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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
livestock subcommittee Of the Agrl

Livestock Subcommittee Of the Agri-
cultural Advisory Board. together
with special swine members and the
representatives of the packers, to i'm
prove the present unsatisfactory stu
alton, which has unfortunately result
ed because of the injection of uncon-
trollable factors.
We ask the producer to cooperate
with US In a most difficult task.
The members of the Conference
were:
Producers-H. G. Stuart, Elk Gar
, den, Va, Chairman Agricultural Ad-
visory Board; w. NJ. McFadden, Chi
cago, ILL.,; A. Sykes, Ida Grove, Ia. !;
John NJ. Evvard, Ames, Ia ]. 81. Mer-
Ger, Live Stock Commission for Kan
sas; ]. G. Brown, Monon, Ind E. G.
Brown, President Chicago Livestock
Exchange; N H. Gentry, Sedalia, Mo- !;
John Grattan Broomfield, Colo. Eu-
gene Funk, Bloomington, ILL.,; Isaac
Lincoln, Aberdeen, S. D.; G. w. Hunt,
Logan, Ia; g. e. Yancey, W. R. Dod-
son.
Food Observation-Disclosures Hoo
yer, F. S. Snyder, Major E. L. Roy, G.
II. Powell.
Department of Agriculture-Louis
D. Hall, F. R. Marshall.
The packers present and others
sharing In foreign orders were repre-
sented by the elected packers commit
tee. Those represented were:
Packers-Armour & Co., Chicago,
Ill, Cudahy Packing Co., Chicago, H.;
Morris & Co.. Chicago, Ill; Swift &
Co.. Chicago, ILL.,; Wilson & Co., Chica-
go, Ill.,; John Agar Co., Chicago, ILL.,;
Armstrong Packing Co., Dallas, Tex. /;
Boyd Durham & Co.. Chicago, Ill. {;
Brennan Packing Co.. Chicago, ILL., |;
Cincinnati Abattoir Co., Cincinnati,
O.; Cleveland Provisions Co., Cleve-
land, o.; Cudahy Bros. Co., Cudahy,
Wis; ]. Dold Packing Co., Buffalo, N.
T.; Dunlevy Packing Co., Pittsburg,
Pa; J. E. Decker & Sons, Mason City,
Ia; Evansville Packing Co., Evans
vile, Ind; East Side Packing Co., East
st. Louis, ILL.,; Hammond Standish &
Co., Detroit, Mich; G. A. HORNED &
Co., Austin, Mimi. Home Packing &
Ice Co., Terre Haute, Ind. Independ-
ent Packing Co., Chicago, H.; Indian
apolis Abattoir Co., Indianapolis, Ind !;
International Provision Co., Brooklyn,
N. T.; Interstate Packing Co., Winona,
Mimi. Iowa Packing Co., Des Moines,
Ia; Powers Begg Co.. Jacksonville,
ILL.,; Kingan & Co., Indianapolis, Ind. |;
Krey Packing Co., St. Louis. Mo-; Lake
Erie Provision Co., Cleveland, O.; Lay
ton Co., Milwaukee, Wis. Oscar Mayer
& Bro, Sedgwick and Beethoven
streets. Chicago, H.; J. T. Mcmillan
Co., st. Paul, Mimi. Miller & Hart,
Chicago. Ill. J. Morrell Co., Ottum-
wa, Ia; Nuckolls Packing Co.. Pueblo.
Colo; Ogden Packing and Provision
Co., Ogden, Utah; Ohio Provision Co.,
Cleveland, O. Parker Webb Co.. De-
troit. Mich. Pittsburg Packing and
Provision Co., Pittsburg, Pa; Rath
Packing Co., Waterloo, Ia. Roberts &
Oake, Chicago, Ill. Robe & Bros, New
York City; W. O. Routh & Co., Logans-
port, Ind; st Louis Ind Packing Co.,
st. Louis. Mo-; Sinclair & Co., T. M.
Cedar Rapids, Ia; Sullivan g. Co., De
troit, Mich. Theurer-Norton Provision
Co.. Cleveland. O.; Wilson Provision
Co.. Peoria. H.; Western Packing and
Provision Co., Chicago, ILL.,; Charles
Wolff Packing Co., Topeka, Kan.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
No Such Luck.

A famous British general possessed
Of literary leanings, in the course of
an address in Edinburgh some years
ago, had occasion to remark that he
had kissed the muses." The printer,
thinking he could more accurately esti-
mate the probabilities, made it appear
that the gallant soldier had kissed
the nurses" In his letter of cor
rection, almost In a spirit. of regret,
the general made it clear that he had
had no such lucki
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
Frank Comment

Martin likes to go next door every
sunday morning and have his Uncle
AL read the "funnies" to him. One
morning the pictures were particular
~ aiiuring and he was deaf to all i'm
portunities to get ready for Sunday
school. Finally Uncle AL added to
Martins discomfort by urging the
DEMENT'S of attending Sunday school,
oHering as an argument that he had
amended until eighteen years old.
Whereupon Martin cast a whitening
glance upon him and said: II don't
see where 1t did You any gooc,s-.Chi-
cago American.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12

The small fry shine with singulari-
ties; great men start from their deep
likeness to the race Emerson remark
ed that great men have accepted the
society of their contemporaries, the
connection of events, and confined
themselves to the genius of their age.
A taste for smashing and alienation
or martyrdom is not necessarily any
better than a taste for heirlooms or
sentiment or jewelry.-Stark Young in
The New Republic.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
Firms Funds Well Guarded.

Six Cinnamon were at one time
partners in business in San Francisco,
says Walter Newton of Seattle. A
creditor of the firm, after vain efforts
10 collect what was due him, found
out that the money was In the safe,
but that the strongbox had six DIFF
fcrent locks. Each member of the firm
had one key, and 1t was necessary to
have a unanimous agreement among
hem before the money could be taken
from the safe.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
FIreproos caI,u,oI6

Great interest has been aroused by
the announcement that a professor in
one of the japanese universities had
invented a successful incombustfble
substitute for celluloid, to be manufac-
tured from soya bean cake.
The new product has been given the
trade name Of Satellite" derived from
the name of the inventor. Prof. s. Sato,
and company for It's manufacture has
been started with a capital of 2,OOO,-
900 ven ($1,000.OOO).
Satellite is described as a galalith
made of the glucine of soya bean, CO.
agulated by formalin.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
No. I1OS1
Reserve District No.8
REPORT OF CONDITION OF
TT n of

No. l1OSI
Reserve District No 8
REPORT OF CONDITION OF
/ The First National Bank of WrightstOwn
New Jersey
at Wrig htstown, in the state OF New Jersey
at the close OF business on August 81. 1918:
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts including
redlscounts except those
shown on b and g s3el,S94 II
! Total loans 3o1. 1894 II
oVerora Unsecured see%tep s i5s5 y s1s5 s.
u. s. bonds and certificates
of Indebtedness owned and
unpledeed $4,000 90
Liberty loan bonds, 81 4 and AZ
per cent. unpledged S2S,720 ST
Securities other than U. s. bonds
not !including stocks, owned
unpledged 6,755 90
Collateral trust and other notes
of corporations issued for not
less than one year nor more
than three years time. 30.75i 80
Total bonds, securities, etc,
other than U. $; 1850 80
Stock OF Federal Reserve Bank $50
per cent of subscriptiOn) $50 90
Furniture and fixtures 2027 rs
| Lawful reserve with Federal Re-
serve bank $3.50 O6
Cash in vault and net amounts due
| from national banks 2iS,lI4 Oh
| Net amounts due from banks, bank
ers and trust companies, other
than included in items ID, Il, Is 5,l78 81
| G lecks on banks located outside
OF city or town as reporting bank
and other cash items $3.50 90
Other assets if any, sniIage &C. ISIS s.
Total s778,ssl rs
LIABILITIES
Capilal st oek paid in $4,000 90
surplus fund $500 90
| Undivided profits sI4,55I SO
| Less current expenses, In
terest and taxes paid 1882 So 1868 03
individual deposits subject to
check 1857 "a
Certified checks 1926 Go
Cashiers checks outstanding 4,S70 95
Total of demand deposits (other
than bank deposits) subject to
| Reserve, Items "a, IS SO, 81, 80,
80, 40, and Al s739, 8S6 As
| Liabilities other than those above
stated 6N
Total S773,39l rs
state of New Jersey, county OF Burlington, IS
named bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best OF my
knowledge and belief.
BERGEN t. RAYNOR,
Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
9Th day OF November, 1918.
JEREMIAH III. CoLKITT,
Notary Public.
V.CLAUDE PALMER
EMPSoE r. KIRBY
RICHARD RAHILLY
Directors,
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12

The convention of the French revo-
luton abolished the ordinary calendar
and established new one. beginning
about the autumnal equinox, with de-
scriptlve names for the months. The
present time Of year was under that
arrangement the last month Of the
year. 1t extended from August 10 to
September IS and was called Fructidor
(fruit).
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12

In song and Joke. ..r,a.s.. al
ages the goat has had most Of Il
lcft-handed compliments. All that Ia
goat has done to redeem his character
counts for nothing. The most fashion
nble men and women wear on their
feet and hands the skin of the kid.
The finest of shawls. some of the most
popular winter garments, are the prod
uct of these fiOcks. Dainty children
are fed with the milk of the goat.
and 1t produces the finest of cheese.
But there are few good words for the
observation-disclosures Province.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
Literary Realism

hubert Booke, exposing the folly Of
those complaining that the Elizabethan
drama Is coarse, remarked: "Their
wall that its realism is mingled with
indecency is more than thrice repeated.
True literary realism, they think, is a
fearless reproduction Of what real 1iv-
ing men say when there is a clergy
man In the room."-Boston Herald.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
That Strict Coincidence

We were listening land who
wouldn'tO to two women talking at
each other on a Fifth avenue bus in
the more or less busy city of Gotham.
and In so doing we heard one of the
master paradoxes. One woman said to
the other: "Why, she told me In
strictest confidence only the other
day-"-New York Sun.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
Victoria Cross In First Place.

A man who has earned several deco
rations cannot please himself how he
wears them. If he has been brave
enough to carry off the v. O., that
medal for conspicuous bravery must
hang first upon his left breast-that is,
In the center of his chest, and all other
decorations, according to precedence.
must tail away toward his left ARM
London Answers.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
Ears contInu. cro,vIno

1t Is said that throughout ones life.
time ones ears continue to grow big.
ger. The ears Of girl. admired per-
haps for their small size, are fairly
large by the time she hes reached mid
die age. In old age they may be larger.
In any company Of people one may no
tice that 1t is the elders who have the
big ears. In the very old they are
overgrown.-Boston Globe,
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12

In Central America many primitive
agricultural implements are still re-
tained. The native farmer still uses
a pillow with a crooked tree-branch
pointed with iron. The objection to
the modern two-handled plow is that
one hand is needed for guiding the anil
mails, hence the Introduction into Hon.
duras of a trial modern-style pillow
with one handle.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
Olive Culture.

1t Is estimated that the number of
olive trees in Greece is about 11,5O0,-
600. The olives are used for q variety
Of purposes. Those picked from the
trees while green and unripe are made
into vinegar, those picked when black
and ripe are preserved for the table,
and those not intended for home con-
SUMPTION are pressed for their oil.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
Mater and Air

Water in contact with the air alb
serbs Its carbonic acid In a decidedly
practical degree. In densely popu
lated districts this is of considerable
Importance. The difference is percep-
tible to the sense after long drought,
as the common expression refreshing
showers" indicates.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
Automatically Closes Window.

A devise which should be welcomed
ny many housekeepers is an automatic
window closer. 1t is manipulated by a
stI.s of blotting paper which holds In
place a rod or lever connected with
the sash. A drop of rain softens the
paper, releases the lever and closes
the window.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
Candor ALWAYS Pava

1.-THE art of life" says Trist" is to
show your hand. There is no diplomacy
Ike candor. You may lose by It now
and then, but it will be loss well
gained If you do. Nothing is so boring
as having to keep up a deception"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
Couldn't See That Kind of Par.

Jack, when told by his aunt, who is
fond of bridge and entertains fire.
quently, that she was going to give
him party, looked up rather dubious
~ and said, "And will l have 70 sit
IN a chair and play wifi cards all the
timer
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
Mothers Adviee

Remember. my son." said his moth
er, as she babe him good-by, when you
get to camp try to be punctaal In the
morning, so as not to keep breakfast
Waiting."-I.ife.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12

considering the rapidity with which
a dollar slips away from one" OBJ
served the too small, too quiet man
Who wore the too large collar, zone
might infer that 1t is made of QUICK
silver"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
overpowerInu psslre for E.r.

Were not this desire of fame very
strong, the difficulty of obtaining it
and the danger of losing 1t when OBJ
aimed would be sufficient to deter a
nan from so vain a pursuit.-Addison.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
Glass Changes Color.

Nearly every kind of glass, espe-
tfally that containing manganese, Is
liable to change of color by the ac-
lion of sunlight; but the glass can be
restored to fits original color by heat.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12

To remove Ink from fingers wet the
fingers and then rub with the phosphor-
Gus end Of match. Wipe the fingers
and repeat until stain disappears.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
What's a Teller 20 po7

Its a funny thing" observed the
facetious philosopher, my friend Jones
snys he isn't married because he can't
AFFORD a wife, and I can't affcrd wife
because am married"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
lsIsnds Once Pirate STRONGHOLD

tet&hd1 Once Pirate STRONGHOLD.
Recent archaeological researches In
the Virgin islands. indicate that the
ancient Indian Inhabitants Of the is
lands were pirates who made long voy-
ages In their canoes In search of loot
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
DON'T Re a nni+te-

Observation-Disclosures man. thir.
ty-three years old. desires a CHANGE
Not an uncommon desire, though few
are SO bold as to advertise it.-Boston
Evening Transcript.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12

A book has been published entitled /:
How to Live Longer" It ought to be
worth reading-a great many Of u
are short all our lives.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12


representative the
special branches
Advisory
industry to n he market
participating foreign
products directing
purchases
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12
The Life Of John Buckley.

1t was ancient history to some that
the "Life Story Of John Buckley" ed
tied by the well-known ]. c. Buck
master Of the South Kensington mu-
scum. London, was really the story of
its editors life. 1t was one of the
books of its season In 1907, one of the
best bits Of biography we have in fact,
and am not surprised to find that the
question of its authorship has bobbed
mp once again In the old country.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-11-12

The battle of our Civil war having
the highest mortality rate was Gettys-
burg-"the high tide of the rebellion"
where 55 men were killed out of ev-
cry 1000 engaged. Mortality rates in
some other important battles were !:
First Bull Run, 40.7; second Bull Run,
fo.4; Antietam, 1917; Chickamauga,
47.6; Fredericksburg. 1871; Wilderness,
31.2; Spottsylvania, 44.3.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-04-05
Order Of Publication.

State OF Michigan, the Probate Court for
the County OF Shiawassee.
At q session OF the Probate Court for said
County, held at the Probate once, 10 the
Oily Of Corunna. on Wednesday the 8rd day OF
April In the year one thousand nine hun
dred and eighteen.
Present. Matthew Bush. Judge Of Probate
In the matter of the estate OF Charles b
Munson. deceased.
On reading and AlIng the petition of Merle W
Munson praying for the specific perform
ance of q and contract.
IL IL ordered. that the Goth day OF pril
next st ten o'clock Ia the forenoon. At said Pro
bate once be assigned for hearing said peli
tion.
And II Is further ordered, that copy Of this
order be published three successive weeks
previous TO said day OF hearing Ia The Owossc
Times, newspaper printed and circulating ia
said County OF Sniswassee.
MATTHEW BUSH.
By Judge OF p. obate.
Probate Register.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-04-05
TAKEN At HER WORD.

He had just proposed. Secretly, She
was very much elated, and intended to
say "Yes" eventually. But she thought
she would have q little amusement by
keeping him In suspense for a few
minutes.
So she, said, In a sad voice: I'm
afraid can be nothing but sister to
YOU"
"Well. that's all right" he said gay
ly. II thought that, since have been
going with you for a year now, 1t was
only fair that should give you an
opportunity to marry me II you cared
to. But since you don't, I might as
well confess that I'd rather be a
brother than a husband myself"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-04-05
HERE'S PLEA FROM FRONT
Lillian 0lsh Says You'd Buy Bonds
II You Saw War
Itself.
BY MISS LILLIAN GISH,
Movie Star Once In War Zone.1

ltUOwtC Shat 0fSS ~ @-OfSsI
If you had seen the war as have
you would buy Liberty bonds.
have seen q mother standing In the
doorway of her little home, and in the
room into which she looked were the
mangled bodies Of her two babes.
have seen between two and three
hundred mothers massed outside a
schoolyard gate, screaming and tug
ging at the Boobies" to let them en-.
ter. In the wrecked schoolhouse were
the torn and battered bodies of school
children. A Hun raider had bombed
them.
In London, on the Strand, I have
seen row after row Of stretchers bear.
ing the broken bodies Of men and
women on q street strewn with shat.
tered glass. These were civilians, not
soldiers; sleeping In their homes when
the building fell.
These things / have seen. I have
heard all night long a terrific cannon.
ade In the worlds greatest city, the
burst Of shrapnel and the sound OF
bombs. Outside my window / have
heard the cries and means of dying
human beings, victims Of the enemy In
the air.
This is not talk. These are things ]
have seen and heard; and yet / have
seen and heard SO little It is hardly
worth talking about.
But 1t makes me want to buy Lib
erty bonds.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-04-05
Maxine People Wiser.

"You say this fellow In a checked
suit is an educatOr?"
"Yes."
"But he looks more like racetrack
habitue than a college professor"
II didn't say he was that kind of
educator. He issues diplomas in the
school Of experience and they usually
take the form Of stock certificates that
are not worth the paper they are print
ed on"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-04-05

state of Michigan The Probate Court for
he County OF Shiawassee
Alta session of the Prob t. Court for said
County he Id Vt the Probate ONCE. In the CITY
Of Corunba. on Tuesday the 2nd day or April
IN the year OF one thousand nine hundred sno
eighteen.
Present, Matthew Bush. Judge Of Probate.
In the matter OF the estate of Jane f.
Millsrd. deceased.
Millard praying for license to sell real estate
70 pay debts.
IL 10 ordered, that the 2sth day OF April
uert At ten O'Clock 10 the forenoon at said
Probate once. be assigned for hearing said
petition.
And IL 10 further ordered, That copy OF
thie order be published three successive
weeks previous TO the said day OF hearing 70
the Owosso Times. q newspaper printed ana
circulating in said County Of ShiswAssee.
MATHEW BUSH.
Judge Of Probate.
OkAsrBsL GALLOWAY.
Probate Register.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-04-05
ALL OFF.

"were you ever shaved by q lady
barber?
"Once."
"How did you enjoy the expert
ence"
"Not very much"
"She damaged your face, thenT
mot at all. She was rather pref
ty woman, but just about the time !
had settled back In her chair and was
beginning to feel romantic she started
to tell me how hard she worked to
support her six fatherless children"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-04-05
H. BANCROFT.
City Clerk.
Order Of Publication.

State of Michigan. The Probate Court for
the County OF Shiawassee.
Az q session OF the Probate Court for said
County, held at the probate ONCE In the City
OF Corunna, on Tuesday, the 2nt day OF
April In the year one thousand nine hun
dre0 eigh cen.
Present, Matthew Bush. Judge OF Probate
= In the matter Of the estate OF Lucy A.
Kenyon deceased.
On reading and Gllng the petition OF Minnie
A. Gauntlett, praying fer an order determ ming
who were the legal heirs of said deceased at
the time OF her death and entitled 10 inherit
her real estate
Il IL ordered, that the Goth day OF April
next, at ten O'CLOCK in the forenoon. at said
Probate ONCE. be assigned for hearing said
petition.
And It lie further ordered. that copy OF this
order pe published three successive weeks,
previous 10 the said day OF hearing la The
Owoss Times q newspaper printed and circu-
lating In said County OF Shiawassee.
MATTHEW BUSH,
Judge Of Probate.
BY
CLARiBEL GALLOWAY,
Probate Register.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-04-05
Common Experience.

mo man knoweth what the morrow
will bring FORTH" said the melancholy
person.
"Stuff and nonsense !" replied the i'm
pecunious citizen. "Have you never
raced all over town trying to borrow
money to meet a note that falls due
on the following day?"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-04-05
Safety First.

"Nora," said the mistress, "this Is
my most expensive china. If you
break a plate in this set it will be
equivalent to your dismissal"
''Yes, mum. / understand. Might
suggest, mum, that you keep them
pieces locked up where I can't get al
'em?"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-04-05
DIckie tho Diplomat.

They had been married two days.
"Dickie, dear, which would you
rather lose, me or my money! said
the girl.
you, dearest"
"Oh, Dickie!"
"But would. Because, you see,
dear, If I lost you, would have the
money to offer large reward to get
You back again."
"You darling boy!"