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The Southern herald., 1922-10-27


W F Dixon $50
Z + Bellue 5000
B c Moore $500
W 7 Causey 65.OO
J W May 5000
Geo Lumpkin 2L5O|
T S McGehee bdg 1875
B F Johns supplies 6l,74
W w Jackson lbr $3.50
R D Hutchinson lbr 36.6SI
j C Nunnery Newton schl 5000
WTCain truste Parker schl 20,OO|
D { Hazlewood, Bethany " 5000
A NJ Pittman, Ford schl 81 OO|
5 A McElwee, Forrest 5000
" E Mc( urley, Sturdiyant 5000
; ? Thompson, schl repairs 2O00.
W H Gordon, GilIsJurg 03.15'
f B Smith, Midway trustee l2.lO.
VIM Harness schl trustee 500
| { NJ Nunnery same 2O.OU
Luther Dawson " l2,O(
Jim Stokes trustee 2OOC
III NJ Day 40 SIX cement $40
A G Stratton notices etc 22,25
Lampton-Reid Co supplies S5.1l
Elliott Bates care pump lG.OO
+ T Harvey engine wk 4.5o
" S Rimes dis 4 rd wk 1920
| DR. NJ p Bates exam lunatic 800
For Pauper care
L 7 Burris $4, } f Stewart 4.
" 4 Iyey S4, Luther Toler ;.
has MulIens 5, Ophelia Crawford
| /, H L Van Norman 3, Fannie
Stewart 5, II B Ford 800, l. G
Turnipseed 81, T. f. Badon 81.
Linnie Smith 5, Robt Nettlcs !;
IL. NJ. Causey $50, VIM Travis 4
Ed Smiley $40, } S TaIbert $50,
l. r Webb 3 80, Marion Keith 3.5C
| Alex Eubanks 3.5l, c Newman 3
Nv L Robinson Co mdse 39.S5
| ] S Williams bid Of Sl5S for q
bridge near Earl Stewards, and
Ibid of Ellis Newman at $l42 for g
bridge over Tickfaw, on new rcaC
we're accepted.
Henry Reed and + G Causey IT
Iieved of road duty, on account 0
physical ailmcnt,
Petition filed for new road to bu
gin near Enterprise and intersec
Inc Gravel near LQnnie Tolers.
Road from George McLain's t
J Z Causeys and mtersecting tn
road near Webb school house, j
declared public
The sum OF $2S1 which was el
roneously paid from Federal All
Project No. II, is hereby ordere
transferred back into that funC
md made payable from 4th dis
maintainance fund.
w W Jackson reported roads i
his dist. in fair repair but work c
= Tered done where needed; about
miles graveled, and about 80 mi
5. chined, balance will be; bridges
culverts in good shape, new one
Is placed where needed; implemen
md teams in good condition.
.e Board adjourned until tomorro
morning.
% Wallace Jackson, Presiden
Wednesday Third Day
Accounts allowed
II T Hutchison rd wk 70 {
e, Austin West Mach Co 2O.O
" II c Shurley lbr g.
.,,n.ou Clerk per diem 81
E G Nelson stamps 5.l
ER Nunnery W wk g.
Cumberland Tel Co 9.l
Punches Gro Co feed 2S I
Murray Quin haul feed B.
R S Stewart salary l5.(
R w Clark cons fees "a
s.IW Y Caulleild j p fees To-:
The Southern herald., 1922-10-27

Estrayed by Joe Byrnes, be.
fore Justice White, Dist. 2, Q
light red bull, about 4 years old,
no marks, no brand; appraised
at S2l by W. NJ. White ADD W,
G. Vlcks and will be sold Isl
Monday in October, 1922.
Sold to W P Mccoy for $15
The Southern herald., 1922-10-27
Minutes, Board Of SupCrViS-
OrS, Amite County, Miss.
October Meeting
TUESDAY-SECOND DAY

accounts allowed:
D J Wall u Son supplies $50
Cudlipp Belt Co sup rd mach 9.l2
Edgar Brady sell and help 539.4l
Same phones for true pts, go
Nash Motor Co supplies ll2 43
A B Williams gravel 5 10
r D Van Norman grayl 400
Howard Wilkinson bdg 1850
L A Cain c h engine room 4.5O
J X Harvey feed prisoners 68 so
Fed Aid Project dis 4 2SlOC
Vat wk-I J Lambert 5, W ? Me-
Coy 2, Fred Wing 2.50, Chess Cal
Ioway 4, Midland Chemic Co OBJ
VIM TapIin 3,
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-01-27
SALE OF INDIAN LANDS.

Department of the Interior, United
States Indian Service, Fort Hall, Ida
no.
Bids will be received at the office
or the Superintendent, Fort Hall, Ida
no, until 2 O'Clock P. M, March 1, 1922
for the sale of deceased Indian land,
composed of irrigate allotments of 20
and 80 acres and grazing allotments Of
$50 acres each, situated in Power
Bannock and Bingham Counties, Ida
no.
This land will be sold on the follow
ing terms: ALL CASH: With the bid
submit ten per cent of purchase price,
RENTING the balance within thirty
days after notice of acceptance of bid.
DEFERRED PAYMENTS: With bid
submit ten per cent OF purchase price,
fifteen per cent additional when bid 10
accepted and the remaining seventy
five per cent in three equal annual
payments, secured by notes and mort
gage on the land purchased with in
terest at the rate of seven per cent
per annum.
For full particulars see bulletin at
your post office, or apply, Superinten-
dent, Fort Hall, Idaho. is 2-24
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-01-27

w. N. Kemper and S. s. May attend
ed the Masquerade dance at Rockland
Saturday evening.
Mrs. John Hadley was q visitor at
the home of Mrs. o. F. Hess Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. e. Hadley were Wis
itors at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ephriam Ralph Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. d. Mclean were Wis
itors in Rockland Monday.
Doris Dean May is recovering after
a very sick spell.
Vern Peck of Malad, Idaho, is stay
ing at the home of George Udy while
he is buying cattle in this district.
j. e. Hadley was a visitor in Rock
land Monday.
Virgia Groom is recovering from a
very severe spell of sickness.
]. w. May and S. s. May were shop
pers in Rockland Friday.
Jim Kemper left Tuesday for Boise
where he intends to visit his parents
Mr.. and Mrs w. r. Kemper.
Mrs. Cora p. Darling did not return
to her home this week end, as 1t is too
hard to get back in time for school.
w. N. Kemper was a Rockland shop
per Tuesday.
Sh0ol Notes.
The Landing school is taking a
mental test this week, everyone Is hop
ing that they will have the highest
tests.
Hazel and Imogen May were absent
from school on account of the severe
storms last week.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-01-27
NOTICE OF sHERIFF's SALE.

Under and by virtue OF an order of
sale isued out of the District Court of
the Fifth Judicial District of the State
of Idaho, In and for Power County, In
al action wherein M. M. Myers, sub
stituted for Western Loan and Build
ing Company, a corporation, was plain
tiff, and Max G. Tyler Verna Tyler,
his wife, Cyrus e. Tyler and Susan N.
Tyler, known also as Susan Tyler, his
wife, Evans State Bank, a corporation,
and Frank W. Burke, were defendants,
upon a judgment and decree of fore
closure, rendered on the 7th day of
January, 1922, first in favor of plain
tiff in the sum of $1814.84, and second
in favor of Evans State Bank in the
sum of $5431.39, with interest and
costs, and to me directed, / have this
day levied on all the right, title and
interest of the said defendants or OF
either of them In and to the following
described premises:
Lots %, "a, and %, Block 8, River
side Addition to American Falls, Pow
er County, Idaho.
And public notice rs hereby given
that l will, | obedience to such order
OF sale, at 10 o'clock A. M. on the 4th
day of February, 1922, at the Court
House Door in American Falls, Power
County, IdAho, sell at public auction
for cash, lawful money of the United
States, all the right, title, claim and
interest of the said defendants, In and
to the above-described premises, or so
much thereof as may be necessary to
satisfy such Judgment and decree, with
interest and costs, to the highest bid
der.
Dated January Q, 1922.
G. H. HANSON, Sheriff.
LIB "a
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-01-27
Roy

Wednesday was the coolest day that
Roy has experienced for some time.
1t has been reported that the Their
mometer stood q below Wednesday
morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Ditmore of the Divide
were Rockland visitors Wednesday.
Mr.. Mobile and John Kurtz were
American Falls visitors Monday.
Henry Peterson who has spent the
holidays with his family at American
Falls Ieturned home Wednesday.
Mrs. Lou Parsons was ON the sick
list last week but is better froG last
reports.
e. ]. Peterson came home the first
of the week after spending a couple
of weeks in Rockland helping with the
big sale at the Rockland Nero. Co.
Bert Brown has been on the sick list
the past week but is able to be about
again.
R. Hoffman is on the sick list this
week.
Bert Brown was a Rockland visitor
Monday.
John Rosen, George Bowler and
Glenn Adams were Rockland visitors
Saturday.
70. ]. Peterson left for Rockland
Monday to be gone several days on
business.
Mrs. John Rieman went to American
Falls Monday to visit her husband who
has been at the Bethany Deaconess
hospital but who is now able to be at
the home of his sister Mrs. R. Kessen.
s. e. Lowary went to American Falls
with a load Of wheat Sunday.
Quite a number of people came down
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-01-27

yield. For years Lilly's have
studied the problem of growing
the best varieties of corr for this
climate and their suggestions axe
most valuable.
Roasting-ears are no longer d
problem to the man equipped with
this information because big, juisy
ears can be raised In almost an
parts of this region If proper care
Is taken In choosing the right
varieties of seed and planting Il
IN soil suitably prepared.
The new Annual tells 9uzfy
about the best varieties of corn
and how to cultivate them for best
results. 1t also gives . great deal
of reliable information about prae-
.ticslly every other vegetable that
can be produced here advantage
ously. Sections are devoted 10
flower seeds and cultiw~tion, fer
tilizers, sprays poultry and bss
supplies, etc.
An together this new annual n
a book that every person who gar
deus ought TO have. You can get
a copy free from your deaAar, ow
by writing TO The Ghas. e. Lilly
Co., Seattle, Portland, or Yakima.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-01-27

had been destroyed. 1t was certainly
a poor joke to play on a man IL joke it
was at this season of the year.
The Ladies Aid met at the home of
Mrs. E. ]. Henrichs on Wednesday
afternoon.
Prof. Cecil and Miss Effie Swanson
were dinner guests at the Lou Hamo-
ton home Sunday.
Charles G. Dowell of Portland, Ore
gon, and Miss Pearl Reynolds OF the
same place were united in marriage on
January 9Th. Chas. Dowell was one of
the Pioneer dry farmers of Rockland
valley but has been a resident Of Port
land the past few years.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-01-27

Almost everybody likes sweet
corn and when the right seed is
selected and the right variety set
tied on, it is a comparatively easy
matter for the man or woman with
a bit of ground to satisfy their
needs from their own gardens. A
book that deals most h~elpfully
with the selection of varieties has
just recently been published and
should be obtained by every one
interested in corn.
The new book referred to is
Lilly's 1922 Seed Annual. Each
year Lillys-Western Americas
Greatest Seed House-has been is-
suing an annual dealing with vege,
table and flower seeds, ETC., and.
as this firm has been carrying ON a
successful and growing business
for rs years or more here in the
Northwest, the information 1t has
to give today is worth much to
gardeners.
Because of the distinctive eli.
matte conditions in the Pacific
Northwest, corn has to be selected
for planting with great care and
special pains must be taken with
it if one expects to get a good
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-01-27

from Cedar Hill Saturday night to a
dance, but were disappointed as the
dance had been postponed until a week
from Saturday.
Lee Thorn and family who have
been spending the holidays in Rock
land returned to their home near Roy
Saturday.
George Yates brother Archie from
Missouri, is visiting his brothers fam
lily.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-01-27
NOTICE TO CREDTTORS.

Estate Of Lydia H. Bliss, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed, Administrator of the estate OF
Lydia H. Bliss, deceased, to the Gre
ditors of and all persons having claims
against the deceased to exhibit them
with necessary vouchers, within ten
months after the first publication of
this notice, to the Probate Court of
Power County, State of Idaho, this be-
ing the place fixed for the transaction
Of the business of said estate.
Dated January Bird, 1922.
ELMER e. DECKER,
Administrator OF the estate OF
Lydia H. Bliss deceased.
Maurice M. Myers,
Residing at American Falls, daho.
Attorney for Administrator
Is 1-27
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-01-27
NOTICE MEETING OF sTOCKHOLD-
ERS.

Notice is hereby given that the
stockholders of the Eveans Mercantile
Company will hold their annual meet
ing in the office of the Company at
American Falls, Idaho, Monday, Feb
ruary 18th, at 10 a. m. for the purpose
of electing officers and other business.
ALoNzo ROWBERRY, Mgr.
|1-2O 1-27
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-01-27

Leroy Hadley was absent from
school on account Of sickness.
Leila Taysom was absent from
school on account Of the severe storms
last week.
Edith and Grant Udy were also abb
sent from school on account of the
storms.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-01-27
ROCKLAND CHURCH SERVICES.
CONGREGATIONAL Church,

j. e. COWMAN, Pastor.
Sunday School II a. m. Mrs. ]. e,
Cowman, Superintendent
Preaching at IL a. m. You will al
ways find a welcome at these services
Come and worship with us.
L. ID. s. Church.
Sunday School 1890 a. m.
Afternoon services at 2 o'clock. A
cordial welcome to all.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-01-27
L. D. s. SUNDAY SCHOOL
CLASS STAGE PARTY

The first intermediate Glass CT the
L. d. 8. Sunday School gave a party
assisted by their teachers William
Freeman and George Frodsham.
The evenings entertainment was
started by a sleigh ride after which
they returned to the nice warm home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman. Games were
played, and a bounteous hot lunch was
served. Those present were Supt. ].
Ira Allen and wife, Misses Mile Mel
son, Eva Walker, Erma Walker, Elsie
Allen, Avril Halling, Mable Jensen,
ElVa Barr. Lodema Jensen, Rosalind
Josephson, Elsie Tyler, Chloe Hunter,
Leona Ralph, Etella Nelson, May FL
field, Rowene May, Celia Walker and
Mable Harris. Messrs. David Reed,
Melvin Fifield, Leslie Walker, Lynn
White, Walter White, Iven- Barr,
George Freeman, Lawrence freeman
and Arthur Kelly.
All report a wonderfully good time,
and hope the event will be repeated.
Thanks to MI. and Mrs. Freeman.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-01-27
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.

Notice is hereby given that 8 meeting
o fthe Stockholders of the First State
Bank at RocklAnd, will be held at the
office Of the bank, In Rockland, Idaho,
January 23rd, 1922, at z p. m.
JAMES e. OGDEN, Cashier.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-01-27
Landing
A SURPRISE PARTY.

A surprise party was given Thurs
day evening in honor of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Crowley. The guests were as fol-
lows: Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Crowley,
Mr.. and Mrs. Elvan Cox, MI. and Mrs.
Roy Scott and family, MI. and Mrs.
Joe B~yington, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Moss and family, and Miss Hildor
Johnson. Refreshments were served
and cards and games were enjoyed by
all.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1922-01-27

A conjoint program will be given
the girst Sunday in February, at the
Mutual Improvement Association
Everybody is invited.
Owing to i'll health of the old
presidency of the M. 1. A. resigned
their position. New officers were
elected. They are as follows: Vera
White, president; Ora Walker, Isl
Counselor. Naomia Lasley End Coun.
selor.
The Primary children are prepar-
ing a musical concert to be given next
week.
The people of Rockland are taking
advantage of the cold spell by putting
up their summer supply of ice.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-12-14
A CURE FOR HARD TINES on
THE FAEu

IL selling farm products The vslre
q tie s-rplus usuallT se-s tke price
o. tEe eZtirs 0ufTut. A case o.
which this rule dit 20. apply t.
found IL tre e1re-fs1cs o. the 20
talo growers % Ford Comfy Kan
rss sFre-teel f1rEerr in ttzt
co1utT Eruw more rota-pes thsu the
eLllre c1lE-g eau crUsuUe d. zc-
clifton 20 hari-E % meet the pro5-
len uf clsEos--E u tEls Surplus
the growers heretofore have had rhl
lslzl e1urefitlcr frc- TIRE o-tsiFa
To CrercCUe both OF these diff
rllues tie growers formed an as
o-ztiCl. sec-rez the cooreratic- nr
fhe tuo ulolaszie houses iu DszZ4
liiF. and also a promise from these
holses lOi 10 snip potatoes iEto the
to-E-F -Etl an local sock w-s sr-
'raEEfed TIE wholesale dealers fu--
thcf agreed 70 pay the local growers
g p-l-e equal 20 rEe cost % iss
shipped in product This fixed the
price 70 local growers on the basis
70 Wholesale costs plus frEiEht AID
intermediate profits instead of whole
sale prices less these charges
his chang il the Is1ai order O.
selling made a difference % the
growers o. fr0n 20 20 90 cents a
HUNDRED pounds without chzrEiuz
the consumer more for potatoss
-lz1 be has 1lEays paid
In most markets when Local farm-
eTs are shipping some commodity
ont. the merchants are Shippir z
that same commodity i1 Wfthir a
feE week after the Ozark apple
crop il gathered IL is shipped out %
that rsEioz and people consume ap-
pies shipped in from the Pacific
and Northwest the rest Of the year.
Carloads of live poultry are shipped
from country towns and crates o.
dressed poultry are brought in re-
friEeratOr cars on the same train
such system penalties both the
farmer and the consumer and buri-
eus the railroads uuduly a. Z time
when they have more freight Lhau
they can haul Il also destroys local
industry and increases unemplOy-
ment in country towns
There g. enough slack in our pres
snt methods Of doing business 20
cure most Of our economic ills Il
that slack could be taken out TIE
great lesson we need 10 learn j. that
% living al home and boarding Al
he same place.-Kansas City Star
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-12-14
GETTING BOTH sIDEs

There Is a certain Congressman
who has the reputation Of being
the neatest fence-stTaddler in the
profession. a man who Is always
anxious to eonciliate everybody. A
measure. on which there was a
marked division Of opinion. was
about TO come up.
"Wll the gentleman vote for
this bill II It comes up2" demanded
a member. aiming a finger az the
Congressman In uestion.
The latter looked from one side
Of the House to the other and
slowly answered:
Il Will"
Immediately the opposition broke
into a storm Of booing. AS soon
as the member could make him
self heard. he continued:
not"
The other side was now in up
roar and the speaker added hastily.
answer that question"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-12-14
FEEDING RATS AND SPREADING
DISEASE


Good Morning. Have you fed
know Evsry nan. woman and chnd
ngUe @ tEs brave uuN hustle out
and provide q dollar and eighty
cents wortE % food every year 10
surpCrt ths rats which infest orr
tllits ald aosls ElG barns A.
arug q twu hundred thousand able
bodied uen are employed the year
roErd i- producing whzt rats con
s1ue and destroy.
But that is not half Tie loss
fruU shat rats dercur IS FAR out
Gsre b. the rzvages of the dis
eaess they help 20 spread The
greatest scou.Ee w1ich has ever az
1iC-sd ths human race is carried By
rats This plague KILLED twenty-five
---Iii11s q people in Europe al one
time feu centuries sEo-
Several % or modern CIVILIZED
diseases are also directly traced 10
thea zE carriers They multiply al
q prod Eic-s rate. ard once gaining
the run % a toEu require heroic
efforts 20 eXfeTuinate them II
they are bad in your t0En. yOl can
not eel BUSY zoo soon aDQ Alol El
there are but few o. then nov. nov
is none TOO soon 70 stop their de-
Veststions-
How First of all. By building
rst-pro0f houses and store huiid-
inEs- These cost somewhat more
than the other kind. but they amply
pay out in the end
After the rats have come. trap
them. poison them. OF spread
disease among them 10 pay them
back for the disease they spread
among humans Scientists have dis
covered bacterial virus which. once
started among them. carries them
of
This last named plan may not Be
feasible for smaller ce1ters o. pOpu-
laLion. Poison may prove dangerous
for humans and domestic pets But
the trap Is within eyerybOdy's reach
and Is effective. Organize the chill
dren. Offer bounties on rat tails.
Co a. the business Wholesale; allow
no retailing
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-12-14
THE NEW YEAR AND THE NEW
LEAF

Turning over a new leaf Is q
good thing.-depending on the con
4lon o. gne old one. az nothing
is written on the old one. is there
not a likelihood that the new ore
viii serve as poorly as the old,
II the old leaf Is smesred and
'lOtted and doE-eared. one must be
more or less anxious about the fate
Of the new leaf The individual
who getz converted every time q
new evangelist comes to town does
not long hold the respect Of the
neighbors or the confidence Of the
church officials
Nov Is the time to make reslou-
tions for the new year. Everybody
should do IL. And the job should
be thoroughly done II is also the
time 10 take reckoning OF how last
years resolutions have been kept.
Making resolutions is simple and
cheap; keeping them is the hard
s-Ork.-and the real fun
The resolutions OF this year should
be sitter and bigger than thosr
Of last year And they car be. II
the resolutions OF last year we're
kept better than those OF the year
before. The chances for the new
ones are slim IL they we're not.
We have a song which laments
the fact that Christmas comes bur
once { year May be there is rea-
son to regret that New Years Day
comes but once a year. Resolutions
made but once q year. and forgotten
between times. are likely 20 BE-
cheap stuff The New Year season
Is good for a general roult-Ur
Of good intentions. but il these arl
nor lEr Eel every day OF the year
and harEezsed 20 good hard work.
they come 20 little or nothing.
Letting off steam in a grand eE-
z. .a.l.-. slulr makes q loud noss1
fills the air with white VapOr. and
is likely 10 do a lot Of damave.
Repeating your explosions in rapid
succession and keeping them Close
packed behind a piston head Will
make Of you a yerilable steam
engine.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-12-14
AN ExnE FROM BoYLAxD

Here's another infant prodigy. a
t2-year-old boy enters C0lumbia
-n!t Hrsity years too young or Put
ID the other way. bis mind is too old
Tor his body.
But that's only part. He SAYS he
viii finish tis university course in
two and one-half years. -Four years
u the time for average good minds
II he does IL be viii have made a
worlds record even for prodigies,
his professors say
Poor little boy; sopping up book
Learning like a sponge and losing
his wonderful bOyhood Digging
and eramming and iamming his lit
lie young-Old brain with intellectual
gems and junk when he ought to be
hot-fOoting il with other high spir-
tied lads in q lively game.
Fun? He doesn't know f. He Is
an exile from Boyland. He is a lit
tie old grind whose books must be
his friends because he IS out of his
own class ald can't chum with the
20-yeaT-olds with whom he is
thrown. He would like 20 play
foot ball but only weighs IS pounds.
II isn't his fault he's a prodigy.
0AN gNAAE OAEf AAGA AgIG IL EtA llLl
besides exile and lopsliness2
Where are all the other prodigies
that have surprised the world for
day since you can remember?
They don't seem to amount to much
over a term Of years. Probably
their brains slow down after awhile
and let their bodies catch up. After
which they are just commonplace
like the rest Of us.-El Paso Her
aid.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-12-14
POLITICAL DEFINITIONS

Statesman-What you call poll
tician who agrees with you.
Pork-The money expended on
public improvements in some other
town.
Adherent-A follower who has
not yet obtained all he expects.
Senate-A body OF inea charged
with high duties and with loafing
on the iCh.
Infiuence-S Something you think
you have until you try 10 use T..
Machinntion- Fancy synonym for
any scheme OF your opponent 70 de-
feat yCrr aims
Doubtful State-One Away dir-
.inFuishable by the absolute conf
dence with which both parties claim
H.
Graft-Any qecuniary advantage
enjoyed by someone not in accord
with your political views,--From the
Boston Transcript.