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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-04-05
Gard OF Thanks

During the Illness and death of
Mrs Oliver We have received many
kindnesses from neighbors and
friends: all Of which We deeply APP
preciate. We are also grateful for
the beautiful flowers contributed and
especially the Philathea Glass of the
Bethany Church for its floral re-
membrauce Particularly we desire
10 thank Mrs. Luther Moore for
thoughtful ministerings in the last
several weeks.
j. c. Oliver
Earle Potter
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Buxton
and family
Mrs. Thomas Leahv
c. A Hewett
Miss Anna Washburn
Skowhegan, Maine April 5, 1922
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Chapman Concert and the Artists

The annual Chapman Concerts have
long been recognized as the real must
cal event of the season, and this years
concert will be one or exceptional in
terest to the public, as he presents
two phenomenal artists in joint
recital Miss Lottice Howell, Lyric
Soprano from the opera in New York,
and Mr.. kola Leyenne, the world re-
nowned Cellist. Those who had the
good fortune OF hearing this Wizard of
the Cello last Fall at the Maine Music
Festival. realize what treat they
have in store fer them. He is now on
tour as the only assisting artist with
the great Chaliapin. and when their
tour ends he will have played from
Coast to Coast, covering all the prom
inent cities of America. Mr..
Levienne has national reputation,
as he played in all the European
capitals before coming to this country,
and made his debut in Russia at the
age of eight, and has long been recog
nized as the greatest Cellist in Russia.
He is whole concert in himself. and
single engagements are from $500. TO
$500. a performance for him alone.
In a number of selections on this pro-
gramme, he will play some of the
cadenzas. which will be simply aston
fishing, and have only been attempted
by such Cellists as Cassals, and
Gerady. If Mr. Chapman had not
made this contract year ago ii
would be impossible to bring him
here. Mr. Chapman was most en-
thusiastic over the good fortune to
secure Miss Lottice Howell. Lyric
Soprano from the New York Opera
Company for this tour Of concerts.
She has been the leading soprano of
that Company for the past season,
which has just closed in New Orleans.
She posses Il lyric voice of most
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-04-05
Gard of Thanks

wish to especially thank the Local
No. 7S6, United brotherhood of Car
penters and Jointers of America for
their kindness to me in the recent ill
ness and death of my wife; also for
the beautiful flowers. Their though
fulness was deeply appreciated.
Fraternaliy.
J. c. Oliver
Skowhegan, Maine, April 5, 1929
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-04-05
Gard Of Thanks

We wish to express our sincere
thanks for all fayors during the sick
ness and death of our father and
brother, especially we wish to thank
Albion Savage and wife.
Clyde Savage and family
Mrs. Emma Brown
Mrs. Addie Woods
No. New Portland, April 3, 1929
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-04-05
Card of Thanks

We wish to thank our friends and
neighbors for the beautiful flowers
and assistance rendered during our
recent bereavement. Appreciation is
extended to Rev. j. L. A. Remand and
the District Nurse for their kindness
Willie j. Breton
and family
Mrs. Pauline Gilbaire
Skowhegan, Maine, April s, 1923
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Gard OF Thanks

We wish to thank our friends and
neighbors for their kindness and beau
tifuI flowers given during the time of
our great sorrow.
Mr. Bert Spaulding
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Spaulding
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Spaulding
Mrs. Della Sears
Mr.. Ray Spaulding
HartIand Me-, April 5, 1929
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Abllities and Sur
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Notice

I wish to thank all my friends and
sehoolmates and to show my appre-
citation to all those who have been so
kind to me in my long sickness.
Dorothy " Stevens
Flagstaff, Me- April 3 1929.
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Ambrosia-the food of the Gods
You can improve it by using Bakers
Flavoring Extracts. At all good
grocers. --Advt.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-04-05

J. W. Blunt came home from Mass
achusetts Saturday for short visit
with his family.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-07-28


rou mmochodem feceno, p Johnson pfedpovida.
Kdyby nova velika valka vypukla Europe, W.
rez pravdepodobno ze by bychom do nj szen echze
okonos jako jsme byi strzeni do vlky sveove Valcc
srany hledeli by vzajemn6 ocomiti neleps cesou
by bylo zmocn kontroy more aby nektere mich
byo zasobovani Amerky. Amerika mea by po
vybranou bud posoucha rozkazu strany ovladnuv
81 more nebo postav prot MIN, opakovao by
stale r. 1917.
Kdyby nova velika vaka vypuka v Europe. znova W.
vstao by nebezpec Spoene Say byy by do nj strzen
kdyby Amerika ba zastoupena Svazu Naroda moa
by vydatne psobt odvraceni valek Kdyby rozko
houtenym rekla Pujdetei do valky nepdjcime
vam jedineho doaru neposeme vam edineho buse obi
hodne by to pomohlo. Nasim skromnym mnenim jest, re
Amerka udrzeni sveoveho mru vice mohla by pfispeti
lako Glen Narodu nez sve osamocenost z odpo
rucue senator Johnson l poom pravo vypovda valku,
zstao by pouze jedn kongres bez eho svolenl amerl
ske vojsko odstvo nemohlo by byh nikam poslano.
A kdyz tax piseme vakach, vzpominame ST. re ma
|dnesek pfipada vyroci vypuknut te neposednes nej
lhrozne Byo to 28 ervence 1914 kdy Rakousko-Uher-
|sko vypovedeo vaku netusc tehdy re vlasne
hasilo svuj ortel smrti.
Trp dosud cey svet povalecnymi pomery, zejmena O.
lvsem Evropa slysme ceme zdali nebyy mar
ny vsechny vaecne vastne zskao vtezsvin
spojencdv.
nejstrucneji odpovedeti nebyti vltezstv
Savle hohenZolernska nadutost by vad
ly mad Evropou dokonce Amerika byla by nucena od
vadet Jim trbu ovsem re nebyo by svobodneho cesko
ovenskeho nroda naopak ten by by pozvona ale dusled
nemosrdne ubijen byl by psancem vlastnim do
move Tomu byo zabran6no spojeneckym vitezstvim ve
sv6tove valce.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-07-28

vodu dali mi policejni dohled.
Shanel jsem prodlouzeni kon-
cese a nedali mi to, byli jsme
bez penez, byl hlad ia vlezl
ma brambory. Dostal jsem de-
set mesicu robotarnu."
"Odtamutd jste utekl."
"Ano, utekl a utekl bych
zas."
"Vzal jste tam kabat ko-
misni saty."
"Snad bych Sci nahej. Ira
dlo je tam spatny, nejhorsi ma
svete, drft Sc musi zadarmo a
riditel okrada vsechny. To mo-
hou, slavny soude, dokazat do
!zorci, vsak jich nekolik proto
Ivyhodili. Ia Rakouska vazali
jenom ma vojne tam vazou !
ted. TO je republican"
"Zebral jste v Breclave?'
"Zebral. Cim sc mann zivot?
Necim sc zivit muslin. Nam
vrazdit nebo krast? Nam lou
pitt"
"Proto neni potreba NADIA
vat presidentovi," domlouva
lpredseda.
"Vsak je to vsecko prayda.
Cetl jsem ted novinach, re
lvlada rozkradla zas devet mi
Ilionu je to pravda."
"Rekl jste vsechno, co pravl
zaloba?"
"Pfiznejte Sc, re chcete byt
zaopatren, to je vase pohnut-
ka."
I "Kdyz uz, at to stoji "a to-
prisvedcil Storch.
ObZalOVany byl uZnan VIM
nym a odsouzen ma sest mesl-
cd do vezeni, zaroven usnesl sc
lsoud, ably Storch byl dan poo
policejni dohled a po odpykan1
trestu do robotarny. Robotar.
, ma no rozcilila. Vstal poboure
ne a rozkrikl Sc:
, "Jak tam budu dodan jak
dan do donucovaci pracovny.
me uvazou, to uz je mi jedno
ale pax to bude provaz nebt
, dozivotni. Ohlasuji zmatecn
stiznost proti robotarne!"
Sipe vztekem, zadal potion
: obhajce, ably mu vypracoval OF
0 volani proti vyroku soudnih'
ldvoru o pripustnosti, aby by
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"Je to tak?" taze Sc no pred
seda soudniho dvoru.
ia nevim, ia to nepocital. >
Zalobu poslouchal Storch $
cynickym usmevem a klidne sc
potom primal, ze uzil NADIA
vek dacan, sycak, lump a zlo-
del.
Proc jste nadaval," otazal sc
no predseda.
'ProtoZe je to pravda," od-
sekl obzalovany. "Ja mel pre-.
hmat S otcem. Otec ma divadlt
a ia byl u neho. Sci jsem k od
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1923-07-28
POOLE ZAKONA MA O.
CHRANU REPUBLIKY.

(Zemsky trest. soud v Brne.)
0 prvem pripadu precinu u
razky presidenta jednal nedav
no senat zemsk6ho trestniho
soudu brnenskeho "a predsed-
nictvi dra. Onze. Liceni posky-
tovalo bohuzel stejny asi obraz
iako kdysi, kdyz Sc jednavalo
o urazkach velicenstva.
Vilem Storch, jenz 0 sob6 u
dal, re je hercem, byl zatcen
12. dubna Breclave ma zebra
lte. Byl dopraven k tamnimu o.
|kresnimu soudu. V prijimaci
sini venice, kdyz byl otazan,
proc Sc nedostavil k odvodu,
odpovedel, re by byl "a Rakou
lska rad slouzil, ale republice
lpry slouziti nebude. Ma dalsi
dotaz, proc by byl slouzil Ra-
kousku a ne republice, odsekl
Isprostymi nadavkami 0 presi-
dentovi. Nazitri vysetfujicimu
soudci nadavky opakoval a pri-
|dal move. Podle ustanoveni "a
kOna ma ochranu reoubliky byl
dopraven k okresnilnu soudu V
sidle soudu sboroveho - do
Rrna. Okresni soud brnensky
dOspel k nazoru, ze Storch ma
, davkami, pronesenymi verej-
Inc, dopustil sc precinu po.
stoupil jednani soudu zemske-
mu, nacez statni zastupiteltv
podalo ma Storcha zalobu pre-
; precin par. II. {. 2. zakona ns
ochranu republiky.
Pred soudnim dvorem obje
vii Sc typicky zjev tulaka V bi
lych vezenskych platenicich I
kratkem cernem lehkem kaba
ku. Usmival Sc vyzyvav6 a il;
prvnimi slovy prozradil svol
/ povahu.
"Kde jste Sc narodil?" pta
: Sc pfedseda.
A "V Nemilanech" odpovede
: nevrle obzalovany.
j "To neni pravda.'
"Tak ia nevim, mne to mat
ka aspon rikavala."
a "Kde jste kIt6n?"
: INA Move Ulici u Olomou
: ce."
a "Je tam fara?
!, ia nebyl tenkrat jeste dos
) Ina syete, tax 81 to nepamatuji'
i, IPredseda obzalovaneho napo
Il menul, aby Sc soudem mluvi
/ slusneji, iinak ze bude trestan
= PRO mne, IA mne, muzl
) byt. mne je to jedno." rekl na
u kvasene zalovany.
: Domovska obec Herspic
e pravi 3 Storchovi, re je nena
: pravitelny tulak. Trestan by
t desetkrat. vetsinou pro tula
l. ctvi, jednou vsak take pro zlo
/ |ein kradeze. Odpykav 81 tres
& pro kradez, byl dan do robe
e !tarny.
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''yVtT

Europe dele, tfeba nova veka vaka vypukne kite
mimochodem receno, p johnson pfedpovida.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-10-04
SPANISH BEEFsTEAK IS GOOD
disadvantage Of Driving Out JuIees
by Pounding Overcome by Addi-
tion Of Flour.

Pounding meat before cooking IL
an old-fashioned method Of making 1t
tender. While 1t has the advantage
of breaking down the tough tissues.
it has the disadvantage of driving out
the juices and with them the flavor
A way of avoiding this loss Is by
pounding flour into the meat, says the
United States Department Of Agri-
culture. The flour catches and re-
tains the juices. The department sug-
gests the following method Of making
Spanish beefsteak:
Cover two pounds of round steak,
cut about one inch thick, with enough
flour on each side to absorb the juices.
Pound the steak until 1t Is quite thin.
Season with salt and cayenne pepper.
cover with layer Of sliced bacon or
salt pork, roll it up and tie with string.
Place in baking dish of earthen-
ware or glass, with tight-fitting lid.
One cupful of milk and half cupful
of water are added. and the steak Is
baked for two hours. 1t should be
basted occasionally. The oven should
be medium hot. and more liquid
should be added If the original amount
cooks away.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-10-04

The honeycomb and similar types of
concentrated inductances are excel
lent pieces of apparatus, but the avail
able means of handling them is crude
at the best. due to their dimensions
and shape. Especial difficulty is en-
countered when it Is desired TO mount
them permanently back of panel and
manipulate the coupling and the in
ductance quantities from the front by
means of switches and knobs.
method is here shown where the
coils are mounted upon block as
unit. which unit, as whole, can be
inserted or taken out of the receiver
cabinet by loosening two screws in
the Dashboard of the receiver cabinet
Generally, however, the unit with suf-
ficient size coils for given range are
left intact within the receiver.
Here the coils are mounted on the
block. the center one permanently at
The Holly chieftain., 1923-10-04

ing free ends of oil muslin and spac-
ing washer the thickness of the wire
to be used
Thirty turns are wound in pancake
(helix) form of No. % S. c. C. wire.
Half-inch strips of oil muslin are
arranged as shown in Fig. 2, and as
wire is wound. sticks to muslin which
had previously been coated with heavy
shellac. When allowed to dry and re-
moved from form the coil is coated
with shellac and again allowed to dry.
presenting a rigid article.
Two such coils are used, one as a
primary N the antenna circuit with a
variable condenser in series and the
other (secondary) in the grid circuit.
The two coils when laid fiat upon
the table, one on the other, can be made
to produce any degree of coupling by
sliding horizontally.
Later third coil of similar con-
struction. but of fewer turns. is con-
nected in the plate circuit for regen-
Grafton.
With so feet of lamp cord laid on
hallway floor as an antenna in conjunc-
The Holly chieftain., 1923-10-04

prepared by the United States Department
OF Agriculture.)
Club girls are making farm homes
more attractive through participating
In "Our Own Room" clubs under the
direction OF the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture and the state ag-
ricultural colleges. The girls are ad-
vised by the club leader as to what
sort Of improvements 1t would be wise
to undertake, and then told how to go
about making them. In the room
shown in the picture. belonging to two
sisters in Albemarle county. Va. the
walls were first cleaned and tinted.
Then the floor was carefully gone
over. Nail holes and cracks were
filled with putty. and then the floor
was vanished and oiled. The fifteen
year-old girl who did the room over
painted the woodwork ivory white, and
also painted her little rocker, for
which she made cretonne seat and
pad to match the window draperies.
Learned to Make Several Things.
She learned how to make the
crocheted rag rug in club meetings.
All her pieces were dyed brown and
The Holly chieftain., 1923-10-04
Al A1o,md


Put a pinch of soda into the water
when arranging flowers. They will
stay fresh much longer.
Paint In wooden clothing, no matter
how hard and dry, can be taken out
with equal parts Of turpentine and
ammonia.
Dip a knitting needle into the milk
which you may suspect Of having been
watered. II there are no particles OF
milk adhering to 1t when you take 1t
out you may be certain that the milk
Is watered.
When preparing mashed turnips.
try MASKING two or three medium
sized potatoes with them. and add a
heaping teaspoonful Of sugar and a
tablespoonful Of butter. This rule ap-
plies to turnips enough to serve si1
persons.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-10-04
Bottle Neck Will Make
Good Small Insulator

1t Is easy enough to make any guam
tlty Of small glass insulators for your
lead-in wire at practically no cost at
all in the following manner: Remove
the necks Of small Walls, such as va
nilla or lemon extract come in, and
put them on nail and fiber washer.
The latter. Of course, is used to keep
the insulator from slipping of the nail.
Saturate cotton string with kerosene
and tie 1t around the neck Of the bot
tie where It Is to be cut of. Light
the string and In burning the string
1t heats the bottle neck. When the
The Holly chieftain., 1923-10-04
MAKINe CRISP POTATO CHIPS
With Increased Commercial Manufae-
ture Has Arisen Many Problems
.-euIlstin Explains.

With the increase In the commercial
manufacture Of potato chips has arisen
many problems. including the question
Of what varieties of potatoes are best
adapted to this method of preparation.
The comparative value of several va
rieties of potatoes was recently deter
mined, therefore, by the bureau Of
plant industry Of the United States
Department Of Agriculture, and re-
port of the findings printed as Depart
ment Bulletin 1855, Methods of Manu-
featuring Potato Chips. is now ready
for distribution.
The report shows that potatoes must
be Of proper maturity and starch con-
tent to make good crisp chips. 1t de-
scribes the kind Of fat best suited to
frying, the equipment, recipe, time and
degree OF temperature for cooking. 1t
also shows the percentage Of chips OBJ
tained from different varieties and
their comparative value for market
purposes.
The Information given in the bulle-
tin can be used in making chips at
home as well as commercially. The
value Of different varieties of potatoes
for othe, Methods Of preparation is
discussed For example, a table show
ing the percentage Of loss in peeling
can be applied to the selection Of po-
tatoes for making mashed potatoes as
well as chips.
Copies of the bulletin may be hed
upon application to the department at
Washington,
The Holly chieftain., 1923-10-04
Find Way to Obviate
Annoying Inductance

Those of us who have reached the
half-century mark will remember when
in the early days Of the telephone we
used to hear several parties talking at
the same time on one pair of wires.
In addition to this. noises were heard
on the lines like the twittering Of birds
and the frying of eggs. This was
called "cross-talk."
1t was great mystery for some
time but was finally traced by experts
to what Is called inductance. II you
place several wires in cable. all well
insulated. and send current Of elec-
tricity through one Of them. 1t by some
mysterious process sets up a sort of
sympathetic current In one or more
Of the other wires.
The engineers of the telephone COM
panies discovered several ways to
counterbalance this inductance. One
is by twisting the wires into pairs
Another Is to load" the wires by add.
ing sufficient inductance. at mathe-
matical points. to balance that doing
the mischief.
Inductance Is now having Its effect
upon radio In ncighhorhoods where
high potential electric currents run.
Radio engineers, however. claim to
have found means Of remedying the
difficulty.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-10-04

The cam is firmly attached to the
shaft of the knob which protrudes
through the panel to the front.
When 1t is desired to change the
unit of lnductance 1t is not necessary
to disturb the cams and 1t Is only nec-
essary to remove the screws which
hold the block.
A scheme adopted in constructing a
receiver employed coils Of fixed In
ductance for three-coil receiver of
the form illustrated in Fig. 2. The
coils were wound in such sizes that
they fit closely within each other, at
least two within the outer coil. The
same system can be adopted for the
making of radio frequency transform
ers by the novice who has no data on
hand for the correct proportions Of
the constants.
20 Radio News)
The Holly chieftain., 1923-10-04
BEEF CANNED BY HOUSEWIVES
Meat Of 15o Animals In Texas County
Made Into Stews, Roasts,
Soup Stock, Etc.

In Tarrant county. Texas. says
report received by the United States
Department Of Agriculture. about 15o
beef animals were canned by house
wives during the year. The beef has
been made up into Hews. roasts,
steaks. soup stock. and chill. Most OF
the people attending demonstrations
by extension agents have given dem
onstrations to their neighbors ana
friends. and have thus spread the
work.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-10-04

full of salt, one-half teaspoOnful OF
celery salt and one-fourth teaspoonful
of paprika. Remove the larger bones
and arrange in buttered baking dish.
together with the livers, hearts and
two hard-cOoked eggs quartered length
wise, and two dozen fresh mushrooms
or dried ones soaked in warm water
for an hour. Use the broth and the
liquid in which the mushrooms were
soaked; reduce by cooking until pint
of liquid Is obtained. Thlcken with
ing tablespoonful of each for each
cupful Of liquid. adding seasoning If
needed. Pour this over the birds anil
cover with half-inch biscuit crust.
Cut across In the center and turn back
the corners. Bake one-half hour In
hot oven. brush over the crust with
beaten egg and bake fifteen minutes
longer.
stewed Ducks With Turnips.-Cut
the duck into pieces at the joints.
Put tablespoonful of butter into a
saucepan, add two onions chopped
fine. When II golden brown add
square inch of ham, minced fine. Then
add six turnips sliced. tablespoonful
Of flour; stir until brown, then add
three sprigs each of thyme and pars-
ley. one bayleaf and Glove or garlic
finely minced. Stir often and smother
well covered fifteen minutes. Add
water to cover the ducks well. cover
tightly and cook for another half
hour
stewed Beef Heart and Prunes.-
Pour boiling water over the beef heart
and let stand ten minutes. Trim off
the fat and arteries and cut into pieces
for stewing. Dredge with flour, brown
in a little fat and place In a kettle
with enough hot water to cover. Add
one cupful Of soaked stewed prunes
which have been pitted, season with
salt and pepper and stew slowly until
tender. Use care that 1t does not burn.
This dish will serve eight generously.
Baked Apple With sausages.-Scoop
out the centers of firm, good-sized ap-
pies. leaving shell a half-inch or
more thick. Cut up all the pulp and
chop with a cupful of sausage meat.
Refill the apple shells with the mix
ture and bake In hot oven until the
apples are tender. Serve with baked
potatoes as a luncheon dish.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-10-04

orange to harmonic with the walls
and drapery. She also hemstitched
her sheets and pillow cases as part Of
club work and made the coverlet and
bolster slip herself. These are made
Of unbleached muslin, the edges but
tonholed in black. with butterfly de-
sign appliqued in brown and orange.
This butterfly design is repeated in the
lace curtains at her window.
Example for Others.
The usual result Of having one room
in house done over In this way by
an ambitious girl is to stimulate the
family to see what can be done to
improve the rest Of the house. particu-
larly the living room and dining room.
The lower picture shows the home
demonstration agent arriving to help
plan the club members changes, and
the upper one shows the exterior Of
this farm home.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-10-04
Royal Road for Brains.

Any employee of the c. Z. r. can
send direct to Il. A. Cunningham, the
coiupany'G efficiency agent, any scheme
created. The company Will try it out
and promote him according to his
ability. So. an Immediate superiors
prejudice will not he able to keep II
good man down, and an employee can
test out his schemes with the assur-
ance that his secret will be kept, and
that he won't get in wrong with his
immediate superior for going over his
head.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-10-04
Periscopes for Cars.

English street railway cars, or trans
they call them, are double-deckers,
with seats on the roof, in most towns.
Now they are being fitted with new
type of shaftless periscOpe for search
ing" top, decks. Experiments made re-
Gently have been successful, and there
Is little doubt about the device com
ing into general use. 1t is u mirror
fixed at each end of car, and, viewed
from the stairway, 1t enables the con-
ductor to see what is happening on
deck without having to go upstairs.
From the footboard the conductor can
always note if there is any movement
on the high level gangway as halting
points are approached, and thus time
is saved and scrambling avoided.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-10-04
That Settled II.

A colonel unexpectedly entered the
drill room, where he found two sol
diers, one of whom was reading let
ter, while the other was listening and
at the same time stopping up the ears
of the reader.
''What are you doing there?" the
puzzled officer inquired.
"Well, you see, colonel, Mcguire
here can't read. and he got letter
from his girl this afternoon, so l am
reading 1t to him."
"And you, Mcguire, what in the
world are you doing?"
"Oh, sir, I'm stopping up his ears.
I don't mind his reading my letters,
but l don't want him to hear what
she's written"