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was not at all surprising when he
recommended the cutting of the L. l.
farmers claim to $500.
Those who are not particularly con-
versant with national housekeeping
would perhaps be survrised il they
were to see communication ad-
dressed to Uncle Sam asking him for
a set Of false teeth They might sus-
pect that the old gentleman had gone
into the dental business. While that
would not exactly be the true status
of affairs. nevertheless Uncle Sam, not
so very long ago. sent a check for $35
to a man with which to purchase a
new set Of upper teeth. Before this
could be done. however; all sorts of
correspondence was in
dulged in, and the House of Repre-
sentatives and the United States Sen
ate were called upon to take action.
The gentleman who was provided
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with the store molars at government
expense was a civilian la borer at Gov
ernorS Island, n. Y, when a hefty
hemlock plank failed to stay put. hit
ting him in several places. seriously
damaging his artificial chewing ap-
paratus
| Many a man would have considered
himself linked with Lady Luck tor
| the rest of his life if he had been in
the shoes of n certain Texas man
named Johnson, whose home is
perched on nice, grassy. tree-cov-
cred hill on the shores of the Gulf OF
Mexico. One afternoon in early au-
tumn while he was comfortably sit
ting in big hickorw rocking chair
with his feet resting against the
trunk of monster magnolia tree. he
observed good sized brilliant object
bobbing uD and down on the lazy
waves few hundred yards from the
shore. A Mexican servant was dis
patched in the electric launch to make
an investigation.
He returned with five-gallon
metal cask. which upon investigation
was found to contain pure grain
alcohol. Did this Texas Johnson
skid the five gallons into his spacious
| concrete-lined cellar for future ref
| erence? He did not. He is a stickler
i for laws. He insists that salvaged
property ought to be put through the
| usual legal channels. He. therefore,
aCllN eISu pltClouS CdSh " NiC
| United States customs officer. to
whom he gave his address, mildly
| suggesting that when the original
owner failed to put in an appearance
within reasonable time the pretty
little cask and it's contents be
forwarded to his palatial home, down
where the gulf breezes gently purr
through his grove of massive mag
nolias. But. sad to relate, this is one
government claim that remains I'M
settled SO far as Mr.. johnson is con-
cerned. Thus far he has not re-
ceived cask or contents.
| He often sits on his veranda and
| wonders whence those five gal
Ions came. He even looked up the
| Scriptures and after a lapse of many
years again read what was said about
! casting the bread upon the waters.
But it's said that his wife and four
charming daughters more frequent
j ly observe him sitting there with
faraway expression on his features,
softly singing. "Oh, where, oh where,
has my little cask gone? Oh, where.
can it be-"
An avalanche of claims are flooding
every government department at
Washington as a result Of the world
war. Land owners where canton
ments and other war establishments
were located have evolved some won
derful damage claims. Changing
muddy dirt road to a concrete one is
condemned by a farmer as being in
furious to his horses. He says lit
jams their legs and wears out their
shoes every few weeks. His grief
can be assuaged, he intimates, by a
sizable amount of good coin.
Another farmer is quite certain
that the fertility of the soil on which
cantonment buildings were located
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has been permanently impaired. He
feels that cash payment of $40 per
acre would be about right.
i The War Department placed a new
roof on a huge rented building dur
ing the war. and otherwise improved
it by painting it inside and outside.
building new fences around il and
constructing a new cement sidewalk.
The owner has filed damage claim
for $4,000. angrily protesting that
the roof is not the kind he likes. and
that his wife and children ridicule
the color of the paint, which is pure
white.
Asserting that a new rope clothes
line. hammock and a hive full of
pure honey disappeared from her
property while soldiers were en-
camped half a mile away. an in,
dignant widow has put il Il claim for
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the various governmental agencies.
Thousands of them have been paid.
other thousands have been dropped
through sheer WEAKNESS or feeble
ness of the claimants. while still
other thousands continue to be very
much alive. Every Indian tribe and
practically every individual Indian in
the country have been trying for
years and years to get their land
claims satisfactorily adjusted. Such
claims will doubtless be in existence
for century or two to come.
The Mexican war was brought to
a close more than seventy years ago.
but many claims of that period are
still as lively as young kittens. One
man in Texas is exceedingly anxious
to collect several hundred dollars.
plus interest, for the alleged "swip-
sacks of cornmeal, two hogs and
half a dozen goats that belonged to
his grandfather. He AYERS that the
property was taken from his grand
pap's premises in broad daylight. and
therefore there should be no ques-
tioning of his claim.
Large numbers of cattle, according
to claimants, were taken without ask
ing or invitation aring the time this
country was admi iistering spank
ing to Mexico. If all of the Mexican
war claims are t lie the soldiers of
petites.
X \ x X
On New Year day of this year
Representative Drane of Florida
received a claim which he thinks is
one of the most unique now on file. 1,
was from an old gentleman in his
district WIG fought in the Indian wal
OF 1891. Tho; old gentleman says a
horse was shot from under him and
he would like to collect the sum of
$3.50.
The fact. that a President of the
United States was riding on a special
train, was grasped as good and suf-
ficient reason why the United States
government should pay for the loss of
a haystack that was supposed to have
been set on fire by spark from the
presidential train. The farmer SEEM
ed to be quite peeyed with the Presi-
dent and every other government Of
fetal when his bill failed to get an
o. X.
A truck farmer on Long Island,
whose speciality is growing fancy
spinach and tomatoes for the people
of New York was rudely shocked one
beautiful spring day. when one of MIR.
Burleson's mail airplanes got out of
keller in a heavenward direction from
his budding plants and a few seconds
later made a scrambled landing right
in the middle Of the truck patch. Mr.
Farmer wanted the Treasury or Con-
gress to quickly come across with
$3.50 worth of damages. When Mr..
Burleson is not postmaster general
ing he dons serviceable jeans and,
with his ever-present umbrella tuck
ed beneath his arms. goes a-farmering
on his spacious Texas acres. He,
therefore, knows all about garden
kale and it's financial possibilities. 1t
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"HE Department of Agricul-
ture, in common with
number of other depart
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TROM the birth of this nation
H right down to the present day
it has been the custom for
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-01-30
sELFIsEiNEss AND THE STATES MONEY

bill is before the states legislature providing for expenditure OF
hud>buid the
needs but it little ella
paid its without protest-askng
protested perfect protest.
lavapai other
published articles
raised by Cohe
than MacOpa other
o WI S in order
The counties
to Globe than appropriate building Prescott
o
why Maricopa
ties their build
that would o
BILL that if its members really
partial
Courier
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-01-30
How To FigIht
And Prevent
pneumonia

BY FRANKLIN c. WELLS. M. D.
This is the pneumonia time of the
yearbook out for il.
There is much that YOU can do to-
prevent its attacking you-and to,
fight il if il does attack YOU.
Pneumonia means an inflammation
of the lungs" and nearly all cases
are caused by germ-usually flying,
about in the air. and known as the
"pneumoroccus,
1t doesn't make much difference
what hanIe YOU call it by-it is bad
citizen-very dangerous and should
be fought in every possible way.
There are two ways of combating
this dread disease
FIRSTLY keeping il out of the
body. This is the best way
Do not go near one sick with the
disease unless absolutely necessary.
and then use great care.
Always wash your hands most thor
oughly before eating
As the germs lodge in the NOSE
throat and mouth--great care should
be used not to allow them to get into
the sir-ah Fly about TO attack 9TH
er people.
Newer spit on the floor-the dust
spreads them, as they are not killed
by dryness.
Never cough or sneeze-without
using cloth or handkerchief-re-
member the other fellow and be a
safe man.
Get this habit of carefulnssss
A careful habit is the best body
! guard-and il you practice safety and
cleanliness-others will follow YOU.
SECoND-The next way OF fight
| ing the disease is TO put up strong
| resistance TO the intruder-if once il
gets into Your body.
Keep yourself constantly IN phySE
| cal fighting trim,
u Your safety will depend on this,
Keep the skin clean and healthy
by bathing it morning and night
I Avoid undue fatigue and bodily de
preSsion-this predisposes 10 the
trouble.
Try not to expose the body to great
fextremes of heat or eold-or goins
suddenly into the cold air-when ex
! cessivelS heated This weakens the
system
Keep the feet dry and warm.
! Try to be very regular~in eating.
Avoid alcoholic liQuor-this lessons
/ your resistance to pneumonia7pars
| lyzes the white blood cogpuscles-
the policemen of the blood-an'
makes you an easy mark"
II YOU have persistent or hngei
ing cough-pain in the chest--a chi
and fever-So home at once-to be
aud call your doctor,
Live in the fresh air-morning
noon and al night long. Don't h
afraid OF pure air-it won't hurt YOU
Try TO keep weil-in fighting trir
|, hot only To resist pneumonio-ou
> every form of disease bug that ma
come along.
Your wages depend upon your nT.
efficienoy--and your efficiency upo'
your health.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-01-30
THE JACK BEAN


w
produce crop
planted
All applied
buyer.
: to bean
produces extremely
O as or or
not Cate make
Of L.
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Ii would rock the financial structure
of the world, IL should demand the
immediate payment of those four bill
lion dollars. Especially as your
pounds are not worth what they used
to be So guess per cent notes
extending over "a years wound be
about right But expect you 20 pay
off the debt at the end of % years"
Chalmers Mission
\ conversation to this effect is ex-
pcctcd TO take place in the near tut
ure between the secretary OF the
Treasury and Lord Chalmers, English
financial expert.
Frequently is voiced in Europe the
suggestion that Uncle Sam ought to
forgive" his European debtors what
they borrowed during the war.
But no one in European govern
ments has thought seriously that
Washington would cancel debt run
ming close to ten billion dollars.
So England has sent over Lord
Chalmers TO fix up the matter of pay
ments and interest
Long Public Service
Lord Chalmers is an oxford sradu-
ate vino entered the civil service iu
1882.
lie became chairman OF the Inland
Revenue Board and helped prepare
LLOYD Georges 1909 treasury budget
Later he became permanent secrc-
tary to the treasury. governor OF Ccy-
Ion and after that additional seere-
tary TO the treasury in 1915. 10 han
die the money problems growing out
of the war h'9Ff
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-01-30
THE SHORTEST MONTH

the old when had nothing
they something o he
And February victim Originally this perfectly good
had 80 days in leap 20
Hae @ February
Then along Augustus a
and
which particularly
day on February and add to his Own petm mont
February ordinarily
keeping with the dignity o
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-01-30
THEM BANDIT DAYS

THEM BANDIT DAYS
Not long. ago.
In Mexico.
When outlaws ran the land;
\ guy who'd show
Four-bits or so.
Could organize band.
II didn't take
No brains TO make,
Or keep up. their morale.
Just so the chief
Dug up a beef
And a gallon Of meScal. y
M ernly stores
We're needed then, like new;
No army bucks
Drove motor trucks.
The. women lugged the chow.
They never lamped
A training camp
Or saw an armored car,
On every raid
They always played
Their bugle calls ON a guitar
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-01-30
DOG ON TRIAL

MOST
WI Old King
charge numbering
sheep
anirna has eentr
Blu j 5
Of town in
fifteenth from the
and
alone
rooster, alleged
o an
production devil they
used in
accordingly the to be
burn at the sak made fine
o chantcleer
vas to
Quibbling is as oldas the law.
of
once Of ne
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-01-30
KISS AT 100 HIGH COST

LONDON. Jan. ga young wife
told a Willesden magistrate her hus-
band refused 10 kiss her because she
would not sign the following agree
ment:
Not to enter her neighbors' homes,
not to speak tn anyone ON the street,
not TO see her mother before the lat
ter is dead"
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-01-30
KISS BV SURPRISE

GREENWICH, Conn. Jan, s9.--
Justices of peace in this vicinity have
always kissed the bride. When Alice
j. O'Neill was elected Justice. folks
wondered what would happen to her
first bridegroom. The victim. w.
Ogden, OF Brookland, Md. fooled 'em
all by grabbing the justices hand
and kissing il.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-01-30
Mwe@as Misse@g
KISS IN The MooNsHlNg

CHICAGO. Jan. 2S.-Wnliam Mc-
Nutly made some home-brev. His
wife told the police. They found Me
Nulty in his cellar. stretched out on
the Enthusiastically still. Did you
beat your wife after you'd taken a
nip?" the police asked, Beat 'er--
nuthin'." said William, IL kissed 'er, "
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Tor St.s11.ooo,O0o
which you lent me
during the war.
II would emoarr-
ass me to have
you demand im-
mediate payment.
Won't YOU give
back those notes
and take instead
some lons-t i N c
notes bearing .
per cent interest. -
Says Uncle Sam
TO John Bull:
Certainly. John
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-01-30
KISS uNpsR ORDERS

NEW YORK. Jan. 29.-Nrs> Jacob
Roth showed judge bump. ITS
part OF Jacobs nightly program TO
bean me on the head" said she. And
the judge suggested that Roth swear
that he would kiss his wife every
day and never take another drink.
Roth SwOre,
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DROP CREATING CHARGE

NEW YORK. Jan. % Indictment
year ago of Louis Krohnberg. waist
manufactures. charged with cheating
with marked cards in stud poker
game. was dismissed today by Judge
Mcintyre for lack of proper and suffi-
cient evidence. Permission was Civ
en- to re-submit the case. krohnberg
was accused of having won between
$4,000 and $4,000 BY cheating with
marked cards q
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-01-30
KISS INSTEAD OF CASH

LONDON. Jan. ga little girl
startled the gate porter at the Green
witch Seamens' Hospital by demand
ing the house surgeon attend her
canary, whose leg was broken. Tho
medic oheyed the summons, and set
the injured limb in matcb-stick
sTiints. The yOungster said Il can't
pay you; so I'll kiss You"
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-01-30

THAT may
the
engage their and attention For in
community fair,
Lee of the "
Iastsu hands
had Annahe
and of Mill Point
you an community business
attended matter all right
successful community fair
everybody in the
and bring their prize products for exhibition
Agriculture write
piece Anna who only
lived to love u be
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-01-30
RAILROAD FORCE CUT

H.NNNHiAI, no. Jan. IS Hapni-
b:n officials Of the Burlington Rail-
road were notified TO-DAY To reduce
Che force OF the shops here l. per
cent. or about rs men. Following
two larger reductions during the past
few weeks. scsvral men have been
unemployed
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-01-30
, KISS AMONG MISSING

HAMILTON, Ont. Jan, 2s.--Capt.
Hamiltsa of Camp Borden started
out with his bride, in an airplane. for
Nashville, Tenn Ran out of gas.
'tSrssy1y -sSsrer-A-r srist
cold wave came. Now waiting for
warm spell. Didn't even have time
TO kiss ON their honeymoon.
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TO ORGANIZE COMPANY

PHOENIX. Jan. - - II was sn-
nounccd at the executive office here
today that Governor Campbell had ap
proved the application of citizens OF
Casa Grande for the organization of a
machine gun company of the Nation
al Guard; Adiutaut General w. S.
ingalls, today requested the war de-
partment to issue the requisite au-
tfiurity. ~
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-01-30

RHTNFLANDER, Wis. Jan se.-
Rcy Louis DuSkcn, last five Years
pastor of "A church at Carter. VAS
bound over to the circuit court tor
trial after hearing on charges ot
misconduct preferred by l5-year-old
girl, according To- Information recciv-
cd today.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-01-30
Dear Kid:

Oear hio.
1--we been up to see my girl every
evening for the last two weeks and
each time she gives me the laugh
and goes out with some other guy.
Now. don't you think I've kick
coming? 3. I. G. Stiff.
You Stiff; You sure have. kiddo.
and I'd like to present it to you if
! thought you'd make my weight.
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KISS PRICED AT $50

CHICAGO. Jan. 29.--Sixty kisses.
SS.500. That's what it cost Aurelius
c. Tirrpin to plant so smacks ON the
lips Of Miss Virginia Foster. all with
in an hours time.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-01-30
Dear Kid:

Dear Kid:
My mother-in-Iaw's birthday is to-
morrow She comes to visit US real
often and sl~ays-weIl. you know
the popular idea regarding mother-in-
laws and that's her. What should !
send her, though, for her birthday.
Hen Picked.
Dear Hen: Send her violin so
She can give her chin a rest.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-01-30

Speaking OF reducing the army. why
not give en- all a week in the hull
pen At lie Mans? I remember reGuc-
ing 10 pounds in one week there.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-01-30
PHoENlxA Jan. gs.--one OF TIE

Zoua in months was ANNOUNCED to-day
when il was stated that the WCvlcr
ranch. three milCs northwest OF phoc
nix. aud well known To ArizonanS qua
orally. had hecn sold To brother OF
IT ". McOcvitt for S9S.0eo u had
been uwucd by the firm of Wallace
and Chandler.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-01-30
Gear Kid:

Dear Kid;
Yesterday Jimmie Mize was show
ing me a car and, while explaining
the different thinsa-maiiss about the
motor, started talking about the ex-
haust- You're wise bloke, Kid, does
an auto really get exhausted on a
long trip? Case Lean.
Dear Case; Sure, my automobile
is always tired
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-01-30

That explasns u
you know" remarked the chemist.
that alcohol can be made OF almost
even Of old leather"
That fact rejoined UNCLE Bill
Bottletop. may account for the flavor
OF this so-ealled bootleg liquor" -
Washinston Star.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-01-30

BY washing coal to keep out inn
purities saving OF SIS per cent over
the old method of picking has been
effected
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-01-30
ANNABELLE LEE AND ANNABEL HARR

A maiden there lived whom you may know
BY Ahe Annabele Lee;
And this maiden she lived with other thought
Than TO love and be loved by me
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-01-30

Now. If l was running the army. I'd
reduce it to about Is mess serSeaniS,
Il cooks. 10 q. N. food rustlers and
l buck private. and I'b be the private.
I'd alter the Goth article of war TO
forbid the importation into any kit
chen of corn willies, goldfish or beans
And then I'd give myself seyen-day
furlough every week.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-01-30
john BULL Has
PLAN To Pay
Uncle Sam

WASHINGTON. Jan. ss,-John Bull
to Uncle Sam:
sam. Won have my demand notes |
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-01-30
LOCKING BACKWARDS

Congress is having a fine time re-
ducing the size Of the. army. Some
says 100000 doughbOys should be kept
on k. p. all the time and others think
10000 is enough
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-01-30
Just Passin' The
Time Away
By KID UNDERWOOD

awning in front of the Cafe ce "a
Paix" and giving him the horSelaugh.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-01-30

Congress is making appropriations
for a new tank that viii travel either
on land or under water. That would
have sure have come in handy walk
ing post around BreSt before they
equipped the company streets with
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-01-30

No | dOn'ti But the mayor and
chief of polick all live in Tombstone
Canyon and that's enough TO make
the street seem like graveyard to
you, maybe.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-01-30

And when they reduce the size of
the army do YOU suppose they'll re-
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-01-30

Over in France il was easy 10 trace
troop movements You could always
tell over which railroad lines the
Yanks had been travelling most by the
number of tin cans and empty Bull
Durham sacks along the tracks.
D'yuh remember how they used to
march about 81 men up to 'Hommes
1854, Chaveaux s. pullman and the
looie would say: al right men, make
FER snappy, 81 of yuh get in this car
and make yourselves comfortab lei
And after % of the gang had piled in
the darned car and eel couldn't have
visgled in?
Aad them travel rations, Oh boz.
/ if yuh liked tomatoes you always drew
corn willie in your squad and II yuh
liked beans it was usually your luck
Ito get a can of salmon and fighting
interest in one OF those 4-ton ioaves
of bread.
Did yuh ever get all sanGwiched
nicely in one of those cars and almost
fall asleep when the birds in the far
thest end would come to life and
| suddenly decide he wanted 10 look oul
the door at the scenery
| Maybe they want to reduce the size
of the army SOS if we ever go over
seas again they can get a whole regi
ment into one box-car, instead of JUS
u battalion.
II they'd just give our old top kick
CT bottle of vanilla extract ant
turn him loose il w0uldn't take con
gressional action TO reduce the siz'
of the army. but they might have Il
build lot more hospitals
Did yUh ever take one of them cdu
catibnaI Stours arqlnd Bordeaux q
Paris? You know. the KIND aMbcr
the Y secretary would get his boo
out. point up at the curiiqvcs on III
cathedral tower. start talking abou
medieval Gothic architecture and tn
rcnnaissapce aud then look around tei
minutes later and sec the whole gan
sitting across the street under th'
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-01-30
Say Kid:

Say Kid:
Why call our principal residential
tiIorouehfare Tombstone Canyon7 }
never seen no, tombstones on ".