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GAINS OF l TO 2
POINTS NUMEROUS
THROUGHOUT LIST

NEW YORK, May 25.-Prices CON
trued their rise to higher ground in
t,day's active stock market despite
me intermittent selling of the steel
shares. While the advance was not
spectacular as that of yesterday
Sums of l to points were quite nu-
| srous throughout the list.
Spectators for the advance were
'acouraged by the address of Ebert
j Gary before the American Iron
and Steel institute which set forth
rat there was nothing in sight to in
Cicate a material slackening in the
Gpmand for steel for at least six
! onths and criticised the apparently
deliberate and persistent attempt to
cate an impression that there Will
! in the near future a substantial
recession in business activities
oil shares were again the outstand-
ing group with California Petroleum
the individual feature. This stock
moved up to 1121a, slipped back to
1ooN on profit taking and then shot
ain of nearly 3i2 points. Gains of a
, oint or more also were recorded by
& andard Oil of California, Cosden.
Houston, Phillips Petroleum, Simms
aid american.
Quarterly reports of three of the
porphyry Copper companies-Nevada
Utah and Ray-al showed improve
ment over the last quarter of 1922 in
he first quarter this year. Ray
showed the largest percentage of
gain. reporting earnings of 30 cents
a share for the first quarter this year
as against u cents the preceding
quarter. Utah reported Sl,37, as
against s1.07 and Nevada 2 cents as
against 8.
Most coppers showed small frac-
tional gains on the day.
Some of the sugar shares became
of HIGHER
commodity prices. Cuban-American
Jumped 21z points and American,
Cuba Cane preferred and Manati l to
points. American Beet advanced
four points on a small turnover.
Considerable irregularity developed
in the rail shares with a number of
active issues showing net losses at
the close.
Call money held at A per cent
throughout the day. The demand
and supply of time money is not
large, with maturities up to where
months ranged at per cent, and
bankers asking 5A for the longer
dates. Commercial paper was mod
erately active, the bulk of the prime
names commanding per cent.
Slight weakness of French eX-
changes. which dropped to 6.60c In
reflection of the cabinet crisis and
then rallied a point, was the feature
of the dull trading in foreign eX-
changes. Remand sterling held fairly
around s4.62l2, and German marks
around .001sizc.
Days total sales, 100000 shares.
Twenty industrials averaged 1855,
net gain 81.
High 1928, 105.3s; low. 92.77.
Twenty railroads averaged S2.S6;
net loss .35
High 1928, 1858; low, so.13.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK. May 25.-Foreign ex-
change irregular, quotations In cents:
Great Britain, demand, 462h; cables,
4s2%: so-day bills on banks. $50 q.
France, demand. Sol; cables. e.61 y Italy.
Germany. .0O1S% and .oolsh Holland.
1907: Spain, 1923. Greece. 1.94is; Po-
land. .0019A Czecho -Slovakia, 2.99; Ar
gentine. $3.50; Brazil, 1925; Montreal,
9713-16.
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BOND MARKET
UNITED STATES BONDS
ION SfOeL Eycbap0al

Readers should note that Liberty bonds
are quoted in dollars and thirty seconds
of dollars instead of dollars and cents.
The fractions designated by giving the
numerator only.
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RAW SILK

NEW YORK. May 25--Raw silk quiet.
prices per pound: Kansai double extra
cracks. s9.3o@s4o; Kansai best No. /.
$4,000; Kansai No: fill. $s.s5@s.s5;
Shnshu No. l. $S.s0@s.90; Canton extras
A 1916. ss.s0@9; Shanghai. China, steam
I'll, gold double deer s9.75@s.so.
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NEW YORK BONDS

NEW YORK, May 25.-Fonowing are
todays high, low and closing prices OF
bonds the New York Stock Exchange,
and the total sales of each bond:
Railway and Miscellaneous
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NEW YORK, May 25.-Copper steady:
Electrolytic spot and futures. 15ss 151sc.
Tin easy spot and nearby, s42. 25 G42: 81
futures s4225M4237. Iron steady prices
unchanged Lead steady; spot, S7.25.
Zinc easy; East St. Louis spot and nearby
$6.45. Anthony, spot. S7.25.
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NEW YORK CURB


NEW YORK. May 26.-Following is the
official list of transactions the New
York Curb Exchange. giving all stocks
and bonds traded in:
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uONDON MONEY

LONDON, May 25.-Bar silver. 32ts d
per ounce. Money. IL per cent. Dis
count rates. Short bills. az per cent;
three months bills 2@2 lie per cent.
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wooNsOCKET, R. l.. May 25.-The
Lincoln mill of the A. L. Sayles & Sons
company at Pascoag, closed down today,
the second Sayles plant to close this
week. Business conditions was the reason
given. About 1875 employees idle. The
saltwater Worsted mill at Harrisville Is
preparing to close and looms are now EN-
ployed finishing up the wsrps.
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NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK. May 24.-Followng are
today's sales. high, low and closing prices
OF stocks listed on the New York stock
vel
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LIVE STOCK

LIVE STOCK
EAST ST. LOUIS. ILL.,, May 25.-CattIsy
receipts, 1000; generally steady: bidding
SOC lower TO. on light yealers at $3.50; few
$3.50; two loads of heifers. $4,000; bulk
COWS $3.50 $50; Gamers. So.
strong; bulk good and choice $50 to 25o
s7.7o: pigs about steady: bulk good and
choice Ito to 1870 pound averages, Sc @6.ss:
packer cows unchanged: bulk. s6.
Sheep, receipts. 1900: fat lambs 25c to
zoe lower; top spring lambs. $3.50; Dulks
S15.2b q $780, culls soc lower; bulk, $3.50:
no action on clipped lambs; bidding ESQ
to soc lower on fat ewes; Sc bid on light
kinds; "a on heavies. -r-.
CHICAGO. May 25.-cattle. receipts.
5000; fairly active; generally steady with
plain; yearings numerous; no strictly
choice offerings here; top matured steerss
s1o.75; few loads. s1o.35 @ 1860; best yearl,
Gus loads yeariings ss.75@s.s6; sons
weakness on medium yearlings; stockers
and and feeders scarce; bulk desirable veal
choice lots, $40. 500 1918; bulk desirable
bologna bulls: s5.35 $3.50; bulk stockere
Hogs. receipts. $4,000; top. $3.50; bulk
$50 to $40 pound average, s7.45@7.56; $50
to $50 pound butchers. s7:2o@7.4b; pack.
to $50 pound pigs, se25Q7: estimated
Sheep. receipts. 1000; fairly active; odd
sales good and choice fed lambs around
steady: medium fed lambs. springers and
sheep, uneven but sharply lower; some
springers off 81: best so pound fed lambs:
s14.75; 90 pound averages. $13.75; 1f0
pound average, S11.5o: bulk good ana
choice native springers. SIS; culls, $3.50;
two doubles medium CALIFORNIA;, s1450. III
CINCINNATI. May 25.-Hogs receipts
1900; active; 1oc to 15c higher; heavies.
IS; packers and butchers, $7.154S; pigs
and lights S5n7.35 -'-
cattle receipts. $50: steady Calves
steady. M
sa@s. Lambs slow, 81 lower: ss@1s.
KANSAS CITY. NO.. May s6.-cattie.
receipts 1000; calves. receipts 5oo all
classes steady; run mostly Texas; best
native steers. 1885: good yearlings. $3.50;
common to medium cows. s5@6 SIS; fairy
4.75; good and choice 200 to 800 pound
Texas calves, 9.5o: few native veal
ers, $3.50 110: some Texas steers $2.756'
3.25: some held higher; four cars Texas
| feeders, IS.
Hogs. receipts. 5000; steady to weak
with Yesterdays average to packers; top.
ESQ pound butchers, $3.50 @7.3o; packing
sows steady; most IS; stock pigs steady:
Sheep receipts. 5000: killing ciassea
around 25c lower: best native syringe.
s1S.75; 81 pound shorn lambs. $3.50: aged
Texas wethers s6.5o@7; light weight
Texas ewes. $40.
LOUISVILLE. KY. May 2S.-cattle. re-
beef steers ps s5.so@s: h~1fers s5.5o@s.5o:
ss.soa725. =
Hogs, receipts. 1. 800; steady: 1855 pounds
up s74o: 1870 to 1s5 pounds $500; pigs,
90 to 100 pounds $3.50; 90 pounds dowas
So throwouts. $40 down; stays. $3.50
down.
sheep. recepts. 800: lambs. s15.7sf
sheep. s45o@6.
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FOREIGN BONDS
ION Curh Marl,efl

Sales Tin $4,000 High. Low. Close.
Netherlands IS -. 99S 994 99a
45U S Mexico 4s.... 43is AZ AZ
Total sales of bonds S432, 900
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FLAX MARKET

DULUTH. Mimi, May c5.-Flax, closing
May. Sassy asked; July, $2.76; Septem-
Der. SASSY asked; October. $2.s2 asked.
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STEEL MARKET

NEW YORK May 25.-Foreign bar sill
yer, SIC; Mexican dollars, 81 c.
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LIVERPOOL. May 25.-weekly cotton
statistics: Total forwarded to mills, $4,000
bales. of which $4,000 American; stock,
611,o00; American. 100000. Imports
5000; American. 5000. Exports, 5000
American. 1000.
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NEW ORLEANS, May 25.-Spot cotton
steady. Is points higher. Sales on the
spot. 779 bales; to arrive. none. Low
middling. 27.25c; middling. use: good mid
ding, assoc. Receipts 923; stock, 99.374
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NEW ORLEANS, May 25.-Rough rice
quiet: sales none. Millers' receipts, 1853
sacks. Clean rice quiet; sales. 4.363 peck
cts Blue Rose at 3A64Ac. Receipts.
1879 pockets. Bran and polish I'M
changed.
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STEADY: high, ~ per cent; low, AZ per
cent ruling rate. AZ per cent; closing
bid, AZ PEI cent: offered at ~ per cent !;
last loan Az per cent; call loans against
acceptances per cent. Time loans
steady; mixed collateral. $3.50 days so
5k per cent; As months. '@5A per cent.
Prime commercial paper, per cent.
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BRADsTREET's REVIEW

NEW YORK. May 25.-Bradstreets to-
Trade, crops and industry present a
more irregular. in fact. spotty condition,
with on the whole shade more activity
in retail trade, but with less driving force
visible in several lines of industry. An
excess of rain In some areas notably the
weather noted at some northwestern and
western points, is probably responsible
for the variations visible in retail trade,
although the backwardness of the season
as whole has tended TO keep final dis
tribtuion below executions.
Wholesale and jobbng trade shows
try has whole shown fairly rapid
progress. the building trades, partly be-
largest center. while the indisposition to
80 ahead freely on the present basis of
fewer new constructions being planned or
Weekly bank clearings. $7477.s1s,ooo.
SUGAR MARKET
NEW YORK, May 25.-There was more
activity IN the local raw sugar market to.
at SIC for Cubas. cost and freight, equal
to 2so for Sso The for sales s.
May and June shipments to local 'refiners.
and there were further offerings of both
Tho raw sugar futures market was
firmer. reflecting the increased activity
in tn. SPOT market and Ire, reports Of better
to points higher and they continued to
advance on covering and renewed buying
for both trade and outside account. until
December touched 6.63c and September
e.61c. or IL to Is points above the pre-
vious night. Realizing checked the ad
vance and final prices were several points
off from the best. but still to IL points
net higher. Trading was active.
Closing: July. $500: September, csc;
December. 6.04c; March. 4.s2c.
The market for refined was firmer and
. much better inquiry reported. Prices
were unchanged to rs points higher. with
Zine graduated now quoted at from 9.75 a
$500. In refined futures trading was
confined to November and December de-
livsries at 9.20c.
RICE MARKET
NEW ORLEANS. May 25.-Rough rice
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Diamond sales are increasing, say
United States government reports.
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON FUTURES
LIVERPOOL COTTON
WEEKLY LIVERPOOL

LIVERPOOL. May 25.-No cotton mar
ket, holiday.
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NEW YORK. May 25.-Cotton goods
were quiet today. Yarns sold little more
freely a Raw silk was lower. Burlaps
were slightly higher. with markets mac.
tive. Broad silks were quiet.
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NEW YORK May 26.-Cotton seed oil
was barely steady early today, owing to
local selling on the poor showing in lard.
but buying of the new crop months by one
of the larger operators firmed the market
up at the close. Final bids We're 4 point 4
lower to 10 points net higher Tenders.
500 barrels. Sales $500 barrels. Prime
crude. !oc. Sales prime sugar yellow spot
nominal. May. 11.75c; July, ll.41c: SEN
TENDER, 11.15c, all bid.
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NEW YORK, May 25.---steei prices un
r.l,a pd
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PORT MOVEMENT

New Orleans: Middling. use; receipts
923; sales. 779; stock, 1854
Galveston: Middling 2s1oc: receip.s
746; stock, 1899.
Mobile: Middling. 27.5oc; stock, 1,72s.
sales, 1884; stock. 3o.171.
Charleston: Receipts. EOS: stock. ss.ss1.
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NEW ORLEANS SPOT COTTON

NEW YORK SPOT COTTON
quiet; middling. 2s.55c.
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Total sales of bonds TODAY were s11 ,77s.-
900 compared with S13563,00 previous
day and s16.67s.000 a year ago.
Phillips County herald., 1923-08-23
POTATO COOPERATIVE
MARKETING PROGRESS

We are glad to note the progress
in organizing the potato producers of
Colorado for cooperative handling of
the crop. This is a crop in which the
results of individual effort in market
ing have been particularly disastrous.
The State Exchange formally organi-
zed July II under the new co-opera-
tive marketing law is the second of
its kind in the United States. 1t con-
sists of a federation of local associa-
tions in various sections of the state.
1t starts out with $4,000 acres of the
potato land OF the state contracted
which produces 10 per cent Of the
crop.
Up to the present time the work OF
forming this state cooperative mar
keting agency has been mainly mat
ter OF organization or getting growers
to contract their acreage so that the
exchange could go ahead and make
definite plans for grading and finding
markets for the crop. We anticipate
that many growers will be surprised
perhaps to find how important the
mater of standardizing and grading
Is In putting the crop on the market
at a profit. In marketing crop of
this kind many OF the failures to OBJ
remunerative prices have come as a
result Of shipping an unstandardized
and ungraded product. Growers will
Of necessity be compelled to pay more
attention to quality and there may be
considerable quantities Of off-grade
potatoes to utilize in some other man
ner. The history of other marketing
enterprises of similar nature have
demonstrated that expert grading
and standardiZing of the product con.
stitated a most important function OF
those in charge of the actual selling
Of he crop. We hope growers who
have signed their acreage viii reeog.
nize and appreciate the Importance
OF this feature OF marketing and early
begin TO plan TO do their part as in
diyiduals in the work they expect
their organizations to do for them.
The Colorado exchange expects to
market 10000 cars OF potatoes the
coming season. Pueblo has been
made the HEADQUARTERS c. Mahl OF
Monte Vista is chairman OF the exc
cutiye committee. and W. S. Hill Of
Fort Collins stats manager.-W Wes.
tern Farm Life.
Phillips County herald., 1923-08-23
Lakeside News

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Bennett came
Tuesday to visit with Mrs. Bennett's
parents and other relatives for a few
days.
Mrs. Ellis Sheridan left Tuesday for
her home at Sugar City.
Everett Rowe called on Mr.. Miell
Tuesday morning.
Mrs. A. ]. Critchlow and Mrs. Ray
Crisby visited their aunt. Mrs. w. Z.
Stevens Friday.
Mrs. Clarence Guernsey called cp
her mother, Mrs. Taylor, Friday after.
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Groshauns of Holyoke
visited at the Earnest Lipker home
Friday afternoon.
Miss Grace Struckmeyer helped
Mrs. Henry Schmidt one day this
week.
The Misses Ruby and May CLARK
called on Mrs. Henry Schmidt Satur.
day
Leona Bredwell has been having
a serious time with bloodpoisoning
IN her foot.
Mr.. and Mrs. Struckmeyer and fam.
lily and Mr. and Mrs. Asher Uphouse
and baby visited at the Miell home
en- Sunday.
We are glad to say that Mrs. C. q.
Guernsey Is able to be up again and
seems to be getting over her injuries
fine.
Phillips County herald., 1923-08-23
psfore Clothing n.eomes pap,r.

When we hive In mind the fact thn,
writing papers are made from our old
clothes. We rarely stop to consider thni
these Discarded garments also have
buttons. bucl,les, hooks nnd eyes
which cannot be mndc into pnper The
cloth sorters 9nd most OF these before
The pieces 20 over Into paper. II any
ARE left In the pulp they tenr holes In
the paper and often damage the rolls
also. To avoid this dnmage the pulp
In pnssed In thin lnyer under u
series Of mngnetlzed raltrs, which nre
moved 10 and fro No that the magnets
will rench every portion Of the pulp.
Tho resulting collection on the rhlics
X said to be as varied and Interesting
na the pr0yerbinl contents of y boys
pu ketA.
Phillips County herald., 1923-08-23
SOUTH AMHERST

Lightning strrck the Bruner home
Wednesday night.
Margaret Boehmer visited Evelyn
Kruger Thursday.
Dan Kruger. who has been visiting
with relatives and friends in and near
Amherst for the past two weeks, left
for his home at Blue Hill, Nebrs on
Tuesday.
A fine baby boy was born to Mr.
and Mrs. w. Leben Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Butterdeld, Mr.
and Mrs. Tony Kruger and daughter
Emil Kruger and HoldIa Kepperman
were callers at the Otto Kruger
home Sunday.
Forrest Bruner helped Otto Krue
ger last week.
Charles Kruger and daughters
were visitors at the Bruner home on
Sunday.
Phillips County herald., 1923-08-23
Copper on the Leviathan.

From the tiniest brass screws to the
l6h-foot bronze propellers, the copper
and brass industries have played n
most important part in the recond-
tioning OF the Leviathan. the worlds
largest ship. l1ore than - miles OF
copper tubing, 25o.00O pounds of it.
were required for the heater coils in
the staterooms. The heating coils ex-
ceed by 10000 pounds the weight OF
the 2OO,O0O-pound statue of liberty.
The lighting system required 745,0O0
feet of copper wire. All salt water
lines are copper. according to SkillinGs'
Mining Review. In the condensing sys
TEN. 20,346 pounds OF admiralty brass
tubing were used. Where German en-
gincers had used iron in the lubricating
system. copper was introduced.
Phillips County herald., 1923-08-23
orea. eralnl

The examination was in full swing
THE papers had been handed out and
the candidates we're knitting their
brnws over the questions
pobbs was among them and after
reading one of the question: he smiled
and finally took the paper up to the
examiner.
"Thcre Is mistake In one Of The
Questions" he said. with a superior
air
Indeed" was the reply. 81 am
Obliged 10 you for pointing It out"
III occurs In No. o. IN which lnsuf
ncleni data are given" went ON Dobbs
~ don't see any error" said the
examiner, MS he serntinlzed the pnper.
"wly. air." cried Dobbs. triumphant.
iy. 1T snys from one milestone to the
next but II doesn't say the distance
between them"
Phillips County herald., 1923-08-23
COVERING RAVAGES OF WAR
6elsians Have Accomplished Wonders
in Restoring Devastated Areas
Public Ediiices Rebuilt.

BY the end Of the year, if building
goes on with the speed it has now
attained. the war wilderness of Flan-
ders not only will have resumed its
prewar aspect in point ot housing ac-
commodation, but will have modern
improvements unknown In 1914
Motoring through the historic bat
tlesround today one is impressed by
the capacity of production of the
Belgian people. Shell-choked wastes
have given place TO productive pas
lures and extensive vegetable gardens.
Shattered walls have been replaced by
comfortable farm houses. Men and
women are gathering sustenance from
fields which we're the theater of
armies.
Almost 10000 private dwellings out
of 100000 destroyed or damaged have
been built. and most OF these are oc-
cupled by their former inhabitants.
Only ninety of the destroyed or dam
aged public buildings OF Flanders re-
main unrepaired. The reconstruction
Of private houses has entailed an ex-
pense OF 6S5.0o0.O00 francs. The pub
lie edifices have cost 125.000,000
francs to rebuild. Most OF this work
has been done by the government
through its special reconstruction de-
partment, the Devastated Regions Of
fee
Phillips County herald., 1923-08-23
DAD SURELY HARD TO PLEASE
"Hit High, Hit Low Old Gentleman
Evidently Was Determined Not
to Be Satisfied.

The son OF Boston lawyer at the
end OF his first term In college exulted
In the fact that he stood next to the
head OF his class.
"Whnl Next to the head?" ex-
claimed his father. what do you
mean. sir? I'd like to know what you
think | send you to college fort Next
TO the head indeed I'd like to know
why you aren't at the head, where
you ought 10 be-"
The young man. naturally crestfall-
en-, worked so hard ON his return TO
college that the end of the term found
him In the coveted place. lie went
home very proud. indeed.
The lawyer contemplated his son
tor few moments in silence: then,
with shrug OF his shoulders, re-
marked:
AT the head of the class. en-?
Humph! That's fine commentary on
Harvard university !"-Harpers Mag.
azlne.
Phillips County herald., 1923-08-23
Malays Emerging.

In the past II has been customary
and true thing to say OF the Malays
that they took very little interest in
local politics or questions of govern
ment. The same thing might have
been said with similar truth OF India
speaking generally - twenty-five
years ago. But Just as public opinion
In India has OF late exercised Itself n
great deal with public affairs and
hns shown nm intention OF viewing
those affairs through the spectncles
or western theories and teaching. so.
N n small degree, we think we can
dlscern the growth or n similar dispo.
sltlon among the Malays.-Slngupore
Free Press.
Phillips County herald., 1923-08-23
A New Make of Car.

Fred A. Wetherby, who lives in
Martinsvllle, has taken an unusual
interest in bright four rear-old boy
Of one of his nelghbors, and this inter
est has ELECTED some very amusing
remarks by the youngster. The other
day Mr.. Wetherby drove into his
neighbor's place and stopped near the
place the four-year-old was playing.
I'm going to get me ear when
get big" the boy announced en-
phatically.
You are" encouraged NJ. Wealth
erby good-naturedly. what kind are
you going to get?"
"A Rhode Island Red" replied the
oungster.-Indunapo News.
Phillips County herald., 1923-08-23
His Experience.

"Well. I'll tell you, ElliclS," con-
fcssed Gap johnson of Rumpus Ridge
II hung back right sharply about get
ting married. You see, kinder got
10 thinking about the monotony of
living with ne-p'tui-person all my
life"
when you got married how'd 1t
work outr' asked Elllck 0nken.
"Never had chance to try 1t.
skurcelY, I've got fourteen children.
three brJhers-in-lnw. father-ln-law.
mother-in-lnw, several other klnfolks
and couple OF fellcrs that l never
did find out persizeiy who they was,
hanging around more or less gener.
'ly."-Kansas City Star.
Phillips County herald., 1923-08-23
Mo,her.In.lsw Knew I. All.

The country doctor was driving
nlong mountain rond when man
cnmc out Of his house nnd hnlled him
"sny. doe. has that man up the creek
got smallpox"
"well. can't say just now-i'm not
sure"
my mother.ln.lnw Bays lt's smnil
pox"
"itenllyl Has your mother.ln.lnw
gern the cnscr
"Nnw."
"well. hns your mothcrln.law ever
seen cnse Of smnllpor1'
"Nnw. But that don't make no diff
ference 10 my motber.in.lawi