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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-10-06
COLONIAL Is SOLD.
New Owner, Mrs. A. l.. Trip, Who
Took Possession Friday Price Is
Said to Have Been $4,000.

The Colonial. an apartment house at
the corner of High and Oak streets,
which was built by the late Charles o.
Robbins of the firm of Robbins & Cowles,
was sold Friday by Mrs. Robbins TO Mrs.
Maud A. Trip of Cedar street, wife of
Arthur l.. Trip of the Roberts Auto
Co. Immediate possession was given
Mrs. Trip buys for an investment. The
price is said to be $4,000.
The building was erected in 1903 and
the late Mrs. Mary G.. Warder was the
first one to occupy an apartment there
in, moving there Nov. 1, 1903, and re-
manning there until her death. Mrs.
Robbins has occupied that apartment
since Oct. /. 1919, and plans to remain
there. The apartments are fully rented
and the property is in an excellent state
of repair. No particular changes are
contemplated. Mr.. and Mrs. Trip plan
to remain where they are.
The building is 30 by II feet, three
stories high, of Colonial exterior with
circular bay windows extending to the
third story roof and capped by small
balconies. There are four seven-room
apartments and two six-rOom apart
ments. The APARTMENTS are equipped
with large bath rooms, buffers pantries
china closets, permanent ranges and re
frigerators, set tubs, and ash-chutes from
| the coal rooms. The finish is of natural
| birch and southern pine. the floors being
| hardwood. Each apartment is provided
with separate cellar. The colonia
, idea has been closely followed in the
main features. The sale was made
through James B. Randoll's real estate
| agency.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-10-06
IMPROVEMENTS AT THEATRE.
New Ventilating System and Exterior
Decorations at Princess-24-Inch Sue
ton Fan Run BY Electricity.

Improvements including new ven
tilating system and exterior decorations
have been made at the Princess theatre
on Elliot street
The ventilating system consists of an
air shaft in the rear of the Princess
apartments, the theatre opening being
in the left front of the audience room,
and 24-inch suction fan. This fan runs
by electricity and is operated from the
box Office. 1t takes out $500 cubic feet
of air minute. With the foul air being
drawn out at this rate while fresh air is
flowing in the atmosphere of the theatre
is greatly improved.
The front of the theatre has been re-
decorated, the lower paneling being a
soft brown and the upper panels a light
buff, while the square pillars and trim
mings are in green bronze. Frosted lights
replace the ordinary lights formerly used
over the entrance. Two new dome lights
will be put in-one on each side of the
box office-as soon as they arrive.
New frames to be used for photographs
posted outside the theatre have been or
dered and part of them have arrived.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-10-06
CHARLES S. HIGLEY DIES.
West Brnttleboro Resident Has Attack
Of Heart Disease While Overseeing
Work i'm His Cellar.

Charles Summer IIigley, 60, died sud
denly. of heart failure about $50 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon in his home in West
Brattleboro. Mr.. Higley was seriously
ill several weeks this summer, but. had
gained so that he was around the house
and able to walk out q short distance
each day He was in J. l.. .Stockwelfs
store Tuesday noon. His illness dated
back to last winter when he was taken
with brights disease and was confined to
his home the greater part of the winter.
AT the time of his death he was in the
cellar of his home, overseeing putting in
some wood, when he was taken sud-
denly i'll and died before medical aid ar
rived.
Mr.. IIigley was born in Marlboro, on
what is known as IIigley hill, Feb. II,
1851 He was the youngest of four chill
dren of Luke Y. and Ehnice (Mathcr)
Higley and was the last surviving mem
Der of his family. He lived in Marlboro
until about IA years ago, when he came
to West Brattleboro to make his home
and had lived there since that time. He
was employed a number of years at the
factory of the Estey Organ company. but
for the past few years has done painting
and papering for himself. He married
Miss Mile Johnson of Marlboro: the
| Sept. 13, 1888 One son was born to
them. Homer Luke Higley, who has had
government position in Panama tn,
past 10 years. and who is now spending
several weeks vacation at his home il
| West Brattleboro. The latter hat
planned a long vacation this year at his
home, but came earlier than anticipated
upon receiving cablegram in August
as his father was seriously i'll then ant
| his recovery was not expected.
J Besides his wife and son, Mr.. Higley
leaves two nephews, Ernest Winchester
of West Brattleboro and Robert Higle!
of Brattleboro. and two nieces, Mis-
| Sadie Winchester, teacher in Woodmere
| L. l.. and Mrs. Florence Holton o
Athol. Mass. He also leaves severa
| cousins.
The funeral will be held this after
noon at 8 o'clock in his late home. Rev
| r. p. Wood, pastor of All Souls church
J will officiate The burial will take plac
| in Meeting House Hill cemetery.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-10-06
REAR ADMIRAL CLARK DEAD.
Famous Commander of. Oregon and Ma
tive Of Vermont Passes Away at Home
af naupbtpr

Rear Admiral Charles Edgar Clark, U.
s. N, retired, died at the home of his
daughter in Long Beach, Cal, Sunday.
He was 79 years old.
1t was Rear Admiral Clark who guided
the battleship Oregon in its race against
time on voyage equal to half way round
the world without single mishap to men
or machinery. The race occurred during
the opening days of the Spanish-Ameri-
can war. Clark, then a captain, was "a
years old. Between him and his destina
tion was the continent of South Amer
lea, the gales and turbulent waters of
the Straits of Magellan, where Spanish
torpedo boat lurked Also and fleet of
Spanish cruisers waited in the Caribbean
sea. On the afternoon of the 9th day
Of sailing the Oregon steamed into Jupite
rainlet OFF Florida, unframed and ready
for battle.
Rear Admiral Clark was born in Yer
mont in 1S43. At the age of 20 he was
ordered to the west gulf blocading squad
ron in the Civil war before he had fin
ished his second year at Annapolis. A
year later he was following Farragut
over the torpedo beds and past the forts
in tho battle of Mobile bay.
His naval career was varied. lie was
shipwrecked off the coast of British Co
lumbia in 1861, when the SuwaneC
| foundered, and through the loss of his
SuptTlOE OluCtTS Dpcuine COlnilldiueT VI
the 33 survivors, and organized them into
a defensive party to hold off 400 hostile
Indians until rescue arrived.
He watched the Spaniards, whom HI
was later to engage in battle, bombart
Valparaiso and Callao; he served on thu
Pacific West Indies and Asiatic sta
lions; was attached to the Brooklyn
Mare Island and Portsmouth navy yards
and instructed a class at Annapolis. Hi
spent three years in surveying the Nortl
Pacific coast, and four years in inspect
ing lighthouses.
On board the Oregon, he helped to de
stroy the Spanish fleet at Santiago ant
was advanced six numbers in rank 70
his distinguished services. At the ag
of 50 he again was advanced in rank
seven numbers, and promoted to rear ad
miral.
He rounded ont his career as comman
deu of the League Island navy yard a
governor for three years of the naval HON
at Philadelphia and as president of til
naval examining and retiring board. II
| was retired from the active service i
1905, on his CID birthday.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-10-06
AYRSHIRE cow WINS TEST.
Wis Tease of Vermont Industrial School
Farm Produces % Pounds Butter in
Day at Valley Fair.

The competitive test of dairy cows en-
tered at the Valley fair was completed
Thursday Sept. %, and the purebred
Ayrshire cow Wis Tease, owned by the
Vermont Industrial school at Vergennes,
won first prize of 500. The COW gave
IS poInds of milk. the average test being
3 per cent. The pounds of butterfat were
1891 and the pounds of butter 2.20,
f.. ii. Taylor, jr., of Shelburne, Mass,
won second prize of $50. His milking
Shorthorn COW, Beatrice, gave the same
number of pounds of milk as the first
prize winner, but her average test was
"a. The pounds of butterfat were 1.32
and the pounds of butter 1.54.
The third prize winner was Omega
Midget, owned by e. NJ. Lynde of Gull
ford. This COW, a purebred Jersey, gave
$50 pounds of milk and her average
test was AS. She gave .16 pounds of
butterfat and 1872 pounds of butter.
The award was $40.
The determining factor in the test was
the amount of butter produced in "a
hours. The tests were made Mt the
Brattleboro milk plant. w. l.. Sylves
ter was superintendent of this depart
nent.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-10-06

shortest hike in one day was two miles
from Lynn to Swampscott.
Old Bill has been an object of much
interest since Day arrived in Brattle-
boro. 1t is a stock of cactus plant which
Day picked up in the Arizona desert and
it is practically covered with emblems
which he has received from the many
fire departments which he has visited
en- route. He finds that many of his
best friends are the iremen in the vari-
Gus towns and cities, and when he
stopped at Central Falls, r. L., he
shipped back to San Francisco over 10
pounds of emblems.
Monday night Day was presented with
a shirt a pair of leggings, half can of
tobacco and a bunch of cigarettes by the
local fire boys and next morning Chief
Il. G.. Streeter took him on sightseeing
tour of the town by automobile. Day
left Tuesday morning at $50 for Will
mington from which town he continued
! on to Bennington and then to Science
tady, n. Y.
He will hike across New York state
to Buffalo, then to Cleveland, Chicago,
st. Paul to Billings, Mont. From that
point he will make drive to Seattle
and then down the western coast to San
| Francisco. to the end of his journey and
| $4,000. He left Keene Monday morn
| ing, coming to Brattleboro by way of
| Spofford lake.
The Airedale which accompanies him
| is the fourth dog which he has had
since starting on the trip. The other
| three became footsore and he had to give
| them away. This dog was presented to
| him at New Brunswick, n. j., and thus
far seems to have withstood the journey
almost as good as his master.
Day is clad in khaki and looks very
much like some of the top sergeants one
used to see at the training camps. He
is solidly built and has a heavy crop OF
black hair and heavy moustache. He
is ~ years of age, is five feet nine inches
tall and weighs 164 pounds. He has q
| genial disposition and is "A very pleasant
and interesting man with whom to con
| verse. There is no air of braggadociC
about him rather, is he quiet and unas
suming and always ready to answer
every question with sparkling eye that
denotes determination to win the goal he
| is after.
AS soon as Day reaches San Fran
CISCO and proof is submitted to his pub
| fishers, Days story will be accepted fol-
publication for which he will receive the
tidy sum of $4,000.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-10-06
POWER Project AT SUNAPEE.
John Il. Manley Vice President of $780,
600 Corporation-Will Erect Dam at
Fades Site

A power development just below
the outlet of Lake Sunapee, upon which
work has just been started, promises an
important addition to the electric en-
ergy available in that locality. Work
men are now putting in the foundations
for powerful hydro-eectric station
Just below the site of the old pulp mill,
the foundations being laid for stone
building in which will be placed gener-
ators capable of using the entire avail
able water power of Sugar river, which
has its source at the outlet of the lake.
Because of the great size of the lake,
and its storage capacity, it becomes one
of the most valuable power sources in
that locality.
The company is the Lake Sunapee
Power Co., incorporated under the
laws of New Hampshire for 100000.
The company also has Bought the land
and riparian rights between the old pa,
per mill at Wendell, three miles further
| down the river, and the Trow Lumber
| Co., mile and half farther down the
stream. The present plans. call for the
erection of dam at the old Fades dan
site on the road to Sunapee, and the
taking of water by n steel penstOck tt
the tail-race of the present paper mil
site at Wendell, giving over 100 fee
head and developing another 1,O0(
| horsepower.
The officers of the new company are
I. NJ. Frost of Rutland, president
John B. Nanley of Brattleboro, vice
president: and f. p. Murphy of New
port, n. H., treasurer. 1t is understood
! the company is affiliated with the Yer
mont Hydro Electric corporation anC
with the Newport and Sunapee electric
light companies. A 10-year contract ha
been signed with the latter companies
which includes an optional clause givini
them the right to buy the new pOwe
company mt an appraisal to be fixed b.
the New Hampshire public service com
|
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-10-06
WOMAN'S CLUB PROGRAM.
Mrs. Temple, First President, Present
Wednesday--New Year Books Are
Distrihutpd


New year books of the Brattleboro
Woman's club, which have just been dis
tributed to club members, indicate that
the club program will prove educational,
interesting and entertaining. The first
meeting of the 1922-1923 club year was
held Wednesday afternoon of this week
at All Souls parish house at 3 O'Clock.
Mrs. Levi ID. Temple of Upland, Cal.
the first president of the club, was
speaker. Federation reports were given.
music was rendered and tea was served.
Two of the meetings, Jan. 3, when the
annual muscales will be given, and
March Z, which will be guest night with
play by the dramatic committee, will
be held in the evening and will be open
to the public on payment of an admission
| fee.
| the free kindergarten and Austinc In
stitution will be guests of the club on
Children's day, Oct. IS. On Feb. Z, Edu-
cation day, all the teachers are invited
as guests of the club.
The calendar program follows:
Oct. 1S-Chldren's day, Birdland lee
ture-recital Edward Avis of New York.
Nov. 1.-The Mission Play, Elsie
Powers Corwin of Lowell, Mass.
Nov. -Americanzation, by Chan
cellor &C. s. McGown of Springfield
Mass.
Dec. G-Three one-act plays by Kath-
arne Haskell of Worcester, Mass.
Dec 20-An informal talk concerning
hospitals and nurses by Miss Celia e
Brian, superintendent of the Brattle-
boro Memorial hospital.
Jan. 3-Annual musicale, Misses
Frances and Grace Hoyt of New York.
Jan. 17-Romance of the Last Cru
SADIE. Major Vivian Gilbert of New
York.
Feb. 7-Education day. Music il
America, Mrs. j. w. Votey of Burling
E ton.
Feb. 21-The Poet Laureate of tn,
French Canadians. DIR. William II
= Drummond by Prof. d. L. Robinson o
Middlebury college.
March Guest night, play by dra
. matte committee of the club
March 21-Federation day. Mrs
Henry Slayton, president. of the stat
federation. of Morrisvillc.
April Modern Religious Tenden
e ces, Rev. Edwin =. Wood, pastor of Al
o Souls church, Brattleboro.
April 1S-Books and Magazines. OF
and New, by Mrs. II. ID. Wangner q
( Doubleday Page & Co., of Garden City
= l.. I.
e May 2-Annual meeting and luncheon
e A list of the club committees, whic
J. were not filed until just as the year boo
II went 10 press, lollOWS
Z Program-AIrs. Upton p Lord. Mr.
Melville L. Maurice, Mrs. Edwin
II Wood.
=. Music-NIrs. Henry A. Chandler. Mr.
n Clark II. Brownell, Mrs. Jacob Z. Este.
5. Social-Mrs. Howard l.. Farwel
s. Mrs. Fred X. Newell Mrs. Chester
d Leach Mrs. Robert Emery, Mrs. Ca
Vaetsch, Mrs. c. Arnold Pellet.
IN Ill.
l. Mrs. Burton w. Tarbox, Mrs. Winfre
II. Lane.
Kindergarten-Mrs Daniel j. Stolt
Mrs. Kenneth Il. Mosher, Mrs. LawrenC
q X. Barber.
Philanthropy-AIiss Faith l.. Yeay
Mrs. Fred G. Sargent, Mrs. Wilhelm
e Stelman, Mrs. Cyril b. Switzer, Mr.
& Frank Dye.
Ways and means-Mrs. Clarke
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-10-06

Fits, Mrs. Herbert A. Wood, Mrs. Da-
vid Grove, Mrs. w. l.. Duntley, Mrs.
Hermon Il. Eddy, Mrs. Ebert G. Ten
ney, Mrs. ID. w. Overocker.
Industrial and social conditions-Miss
Florence II. Wells. Miss Mary Croker,
Miss Florence NJ. Wellman.
Civics--Alrs. Walter #. Goddard, Mrs.
William T.. Dunlcvy, Mrs. Charles w.
Richardson, Mrs. Franklin s. Pratt
Hospitality and introduction--Mrs
William II. Richardson. Mrs. Harrie b.
Chase. Mrs. Joseph G.. Estey, Mrs. Louis
d. Greene, Mrs. George Il. Hunter, Mrs.
Carl f. Cain.
Dramatics-Mrs. William r. Daley,
Mrs. Harold Il. Whitney. Mrs. Ernest V.
Barre, Mrs. Robert l.. Fits, Mrs. Her
bert l.. Woodin.
Trcasurer's assistant-Alrs. Louis I.
Allen.
AuditOr-AIiss Ethel A. AIillington.
Property-Mrs Clarence l.. Stickney
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-10-06
Home Topics.

To keep in mind few proportions
does away with blind dependence on
recipes. An ounce of gelatine will jelly
a quart of liquid; a teaspoonful of salt
will season one quart of material; two
tablespoons of flour cooked in two table,
spoons of butter will thicken one cup of
liquid to be used for ordinary sauce. A
cup of liquid makes one loaf of bread /;
four eggs to quart of milk makes "A
good custard, but one that must be served
from the dish it is cooked in. Eight
eggs are needed for II quart of milk when
the custard is to be turned from a mold
in perfect shape.
SALLY II.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-10-06
CHuDREN'S AID CANVASS.
Local Campaign to Continue This Week
$500 Wanted Here-List of Chair
men for Towns Named.


Canvassers began Monday the local
campaign of the Vermont Children's Aid
society, which will last throughout the
week in an effort to raise 500 as this
towns share of Windham countys
quota of $3.50, Rockingham is not in
Guided in the campaign this fall, as
that town conducted a drive last spring
for the society.
All the money given in the campaign
work for which the field agents are Miss
l.. Josephine Webster of Burlington and
Miss Harriet Abbott of Bellows Falls.
A report of the society shows that
from Nov. Z, 1919, to Sept. 1, 1922,
6J4 eases were worked on in the state,
involving 2,114 children, 920 of whom
were in the southern district under
Miss Abbott OF the number in the
southern district Sc children were taken
into custody, SO were placed in free
homes, 46 were placed in boarding homes.
81 were placed in hospitals and 30
were given medical or surgical care. For
the entire state 1874 children were taken
into custody, 113 were placed in free
| homes, 101 in boarding homes 90 in hos
pitfalls, and 142 were given medical or
| surgical care.
Chairmen of committees who have
charge of the campaign in the various
towns of the county follow:
| Athens, Mrs. Ned Wyman; Brattle-
boro, Miss Faith l.. Yeaw; Brookline,
Mrs. Albert Austin; East Dover, Miss
| Winifred Sherman; West Dover, Mrs
Kenneth Jones; Dummerston, Miss
Grace Holbrook; Grafton Mrs. Charles
Daniels; Guilford, Mrs. Clarence
Thomas; Halifax, Mrs. Harry Learned
Jamaica, Mrs. II. w. Boyle; London
derry, Judge A. F.. Cudworth and Mrs
Frank Curtis Marlboro, Mrs. Henrietta
Stromberg; Newfane, Mrs Mary b
Maher; South Newfane, Mrs. j. Il
Morse Williamsville, Mrs. John vii
liams; Putney. Miss Bertha Estey
Townshend, Mrs. John Taft; West
| Townshend, Mrs. Charles Deane Yer
non, Mrs. Ella Amsden and A. G
Barnes Wardsboro, Miss Edith Kidder
Westminster, Miss Jessie Judd; viii
mington, Mrs. Porter Fitch; Windham
Mrs. Hattie Jones; Nottingham, Mrs
Lincoln Sawyer; Stratton, Mrs. Elmer
A. Eddy.
Following is list of the towns in thu
campaign together with the quotas as
signed to each:
1 30
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-10-06
HOPE TO REDUCE TUITION.
Trustees Of Mortified Schools to Can
vass Situation Oct. Usage Chapel
to Have Chimes.


An effort TO reduce the charges for
tuition and board will be made at the
fall meeting of the trustees of the North
field schools Oct. a. AT time when
other educational institutions are con-
stantly raising the cost of instruction,
Mortified seminary and Mount IIermon
are contemplating lowering charges in
an effort to live up to the program of
their founder, Dwight l.. Moody, the
evangelist who desired to give deserving
and promising Christian youths an edu-
cation when otherwise they could not af
ford one. Gifts of friends and work by
every student at each school made it
possible for the initial charge to be set
at 500 a year for each school. 1t was
Mr.. AIoody's idea that no youth deserved
an education who was not willing, to
help earn at least half of it.
The charge of 500 a year was sus-
tanned for many years through the gem
crosby of friends. but at the time of the
World war it was necessary to make
several large increases, bringing the fee
at Mortified seminary up to about 1925.
and raising the Mount Hermon charge
almost as high. If gifts from friends of
| the school are large enough, as will be
determined by n review of the fiscal
years finances ending Aug. 1, the trus-
tees will lower the charges. The initial
| cut may not be more than go year,
but il will be a move in the direction of
n less expensive education. Enrollments
at both schools are well up to the aver
age, and shortage of students will not be
Il motive TO influence the trustees.
The gift of Il set Of chimes to be placed
in the tower of Russell Sage Memorial
chapel is announced by William X
Moody, president of the Mortified
Schools. The donor wishes his nam,
withheld. The peal of chimes, which
will be set up this fall. it is expected
will be pleasing addition to the semi
nary's equipment.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-10-06
POOL AND BOWLING.
Odd Fellows Name Committees and Plans
Are Being Perfected-Call Out for
BOwlers to Sign Up.

Preparations are being made for
bowling and pool tournaments to be car
ried on by the Odd Fellows this season
Committees have been appointed and the
call has gone out for the bowlers to sign
up.
The bowling committee, which con.
sists of II. l.. Fitch, Richard Davis and
Martin johnson, asks all Odd Fellows
who desire to bowl to leave their names
with George ID. Reed at the temple as
soon as possible, as it is desired to start
the series as soon as plans can be per
fected.
On Monday Oscar Whitney, Walter
Fairbanks and Hugh Stowell were ap
pointed committee to have charge Of
the pool tournament. but they have moi
yet announced planG
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-10-06
ORGAN Statesmen MEET.
Annual Estey Organ School In Session
i'm BrattIebOrO.

The annual school for the Estey Or
gan statesmen began its sessions Monday.
The members present were J. w. Crooks,
III. Allen of New York, Amos Bowers
and Guy Boyer of Philadelphia, Char.
ence Briggs of Boston, Fred n. Hale OF
Chicago. b. II. Petit Of Dallas, Tex,
S. Dwight Smith of Pittsburgh, Pa,
Fred l.. Whidden of Columbus, and j.
b. Jamison of Lafayette, Ind.
The wives of Messrs. Bowers, Hale
and Petit accompanied them to Brat
tleboro.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-10-06

The railway which crosses the st.
the Alps. travels over 324 bridges of
more than 80 feet span, and through so
tunnels, the main one of which is nearly
10 miles in length.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-10-06
Breezy.

She lat the theatre)-It's frightfully
close in here.
He-Cheer up! The orchestra will
change the air in a minute.-Boston
Transcript.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-10-06
Handicapped.

This is an unequal world. Some are
born lucky and have to work. others
are less fortunate, they are born rich.
Boston Transcript.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-10-06

Queen Alexandra has a. pair of opera
glasses, made in Vienna, valued at
$4,000. They are of platinum, set with
diamonds, rubies and sapphires.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-10-06
He Doesn't Like II,

There is no use trying to joke with
woman. The other day Jones heard n
pretty good conundrum and decided to
try it on his wife.
: DO you know why / am like mule 2"
he asked her when he went home.
NO. she replied promptly. II know
YOU are, but / don't know why you are"