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Chicago, all crowded up. I want to go to Montana and be a cow girl. I can ride, but ever); time I shoot a gun I get .scared. A gun and an Indian, chief are the only things out West that scare me) though. I am not afraid of an or dinarylndianbut an Indian chief looks so fierce that he 'would scare-any one. Pleaseputme on a train going to Montana. I do not want to return to Chicago." fe t Oiil&B Henry C. Atwill. Proescuting attorney in Ettor case. GOOD FOR THEM We would like to pat the wo men of Terre Haute, Ind. on the back, figuratively, of course. Without question, Terre Haute .would take first prize for rotten politics. Fraud and corruption don't even pretend to go masked. Repeating, ballot box stuffing and bribery are the rule artd, wherever possible, the polls are located In tenderloin precincts, so that the political crook can get in his work vith the least interference from decent citizens "who believe in straight politics. Now, the women of Terre Haute cannot vote, but they've heard of the good effect of wo-' tmen'presence at the polls and so on-next election day they're going to Kbe present at Terre Haute'sS election booths: They wijl'go' right into those Tad quarters of the city and do what they canj for an honest election. It takes patriotism 'and courage, bnt they've 'organized for it, and we' .hope that- they'll be able tp teach 4 the crooked politicians a lesson. a J pUT OF PATIENCE j "Tommy, what does c-a-? VllJ? - 1 ' NDou'tknowj sir.vw "What does your mother keep to catch mice?" "A trap, sir." 0 , "No, no; what animal is very., fond of milk?" "A baby, sir;" "You dunce ! What was it that -scratched your face?" "My sister's nails, sir." x 0111 uui ui pantuu.1 ivujuu know that animal on the fente?"" Vc ciV" "Then tell me what ' c-a-t1 spells!" XT "Kitten, sir." 0 0 "Met your wife lately?" rJ "No; but I see by the society1" papers that she will be at home in November." M mmmammmmm jt