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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-02-13

warmth asked lor the mischievons
author, declaring at the same time
that he would not have taken five
guineas for his tree. Nobody could
tell him anything about it. Pres
emily, George and his Ratchet
made their appearance. George
said his father. do you know who
killed that beautiful little cherry
tree yonder in the garden?' This
was a tough question; and George
staggered under it, for a moment;
but quickly recovered himself:
and looking at his father he
bravely cried out, L can't tell a
lie, Pa; you know / can't tell a
lie. did it with my Ratchet
Run TO my arms, you dearest
boy!' cried his father. Such
an act of heroism in my son is
worth more than a thousand
trees, though blossomed with sill
yer, and their fruit of purest
gold"
Support for Stony
thC ofi6iAdl Chiefly lIEG
story Weems gave it on the au-
thority of the aged lady and he
thought it too true to be- doubt
Though there is just as
much reason for d~isbelieving the
incident as there is for believing
1t, three facts stand in favor OF
Weenis' account,
First, there was no contem-
porary statement on the subject
Of the cherry tree. If the incl
was false a r~efutatton should
been made then.
Second, the original story does
not say that George actually cut
Town The cherry tree: he merely
hacked and barked II so the tree
never 'got the better of
t."
Third, the anecdote was related
Weems by a woman who had
ipent much of her time in the
household.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-02-13
Along Wolf Greek

Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Marmon and
Hugo Johnson and family were
Sunday guests at Henry Dahl's.
Pete Tiechrow and 20 Orville
and Miss Lucille Warner were
Wolf Point shoppers Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewie Baker and
John Baker and family motored to
Wolf Point and attended the show
at the Liberty. also attended the
dance at Oswego enroute home.
Mrs. Sugden and Wilbur, Stevie
Marmon and Richard Strachan at
tended the birthday party at
Shumways Saturday We.
John Strachan, Sr. and Gust
Gangelus assisted Steve Marmon
with butchering Monday.
Eva Friesen spent Monday night
with Rosie Stubby.
Walter Johnson spent Sunday p.
m. with Orville Tiechrow.
A.. N. Dick came down and
painted the black board at the
Wolf Creek school Friday eve.
The black boards that were prey
iously painted are a sight for sore
eyes. Some of the seats are a dis
grace.
Henry Dahl mqtored to Wolf
Point Tuesday eve
Mrs. Shumway and children
spent the week end with Mr..
Shumway.
c. P. Funk made a trip to Wolf
Point Thursday returning Friday.
Jake Dyck has been rounding
up horses the past week.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-02-13
Sand Creek

The Mus school was not in SEES.
sion last Friday, Mr.. Marion be
ing away on urgent business.
William Buxton visited Sunday
and Monday with Ralph and Ev.
erett Sickels,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Whitmus
and sons were in Wolf Point last
Friday. Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Som
mars were Wolf Point shoppers or
Wednesday.
Connie Whitmus visited the
Wiers school on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. C. Baldwin and
family called at Naber's on Satur.
day.
MIR. and Mrs. Ralph Seminars
and o visited Sunday at Owen
Funk's on Cow Creek.
Walter Wiers spent Sunday
with Joe Cooper.
Rev. MILAN and family were
dinner guests on Sunday with the
tne che FAMILY.
The regular preaching services
were held Sunday morning at the
Wiers school-house.
The Homemakers club will meet
on Wednesday, Feb. IS, with Mrs.
Guy Sickels. This will be an all
day meet as the project leaders
and members are to cook and dem
onstrate a dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. z. Seminars
and Miss Hazel spent Saturday
evening at Whitmus's.
Mrs. Sylvester Dillon is visit
ing with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
B. c. Fleenor.
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. A. Buxton and
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Emmert called
at the Sickles home Monday after
noon.
B. C. F1eenor and son Ted made
a business trip to Circle Wednes-
day.
There seems to be a slight cpl
demic of colds and flu around in
the community.
The A. B. Hubbard family have
moved back from Miles City to
their farmm.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-02-13
MONTANA SHEEP AND
POULTRY STATISTICS

Helena, Mont, Feb. 10.-(UP)-
Sheep holdings in Montana in
creased during 1880 to the highest
point since 1928, according te
state-federal crop reporting ser
vice.
The sheep enumeration on Jan
/, 1881 was 1886, 900 as compared
with the peak of 1913 when the
sheep population of Montana total
ed 4,675,000. The last enumeration
showed on increase of $4,000 ov-
er January / a year ago, and $780,
600 owe the total for Jaurary 1,
1929 when sheep prices e at
one of the highest levels since the
war.
The average inventory price on
sheep in 1913 was 1910 a head as
compared with $3.50 in 1881 and
$3.50 in. 1913, at which time Mon
tana's sheep population was at the
record lowest mark in the 20-year
period.
The last of the seasons turkey
shipments from the Ryegate reg
ion were consigned last week to
Great Falls Creamery for distri-
button to buyers in New Jersey
and other eastern markets. The
car, the second this year, was
stopped at Roundup for additions
to the shipment. About $500
pounds were sent to market from
this immediate locality, and the
growers realized about 35 a pound
on the final shipment.
Final checks in payment for the
Christmas turkey shipments from
the northern Montana counties
were issued last week by the
Northwestern Turkey Growers as
ISOLATION. A total of II carloads
of turkeys totaling about 300, 900
and valued at about $4,000 was
shipped from Valley, Phillips, Te-
ton, Judith Basin, Blaine Hill,
Cascade, Chouteau and Lewis and
Clark Counties.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-02-13
Maybe Washington Did S7cing Iutchet
I'm His Dads Cherry Tree, 4 JEer An

THOUGH writer's and historian.
by the score have CONSTANT,
attacked the authenticity of the
washington Ratchet and cherry
tree story, few persons are aware
that no evidence has been pro-
duced to disprove the incident.
The story was originally told in
print by Rev. Mason l.. Weems.
an it%inerant preacher, writer and
book agent, who was one Of
Washington's first biographers.
The original edition of Weems'
book. merely a thin pamphlet,
was published in February, 1900,
about only two months after
Washington's death.
Washington's Youth Revealed
The cherry tree incident did
not appear until the sixth edl-
ton. published in 1908. Unlike
the former editions, this one gave
an account of Washington's
youth; including the following
passage:
ibe tOllO WlHS dneCuOtc Is q
case in point. II is too valuable
to be lost and too true to be
doubted; for it was communicat-
ed to me by the same excellent
lady to whom ! am indebted for
the last, tWeems refers here to
an earlier passage in the book; |
Some idea OF MIR. Washington's
plan of education may be
collected from the following
anecdote, related to me 20 years
ago by an aged lady, who was q
distant relative, and when a girl
spent much of her tim; in the
family.)
When George" said she, was
about six years old, he was made
the wealthy master of a hatehet
Of which, like most little boys, he
immoderately fond, and was
constantly going about chopping
everything that came in his way.
One day, in the garden, where he
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-02-13
Sunnyside

Mt. and Mrs. Hank Deidrich
went to Wolf Point one day last
week.
A home talent play will be Civ
en- by the members If the Sunny.
side Farmers Union local Satur.
day, Feb. 21st. We also understand
that the Nickwall local are giving
a play at the Sunnyside local at
the same date.
Mrs. Under Rhoads visited Fri
day at the Henry Heser home.
Mrs. Bud Cahill went to town
Monday.
A number of friends gathered at
the Joe Heser home last Tuesday
evening. The evening was spent
in dancing and playing whist. A
delicious lunch was served of
sandwiches, cake and coffee and
everyone present had an enjoyable
time.
MCKEE Heser attended the dance
across the river Friday night DIT
the Bushman place.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Baker and
daughter lola May and son Eu-
gene were Tuesday visitors at the
Henry Heser home.
Miss Ellen Heser returned home
after a three weeks stay with her
sister, Mrs. Oscar Leuenberger at
Vida.
Mrs. Nels Nelson and Mrs.
Goodwin Walter went to. Wolf
Point Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Mueller
and family were Sunday visitors
at the. Tony Heser home.
Misses Jennie and Ellen Heser
visited their grandparents Mr.. and
Mrs. A. P. Smith Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elvin Babcock and
son Harold were Wolf Point shop
pers Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Fromdahl
were callers at the Henry Heser
nome MOuQdy.
Valdmar Brahe has been on the
sick list this week.
Frank Heser visited the last Of
the week with Matte and Leo
Heser on Sheep Creek.
Under Rhoads went to Wolf
Point Monday.
S. E. Fromdahl went to Wolf
Point Tuesday with a load of coal.
w. S. Good of the Sunnyside
Farmers Union local returned
home Friday evening from Min
neapolis where he has been look
ing after some Farmers Union
matters.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Fromdahl
and ons attended church near
Mr.. and Mrs. Under Rhoads Wis
tied Thursday evening at the par
entail Braaten home.
Mrs. Marcus Braaten and child
rem visited one day last week with
her daughter Mrs. Under Rhoads.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-02-13
Indian Bridegroom Buys
Bride with Ponies, Auto

PAWHUSKA. Okla. Forty-eight
ponies, a silk flag and an automo-
bile was the price Elmer Pryor,
IS, a full-blooded Usage Indian,
had to pay" for his bride, Lorene
Wood, 16. of the same tribe.
The two were united in the first
~full-blood marriage In the Usage
tribe in three years. Indian Gus
toms wer followed throughout the
ceremony.
Shortly before the marriage, A.
wine Pryor, the groom's father
gave Elmer 48 ponies, a silk flag
and an automobile to buy" the
bride from her uncle.
Each of the Is bridesmaids was
presented with a pony and blank
cts were exchanged as final rites
to the marriage.
Fellow tribeemen participated
in a wddiug feast.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-02-13

We have our valentine box
made and put the valentines in it
as We have them ready. We will
open the valentine box Friday at
ter our literary program.
Avis Rensvold has been out of
school several weeks. We are sor
ry she has to miss SO much.
The Live Wires gave the follow
ing program Friday:
Song: We Amt gonna Sob no Mo
School
Current Eyents-Lilhan
Poem, The Children's Hour-Thel-
Song, Boosting for Good Eng1isb
school
Dramatization, The Seven Kids
Ten pupils
Poem, America for Me-Rertha
Play, The Hare and Hedgehog
Thelma, Esther and LeVerna-
The school is practicing base
ball these nice days. We expect
to bring our horse shoes soon and
practice with them.
The second grade are beginning
a new reader. This is their third
this year.
The geography classes have
written trips to the various places
they have studied
The art and spelling contests
We are working on during u
spare time.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-02-13
Waska

Mr.. and Mrs. John Sethre of tn
Benrud community visited al the
Jacobson home last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barnes pleasant
ly entertained a number of friends
Saturday evening. Whist was the
amusement of the evening and d
very enjoyable time was spent by
the guests. A delicious lunch was
served at midnight.
II. Saunders and family were
Sunday dinner guests at STATS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin jacobson
and Miss Dahlin were Wolf Point
callers Saturday.
Mrs. HOLDEN entertained the Far
land family at Sunday dinner.
Mrs. Henry Fossen of Wolf
Point is spending this week at the
farm home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Nahum called
on Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Peterson
Friday afternoon.
School Notes
The Child Story reader is our
new text in reading four class.
Corinth Saunders and Rienert
Hoversland were appointed on the
Valentine day program committee.
Our Fridays literary program
consisted of the following num-
Billy Boy" Margaret, Byrl
Riddles, Margaret, Corinth, and
Reinert
Playlet, THE Bear and the Farm
er, Arthur, Thomas, Reinert
Rhyme, riddle Riddle Rantum"
Leslie
THE Wind and The Sun,
Thomas, Einar and Reuben
Alta and Norma.
We are learning a singing game
Oats, Peas, Beans and Barley" IN
our music class.
Those receiving a rating of 9
in u ~self-testing drill were Mar
Thomas, Einar and Corinth.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-02-13
Shade Creek

Clifford Garoutte visited last
week at the home OF his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. d. Garoutte. also in
the Weldon community.
Miss Kurt went to Circle Sat.
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Cook made
a trip to Circle Saturday.
Lola Brown spent the weekend
with Lillian Amundson.
Grandma LingIe is visiting with
Mrs. Sherm McCune at present.
Lyle Nelson went to town Tues
day with the mailcarrier.
c. 8. Heagy is busy gathering
up horse at present. He expects TO
ship them soon.
Bill Nesbitt, Of the Vida COM
munity called at Cbas. Cooks on
Friday.
Ishmael Hicks spent Sunday
night at Geo. Buses.
Tom Lingle visited over Sunday
with his family.
Merle Orr is busy hauling coal
these days.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-02-13
Dry Fork

In spite of the Ground Hog
forecast the weather remains nice
The Sam Mcdonnell, Melvin Gun
derson and Adolph HomrighauI
families visited at the Devane,
home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Balbinot visitet
at the Waters home Thursday.
MI. and Mrs. Holden and famil,
were dinner guests at the Cliff
Devaney, home Wednesday even
ing.
Sunday School was held at tht
Aasheim home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Art Rensvold spenr
Tuesday afternoon and evening a
the Bob Devaney home.
Mr.. and Mrs BaIbinot spenr
Monday afternoon at the Holoier
home.
Mr.. Ryan called at the KyTIing
mark home Friday.
Cliff Devaney and family, Bessie
Anderson and George Muller call
ed at the A. r. TOavs home Sun
day afternoon. They spent Sunday
evening at the George Hagen
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. e. Wagaman,
MT. and Mrs. Btu Toavs and Sam
Wagaman enjoyed a big dinner
and spent a pleasant afternoon at
the Fred Myers home Wednesday.
We are glad to know that Adolf.
ph Homrighaus is much improved
from his attack of quincy.
The Wagaman family visited at
the Erling Kelstrup home Thurs
day evening.
Minnie Wallace and Bob Devan-
ey spent Saturday evening at the
Kelstrup home.
Bessie Anderson and George
Muller were dinner guests at the
Bob Devaney home Thursday ev-
ening.
Eddie Loewe, nephew of Mrs.
George Hagen, from Chicago, is
visiting Indefinitely at the George
Hagen home.
Mfr. Schafer from Wolf Point
called at the Waters home Friday
on business.
A. L. Homrighaus and daughters
lola and Fayrie, Fred Myers and
Delbert called at the Devaney
home Friday to help Cliff cele-
brate his forty-seventh birthday
Marie, Frank and Robert Toavs
and Azell Anderson visited Sun
day at the Erling Kelstrup home.
Mr.. Gunderson and Deloris and
Mervin had dinner with Bob De-
Yaney Wednesday.
George and Herman Muller Wis
tied at the George Hagen home
Friday afternoon and evening.
Hilda Bartel and Mrs. Wickum
and children visited at Erling Kel-
strips Friday.
Edwin and Mrs. Ruen spent
Wednesday evening and Thursday
at the Bob Devaney home.
j. E. Wagaman called at the
Bob Devaney home Thursday
morning.
The last F. u. dance of the sea
son to be held at the Dry Fork
school house was given Saturday
night.
Cliff Devaney and family and
Bessie Anderson had dinner at
the Bob Devaney hone Monday
evening.
John KelstTup and Art and Es-
Their called at Erling Kelstrup's
Sunday.
School Notes
Myrtle Holden Was the only
member ON the honor roll this
week.
We have a health chart on
which We check up those brush
ing their teeth every day. Some
have been very faithful.
Star spoilers last week were:
Agnes. Esther. Lillian, Lily and
Mabel.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-02-13

Ice in metal cylinders preserves
fruit and vegetables in winter ship
ping by preventing the escape O?
heat in refrigerator cars.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-02-13

Macaulay got $780, 600 for his
colossal History of England, the
demand for which was so great
that the vans carrying DIT from the
publishing office blocked the
street.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-02-13

The Belgian government recent
~ ordered 45 fighting airpanes.
which are expected to be- the fast
EST aircraft in b world
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-02-13

often amused himself hacking his
mothers pea-sticks, he unlucklly
tried the edge of his Ratchet on
the body OF a beautiful vonng
English cherry tree. which he
barked so terribly, that | don't
believe the tree ever got the bet
ter of it. The next morning, the
old gentleman, finding out what
had befallen his tree. which, by
the by, was a great f~avor;te, came
into the house, and with much
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1931-02-13

Il x II x Z z q y q n u q
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-05-22
Newspapers Make Gain
in Number of Readers

The aggregate circulation of pa
pers daily in this country and Can
ada is 45,106,245 as against 44,110,-
O94 in 1880, gain Of about mill
lion daily readers, according to a
recent newspaper directory.
1t is good sign If people are
reading more. They are attending
the greatest school in the world, as
somebody has called the newspaper.
This school takes up every morn
ing in the year and usually begins
it's sessions before breakfast. 1t has
a voluntary student body and its
cost is but few cents per day. 1t
is the cheapest tuition Of any insti-
tuition for adults on earth. 1t knows
no vacations and no holidays. The
teachers are on the job all day and
through the night preparing the text
book for next morning. No time is
taken out for examinations. If the
entrant gets nothing out of it, that
is his fault. Truant officers are not
needed. Glasses take up in homes,
Offices, on park benches in, the open
and even in commuters cars.
We may not have as much in our
pockets as we had year ago; but
we have more under our hats
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-05-22
More Money or Whi.ker,

If the postal employees Of the
Kovno district Of Lithuania do not
get higher wages mail is to be de-
livered by bewhiskered postmen. The
anti-shave strike is on, and already
faces Of the strikers are disappear
ing from view. The men asked for
increased wages several months ago,
but receiving no reply from the Lith-
uanian postal ministry, and knowing
that to strike is illegal, they stopped
the use of razors. If this is not eff
fective, they say, they will place a
ban on soap.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-05-22
HER ONE WISH

"A clergyman. calling upon widow
on some church matter and finding her
distressed at her loneliness. offered a
few words of consolation.
.You must not" he said, "be cast
down by your sorrow and lonely po-
sition. Remember the maxim, Man
proposes p
"Ah, sir" interrupted the widow. IF
some man would."-Tit-Bits.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-05-22
Encouraging Confidence

"You seem to hove forgotten all you
used to know about baseball" said the
girl who overhears. s'tsa
.My escort is little bashful," an.
swered Miss Cayenne Ellis superior
ity complex needs cultivating. af-
fected complete ignorance of the game
so that he could have the pleasure of
telling me all about it."-Washington
Star.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-05-22
Husbands Lookout

II hear you are going to California
with your husband. Mary" said Mrs.
Jones to her maid, who was leaving
to be married. "Aren't you nervous
about the long yoyage?"
"Well, num-" was Mary's y reply.
"that's his lookout. belong to him
now, and if anything happens to me-.
it'll be his loss. not NINE"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-05-22
Castoria
corrects
CtIILDREN'S
ailments

w HAT a relief and satisfaction
It is for mothers to know that there
Is always Castoria to depend on
when babies get fretful and uncom-
Portable! Whether it's teething,
collie or other little upset, Castoria
always brings quick comfort; and,
with relief from pain, restful sleep.
And when older, fast-growing
children get out of sorts and out OF
condition, you have only to give a
more liberal dose of this pure
vegetable preparation to right the
disturbed condition quickly.
Because Castoria is made ex-
pressly for children, it has just the
needed mildness of action. Yet you
can always depend on it to be
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-05-22
UNNATURAL FATHER

"Dubbins is an unnatural father"
"How so?'
Ellis baby threw his gold watch
from the third-story window to the
pavement and he didn't see anything
cute in it."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-05-22
In STYLE

He-Cupid is always represented as
a poor little urchin without any gar
ments.
Sbe-Yes; that is done so that he
will never be out Of fashionl
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-05-22
Could Be Worse

MRS. Lewiston say you can't stop
the car! Good heavens!
Lewis-It doesn't make any differ
ence-there's no place to park, any
way.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-05-22
Got His Goat. Anyway

Caller-You report me as saying
that knew no more about the matter
than did about riding Greek goats.
Editor Yes, sir. Wasn't that what
you said?
Caller-Certainly not. said writ
ing Greek odes."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-05-22

effective. 1t is almost certain TO
clear up any minor ailment and
cannot possibly do the youngest
child the slightest harm. So it's the
first thing to think of when child
has coated tongue, is fretfui and
out OF sorts. Be sure to get the
genuine; with Chas. H. Fletcher's
signature on the package.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-05-22
Honors in Cosmetics

elias your daughter done well at COL
lege?"
swell, we think she's safe for hon
Ors in cosmetics"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-05-22
Universal Peril

On earth the reckless motors fly:
The airplane Is a rover
Who even makes the birds on thigh
Afraid they'll get run over.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-05-22
Up and at Emil

i've solved the mystery of what
a hotel means when it advertises
rooms 81 and up"
"What is it?"
Il got one Of the dollar rooms and
was up all night"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-05-22

Dr.. Pierce's Pellets are best for liver,
bowels and stomach. One little Pellet for
O. laxative-three for cathartic. ADV.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-05-22
Went to His Head

"What! You want money? Why,
gave you five dollars yesterday"
"Yes, dear; but l bought new hat
with it."
"Good heavens! Does money always
go to your head like thatY
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-05-22
!. Zz4N1AY eGZzSzE-
utter 9s6vtinS ~ ksri 6oabnes e5:
By EDITHA /. WATSON

HE little town OF Ignacio,
on the Ute reservation in
southern Colorado, is astir.
It is May "a, the anniver-
sary of the burial of Ou-
ray. Beneath a simple
cement headstone, made
by the hands Of the In
dams themselves, lies their
last great chief. Ever since
his body was removed to
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-05-22
Bait

Bait
Here's q MCKEE" said Cholly.
IF some one should call,
Just tell 'em your sister
Is out. that Is ALL"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-05-22
Quiet

Judge-But, madam, how could you
marry a man you knew to be a
burglar?
Witness-Oh. he is so quiet about
the house.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-05-22
WANTED ATTENTION

did the mother of the bride cry at
the wedding"
Eyes, indeed. That was the only
way she could attract attention to her
new gown"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-05-22

Do BY western NewsDaDer unlOn.l