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Totals. .s11s2 Il Totals. % 3 s ~ Is q

Two base hit-Walsh. Sacrifice hlts-Alten~
berg, Onslow. Double plays-Devine. Davis
and Onslow: Shields and Krumenaker: Ray
and Shields. Left on bases-Newarls. );
Toronto. 3. Stolen bases-Spencer. Nc
Gowan. Struck out--By Fortune. O. by Har-
per. /. Bases on balls--OH Fortune. 9; off
Harper, 5. Wild pitch--Harper. Time of
game-1 hour and so minutes. Umpires-
Stocldale, CASTOR and Cleary.
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ToIaIs It49I q {

.uatt,d Tot Schneider in the ninth Inning.
tBntted Tor CLANCY in the ninth inuuu
swafthmore ..... u q q o 10 Umt
Navy ..4s.s .t.+.t- &-a
Sacrifice hits-Barchet. Hogan. Fleming
HARRIS. Stubhw Bases on bRtis-Off CLANCY
(. or Fleming. .. Struck out-By Clancy
by Fleming. iit by pitcher-By Flem-
ing / tYarnetD. wild pitch-t9emiug. Time
~ game holr ana - minutes. Umpires-
Aubrey and stump 20 Baltimore.
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Princeton Nine Scores
Easily Over Williams
Alert Baseball Gives Tigers
8 to 2 Victory.

Special Despatch TO THE NEW YoRk llEgALp
PRINcEroN, " j., May 14-F rinceton
easily defeated Williams here to-day be-
fore one Of the largest wds Of the
season by a score of To 9. The stands
were well filed with fair guests from all
narts Of No nanntry
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American Association.
Dodgers Release Two.
Al Milwaukee

The Brooklyn club announced yester-
day the reieasc Of Samuel q. post, a
pitcher, and Walter Keeley, an inhelder.
To the Rochester club OF the rnterna-
tlonsl League under optional agreement
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Stevens Loses. S to 3.

TRoY. N Y. MAY t4.-Tlmely hitting
and fast fielding coupled with the fine
pitching and batting OF kuhnert. enabled
Rensselaer, polytechuic Institute to de-
font stevens Tech ~ baseball here THIS
afternoon by q sfore ~ 5 10 3. TN
score
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Two base hit-smondnger. Stolen bases
O'Couuor Murphy. Crane. Sacrifice hit
crane Sacrifice fiy-Sloan. Double plays
Tunney. Gaguou and O'Connor. Coke. Peters
and Herman: Duggan. Gagnon and O'Connor.
hit by pitched ball-By Tunney (Sloanp.
Passed halis-Murphy Peters Ifmpire~
Johnston Time ~ Rame-2 hours
The New York herald., 1921-05-15
Browns Bunch Hits.

ST. Louis. May II tAmerican) st.
Louis punched four hits and two acri-
fees off Russell in the eighth inning for
two runs and defeated Boston. : to 8. In
the opening game of the series to-day
The score.
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NEWARK DIVIDES
WITH MAPLE LEAFS
Toronto Takes First Game, 3
to 1, but Drops Second
by Z to 5.
RESULTS OF YESTERDAYS GAMES.

Jersey City, g. Rochester, >.
Toronto. 3 Newark, l (first game)
Newark. = Toronto ) fsecond game)
Baltimore. 3; Buffalo. ..
Syracuse, o. Reading. 4.
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Tunney Yields Two Hits
and Holy Cross Nine Wins
Worcester Collegians Down
Yale by Score Of S to 2.

Spe iaI Despatch 10 THE NEW YonK HERALD
WoRCEsTER. Mass. May Twin
Tunney pitching alright ball Yale lost
its second game OF the season with Holy
Cross here to-day s to 2 Crane was
the only El to register in the hit coll
umn.
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AZ Chicago.
Totals 81 ~ y ~ ,
Totals .s2t8ettttf

'Batted Tor Moore in ,he ninth Iuuing
Philadelphia ..... q q : @ = y - o@f
Chicago ......... q % - X@J
Two base hits-wjtt Munran rslt Tliree
base hlt-Falk stolen base Mostu Sac
rifices-Iohnsou. wit. Hooper Left ON
hn sos-p -philadeiphia. q. chicago. q Nnses
on balis-On Moore, 3 on Faber. T. STRUCK
out-By Faber. . by Moore, tmplres~
Chlll and owens. Time of game hour ami
~ minutes
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WILLIAMS.

sTnrK 0ut-EV MnrReTT0. y NN NTrEOTN,
2 Hit by pitched ball-Ciorman. Doubt
piay-Ward and Richmond. Earned runs
Princeton. 4 Williams, .. Passed ball-~tlnu.
Two base hit -Nacfhee. Sacrifice hits
Fisher. Boynton. Buck stolen bases-Bot-
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Cubs Dispose of Players.

ST. PAUL, NAV IL Purchase of Pitcher
Earl Hanson, aud Infleder Whelan from
me chicago Nationals vas announced TO .dav
oiation-
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ia rom p
n
Rancoc Stable Coden.4 NJ Schwartz:
p 8. A neham.
an
br. by wrac
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Totals 81 81 81 16 ?

Two base hits--Mccabe. Mcmillan. Duval.
pamrau. Stolen bases-Tiiller, .. Kane, .;
Denovillc Sacrifices-Summa. Jones. Bie-
miller. Double play-Mattox and Merkle.
Left on bases-Rochester. IL Jersey City. I.
Bases on halls-Off Wisner. 1 or Bemiier.
o. Its--rf Wisner, = in \ innings: off Nor
gan. in | inning. off Biemiiler, @ iu "a
innings Off clifford. IN % innings. TIT
by pitcher-By Wisner, tJones) bv Bic
miller, | tArchdeaconi. Struck out-By Wis
ner. 4: by Morgan. II by Biemilcr, 1, Passed
ball-F'rcitag. Winning pitcher-Blemlller.
Losing pitcher-Wianer. Umpires-Moran and
Kelly. Time OF game hours and 10 min
uteg
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Totals 80 30 is 2

.Batted for Ncalc al ue tenth iuuing.
tran FOR Peters III the tenth inning
tBaited for Parkinson Ia the tenth inning
Pittsburgh ..... q o Q . 0 Q "a
Philadelphia . q % q 90 g OF
Two base hits--BIebee whttted. Msusei
Rawlings. Three base hlj Neusel. stolen
hages-Carey, Maranvlne, schmidt sacri.
fees-Whitted, Carey. Cutshaw Double
plays-Whitted and Grimm Parkinson
Rawlings and !. Miller, Parkinson and
Rawlings. Left on basoe- pittsburgh. .
Philadelphia T. Bases on balls-Off Cooper,
2. or smith. l. Hit by piteHer-By Cooper.
I fPetersl, Struck out-By Cooper, 4 by
Smith. 4 rmpires--Quglev and Day. Time
OF Eame--f h0nr and rs minutes.
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Two base hts-shanls Charity. Flag.
Young, . Cobb. Left on bases-Waahirv-
ton, 4. Detroit. T. Bases on ballR-Off
Zachary, 3; or Oldham. 4. Hits-Off old.
nam " Innings. or liollinE o III o.
lit by pltcher-By Hollinc, / CO'Roureel
Struck out-By Oldham /. by Zachary. 4
winning pltcher-tiollnr. Losing pitcher
zachary. Tfnpirea-Connolly aud MorIarty
Time Of game-2 hours ana 4 minute.
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enug a
OF tn akeneda the eendMa aVo
o the Teaher we'll beaten
!
2 r. c. A. d
abie 4.
SECOND 8,
5. o For
star
D. g., y
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dng IN
ortu
W g.
o.
Time
$1,000 guaranteed uaiue winnsr $3.50 500
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=, . FOfHIs.. ). u 7 q u
'Batted for Zachary la the ninth inning.
tHatted for Oldham IN the eighth inning.
lRan for Woodall in the eighth inning
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STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
GAMES sCnEDrLEn rOR TO-DAY.

Jersey CITY IN Rochester.
Reading In Buffalo.
Baltimore in Syracuse
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TRACING AT THE VARIOUS TRAC
NEW YORK HERALD RACING CHAF


RAoEFive half furiongs 80 Purse
a good Won g.
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DODGERS RALLY TOO
LATE TO TURN TIDE
Continued from First Page,

and hurled it to Miller IN time 10 catch
LaVRn by a stride.
Hits in succession By Stock and
Hornsby g9cV- the visitors an opening In
the fourth. Fournler grounded into a
double play, Kiduff touching Hornsbv
on the base line. but Stock reached
third. when he scored on McHenry's hit
to deeS short.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-05-27

FOR sAi.E--san Jacinto Lots, 0 lots on.
Florida ~. worth the money: ono east
front 10, about one block from pave.
mcnt ssss. Good terms on all. Phone
iiss.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-05-27

SALESMAN Wanted on commission
basis. a. handle our line ~ chocoatss.
Mar Goods and spccIaliics. Tor Tcxas
serr'''byi IN answe,inR state experience
ana Eise rrtsrcpses. slaelc EnuikIn
confectl"n Co. sci Ararahdc. 81, Den.
',r, colo,. 81. -. ~
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-05-27

VI DO saorisss e,saains enc pspH
nc. JWeplees sui(s. oi.iS, thrss-popcs
suits. os.--ws ean save vcv tr~N Os
- w . -FOUR .suil omitA Q passs
Phone lo<o
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-05-27

i.osT--small gold watch Tuesday M.
Mfnoon, engraving In back of watch
q, a, zimmerman 20 Della 1900" Re.
Turn TO w. y Zimmerman. Avery co.
OF Texas and tscriva reward. : q
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-05-27
SITUATIONS WANTED

wANTED-Iady wants position M
nousek.eper On ranch: call room "a,
Mitchell House. :" "mf
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-05-27
NWIcE

- ~ ~
Rave Ie<k tho office because Of other
business R'unnblc to get the cash 20 IN.
sure iet mo hclp you arfnnse. I have
pecn able to arrange for ~ who have
come IL Interested In tho Mutual Hail
Dissertation wee VIM. wlnelngcr az i7ii
jackson IT,. or Phone 1866.
NoTic' In hereby given that I Will no,
DO Responsible for any dcb,n contra, led
10y my wife, Mrs. u. W. oaigna,, u.
w. 0ugpat.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-05-27

wANTEp-,pstisnis TO care tor IN NV
monte, confinement eases speciulty.
~ per week during confinement. 7oi
dafison. Phone asss. lGg''
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rlNANsiAL
Financial Statement.

OF the Groom Mutual Hail A.socia,
ton. made May %. 1921. f..
January J. isai. We had Ss.ses 80
assets, May 20, 1871. cash ana notoe
Na,sio'Go, total awets. sf6. <s0.<s. :
This association was organized In
1915; has always paid IL losses. has
never charged over 20 cents per acre.
DR. A. J.. Vineyard aud pr. J. II
Wfather have ntronixrd the assocla
ton the past three az more years. Chas
na'nmeir II u patron of this assocla.
uon. ana In also onc III our authorized
agents.
For further information 10 acc our
General Agent VIM. wlncircr. at .lth
and Polk IT,, Amarillo. Texas. ar WRITE
The Groom Mutual Hail Assocla ton.
Groom, TeSas. 49, ft
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-04-07
LAUGHS At
OUR FREAK BILLS
National Republican,

Readers of the Dutch and other
European newspapers these days fire.
quently get the idea that various
state legislatures in the United
States are conducted along the lines
of slapStick comedies.
Each bit of freak legislation,
whether introduced with serious in
tent or merely to cause a laugh,
which emanateS from these various
state governing bodies, is printed
with all seriousness on the other side
of the Atlantic.
If a senator in a state legislature
decides to make the bill of a political
opponent appear ridiculous by intro
ducing another along the same lines,
that goes the opponents one better
and is utterly preposterous, the pur.
port of the bill is cabled abroad by a
European correspondent in New
York or Washington and is reprint
ed throughout Europe.
These dispatches are generally
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-04-07
DIPLOMACY.

During the after dinner speaking,
The postmaster saw Jones, a some
what shady character, slip two
spoons in his vest pocket. When the
last orator had finished he rose.
Gentlemen" he said, there is
nothing to add after all this brilliant
speaking, so | will try to entertain
you with a little parlor magic. You
see, | take two spoons. | slip them
in my vest pocket. Presto-and they
are in the pocket Of Mr.. Jones. Mr..
Jones will you please %corroborate my
statement"
Jones, not to be outdone, rose.
I'm rather handy at that sort Of
thing myself" he said. Presto
and they are back in the pocket of
the POSTMASTER. Mr.. POSTMASTER, if
YOU don't %Corroborate nv statement,
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PARTY PoLlTlCS.

In St. Louis some years ago the
street railway charged ten cents
for some of the longer rides, Then,
with the accession of another polite
al party to power, the rate was cut to
a nickel. That party happened to be
the Republican and one of the win
ners was doing some Dragging.
See what we did for the public
in reducing fares" he boosted.
Yeah" drawled a Democrat
When the Democrats were in YOU
missed a car and walked and saved
a dime, Now you miss it and only
save a nickel"
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featured or played up in the Euro
pean press, and many European edit
ors have declared they are convinced
that most American lawmakers are
crazy.
The fact that these measures are
merely introduced and have little if
any possibility of passing is seldom
reported, with the result that many
European newspaper readers are
convinced that, here and there in
America, there are places where, for
example,, persons are sentenced to
live several months with their moth
ers-in-law if found guilty of snoring.
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In OH MISSOURI.

In certain sections of Missouri the
making of moonshine whiskey is still
the principal industry.
A small native of this district was
~interestedly ~interrogating an Eastern
commercial salesman, a being from
another world, as to his life, connec-
tons, etc.
You got a brother?" he inquired.
Il had one but he died" answered
the salesman.
Got shot?'
mo, he wasn't shot"
Drink himself to death?"
Certainly not"
81 knowed you was a liar" ex-
claimed the boy tr~iumphantly.
"Them's the only two ways ANYBODY
ever dies"
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The WAGES OF SIN.

"Bredren.' exclaimed the preach
er as he came across a portion of his
flock engaged in pursuing the god
dess of chance. Don yo' all know
its wrong to shoot craps?"
Vas, pahson," admitted one par
ishoner sadly, an b'lieve me, Abs
payin' TO- nah sins"
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-04-07

Sordid details OF the average
divorce suit are destructive, but
the importance Of the principals
in the James A. Stillman case at
New York has the whole nation
interested. Stillman, president of
the National City Bank, one Of
the biggest financial institutions
in the U. S, has sued his wife
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~Springtime Nominations,

, That the editorial pages of coun-
try newspapers are not always en-
tirely overlooked by its readers is ev-
idenced BY the following:
INSPIRED BY recent editorials APP
pearing in the G,-T.)
BRoTHERLY LOVE-.
I The poor benighted workingman,
! He does the best he can,
But being a pure simpleton and lack
ing gumption, brains and such,
and knowing not whereof he
speaks, or what he wants, or
what to do, or where to 60,
He needs be led.
So let us, brothers, show him the way,
And guide his steps, lest he go
wrong,
Now let us pray.
CHARITY,
There was an anti-sundayite,
Who stormed and raved with all his
might,
Because he thought the Craft(s)-y
laws he read
Meant nothing less than what they
said.
! But we should treat him with char
ity,
Subdue our glee and hilarity,
And try to make him understand
That the legal phrases are all bosh
And intended only as a josh,
To tickle the sweet vanity
Of a great and wiser man,
Blue laws are written by people
good, Who know what is best for
the neighborhood
And il a little lobbying now and then
Is enjoyed by these best Of men.
Ais well, until they are understood,
That all these things are true, we
know,
Because peaceful Jitney Hen told
us so.
Amen.
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tor divorce, repudiating her young
est son, Guy Stillman, now two
years old, and naming a French
Canadian guide as a correspondent.
Mrs. Stillman filed a counter suit,
naming a Mrs. Florence H. Leeds,
mother of another eighteen months
old baby, as correspondent. Mrs.
Leeds was former stage beauty in
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-04-07

gets to hummin, Nose, he asscver-
ated solemnly, de telegraph posts
looks like Stats on a chicken fence.
Hmpfi shifted Nose. when de
Southern express steps out fo' Moo
Orleans, 1t nacherally makes de
mileposts look closern strings on a
banjo"
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-04-07
SMILE AWHILE
In Tor

A crowded elevator in a Western
Office building was nearing the bot
tom of its descent when it suddenly
dropped a few feet, recovered, and
continued its trip at a normal rate.
ITS all right said the elevator
boy reassuringly. IF it had fallen,
it would only have meant a cauple of
stories"
That's ALL" replied a portly gen.
tleman, casting a solemn eye up
ward, Just two-one in the Star
and one in the Times"
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-04-07
SPIRITUAL TRUTH.

"Divvie a bit do | believe the mes.
sageS these mediums are after get.
tin from the dead" declared Dugan
"Ye can't be tellin' whether they're
true or not"
More fool ye. Ye can and | car
prove it," contradicted Monahan. "By
mistake was reported killed entire.
ly in the war, and one day me sister
went to a medium who told her
was wishin' | was back on earth. And
at that very time | was on a trans.
port in a high sea, dye mind"
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-04-07

The golfers had just finished the
first round of their handicap tourn-
ament.
What's your handicap, MI. Jack
son?' asked one.
Well he answered sadly, Il
wouldn't be handicapped at all if |
had a little Scotch in me-"
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Ziegfeld's Follies, where it is said
Stillman first met her. 1t is
charged Stillman maintained a sep
arate home for Mrs. Leeds. The
real fight centers around the claim
of little Guy Stllman to inherit
his share Of the Stillman millions.
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I'll have you searched on the spot
CITED FOR VALoR.

The swain and his swainess had
just encountered a bulldog who look.
ed as if he might shake a mean lower
jaw.
why, Percy" she exclaimed as he
started a strategic retreat. you al.
ways swore you would face death for
me-" .
Il would" he flung back over his
shoulder, but that darn dog ain't
dead
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THREE DAYS GRACE.

Maggie's sweetheart, a proverbial-
ly tight-fsted Scot, had taken her
out for the afternoon, and that was
about all. They rode some distance
on the trolley, turned around and
rode home again. Never was men,
ton made Of food or entertainment.
Back within her own gateway,
Maggie, who had keenly felt the ne
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-04-07

Where's the hotel?' asked a
stranger in a small backwoodS town.
Which one?' countered a sol
emn-eyed native.
Which one? Is there more than
one?'
Il dunno he answered sadly,
I've lived here all my life and |
never heard of any"
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-04-07
TwANG, TwANG.

Rastus from Boston was trying to
impress his southern cousin with
the superior speed Of northern trains.
When dat ole Montreal express
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GUILTY.

A youth once loved a modern miss;
we'll versed in law was she.
She charged him when he stole a
kiss with petty larceny.
A moment he was quite abashed and
then he squeezed her hand.
You're wrong, quite wrong, DEAR
he replied. mot petty. That was
grand"
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-04-07

Has the ouija board craze struck
your Office YETI"
"A long time ago. My stenograph-
er uses it constantly"
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glect, sarcastically ~proffered Sandy a
dime.
For the carfare you spent on
me- she said meaningly.
"Hoots, toots, woman" returned
Sandy, ~pocketing the coin. There
was nae hurry. Saturday wad have
been time enough"
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-04-07
Too LATE.

Bliggins for some years had gone
the pace that kills, only it didn't
kill him but merely reformed him.
Then he joined the church and rose
so hih in its councils that he was
sent to one of the bip cities as del
egate to a convention.
How was it?" asked a friend
when he returned.
The convention? Oh, all right
answered Bliggins. But that town
Some town! If Id only been a del
egate to something there before
got converted"
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-04-07

1t would seem mother is imposing
immodesty on little tots in spring
frocks. Mother is wearing them short
and little girls must wear them still
shorter to be known as little girls. This
new summer frock for the little girls
shows the short wasted, short skirted
frock so popular in metropolitan shops.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-04-07
PLUMBING THE DEPTHS.

so you're studying history, my
little man. Study hard?'
"Yes'm."
What kind of history-United
States, ancient, modern or what?'
Il don't know yet. We've only
been at it about three months and
my book hasn't any cover on it."
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AND PAYS, AND PAYS, AND PAYS.

N'TD 49, N'NU NO. NNU NTo'
Yes" said the cynic after he had
listened to an imprisoned outburst
from the young husband. you will
learn, my young friend, that all a
man has or ever expects to have he
owes for his wife"
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-04-07
AND WANTS MORE.

"A successful marriage must be a
gi~ye-and-take proposition"
Mine is. My wife takes every
cent | give her"
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STOP CRowDING.

Bub: Il do not work for money
alone"
Dub; We'll, you have lots of mon
ey."
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-04-07
FOOLOSOPHY.

You sometimes hear somebody
say that somebody else amt got
sense enough to pound sand in a rat
hole says Uncle Seth Whiffletree.
We'll, the way | figure it out, any,
body that's got that much sense
ought to have more sense than to do
such a dern fool trick"
=
CHRoMATIC
1t sore disturbs
My added head
Why blue laws make us
All see red.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-04-07
THE DAY AFTER.

North: why is Binks laying off
today?'
West: Because he laid off yes
terday."
Graham guardian., 1921-01-28

when daddy's beatn' you, | feel like
whackin' the life out Of him. Why
today" IS
Edith stopped her by a tug at her
sleeve.
"If you swore by that card you
brought. mean IL you took an oath,
would you keep it7" she asked hoarse-
~,
"You bet would" There was
amazement, surprise and eagerness In
the Young voice.
"Didn't you tell me the feller said
Jesus was holy bIrd?"
Tony nodded.
Mrs. Devon gripped her fingers
ahout the girls arm.
'Mchhe he's in the Dirty Mary here.
only you can't see him. baby dearT
The woman's voice was slyly toned,
hut she shivered in superstition.
"He's right here" affirmed the girl,
thinking of boys earnest uplifted
face and vibrant assurances.
"Then. say after me what Tn
thinKin' OF" said Edith.
Tony lifted her eyes to her mothers,
hut drew back when she discovered
how terrible she looked, white like a
dead person.
'T swear by the llvln' Jesus" began
Edith and then she paused. "Say It,"
she Kissed
"I swear by the Twin Jesus" Tony
repeated fearfully.
81 swear to my mummy never to
say nothin' mean against Uriah De,
Won. my daddy" went on Mrs. Devon.
Tony: repeated this, too, almost
frightened into f1ts. She had never
seen her, mother look and act so mys-
teriously.5
"Now say this. keepln' In your mind
you'll he blasted to hell, If you break
your word, I won't never tell that my
father beat my poor mummy, or that
he's thief and a liar" A thick
fearless sob hurst from the woman's
lips and brought an ejaculation from
the girl. s.
81 swear to It all, honey mummy"
she cried. "You believe me, Edie,
darllh', don't your"
"Yes.'I believe you" replied Edith,
duly "Crawl iHto bed, and 60 to
sleep, baby dear"
ShiverinGly Tony Devon got back
under the blanket. > tF;
Then for more than an hour, there
WIS silence. ON the canal boat, silence
that was broken only by the, night
noises outside,
Then, extremely weak, the woman
prepared herself to go out. It took
her long time to write note she
had to leave for Tony, and when that
was finished, she divided the money
the doctor had left. and stole softly
from the boat
+itsi
II was in the full blaze of a morning
sun that Tonnibel opened her eyes and
looked around the cabin. The other
hunk was empty. and her mother was
not in the cabin. In her night clothes,
,Tonpibel went to the deck, shouting
the name. Edith" her strong young
voice repeating itself hack from the
woods In echoes. Then she went down:
stairs again and began to dress
hastily, and every moment her fear
was growing. She spied the note
pinned to the lamp handle and stared