The Harrison times., 1919-03-01
GOOD GID WINTER
Cold Wave Makes Humanity
Warm Up to Every One.
Zero Temperature Brings Out Diversl.
fed Discussion Around the Stoves
In FaVorite Meeting Places.

After all ther's somethin' fine an hu-
maniZin about good stingin' cold
snap. 1t seems t bring us closer
tgether an cause a friendlier feelin'
all around, Most any O. us are wlllin'
t let bygones be bygones before we git
n square from home on Q zero mOrnin',
fer TIERS sOmethin' about a cold wave
that makes us want { warm up { tn
first feller we meet We Jest seem
t feel that we must release everything
on our minds that's pleasant an
frothy, says Abe Martin, in the In
dianapolis News.
Around tn grocery stove, in tn
close, ill-Smellin' depot, in tn stufy
crowded car, or wherever folks are
wont t huddle, like marOOned sail
Ors, in zero weather. we find tn best
O. fellowship. We hear o. ole winters
in tn seventies we hear lively ex-
change O views on tn probable extent
O tn cold weather; we learn tn in
ner wOrkinS o tn homes O. others f;
we're brought face t face with reSur-
rected OvercOats an muffS O. doubtful
vintage.
We gather highly illumlnative in
formation regardin' tn respective
claims o III various heatin' systems
we learn valuable facts about tn heat
units O this coal or that; we find out
who gifts up first in tn homes of 9th
ers; we hear pitiful stories O destitu-
ton n how tn pumps an water pipes
have stood tn sudden drop in temper
ature; we learn tn thickness Of our
neighbOrs' underwear, an almost
allus there's sOmebuddy in tn crowd
who has jest received a letter from q
friend in FlOridy an we gain much
intercstin' information about tn eli
matte conditions in tn Southland.
ave burned twenty-One tons O coal
so fer an we have t live in tn dlnin'
room" says tn blustery little man.
with an icicIe danglin' from his
goatee.
I'VE heat our house fine an we're
on our seventh ton o coal" says tn
tall, faithful clerk with a purple nose
u let my wife run tn furnace,
says the frail bOOkkeeper with wa
terry eyes.
9TH only trouble we have is shoot,
in hot air in a southwest bedroom,
says a tall man O COmmandin' appear.
ance an buckled OvershOes.
II stayed at Aunt Elias house last
night She has tn steamed heat an
her house is jest like toast" says tn
-gagei stenegrapher, with bare
powdered throat transparent Shins an
pOnderOus goat muff. a'-
"If you're goin' t heat a house
you've got t burn coal. I don't care
whether it's steam or hot water or
hot air, you've got { loosen up an
pile on tn coal. never knowed that
I'LL this winter. We used [ spend our
winter evenln's in tn nickel the-aters, u
says a round, positive feller, wearin'
an ole reversible ulster
"Our friend is right. You've got t
have fire. You can't put any o that
economical stuff over on a furnace. No
economical wife ever made a good cup
O coffee. There's two things you've got
T. use literally if you want results, an
thems coal an coffee" says fierce
loOkin' man with thin red whiskers an
q prehistoric fur cap.
But zero weather clumpS an crowds
are allus friendly, fer ther' seems t be
sOmcthin in tn cold, bitin' winds that
warns us f keep off O politics an con
fine our observations t tn more home
iy topics,