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Darkness Ends 2-2 Battle Between the
 Lookouts and Kids

Chattanooga < September 2-Darkness ended light hitting game between Chat tanooga and Little Rock in the eleventh inning today with the score tied at and 2. Drake went the entire route for Chat tanooga while Marberry gave way to A pinch hitter for Little Rock in the eighth and Clary finished, allowing only one hit.
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out all the way, nine hits being gathered off Walls. while Harring- ton was touched for six. Walls whiffed eight men 70 Harrington's four. Harrington did big bit toward his own win, by touching Walls for three hits. Edwin, Bog gan and Grill got duo each.
 Boggan was the hero. His timely bingies in the fifth and seventh tie- ing the score and pushing over the winning run. The game was fea- tured by the frequent bickerings with the sumps, Mackin of the Knights, being chased in the first. Score: R. H. E. Knights of Columbus .--... 5 Avondale Park .......... |
 Batteries: Harrington and Mackin; Walls and Bancroft,
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WiIsnn fn Eight Here.

Birmineham's next fight will see Claude Wilson in action again. Will son meets either Ashton Donza or some other picked foeman at the B. A. c. on September II. B. A. c. off, ficials state that they will give local fans a real pairing this time, but mention no names other than Donza-
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Champions Finish Strong and Defeat
 DoylieS, Score 6-3
September

Nashville. September 2.-Memphis evened the series with Nashville here to- day, winning, S to 3. Dickerman- though wild kept Nashville's hits scattered, while the champions hit Watkins hard in the first inning driving him from the box McQuillan, who relieved Watkins, allowed but two hits until the eighth in hing The fielding of Mcclellan, Morse and Knaupp featured. Score:
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MINNEAPOLIS SELLS
 WADE TO SENATORS

Minneapolis. September a-Richard Wade, heavy hitting center fielder of the Minneapolis American association baseball team. was sold to the Wash- ington club of the American league. it was announced today by George K. Bellen. president of the locals.
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SECOND GAME

Score by innings:
 Atlanta ................... oo2 900 s--4 New orleans .............. 900 900 s--3
 summary: Three-base hit, Gilbert. stolen base. Guyon. Sacrifice hit, Mayer Struck out. by Bailey 4, by Napier 2. Base on balls, off Bailey 5. off Napier 3. Left on base. Atlanta 9, New Orleans q. Hams.
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uitst AdNpp, Yockey, Taylor. Home run, Camp. Sacri- flee, Dickerman. Stolen base. McLarry 2, McMiilan. Huber. Double plays. Knaupp to We're; Taylor to McMillan; Huber to Yockey to McLarry. Innings pitched, by Watkins 1-3 with runs and hits. Struck out. by Dickerman B. Base on balls, off Watkins l, off McQuiilan 2, off Dtckerman 8. Wild pitch, Dickerman. Left on base Memphis 4. Nashville '. Losing pitcher. Watkins. Time ? hours. Empires, Dooian and Pfenninger.
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Summary: Two-base hits, Baker Hits, off Adams, 4 with runs in Ia inning Sacrifice fly, Henning. Stolen base, Schuster 2. Little, Ganong. Double plays. Keith to Looney to Carnes; Looney to Carnes. Left on base, Inglenook z, Avon dale 5. Base on balls Adams l, Mar shall 1. Hit by pitcher, Marshall Q-ittle). Struck out, by Marshall 5, Reeves 5. Passed balls. Ganong. Time, 2:l5. Um- pires, Fowler and Compton.
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GREENwoo OWNS

GREENwOO OWNS
 Greenwood, Miss. September 2.- The locals took advantage of extra base hits and Greenville,s errors taking today's game. 10 to {.
 Score. pu n Greenviiie Greenwood . IA Batteries: Nichols and Stapleton: Boyd, Pearson and Bobo.
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CUBS WIN THE THIRD

CUBS WIN THE THIRD
 Yazoo City, Miss. September D. Especial. l.)-Clarksdale made 1t three in a row from the crippled Sox by taking today's game. 8 to 3.
 Score' R.HE. Jackson ................ Il 1 Clarksdale " o11 A Batteries: Miller, Rose and Bryan. Weeks. Thrasher, Wallace and Potts
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AVONDALE INDEPENDENTS DEFEAT GIBSON PARKERS

Avondale Independeents defeated the Gibson Park outfit yesterday aft ernoon, ' to 5. The game was fea- tured by Aycock's fielding, Wages pitching and Roe's hitting. Score
 Score. R. H. E. Avondale ........... 4 Gibson
 Batteries: Wages and Blitching- ton; Corners, Gribbons and Bigem.
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COTTON STATES
 LEAGUE
ToRIxELsoN IN FORM

Meridian, Miss. September 2-(Spe- cial)--vicksburg defeated Meridian in the last game of the series today, l to 0. The lone tally was made with walked batsman. a sacrifice and a single in the first inning.
 It was a pitchers duel between Pelle and Torkelson, the latter pre- ventin gthe locals on two occasions from scoring with the bases full and none out. The Greenwood Indians come to Meridian for four games, mornin gand afternoon, Labor Dav. and a double header Tuesday, which will wind up the season.
 Score: RH E vicksburg 2 -'A ot tNioiA
 Batteries: Torkelson and Foy; Pelle and Kohlbecker.
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APPALACHIAN LEAGUE At Knoxville {. Johnson City (11 in- Al Greenvills $. Kingsport .. At Bristol $, Cleveland (.
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Thompson and Day.
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BY GEORGE AIDE

full Uniform. and a Senegambian
with a Red Cap. who hunted up
the Taxi.
After waiting many weary years,
Sylvester once moro had a School
Desk Of his own. 1t was in the
Tar corner Of a crowded Pit sur
rounded by elevated Seats. The
Hon. Sylvester found himself en-.
tirely surrounded by victims of in
voluntary Dumbness.
BY referring to a printed list
he asoertained that he was q mem.
ber of the Committee on Manual
Training for the Alaska Indians.
After three months he met q Ma
tionai Committeeman with a Pull
who promised to secure him an in
PRODUCTION to the Speaker 30 that
he could maneuver around and get
something into the Record before
his time was up,
In the meantime, he 10 heard 20
advantage on every Roll Call, and
the traducers back in the District
have not been able to lay a finger
on anything Crooked,
MORAL There Is always Room
and Board at the Top.
Copyright, ls2a. by the Bell Syndicate
Ino.)
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The Days Of Spring were length.
ening and the Campaign was not
Ear distant when Sylvester. after
looking at the Signs In the Sky
and putting his Ear to the Ground,
discovered that he was thoroughly
impregnated with Progressive Doc.
trines,
Tho change came overnight, but
he was In the Band Wagon ahead
OF the Driver. After tho heated
Radicals In every School District
had listened to Sylvester and
learned that all his Views coin,
cided to q T with their own re,
vised schedule. they lined up and
iandslided.
On November morning Our Hero,
no longer a penniless Law Stu,
dent. but owing. at q conservative
Estimate, between $4,000 and
$4,000, sat TRANQUILITY in front Of
the Theme Steak. the Eggs, the
Batter Cakes, the Cinnamon Rolls,
and the Reservoir of Coffee, COM
prising the Breakfast Of one who
always remained near to the Rank
and File,
LEAVES FOR THE BATTLE.
His Hair was reached in q new
way, for the Bulletins at Mid
night had told him that he was a
Congressman.
Those who had known him In
the old Free-Lunch Days, now felt
honored TO receive his stately Sal.
utation as he moved slowly from
the Post Office up to the Drug
Store, to buy his Bronchial
Lozenges.
Many Of the Lower Classes were
gathered at the Station when he
started for Washington to fight in
the impending Battle between the
Corn-shuckers and the Allies Of
Standard OIL.
Men and Women standing right
there in the Crowd covld remem.
Der when he had borrowed his
first Dollar.
Sylvester and his glossy Trunk
arrived at the Capitol. where they
were pleasantly received by the
Agent a the Transfer Company In
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THE EXPLANATION.

In q country house the visitor
was put into the haunted chamber.
In the middle Of the night he was
awakened by feeling. to his horror,
that the bed clothes were being
dragged off him. He held on to
them desperately. but they were
ruthlessly snatched away. He got
up, dressed himself. and waited in
speechless fear for the morning.
In the breakfast-room he was
about to tell his fearful tale when
another guest said to the hostess:
II woke so cold in the night
that I went into the ghost room
and took the clothes off the bed,
to make myself warm. I knew you
wouldn't put anyone In there"
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THE TOILSOME ASCENT AND SHINING TABLE-LAND

NCE upon a time, out in tho
Rubber Boot Reservation.
~ the stork came staggering
up to q Frame Dwelling with q
hefty Infant. Tho arrival was un.
der the Zodiacal Sign Of Taurus,
the Bull Every Omen was pro.
pitious.
Even while he was In the Gus
tody of tho Old Women Of the
Township. he began reaching for
everything he saw and testing his
Voice.
Tho head Prophecies called at
tention to his aggressive Style and
predicted a political Career.
II was a cinch Horoscope, for
the Begetters were q successful
Auctionser and q Peetsss OF local
reputs.
The Child was christened syi,
vester, In anticipation OF his fu.
ture Greatness,
At school he was Dummy In
Mathematics and a Lummux in
Spelling, but in the Friday after.
noon declarations and debates he
was in the lead, wearing Bells,
He never forgot that Facts are
nonessential IL the Vocal Cords
are In tune. When the Pupils
tackled the old standby, Resolved,
That Education is Better than
Riches" he could tremolo On the
Affirmative one day and then re-
vertebrate for the Negative one
week later, never doubling his own
Sincerity at any stage Of the
Game,
The Grinding classmates who
had secured the mark Of A in Ge-
emetry and Rhetoric were not in
the running on Commencement
Day. Our Hero got his Diploma
on a F1uke, but when he appeared
on the Rostrum between an OLE
ander and the Members Of the
Board he had all the Book Worms
crushed under his Heel.
He pulled out the stop marked
'Vox Humana" and begged his
Hearers to lift the sword of JUS
tice and with II smite the Deluge
OF Organized Wealth which was
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THE BETTER WAY.

1--WE Just heard OF q new charm
to tell whether anyone loves you;
and, II 30. who II is," whispered
Elsie.
what Is TT" queried Sophie. alb
sently lingering q new diamond
ring.
"Wsn, you take four or five
chestnuts, name them each after
some man you know. and then put
them on the stove, and the first
one that pops 10 the one that loves
YOU"
"H'mr' said Sophie. II know a
better way than that"
do your"
Yes. indeed. BY my plan you
take one particular man. place him
on the sofa in the parlor, sit close
to him with the light q little low,
and look into his eyes. And than.
II he doesn't pop. you'll know lis
time to change the man on the
sofa"
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He played the social String from
the w. C. T. U. TO tho Elks and
was q blood. brother Of the Tin
Horn and acidulated Elder with
the ncant SSilligans.
In order to keep tho High
Binders and the Epworth Leaguers
both on his Staff at enc and the
samo time, he had to be some
Equiiibrist, 30 he never hoisted q
Slug except In his own Office.
where he kept Il behind the su.
preme Court Reporters,
When he went out the third time
for the same Job. the Voters saw
II was no use trying to block him
off, 20 he landed,
In the full crimson Of Triumph
he never forgot for o moment that
he was 4 servant Of the Pehee-
pull and might want to run for
something else in the near future,
He tempered Justice with Mer-
ey and quashed many an fndict,
ment IL the Defendant looked like
o grateful Geezep who might be
useful In his swR Precinct,
No enc dared to attack him be-
cause Of the fact that he had de-
iivered a Lecture te the eager
yeung souls at the Y. M. O. A., In
which he had exhibited a Road
Map that proved that adherence to
the Cardinal Virtues leads uner-
ringiy to Success,
At the age Of thirty-twa he
broke iRte the Legislature and was
fearless In discussing any pro-
posed Measure that did not worry
tho Farmer Vote in his own Dis
triot,
WAS RAVING B8sC8.
As for Wall Street and the Plum
derbund, when he got after them
he was a raving Bosco. A regu-
lar woof.woofer and bite their
heads off.
In. course Of time his Hair out
grew the Legislature. He was on
whispering terms with a clean ma
jority of all the Partisans In three
connecting Counties, 80 he began
10 run amuck a. . Candidate for
Congress.
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in the house TO attract files. But
don't think I'm complaining"
Pop said. mo. you amt COM
planning. You sound like the
cheer leader for the sick commit
tee Of my lodge"
MON didn't say anything to this.
but she had q peculiar expression
on her fists.
Pops one good eye was looking
In admiration at the oyster and
he said. I'VE was married by .
Justice Of the peace and since then
there has been neither peace nor
Justice
"It seems that any couple like
Us that has been married and bat.
Ting for thirty years ought TO bs
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CONSCIENCE.

Jsdse not too harshiy. Life is but
Spun :, the subtle fsses that swsr's
With Wild or .lurEish moods. which
flow and ebb,
In e.olstsred currents moving through
Those inner forces struggling TO be free,
Are Visions Of the conscience held ~
Arise and surge, In hopeful destiny,
lose their way.
Tho voice .withi.. which calls serene
and clear,
Seem: lost mid the vague. fantastic
Where phsntoms ioltsr with . grin and
That lure the fancy in . rrsvious
haze. Q
There j. q right and wrosr to Hfe's
which 4 ,.:In.S calmly DoDdsrsd may be wise
Full felt beyond disputes Of common
And with true strength Of manhood
sought or spurned.
Youth l. ct fault! His vain and idle
Haye served ss ruefui pitfalls Of dis
But mock the soul Of hope with wastS-
fpl schemes,
While axe bewails dead years Of hap
GEORGE SANDS JOHNSON.
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crouched and ready to spring
upon tho Common People.
In pleading for tho cause Of La.
Dor. he spoke as an Expert. for
once he had strung q Clothes.
Line for his Mother.
He got tho biggest Hand Of any
one at the Exercises. After do.
nouncing the predaeeous Interests
he relapsed into an attitude Of
Meditation, with the Chin on the
starched Front, very much like .
Steel Engraving OF Daniel Webs.
ter,
The enthraiied Tewnsmen, see,
ing him thus with the Right Hand
buried In the Sack Suit and q
raven Mop projecting In the rear,
allowed that there was nothing to
1t, He was Genius and billed
through for the Legislature,
BECOMES FRIEND OF ALL,
At every hotel Banquet, whether
by the Alumni of the Shorthand
College OF under the auspices Of
the Piano Movers Pleasure Club,
he was right up at the Head Table
with his Hair Fumpied, ready to
exchange a MsHologus for q few
warm Oysters and a cut Of with.
cred Chicken.
On Memorial Day 1t was Syives-
ter whe choked up while laying
his BenedictioH on the Comrades
Of the q. A. r. On Labor Day he
unbottoned his Vest all the day
down, held q trembling Fist clear
above the ieeRiRs Mat, and demand.
ed a living Wage for every Teller,
Consequently, he acquired repute
as q staunch Friend of the Asri-
culturist, the Steam Filter, the
Old Soldier, the Department Store
Employee, and others accustomed
to voting In Shoals.
In order to mature himself and
be seasoned for onerous Respon-
sibilities, he waited until he was
twenty-five years Of age before at
tempting to gain a frontage at the
Trough. -
1t was highly important that he
should serve the suvrIn People IN
some capacity involving Compen-
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an oyster in his arms. would you:
It seems that nom would. and
pop tore a new gate in the fence
and ran down to the village tavern
where all the other unhappy hus-
bands hung out to join the de-
feated majority.
Joe Glootz. the bartender, saw
pop come in with the oyster on
his face and said. well, I'm glad
to see you are bringing your own
free lunch" Pop looked 50 hun
cry that Joe put the cat in the
cash register. Then nom sent me
down after pop to tell him that II
he didn't hurry home the supper
would get cold. Pop asked II MON
was mad at him yet, and I said
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sation. II was fairly important
TO him and Il was vitality import,
ant to . certain Woman Of gam.
bling Disposition. who operated .
Boarding House,
MAsSA6ED VOTERS,
because syirs er had admins.
tered personal a age 10 every
Voter within five Miles Of his Of.
fioe, ne thought he osusd leap into
the Arena and claim an. immediate
Laurel Wreath by the mere charm
and viser Of his Personality,
He ignored the Whispering fkss
who met him In the dina Back
Room, with Cotton plugged In the
Key Hole,
The Convention met, and when
u came time to nominate O Can,
didate fer States Attorney, all
syivester's tried and true Friends
among the Masses were at home
working in the Garden sF spread
out In the Hammock,
The Traction Engine pulled the
Juggernaut over the Popular Idol,
They lit on him spraddied cut,
They gave him the Doo.Doe,
Next day he was back In his
usual Haunts, with q prep Smile,
shaking hands with all who had so
recently harpoened him. As a
Come Back he was certainly the
rssilisRt Kid.
Those who had marveied ut his
seie-ieather Organ Of Speech now
had to admire his sheet metal
sensibilitiss, nor could they deny
that he possessed al the attributes
OF q sound and durable Candidate.
DOES ANOTHER COMEBACK,
He had learned his Primer lesson
In Politics. A. soon a. he saw
that he could not throw out the
Combination, he came into the Cor.
rai' lay down In the Dust and
allowed them to brand him as a
Regular. When he came to bat
the second time he had the Per
manent Chairman and the Te,lers
and all the Roush-Nects plugging
for him, consequently II was a
pipe, But II was . case OF Re-
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able to borrow some money onsit.
The world war lasted four years
and look at all the war loans they
got"
Nom hollered: IF there Is going
to be. any Victory bonds sold. I'll
be the guy who Is going to issue
them"
Then she went to the top Of
the stairs and shouted down to
me. Minnie, bring UP another
oyster. Your pops black eye 10
going to have twins"
In about two minutes, the cur
niturs wus In q panic and pop
came down the steps hollering,
Good heavens. woman, you
wouldn't strike . man with
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THERE FOR A PURPOSE.

Mrs. Tompkins had given an in
vitation to a few Of her friends to
spend a pleasant evening with her.
With music, cards and gossip the
time was passing beautifully when
one of the invited guests noticed
the hostess little girl sitting on a
chair where she had been seated
all the evening.
Going up to her the good lady
said: "Well. my dear, you are a
good. quiet little girl. VIII you
sit on my knee?"
mo, thank you," said the little
one demurely. II mustn't"
Mustn't, my dear? I don't un-
derstand," queried the lady.
'Well, you seeP was the meek
reply. I've got to sit still and hide
the hole in this chair"
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THE FAMILY ALBUM

VT1ELL, hello. we didn't e1-
w we would have locked the
door. No, we can't play the phon-
ograph, because we lost the needle.
Pop thinks that Mile Mean
mouth stole 1t. You know the
DibbdabbsN and the Riffraffs were
over here last Wednesday, but
pop thinks 1t was Millie Mean
mouth. She'd swipe the axle
grease off a baby carriage.
Pop says the installment man
guaranteed the phonograph for
five years and now that the needle
is gone, he wants a new machine.
Pop doesn't like to fight, but he
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THE GLOOM DISPELLER.

Dear Bill: There In a lunch coun-
ter man who works at night in q
certain lunch room on Pennsyl-
vania avenue. II you are blue or
down-hesrted when you go In there
1t will vanish with his CHEEKY voice
and pleasant mien. It is too bad
this world is not possessed Of more
fellows Of his type. He, Is a daily
reader Of the G. o. c.. which may
be one Of the reasons he keeps in
such good spirits. Anyhow, here
goes:
One mighty fine fellow Is Freddie
Kinds,
Who dishes out victuals OF many
kinds.
To all he Is as pleasant as can be,
He's the essence Of affability.
DOC RADF0RD.
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Next Day He Was Back At His Usual Haunts With Prop
Smile,

to make o Presentation Speech to
the Chief Of the Fire Department.
Talk about your Rubber Coresl
The harder they trun him down
the higher he bounced back.
Those who had been marked by
Fate to be his Constits began to
see that Sylvester was something
inevitable and not TO bc denied,
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THE II AND s PHONOGRAPH.

Mrs. H. L. R.. who proposed the
idea that contribs send in comical
drawings of themselves. thinks we
should have a daily phonograph
record for II and s. She suggests
that we start off with the record
entitled How the Chewing Gum
Lost Its Flavor on the Bed Post
Over Night"
Odelia Flanagan chewed gum,
Her jaws had many crazy mo-
tions,
And when not chewing chewing
gum
She was using face lotions.
She chewed one stick of gum
Until Il cried out In pain;
At night she put 1t on the bed post.
The next day she chewed Il again.
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A RICHMOND.wAsHING-
TON TROLLEY LINE.

Editor H and g: All places Of
amusement are closed in Rich
mond, Va, every Sunday. From
Richmond to Ashland, Va, there
IL a trolley line Of about sixteen
miles. Ashland. by way Of Fred
ericksburg to Alexandria, 10 only
about IS miles.
Ten thousand people from Rich
mond. Fredericksburg and other
points in Virginia would visit
Washington every Sunday II they
could get there conveniently by
trolley at reasonble prices.
II Richmond could be connected
with Washington by a fast trolley
line IL would mean to the mer-
chants Of Washington millions Of
dollars of additional business every
year; business, too, that does not
now come to Washington.
WASHINGTONIAN.
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II AND 8 IN BOOK FORM.

MERCURY" has had the mis-
fortune to lose his scrap book OF
II and 8 clippings. including con.
tributions of his own and OF
others. He valued It highly and In
unable to replace II.
He offers the suggestion that
at the end OF each year II and 8
should be turned into a book. with
each days column therein. I'm
certain" he says, "its sale would
repay you. and that the fans woulc
vote overwhelmingly for it."
We shall consider the matt
probably for next year. IL ever 4
thing goes all right. 81
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she had cooled off and everything
was friendly.
Pop said. You'll have to go back
and get that In writing"
Nom sent me back to tell him
that II he didn't come home and
say grace she would knock him
for eight postmarks. So pop
came back and said, What have
you got for supper?"
Nom said "oysters."
Pop looked scared at that and
said. I'm on . diet"
Nom told him to say grace or
she would twist his neck into u
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and the man had a terrible argu-
ment on the porch.
Being a peaceful man, pop tore
the fellows shirt off so he could
have a white flag to wave.
Nom hollered encouragement to
pop. who looked like he'd rather
have a commutation ticket. Pop
came back to the house with one
eye looking like q knothole In q
burned barn. There was 80 many
teeth around the yard that the
neighbor's chickens thought some
body was throwing EN- corn.
Pop was 30 tired that he could
have used tho Rock Of Gibraltar
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EnnNe,

ysrs. English on Election Day, for
the venal Opposition rode into
power on q Tidal Wave.
After the Tide had recedcd, Syl-
vester was found apparently so
far gone that a Pulmotor would
be no help.
Three days later. however, he
was on hand, with . jaunty Front,
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Bv "BUGS" BAER

bow tie. So nom went over and
grabbed the oyster off his eye and
said. "How do you want 1t, stewsd
fried"
Pop said. You'd better make II
into a pair Of spectacles. because
I'm going to be looking through
It for a long time"
That started another fight and
pop wore that oyster until cold
weather came and then he made
II into a pair Of earmuffs.
Well, goodbye. and don't for
get to say something when you
write.
Copyright, 1924. by Star Company