davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-06

Jersey City, Sept. 5-Bryan Down
ey of Cleveland and Johnny Wilson
of Boston fought II tame and I'M
interesting rounds in their bout here
this afternoon to settle their dispute
over the worlds middle-weight
championship.
Under the New Jersey law no off,
cial decision was permitted. but
Wilson retained his championship
belt. the fight going the limit. How
ever. it was the opinion Of a major
ity of newspapermen and fight ex-
perts at the ring side Downey won
on points. He forced the fighting in
most of the rounds and landed the
cleanest blows.
Wilson's performance was so I'M
satisfactory. to the New Jersey box
ing commission that they ordered
Promoter Tex Richard to hold his
share of the purse pending a hearing
When Wilson left the ring after
the bout he was booed loudly by the
crowd, while Downey received a
round of applause.
There was not semblance of a
knockdown during the fight. Wilson
fell into a clinch at every oppor-
tunity and landed few hard blows
on his opponent. Downey appeared
to have the better of four rounds,
three went to Wilson and the others
were even.
Downey entered the ring at Alp
o'clock. his injured nose covered
with plaster Wilson followed a
minute later. Both were greeted with
a ripple of applause. The referee
ordered both fighters to take the tape
off their hands for inspection. Both
instead of the required layer of
bandages.
The men then wound their hands
in the soft cotton bandages required
by the New Jersey boxing commits
sion.
The referee was Jim Savage of
Newark
The weights were announced as:
Wilson. the champion. Boston, 159
pounds; and Bryan Downey of
Cleveland, Ohio, the challenger,
154 IL pounds.
Round One-DoWney rushed from
his corner and landed the first blow,
a left to the chin. Wilson boxed
cautiously. Downey landed a left to
the body and right to the jaw rock
ing Wilson. Downey missed a vi
cious right upper cut but landed a
right to the jaw. They clinched at
the bell.
Round Two-They clinched and
Wilson landed two light lefts on
Downey's jaw. Downey missed a
right for the head. They exchanged
lefts to the chin. There was little
fighting on the part of either man,
both working for an opening.
Round Three Downey landed
straight right to the body and left to
the jaw. He rushed Wilson to the
ropes with hard lefts and rights to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-06
White SOx and
Tigers Split $3.50

Detroit. Sept. 5.-Chicago and De-
troit divided a Labor Day bill here
today, the visitors taking the morning
game to 5 in the 18th inning and
losing the afternoon contest to s..
Spectacular fielding on the part Of
the White Sox and the pitching Of
Kerr in all save one inning featured
the morning game. Wilkinson weak
ened in the eighth inning this after
noon, permitting the Tigers to over
come a two-run lead. The scores:
First Game:
Chicago ...I1I20010 001-6-15-o
Detroit 100 10000 90 IS 0 0-5-11-0
Kerr and Schalk: Holdings, Leonard
and Bassler, Woodall
Second game:
Chicago $50 0 2 0 0 / 0 0 0-3-6-1
Detroit ...1 0 0 0 0 0 03 x-4-9-2
Wilkinson and Schalk: Cole and
Woodall.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-06
Senators and
Mackmen Divide

Philadelphia, Sept 5.--Washington
divided a double bill with Philadel-
phia today. The scores were 4 to 3
and to 1. In the morning game
Hasty outpitched the veteran Johnson.
the contest going IL innings. Hasty
helped to win his own game by good
work at the bat. getting two hits for
extra bases out of four times up He
also scored two of the runs. Rommel
was hit hard enough in the early in
nings of the afternoon game to give
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-06
Dodgers Take Two
from the Phillies

Brooklyn, Sept. 5-Brooklyn won
a double header 3 to l and to 4
from Philadelphia today. punched
hits gave Brooklyn the first contest.
George Smith was knocked out of
the box in six innings of the second
game Sedgwick allowed one hit in
the last two innings. Scores:
First game:
Phila. 100 5000 O-1-7-1
Brooklyn % 90 = l 90 0 x-3-7-2
Winters and Henline 8 Grimes and
0. Miller.
Second game:
Phila. % 900 0 1 90 3-4-11-2
Brooklyn O1O0 331 0 x-S-12-3
G. Smith. Sedgwick and Buggy:
Milius and Kruger
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-06
The Babe Does
It Again-Only Four
More to Break Record

Boston, Sept. Babe Ruth today
hammered out his 51st home run in
the ninth inning of the Yankees
second game with the Boston team.
No one was on base. Karr was
pitching.
Ruth scored his 51st home run in
1920 on Sept. "a against Shaw of
Washington. He now needs only
four more circuit drives to break
his own home run record Of 81.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-06
Pirates and Reds
Split Holiday Bill

Pittsburg. Sept. 5-The Pittsburg
Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds
evened up on the two holiday games.
CINCINNATI winning in the morning
and Pittsburg in the afternoon each
by.a to l score. The visitors broke
a tie score on the 18th, inning of
the morning game and won on
pass to Bohne, his steal of second
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-06
Cards Take Two

st. Louis, Sept. 5.-The Cardinals
took both games from the Cubs here
this afternoon by to score The
afternoon ga mewent five inning due
to rain. A heavy rain made soggy
field for the first game, which was
completed in drzzle. Double plays
in the second game were executed I'M
der severely adverse conditions and
prevented several scoring rails by
both sides. The scores;
First game:
Chicago 80 o10 90 0-3- 10
st. Louis 30 0 4 0 0 0 0 Ox-4-10-1
Ponder. Freeman and O'Farrell.
Daily; Pertico. North and Ainsmith.
Second game
Chicago .........0 0 0 0 $500
st. Louis ........0 0 0 l 3-4-6-1
Freeman. Jones, Cheeves and DAILY;
Doak and Clemens.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-06
EASTERN LEAGUE

New Haven s, Hartford O; New Fla
ven ). Hartford 4.
nings by agreemenD; Springfield 10.
Worcester 2.
Waterbury s. Bridgeport 4; Water
bury 6. Bridgeport l.
Pittsfield 2, Albany o; Pittsfieid 6.
Albany 4.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-06
ithn of 1920 Mark-Downey the Best Say Ring Dopsters

the third. Johnson, Miller and Char
rity each got a home run in the sec
ond contest. The scores:
Morning game:
Washington 01000 100 0-4-10-1
Philadelphia 002000o 001 title
johnson and Picinich; Hasty and
Perkins,
Afternoon game:
Washington .....2122 90 $3.50
Philadelphia 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Otto
Mogridge and Charity; Rommell,
Naylor and Perkins
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-06

*Batted Tor Jones IN 9TH.
New York. ......3 90 0 0 8 = 0--s
Boston .....O 0 90 90 %
Two-hase hits-Pipp. ]. Collins
Three-base hits-Meusel, Ruth. Sacri-
fice-Peckinpaugh. Double plays
Peckinpaugh to Ward to Pipp 2; Pratt
to Scott to McInnis. Left on bases
New York 6. Boston O. Base on balls
Off Shawkey ., Jones l. Struck out
BY Shawkey 1, Jones 7. Umpires-Mo-
riarty, Wilson and Connolly. Time
1.52
Second game:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-06

Two base hits-Leibold. ]. Collins.
Pratt. Home runs-Ruth. Sacri-
fices-McNally, DeVormer. Foster.
Double plays-Meusel to Pipp. Left
on bases-New York 3; Boston 4.
Base on balls-off r. Collins 3: off
Quinn l; off Karr ,. Hits-off r.
Collins 8 in Is; off Quinn 5 In 1
2-3 innings; off Rogers in /. Hit
by pitther-by Rogers (Waiters).
Struck out-by r. Collins 4. Wild
pitch-Quinn. Losing pitcher-R.
Collins. Umpires-Wilson. Connoi-
ly, Moriarty. Time-1.36.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-06
PORTLAND

,na ",ors made by-Flaherty. Te-
h. u. :. Gaskill. Dolan. Doull. Two
,"S hlts-Brisk. Abbott. Wilson 9,
80. ~ Doull. Three base hits-Ab-
s. stolen bases--Wilson, Dolan.
u NJ hits-Ab bott. NJ. Morrell.
nofreti, Dolan. Left on bases
~ augusta 4; Portland 5. First base
..rors-Augusta 4. Base on balls
hv eGouldrick 5, Struck out
- MeGouldrick 6; by Koran G.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-06

Errors made by-Grover. Graves,
Duncan, Marshall. Three-base hits
Brisk. French. Home run--Wilson.
Sacrifice hits--Maynard, NJ. Morrell
Base on balls-Williams Z, Grover 2.
Struck out-Williams 9. Grover /.
Double plays-Gaudette to Wilson;
Maynard to Heal to French. Time
1865. Umpire-Allen.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-06

Kennebunkport Me, Sept. "a
tragedy, was enacted this afternoon
before a large audience when the
Oxford Bears met Kennebunk. Score:
oxford B., s 4 5 0 / 2-25-17- o
Kenneb'k 0O0 900 0 0 % 3-13
Batteries, Hogan. Leavitt and
Handy; White and Farrell
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-06

cupied seats in the great pine bowl
to witness the fight.
All of the rear seats in the arena
were vacant and the crowd appeared
but a. handful compared to that
which witnessed the Dempsey Sar-
pentier fray on July Q.
There &ere many women present
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-06

Two base Extraordinarily. Cum
ningham. Three base hit-Burns.
Home runs-Toney, Christenbury.
Sacrifices-Holke. Nixon, Boeckel ..
Stolen bases-Boeckel ?. Nixon.
Double plays-Burns and Snyder:
Christenbury and Holke. Left on
bases-New York 10; Boston s. Base
on baIls-Off Braxton ,: off Watson
a: off McQuillan 2; off Toney 3.
Hits-Off Watson in 2-3: Off
Braxton in 1-3: off McQuillan in
] 1-3; off Morgan in 2-3: off Toney
z in 1-3; off Sallee 2 in 2-3; off
Causey in l. Struck out-By Toney
s.; Watson .: McQuillan l. Winning
Standardization. Losing pitcher
Toney. Umpires-Moran and Rigler.
Time-21S.
Second game:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-06
Total
NEW YORK

Two base hits-kelly, Frisch.
Stolen bases-Christenbu Ban
croft. Frisch, Young ca, Meusel.
Double plays-Bancroft. Rawlings.
and Kelly. Left on bases-New
York 5; Boston S. Base on balls-off
Shea /; Scott 3. Struck out-by
Shea .; Scott Z. Rigler
and Moran. Time-1s4Q.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-06
SPORTING COMING EVENTS
Oxford Bears IS; kennebunk o

Sept. 2-14-State Trap Shoot, Bangor
Gun Club. Bangor
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-06

augusta ......O ) o O O o . . x-7
oxford ......0 . . 0 90 0 %
Errors made by Brisk, A. Nor
feli' Gaudette ,, Graves, RiopelIe,
tomerford >, Woodbury.. Two base
hits' Graves, Williams, Brisk, Com
eHord Stolen bases, McGouldrick.
nacrihce hits. Abbott. w. Needle
man Left on bases. Augusta 5, OK
lo'o = First base on errors, Au-
gus'a :, Oxford 3. Base on balls, off
benson ). Hits off Morrell 4 in 3
innings; off McGouldrick in 6 in
hinss' Hit by pitcher, by McGould-
TICK, Needleman. Struck out. nv
Benson .. by McGouldrick s. Win
nlhs pitcher. NJ. Morrell. Irmpire
acGouldrick. Time. 1.47.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-06

Batted for O'Neill in Sth.
~ Batted for Braxton in Sth.
-" Batted for Cruise in 8th.
NENy NOPLr
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-06
PAUL McGOULDRICK, >Au-
gusta's third string hurler
who proved mainstay for
Houser- on Labor Day

Wild pitches-Horan. Passed balls
Abbott ,; Ward. Umpire-Mc-
Gouldrick. Time-1.35.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-06

Total 36 4 8 %
Batted for Benson in 9th
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-06
Second game:
BOSTON

X Batted for Quinn in Sth
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-07-29
The Mystery Of
the ilverDagger
BY Randall
Parrish
Author Of
"The Strange Case
Of CavendiSh"
Oopyrighk b Randall Parrish

Yet, even If / held silent, l knew
not in which direction to turn. l had
apparently lost all touch with the
girl. She had failed me completely
either by accident, or design. Her ap-
pointment with me had served to re-
veal only one fact which might prove
of importance-247 lie Compile street
was undoubtedly a link in the chain
Of the conspiracy; 1t was the home Of
Ivan Waldron. Once l told this dis
covery to Harris the way might be
opened to closer investigation. But
what had become Of Harris? It was
already approaching six o'clock, and
the man had not telephoned me-. Sure
~ he must be war by this time Of
the murder Of Alva; the uselessness
Of seeking longer to find him alive.
Was he also endeavoring to avoid me?
was his purpose deceit? or had some
suspicion arisen In his mind as to my
really being Harry DAILY?
Aroused by this possibility, and un-
able to remain quiet longer, | slipped
a revolver from the depths Of my bag
into a coat pocket. and departed again
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-07-29

for COstigan's. determined to learn the
truth. l approached the same bar
tender with whom l had spoken in the
morning, and he must have recalled
me at once. for, without answering
my question he turned and called out
to a heavily set, red-faced fellow ut
the lower end Of the bar.
Dan, here Is that guy who was
asking for Parker. He amt heard
nuthin' from him.
The other came forward, elbowing
his way roughly through the crowd.
and looked me searchingly in the face.
I'm C%ostigan," he said shortly. "They
tell me you're hunting Parker. Did
you have an appointment with him?'
YES; he was to meet me here this
morning. Then l left a telephone
number, but he hasn't called me"
He amt been back that's the rea-
on. Come along with me; l want a
private word with YOU"
/ followed him rather doubtfully, al
though his words and actions ap-
peared friendly enough in a gruff way.
He led the way to a closed door at the
end Of the bar, which, when opened,
disclosed a small business Office, con
tanning merely a desk and two chairs.
To his rather gruff invitation to sit
down, / accepted one Of these. chew
ing at the cigar between my teeth. and
endeavoring to appear quite at ease.
Costigan, after securing the door, seat
ed himself at the desk, turning his
swivel chair about SO as to face me,
his freckled hands on his knees.
George told me about you this
morning" he began. AT least | sup
pose you're the lad your name Daly?'
/ nodded, greatly relieved. but un-
willing to trust my voice. The man
did not know me; had no suspicion.
"Glad ter meet yer" and Costigan
filed a pipe, and touched a match to
the tobacco without removing his
steady gaze from my face. 1--WE never
had no dealings together, but il yer
tied up with George, it's quite likely
we will have. He an l hav' been
PARTNERS fer a long while. He's a HI
OF a good guy.
1--WE just ran into each other acci-
~dentally," / explained, feeling that he
expected me to say something. "Got
onto the trail Of the same Doodle. He
told you. ] supposew
mo, he didn't. Just said he'd run
nn<r vn,~ end that ~,r,, r,oro 13ot.ln -
turn q trick together. George don't
slop over; that amt his STYLE"
but he spoke about mer'
"Well, yes, In q way. But 1t want
no more than I told yer. He had to
60 out afore you got round, 50 he
said you was comm. an for me to be
decent to yer whenever yer blowed
In"
''How long was be to be gonef'
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-07-29
MYSTERY.

1ynopsis.-In q New York jewelry
Store Philip Severn, United States
consular agent, notices q small box
which attracts him. He purchases
r. Later he discovers in a secret
compartment q writing giving .
Chew to q revolutionary movement
- this country seeking to overthrow
tn Chilean government. The writ
ing mentions q rendezvous, and
severn decides TO investigate. Find
ing the place mentioned in the writ
tng apparently deserted. Severn
visits Z saloon In the vicinity. A
woman in the place Is met by q
man, seemingly by appointment.
and Severn. his suspicious aroused,
follows them. They go to the des-
lguAted meeting place. an aban-
doned iron foundry. At the rem
devious Severn Ii accepted as one
Of the co~nspfrators and admitted.
He meets . stranger who addresses
him NJ Harry Daily. The incident
plays into Severn's hands and he
accepts It. His new acquaintance
n q notorious thief. Gentleman
George Harris. Concealed, Severn
hears the girl he had followed adj
dress the conspirators. She urges
them to hasten the work of the rev.
Olution. The girl discovers Severn
listening. She accepts his explana-
don Of his presence and makes an
appointment to meet him next day.
He tells her his name Is DAILY. Har-
h1o informs him Of a scheme he has
10 secure q sum amounting to
91,OcO.O0O the revolutionary fund,
and offers to ''split'' with him. Sew
ern accepts the proposition. Sew
ern learns It was his new friend
and q Captain Alva" who had
lost the box which started him on
the trail. Harris tells him the
woman Il Marie Gessler. He ar
ranges to meet Severn next day at
Tom Costigan's saloon. Leaving
the building, Severn finds the body
% Captain Alva. stabbed to death
With . hatpin dagger. He remem
bern having seer it. or n like 1t.
u Marie Gessler's hat. Severn 10
6oeced % believe she Is the slayer.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-07-29
CHAPTER vn-continusd
10

y was no outward sign OF any
surveillance as / turned into the
13ock : indeed except for q grocery
truck before one of the houses, and
N okgan-grinder at the farther cor
usr, entertaining a group OF children,
~ street was entirely deserted. Mus
toflng my courage, and with a feeling
~ deep excitement, I advanced up
- stepA Of the house numbered 24.
And. finding refuge In the outer vesti-
bule. rang the bell. | heard no dis
TINT tinkle, but within a moment or
two me door opened a crack, held In
hat position By q chain. and the face
q ! mlddle~aged woman peered out
" Ne.
We'll. what ID itr' she snapped, in
- encouraging tone.
~ should like to see Miss Conrad" !
tornn alphabetically. Il have an ap-
po1ntment with her."
Mot here ger amt, young man, for
tkere ain't nobody by that name in
TIL house"
Ars ron suref This is PAT, Is 1t
mot1 That was the number given me.
~ Was to be here at two o'clock"
This we're II 247 all right. ! amt
S6onytn' that" the voice more acid
8ban ever. 'sbut there amt no Miss
Cnurad yere: 20 that's all there II
atcut IL
s15ut there must be-"
sslGnst Be nuthin'l guess | know.
IN been we're years. an
= never was nobody Of that name
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-07-29
WHEREABOUTS OF CLARENCE.

There vas a young publisher In
New York who made u Sudden" for
tune by appealing to a certain ele-
ment of the smart set. Having made
his pile. the young man retired and
was see less and less In his old
haunts.
"Where's Clarence?" some one asked
of a former business associate Of the
young man.
"Oh," was the reply, Clarence is up
town now warming his hands at the
social register"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-07-29

L. o n & Llppeu
Bear, sometimes
called the SlOth
Bear.
Indeed" said
the Syrian Bear :
"well, many OF
my family have
had interesting
adventures.
Some Of them
have been taken
on journeys with
men who care to
go about with
travelling bears
who do tricks.
The men don't do
the tricks but the
bears do, and I
d 0 mt like to
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-07-29

such an ~offense."
"There are many
arguments for and
against corporal
punishment" OBJ
served the village
patriarch, land
those arguments
have been handed
back and forth
for something like
two h o u S q n d
years, and the
question is as far
from being set
tied, at the hour
Of going tO nrpSS.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-07-29

AAh " NA$
members of my family have had to
work for men who make money out of
the cleverness Of my relatives and not
out of their own brains.
And many times these men weren't
nice to the members Of my family.
ANY man or trainer who isn't kind
to a zeal who is earning his living for
him is pretty much of a wretch, !
think. But l will tank Of more pleas
ant things.
las u family we can dance well.
We're taught to dance easily, l should
say.
Yes, VIZ pick it up very quickly, and
we stand on our hind legs and dance
about while some one sings d little
song for us.
"We wear light yellow fur suits and
u shoulders are exceedingly high.
Exceedingly ear the same as
very high, but it sounds even higher
than very high. And our shoulders are
very, very high!
You see that my head is narrow
that is a family look. BY hat l mean
that we all have the same kind of
narrow head. Of course we all have
different heads !"
"Of course" said the Long-Lipped
Bear.
WELL" the Long-Lipped Bear con
tinued, folks can always tell members
OF my family, for we have such long,
black, shaggy hair and our muzzles or
noses are very white and our claws
are very, very long and white, too.
"Of course / mean each one of us
has a white muzZle OF nose. The fam
lily home is in India, and there the
relatives live In the great forests.
But an here In the ZOO, where
people can come and admire me and
see who l am and what l look like.
Then they can hear that l am famous,
n that many stories have been writ
ten about me.
Eyes, they can hear all of that
IF they're listening to the keeper
said the Black Bear, 'and il they want
to hear about you"
"Ah. but they're glad to hear about
me-" said the LOng-Lipped Bear. I'm
sure of that"
"Don't be too modest" said the
Black Bear.
II won't be-" said the LOng-Lipped
Bear.
Il can see that you won't be-
grOwled the Black Bear.
There are many members of my
family" said the Black Bear, after q
moment, who live in different parts
Of the country and of the world. We
don't come from just one country q
all.
There are lots Of u.s."
"Yes, you're not very rare" said
the Long-Lipped Bear.
"Who wants to be SO rare.' said the
Black Bear. II don't. 1t isn't sc
much to be rare, not SO much at all.
swell, you're not SO rare, or rather
you're pretty well known" the Black
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-07-29

Bear continued,
as he spoke TO the
Long Lipped
Bear.
".That's true."
said the Long
Tipped B e a r.
"Well. / didn't say
l cared about be-
ing rare. I only
said that you
weren't rare. OF
course. the word
rare means unuS-
ual as well as
scarce, I believe.
and ! am unusual,
even though folks
know about me.
"Oh, well, !
mustn't talk any
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-07-29
SPARINC H ROD

sc 4 s I came past Jimuelson's house
"A this morning" said the asses
sor. Il saw him applying a buggy-whip
to his fifteen-year-old boy with a zeal
worthy a better cause. l think a mar
should be arrested and punished for
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-07-29
In a Cuandary.

"Have you finished with those let
ters yet, Miss Pounders?" asked the
busy man Of affairs.
"All but the one you told me to COM
pose to your wife, saying you were
well and there was nothing to write
about"
"Yes?'
do yOu-er-want me to make 1t
affectiOnate or formal!"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-07-29
Small Profit.

The situation has reached am acute
stage.
You forget, John Henry" she said.
that We must profit by our Mistakes
1.-THE only man who profited by our
mistakes was the clergyman who mar
ried u.s." snapped john Henry.-Lon-
don Tit-Bits.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-07-29
Too Valuable to Lose.

Mrs. Henpeck-Good gracious! This
is ridiculous! Here is a woman claim
ing $4,000 compensation for the loss
Of her thumb
Mr.. Henpeck-Perhaps 1t was the
thumb she kept her husband UNDER
Stray Stories.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-07-29
The Only One On Him.

Cooper-It took Bl0bs0n Ave hours
to drive three pigs out OF his front gar.
den last night.
Davies-Surely even Blobson could
move quicker than the pigs1
CoOper-Oh, he found he could move
faster than three pigs. all right; but
not III O. many directions.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-07-29
OUGHT to Be There.

OuSnt 70 DC tHCTS.
"Haye you the Laughing Man. by
Victor Hugo?"
II don't know, ma'am," said the
new clerk. but we have a large as
sortment Of joke books in the ear.
Step this way. please"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-07-29
Jud Tunkins.

Jud Tunkins says the man who Is
too willing to take advice is liable to
spend a whole lot of precious time
listening to conversation.