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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-27
School OF Hard Knocks"

School OF Hard Knocks"
Following the talk by Mr.. Dukes
three new members were enrolled,
namely: Roy Pinkston, "BilP' Cole
and James c, Davis. The post now
has an enrolment of As to 50 mem
bers, which is just about half the num-
Der of eligibles in the county. An et-
fort will be made to enroll just as
many of the ex-service men during
1928 as possible, and the legionnaires
are fully counting on at least twice as
many members in 1923 as are now en-
rolled. The post is very much alive
and has planned many worth while
moves which they expect to make
during the year.
All white ex-service men in the
county who are not at present mem
bers of the Davis-Daniel post are in
vited requested and urged to join the
legion.
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this informal and hospitable affair,
Mrs. J. H. Crouch and Mrs. r. R.
Jones lending their musical and liter
airy talents to make the occasion more
enjoyable. After these numbers Mrs.
Roy Crouch spoke a few appropriate
words as the wagon of gifts was
wheeled in by Mrs. Webb.
The beautiful pieces OF handwork.
the linen and the many pretty and
useful articles donated were the ef-
forts made by the class to express
sympathy and love for this one OF
their number in the loss of her house
hold in a recent fire.
After these were unwrapped and
displayed by Mrs. Bolton, she most
touchingly expressed her thanks. Be-
fore leaving the guests were served
waters and tea.
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NEWS AND PERSONALS FROM
THE NORTH TERRELL TOWN
Oyster Suppers Every Saturday Eve.
Other Interesting Items.

The oyster supper at the tea room
on Saturday evening was largely at
tended, many from the country being
present. Come every Saturday eve
ming and bring friend. The Wo-
mans club appreciates your presence.
Among the Parrot girls who are
teaching away from home and We're
here for the weekend were Misses
Ola Belle Cole, of Vidalia; Argyle
Cole, of Brentwood and Nadine Mar
shall, of the Union High school at
Leslie.
Miss Matte Belle Pinkston, stu
dent OF the Dawson High school,, en-
tertained the girls of her class, the
eleventh grade, on Saturday Afternoon
at her home in Parrot.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Oxford and
Mr.. Holman Drew and Miss Mitchell,
OF Yeomans, were among the many
taking supper at the tea room Satur-
day evening.
Mrs. Cheney OF Shellman, was in
Parrot Friday afternoon with very
select collection OF spring hats, and
will return some time soon with mid
summer hats.
The friends of Mr.. S. J. Carter re-
greet to know he is still confined to
his bed at the home OF his sister, Mrs.
Frank Cook.
Mrs. J. o. Cannon and Paul Can
non went to Plains Saturday to visit
her son, Aubrey, who is in the hos
pital there.
G. w. and G. H. Kenyon spent
Sunday as the guests OF DR.. ]. NJ.
Kenyon at Richland.
Miss Mckenzie, one of the teach
ers at Cordele, spent a short while
here on Saturday.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-27
GOOD THING-DoN'T MISS 1T

Send your name and address PLAIN.
" written together with cents (and
this Slip to Chamberlain Medicine
Co. Des Moines, Iowa, and receive in
return a trial package containing
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for
coughs, colds, Group. bronchial, fit"
and whooping coughs, and tickling
throat: Chamberlain Stomach and
Liver Tablets for tomach troubles, in
digestion. gassy pains that crowd the
heart. biliousness and constipation;
Chamberlain's Salve, needed in every
family for burns, scalds, wounds, piles,
and skin affections; these valued fam
ily medicines for only cents. Don't
miss it.-adv. l-1-3mo.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-27
HENS PLANNING STRIKE
WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE
This Hen Doesn't Want to Strike /;
Lays Huge Egg for an Example

We all have heard about the goose
that laid the golden egg. Well, that
was mythe. But have you heard about
the goose egg that was laid by hen?
And this is not mythe. OF course it
isn't sure-enough goose egg, but
when it comes to size this egg would
make a goose turn green with envy
and other hens hold up admiring
heads. One Of Mr.. J. c. Smiths hens,
who heard, no doubt of the threaten
ed strike among her people, just want
ed to show us that she wasn't at all
in sympathy with the strike and as a
result did her best. And we'll say it
is some egg, too.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-27
LEGION HAD GOOD
MEETING AT PARROT
LARGE NUMBER OF "BUDDIES"
WERE PRESENT. MR.. DUKES
MADE SHORT TALK.

The Davis-Daniel post, American
Legion, held their second meeting of
the month in Parrot Thursday night
in the office of the Pinkston ware
house. Twenty or more ex-service
men attended this meeting of the le-
gion. w. K. Norton, post comman-
der, presided.
Following a short business session
Prof. J. c. Dukes addressed the as
sembly, his talk proving to be very
interesting His subject was: THE
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-27
S. P. |. CLASS GIVES
MRS. BOLTON SHOWER
NUMBER OF USEFUL ARTI-
Giles RENDERED AS AN EX-
PRESTON OF SYMPATHY.

An act of tender friendship was the
miscellaneous shower given to Mrs.
Jesse Bolton on Monday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. Webb by the mem
bers of the S. P. I. class Of the Meth
odist Sunday school.
The home was prettily decorated
with flowers OF the season. About for
ty members were present to enjoy
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-27

FOR SALE-Seed Corn, What1ey's
Prolific, pure and selected. Stock
at Hill & Hills Warehouse. S. D..
HATCHER. 2-13-4t.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-27

FOR RENT-House and lot on Col
1ege street; all modern conveniences
and large patch. A bargain. E. T.
LOCKETT. 2-2-2t
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-27

TAKEN UP-Three cows taken up
Saturday, the oath. Owner can get
them by seeing O. f. LOWE. 2-27-1t
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-27

IATTENTION!-Eggs for Matching.
stock for sale. You know my Reds.
SUSIE +. CHAPMAN, Brentwood,
Georgia. 2-27-2t
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-27

FOR RENT-Four-room dwelling on
Pecan street. Apply to HENRY
RAUCH. 2-6-4t
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-27

FLOWING Garden blowing done at
reasonable charges. See S. D.
HATCHER. 2-13-4t
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-27

FOR SALE-A quantity of seed sug-
ar cane at 81 a hundred. J. C..
HICKS, care The News.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-27

RHODE ISLAND RED eggs for
Matching, Sis for IS. J. J. SAN
DERS, Brentwood Ga. 2-20-4t
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Special Notices

FOR SALE-Ford roadster, in good
condition. r. L. SAVILLE. 2-20-2t
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-27

FOR SALE-Pigs and Shoats. R. c.
McCOLLUM. 2-27-3t.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-27

POSTED LANDING hunting per-
mitted on my lands. Violators will
be prosecuted. Please keep off. SIP
RICHARDSON. 2-20-2t
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-27

FOR SALE-Pure bred single comb
R. l. Red eggs from select stock,
IS for $3.50, 90 for S.. Heavy laying
strain. HARRY PETTY 2-20-4t
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-27

FOR SALE-Red Ripper strain sin
gle comb Rhode Island Reds. Line
bred by me eighteen years. Eggs for
Matching S. and SIS setting. SAM
WILCOX, Fitzgerald, Ga. 2-27-3t
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Purchasing agent to, buy
va oafIeS M Ic[ lNr Pe co. 10 6i l
Oglethorpe Bldg, Savannah, Geor
gia. 2-27lt
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-27

FOR SALE-My five room house
with conveniences, on South Stone
wall street at a bargain for an in
vestment One-third cash. balance
terms TO suit. w. A. KITCHENS.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-02-27

FOR -Single-comb Reds from
best pens; Donaldson, Red Ripper
and Mahood strains Eggs from choice
matings s. per setting; range flock
$3.50 per setting. Stock. BELLE
ZIMMERMAN, Brentwood. 2-20-2t
The Washington times., 1923-04-15

IN the old days you could carry
on a flirtatious conversation
y III you felt that way-by
means of such simple implements
as handkerchiefs, fans, gloves,
parasols and other trimmings.
Those were the times when We
had uncomplicated pleasures and
didn't worry about income taxes,
jozz parties and international
relations.
Life was simple, and flirta-
tions didn't lead into suits for
breach of promise.
If young lady dropped a hand
kerchief in a certain way it inn
piled a certain thing. And If she
didn't, it didn't.
II she waved her handkerchief
over her left shoulder was en-
couraging. If she waved it over
her right shoulder it was a warn
ing.
Holding the parasol one way
meant Look out! My husband
is watching" and holding it an
other way implied that what he
didn't know wouldn't hurt him.
Holding the gloves in one posi-
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that looked as good as my
friends who lived there claimed
it would look.
don't believe win live long
enough to see any style that is
so ridiculous that no woman win
adopt it.
have spent several years try
ing to find out just why Il Is that
q banquet speaker thinks he has
got to tell stories, but nobody
has been able to throw any light
on this subject.
! once thought that the way to
make lasting friendships was to
do fayors for people, but / have
had this theory disproved sew.
eral times.
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TN Utah, you cannot buy, sell
or smoke cigarettes in a pub
lie place.
In Iowa and Georgia, you can
not tip a servant.
In New York, you can't drink
anything but embalming fluid.
In Texas, you are not allowed
to preach or teach evolution.
In Oregon, children are not
allowed to attend private schools.
In South Carolina, you cannot
play pool or billiards.
In New Jersey, you are obliged
to dance under censorship rules.
In North Dakota, you cannot
buy or smoke a cigarette.
In Massachusetts,, according to
law, you cannot whistle on Sun
day.
In Kansas, it is a misdemeanor
to be found in possession of
cigarettes.
In Arizona, you cannot get a
shave or haircut on Sunday.
In the Bronx, you are not
allowed to smoke pipes in movie
houses.
In Nebraska, all skirts must be
not more than eight inches from
the floor.
In Westchester County, you
are not allowed to kill man
The Washington times., 1923-04-15
By Charles MI. Bayer

particularly unfortunate for the
reason that Billings is alleged to
have been directly responsible
for the broken heart, having him.
self delivered the letter which
cuased it. He will be tried on
the further charge Of delivering
a letter that caused anguish that
might have been averted had he
withheld the letter and thrown 1t
into an ashcan; as per Rule No
81 covering such cases. He will
be tried on the further charge Of
not being sufficiently acquainted
with the rules"
Report No. 4.-Street Cleaner
Ricco to be tried for gross neg
lect of duty.
at is alleged that Ricco came
upon a cat in garbage pail. The
cat was shivering with cold. In
stead of applying blanket and
hot-water bottles, Ricco swept
the cat away and continued to
massage the pavement.
CAS- this was black cat and
the day was Friday, the depart
ment will appreciate the misfor.
tunes that might have accrued to
it because of one mans deliberate
violation of a cardinal first-aid
rule of the department.
Report No. g. Prohibition
Agent Einstein to be tried for
gross neglect of duty.
"IZzy, 1t is alleged, raided a
saloon and walked off with q
bottle of whiskey, though all
around him were men dying from
thirst.
Rule No. 93-b, Of the section
devoted to directions on admins
tering first aid to dying citizens,
specifically orders that Prohibi-
ton Agents must give succor.
"Einstein's defense that he did
not have any succor in his pocket
does not mitigate the gravity Of
the offense. When the dying
citizens in the back room OF the
saloon pleaded for life-Savers,
Einstein deliberately placed the
life-saving bottle in his pocket
and walked, out, leaving the dying
citizens to a tragic fate"
The Sap wants to know what
the medicos have to say to an
order that says that folks who
can't get doctor had better call
a postman1 Sap says they'll want
to know II the postman can flash
a practicing license. And patients
will say nothing doing, Better q
prescription, these prohibition
days, than a letter.
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The Flapper
THE annual meeting Of the
Barnyard W, c. 7. q. was a

NyHE annual meeting Of the
Barnyard W, G. T. q. was a.
big success.
Mrs. Plymouth Rock read an in
teresting paper on the subject of
Fair Play for Fowl"
A most stimulating discussion
followed the address Of Mrs. Vel
low Leghorn, who took as her
theme, rs the Drumstick Immod-
est?"
Mrs. Buff Cochin spoke infor-
mally on the work of the past
year, and Miss Bantam, the treas
urer, read her report.
At the close of the meeting the
president, Mrs. Cluk-Biddy, made
stirring appeal for new mem
bers.
"The sanctity of the roost is
what we are fighting for" she
said. Prohibition is right and
must prevail. Let us hasten the
day."
At this point chicken in the
gallery got up and walked out, her
chin in the air.
THAT stuff may be all right for
those old BIRDS" she shifted, "but
not for me. I'll take a drink
whenever l can get it. It's he
reditary with me, anyhow. Mother
was an alcohol lamp"
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Newer Signs for Old

ton meant I'll be home this eve
ning," and holding them another
way meant thtre was a lille in
them.
Holding the fan one way said
as plain as words: See you
later" and holding 1t another
way meant 81 can't see you at
ALL"
Whereas tanning yourself with
O fan meant that you were warm.
The modern version of the an
cient sign language does not re-
quire these articles: it can be
carried on entirely with gestures.
Holding one hand a few inches
above the other and moving them
up and down means I'D give any.
thing for a cocktail"
Lifting ore foot eight inches
from the floor means "Gone are
the days
Clutching ones throat may be
interpreted as "Thiss wood alco-
hol is not as smooth as the last
had"
Blowing the foam off glass of
soda means "old habits are hard
to break
And drinking the stuff means
Anything is better than moth
ing"
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THE SAP AMBLES BACK

THE Sapient Saphead gushed
! into the office the other day.
Queer thing for Sap to ooze in
at this time. This is the time OF
year when the sap gets ready to
ooze out.
Sap was as nervous as a debu'
tante in a red flannel shirt. He's
a peculiar mammal anatomicaliy.
Said he had something on his
mind and wanted to get it off his
chest.
He had breezed into town on
the business end OF a gale ere.
ated by a cops fast-swishing
w. L. Douglas. Though the kick
landed the Sap two yards away
the cop was only a foot behind.
When the Sap came to, he was
all set for the Easter parade.
Somebody had draped a lily on
his chest.
The Sap observed Easter Sun
day. He always observes the
Sabbath. He observes it from a
distance. He said he'd like it
better If Easter Sunday fell on .
weekday.
Asked what he Was doing for q
livelihood, the Sag replied he
was an inventor and was design
ing handles for waves SO that
people could drown more COM
fortably. ..E<.t
The mirror will testify he
hasn't changed. A mirror can
stand an awful lot of PUNISH
menr. And it can make some
very nasty back talk.
The Sap said he had read tha'
the Post Office Department had
issued orders to mail carriers Ito
take command and give orders"
If they found somebody i'll on
their routes. They are ito apply
blankets and hot-water boI,4cs
Families are to be instructed, III
you can't get a doctor. call a post.
man."
Sap says the official reports In
the future will read like these:
Report No. Fireman Jones
to be tried for gross neglect Of
duty.
while saving three babies
from a burning building Fireman
Jones, glancing across the area.
way, saw child crying for it's
rattle. d
rInstead of obeying Order No.
s.. and dropping the three chill.
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dren to the sidewalk, where they
were to be brought anyway, and
which they could have reached
quicker had they been dropped,
Fireman Jones proceeded down
the ladder with them.
Then, it is charged, he re-
turned to the flaming tenement
and wasted valuable time rescu.
ing six adults who had been over.
come with smoke.
When he energies from the
hospital Fireman Jones will be
tried on charges of neglect OF
duty. 1t is alleged he inhumane-
ly permitted the baby across the
way to continue crying for its
rattle, permitting neighbors to
The Washington times., 1923-04-15
Fancy
Dancing

NE little detail which makes
it SO much more expensive
to bring up children now
adays than it used to be is that SO
many OF them have to take what
is called fancy dancing Fancy
dancing didn't cut much ice in the
nineteenth century, but that was
before parents became so enlight-
ened and fashionable.
Fancy dancing is something
which all little girls crave and
some little boys are lucky enough
to escape.
The main object OF fancy dane
ing is to make normal children
develop" into fairies" who are
taught to interpret" Mendel-
ssohn's Spring Song" in man
ner to make Mendelssohn turn
over In his grave.
At the end Of each term, the
children who have been torturing
themselves into limitations OF
Greek friezes are called upon to
give an exhibition, in order to dis
play the progress they have made
or the damage that has been
done to their normally"
On this occasion, an assortment
OF fond mamaS, and q scattering
Of fond papas who couldn't get
out OF it, gather on the sidelines
and root for their young hope
fuls. 1t doesn't take much for a
fond mama to see a resemblance
between her precious pet and
Isadora Duncan, and she can
easily dope It out that her dear
baby boy is going to give Mord-
kin q run for his money.
The exhibition" is one Of the
few occasions when nobody
comes late. Everybody is on
time, because the interested par
ties-usually the fond papas
distinctly remember having paid
] out $50 for the course, and they
want to see how much of their
moneys worth they are getting.
AS a rule, however, the papas
are not much impressed with the
teacher, who is generally one of
those. aDliable, seIf-conscious
DANES in an evening dress which
will soon become au heirloom.
Papa is apt to think that the
lady's neck would keep her out
Of Mr.. Ziegfeld's choruses, even
il her training didn't.
Afer the exhibition, she paws
off the janitor. puts out the
lights and catches the last car
home being compelled to inter-
pref strap hanging all the way.
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Growls of aGrouch

/ would just as soon spend my
life on a farm if I could take the
city's conveniences and enter
tainments along with me.
like to go to the movies be-
cause can sit there in the dark
and concentrate on my business
problems.
/ know it is not just the was
for me to feel, but somehow I
don't care a tinker's darn whom
the Prince of Wales marries or
whether he gets married at all.
l don't envy the people who
go South for the Winter. Il
don't figure that two or three
weeks of cold air in a year viii
do me any harm, after all the hot
air I have to breathe.
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THINGS THEY DO i'm BEST sEILERs-By w Mccurk
Failures of an Optimist

r HAVE been trying to find
self-made man who would
admit that he had made .
poor job Of it, but guess there
Is no use looking.
l don't know why It Is that
every blizzard arrives just as the
janitor has taken the heating APP
paratus apart to fix the fiues and
! doubt if ! viii ever find out.
would be very glad to be one
of ten men to go through the
cafes and take the cigarettes
away from the ladies and am
perfectly safe in making this
offer as / viii never find the other
nine men.
/ have never seen q suburb
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Billings to be tried for gross
neglect OF duty.
ut is charged that he went
into a tenement to deliver a let.
ter and saw a girl weeping. He
admits she informed him the let
ter he had delivered the day
previous was from a cruel swain
and that her heart was broken.
Instead of applying blankets
and hot water bottles, as per
orders recently promulgated, Let
ter Carrier Billings continued on
his customary rounds.
His failure to apply first aid
to the broken heart, even though
he was not equipped with spIints
on which to place the heart, is
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be disturbed by the child's
screams.
Report No. 2 - Policeman
Smith to be tried for gross ne
elect of duty.
1T is reported that Policeman
Smith failed to apply first aid to
a male citizen whose garter had
been fractured and was hanging
limp on the sidewalk.
"The defendant is accused OF
having continued to chase three
bandits. When Policeman Smith
RECEIVERS from bullet wounds re-
ceived in the chase he will be
tried for neglecting to apply a
tourniquet to the broken garter.
Report No. Letter Carrier
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Upper and Lower.

he was one Of the youngest Re.
cruits who ever graced the
army, and his voice was in the
process Of changing. Into the
company barber shop he drifted,
and, in tones that were at one
moment a promising bass and at
the next a feeble treble, demand
ed haircut.
HeyP calculated the bewiId.
cred barber, looking confusedly
about him. Zone at Q time.
please, one at q timeP'
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"This Freedom"

without reporting It.
In Washington, you are not
allowed to make unnecessary
noises.
In Philadelphia, you cannot
play a washboiler in a jazz band.
In New York State, nobody is
allowed to carry guns except the
, burglars.
In due course of time, some Of
these things will be remedied.
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SQUARE at Last.

THE foreman was going from
one man to another with .
sheet of paper in his hand. When
he came to Sandy MCKEE he said:
SANDY, this is q subscription
to get q wreath for Jim Lomond,
who died last week. All your
workmates have given . dollar
each toward it"
"Och, mon" replied Sandy,
"that'Il make me and Jim square
moo. He owed me dollar. ony-
way"
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NOT That Kind.

WIFEIs my hat on straight,
~ dear?
Husband Tin . hurry)-Oh,
yes, quite straight.
fare you sure?'
eyes, yes-do come along"
"Oh, dear, ! must go backI
You see, it is not fashionable to
wear this kind of hat straight"
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No Other Means.

THE ANGEL (about to give
beggar q pennyl-Poor mani
And are you married?
Beggar Pardon me. madam.
Dye think I'd be relyn' on total
strangers for support If I had .
wife?
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Fulfilled Predictions.

UNCLE HENRY had died sud.
- denly, and distant relative
was offering her condolences to
the widow. Finally the lady got
to the point where she felt she
could decently ask a burning
question.
"And what did poor Henry
leave?" she inquired, sweetly.
"Leave?" snorted the widow.
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He Knew. ..

A MAN was confronted in a dark
"A alley by a thug.
"Hand over your money, or I'll
blow your brains out" was the
demand.
elbow away" was the calm re-
ply. "You can live in New York
without brains, but you must
aave money"
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She Saw Herself.

STRANGER Cat the door)--I am
= trying to find a lady whose
name I have forgotten, but I
know she lives in this neighbor-
hood. She is a woman easily de-
scribed, and perhaps you know
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Cutie Similar.

VOUNGLY-Did you ever no.
tice that the matrimonial pro-
cess is like that of making a call?
You go to adore, you ring belle
and you give your name to a
maid.
Cynicus-Yes, and then you're
taken in.
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lust Postponed.
All He Recalled.

GcDID you ever win an argu-
~ ment with Mrs. Dubwaite 2"
"Once," said Mr.. Dubwaite.
"What about?"
81 don't remember, but I have
a vivid recollection that her
mouth was full of hairpins at the
efme."
The Washington times., 1923-04-15
Three Ways to Take It.

Three Ways to Take &c.
Two health enthusiasts were
discussing methods, when sud-
denly one of them said: 'sYou
still take your morning bath, I
supposed"
Never miss It, my boyP' cried
the other, enthusiastically
Sometimes take It hot; some
times cold; and when I'm in q
rush ] take it for granted"