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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-10-25

who has been enjoying few day,
hunting there. Mr.. Collins returned
with a fine trace of partridges.
The many friends of Mr.. ana mrs
George Graham and MRS. T. n
Athearn will be interested 10 learn o.
their safe arrival in Los Angeles
California, Oct. s. after very pleas
ant transcontinental trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Berry of Nor
ridgewock were shoppers in town Sat
urday.
The first of a series of four enter.
tainments to be given by the Colt.
Alder Entertainment Bureau under
the auspices of the senior class of the
Madison high school was held Monday
evening in Union Hall. The talent
was by the Ward Waters Trio" and
proved a rare treat to all who listen.
ed to the exceptionally fine entertain.
ment. The next one will be Nov.
with ]. Franklin Babb as the artist.
Rev. C. H. Mckinney returned the
first of the week from Springfield
Mass, where he has been attending
the National Council of Congrega
tional Churches. Church services
will be resumed as usual at the Con,
gregational church.
c.. G. Milliken and Frank Boylng
ton returned Saturday from a hunt
ing trip to the Moosehead Lake re
gion with deer each.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Brown accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Brown
of Cornville were guests Sunday al
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. PerleJ
! Brown.
Mrs. H. H. McCurdy and daughter
Greta returned Friday to their home
In ST. Johns, N. B. after three weeks
visit at the home of Mrs. McCurdy's
sister, Mrs. Howard Smiley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Davis 1ef
Tuesday for few days business ant
| pleasure trip to Portland.
Selden Moody was carried to Skow
hogan Jail Saturday night on a war
rant charging him with larceny o
money from Michael Mahoney.
George Allen of North Arson wa:
business visitor in town Monday.
Harry Brophy, who has been seri
ously i'll at his home for the past few
weeks, is still In critical condition
DR.. L. F. Norris was professional
visitor in Starks Monday.
Mrs. Joseph Smith of Brooklyn, N
Y. is a guest this week at the home
OF Mr. and Mrs. Harry Brophy.
Mrs. Abbie Taylor who is stopping
in Starks caring for her mother, Mrs
John Dutton, was a caller in town
Monday.
DR.. H. e. Spear of North Arson wa
in town Monday on professional bust
! ness.
Mrs. George Rushworth returned
last week from two weeks visit will
relatives and friends in Lawrence
Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Greenleaf o
Lewiston are in town this week tn,
guests of his grandparents, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Walter Booker
Mr.. and Mrs. Steven Gavin, sol
John accompanied by Mrs. Ouillett
and daughter Constance enjoyed al
auto trip to Augusta, Sunday.
Miss Marie Goldammer, teacher il
the Skowhegan schools. passed tn
week end at the home of her parents
Mr. and Mrs. Felix Goldammer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Wescott and El
fred Russell passed the Sabbath ii
Portland.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Wescott were
business visitors In Cornyille the
| first of the week.
Mrs. Sherman williams who has
been confined to her home on Maple
street for the past week by illness, Is
reported to be on the GAIN.
Mrs. Samuel Bracket is confined to
her home by Illness.
Attorney and Mrs. Bernard Gibbs re-
turned the last of the week from a
few days huning trip.
Mrs. Daniel Wescott IL i'll at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Ernest
Ward on Park street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taft of Union, N. H,
are guests this week at the home OF
their son, L. C. Taft, Madison. street.
John Wright passed the Sabbath at
his home on Blackwell Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hopkins and
little son of Skowhegsn were Sunday
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Lewis.
Mrs. Eunice Danforth, who has been
Ill for the past week is convalescing
Mrs. Viola Bagley of Lewiston who
has been the guest for the past week
at the home of her friend, Mrs. Pris-
ella Sessions, returned Monday to her
home in Lewiston.
DR.. and Mrs. J. P. Lancaster re-
turned Monday night from a few days
trip to Boston where they visited their
son Ralph, who is student at Har-
ward Dental College.
The TO Club were entertained
Tuesday at the home OF Mrs. James
Herd, Pine street. A picnic dinner
was served and social hour was en-
joyed.
Erwin Hilton Is passing the week
in Norridgewock with His nephew,
Clarence Rogers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus Wilson OF
Readfield were Sunday guests of Mr..
Wilson's brother, Harry and sister
Mrs. John McCray.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis McCollor
daughter Alice and Pauline Mute took
an auto trip to Waterville, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. William Yule, Eliza
beth and Walter Dunbar Of Bath and
Mrs. Sarah Buchanan Of New York
were guests one day last week of their
cousin, Mrs. Dennis McCollor.
Mrs. George Wood and two children
returned Sunday from Larone where
they have been the guests of relatives,
BLACKWELL
Mr.. and Mrs. Don M. Towne and
young son are expecting to leave
shortly for Florida, where they Will
spend the winter season. They will
motor to New York City, the trip from
there on, however, will be made by
rail. Mrs. Nellie NJ. Towne will join
her SON and family in the South at q
later date.
Mrs. Lee Ketehum who has been
enjoying recently a pleasure trip In
Aroostook County the guest OF rela-
/ tives, has returned home.
L. G. Thompson of Boston has been
recent visitor at the home of his
niece Mrs. Morris NJ Moore.
Miss L. Violet Allan. teacher and
principal of Blackwell school, spent
the week end with her parents in
Athens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilmore Dean of Low
ell, Mass. are expected the first of the
week at the home Of his father, Eben
Dean, where they will reside.
Mrs. Frank e. Welch returned
home the last of the week from Lew
iston where she attended the State
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SORRIDGEYOCK

Mr.. and Mrs. william Mclaughlin
have closed their home on the Smith
field road for the winter Mr.. Nc
Laughlin is selling stock for the Cen
tral Maine Power Co. and Mrs. Nc
Iaughlin has gone to South Laneas-
ter, Mass, where their two daughters,
Miss Gertrude Mclaughlin and Miss
Dorothea Downes are attending school
The regular meeting Of the Mar
shall p. Hale Circle G. A. r. was
omitted last week and the next meet
ing Is to be on Nov. 6.
On account of the rain last Friday
the Silver Teaawhich was to have been
held by the parish of the Baptist
Church at the. home of Mrs. J. d.
Ames, was postponed until this week
Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Josephine Whiting and mother
Mrs. James Mills accompanied by Mrs
Steve Mills of Oakland recently visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs Granville Durrill at
their home in South Gardiner.
Mrs Abbie Morrison left here last
week for a few days visit with rela-
tives and friends In Pennington and
by automobile in company with her
sister. They will remain during the
winter.
Miss Mabel White was home from
Augusta for short visit last week.
Mrs. Perkins of Hampden is in town
for the winter as the guest OF her
daughter Mrs II. W. Smith.
Mrs. John Neil is confined to her
home with lumbago.
The Village Improvement Society
will meet this week at the Library.
The hostesses will be Mrs. Jeanette
Johnson, Mrs. Neva Jones and Mrs.
Agnes Longley and their program
will be on Harry Lauder
On account of the State Teachers
Convention in Portland this week the
most Of the schools have been closed
since Tuesday.
Ms. Chester Jones and son Stanley
accompanied by Mr., and Mrs. Nelson
Jones visited their brother Leslie and
family in Augusta, Sunday.
Fred Stevens has finished his du-
ties In Jones' Spa.
The members of Somerset Rebekah
LOukt anu lilclI oAC w HN' y
o picnic supper at their hall this week
Friday evening and the committee in
charge request that all not solicited
for any thing else please bring cake
or pie, preferably pumpkin pie.
Mrs. Wilbur Taylor accompanied by
Mrs. Milford Tibbetts and Mrs. Chas.
Moore were In Waterville last Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Staples are to
pass the winter near Worcester, Mass.
1t Is reported that Ira Hilton has
sold his interest In the furniture and
undertaking business to Samuel
Crummett, the new partnership COM
mencing at once. Mr.. and Mrs. Ira
Hilton are planning TO pass the win
ter in Pasadena, California.
Miss Ruth Blaisdell and Miss Mil
dren Bell were home from Farming
ton over Sunday.
DR.. w. F. Brown made business
and pleasure trip to Clinton last
Tuesday where he has installed radio
outfits. He was accompanied home
by Mrs. Brown, who has been visit
ing relatives there for short time.
Several members of Somerset
Grange attended the Pomona meeting
at Canaan last week Tuesday.
Lyman Emmons and son Lyndon
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News Of Somerset's Busy Towns

are making plans to pass the winter
In Florida. They will make the trip
by automobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Damron are
receiving congratulations upon the
birth of little daughter on Monday
of last week. Mrs. Alta Bates is
caring for the mother and baby.
The members of the Woman's Work
ing League of the Congregational
Church enjoyed an all day meeting at
their vestry last week, Wednesday
Three puffs were tackled and plans
made for their annual fair and supper
which is to be held on Dec. IL.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cony Russell, Mrs.
Henrietta Wood and Miss Alice Town
send returned last week from visit
in Portland.
Mrs. Ina Percival, the acting past
noble grand of Somerset Rebekah
Lodge, attended the Rebekah Assem-
bly, at Portland last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Bigelow re-
turned from a visit with relatives in
Massachusetts.
Miss Nellie Hussey returned Thurs
day from Gloucester, Mass, where
she has been passing the summer. She
will remain with her parents in town
this winter.
Mrs. Steve Mills and little daughter
Enid of Oakland visited Mrs. Jane
Mills a few days the first of last
week.
Mrs. Edith Holt is in Madison at the
present time.
Mrs. Florence Whiting of Canaan
but formerly of this town was visiting
friends here over the week end. Mrs.
Whiting is much improved in health
and came at this time to attend the
inspection of the Eastern Star Chap
ter.
On Friday evening Mrs. Annie G. w.
Hersey of st. Adams the D. d. G. NJ.
of Dist. No. 5, o. e. 5. officially in
spected Cedar Chapter. A picnic
supper was served before the meeting
which was much enjoyed. The de-
grees were exemplified upon two
members in very excellent manner
and after the work Mrs. Hersey gave
interesting and instructive remarks.
Benjamin Everett and wife of Port
IdHu are NlSlLlHB IeldtifeS III tOWu anu
plan to start for Florida about the
first of November. They will be ac-
companied by Mr.. and Mrs. William
Lewis.
Mr. and Mrs. j. T. Bigelow enter
tained a party from Fairfield Sunday,
the guests being, Mrs. Bigelow's cou-
sin Miss Nina Andrews and nurse
Mrs. Wilson, William Hayes and Mr..
Wilson.
Mrs. Wallace witham and little
daughter Avis left Friday for Hsping,
N. H., where they will visit Mrs.
Williams father. Mr.. Tarbox and
daughter. Mr.. Williams mother from
Smithfeld is with him during Mrs
Williams absence.
!. On Tuesday afternoon of last week
the members OF the o. E, s. were de-
lightfully entertained by Mrs. Laura
Lockwood at her home, A dainty
lunch was served at 5 O'Clock. Mrs.
Blanche Milis' or Oakland, a former
member of the Club was a guest for
the afternoon. On Monday afternoon
OF this week Mrs. Edith Jones enter
tanned the Club at her cottage at
Smithfield and served an oyster stew
supper which was greatly enjoyed
Those present were the hostess Mrs.
Jones, Mrs. Josephine Whiting. Mrs
Florence Jewell, Miss Nellie Hussey,
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MADISON

About twenty teachers from this
place went to Skowhegan Friday
evening where they were very de-
lightfully entertained by the Skowhe-
gan teachers in the Bethany Baptist
church. A chicken pie supper was
served at six followed by very fine
helpful and inspiring lecture by Dr.
Herbert Libby of Colby College.
One feature of the Armistice Day
celebration in Madison will be an ad-
dress by Sherman Shumway Esq. of
Skowhegan.
The annual harvest supper under
the auspices of the Woman's Asso-
citation of the Congregational church
was served Thursday night In the
church dining room. The menu con-
sisted of cold roast chicken with all
the fixings, coffee. cake and pie for
dessert. There was a large attend
ance and a good sum was Melted for
the treasury.
There will be no school Thursday
and Friday of this week to allow the
teachers to attend the annual State
Teachers Convention in Portland.
w. II. lllWUFtu Opeueu new SHUc
store Saturday morning in the west
half of the building occupied by his
brother, o. H. Dilworth, as a jewelry
store. Mr.. Dilworth has had expert
ence in this business In Belfast and
for the past fifteen years has been
located in Madison.
The Foundation Construction Co.
have laid off practically all their
night crew on the big Job at the Arson
end of the Madison and Arson bridge.
The number Of men laid off was about
$50 but there are still about 200 men
at work.
Forget Me Not Branch I. s. s. will
hold their regular meeting Friday,
Oct. 26, at the Methodist church par
lors.
The annual supper and sale of fancy
work under the auspices of Forget
Me Not Branch l. s. s. will be held in
the Methodist church, Friday, Nov. q.
Madison Lodge of Pythian Sisters
conferred the degree on class of four
candidates at their regular meeting
Thursday evening. Following the
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-10-25

Mrs. Florence Taylor, Mrs. Laura
Lockwood, Mrs. Edna Emmons and
Mrs. Agnes Longley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Goodrich and family
of East Madison have moved into the
Marvel house. formerly the Hopkins
house.
Mrs. Will Witham of Skowhegan
was the guest of Mrs. A. G. Longley,
Wednesday.
The Quinrebassett Club was enter
tanned by Mrs. Kate Smith at Skowhe-
gan last Thursday.
The funeral of Jacob Zero was held
Friday afternoon at his home on the
Madison road. Mr.. Zero was 80 years
old. He moved to this town about
ten years ago from Cornville. Rev.
F. G. Davis attended the services.
The Rainy Daisies" met with Mrs.
Jane Whiting on Saturday afternoon.
State Supt. of Schools A. o. Thomas
visited the NorridgewSSk high school
on Friday of last week.
Mrs. Annie Vaughan has returned
from Paris, where she was called by
the serious illness of her sister.
Mrs. Annie Mills has returned from
Portland where she has been receiv-
ing medical treatment.
Hon. L. p. Folsom was in Augusta
Tuesday to attend the Governor
Council meeting. The Council were
to visit In Portland and Popham
Beach on official business at this time.
Mrs. Orlando Woodman is enter
tanning her niece Mrs. Ella Preble OF
Topsham.
Miss Kathleen Buckingham has gone
to Boston for the winter where she
will resume her studies in music.
Mrs. Mary Topper is visiting her
daughter Mrs. Roy Lowell in Starks
DIR. E. NJ. Tower of st. Francis, N
B. visited Mr.. and Mrs. Milford Tib-
belts last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Carr and two
children and Rev. and Mrs. F. G
Davis visited Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
Davis In Augusta last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Soule attended
sions in Portland last week.
Miss Vena Blaisdell, r. N. has re-
turned to her duties as head nurse at
the kennebec Valley Hospital AFTER
passing a vacation at her home in
town.
Mrs. Andrew Weber of South China
and Mrs. Mamie Dow of Vassalboro
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Chas
Emmons.
Horace Frost is confined to his
home by illness.
Henry Hussey was in Boston on
business last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Thompson and
son Raymond and Mr.. end Mrs. G. w
Henderson Of Hartland were Sunday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hender-
son.
Miss Florence White and Walter
Preux visited relatives In Portland
and Attleboro, Mass. over the week
end.
Mrs. Florence Waugh Danforth
State president of the Federation, will
address the Village Improvement So
ciety at their regular meeting on Nov
9Th.
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Engagement Announced

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry StillweIl
nounce the engagement Of their al
ter, Violet May. to Albert Ray
ney of Greenville Junction.
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The BOSTON
J SUNDAY GLoBE

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newsdeaier or newsboy. Nv
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land will be interested !, Y
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-07-07

Priscilla-"Shc is talking to her
husband"
Mrs. Prescott-"You surely cannot
mean she is talking over the phone
to Albany! What foolish extrava-
cancel"
rrlsc.lla-" Prescott called up.
H. evidently wanted to know how
yea were. She loIu hum you were
wei enough 20 meet her at the door
wnen she arrived.
MIS-. Prescott. -"Oh, she must not
tel h,m that. 1t wall give John u
wrong impression. Ne will think /
have not Leen III at all. Is John
coming down to see meg
Irlsci!la-' think not. heard
Alrs. Leslie Prescott say that she
aid not think 1T was necessary"
Ms. rrescOtt-"Go TO her at once
and tell her ! want to see my SON."
frlscilla-''Sne has evidently fin
ished teiephoning.'
Mrs. frescott-"Of course, she
would keep him from me if possible.
| am the unhappiest of women for
have learned that when man mar
ries he is forever lost to the mother
who bore him."
Priscilla-'Dear Mrs. Prescott.
Please don't think this would be the
same with all women whom your son
might have married"
Mrs. Prescott-"Oh, dear Priscilla.
Why did he not marry you?"
Priscilla-"I was not thinking of
myself. was only thinking of YOU"
Conversation stops abruptly as
Leslie enters the room where the
two women were talking.)
Dancing every night. Pat
tersOn Farm Pavilion. Me-
Kenzie Orchestra.
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WOMAN MANAGES
=. LARGE OFFICE

Her training at Dakota Business
College, Fargo, N. D., gave her a
flying start. Now, Lillian Edlund
is office manager of the big Baker
Insurance Co. Naturally, She en-
ploys help from her old school, the
latest being Erma Naline. MANY
u. b. G. women graduates hold
responsible positions-42 have be-
come bank officers. So may you.
Compare schools and Follow the
Successful" Early Fall term, be-
ginning August LIST, saves several
weeks. Classes are smaller, pro
eresc quicker. Write F. L. W.T..
k & Pres. 800 Front St. Faxo.
N. D. for Information.
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YOUR DESTINY

Jack Slattery, Harvard baseball coach says: of was
young man starting out in life, would work my way
through college and enter the wool BUSINESS
There of settling the bet but we'd wager that il
Jack had his life to live again, he'd wind up Harvard
baseball coach.
The lures circums ances that originally kept him from
entering the wool business would again gravate him
So with the rest of If had lives to live
1t futile to talk of how we'd profit by what have learned
for that is dealing with the impossible Turning the clock
Back and restoring youth would not give carvoyan
power of peering into the future
/. Many roads open to youth. But get older
settle into ru At 35 the average has fairly
clear idea of what he going to do for the rest of his earth
~ days.
. BY the time reach so, we begin realizing that our
the result Of two thngsan expression
real selves and secondly circumstances which have
control
If could live lives again, it is reasonably
plausible that real selves would not express themselves
differently and that the outside circumstances would be
far beyond our control as ever
0. Henry wrote philosophical story along this line He
called it Roads of Destiny" young man, striking out
into the world to triple fork in the road The story
second, finally the third. On each road he led different
life But the winlp of his the same all three
roads
All this of course is along the lines of oriental fataism
the idea that puppets, creatures of chance Many
will claim that they do not believe in fatasm = and a mo-
ment later De amentlng their bad luck rejoicing at
their good luck"
= If you believe in lack at all, you are a fatalst.
Late life the average person realizes how short life is
that it is merely between stations trip the ourne
through eternity And the average person goes of this
life with the impression that earthly existence training
school, sort of spiritual gymnasium.
The material success make does not matter much
ae is failure success accordingly benefit spir-
ua natures by earthly experience Is life improving
you? If it is, you are fulfilling your destiny.
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MONEY

Looking into the future to the next business depression
economists redoubng their efforts to find way
billie buying of the dollar Herbert Hoover cspec-
ally interested.
Most of the suggestions for sterilization have do with
gold manipulation regulating the of gold back of
each dollar.
If could back to the United States couple of
thousand years from now you'd find the gold system unked
and money based units of human energy-a brcklayer
for instance exchanging hours work for an equivalent
value OF some eses production That could eliminate
the profits system, permit $3.50 exchange.
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LONG DISTANCE CALL FOR LES
LIE PRESCOTT FROM JOHN
PRESCOTT.

ayes, this is Mrs. Leslie Prescott"
eyes. John dear tbis is Ies,;en
"oh ~, -, .;u.. No.
co,na ,o,o,,, Th,,.. oIIy
"Your mother is all right She
was up and dressed and met me at
the door when | arrived. cannot
understand why Miss Bradford sent
for you"
y .o, m;u.. p,e .,
.y !" wiz" "'' {
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DROP

Only about so million dollars worth of gold will be mined
iii America this year. less than worth for every
woman and child It's paradox that god-the center
OF gravity of whole system of economcs-s Industrial
~ in slump that any important branch of business
Threefourhs of the nations gold mines are shut down.
The High prices have decreased the purchasing
of gold to such extent that many mines cannot be
worked proitably.
AS matter of common sense our money system could
logically be based vvers bricks or movie tickets
Gold the last of the ancient superstons yield ground
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Who says fat men can't run? We
saw one sitting on hot front porch
and he was running.
These are the days you miss a man
about two weeks, then you see him
sunburned and broke.
Among the evils of returning from
u vacation is finding the man kept
OF leaving your milk.
Quickest way to learn to swim is
change seats in canoe.
What the country needs is rubber
heels for picnic ants.
People who go away for rest
don't always get one.
Never get along nicely while your
wife is visiting her mother. If you
do it makes her mad.
Bugs sleeping with you in the
woods wouldn't be so bad if they
didn't get hungry at night.
BY the time a straw ha. begins to
feel good it begins to look bad.
When you see man making faces
at another man it may be the coal
man mad at the ice man.
Half our cuss words were thought
up by people while trying to keep
cool in July.
The proper place for vacation is
off where people argue about what
year it is.
Our objection to being a worlds
champ boxer is you have to fight to
keep your job.
June husband tell US he can't 60
to town with her. Has to stay home
10 sign for packages.
p. Boys who don't cut their feet every
summer never amount to much.
Snakes always read the, paper to
see where Fourth of July picnics will
he held.
Some day safecracker is gong
TO claim he learned his trade opening
olives and sardines.
When you see man standing on
the corner scratching ask him how
ne enjoyed his vacation.
Summer is. worse than winter. You
can't throw little ice on the CRATE
md keep cool.
A man is A. po> SON who Wits his
stiff collar GUESSING about how few
'lothes the women wear.
Unofficial report says half the June
husbands are washing dishes. =,
1t is warm enough to pose for UNI
lerwear advertisements now.
A fish in the hand is worth two on
he hook.
4 & f l.