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rundown house is a slow seller
often can be transferred only at a
great sacrifice. A well-built, tire-re-
sistive and durable home is very apt
to increase i'm value. Ii pays to build
q home but the largest dividends are
enjoyed by those who build. not for
present needs, hut who build q home
that is good at the end of the owners
lifetime.
Critical examination of this design
reveals many pleasing features. The
large front porch is desirable and
being an open porch IL does not shut
off light. Then there is a convenient
side porch which permits ingress and
egress without going way through the
house. There is a generous provision
of window openings. assuring light and
ventilation to the hast degree.
The interior Don arrangement Will
satisfy the exacting. All the rooms on
one floor is good practice because IT
means a saving of steps and ime n
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-10-05
Character Revealed by Mouth.

DO you know that the mouth Is the
most telltale feature in your face
Do you know that 10 a person trained
in psychology and in expression the
mouth is an indication of character.
1t is said to be the most sensitive, af.
fected and changed by both mental
and physical reactions. and its expires.
sion is influenced by thoughts and ac.
tons.
In repose the mouth is a surer in
dication of character. but almost In.
yariably certain qualities and ten
denotes ere revealed by the movement
Of the lips. II Is claimed that the
mouth is ~c0arsened by the action of
the emotional side Of life. hut takes on
more compressed. definite lines IL the
mental side is stronger than the phys
ical.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-10-05

excessive In cost OF course. an.
definite estimate On cost viii leye ,
be provided by the local dealer rn
builder. Prices vary In Different see
tlons Of the country owing 10 rreigh
rates and varying labor scales and III
only practical way TO approximate th.
cost Of any building IL by consulting
the Local sources Of supply, the des'e
and builder. Or the builder may hid
for the complete Job, including labor
and material.
II will be of material value 10 get.
ting these figures to submit a work,
Ing plan. Until the bidder has full
definite Information before him ne
must do considerable guessing and &c
protect himself he is obliged 10 guess
high, but with the working plan he
can figure costs down To the smallest
detail and make an absolute bid.
For permanency, beauty and rea
sonable o S this design stands forti
as a most attractive and practical
answer to the question, "How shall
build the new homer"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-10-05

- believe that Grandfather POrky
Pig here is a cousin of mine"
Yes, yes. grunt. grunt." said Grand
father Perky Pig.
"Of course" grandmother Pork con
tinued. I'VE are all cousins"
And the pigs all sqUealed and grunt
ed as they twisted their crooked little
tails.
1T is true. We are all COUSINS"
But am a first cousin of Grand
father Perky Pig and second or third
cousin to ~ of the rest nf you. I'm
first cousin. once removed. 10 a few.
I've never quite known what that
once removed meant because I've
never been removed from any of them
once or twice or three times.
"Of course we ga our different ways.
hut | wouldn't speak Of having cousins
once removed had not I been told
that that was correct.
well ] ma re had two hundred chill
dren and many. many grandchildren
and II good mother and a good grand
mother have ! been.
II looked after all my children my
self and whenever I heard one squeai
my big snoui would be getting AT the
trouble and I would be looking wor
ried. for ] had pig love in my pig heart
for my pig children.
Some mother pigs become nervous
and eat their little ones, but not so
many. not so many
i've always been considered a per
feet mother and I'm glad 10 he con
sidered that, for | love little pigs
dear cunning, pink, squealing little
dariings.
$50 o you know about me. and
here | arm, a new addition to this pig
pen"
And a fine addition" said the other
pigs. "SgaeaI, squeal. grunt. grunt.
GRANDMOTHER Pork, we're glad to have
you with US"
Then the farmer came out with
SOM food. and grandmother Pork
hurried toward IL az quickly as the
others did.
Shes good and spry." they all said
as they winked at each other.
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human food than any other plant or
vegetable known to man.
The average yield of a plantation of
bananas on good. moist land is 2SS
punches to the acre each year. You
can put the weight of a bunch at 80
pounds, which makes the crop l4,98
pounds to the acre. This would be
enough to feed a man for about three
and o%ne-third years.
An acre of potatoes will yield, on an
average, 50 bushels. sufficient TO feed
a person for Is months, or less than
half the time that an acre of bananas
would feed him.
But then the potato crop requires a
lot Of work. Each year the ground
must be prepared, plowed and fertil-
lied. the seed sown, kent fr-c. Of weeds
and, finally, the crOI *id housed
In the case of the :, ali this
trouble is saved, {, Shn"tS keep
growing up from the OH stools" n
there is nothing to do hui keep the
weeds down with a scythe and cut the
fruit when ripe.
No wonder, then, that bananas are,
weight for weight, the cheapest food
for man, and that life u m easily In
countries where the banana will grow.
And that. mind you. is a belt nearly B.
600 miles vide all around the thickest
girth of our planet.
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LOCALITY MADE Difference
According to Uncle Siias, Horses Evi.
IDENTIFY Do Not Lead a Fast Life
in Boontown.

People in Boontow2 we're used to
Uncle Silas' way of talking and en-
joyed it; but at last there came, as a
member of the summer colony, a man
who had a desire to set everything and
everybody straight, according to his
ideas.
whats the sense Of your referring
to that animal Of yours as a 'coltT'
demanded this person one day. "How
old Is he?"
well. he is going IN eleven years"
said Uncle Silas. mildly.
"Eleven years." sneered the man.
well, we should call that pretty an
clent for a colt-in New York"
81 think likely you would" said Un-
Gle Silas. without rancor, but with con-
siderable frmness In his tone; "but
perhaps 'twould be well to consider,
sir, that this colt O. mine resides In
BOontown, where eleven years Is pretty
young for q Observation-Disclosures
Ledger.
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M PORK

"Grunt, grunt," said Grandfather
Porky Pig.
"Squeai. squeal." said Miss Ham.
Grunt. grunt, squeal, sQueai," said
Sir Percival Pork.
'Squeal. squeal," said Sir Benjamin
Bacon.
"Grunt, grunt," said Mrs. Pink Pig.
"Squeal, squeal," said Mrs. PirkS
Pig.
"Grunt, grunt." said Pinky Pigs
mother.
Then Sammy Sausage came walking
along and he too said "Grunt. grunt T.
Pretty soon Brother Bacon walked
TO the part of the pig pen where were
gathered all the other pigs and he
said:
'Grunt, grunt."
"Squeal, squeal." said Sammy Sau-
sage as he twisted his iiiiie tail into n
knot.
"Grunt, grunt." said Pinky Pig and
Master Pink Pig said, "Squeal, ~squeal."
well, well, well. grunt. grunt, grunt,
squeal, squeal, ~squeai." said Grand
mother Pork. who had just arrived in
the Pig Pen.
at is nice Of you all to greet me
as you do" she said. ~ am pleased
TO meet you and hope you have plenty
of food in these parts"
All the pigs squealed and Grand.
mother Pork knew she had made a
good impression. and they thought she
was natural and without airs and
graces.
We'll" she continued, "as ! said.
| am delighted TO meet you and | am
glad yoU welcome me as you do.
"A welcome makes a great deal of
difference. Now | will tell you about
myself and in that way you will more
quickly become acquainted with me.
IL do not want you to feel that ]
am a stranger. am a nice, good.
natured. friendly, pleasant old hog,
and my name is Grandmother Pork.
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GOOD WORD FOR THE BANANA
Declared to Be the Best Eruit-Food
and the Easiest Of All to
Produce.

Most fruits are valuable to man he
cause of the medicinal properties OF
their juices and for their delicate
tiavors. But from a point of view of
food, there is nothing or next to moth
ing, in them.
Stra wberries. for instance, or
peaches or pears, are of little use ex,
cept to Quench the thirst. The one
great exception is the banana, declares
a London Answers writer. The great
traveller, Humboldt, ono said that an
acre of bananas will give as much food
as A acres of potatoes. This is, decid
eddy AN eXaggeration yet, acre for
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-10-05
AT LEAST SHE MADE ATTEMPT
But Probably Girl 10 More Than Ever
Convinced Public Speaking 10
Not Her Forte.

My cousin had always been a most
timid girl, finding 1t difficult to say
much even before home folks, let alone
strangers.
She was q member Of a church So
ciety. One Of the rules was that each
member must take some part in the
meetings. She had tried and tried, but
could never get her courage up at the
last minute.
Finally, the leader, to help her out,
gave her some Scripture verses to read.
They read as follows: And bring
h. tier the fatted calf and kill It,"
Maize started the verse, and to her
utter dismay, found herself saying !:
"And bring hither the Gated half and
ill It."
She could read no further and sat
down amid giggles.-Chicago Tribune.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-10-05
Had You Ever Noticed III

That nature is full OF simple facts
OF scientific Importance yet awaiting
notice by open eyes and minds Is
shown by the achievement Of a Dutch
schoolboy named Van Erpecum, who,
during a lesson In physics, given In
the high school at Batavia, called DR..
Van Deventer's attention to the fact
that water in a glass filled to the
brim with water and floating Ice does
not flow over as the Ice melts. In fact,
no change Of level Ihatever occurs.
DIR. Van Deventer communicated
this observation to Professors Van der
Walls and Zeeman, who thought II of
sufficient Importance to be placed be-
fore the Royal Academy of Amster.
dam. 1t is proposed TO call the phenom-
enon the Flaw of the permanent level"
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Maybe.

II hear you are going with a lady,
Judge"
"Sorter. Would II be contempt OF
court II l kissed herr"
81 dunno. These are queer days,
Maybe it would be contempt of court
II you charlottesville Courier
Journal.
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a Waste Of Good Enolish.

Bobby" said his mother. why do
you keep telling I;uver to sci up,
when you know sit up Is what you
should say?"
'0h. we'll. mother said Bobby, 'of
curse ! know lots Of grammar, but
! don't like { o waste II on Rover when
he doesn't know the difference. being
a dog"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-10-05
Where He Got the Cash.

The Inspector entered a classroom
and held up several coins.
Can any boy tell me what l am
holding?' he asked.
Money, SIR" answered one
Fright, my boy. Now, who knows
where this money was nader
please sir. at the races" called out
a boy at the back.-London TitIBits.
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Decided Difference.

PA" what's a slush fund.-"
'It's a large sum Of money raised
by AN opposing political party for COZ
rupt purposes"
But. pa. doesn't yoSr party I've
have a slush fund?'
mo. my son. We merely raise 6
little money for legitimate expenses
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-10-05
Floor Plan.

added convenience for the entire
household. The goodsized living room
is given a cheerful touch with u fire.
place. The dining room has five win
dows and is Of ample size. Each Of
the two bedrooms adjOins the bath
and the kitchen Is nicely located In
relation 4 the dining room. Having
me Icebox on the rear porch vii
be approved by nos housekeepers.
Now. whit this Is a quality hume
built Of quality materials, still II is not
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-10-05
Throwing Cold Water.

The young hunter a baasting
about his success. 1--WE had not been
nrnting long" he related. when sud
eenly my rifle cracked. There lay y
raisbit dead at my feet"
"Had IL been dead lOng?" inquired
the listener.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-10-05
Don't Forget cuticura TaIeum

When adding to your toilet requisites.
An exquisite face, skin, baby and dust
Ing powder and perfume. rendering
other perfumes s~uperfluous. You may
rely on II because one Of the Cuticura
Trio (Soap, Ointment and Talcum).
25c each Observation-Disclosures
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-10-05
Professional View.

Prisoner-But | wOu'1 rather tell
my own story. Don't you think II
would he believed?
Lawyer-Ies, that's the trouble; IL
would carry conviction With il.
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The Traitor.

Boss MIR. Lindelof, | have forbid
den all evity in office hours. Now. ON
of tie young ladies' has compluine,
that YOU have kissed her!
Clerk-Which one was III
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-10-05
How to Please.

II you want to get rich from writ
Ing, write the sort of thing that Is read
by persons who mov their lips when.
they read TO themselves. Don Mar
quis In the New York Sun. I
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-10-05

Friendship is row boiled down and
favored with sweet thoughts, kind
words and friendly deeds.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-18
JIMMY MURPHY
WINS 225 MILE
AUTO CLASSIC
Accident Features Thrill
ling Races at Union
town

UNIONTOWN, Pa, June IL
Jimmy Murphy won the 225-mIle
universal trophy race here this aft
eruoon after terrific grind in
which he was set back "A sew laps to
shift a tire. But after he got started
he began to climb up on the leaders
and soon took the lead and was
never headed.
Milford was second; Wooderlich,
third. Fetterman. fourth; Haide,
fifth.
Murphy's time was 2:12;15.I4 and
he averaged 1922 miles an hour.
The previous speed record was 9S.8
miles an hour held by Fetterman in
1921.
Murphy on the forty-sixth lap lost
the lead when his tire threw parts
high in the air about the Erandstand.
Milton led in the forty seventh lap,
HartZ second.
Murphy shifted his tires In . Sec
onds but dropped back In fourth
place, almost "a lap behind Milton
and Hart2.
Millions car ran through the rail-
ing Of the grandstaud after mad
rush across the track but no one
was hurt. His life was saved when
he 80 mahcuvoroG his car that no
prevented It from ovcrturniug. Mil
ton told race officials his accident
was caused when one OF mis- wneeis
collapsed.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-18
Boston Is After
Tulsa's S Contract
With Stranger

An ironclad contract signed by
Billy Sandow. manager OF champion
I'D (Strangler) Lewis, makes the ap-
pearance OF Lewis here on July 3 a
certainty. Under any other condi-
tions the coming Lewis-Zbyszko o
championship battle might have
been shifted to Boston or one or the
other big wrestling centers. The
Boston promoters have offered a
cash bonus. and payment OF all pre-
limlnnry advertising to the local
club IL they would transfer tho cons
tract to the eastern club. The an
Rwer to all such offers has been a
flat refusal by the local club who
have been fortunate In landing tho
big plum" for tulsa on July 3,
Contracting for the moving pic
ture rights at the coming match still
remains problem for the local
club 10 settle with the wrestlers.
Billy Sandow wired into the club
officials yesterday stating that he
had received offers from several
moving picture corporations and
would not consent TO close with any
one for tho picture rights until he
could consider ali offers. Saudow
Is now IN Chicago conierlng with
two producers and says he Will have
q proposition 90 offer the early part
Of tho week.
Arrangements arc now being
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-18
BY L. l.. STONE.

Has Jack Britton. KING pin OF all
welters, who has been one OF tho
most consistent fighters since he
started his ring. career in Mllwau-
kee some 10 years ago. lost his cum
ming? Can Benny Leonard invade
a class above him and topple the
champion from this time-worn
perch?
with the turning OF each week
bringing the Leonard Brltton cham
piOnshlp bout In Madison Square
velodrome on Juno 20 nearer rapid
". these two questions are hecom-
ing moro and moro prominent In tho
fistic chatter as the summer wears
on.
II Benny Is successful in unseat-
Ing the welter title, he will be the
fourth fighter I'm the history OF the
game to hold the championships OF
two divisions. Bob Fltzsimmons,
Terry McGovcrn and Johnny Buff
are the three fighters who have ever
held tho distinction OF being twice IA
champ.
Benny Has All 90 Gain.
Barring gate receipts, Leonard has
everything TO gain and nothing to
lose. The lads are fighting at the
welter limit and Benny's lightweight
title Is in no way endangered, while
Britton trundles his crown into the
ring with him. And the meeting
viii be one OF these little 16-round
decision affairs, which makes Il so
much more binding.
Leonard can throw some caution
to the hreezes blowing over the gar
den and wade into the champ, with
the hopes Of wearing the fast-aging
leather puSher down, while the fight
] 10. gti - I'm,
to sleep while he is wondering what
to do next. That Is, he can II he
can.
There are scads Of writer's who
point 10 the fact that Britton--who
by the way was christcncd william
j. Brcslin--ls near--in the 40-ycar
mark, the nice ripe age when most
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-18
WHITNEYS ENTRY
LEADS FAV0RITE
BY FIVE LENGTHS
Snob II, Cosden's Three
Year-Old, Was Third
to Finish

NEW YORK, June 17.-Morvlch,
hailed as the successor to Man o.
war. met his master today in Whlsk
Away. a colt that he had defeated
pst year. 1t happened in the Carl
ton stakes at Aqueduct before n
monster crowd that was amazed to
see Benjamin Blocks wonder colt
trailing eight lengths behind II. r..
Whitney's entry at the finish.
Whisk Away eased up. came with
IN four-fifths OF a second OF tying
the American record for the mile,
taking the lead at the barrier, re-
tanning command all the way and
finishing In 1885 as. II was Nor
Ichs thirteenth start, but track fol-
lowers disregarded the superstitious
digit In explaining the upset. There
Is much significance in the fact that
the winner carried only los pounds
TO Morvlch's 1913.
Whisk Away dominated the run
ming and at no time was threatened.
He defeated Norwich by five lengths.
covering the distance in 1886 3-5.
The track record IL 1885
Whisk Away shot 90 the front
when the barrier was raised and
was never headed. Had not the
Whitney colt been pulled up towards
the finish, he could have won by
twice the distance.
Johnson, on Norwich, rode the
Kentucky derby winner hard, but It
was OF no avail.
The large crowd that thronged
the course almost generally backed
Norwich to win. odds OF Q TO 10
were iaid against him while Whisk
Away was quoted at 12 to s.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-18
Lewis Had Linow
Out on His Feet
With deadlock

Many strange tales have been re-
counted about Stranger Lewis and
his famous deadlock but one of
the most interesting OF all Is the
match that the big KentuCkian had
with LinOw, the Russian grappler In
New York some months ago.
one Of the most peculiar things
In the mat game occurred when
Lewis put Linow out on his feet with
the famous deadlock. Liuow, sec
ond-rater and trial horse for as
plring mat men. is II tough bird
known FOR his rough tactics on
the mat. Lewis and Linow had
Wrestled, In the match under dis
cussiou, for nearly two hours with
out and damage done WHOM the
Stranger suddenly ciamped On his
headlOCk.
The moment Lewis fastened the
lock on LinOw's jaw, the Russian's 5
knees began to sag, but before he
could fall Lewis started 10 drag him
across the mat. When the reache d
the middle of the ring, Liuow's knees
stiffened COnvulslWely he stood per-
foctly erect with both hands hln%-
ing to his sides and gazing v1canuy
out over the audience, while Lewis
was pulling one way and the other
80 fast that Linow could not fall.
Llnow was completely unCouns-
ciOus and after tho referee sue
ceeded in parting Lewis grip, II
was so minutes before the big Rus
sian came out OF IT.. lie knew moth
ing Of what bad happened and as
soon as his senses returned ne be
gan to grapplo with his handlers
with both hands, though Lewis had
long since left the ring. Linow s
manager had a hard time convincing
him that he had been defeated.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-18
Challenger Has Everything to Win and
Nothing to Lose in Decision Bout
With Welterweight Champion

or the fighters begin to settle down
and run n gym or take up golf.
There is no doubt that BrittOu has
felt the demands OF time, but no
stlll knows his stuff
Brtton Is keeping his fast pace In
the ring His 1920 and Fl string OF
fights Ia longer than those OF pre-
vious years. lIo IS u ring general
par excellence. ana one OF the craft
lest mixers who ever pulled on a
padded glove. He will have five
or slx pounds advantage over the
polished challenger -- and that's
that
This isn't the first time that tho
two fighters have met. While tho
record book bears the legend mo
decision" following each bout, news
paper clippings OF few years back
and cyewitnesses OF the fights have
quite a tale 10 tell.
In 1917 they crawled through the
rings ut i40 pounds In a New York
City ring. The betting at the ring
side was , TO / that Britton wouldn't
last the limit. And IL wasn't his
fault that he did, From the first.
Leonard made lunch meat Of him.
Brltton was hanging on with feet
and arms. Time after time Kid Me-
Partland, who refereed the fight,
separated the men. Then Brltton
warned MCFARLAND to stay out OF
the way ana let chem alone. when
tho referee parted them again. Brit
ton caught him on the point OF the
chin and the fight went on. Br.tton
stayed, but that Is all he ala.
Tho following year, they were re-
matched in Philadelphia, In a six
fHl o. Il al u ! 4
ringsIde. what Brltton didn't do
10 Leonard, isn't done In the best OF
fights. The wcltcr king closed both
of Bonny's eyes and spent the re-
mainder Of the time chasing him
around the ring
Their next fight IS at the welter
limit of 147 pounds. The Odds-at
least th.s far from the scene OF the
Nght-arc figured 10 favor Britton.