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being thrown upon q market that is
temporarily flooded from other
sources" Governor Walton said after
asserting that Oklahoma crude could
not compete with the flush prcduc-
ton of tho new California fields.
Pointing out that governors of
many middlewestern states are de-
manding cheaper gasoline. the COVER
no rdec,ared that Oklahoma crude oil
was now being sold at a loss. Sew
enty-five Der cent of the gasoline sold
in these mid.western states calling for
reduced gasoline prices is manufac-
tured from Oklahoma crude. he De-
, 1923-08-21
Money

NEW YORK. Aug. ai.-can money
easier: high g.; low 8; ruling rate s;
closing bid s; offered ut 5h; last loan
3; call loans against acceptances AZ.
Timo loans firm; mixed collateral 60
90 days 81; 40 months 81; primo
commercial pape b9Bh.
, 1923-08-21
THREATENS
TO CURB WASTEFUT
CRUDE PRODUCTION
Governor Walton of Oklahoma Declares Continuation
of Development Will Not Be Allowed in
Competition With Cheap Crude

CITY, Okla, Aug. 21-(By The Associat-
so 5ress R }IFeguiations to curb any wasteful production of
nouncement by Governor j. c. Walton that the state would
not permit depletion of its oil wealth through dumping it on
q market temporarily flooded with cheap California crude.
, 1923-08-21
Butter and Eggs

CHICAGO. Aug. e1.-Butter lower;
creamery extras IA; standards "a;
extra flrsts .41h9.43; firsts 3p4 4okc;
seconds .a7m.3s.
Eggs u%nchansedi receipts 1921
chaea.
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DULUTH. MINI, Aug. 2f.-closing
flax; September s2.2sA asked; octo.
Dor t2sis asked; November S2.2sM;
asked: December 32.24M asked
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REGULAR MEETING OF Z.
COUNCIL POSTPONED BY
ILLNESS OF members

Due TO sickness OF several members
OF the city council the regular meet.
ing OF Monday has been postponed
untr this evening. It is probable
that tonight active consideration VIII
DO given the matter of constructing
n subway under the tracks OF this
Burlington railroad at Mckinley
street md Railroad evenua-
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DENVER, Colo. Aug. 2t.-U. 8.
Department of Agriculture Hog
Receipts 5000; generally Is to Csc
higher: early top S75 paid for three
loads around 200 pounds; some held
higher. Other sales s.25 to $50.
Bulk s.s5 to s.75; good $50 pound
averages $50; packer sows steady;
mostly $50. Stock pigs strong TO
rs higher; best o.25: fat stock around
$50.
Cattle-Receipts 1900; Calves 100;
few dry fed yearlings strong to ESQ
higher; best 1880; others $50 to $50;
grass she stock dull steady to lower;
with demand for plain to medium
grades mostly early cars 400 to $50;
other classes steady. Gamers 200 TO
225; fairly good veaiers 7.5o to 800;
plain to fairly good stockers and feed.
ers 600 TO ITO.
Sheep-Receipts 5000; early sales
ewes strong to $50 higher, bulk LOT
pound 7.1B; fairly good "a pound kind
s.75; one lot es pound lambs around
steady 12.4o; other offerings unsold
early.
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Ciruie Ridge Wen Started

Another test we'll on Circle Ridge
in the 5hoshoni Indian reservation
near the Maverick Springs oil field
is being started by the Union OIL
company OF California. Its No. / was
completed some time ago at 655 feet
and is rated as a 100 barrel well or
better. This Is black oil territory.
, 1923-08-21

Hunting is engaged In nearly nj
the year in Cuba. there being plentJ
Of deer. wild bears, ~croeediies, duen
and other gamA.
, 1923-08-21
Silver n

NEW YORK Aug. a1.-Bsr silver
e2A; Mexican dollar IS.
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NIddIe stntes sheet Qean

A clean slate Is shown by the Middle
States on corporation in its balance
sheet OF August IL. No bonds or notes
r outstanding and current bills pay
able at this time are less than s3s. 900.
, 1923-08-21
Cotton

NEW YORK. Aus. s1-Cseesut spoe
quiet; middling t25.75.
, 1923-08-21

Insect life in New Zealand does
over ts5 600, 900 damage a year.
, 1923-08-21

HEMPsTEAD. ". r, Aug. IL
The Associated Press with ono
mail plano winging It's way from San
Francisco to New York. another took
off from Hazelhurat Field on Long
Island for the Pacific coast today, IN
the first OF five days tests i~naugrated
by the government to demonstrate
the feasibility OF permanent trans
continental air mail service. The
start was made at 11.01 eastern stan
dard time. unofficially olocked.
Pilot C.. Eugene johnson carried
only 81 pounds OF mail. consisting OF
a.444 letters from New York and a
few papers and official communion
tons. More than 10000 special do.
livery letters had been received at
tho Now York postoffice for this trip
but It was found ~impracticable to
carry all of them. Other patches of
will be picked up at various
points along the route.
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BAN FRANCISCO. Calf. Aug. 81.
-By The Associated PreasSTwenty.
eight hour mail service between San
Francisco and New York was inaug-
urated here when Burr M. winslow.
air mail service pilot. hoped off from
Crissy Field at $3.50 o'clock this morn
ing. in a De Haviland plane carry.
ing "a pounds OF first class mail.
Plane and pilot will be changed at
Reno. Nevada. the first stop.
There was ono pouch OF mail for
Reno and ono pouch for each of the
other stops-cheyenne, Wyoming;
Salt Lake City: Omaha; Chicago:
Cleveland. and Now York.
, 1923-08-21
3O-HOUR MAIL
SERVICE BEGUN

Continued from rage one)
are to take their ships over the var
ious controls at night between Chi.
cago and Cheyenne. All have been
trained in night flying. all have flown
h route and are confident that the
service will go through as scheduled.
The schedule follows:
Westbound
Leave New York at 11oo a. m.ED
2 Air Miles
From New York
Cleveland. sA5 p. m. ET-- 435
Chicago. 6:4b p. m. tCT--- ITO
Omaha 11:45 p m tCr) ILLS
Cheyenne. AIS a m. MTo -1s55
Salt Lake City 945 a M MT-2O5O
Reno. 200 D. m. PT--24so
San Francisco 4:15 D. m PT-26so
Eastbound
Leave San Francisco 600 a. m PT)
Arrive Air Miles from
San Francisco
Reno. 500 a. M. PT-- 100
Salt Lake 215 .. m. MT--6so
Cheyenne. $50 p. m. MT--1025
Omaha l2:45 a. m tCT)L---14s5
Chicago $3.50 a. m. CTJ ---191o
Cleveland. 1o15 a m. ETl-2246
Now York s1b GET ------2sso
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MINNEAPOLIS, MINI. Aug. IL
Flour unchanged Bran $500,
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RENO, Nevada, Aug, 2i-Pnot
Burr H. winsIow. carrying the first
consignment of cross country mail
from tho Pacific coast, landed at the
Reno air mail field at 7.46 this morn
ing and four minutes later Pilot
Blanchfield hoped off on tho second
lap Of the course to Eiko. Perfect
flying conditions exist and schedule
time is being made at this end Of
the country.
Pilot Blanohfieid, took Off at 1850.
rs minutes ahead Of schedule. He
said he expected TO reach Elko in two
hours and twenty minutes or less
Elko ia not q scheduled stop and as It
will require a few minutes to change
planes there. no time was lost at the
Reno landing field in order to make
up for the necessary delay at Elko.
ELKo, Nevada, Aug, 21.-Pf1ot
B,anchfield reached hero from Reno at
1914 a. m. pacific Time). and at
1917 A. M. Pilot Paul Scott hoped
off for Salt Lake City. The transfer
of the mail and the change OF planes
occupied only n few minutes. Scott
Is scheduled TO reach Salt Lake City
at z15 p. m. Niountain Time)
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DAILY BUSINESS EDITORIAL
By RICHARD F. JOHNSTON
Only Piggishness Will Mar the Business Landscape

OTHING industrial
and unaduterad pggshness The relations between
producer and the friction living
tally There work plenty
the going ahead of development.
Men should Almighty churches
the commercial industrial fabric pleasing the
pohed with the greed that while feeds
will disturb
the
that which will help sustain the world
passed every
ADVANCE with the obber and he his with
his consumer The
champagne of the hour.
Many things during
period following pobelum Among
of the value of stability Men
possible opportunity
continuity reasonable
with its inevitable depressing
business enterprise over longer period
has been far better for cotton that there has
inability make
their finished product had jusfyng
such price for the material
Many obbers who had and undy pses the
declined make of himself longer
been found dominant chord in human exigency.
of sanitary of
who be he will pipe really
needs WILL rush market enter duplicate
be for the entire but with mentality
directed
need especially if falling market period delivery
The wise manufacturer does not
Neither the advance without consideration
of the effect the finished product dollars
today in
adjustment of the of that dollar which entitled
business enters the skin game it is skinned
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NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES
NEW YORK, Jan. 20.-Cotton future
Nryy ORLEANS CoTroN

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 20.--While a
great deal of liquidation appeared in the
cotton market today and this selling out
by holders of long contracts more than
supplied the demand during the first half
of the short weekend session. the trading
of the second half was characterized by
about the most impressive display OF
strength of the whole week. during which
prices were sent to new high levels for
the season, March touching 27.9sc pound
and May Use. The close was to Is
points net higher on the day, with March
at 27.95c.
On the fest call there was faint show
of strength, but after advances OF to 4
points on the near positions the ring
was swamped with offerings from traders
on the long side who wanted to take their
profits because of the weekend. Says
set in and carried the trading positions
by midsession IL to Is points under the
last prices of yesterday. March selling rff
to 27.65c. Here the new buving movement
started and from then offerings were
not sufficient 10 meet the demand. At the
best of the day prices were "a TO 80
points under from the lowest and IL to
Is points over the close of yesterday.
For awhile selling was encouraged. In
small way, by the low barometer In the
southwest. which some traders thought
meant rain for the drouthy areas in Texas
and Oklahoma. As the day grew older
all other factors would be submerged in
the highly favorable accounts of general
and textile trade in this country and In
reports of a continued good spot demand
in the south Local spot prices were
raised II points to csc for middling.
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CURB MARKET SEES
RECORDS HUNG UP.
DURING THE WEEK
BY Associated Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 20.-The market
during the week was not disturbed to
substantial extent by the unsettled
condition of continental exchanges. A
number of issues moved up to new
high records, among them being
Durant Motors, which ranged from rs
to the new high record of 81, and the
Indiana shares of that company,
which advanced from 20ss to the new
high of 25A. Gillette Safety Razor
also made q new high, advancing
from 2671s to 275. and Glen Alden
Coal was prominent in the record
breaking group, moving up from 60 Z
to 701s. The Goodyear Tire issues
were strong and active, the preferred
advancing from 30a4 to 35 X, and the
prior preferred from 20 to 79A. The
common stock made a gain of Q
points to 11%. Stutz Motor also
moved into high, advancing from 81
to 245s. These advances were partly
offset by recessions or narrower
movements in other issues.
Mining stocks came into great
prominence than had been attained
by them In several years. TRANSACT
tons in some of the gold field is
sues were on a large scale, Florence
Goldfield doubling its market price
within a short time.
Standard OIL issues did not make
full response to the reports of further
Increases in prices of crude OIL Indi-
ana shares moved from 60& to COZ,
but reacted in yesterdays trade. Ken
lucky was in supply, ranging from
92% to 81. Prairie Pipe Line dropped
from ia to 100 and Prairie Oil was
traded in at 233 to 225. Cities Ser
vice developed strength, moving up
from IT'S to 1872. There was a good
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REALIZING SALES
ARE ABSORBED AS
PRICES ADVANCE

NEW YORK, Jan. 2o.-Heavy
sales were absorbed ON an early de-
cline in the cotton market today and
prices later made new high records
for the season, with May contracts
selling at $3.50 cents. That delivery
closed at 1884 cents with the general
market closing steady at net ad-
vances of to Il points on the old
crop deliveries. New crop months
were relatively easy owing to reports
of better weather in the southwest
and closed at net declines of to
20 points.
The market opened steady at an
advance of points to a decline of
10 points and soon showed net losses
of 10 to 10 points under realizing for
over the weekend. and liquidation
of new crop positions due to reports
of better prospects for break in the
southwestern drouth. A great many
contracts were absorbed on this de-
cline with trade interests among the
buyers and as soon as the selling
'slackened prices turned upward.
Early Settings
Some of the early selling on the
southeastern weather news covered
on the advance while there was
a good scattering commission house
demand which appeared to be in
spired by the continuance of the
Lancashire trade improvement, bull
lish reports from the domestic cot
ton goods markets and the indtca-
tons of reviving activity in the
Russian textile industry. The latter
were found in reports that Liverpool
firms had recently sold 5000 bales of
cotton for shipment to Russia and
that the same firms were mailing in
quires for additional supplies in the
American markets. There were also
reports in the ocean freight market
here that inquiries were being made
for ocean freight room for about
5000 bales from New York to Liver
pool, which brokers thought might
be connected in some way with Rus
sian activities. Active months sold
10 to 20 points net higher, with
January touching 2S.15c and March
2S.37c and the close was within 5 CT
6 points of the best on these posi-
lions. The maximum decline of 20
points was shown by September an
inactive month. while october was
only points net lower.
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Dull Bond Selling Has
Varied Days Turnover

NEW YORK, Jan. 2o.-Further depres-
sion OF some of the minor foreign issues,
sharp recovery in some OF the speculative
railroad mortgages and marked irregu-
larity throughout the rest of the list
characterized today's relatively dull deal
ings IN bonds. Listed bonds were still
suffering from the lively competition ar
Iorded by the flood of new issues which
nave totaled nearly $3.50. 900, 900 this year.
Prague 7hs. established a new low rec
ord on decline of l point. The French
bonds offered good resistance to pressure.
yielding only fracttonally
Gains OF point or moro were regis
tered in the railroad group by st. Paul
general As and convertible IS, "NickIe
Plate" As, seaboard Air Line adjustment
6s, New York. West Chester and Boston
AS, Western Maryland As and Union
Ing points. International and Great
Northern adjustment Is and Chesapeake
and Ohio convertible 5s were weak.
Local fractions were strong, Brooklvn
Rapid Transit Is. certificate rs and Ger
tificate 5s and Hudson and Manhattan
income 5s each gained a point or more.
Strength of oil company liens featured
the industrial list Marland OH 7hs. with
warrants, gaining 3h points; the IS. 1M.
and Producers and Refiners SIS one
Except for losses of Sc on 500 each
in Liberty S1ss and first AIS. the active
United States government Issues moved
trregularly within radius of cents
Total sales (par value) were sa,965, 900,
BAR SILVER
NEW YORK, Jan. 2O.--Foreign bar sil-
YER. 65Bc; Mexican dollars. 50Ac.
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CITIES. SERVICE QUOTATIONS
(Furnished5py Henry L. Doherty & c
Amarioan rr-,,.. u,s
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK. Jan. 2o.-Foreisn ex-
changes. easy Quotations in cents: Great
Britain. demand. 46s: cables. 4ssH; CO.
day bills on banks. 464. France demand.
soy; cables. s.Soh; Italy 474A and
madS. .oO53 and .oO6I: Holland. se.5s and
1857; Norway. 1857: Sweden 1856; Dem
mark. 1924: Switzerland. 1870: Spain.
1853: Greece. LIZ. Poland, .0o34; Czeoho-
slovakle. 2.7sh; Argentine, 37.37; Brazil.
11.5o; Montreati, 90.
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NEW YORK. Jan. 20.-stockholders of
the Pan-American Petroleum and Trans.
port company. at special meeting today
ratified the action of the board of di.
rectors in authorizing the creation of an
issue of ss5,ooo.o00 OF per cent cumu-
an increase In the common stock from
sIc5 900 to $205. 00o. 900, all of the In
value of $50.
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SAVANNAH, Ca, Jan. 2O.-Turpentine:
Steady s1.46h; sales. 100: receipts. 1871 ;
shipments 545; stock. 1888.
Rosin: Firm; sales. s52; receipts. 1.s4s;
ahipments. 133; stock. 5000. Quote:
p. p. y. s4.s7Jz; F.. G.. H. IS; I. $b02ls !;
WV. 6.Sb.
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Trend Noted Most Stocks Due Weekend Foreign Outlook

vlume of business all through the
week in Pennsylvania Beaver Oil,
which moved up to In yesterdays
trading, making new high record.
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Hubbard Bros & Co.

Members New York Stock Exchange. New
Orleans Cotton Exchange, New YORK Pro-
duce Exchange. Associated Member,
liverpool Cotton Association. Orders So
hcited for the purchase and sale of Cotton
and Cotton Seed Oil for future delivery
Special attention and liberal terms given
for consignment of spot cotton for de-
livery.
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Short Market Flashes

MOBILE. Ala. Jan. 20.-.A meeting ~
representatives of the southern ciassifi.
cation committee and Mobile mannfac-
turers OF turpentine cups. etc. Will h.
held at Atlanta january 20 to discuss the
question OF Classifying turpentine cups,
aprons ana cutters In connection with
from various cities will attend the con-
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PORT MOVEMENT

, New Orleans: Middling, CSC; receipts
4.lis; exports, 273; sales, las; stock,
219,311.
Galveston; Miadilng. 9s4oc receipts
1856: sales, $500; stock, 3s7,s26.
Mobile: Middling, 27.75c; receipts 526;
stock, 9.701.
Savannah: Middling, 2s.tsc; receipts
ssS; sales. $751; stock, 1854.
Charleston: Receipts, 21S; stock. es,12s.
Wilmington: Middlng. csc; receipts.
Texas city: Stock. 1855.
Norfolk: Middling. 2s.5oc; receipts,
LIB; sales, 1,27s; stock, 10t,260.
Baltimore: Stock, 3,06s.
Boston: Middlipg, 2S30c: stock, 1900.
Philadelphia: Stock. $3.50.
New York: Middling. 2s.4oc; stock.
1883.
Minor ports. Receipts, ASA; exports,
2,S62: stock. $780,
Total today: Receipts, 1858; exports,
1855; stock, 946,1Is.
Total for. season: Receipts 4.s72sSs;
eYports 3.Ob3.32b.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 20.--The actual con-
dition of clearing house banks and trust
companies for the week shows that they
hold s17.13s,4l0 in excess Of legal re-
quirements. This is an increase Of 49,
042,S00.
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SALT LAKE CITY. Jan. so.-suear
prices dropped aproximately soc mar i'm
pounds here todsy. Reduction Of sea
board quotations was kiven as the cause
Sugar at retail Is now 1904 per 100
pound bag.
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NEW YORK BOND LIST

NEW YORK BONDS ............
NEW YORK, Jan. 2o.--Following are to-
days high, low and closing prices of bonds
on the New York Stock Exchange, and
the total sales of each bond, in $1,000:
II. g. Bonds
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INTERIOR MOVEMENT

Houston: Middling. 2S.S5c; receipts.
4.4s0. shipments. 1881; sales, S,t4b; stock,
331.626.
Memphis: Middling, 2s..5c: receipts,
2.s06: shipments. 1868; sales, 2.So0; stock,
49, 1875.
Augusta: Middling. 2s.44c; receipts. s4s
shipments. 1851; sales. LIZA; stock,
64.S93.
1,052; shipments. 921; stock. 1888.
Atlanta; Middiing, 1850
Little Rock: Middling, 2775c: receipts.
All; shipments, 357; sales 931 stock,
1921.
Dallas: Middling, 27.45c: sales, 1.4sl.
Montgomery: Middling, 2sc sales. 6.
Total today: Receipts, 9,598; shipments,
1881; stock. 62S. 564
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CHICAGO Jan. 2o.--Armour of Della
ware. 49, Armour pfd., s41s Common
wealth Edison 1919; Diamond Match
11S; Libby Mcneil. rs; Middle West
Utilities, ASK swift & Co., 1Os; Swift
International 201sT Union Carbide, 63h f.;
United Light and Railway. ~; Wahl Sc;
Western Knitting. az; Yellow Manufaa-
turing B. 249; Yellow Taxi, 71h.
POTATOES
CHICAGO. Jan. 20.-Potatoes, dull; re-
ceipts, As cars; Wisconsin sacked round
whites, S0@95c cwt.
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NEW YORK CURB LIST


NEW YORK, Jan. Determinations
the New York Curb Market today were
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NEW ORLEANS corroN FUTURES


NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 5o.-spot cotton,
steady; IL points higher; sales on the
spot $40: to arrive. 469; low middling,
27.65c; middling 2s.25c good middling
assoc.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2o-Spot cotton.
steady; middling. 2s.ioc.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 30.-Lines of fall
woolens will be priced by the American
Wooden company next Monday when new
prices on plain and fancy mapped goods
for fall also will be named by the Amo--
heag company. Market reports said that
advances would not be as steep as buyers
have been predicting. Trade in cotton
goods, unfinished and finished. were re-
ported more active in first hands, and
prices were firmer today. Yarns were
firiner and higher. Burlaps were firm.
Linens were bought more freely. XIV.
goods were more active, especially In
hosiery. Silks continued steady.
FLAX SEED
DULUTH, Mimi. Jan. 20.--AFlax seed,
January. $2.s7; February $2.S4 asked;
May $2.67h bid: July. SEQ. asked.
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LONDON MONEY

LONDON MONEY
LONDON, Jan. 20.--Bar silver 321-1sd
per ounce. Money, / per cent. Discount
rates short bills q per cent; three months
bills, q q 2 3-16 per cent
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BAR SILVER
NEW YORK. Jan. 2O.--Foreign bar sill
yer. 65Bc Mexican dollars. 50Ac.
Evening star., 1923-06-20
Women in Novels

The women of the old romances,
the blushing maids of modest
glances. their little lovelorn ditties
grooming. on every other page were
swooning. So sensitive were they,
SO tender, these critters of the fe-
male gender, lovers eager way
Of spooning would break them up
and set them swooning. Oh, often
| have grown sarcastic, and sprung
some comments harsh and drastic
when reading tales of frail Amandas
who swooned all over the veranda hs.
The damsels of the modern stories.
though having all the charms and
glories, have cut out swooinng as
a habit-the modern female is no
rabbit. AS she goes breezing
through each chapter the smoke of
stogies has enwrapped her; she
borrows matches from the hero, and
strikes them on a plaster Nero. and
keeps her cigarettes a-going, from
cherry lips the smoke wreaths blow
ing. Beside the cuspidor she fingers,
with nicotine she stains her fingers ::
by coffin-nails her breath is tainted
-ah. me, the good old girls who
tainted! I'd rather see a maiden
swooning, while I my wooden Tyre
am tuning, than gaze upon a virgin
smoking, a fox-trot crew around
her joking.
(Copyright.) WALT MASON.