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met with a more hearty response and our
hostess was appreciated with the bowing of the
heads & bending of the elbows for fully half
an hour.

After the combat at the table had passed
into history, the inquisitive side of the
evening began by asking = Questions -

1^st What constitutes a woman's horse?
Ans. One that is good looking has four legs
carries his head high, has no ears or tail during
the fly season. is both mindful & unmindful
of the whip. dont back bite or kick.
dont turn in his axles. goes straight ahead.
keeps the middle of the road like the recent
campaign party. is not afraid of traction
engines, electric cars, man or city sausage
mills - wears the blue seal on his bridle &
can pass the mile stones at a little under
the 2.40 rate.

2^nd Have those who have filled their ice
houses covered them & with what? Must
say cover at once & with straws.

3rd How many present have visited the
new Library at Washington? Thirteen have been
& others go soon.
4^th How to raise lettuce in winter?
Keep bed dry in cold weather - plant 8 in apart.

5^th What to do with musk rats that infect the
ice pond?
Set box trap on steel trap & bait with green