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The Washington times., 1923-06-19
Of.
Skeeters
By La Monte Waldron.

~ UR old summertime pal.
the mosquito, takes such
" q deep interest In all oe
us that anything informative
concerning IL must interest the
general public. We had thought
that a moskeet was q nnoskeer,
like an egg lie an egg, but Il
seems not. A scientist rises to
inform US that there are as many
varieties Of this popular bird ~
there are Of dogs. Wouldn't that
make you put up your window
screens?
We have met mosquitoes that
resemble but one kind Of dog
the bloodhound. But 1t seems
that, according to this wise guy.
there are also chow mosquitoes.
Airedale mosquitoes, collie moe.a
quitoes, daschund mosquitoes, St,
Bernard mosquitoes and many
others.
However and furthermore. we
learn. from the same authority
that it is only the lady mosquito
that bites. The gentleman mos.
quito stays home and tends the
small boys. This being true. We
must admit that we have never
met gent mosquito: our expert
ences have been confined entirely
to the fair sex-fIappers, dowa-
gers and spinsters. A certain YER
sitter must have had this scien-
tific fact in mind when he exer.
cised his penchant Of panning
the ladies by making the asser-
ton that the female Of the spe-
cies is more deadly than the
male.
Wen, anyway, these many vari-
cites Of TRANSMISSION artists have
declared themselves in az our
guests for the summer. VOL
planning into our picnics and
weekend parties, they viii insist
upon being entertained in the
usual manner.
With a merry hum, Mrs, or
Miss Mosquito, as the case may
be. will sail in and put her labe;
on the picknickers or the week
enders without discrimination.
You've got to admit that strong
point about the mosquito 10 its
democratic taste. Shed Just az
soon hang around with a truck
driver as with the vfce-president
OF a trust company.
And when Mr.. Mosquito arrivea
to escort her home from the 1oy.
full rout, he win probably re-
mark: my dear, the perfume
hereabouts would Indicate that
you have been associating with
someone who is anti-voIstead.r
Whereupon she will reply: yes.
/ fear the gentleman has been
INDUCING in bootleg. ana what
makes it worse. I got some citro-
nella on my slippers"
The Washington times., 1923-06-19
SPEED

All the worlds on wheels today,
Speeding wildly on it's way;
Listen to the cry, Lets gor'
Whittier bound they do not know.
Cycle cops are on the Jump,
Running down the reckless chumnE
All the morons think tits class"
Just to step upon the gas.
In this age Of gasoline,
Ware the guy within whose bean
There's no room for common
sense
Soon that bird is going hence.
The Washington times., 1923-06-19
A Terrible Strain.

Hale-I hear that you were
playing golf with the minister
last week.
Hardy-Yes, We played q few
holes.
Hale-How did he make out?
Hardy-Not very well. At the
third hole he was frowning; at
the fourth he was biting his lip;
at the fifth he was tearing his
hair, and at the sixth he said
he'd have to stop playing or else
quit the pulpit. -
The Washington times., 1923-06-19
BUT

When one asks But
Another man Should II han
For his opinion pen that
upon ones The Advice.
actions, No Ynattar how
Plans or ideas, Fair. true or
And he speaks lust.
OF them In a In Of an nnfavor.
Highly favorable able nature,
manner, One Immediately
One Immediately thinks
thinks The adviser
Him man OF An annoying.
D1Scernment and Ill-mannered
wisdom. fool.
The Washington times., 1923-06-19
Flapper Fairy Tales.

Pedro-I'm sorry, darling, but
I'm afraid we can't go to the ball
tonight. The moths got at my
dress suit and ruined 1t.
Pauline-Don't let that worry
you, sweetheart; I'll borrow my
brothers suit for you. He was
going to use it, but I know he'll
be glad to let you have it.
The Washington times., 1923-06-19

Reuben-Did your son graduate
from college last week, Silas?
Silas-No, he didn't pass the ex-
animation In Chinese. They asked
him to translate the writing on q
laundry ticket and he couldn1
Az
The Washington times., 1923-06-19
Famous Kisses.

The first kiss. Molasses kiss.
81. A kiss in the dark. The kiss
% the pool balls. A kiss on the
beezer. Stolen kisses.
The Washington times., 1923-06-19
It's a Great
Life
BY Les Conklin,

~oNvICTIoN slowly dawns
upon us
~ AS we read the latest scandal
That temperamental prima donnas
Must be very hard to handle.
Paris dancing teacher says pupils
must wear padded belts to pre-
vent Immoral dancing. Soon the
reformers will have US wearing
barbed wire and muzzles.
''Give one reason why we spend
more than we earn" says an
economist. That's easy-our
wife,"
The height OF conservatism is a
politician cautioning a convention
Of deal mutes not to believe every
thing they hear.
Thrifty Germans are now saw
ing their marks to burn in the
furnace next Winter.
Chicago man thinks that for
eign loan is stranger picking
your pocket.
Chloroform is now being used to
restore the bloom Of fading roses,
but this does not mean that you
may try 1t on your wife.
Taxi drivers are getting more
polite every day. Now they will
give you a transfer across the
street without being asked.
Why is it that the women who
spend the most for their clothes
usually wear the least?
It is getting so your steaks
cost more than your mistakes.
Detroit couple lombard each
other with magazines. Another
one Of those scraps Of paper.
The Washington times., 1923-06-19
LOST LINKS

Matches which light the cigar the
first time they are struck.
French pastry shops which
change their show windows every
day.
A cat without any fur and a
camel without hump.
Love without quarrels and bread
without yeast.
A native New Yorker and picnics
without ants.
A red light on children's toys
after midnight.
Evening dress in a lunch wagon
and pork without salt.
Bank presidents who drive fliv-
vers for diversion.
whoever it was that told your
wife about the party you were on
last Saturday night.
The kid who threw the brick at
the plate glass window in the drug
store.
The lady who started the scandal
about the three old gentlemen who
were seen hanging around the
stage entrance to a burlesque show.
The chap who made away with
your new oyercoat in the restau-
rant.
The party who turned in a false
fire alarm at o'clock in the morn
ing
The Washington times., 1923-06-19

~ONvICTION slowly dawns
upon us
~ AS we read the latest scandal,
That temperamental prima donras
Must be very hard to handle.
The Washington times., 1923-06-19
FAIRY TALES

Once upon a time there lived a
woman who, when her husband
said there's fifty dollars, go buy
yourself a hat" she replied:
Thanks, dear, but I have a
hat"
Once upon a time q bank clerk
was offered the job as president
Of the institution and he refused
because he said he didn't feel
he was worthy of 1t.
Once upon time a fellow en-
tered newspaper contest and
when he didn't win admitted the
fellow who copied first prize de-
served it.
Once upon a time a millionaire
cornered the food market and i'm.
mediately ordered his company
to reduce the prices.
Once upon a time a Congress
man was invited to speak at a
big function, but he refused on
the ground that he had nothing
interesting to say.
Once upon a time there lived
q poet who could earn more
money at his game than a brick
layer or plumber.
Once upon a time a diplomat
issued a statement on an import.
ant European problem that every.
body could understand, including
all the other diplomats of the
world.
The Washington times., 1923-06-19

The party who turned in a false
fire alarm at 8 o'clock in the morn
ing.
The Washington times., 1923-06-19

The chap who made away with
your new overcoat in the restau-
rant.
The Washington times., 1923-06-19

It is getting so your steaks
cost more than your mistakes.
The Washington times., 1923-06-19

Paris dancing teacher says pupils
must wear padded belts to pre-
vent immoral dancing. Soon the
reformers will have US wearing
harbed wire and muzzles.
The Washington times., 1923-06-19

Once upon time there lived
O poet who could earn more
money at his. game than a brick
layer. or plumber.
The Washington times., 1923-06-19

Detroit couple lombard each
other with magazines. Another
one Of those scraps of paper.
The Washington times., 1923-06-19

Taxi drivers are getting more
polite every day. Now they will
give you a transfer across the
street without being asked.
The Washington times., 1923-06-19

Why is 1t that the women who
spend the most for their clothes
usually wear the least?
The Washington times., 1923-06-19

Thrifty Germans are now saw
ing their marks to burn in the
furnace next Winter.
The Washington times., 1923-06-19

Chloroform is now being used to
restore the bloom Of fading roses,
but this does not mean that you
may try 1t on your wife.
The Washington times., 1923-06-19

Chicago man thinks that a for
eign loan is a stranger picking
your pocket.
The Washington times., 1923-06-19

The lady who started the scandal
about the three old gentlemen who
were seen hanging around the
stage entrance to a burlesque show.
The Washington times., 1923-06-19

"Give one reason why we spend
more than we earn" says an
economist. That's easy-our
WIFE,"
The Washington times., 1923-06-19

The height Of conservatism is a
politician cautioning a convention
Of deal mutes not to believe every
thing they hear.
The Washington times., 1923-06-19

The kid who threw the brick at
the plate glass window in the drug
store.
The Washington times., 1923-06-19

Whoever it was that told your
wife about the party you were on
last Saturday night.
The Washington times., 1923-06-19

Bank presidents who drive fliv-
vers for diversion.
The Washington times., 1923-06-19

Evening dress in a lunch wagon
and pork without salt.
The Washington times., 1923-06-19

Once upon a time millionaire
cornered the food market and i'm.
mediately ordered his company
to reduce the prices.
The Washington times., 1923-06-19

HE BIRN WHO TELLS vAE
LONG, OatNNEh sVoRT OF a
SlX-UNGESS $ AUToHoeiIe
TRIP OOtvAOUV MISSING a
SINS ONE OF THE
ON!HPoRTAkJv METALS.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-10-12
FRIDAY OCTOBER ~, 1923
DRAINING FROM THE COUNTRY

About 100000 people are SAID
to have left the country for the cities
during the past few years. Some
people say that agricultural meth
DDS and machinery have so improved
that so many workers are not needed
in the country. Whether this is
true or not depends a good deal on
world conditions, whether the United
States can sell it's surplus food pro-
ducts abroad or not.
In any event it is exceedingly re-
grettable to see so many bright
young people leaving, Of type who
have the brains and industry to sue
coed well in the country. One way
to keep them, is for their parents
and the community to show them
selves progressive and enterprising.
II young people think everyone at
home lacks initiative they are likely
to go, but if they see plenty of life
at home, they may stay.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-10-12
NEEDED CAPITAL

The man who makes a small
deposit in a bank may not thing he
is contributing to anyone's welfare
but his own. But actually he is TAX
ing part in a great effort needed to
develop this country.
1t is the judgment Of competent
authorities that the United States
needs at least $5,OOO,OOO,OOO year
Of new money for the proper expan-
sion Of our industrial facilities. But
the actual savings of the country are
said to be only about $3,500,000,000
a year.
In a time like this when the bulk
of the people are getting good wages,
it would seem as if they should be
able to set aside the full amount
needed. The majority of families
could get the money by cutting off
some slight form of expenditure that
was not necessary to them. If they
run an automobile, for instances,
they can get the money by taking
shorter trips, thus saving on gasoline,
and reducing the charge for tires,
repairs, etc.
Many people allow large sums Of
money to slip through their fingers
in foolish expenditures that have
no value. Their children are allowed
to spend with great freedom for can
dy and various treats. Much Of the
money spent on costly amusements
could be diverted into healthful out
door sports that cost but little.
If that additional $1,500,000,000
could be had during the coming year,
it would make an appreciate diff
ference to millions of people. 1t
would help put up lot of homes and
thus assist in keeping rents down.
II would provide better railroad faci-
lities, and thus lessen the expense of
getting goods to market. 1t would
utilize the power of many rivers now
running to waste, and help produce
manufactured goods at less expense.
And then in addition the people who
laid aside the money would get in
terest coming in every year for their
own purposes.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-10-12
CONTRIBUTING TO THE HOME

Many parents find it difficult to
get children to do any work about
the home unless they are paid for it..
These youngsters have every thing
given to them by parental affection.
But they look at these things as
natural rights to which they are en-
titled. 1t does not occur to them
that they owe anything in return
If asked to rake up the lawn or to
cut up kindling wood, they feel ag-
grived unless we'll paid
1t is a good idea for children to
feel at an early age that they are
members of a family partnership
which is creating a home, and that
every member of that partnership
ought to make some contribution to
the work of carrying on that home.
The big end Of the burden must be
carried by the father and mother.
But the children ought to want some
share in it.
If this idea is shown them in a
reasonable way, they usually like to
cooperate, and often get great salts
faction in performing some task in
whose completion they take pride.
Many young people grow up like
little kings and queens. The family
revolves around them. Their tastes
and convenience are consulted at
every turn. This tends to give them
a selfish point of view. To get over
that to some extent, they should be
made to feel that they must give
service as we'll as get it.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-10-12
DIVORCES IN FRANCE
DOUBLED SINCE WAR
Infidelity, Desertion and Lack OF
Moral Responsibility Given
as Main Causes,

Divorces have doubled In France
since the war, according to figures
made public recently
A general divorce law was first
passed in France in 1884, and In that
year there we're 1867 divorces.
In 1913, the number Of divorces were
1892. In 1919 when the armies
were being dlsbanded and people were
free to put their houses in order, this
number reached 19,465. In 1920 1t
reached 81, 4o5, in 1921 the number
was 3049S and the last year 3O,753.
The causes of this increase of d.
vOrces are not tabulated, due to the
secrecy of court proceedings relating
to family affairs.
However, the general causes are in
fidelity, desertiOn and the slow break
ing up of the family tie during the
war, with the greater freedom that
has come to women who began to earn
their living during the war. Both
sexes, 1t is said, have lost in some
measure their sense Of moral respon-
sibility.
Another cause given is nervousness
growing out of the war making both
sexes less able to bear the restraints
and trials Of married life. Yet an
other cause is the tolerance of the
courts and the ease with which d.
vOrces may be obtained one factor Of
which Is the cheapness Of the decree,
obtained through lawyers, who, liz re-
cent years, have begun to advertise:
"Divorce in three months, on credit,
and no payment unless decree OBJ
tained"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-10-12
THE WORSHIP OF MONEY

In the effort of high minded peo-
pie to develop better living condi-
tions, better communities, and a bet
ter country, the question of money
enters at every turn.
Suppose that a public spirited
group of people in Leesburg should
look over our civic situation, and de-
eide that a certain improvement is
needed. What will be the greatest
obstacles that they would confront?
They will be as follows:
/. The unwillingness of the peo-
pie who are capable of organizing
such movement to give their time
to it. Not everyone who has public
spirit and a generous desire for inn
provement has the organizing abili-
ty. When you go to people who have
this gift and ask them to do active
work for a public cause, they are
very apt to say that they can't af-
ford to take time away from their
own occupation. They will often
say this, even though their business
would run along all right even if
they did give some time to public
causes. Thus the ambition to make
more money binders many people
who could be tremendously useful
from taking up public causes.
2. The difficulty of inducing peo-
pie to give generously to public
causes. Solicitors for philanthro-
pies are often astonished at the small
amounts given by people who could
give substantial amounts.
This is a world of individual eff
fort. Ambition for success in ones
work is fine. But a great many peo-
pie are allowing this spirit to domi-
nate their lives too completely. The
desire to pile wealth on top of wealth
giving a fair proportion to public
1uxuries, tends to choke down in
these people the finer ideals of neigh
borliness and helpfulness and COM
munity spirit
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-10-12
81 GOLF BALLS IN A NEST
Squirrel Which Gathered Them Must
Have Imagined Them Nuts.

On the ground of the Augusta Coun
try club at Manchester, Me-, recently
was found a squirrels nest. In his
nest a squirrel had concealed 81 golf
balls. The place near the nest is one
Of the most difficult drives of the
course and sometimes the golf balls
are knocked into the woods and are
lost. The nest was found by rare
chance.
Evidently during the summer
months the squirrel thought new
crop of nuts was invented and watched
the balls speed through the air into
the woods. After things had quiete1
down he began his work Of collecting.
Many of the balls were in good condi-
ton, while some bore the teeth msrks
Of the hoarder. ~
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-10-12
TAX COLLECTOR ROUNDS

| will be at the following places on
dates named below for the purpose
of collecting State and County taxes
for the year 1928, at Leesburg all
other dates.
CHOKEE
Oct. 23, Chokee Courthouse, Nov.
20, j. T. Hooks, Dec. A, w. M.
Laramore Store.
PALMYRA
Oct. 81, James Bros, Nov. %, S,
M. Cock.
RED BONE
Nov 6, S. M. Stocks Store, Nov.
81, Philema, Dee. IL, E. j. Stocks
Store.
SMITHVlLLE
Nov. Is, 80, and Dec. IS, Drug
Store.
r. r. GREEN, T C. If.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-10-12
HATPlN IN LEG is YEARS
Found in Muscle of Veterans Leg 4
Foot From Point of Entry.

Found in Muscle Of Veterans Leg q
Foot From Point of Entry
two and one-half-inch hatpin
which had been imbedded for 16 years
In the right leg of James Connolly.
twenty-seven years old, a World war
veteran of New York, was removed at
q point IL inches from where it had
entered.
Connolly, who served for two years
in France, bad the pin jabbed into
him as a youngster when he was teas
ing a girl. He was reluctant to say
anything about it at the time, but as
he grew older he became more and
more pevturbed over the location Of
the pin.
The pin was found with it's point in
the muscle of his leg just above the
knee and about an inch below the sur.
face l: had worked down at least
foot.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-10-12
Halls Catarrh Medicine

Those who are in a run down" condi-
ton will notice that Catarrh bothers
them much more than when they are in
good health This fact proves that while
Catarrh is q local disease, it is greatly
influenced by constitutional conditions.
HALLS CATAItIsH MEDICINE con-
slsts OF an Ointment which Quickly
Relieves by local application. and the
Internal Medicine. a Tonic, which assists
in improving the General Health.
Sold by druggists for over 40 Years.
L. ]. Cheney s. Co.. Toledo, Ohio.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-10-12
Prague on Aerial Center.

A commercial aerial transportation
company is making regular airplane
flights at the rate of eight q week be
tween Prague and Paris, Warsaw and
COnstantinople and return. Mails, ner-
ehandise and passengers are m0yed.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-10-12

WANTED-Men or women to take
orders for genuine guaranteed
hosiery for men, women, and chill
dren. Eliminates dar9ing. Salary
SIS a week full time, $3.50 an hour
spare time. Cottons, heathers, silks.
international Stocking Mills,
Norristown, Pa.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-10-12

ne aa as. 3 y % +. ,
y '<,s'
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-10-12
DOGS VIGIL EARNS MEDAL
Watched Body of PIaYfeIIow Killed
by Automobile.


Pink, a terrier owned by G. Gilbert
Hintz of Reading, Pa, was given 3
medal by the Women'S Society for Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals of Phila,
delphia, through Mrs. Madeline Il
Vandergrift, treasurer. The dog stood
guard for more than "a hours recently
over the dead body of a companion
canine killed by an auto on Reading
street.
The story of eight-year-old Pink de-
voted to a dead comrade is now being
used in public and Sunday schools as
an illustration of lessons in fidelity
After being taken away by his owner
Pink came back the next day and
passed several hours more of mourn
ing at the scene of the accident.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-10-12

Some Of the fellows who go off
to the cities to get rich, may before
long be asking some farmer to give
them a ride home in his automobile.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-10-12

Il. L. Rawson, healer, metaphysicians
inventor, author, electrical and civil
engineer. and few other things, who
Is known in London as well as through
out this country, has staked his Fepu
tntion on a statement that the world
will come to an end In or soon after
1926. The world may manage to stitch
1t out a few years beyond the time
set, but even with everything in its
mundane favor, it cannot last longer
than 1885. That is the absolute limit
he SAYS.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1923-10-12
Worth Esmen1berina.

In choosing between right and
wrong, If in doubt, choose the least ex-
citing and you will probably be right.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-07-19
RUST TO CUT
WHEAT YIELD
IN II. DAKOTA
(Csntinusd from Page Onsl

(Centinued from Pare Onol
high temperatures occurred dlxihk
the week. John HUSKY.
&: McHenry.
Winter rye is being harvested
but the crop is poor, and q large
amount is being plowed under. Early,
seeded wheat is ripening, and will be
ready to cut in two weeks. Late
seeded wheat il in fair condition.
The nheat is generally thin, but is
generslly Of good quality except
where damaged by 7grasshdppers and
on weedy soil by drouth. Esrly seed
ed oax3, barley, Aax and potatoes are
in . 4hir to good condition, but late
crops. have suffered from drouth.
Corn g. making excellent growth and
promfses fair crop. Potato bugs
are nllmerous, and farmers are busy
spraying. Haying is on IN full swing,
and I9bor IL needed. Farmers are
still IStting up the first crop Of Glow
~ and alfalfa hay, Gfasshoppers are
StflI lmefous, and are doing consid-
srDblG damage IN the northern part
~ thqcounty, where crops ere pretty
,Wells 61neg i. G. Thomas, T0wner.
4 4 - s n ~
M hArvesting ~ started. De-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-07-19
Asthma & Hay Fever

p. H. Jamison, Walker, Mo,
says: II was a victim of Asthma
for about 3 years and after taking
two bottles OF McMullin's Formula
l felt like new man. It's the best
medicine for Asthma l ever used"
81 you suffer from Asthma or Hay
Fever try McMnllin's Formula and
you'll know why so many people
praise It Just fine TOR building UP
rnn down people. for colds, bron-
Chial troubles, weak lungs, coughs.
Used 40 q germacide and proven
tive againAt germ diseases. Mfrd
only ~ Tilden McMullin Co, Sc
dalfasN E'SE axle ny Esnaiart'
Drug Co.