBERTS LOVELY EVENT

The charming bridge party given
by Mrs. Will Eph Roberts on Friday
afternoon might be called party to
"Welcome the coming-speed the
parting guestw For it was given to
introduce Mrs. Hughes Roberts, of
Atlanta, whose marriage was a re-
cent society event, and to bid good
bye to Mrs. T. R. Patterson, who
leaves in a few days for overseas
duty.
Three tables of bridge were played
fr Mrs. Roberts pretty apartments in
the Gilbert Apartments, several 9TH
ers joining the party afterwards for
the delicious refreshments.
These present were, Mrs. Leon Gill
bert, Mrs. Hunter Morrisette, Mrs.
Acosta, Mrs. Cottingham, Mrs. Rich
ard Meares of Wilmington, Miss
Laur Mays, Mrs. Howard Perkinson,
Mrs. Henry Cohen, Mrs. D. c. Cole,
Mrs. Patterson, Mrs. Mcconnell of
Atlanta; Mrs. Roberts of Atlanta ;
Mrs. Evan Howell, Mrs. Alban Gill
bert, Mrs. D. w. Blair, Mrs. Claude
Gurley, and Miss Done Blair of VAL
dosta. Mrs. Hughes Roberts came up
from Atlanta only for the day, but
those who met her hope that she likes
Marietta as much as Marietta likes
her, and will be frequent visitor.
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-09-06
THORNTON-MERRILL

Mrs. S. C. Thornton, of Jackson
vile, Fla, announces the marriage OF
her daughter, Mary, to Mr.. Kenneth
Merrill, in Washington City, on Aug
ust 7th.
Miss Thornton has many friends
here, where she has been frequent
attractive guest of her sister, Mrs.
Glenn Marchman Mr.. Merrill is a
member of the Merrill Ship
building Company.
Mrs. Bowen, who has been the
guest of Miss Emma May Rambo, has
returned to her home in Bennington,
Vermont.
Mr.. C. F. Ward and family have
moved into part of the house occupied
bv Mr.. and Mrs. w. S Mckinney
Mrs. C. o. Perring, wife of Lieut.
Perring, of Camp Jessup, was the
guest of Miss Selma Couper this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ryburn leave Friday
night for a visit to relatives in Bos'
ton, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Carr were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Brumby
this week, en- route in their car from
New York to St. Petersburg, Fla.
Lieutenant George Couper, who
arrived from France last week for
brief visit to his sisters, Misses Selma
and Margaret Couper, has gone tt
Gannp Dix, New Jersey. He will spenc
three months there, having been ap
pointed an instructor in the field gur
school,
Miss Audrey Boatner spent the
weekend IN Atlanta with Mrs Cliff
Boatner.
Mr.. L. A. Adams, who has been TIN
bookkeeper for Benson Bros, ha
accepted a position in the Bank a
Elberten. His family will join hin
there shortly.
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-09-06

A cablegram was received from
France from Lieutenant Tommy
Tompkins on Tuesday which says
"Have just seen Charley BROWN
Bill (Holland), Lindley Camp, Tom
(Patton) and Charley (Gardner.) All
well. This direct news is very graf
flying to the boys many friends.
Miss Etheleen Clay, who has been
spending the summer here with her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Hill
has returned to her home in Rome.
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Mrs. E. Mathews is quite ill.
Miss Evelyn Nell, who has been
spending the past two months with
her sister, Mrs. Louis Acker, in AL
bany, has returned home.
The friends of Mr.. Henry E.
Reese, now of Hartford, Conn, but
formerly of Marietta, will regret to
learn of his serious illness
Mrs. Henry Wyatt, Sr., Misses Ma
bel Cortelyou, Minnie Lou McNeel
Rebecca Wyatt, and Joe Wyatt mot
ored over to Warm Springs on We'd
nesday to spead several days.
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Misses Mabel and Elizabeth White
who have been spending some week:
with their parents, DR.. and Mrs. l. A
White, leave this week for Birming.
ham, where they have positions in
the public schools.
4 X * *
Miss Lucy Cole has returned from
st. Joseph's Hospital in Atlanta
where she underwent an operation OF
her throat.
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Mrs. R. M. Wade, who has beer
spending several weeks in Madison a:
the guest of her mother, Mrs. Free
Foster, returned home on Monday.
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Mrs. Fred -Barkalow and son, Fred
Jr. of Lagrange, are the guests o:
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. K
White.
* * * *
Mr.. and Mrs. Welborn Reynolds
and son have gone to spend some time
in Brevard, n c.
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Misses Agnes Lynn and Lavink
Jones have returned to Atlanta, aftel
pleasant visit to Mrs. John Cheney
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Mrs. Hugh Sans, of Atlanta, wa
the weekend guest of Mrs. Walter
Sans.
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Miss Lula McMichael, of Buent
Vista, arrived on Saturday to resume
her position in the school, and is a
present with Mrs. George Sessions.
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-09-06
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
MRS. D. C. COLE. Society Editor
P H 0 N E SO

Miss Fleta Black has returned from
visit to Miss Lillian Sparrow, in At
lanta.
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-09-06

Miss Etheleen Clay, who has been
spending the summer here with her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Hill,
has returned to her home in Rome.
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-09-06
DYsoN-MEADoWs

Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Dyson announce
the marriage of their daughter, Willie
May, to Mr.. T. L. Meadows, of Fort
Screven, on Saturday afternoon. The
ceremony took place in the parlors of
the Ansley Hotel in Atlanta lin the
couple left for a wedding trip to
presence of few friends. The happy
Asheville, N. C. On their return they
will make their home at Fort Screven,
Savannah, where Mr.. Meadows is Y.
NJ. C. A. worker.
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-09-06

Boatswain Tom Read, who has been
spending his furlough with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Read, has
returned to his ship
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-09-06

Lieutenant Commander Frank Frey
er and Mrs Freyer and small son ar
rived on Sunday from Washington for
a visit to Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. McNeel.
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-09-06

Mrs Mccarthy has returned to At
lanta, after spending a few days with
her sister, Mrs. ]. H. Patton.
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-09-06

Mr. Mills McNeel, Jr., is in Intro,
West Virginia, where he is employed
in the big ammunition factory.
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-09-06

Miss Fleta Black has returned from
a visit to Miss Lillian Sparrow, in At
lanta.
Mrs. Robert Randolph, of Boston,
arrived on Monday for visit to Mrs.
de T. Lawrence. Mrs. Sam Law
erence and children of Raleigh, ar
rived on Thursday for visit to Mrs.
Lawrence also.
Mr.. Lewis Hoppe, Jr., has been Of
fered the commission of first lieuten-
ant if he will remain in Washington
for the duration of the war and con-
time his research work in the U. S.
Laboratory there. Mr.. Hoppe is un-
decided whether to accept, as he is
very anxious to get to France.
Mr. George R. Smith, of Lexington,
Kentucky, was the weekend guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Legg.
Joe Peck Legg, Jr., has returned to
Valdosta, after a visit of several
weeks to his aunt, Mrs. Newt Heggie.
Miss Myrtle White, of Atlanta, was
the weekend guest of Mrs. Frank
Minis.
Mrs. C. A. Wikle and son, Teddy
haey returned from a visit to Mrs
Sam Jones in Cartersville.
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Miss Frances Law is quite ill, and
is with her sister, Mrs. Leon Gilbert
in her apartments.
Mrs. Fred Morris will arrive from
Camp Sewer, S. c., this week tc
spend two weeks with friends. Fred
Morris, Jr., also comes from Annap
oils to spend his two weeks furlougf
with his mother here.
y
Mrs. w. o. Farmer, of Nashville, is
the g@est of her sister, Mrs. A. Reyn
olds.
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-09-06

Miss Lucy Bailey, of Social Circle,
is with Mrs. ]. P. Leake for the win
ter, and has resumed her music teach
ing.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-08
Pockets for the Government.

The movement of the government
toward a conservation of wool through
the cllrtailment of masculine pockets
should not be greatly disturbing.
Economy and the trend of times now
make many pockets as useless as the
ycrmiform appendix.
Why should man have five pockets
in his trousers, six in his vest, and the
same number in his coat? Legislation
has put the pistol pocket out of busi-
ness, and from southern states the
flask has vanished.
Except for decorative purposes wom-
nm rarely has more than one pocket IN
her gown, and in most cases none.
There are religious sects which abhor
pockets and even buttons, yet they
seem to prosper.
Three outside coat pockets Is the
number set forth in the new request,
which Is very moderate demand.
What we should all do is to help fill
Uncle Sans one big pocket so that he
can wallop the kaiser In the quickest
possible time.-Philadelphi Evening
Telegraph.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-08
ONLY BUSINESS THAT OF VAR
farisians in Every Walk of Life Have
But One Thought, to Defeat the
Hated Enemy.

IN Paris one realized ut last the
meaning of the "buSinoSS of war" 1t
had entered into every phase of life.
AS our men commute to business, So
the FoiluS commute to the trenches,
each trip of uncertain length; and in
place of competition, financial or 9th
erwiSe, they 60 to business of life
and death, writes William Beebe in
the Atlantic Monthly.
Few men cunld show the same vigor
and enthusiasm as do these PoiluS. For
years they had faced high advcntUr"
that most men know, if at all, only in
IN annual vacation. To myself and to
others whose life work carries them
into dangers from the elements and
from savage men, war held no absolute
novelty. CThe writer is famous
naturalist.) But think of the gunner,
formerly Il trave!inc salesman for Woln-
ems hosiery, of the stretchcr bearer
who was Il floorwali;er in a depart
mcnt store Did the florist whom l
met ever conceive that he would be re-
moved from sauSagr-balloon duty be-
cause of unconqlerable air sickness?
Think of -<he children in Paris old
enough to talk and walk, who have
never known a world free from univ"r-
sal war, and it will be easier To real
iZe the daily, monthly, yearly labor
and worry which have worn for them
selves ruts deep into the life routine
and emotions of this Latin people. AS
the medical student loses all ScnSi-
tivencSs concerning the handling of
human fingers and feet and hands, SO
the participants in the war, without
being really callOus or inSenSitiVe,
come to take danger, wounds, diSabil-
ity, as incidents, not tinalities.
Ones geography of Paris would
read: The city is bounded on the
north by supply depots, on the south
by hospitals and on the west by air.
dromes. Its principal imports and eX'
ports are bandages, Grape, wooden legs
and Colonals; its products are war
bread, war literature, faith and hope.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-08
FIRST AERIAL MAIL IN 1909
To President Jefferson Really Belongs
the Honor Of lnstitutng Some
thing New in Message Line.

While all unite in praise of Post
master Genera, Burleson In inaugn-
rating an aerial mail service between
New York and Washington, Americans
should not make the mistake of cred
iting the present administration with
the first aerial mail service between
the two cities,
As n matter Of fact. that honor falls
to the administration of Thomas JET
ferson more than hundred years ago.
1t all attended the transmission OF the
deeds of the Louisiana purchase to
France.
Mr. Jefferson. of course, was very
anxious about the matter, and after
the deeds had been sent from Wash
mgton to Paris, and the time had come
when the vessel bearing the signed
deeds back to this country was due,
Mr.. Jefferson. unable to withhold i'm
patience, sent some carrier pigeons I"
New York to be held until the vessel
arrived and then released, bearing
word of the fact OF their arrival. This
was done, and accordingly the first
aerial mail service dates back not to
this spring but to the year 1903.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-08
RABBITS EATS NOT HANDLES
Belief That Seems Commonly Accept
ed Is Incorrect, According to Writer
In Boy Scouts Magazine.

Some people seem to think that be-
cause rabbits ears are so long 1t is
good reason to use them as a handle,
says Harry Bradford in Boys Life, the
Boy Scouts magazine. They have
told me that "the mother rabbit car.
res her young around by the ears!'
have had a pretty,good opportunity
to observe such feat, but have new
er ssen such a performance. 1t Is
all right to hold them by the ears, but
/ always put my hand or arm under
their hind legs to lift them up, and
thcn | know am not hurting them.
One peculiarly I have always no
tIced about rabbits Is their apparent
lack of clear vision. If you will notice
their eyes. you will see that they
scarcely, II ever, move the eyeball to
look up or down or at either side, as
q cut does. You can't tell when they
nre looking directly at you as you can
with cat.
If you throw q carrot to them, they
will not sight It aud go directly to 1t,
but will smell about with nose to the
ground till they find it, and they may
90 six inches past 1t a few times be-
fore they strike It
Put q rabbit on chair. table or box.
and hq will 60 carefully to the edge,
leaning his head over and seemingly
wondering how far he is from the
ground, whereas Il cat would think
nothing of sprlngIug down from such 0
height.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-08
IS YOUR DESK MAHOGANY?
More Than Fifty Different Woods Are
Put on the Market and Sold
Under That Name.

The name "mahogany" is applied
conn lercially to more than fifty differ
pnt woods Perhaps half the lumber
now sold under that name is not true
mahogany for the demand greatly eX-
,eeds the supply.
The tree is only native to the limited
area between southern Florida and
lorthern South America. Nowhere else
loes it really flourish. But the public
will have mahogany. Women want it
for furniture, business men prefer it
for office fixtures, and teak and mahog
any are rivals In the affections of ship
builders. Therefore substitutes flour
sh.
1t is not surprising that the real
wood is so expensive when it is learned
that it takes from 100 to $50 years for
4 mahogany tree to reach merchant
able size
Most of the substitutes bear little
more than general resemblance to
the genuine wood, but skilful finishing
makes them very much alike. Experts
Fan usually distinguish between them
oy the aid of an ordinary pocket lens.
The efforts of the superficial however
to Judge the wood by its appearance,
weight grain and color often lead them
astray.-Popular Science Monthly.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-08

The congressional party bruu%hr
back many stories from the h&!tins
front; in France.
AT a camp for German prisoners
Dehiad the British lines said II mrm-
Der of the party in Washington. ~ de-
tail was called ont fer some ditch dig
Fin". None of tn" British guards could
speak German and none Of the Ger
mans seemed t. understand Il word Of
English.
.'UMdcr the circumstances it was diff
fcult to give orders, and the 'TommcS'
had a terrible time showing the priS-
UncrS what thpy wanted done. For this
reason they Grove the diggcrS little
hardcr perhaps, than the union rules
allow.
"t'inally one big German, his face
l&loW with pcrSpirati"n, dropped his
shovel. StrAightrncd up painfully and
said in Il tome Of genuine disgust:
"Ach, Why in HI did | ever leave
Haltimorpr"
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-08

due, but shore, now. you know right
well enough you don't possess the
sand to make the mortar for sheriff
Of this locality. 'Tain't a tea-party,
fye-oclock neighborhoOd.'
"Frends," and Dog drew himself
up almost to straightness. "Im none
good at the speechifying. If wuz I'd
90 on ter show you how 1t amt no
sign feller amt got grit even If he
is afraid er his shadder, or, worse yet,
shemale critters. But 1t strikes me
that wunst l writ twelve times in my
cOpy-book this here line: Actions
speak louder than words This same
bein' some true, I'm here ter say that,
as the main object O. this here cleo
tion is ter git man who can hold
his own against Kinston and his
gang. I'm ready ter do that same"
Jaw, come, now, Dog. we've wasted
time enough" broke In some one.
zone squlnt at Kinston's hip-pocket'd
give you fever n ager fer week."
II mean jist what l say!" empha.
sized Dog, bristling somewhat. "And
TO show do, why, I'LL take KinstOn
hisself when he stalks around town
tomorrer. If you'n give me the war.
rant"
The joke Of all this was too much
for the crowd; so, with loud acclama-
tions and much guffawing, they in
vested Dog Hankly with the neces.
sary power, and awaited impatiently
the coming proof.
Even ! delayed my visit to mine
to witness the outcome of this boast
Of Hanklys as to his handling Kins.
ton. the desperate, whose notorlety
had reached far beyond the bounds of
this little county. For nonchalance
In cold-blooded murder, Kinston hat
branded himself king.
BY ten o'clock we were all on hand,
grouped about the store, before which
ran low porch without rail.
Neither Kinston nor Hankly had
shown up yet, and accordingly. every.
thing was feverish conjecture and ex-
pectancy.
Finally a dust cloud down the pike
spoke of another arrival. From the
cloud emerged Kinston of the steely
orb.
With his characteristic precision, he
eyed every man before dismounting;
then he threw his bridlelines over his
pony's head, reached easily to his hip,
slung forward his holster, and came,
with an easy stride, among us.
Hs was granted his usual uttls "ctl'
WkxSs--
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-08
The Anticlinax OF
a Bad Man
GA0
By BURKE JENKINS
Tronvr,pht. The Frank A. Munsey Col

stranger, your name, sah!'
Caldwell" answered; nephew to
Colonel Caldwell"
"What!" exclaimed the spokesman
of the crowd. "HonOred to make
your esteemed acquaintance, san. ION
will pardon my apparent brusqueness'
but we must know our friends I'D
these here parts. We're electing
sheriff, you see, and according. we
can't be too careful"
nodded my appreciation OF the
force of such caution, and without
more ado mingled freely with the as
sembled mountaineers.
One after another, candidates were
named only to be met with such COM
ment as:
Hes too narrer-chested."
"Ain't got but one eye, and canf
shoot straight with that!"
"Got too many chillun to leave
etc, etc.
Finally a raw-boned hunk Of angu-
larity unWrHpped hlmSel1 from hali'
keg, and l beheld before me one who
was destined to become stanch
friend. Dog" Hankly.
"Feller. citizuns," drawled Dog, >
reckon as how you fellers'll come to
the right conclusion finally. Now, ]
know 1t amt jst the regular thing
fer a man to nominate hisself, but
you see, seem as how l know myself
pretty tolerable well, why, jist name
you Dog Hankly fer sheriff OF this
here county"
The hilarity that met this outbursf
was general and instantaneous.
why, Dog, you'd shy at yer own
shadder." cried one.
How bout the Widder Perkins
rollin' pin that time you popped the
question? Why, that same female
had you paralyzed, Hank"
This came from a tive-footer OF
bristly mustache.
Dog, old feller,' broke In another
patronizingly, "you're plumb i'll right
at trainin' dogs, givin' the devil his
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-08
Gas-Driven Cars In Denmark.

An advertisement has appeared In
one of the Christiania papers offering
for sale motors that can be operated
with peat gas instead of benZlne or
petroleum. The alterations have been
made in accordance with Danish In.
vention that makes Is possible to use
peat gas as fuel for motors. 1t Is said
that several thousand of the motors
are being used in Denmark, and that
they have met with success. The new
system is stated to consume from one
TO two kilos of peat (2.2 to "A pounds)
per horsepower hour, according to the
quality of the peat.-Commerce Re
ports.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-08
RoyaI Academy Dean Is Eiahty-Six.

The doyen of the Royal academy Is
3. w. Leader, the landscape painter,
who, although eightysix, is still going
strong and painting his lovely Surrey
downs as well rs ever.
But there are others not far behind
him In age who write 'R. A." after
their names. London Answers says.
G. A. Storer is eightyfour, &. ID. Les
lie. eighty-three; w. f. Ieames the
same age, the president himself (Sid
Edward Poynter), eighty-two, while
Brton Riviere, Marcus Stone and Sir
William Richmond are far past three
score and ten, and there are dozen
others verging on that limit.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-08
Design Frustrated.

Pardon me for referring to the mat
ter Glithersby, but you borrowed $50
from me some time ago.
"By Jove so l did"
"Er-just ut present I'M"
"And | want to take this opportunity
to tell you, Dubwaite. that ! have re-
marked to | don't know how many of
our friends and acquaintances that you
are the biggest hearted, most consid-
crate fellow | ever knew-the kind of
man who would let people owe him
money for years rather than hurt their
feelings by asking them for 1t. Fine
day, isn't it?"
"Pretty fair Guess I'll toddle along"
Birmingham Age-Herald.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-08
Prisoner in Doubt.

Lawyer-I can't tell just now wheth-
err You should plead guilty or not.
PriSOner-Why not?
Lawyer--Wcll it depends upon cir
cumStanceS.
prSoner-W We'll, what | would like
to know, just for my own curiosity, is
whether | committed the crime or not.
Life
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-08
What's the U8e2

Phil Brown, manager of local pic
ture house, got word the other day that
his film, Missing scheduled for the
week of June %, was missing. Then u
day later he was glad to get word that
missing" had showed up and was no
longer missing.
Logically, Missing" has always beer
missing" 1t never was found again
because it had never been missing
before. But what's the use?-Indian-
apolis News.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-08
INTELLIGENT Nantucket Dou.

Whenever the steamer Gay Head
sounds her whistle ut 6:15 mornings at
Nantucket, Harrigan, the town dog,
runs down to the dock and aboard the
boat, and then down into the dining
saloon for his breakfast. lie knows the
sound of the Gay Heads whistle and
never shows up on the three mornings
when the Sankaty is at the dock. He
figures the time so carefully that he
always Is through when the call comes
to 60 ashore,-Boston Globe.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-08
Young Women Shine Shoes.

A bootblacking establishment, owned
and personally managed by young
woman, and conducted exclusively by
young women, Is the latest war nov
city at Clarksburg, w. Va. Miss Helen
Saunders, until recently connected with
a restaurant, has bought a shoe-shining
parlor and all the young men employed
there have been replaced by young
women. Young men Of draft age were
thus released for military service and
for farm and industrial work.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-08

"You don't seem to have very high
regard for Znh Spicrr'S piety."
"Mehbr | hav"n't,' replied Farmer
rurntuSSrl. cautiously.
"Zcb says he has read the Bible
through moro than hundred times"
eyes. But in order to do that he
must lave gon" 50 fast he couldn't stop
to think much about what he Was
rradin.'"
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-08

prevent the knees hng"lng are Il Mass
achusetts inventors idea
A light wardrobe has been inrcntca
with doors so hung that It also can
be used as screen In q bedroom.
Resembling large tracing wheel
is a German inventors device that ne.
curately measures irregular lines.
A muscle from frogs leg Is uti-
llZed by French inventor In n device
that receives and records wireless sig
nails.
The United States bureau of stand
ards has developed delicnte thermo-
electric test for the purity of plat
mum.
An electric fan and lamp have been
combined by an inventor In such
manner that both can be operated from
single socket,
As flies crawl along the wires of
new trap to reach the bait they are
electrocuted and fall into an easily
emptied receptacle.
Government scientists IN India have
succeeded In making paper from three
new observation-disclosures OF West Aus
trnliun plant, timber from East Ar
rica. and bark of tree found in Rho
desia.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-08
Force of Habit.

heard Il fellow from Camp Logan
remark recently that he supposed the
habit of inspections would become so
strong with him that after the war
and he returned home he would have
to lay everything out in the street each
Saturday morning and have his mother
look it over.--Chicago Tribune.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-08

Most fellows have to climb the lad
der to success. hut occasionalE som"
are yanked up on the express elrNa-
tor that makes no stops between Nv"
first and twpntySecond iloors.-'l'
cac0 American.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-08-08
Cuee+ion OF Worth.

"IIow much is that man Worth:'
"Not much.'
"But he is supposed to have a mil
lion or SOP
"Yes. But none Of it is in Liberty
bonds. And man without Liberty
bonds isn't worth much"