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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-08-22

was ien with the Indians and N
tho travellers reaehcd the fiis out
post theS heI hyn serae i'ple wlsR-
ou iund agH Nnls esramroasiy hun-
gry The focd supply Of Inc dogs
could uel ~ redse,s s. sur eu'y hope
OF safety icT lac pasfN Was n the
aushie. So tnr humans ate prscti-
cslly nothing whuc the dogs got their
regular allowance The story o. the
long drives across the ror hern snow
fields Is familiar Z. modern tc;iun but
maintains the esshce az adventure
ana romance quite as well The spirit
that surrendcrs food 20 starving say
ages or harbar'ans midway ot poo
riile journey over endless snow with
nc surer guarantee Of safety 'han the
Willingness of ieam Of dpgs IS that
Which underl.es he world struggle in
rurona
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-08-22
AN ADVENTUROUS roucH.

The day Of adv nlare. romance ana
sentiment in the wiids. Is recalled o.
the Arrival az Cuebee couple az
days ago OF two men and a woman.
the wife Of one of the men. after a
900 mile drive 81 dog seigs across
Ungasa in s. days When the par
arrived at the .fsi outpost OF The
hrim of civilization the first aci was
TO repienish feed supplies which were
completely eNhsasted and an hands
with an appetite Then the TRIO push
a forward egail after ihe first meal
In almost a moni1. because half way
across the white w1stes the party dis
covered ~ indiin families iouiy
starving with no one 10 90 for food
and on omen 20 hrinE ans toe them
The sledEc pariy Sas grovisionsi
t. the ounce r.. the trip Of almost
two months huf s,uld not leave with
cui doing some;hing although r-i-
fuiiy ltile-for ihs starving Indians
Another careful calculation was made
ard each % the three consented 60
Eve on the least 7ossihic ration ard
geke a chane,. on accident or loss ~
supplies ~ ito. N or other mesns
All except ~hat The party believed
would sustain life against the cold
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-08-22
YANK PUB SCORES FIRST
K 0 IN FRANCE
CIARI<G HEADLIGHTS
CAUSE OF ACCIDENT

Paris. Aug - Forced in close
hayonct fighting 20 use The hut OF hi'
gun across the head OF boche Y
lay him low. Terry Murphy. the Pitts
hurgh lightweight unable to rccosc'
his gun rapidly trough. next swuns
ith his right fist upon German lieu
tenant who was ready 10 draw u2 q
him. and knScked The Hun into Ia
consciousness u was Terry's frs
knockout in France
Tcrry's unit wes bTigaded With ih'
French in the sector about Chateau
Thierry, He was one of hundreds u
volunteers from his regiment 10 sch
duty in the tros, line
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-08-22
The Indian Giuer

| gave them the country. gave them o the
their tyrant monarch and | gladly them free.
the blue skies aud the beezes aud the oceans tapping
wave.
And the laughter Of the time. richest gave
Bun the days duh withou, them. and my nights nky
black.
Aud turned Indian giver for my back
The snbeams thought them lovely aud they enved their
charms.
The hills coaxing them nestle in their
And fields called them go there find their
play,
so in one great generous Just them all
the gaoness of the but I've learned
That my life cold without them, and want my gifts
returned.
Yes I've turned Indian gyer Hills and clover fields and
In the night calling Give my children back mel
Give back their gentle mother and alone,
And soul sick with yearning for the used to
hungry for the laughter of my merry little pack
de~oae without them Heed my plea and send them
back
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-08-22
CYCLONE DESTROYS
TYLER, MINNESOTA
Twenty Bodies Have Been Recov.
cred From Wrecked Build
ings, Entire Business Sec
tion Of City Destroyed

Minneapolis. Aug - "A cyclone
striking Tyler. MINI. a town OF l.loo
Inhabitants in the southwestern part
OF the state. al O'Clock last night.
destroyed the entire business section.
part of the re icnce district and
caused deaths estimated ffom % TO
i.5. according 10 information given
out by Great Northern railway OFF,
oials here early this morning.
The buildings destroyed include
three banks. the power house and
five general stores Three solid blocks
in the business district were razed
and the residence districts east and
west OF the town swept
A Chicago g. Northwestern passen.
ger train Iassins through Tyler was
thrown fro the track. Twelxe 3assen-
gers were Killed and number in
jured.
The hospital was destroyed and at
least one nurse is known 10 have been
Killed
Twenty bodies had been recovered
from the wreck.l buildings early
this morning
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-08-22
rAs Only PEACE GESTURE.

II ise reports nncerainE that cen
nrence oi The Saisers ars sorree,
nothing more kinsly Illustrates
the collapse Of NE psRssssn power
,hau the fact sha, Wilhelm ant his
military junta had 10 submit To Aus
ersan terms for Austrian alA en- he
western front
According 10 iMe story Emperor
Kari ana bis sayisor informed Fhe
Germans very smphatissiiy that the
Austrian armies rd Peoal, wsre un
animousiy ops ossl 60 PARTICIPATION in
the western fighting shat & could b.
granted only On q. a5iyion that Austria
has it's way sho-l poisnd and mat
Germany make new psayt gesture.
absolutely rsnouncing Belsiam. suar-
au;seing evacuation restoration and
an Indemnify Perlin dispatches r.
porting Gcruan approval cf the
lection 3; the "A grIau Arehiuke
Karl stephens 10 ~ KiRe - Poland.
irdicate ihe Ksi,srs submission 90
the Ausirisn 0smaud The new
nsaeo gesture niay he l0oked GO fol-
low In return Austria = reported
10 send FROM le Is Is divisions 20 the
west. trusting to thc surgurt ot the
Austrian Poles and tho hals ni 3 new
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-08-22
JAPAs's RIOTS

4 brist item few days ago re9ort-
ed rice riots ia J-7sn- Fulisr cables
disclosed a much gTaver aspect
Troops had 10 be called cut in nearly
e,ery important IS in Japan. Al .
naval station -.4i9 wogksrs In = Flof
and al Kobe q mob q se.lpl had 10 D.
suppressed by TIRE soldiers who used
sayonets and sabcis and finally fired
n the crowds iu Toxic itself The
,os pilased ths business and he
a, districts aus similar oIrhresSs
are reported ar srca, p,cssere -
SORT ct the middl an8 reorer CLASSES
Ricting is nor rew thiug go Jsps-
n course but riots on This scsi- are
Iaran has he,n understood fo be "a
icyinE var prosperity. but it may b.
donb'et II if has penetrated io The
bulls of ths population rhe hish cost
of Twins hif 'hs Js.euese as usu As
The rssf ot he ~sria shoaiuE su IN
crease of ta per urf during fhs Rar.
70 per cent higher Of thaf lu 1915 and
1917 Mae adsancss granted foi
loVin1 strikes amounted to huf Is
% ~ per cent. fhs result being unlze-
esisnisf labor f'-turhsrtos FOLLOW
ing tn enfranrc ~ AmeriCa fnfo the
sar and our emhsrro ~ fhe export
~ iron. steel snf gold fhe shtrhaf-
ing industry uas interrupted snf M
risventior q the .m0ort of gold -
pay the balance of trade disiurs,-d
Jspsness Industry IN Ernersi the <p'r-
nirr industry hsia- first 10 f.si m
effects Prices continued &c e up
fnr VsEss down sni failures usre
frequent
Division of opinion shuuf ihf "a
visibility Of inte-venticn IN S.heris
may also have had ssmeihinr r.
10 with the Situation Jspan's inter-
nal politics have been extremely bitter
N recent YEAR. TIE src=snx tnflusncs|
~ fhe r-orrezsisfs heinE re..ress.d
- ihe elder statesmen ~ho refuir
eesk 20 ~ on n ia y Is d. A. sn'
fkeiv fhsf ihr riofs ~ he rondi-
fions ~ ~hich they are ne symptom
I'll have sny i-1mediate effect on
Jspznese policy. tut they are sgzni-
ficsnf of the stirr.nzs in the far Ezst
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This man. who g. an expert. not
dreamer. SAYS - mzchincs would
rs 10 Europe from Newfoundland al
Portugal and going ihencr 10 France
There Is ne dslht that " the ~al
iasis suoiher YEA and a bali the ~.
lre machine all nd r.
There could hs zothinr more pie s..
srt than IN h@aai th- Submarine
commander Iyil4 rrons on hi'
back - Nr y L. Tsylor would say
looking up from 80 deck # his Bile
tcsi 70 the nocss Of American ma
rhinss going ove 20 Kill his relatives
and calm The Ka.-rr
Secretary Bak.r. wisely. rill ie' soi
iiers n sssy frsn camp cn farlough
uork on farms
n ore of The u1iliion men kcp'
,I~.ys. In training IN this ooun''y
roaid devote thei- ,enerrie< - fsrn-
az. aid a fair p-ice by the farmers,
II xcuid b great help - the farm
irho- problem
Farm oak. foIIosinx camp trA'a-
irr. roaid 7roisse good. hard. fight
inr uar- The Frsurh soldier cn II
leave from The froat goes - sorf On
tbe farm. ssd - zbor n q fe~ dsys
a. least rro.luces - mnch as ne eats
n - longer fIz1tins days
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-08-22
SALVATION ARMY WILL
PUT ON DRIVE HERE
Money Will Be Used to Further
War Activities Both on This
Side and in France and
Other Battle Fields.

The Salvation hrmy's drive for a
war fund. recently launched in thi'
state and 10 run for six weeks. Is
growing in public support very rapid
~. State Director Rev William Hold
erby announced 'ast night He said
that the organi :ation OF the state
for the drive. which must be complet-
Cd before time FOR the next Liberty
bend campaign. was being accomplish
ed in a most satisfactory manner. con
sidering the limited field force in
charge Of the organization work
Reverend Holderby spoke yesterday
before the Lions cub in FL Reno. who
gave him assurance az their active CO.
operation This morning he Is In
Guthrie conferri ig with those who
viii have charge OF the work here
Mayor Hartman IS chairman OF The
Guthrie Committee. The date OF the
drive is September Is. to 81
Thus far the work. which Is under
Holderhy's charge assisted in the cen
trail and western portion of the state
by Capt. Rol rslloi aud Lieut. Ar
irur seller sna a ihr eastern sec.
iions by Capt. II f Grief. is organ
lied in III Reno. Guthrie. Chickssha
shawnee. Ponca City. Blackwell and
Newkirk in the central and western
sections. At Muskogee. McAlester- and
Ardmore in the eastern section
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-08-22
COlORs ON HATS RE-
sTRIcT[O TO ll;TOO BAD

Oklahoma City. Aug. Elm dy-
iig: tell Hollis Loved him." were
the last words uttered by Mrs Lena
Hunter, -. as Fne collapsed al her
home here following collision be-
tween street car and an automo-
bile in which she was seated.
Hollis Is her son and Is In France.
Claring headlights are blamed.
Funeral arrangements have not been
made
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-08-22
MAKING SOLDIER OUT
OF CAD, INTERESTING
Process Is Easy For English Train
ing Officers, Who Transform
Weaklings Into Men In
Short Time.

London. Aug u one man Is a.
good as another. and some are . Ioll,
slgnt better.
rhls is one Of the first lessons
taught to the young nut" wher h.
comes under the eagle eye of ih, ser
r,snt major.
The boy fresh from home id0iixsd
by mother. spoiled by sisters. IN fact
broaEht up 10 regard himself as beinE
not Of common clsy-he goes into The
smy aud learnc for the first time
that he Is not the whole cheese
At school he mixed only with MS
own special crowd. here in the army
he rubs shoulders with every vsrt'ssy
IN the social scale II does not he'p
him one whit 10 explain TO his soldier
G. mpanions that he went 70 the fines
schools In England The only thing
his comrades arc interested in Is ne
finished article. and II II isn't MAN,
, mans man. they'll take prompt
steps - eftec. the desired Develop
rseni'
The Consequence has been that
some who were first arc distinctly
last. and the last first
A year Of this life viii help he
young nut 20 find his feel He ~iil
discover his true worth -by compsri-
son with other men. and ihns ~
boys grit i tried ard tempered. -
We beconcs finished article. sRd
ir his turn heirs educate The newly
recruited nut
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-08-22
iOK
Of dHokoulQKt
bu ARTHUR sRIssAnr. ,

When will caailal Snishmen'.
which hiss neve, diminished kiiling.
cease 10 disgrace rivil.zet countries
The Cessscks icssionai uSh'-
thofc ever .-,rr any. are fight
* ia, Germans AMI tae nolsheSiAi
wore power 70 them
The Ausirians. hayin- made a lail-
ure II their a,ta x on italy. are Try
sns 10 SUPPRESS with iypieal brutality
thc effort OF the southern Siays 70
gain their freedom
The Prussians are said 20 plan 'hs
~ establishment OF The monarchy n
Russia They find the BolsheSiki
rather difficult ulayma'cs. hardly
suited 10 a Kaiser
Meanwhile the japanese quiet and
syntemaiic. proccsJ with their plans
And the fighting. dynsmiiins. irenoh
ing. continue day and might ON the
west front
n the Angel Gabriel writes it all
down he Is a bus angel
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In the sens. In which we have

In the sense In which we have
been wont 20 think OF armies
there are no armies In this stru9
ole: there are entire nations
armed. Thus the men who remain
70 tn the soil and man the 'ae-
tories are no less a part OF the
army that is In France than the
this end the people must ORA"
mea beneath the batdeflals. TIC
thIs end the people must draw
close TO one compact front against
. common foe. This nation needs
aIl men, but Il needs each mar.
not In the field thai Will most
pleasure him. but In the endeavcr
that will best serve the common
oood. Wilson.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-08-22

The Prussians probably have their
own reasons for breaking Of usgcna-
tIons for The exchange Of prisoners
with America. but lis likely 20 be Qne
nobody bat themselves can under
stand N common with several other
Examples Of Prussian psychology
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-08-22
JUST AMERICAN

Just today We chanced 70 meet
Down upon the crowded street;
And wondered whence he came.
What was once his pstiou's name
~ asked him. Tell me true.
Arr vcu Pole or Russian jew.
English. Scotch. hslisn. Russian.
Belgian. Spanish. Swiss. MoravIsn.
Dutch or Greek or Scandinavian
Then he raised his head on high,
A. he gave me this reply:
What ! was Is naughf TO me.
In this land Of Liberty.
In my soul as man to man.
am Just American !"
Author Unkno'
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\ young fellow from McKscs RI IS
rlsked his life in the Ohio River 20
save four girls and succeeded EVERY
a5dy evidently 5 training 20 DO he
-. ole and chase the Prus Ian back
q The Rhine
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-08-22

The De HAvilsrd aeroalsnes eQrN
ped with Liberty motors may not os
good enough 20 satisfy Yankee ,cu.p-
tor experts. but they're enough 20
.ratle- German soltiers
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-08-22

Ny dssEhfer = roinz 10 Professer
wombsf- the eminent pianist
Hox1s his toa-h- "a
Pretty strong -Four dollars ies-
son Kansas Civ Journal
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-08-22

General Crowder koers calling tn ~
and they keep riFnt on answering Hf
Kaiser will begin 10 thiuN there's no
end 10 Yankees the way they're poug
ing into France.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-08-22

Thsre are Qlrer kinks. even 20 ~
uorkinrs 81 Fsie lIsiiCs
For insiarcr
John Cioares. nezro convict. con-
miffed rlsrier ans 49, senisnoed ie
pris.n f-r life
n -i-aa he t-ii-a snrther oon-
r.rt Afier iora le-ai f.rsi. j--'ics
4. eiie5 fa h>nz hin. and I'D 49, F'~-
Z. rfsF
n a man .ree Sam zfi o1lcrt1rii'e-
commits rasra-r ens Is only =sr-
trncef io lu7ri 7sn7ent shaf reaser-
irE mskez ~ ro7 Euiiig seserr-
ing 81 n.ort psnisament- ~ken. ~ ~
eats ~ crine-
Ths n.an - ihs zrauois ri-h' rsr
have ssi5. = XII fo1os ~ y
smpis q Covsr71enf rhiek ziso
~ = - n. T
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-08-22
MORE THAN 100000 PRISON.
Ess TAKEN SINCE JULY

Paris. Aug 22-The allied armies
have taken more than 10000 prison.
ers since July 10. says Marcel Hutin,
IN the Echo de Paris
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-08-22

It's an III wind that doesn't bring
something TO somebody Germany s
two big defeats emhoilerS 'he ht ~
OF Austria TO talk sassy" 'o Wilhelm
the great war god
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-08-22
BRITISH TAKE SEVERAL
THOUSAND PRISONERS

London. Aug 22-Bet~een two s71
three thousand prisoners we're esp<
tured by the British in yesterdays
operations. the statement says
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-08-22

This statement win suit Americans
l. is made by W } Workman. repre-
sentative In Ame'ics of the Hsndley
Page Airplsne C'npany.
Mr. Victor lawson. IN his Daily
News. quotes Mr. Workman seriously
We can make enough sirplsnes IN
,his country by April :. 1919. to de
fes, the Germans within thirty days,
Il Ne start now. and every ono o.
these MACHINES csn be delivered &c
France under sts o~n power. carry
ira Nth - its ftn military load Of
bombs. guns. ard men. without
sin1le tor or cutie foo, Of sh'ppi 'e
space being USED " ~e make 40
our mind 20 - 70 and % ?, Il. We
can accomplish T.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-08-22

Austria is willins to trade prison =
with Italy or anything thas Will hef'
E friendly look
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-08-22

Nss Brunswick. Canada. pzssed .
health sct rrrridinE for esminssior
- plumbers ard rseslsficn - bzrs1r
shops. factories. mining and lsnsrr
.WsL. INIT
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MEMBER OF TnI RoSOCiA ~
PRESS.

The Associated Press is exclasissy
untitled 10 the use for republication
OF ali news dispatches credited 10 X
or not otherwise credited In this PAPER
and also the local news paollsnod
herein
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roskcco KITS IterTEN
HEARTS oF AMERICANS

Company % ths Second y n. RsSi-
rnezt writes a. follows. Teozx
re9Sses a 1sckzzs q eigarsts And n
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-08-22
SWITZERLAND IS
CHANGING SENTIMENT
German Speaking Portions Now
Lean Strongly Toward the
Allied Cause According TO
Late Dispatches.

Washington. Arg e--Pubiic opin
ION in the German speaking portions
- Switzerland has undergone a great
change recently and those cantons
are rapidly approaching in sympathy
the French portions OF the republic
which has been pro-sliy since the out
break Of the war. according to an Of
ficisl dispatch from France
The dispatch ssys that the Frank
fort zeiiung Publishes long letter
from = German resident Of swiszrr-
land which tcsfifies TO the change in
public opinion
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Cast your corn bread On the -stsrx
''' -xxxSs
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-08-22
TIE FARMER AsD CALF.
GERMANS AND THEIR KAISER.
FLYING MACHINES, AT LAST.
4 susv RECORDING ANGEL.
n

The German peopl, though 'heis
"a. wsnsuerS are beginning TO AZ
What are Ne fighting foF
Better laie than never NoH have
seen FrosSs picture o. the farmer
tat hooked himself up IN the yoke
With the vouus ball cAl TIE VAS cd
usatine a.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-08-22

The thourhifBi hlrhig inqsrtis,
fe.1iy harf that England shonid rr-
crnirs - a nation the C1eeho-S'o-
ssks fh.f are giving fhouale 40 rrus-
50 In Russia
prussis. hsvin- allied hersff Sfh
sans. and .uppii.d ne Turks ~rh
Ruiraris. Turkey. and ether barb.r-
MONEY sn5 arms 10 murder ~ rc-
naming Armeuia1s - naturally ho--
rifiei
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The correspondent cxFlains this
condition by ren.rrkinr that the en-
tenfe Is supplying Switzerland with
bread and that Switzerland depends
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industriaily more un the entente than
on Germany
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They came bsek without loss
nut mr. entirely wiiholi loss "a fh'n-'
behind rhe German Ancs, ief us ho3'
when ihese eighteen machine sn'
multiplied hy a hrntrsi. and the -
sae multiple hv ten. fhe real emo
ton IN Germany ought m begin Pr
has bv fhaf tims ihe German peo9is
,sui maize sr their minds 70 81 ou'
- he woke ard rov ihe Hohens'i
iern huli calf 20 - ii aions
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-08-22

The calf starred down The road
drsszins the farmer alons by ihe
neck. The farmer ia ihe iiciare
saws ~S,os us. somsbody darn our
fool souls
The farmer would have been spared
some anguish Il Ae had though foT
a moment before hooking up With ihe
bull calf
The German people. simila ~
would have been rtunaie Il they had
trough, il over ior few minutes be-
fore yokinE up nth The Kaiser and
starting on The crazy career through
Europe
A Hamburg ediisor says; The
Two reverses that The German arms
hsve suffered hasa produced desp
emotion in the German people.
Oiher emotions are coming, pieus
O., them. for az last. and thank CD.
word comes from Per rshing that eight
en- flying machines huil, in he Tn
tied states equi ped with Liberty
motors. have msde their first recon
r.issance flight h-hind German tines
The Jasper news., 1918-02-21
An Uncertain Birthday.

He is trlfe absent-minded, but a
most dutiful brother and he congratu-
lated himself that he had never yet
missed sending his sister greetings for
her birthday. Feeling that her birth
day was imminent, but not certain
whether 1t was the sixteenth or seven-
teenth, he dispatched his usual card
few days ago. To make certain of
avoiding mistakes, however, he omit.
ted the date.
A few days later he received note
from his sister, saying that she real.
lied she was old enough to be called
Of uncertain age, and SO she presumed
the date Of her birth was growing cor
respondingly uncertain, but thres
birthday cards from him IN one month
was little too much, even for her,
and would he please change from birth,
day to Christmas or Easter greetings,
as the little town in which she lived
was very gossipy. and 80 many birth.
days might occasion talk.-Indianapo
lis News.
The Jasper news., 1918-02-21
Was n Good Walter.

He had just reached the philisoph-
lcal stage when he slipped into res
taurant for bit to eot Then he
sat staring ahead, quietly thoughtful
in expression, and waited.
1t Is admitted he did some waiting,
too. What happened to his order
couldn't be understood outside the
peculiar restaurant kitchen, but he
spent half an hour sitting there star
Ing ahead Of him.
At last 1t came. AS the waitress put
the order before him he started from
his deep study, as If he had forgotten
he had an order coming. Then, look
ing up at the fair transporter Of edi.
bles, he said:
"You don't look day olderi"