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TACOMA PREACHER MAY HAVE
 DROWNED WHILE FISHING

TACOMA, Feb. 15.-A rowboat a. drift in the narrows here with a hat and coat in it is the only clue to the whereabouts of the Rev Arthur De- iaconby that can be found. Deiacon- by was pastor of the Roosevelt Heights Christian church and teach CT in the Fife school He was post graduate of the University of Wash ington and a former teacher in the Broadway High school is Seattle. Mrs Dejaconby declares that her husband had no lnancial worries.
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BRIDGE CLUB ENTERTAIN

Mrs. Alvah Flames entertained at Bridge last night, five tables being in play Mrs. Richard McNaIly won the ladys prize and Mrs Ralph Reed the consolation. D. H. Tyer won the gen tleman's prize and Wm. Erwin con- solation After play substantial luncheon was enjoyed. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Reed, MT. and Mrs w. E. Root, MT. and Mrs. J. P. Hannon, Mr. and Mrs. Richard McNally, MT. and Mrs, George Sex ton, Mrs. Wayne Blue, Mrs. O. A. Jo- hansen, Miss Sylvia Sexton, Mrs. H. B. Selby, D. H. Tyer, E. L. Sweek, w.. H. Whittlesey, Wm. Erwin, and the host and hostess.
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NATIVE BROTHERHOOD BUYS
 SCHOOL HOUSE TREADWELL

The Native Brotherhood at Haines, recently purchased the old Treadweh school house, 65x9O feet, for s4OO cash and will tear down the building ana move it to the Lynn canal town. IL vii, be converted into a recreational hall The building when again erect ed will have an athletic hall which can be used for dances. dressing rooms. and also will be equipped with a pool table. There will be number of smaller rooms on the second floor.
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MARRIED AT AGE OF
 TEN, DIVORCED WHEN
 THIRTEEN, IS RECORD

CHICAGO, Feb, 14-Married at the age of 10, a mother of two children at the age of 12 and divorced at the age of 13, is the record of Mrs. Florence Albano Sarno, as revealed here today when she made application for li- cense to wed Vito Michele d'Allecan- drO.
 Mrs. Sarno gave her age as 30 years and the clerk went back on his rec ords to prove that she was married twenty years ago and had two child ren IS years ago and was divorced in 1906.
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Must Fight

BUENOR AIRES, Feb. 15.-The South American Boxing Federation passed a resolution yesterday declar- ing that Luis Angel Firpo must accept within sixty days from December 8 last the challenge for the South Am erican heavyweight championship from the former Chilean heavyweight Quintin Romero Rojas, now living in France. It also ruled that the match must take place within ninety days of the same date, or Firpo will be de- prived of his title.
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Drastic Rule.

NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-The South American Boxing Federation has talk en leaf out of the New York state athletic commissions book of istic procedure in fixing time limit for Luis Firpo to defend his heavyweight title against Romero Rojas, Chilean challenger
 Its. action in giving Firpo ninety days to meet his rival is even more drastic than the rule of the New York solons who compel champions to de fend their title within six months af. ter the filing of the challenge.
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VANGUARD OF NAVY'S DIRIGIBLE EXPEDITION
 INTO ARCTIC ON WAY
SIX MEMBERS OF ARCTIC EXPEDITION TO LEAVE ON STEAMER ALASKA FOR SEWARD-MAKE TRIP OVER GOVT. RAILROAD TO INTERIOR ESTABLISH NAVAL BASE AT NOME

SEATTLE, Feb 15-The vanguard of the Navys dir igibe Arctic expedon composed of Lieut. B. H. Wyatt senior nspector B. Jack aviation chief; H. A. Ander son. rigger; w. Caster machnis mate; Albert A. Fran cs quartermaster first class arrived in Seattle today from Washington, and will sail the liner Alaska for Seward
 Make Trip to Nome by Dog Sled
 They will go the government railway to Nenana thence by dogsed to N0me and will carry equipment for the establishment of an aeronautcal station in the Arctic where weather conditions will be studied and reported in preparation for operations of naval air craft the Arc tic during the coming
 The party plans to reach Nome the latter part of March, and will there select landing field for 100 foot mast to which the di1igible will be moored.
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WOULD GIVE FIRPo s20o,Ooo
 TO MEET HARRY WILLS

BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 15.-Luis Firpo, the Argentine heavyweight, re- ceived a cab1egram from TeA Rickard recently, offering s2OOOOO for fight between him and Harry Wills in July and proposing another fglt between Firpo and Jack Dempsej in Sentem- ber
 Firpo said he would not decide until the arrival of Hugh Garland, his New York representative, who is on his way here, and who notified Firpo that he had an offer of $25O,- 900 for a fight with Wills from New ark, N. J., promoters.
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AskA RAILROAD LEASES
 PALATlAL RIVER STEAMER

The steamer Yukon, one of the largest and best river steamers op- erating in the far north, has been leased by the Alaska railroad from the White Pass and Yukon rail- road company and will augment the river transportation system of the AL aska railroad next summer in handl- ing what promises to be record breaking volume of tourist traffic.
 The reported leasing of the Yukon could not be confirmed at Anchorage headquarters, but 1t Is. understood the deal is practically completed.
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CANDIDATES FROM FOURTH
 HAVE FINISHED FILINGS

Candidates from the Fourth divi- sion filing for office are as follows:
 For Senator-Jso. M. Cunningham, Murray c. Smith, republicans; Harry E. Pratt, democrat.
 For Representative-Geo c. Moody, Daniel Sandman, H. H. Ross, E. M. Keys, Forbes l.. Baker, c. w. Joynt, Fred B. Johnson, republicans. J. $. Ryder. John H. Joslin, A. A. Nordale, M. E, Miller, democrats.
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OPERATION SUCCESSFUL

Mrs Eli Dehon, of Fairbanks, who passed thru Seward about three weeks ago en route to Seattle for surgical treatment, underwent a successful op- eration in Providence hospital. Mrs. Dehon was injured in an auto acd-
 ent at Fairbanks last summer.
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cHiRoPRAcToRs KILL GIRL

CHICAGO, Feb. 15.-The three chir- opractors, who were arrested for the death of Elizabeth Fawcett, age II, who died with broken spine, have been released on bond pending trial. It is alleged the men dislocated the girls vertebrae by twisting and kneading her spinal column.
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JORDAN TO SELL BUSINESS

!. J. Jordan, local tailor and reno vator of mems and women's clothing, is offering his business for sale in an interior paper. Mir. Jordan states that his reason for selling is i'll health He has a going business and a bargain for some enterprising man.
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NAME OF STRAW|V
 O|L PROSECUTED!
 BEEN WITHDRAWN

WASHINGTON, Feb. President Coolidge late today withdrew the name of Strawn as special counsel in the oil lease scandal, and at the same time gave notice that he would insist on the confirmation of Pomerene.
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GARTER TELLS WHY HE
 CLOSED KING TUT'S TOMB

IIrxOR Egypt. Feb. 15.-It devel- ops that Howard Carter shut oo"h onerations because the Egyptian gov ernment refused to let him take hfty Aper cent of the immense treasure found in King Tut-Ankh-Amen's tomb.
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STEAM ER NEWS

The steamship Starr will arrive in port from the westward some tinc tC ma.iow night.
 The stee mship Victoria will reacf port about , o'clock tomorrow morn ing.
 The II iehter Nebesnd will roach port tom TOW.
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ESCAPED PRISONER NOT
 YET BEEN RECAPTURED

RIDGEFIELD, Wn., Feb. 15.-"Scot- ty" Thompson, Federal prisoner, who escaped from his guards Sunday by jumping from a moving train has not been recaptured, and up to the present time no trace has been found of him. He was not handcuffed.
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PUBLIC EXECUTIONER
 DIES FROM GUN WOUND

,: BRESLAU, Ger. Feb. 15- T
 }: Surrounded by 45 candles light '; q ed in memory of the persons he ::
 < had beheaded, Paul Spaethe, pub r
 }: lie executioner, was today found T }: dead in his apartment, having 2 ! shot himself. r | |: :: :: :t :: :: :: ' T r q Il e3 st ::
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Miss Thelma Ellsworth will enter tain tonight in honor of Miss Beatrice Baughman, who returned from Seat tie on a recent boat. The guests will dress to represent some celebrated movie star, and other novel features will be inaugurated.
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JUDGE CUSH|MA!v MAKES RULING IN
 SEATTLE CASES

SEATTLE, Feb 15-Federal Judge ] jury that it was not unlawful for one to have intoxicating liquor in ones private dwelling for the use of ones family or ones bona fide guests.
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OFFICIAL
 ARRESTED FOR GRAPHING

SEATTLE, Feb 15.-Albert White, government interpreter was arrested today charged with having filched s97 GOO from aliens in income tax re- bates which should have gone into the national treasury.
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The funeral services for l.. H. Laur- itsen of Canyon Creek will be held in the Odd Fellows Hall, lower floor, at 8 o'clock this evening The public is invited to attend.
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ABOLISH CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

ABOLISH CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
 AUSTIN, Tex, Feb. 15.-The pet- tion being circulated for the abolition of capital punishment in the state, has secured 5O000 signatures with more being added daily. It will be present ed to the legislature soon. The pc tition was caused by the execution of five negroes on one scaffold.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-02-15

$. M. Newton, editor of the Prince Rupert Empire, was reelected mayor of the Canadian city last week. This is his fifth term. They must appre- ciate editors in Canada.
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VANDERBILT TO APPEAR BEFORE SEN. COMMITTEE
 SOME TIME THIS MORN.
CHICAGO PUBLISHER TESTIFIES HE OBTAINED TRACT LAND AT TEAPOT DOME FROM SECRE- TARY FALL FOR WHICH HE PAID NOTHING AND SOLD AT HANDSOME PROFIT

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb 15-Frank Vanderlip will appear before the Senate Investigating committee time this morning.
 John c. Shafer, publisher of the Chicago Evening ed acreage from Sinclair at Teapot Dome through by Secretary Fa and that later he sold his acreage for which he had not paid any money at good profit.
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RESOLUTION OF FAITH IN PRESIDENT COOLIDGE

BISMARCK, S. D, Feb. 15.-The re- publican state convention passed re- solution today declaring unbonnoed faith in President Coolidge.
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TYoNEK NATIVES PROSPER

Supt. E. l.. Everett, of the Tyonek Indian reservation, who Is visiting in Anchorage, states that the natives are prosperous this winter, and have had successful season in trapping.
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DRUGGIST BE CANDIDATE
 FOR MAYOR OF cORDOVA

Edward V. Boyle, manager of the Cordova Drug company, has decided to enter the Cordova municipal cleo lion as candidate for mayor.
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MAIL HELD UP

Owing to extremely cold weather encountered on the trail, the mail ar rived in Nenana from McGrath two days late last week
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FUNDS FOR RELIEF OVER SUBSCRIBED
 BY ]. {. BANKERS

CHICAGO, H., Feb. 15.-Funds for me ten million dol'i.r relief corpora zion was over-subsccibc' today when bankers of the nation met With Secre- tary Hoover.
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Mclean is Subpoenaed

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15-The Senate Committee in- vestigang Albert B. Fall issued subpoenaes this evening for Edward B. McLean the intimate friend of former President Hardng Otto H. Kahn, the New York banker Harry Payne Whitney, the latter associate of Harry Sinclair in man yenterprises.
 John C. Shaffer further testified that in addition to the S92 300 he got from the Standard Oil he also hoped to obtain from Sinclair onehaf share in 200 of the Teapot Dome reserves.
 As result of the triangular understanding between Shaffer Sinclair and Fa Shaffer admitted that year before signing the Teapot Dome Lease Fall had told him of negotiations with Sinclair and had promised that he Shaffer would be taken of
 The Standard Oil interests sold the holdings acquired from Shaffer for million dollars, Shafer told the mttee
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NO DANCE SATURDAY NIGHT
 The Odd Fellows dance for Satur' day night has been called off owing to the death of Brother Lauritsen.
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krTcHlkAN FISH PRICES KFTCHIKAN, Feb. 15.-Fresn nal ibut, 15A cents.
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Mclean Arrives to Testify

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15-EdWard E. Mclean arl1V ed today testify before the Senate committee regarding lis relations with Albert B. Fall
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-05

y IN CULTURED, truly educated person Is not one who
~ knows much as is in the encyclopedia; he is
= - whose knowledge, great or small, is in order.
Education is not amassng facts Is learning to classify
them.
The with the efficient education not the
who knows things he is the who knows whore TO 60
to find out about them.
am proud to state that cannot bound West Virginia
do not know what seenium is and do not know the
Of the bones Of the human body Why should mess my
intellect up with this knowledge for which have no usef
My fight is to keep books out Of library TO keep
papers off my desk, to keep furniture from being
brought into the house, and to keep from eating what
cannot digest.
The eternal struggle is against the superfuouA
For superiority kills people than poverty.
do not want to know how to operate typewriter, build
automobile speak Chinese the Presidents repeat
the whole Of Shakespeare by heart work problems IN
trigonometry.
Why should II takes all my time and energy to know
the trade at which make living
to the effect that did not understand certain intricate
calculations. He properly rebuked by asking: Why
should you?"
is good plan not to learn than you can use
as it is not to bite off than you chew.
Efficiency only half-earned when you know the es-
senas and do them the other half is to know what things
are non-essental and let them alone.
Copyright Newspaper syndicatsJ
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-05
BY LUCY LOWELL.
~ friend up in far Saslatcbe-
. wan has honored me with
ouo+har Of his letters.

N another Of his letters.
He writes a firm hand with
hlua ink. And, as l wrote before.
fancy him bending over a table
cluttered with papers and books
Of an evening, with the north
wind stirring Canadian pines out.
side his windows.
His name Is Roscoe Eshleman.
And I should like to sit on the
other side Of that table for an
hour or two. I should like to
watch his eyes twinkle when he
advances some Of the opinions that
he puts into his letters.
And 1 should like to see his face
grow thoughtful as, he considers
opinions others have offered as
they, are set down in the books on
his shelves.
For I'm sure he has many
shelves Of books-and that he
reads them.
Roscoe Eshleman mentions some
OF the things l have written and
praises them. And this delights
me. 1 feel that he senses ideas I
have but touched In limited space.
He criticizes other writings of
mine. He disagrees with some of
my beliefs-and says so. And this
interests me. Perhaps my expires.
sion has not been clear-perhaps I
was not wholly convinced OF the
truth of what = wrote. But I know
the opinion of one so honest is
worth while.
Now he talks Of consistency.
He seems to believe that con.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-05
GARRETT P. SERVISS TALKS
ABOUT TORNADOES

tiny beginning until It grew to
small whirlwind, that escaped
his further pursuit by rushing
with 4 savage roar into q forest.
Franklin's level head quickly al.
'vined the general cause OF this
atmospheric curiosity, az 1t Oh
vined the cause Of lightning. But
real tornadoes were not known to
Franklin. People began to hear
Of them and their monstrous
power as the great West was
settled.
A tornado, while resembling q
dust whirl in its principle Of
mechanical action, is q vastly
greater PHENOMENON, and other
causes besides the mere heating
by sunbeams of the air near the
ground come into play in its for.
nation. Atmospheric moisture,
and perhaps electic action, not yet
fully understood, are concerned In
its genesis and development. But
its awful trombe is q magntfied
counterpart Of the twisting funnel
of the dust whirl. Instead OF
leaves 1t lifts and filings broadcast
trees torn from their roots, houses
whirled from their foundations, to.
gether with men and animals rem.
dered helpless in the face OF such
swift and furious forces.
Some Of the performances Of
tornadoes appear entirely incrodi.
BILE, although the testimony for
them seems unimpeachable a cor.
respondent writes me that he can
not believe that a tornado could
drive a straw into tree trunk
or a fence board. But we must
not forget that velocity Is as Inn.
portant as weight In producing
momentum, or force Of impact. It
has been calculated that aerial
motions as swift as 120 miles an
hour are concerned in q fierce
tornado. That is over 176 feet
per second. and q hale-ounce straw
driven at that speed would have
a momentum Of nearly five and q
half pounds.
Tornadoes are the offspring Of
cyclonic storms, usually occurring
in spring and early summer. Be-
cause the conditions of tempera.
ture and aerial circulation are
there specially suited to their
formation, they break out near
the southern and southeastern
edges of such storm areas. They
are like the spiteful eddies that
one may see spinning furiOusly at
the side of a. powerful river cur.
rent where It sweeps deep along
an abrupt, rocky shore.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-05
.ONCE-OVE Frs
ByJ. j. MuNDY
IMPROVE YOUR CONDITION BY EXECUTING PLANS


Instead OF thinking you have had lot Of hard luck in this
world have you thought of how many lucky escapes
you have made2
You have been mighty investing all your savings in
project undertaking which has since proved
failure.
You missed being in bad train wreck by unforeseen cir
cumstances which prevented you from taking particular
train
had in life
In fact considering the foolish things you DONE you
wonder that not crippled mameddisgured for
life, you wonder that you have any income at all
Why brood the misfortunes when you have had SO
many blessed escapes.
1t is up to you pull yourself together and work out
your own life.
Others cannot and will help you unless you help your
self
filled with plans for getting ahead.
&c. while it may be tough going it up to you to i'm
prove your condition.
CcODyrsht by Fau Service. lnGj =
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-05
LUCY LOWELL DISCUSSES
INCONSISTENCY"

sistency Is the important trait In
the human characteristic ono
most essential to fighting aud
winning the battle Of life.
Yet he suggests that II all per.
sons were consistent with a stand
ard of human mentality and con.
duct-that is, IL each Of us was
exactly like every other person,
existence would be unbearable
since the stimulation Of contras.
and the interest of the unknown
would have gone out Of It.
OF course, / believe that Mr..
Eshleman's theory is right. But
1 believe further that complete
consistency Of character in any
individual would make life just as
unbearable for that individual and
for those about!
With progress In knowledge the
mind develops. Ideas that wera
accepted at one time are amended
or thrown away. Experience
brings two mighty forces--undsr.
standing and tolerance.
With these involuntary changes
In the personality, the conduct
is changed more or less voluntary.
", and for the better, II the man
or woman be normal and sincere.
Yet the change means inconsist-
ency.
And there Is the inconsistency
brought about by a change from a
bad habit to a good one-fronn
darkness to light.
No, ! don't agree with my friend
in Saskatchewan. ! think incon
sistency sometimes II the splendid
quality.
Copyright. 1894. by King Features
Syndicate. Incl
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ceve Why shouldn't she BET Men started being fussy
the treatment they received from their overods
one of our rarest articles of hardware WE'LL Chester
going Of fashion in the fammy circle too
The slaves being freed It's little rough the Simon
Legrees they used to serve. But who's to blamei
will admit that this spirit of financial independence
is wrecng the old romantic order but that old romantic
order needed wreckng 1t founded on economic in
justice The serve love bought neither beautiful
blessed than other kind Of bought love and the
homes founded on such "ove" were not happy homes.
and readusmen very tragic and threatening but all
reconstruction periods tragic and threatening Bad
orders must be overturned despite the hearbreas and be-
.wilderment which ensue.
The Sassy Wife has for keeps You might as we'll get
used to her. She won't bring slippers listen when
you snar permit you kick the baby around But If
despite the counter aurement of job she does condescend
to fry your eggs you many feel quite sure Chester that
she giving the finest brand Of woman love that has
ever dawned upon this weary world
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-05
New Prohibition Work
More Power to the Enforcers.

new kind Of prohibition enforcement to be tried in
New York Whenever the proprietor Of restaurant or cafe
IS arrested all the people in the place be
locked up with him. AT least the prohibition agents an
mr. Haynes their chief delegates that he would
nave to lock THEM up in they happened even nno-
Gently to wander into bootlegging restaurant
That seems little harsh for delegates and others There
are probably few eating places in which some waiter or other
empcye is not engaged in bOoteggng often without the
knowledge Of the proprietor
However of the Constellation and rasnct for
law probably important than respect for innocent
unsuspectng delegates and Others So with the enforce
men Let us know whether the law the booegger is or
top.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-05
DIR. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL
What Not to K1OlC
By DIR. FRANK CRANE.

CULTURED truly educated person is not one W
knows as much as is in the encyclopedias; he Is o
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-05

10 HISS the real trouble. Almost tell what
that trouble is The many homes are breaking up
is the modern womans indifference whether she peases
man or not The wife nowadays before she
IS married and knows she to work again marriage
does not turn out she hopes Naturally she enters mar
rage with feeling of complete independence She no
longer tries to please her husband mother and grand
mother did, will she the small faults which even
the best OF men have She makes her husband that
on probation all the time What union persist an
atmosphere like haY Unless the girl to her
senses and tries to act true wife should act she is short
y going to find it extremely hard to get husband
CHESTER NORWELII' >,
What's that, Chester threat promiseY hate to
bust your Illusions G. NJ but honestly the girl isn't
worrying half as much over the prospect you think she is
pleasing husbands For that is exactly what it was
job And doggoned hard job Are you fondy imagining
Chester that mother and grandma and the other married
ladies clear back to Mrs Stonehatchet stood for hubbys
peeving and bullying and whining and naggng simply be.
cause their hearts were trimming with desire to make
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