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A COMFORTABLE FORTUNE.
One ofthe Memphis EIen Who Became sud
denly Enriched.

Stories of sudden or miraculous wealth have
always possessed a peculiar fascination for the
masses, and the man who has drawn a prize in
a lottery is regarded as the happiest of mortals.
At the last drawing of The Louisiana State Lot
terry two Memphis men drew $15,0 900 each. One
of these was Mr.. B. J. Dorsey, who has been a
foreman of hands at work upon the leyees along
the Mississippi. He has been living in humble
circumstances at 33 jackson street. An Ava
lanche reporter yesterday had curiosity to see
the man who had drawn S15, 600, so he repaired
to the corner of Main and Jackson streets and
inquired of some children where Dorsey lived.
"You mean the man that drew the lottery
prize?" asked one of them.
yes" replied the reporter.
"He's moved away. He used to live in that
little house over there, but he's going to live in
a fine house in Fort Pickering now"
The reporter greatly marveled and went to
the house pointed out to him, and asked a man
there if Dorsey still lived there.
NO" was the reply. "You see he drew
part of the big prize in the Louisiana State
Lottery, and he wants more stylish quarters.
He's got the money and / guess he's happy. l
wish / was in his place, that's all"
Mr.. Dorsey is said 10 be a man in every way
deserving the good luck that has been thrust
upon him by chance. Memphis (Tenn.) Ava
lanche, June 4.
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Details o: white Plumbers murder.

White Thunder, the Sioux chief, was shot and
killed on the LIST inst, by two chiefs of the same
tribe, named Spotted Tail and Thunder Hawk.
among the Rosebud Sioux, and aspired to the
place made vacant in the tribe two years ago by
the murder of old Spotted Tail by Crow Dog.
Young Spotted Tail also was aspirant for his
fathers place, and was jealous of White Thun-
der, and 1t is supposed this feeling of rivalry
caused the murder. White Thunder's only
child a daughter of sixteen years, is a pupil in
the Carlisle school, and so are two of the Young
Spotted Tails brothers, one of whom a young
man nineteen years old, is 6 feet 4 inches high.
The other is a boy of thirteen. A seventeen
year old daughter Of Crow Dog is also a stur
dent.
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Dyspepsia.

Boston, mar. D, 1903.
Thave used Burdock Blood BItters for
severe case Of dyspepsia with great sue
cess and can conscientiously recommend
- ~ onv nerson troubled with any form
HSSrenoneia JULIA BoYLEN,
ellison Court, West Cedar st.
Bridgeport. Ct, April IL, 1884.
have been greatly benefited by Bur
doc[ blood Bitters. Two bottles entirely
cnred me of the worst kind of dyspepsia.
tried MANY other medicines, but entire
" failed to get any relief from them.
EYRA L. NICHOLS, 8 Whitney Lane.
Providence, r. l., Apr. 4, 1884.
I am using Burdock Blood Bitters
for dyspepsia and have received great
relief. Have been seriously troubled
with dyspepsia for five years, and here
tofore have not found relief.
CHAs. r. SWEET,
60 William st.
East Boston, Mass, Feb. II, 1884.
1 have been using Burdock Blood
Bitters for a bad case of dyspepsia.
The first bottle purchased at Brad
bury's drug store, Washington st. IRE
lieved me so much l procured the sec
ond bottle Cat Putnam's drug store E.
Boston,, which has done me a great
deal of good. A friend of mine using
it for the same thing says it is splendid.
ANNA FORBES,
B Moore St.
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A Great Horseman.

Mr.. ]. II. Goldsmith, owner of the Walnut
Grove stock farm, N. Y, says of the wonderful
curative qualities of st. Jacobs Oil, that having
long used it for rheumatism and on his breed
ing farm for ailments of horses and cattle he
cheerfully accords this great paincure his pre-
ference, as the best he ever used, in an expert
ence of twenty years.
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LET TRUTH TELL IT'S STORY.
A Minister and the Orphan Children

A Minister and the Orphan Children.
REV L B. PAINE, Macon, Ga, writes: We
have been using Swift's Specific at the orphans
home as a general health tonic, and Lave had re-
markable results from its use on the children
and employees of the institution. 1t is such an
excelenttonic, andkeeps the blood 80 pure, that
the systemis less liable to disease. Ithas cured
some of our children Of S~crofula."
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Maid ofAthens.

What is the difference between this noted
Lady and Carboline the great Petroleum Hair
Remover? Ans:-one is Maid of Athens and
the other is Made CT Petroleum and both come
from Grease.
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GEETs-Your Hop Bitters have been of great
value to me. l was laid up with typhoid for
over two months, and could get no relief until
l tried your Hop Bitters. To those suffering
from debility or any on. in feeble health, 1 cor
daily recommend them. J. c. SToETzEL, 63S,
Fulton St, Chicago, III.
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AFTER A THOROUGH trial of Ely's Cream Balm
l am entirely cured of Catarrh, as is also a
member of my family. The Balm stopped a
roaring in my head which had continued for
more than a year.-JANBsE CRossoN, Sexton
at the Tabernacle, Paterson, N. j. [See adv.
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ELY's CREAM BALM has cured me of Catarrh.
Was afflicted ten years. / tried almost every
remedy recommended, none proved so effective
and thorough.-S X. AIKEN, wholesaler of
shoes, 143 Federal Street, Boston, Mass.
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An Invaluable Remedy. None except those
VINO nave suffered all the horrors of dyspepsia,
can fuly appreciate the value and efficacy of
Ferry Davis Pain Killer, a sovereign remedy
Ior TINS distressing disease in all It's forms is
USED internally and externally, test its virtues.
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l had severe attacks of gravel and Kidney
trouble; was unable to get any medicine or
doctor to cure me until I used Hop BitterE.
They cured me in a shorttime. 7. r. ATTY.
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FOR Dyspepsia, Indlges1oD. Depnessjon of
a. ana General Debility, in their various forms;
Other prssehtiNe AGAINST Fever and Ague. and
Co HN1Slr OF CalIsaya, made by Casweb, Hazard
best ;HeN aork, and sold by all Druggists, is the
or o,bsnnlS ana for patients recovering from Fever
NhOAner sickness, it has no eonaI
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FoB BRONCHIAL, AsTHMATIC, M PULMoNA-
RY COMPLAINTS, "BRowN's BRONCHIAL TRoCH-
Es" manifest remarkable curative properties.
Sold only in boxes.
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Ludington, Mich, Feb. 2, 1879. have sold
Hop Bitters for four years, and there is no medi-
cine that surpasses them for bilious attacks,
kidney complaints and all diseases incident to
this malarial climate. II. T. ALEXANDER.
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Is there q person living who ever saw 3 casa
Of sgue, billiousness or neuralgia, OF any dis
ease Of the stomach, liver CT kidney that Eop
Bitters will not cure?
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Unhealthy or inactive kidneys cause gravel
Btight's disease, rheumatism, and a horde Of
other serious and fatal diseases, which can be
prevented with Hop Bitters if taken in time.
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Dr.. BIlCa'S IldTmaTT

EYE, EAR THROAT, LUNGS. CATARRa, ASTHMA.
ana hHEUMATIsM treated with great success. All dis
eases OF a private nature treated with delicacy. with a
Whrrantee OF speedy reliefs OF permanent cure. Good
rooms and board at reasonable rates furnished patients
az the lnfrmary. Patients treated at a distance. Cor
fespondenoe solicited. Send stamp for reply. Infrm-
airy sos Second Avenue South, Minneapolis, Mimi.
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No use to worry about any Liver, Kidney or
Urinary Trouble, especially Bright's Disease or
Diabetes as Hop Bitters never fails Of a cure
where a cure is possible.
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ALIENS IRON Tonic BITTERs CURE Sick
Headache. All genuine bear the signature of
J. 7. Allen, Druggist, st. Paul. Mimi.
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Monroe, Mich, Sept %, 1875. SIRs-I have
been taking Hop Bitters for Inflammation Of
kidneys and bladder, it has done for me what
four doctors failed to do-curedme. The effect
of the Bitters seemed like magic to me.
w. j. CARTER
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stnglng, irritation, inflammation, all Kidney and
UrInaryComplaints cured by"Buchu-paiba "$1
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ne Drssh secretary has informed Brad
,Sugn mat the communication of the duke of
Marlborough and William PENN nens;ons b.a
been completed ieHn pensions mas
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Mylittle sickly, puny baby, was changed into q
great bouncing boy and was raised from a sick
bed by Using Hop Bitters a short time.
A Young MOTHER
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The Tourtellotte mine near Idaho City caved
In, killing one of the owners.
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Ny mother says Hop Bitters is the only thing
that will keep her from severe attacks OF par
alysis and headache. Ed Oswego Sun
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McElwee, the negro delegate, declares it was
the Arthur men who tried to bride him.
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The increasing sales of Pisos Cure attests its
claim as the best cough remedy.
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Bed-bugs, flies, reaches, ants, rats, mice,
cleared out by "Rough on Rats" 15c.
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Milton H; Smith is the new president of the
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Nervous Weakness, Dyspepsia, Sexual De
bility, cured by "Wells' Health Remover" 81.
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rnhough on Pain. Quick cure for Collie crsr6ns
DSiIh@a' Aches, Pains, sprains, Headache
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New York June 26' oOnis00 A.
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INN e t %A Al FBs 5ios aSTSlS,qa ii
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author. 600 pages: Steel portraits. S@au@
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thentic. SPLENDID TERMS. Beware of 1 nnhnN
Catch-penny Books. Outfits ready. IIThM I
Send so cents for one and save time. .
A. H. SIGGINS g. co, Omaha, Neb.
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CT pDplessness and nervousness cured. 25cf for sample
DLhEI of 25 doses. J.. s. DODGE, NJ. D., Lincoln, VT.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-03-06

THE USUAL RESULT. 1T not to be de-
MED that good sewing machine is one of
the most important appurtenances of the
modern household.
We thought we had good machine in
our household until one day the agent of the
NeW Home presented himself at our door
and proceeded TO deliver an Grafton upon its
characteristic merit.
But" we answered, "our machine serves
us nicely and suits us well, and we do not
care for another"
The agent however, begged the privilege
of leaving one of his machines with us, "for
the ladies to try"
The request was not unreasonable SO we
granted it-but more to oblige the agent
than anything else; for really we did not
want the machine, and had not the rem otest
idea of buying It,
The machine once in the house, it W as nat=
ural that the ladies should look it over they
dld so, and as consequence fell in love
with it, They say that without the slight
est wish to dccry or disparage any other
machine, this, all things considered, is, in
their opinion, the most desirable one to be
had.
The upshot of the whole matter was that
the old machine was disposed of, and the
"light'Running New Home" installed in
our household. 1t is pronounced a genuine
beauty and real comfort, and Our folks"
wanted us to tell other folks about it.
This unrivalled machine is manufactured
by the NEW HOME SEWING MACHINE
CO., 30 Union Square, New York, who wish
us to say that all who will send for their nc W
illustrated catalogue and enclose their adver =
tisemcnt printed in another column,D will !
receive a set of fancy advertising novelties ,
of value to those collecting cards.. &c
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Gotham Gossip.
New York, March LIST, 1884

New York, March LIST, 1884.
On Saturday evening the New York
Athletic Club, which contains among
its list of members some of the most
fashionable and richest young men in
the city, gives its annual boxing tour
nament at Tammany Hall. This is
an event looked forward to with much
interest, for the audience is treated not
to the hide and seek methods of pro-
fessionals, but to give and take "hit.
ting" Last year, the exhibition was
brutal. One could hardly get ones
self to believe that the blood stained
dazed and battered up creatures that
were taken upon their bottle. holder's
knee and revived, We're the fine hand
some fellows that grace the avenue of
a pleasant afternoon. The boxing last
year consisted of "slugging' from start
to finish. Had the participants been
common professional pugilists, the po-
lice would have interfered. As they
We're fashionable amateurs who knock
ed each other out for fun and glory, the
police encouraged them. 1t is under
stood that "the fun will be even live
ler this year, and hence tickets of ad-
mission have been at great premium
for two weeks.
The President of this club, by the
way, is William r. Travers, the genial
Wall Street man and diner out, He is
an accomplished all around and sports.
man and patron of sport. The Travers
Cup at Saratoga is racing event
founded by him. Every season he Of
fers many prizes and trophies to be sail
ed for by the different yacht clubs, an id
so far as other outdoor sports are CON
cerned, the medals offered by him are
innumerable. He is very witty, and as
he is sufferer of the most atrocious
kind, who cannot say ten words con-
secutively, his sense of humor and
quaint expressions are at times almost
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The Lion EsOarciIl.

The English government is reported
to have decided to send a courteous
dispatch to America relative to the &C
ton Of Americans in countenancing
and assisting dynamiters. Should it
do SO it would commit an absurd blum
er, as no body, class or section of the
American people has ever "counte-
nanced or assisted dynamiters, and
the American government, to which,
we presume, it will address its "cour-
teous dispatch, y certainly has not It
might be construed as an insult to i'm
ply chat it has. But The English mind
is evidently at present considerably
reriurbed. Aroused by the frequent
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WASHINGTON Letter,
FRoM Our REGULAR CORRESPONDENT
March 4th, 1854.

(fROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. J
March 4th, 1884.
A notable event of the week in this
city was the meeting ard adjournment
Of the Democratic National committee
whose work is now part of the campaign
history of Isl. The eighth of June
and Chicago were selected for the time
and place Of holding the nominating
convention.
The Senate committee on territories
will soon report bill for the admission
Of Southern Dakota as a state of the
Union, and Alaska is to have civil
government, the same committee hav-
ing decided on favorable report of the
Senate bill to that effect. Senator In
gals has said Alaska was the most
worthless acquisition with which any
government was ever afflicted, but the
Senator from Kansas, naturally regards
this territory from standpoint of
pleasant inland pastures for raising cat
tie, wheat and very able quality of
statesmen.
A prohibition convention was held
in this city during the week. This
was composed Of party which has ia
ken new departure. Addresses were
made not only against liquor but
against all secret temperance societies,
and all secret orders masonry included.
At one of the meetings, Fred. Doug lass
defined what the colored man wanted,
in lecture on civil rights. The con-
vention nominated Rev. J. B. Blan-
chard of ILL.,, for President of the
United States, but as this gentleman
declined the offer ex-senator Pomeroy
of Kansas was next nominated for
President, and Mr.. John A. Conaut,
for Vice President, subject to the rati.
tication of the prohibition convention
to be held at Chicago During one of
the sessions Susan B. Anthony was no.
ticed in the audience upon which there
was vociferous demand for a speech
from her, but in the confusion and APP
plause Of the invitation the veteran
woman sullragist wrapped her draper
les around her and silently stole away.
In series of resolutions adopted by
the party was embodied opposition to
all combinations of capitalists and la
borers, which result in strikes and dis.
trees. A uniform National currency
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Premium Oh Gold Again.

Specie payments were resumed on
January LIST, 1879. The first specula-
tive transaction in gold since that date
was recorded last week in New York.
For a "call' on a million gold at 1O1
any time during the remainder. of the
year, one-quarter Of one per cent. was
paid. In other words, the purchaser is
so much Of the opinion that gold will at
some time in the year 1854, advance to
above one per cent premium he is
willing to pay now $1,000 for the priv
ilege Of calling on the seller to deliver
a million dollars gold at one per cent.
above par. On the other hand though,
it may be said that the seller does not
believe the state of affairs to be such as
to warrant the belief in probable re-
turn to a premium on gold, The trans
action is not, however, without consid-
cradle significance.
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occurrence of dynamite explosions in
London, the Times of that city excited
ly launches one of its most ponderous
thunderbolts at the United States
charging us with knowingly furnishing
a "safe refuge and basis for operations
to alleged Fenian conspirators. ut
is intolerable,' says the Times, "that
England should be exposed to this
succession of plots from nation which
processes to be friendly with us, and
with which We have only a desire to
live in peace and amity. We know
that the Americans are aware of the
identity of the plotters Of these out
RACES. 1t would be no hard task for the
American government to end the whole
thing" 1t was similarly intolerable
to France, and more recently to Rus
sid, that the lives of their monarchs
should be exposed to a succession of
plots concocted in London; but Eng
land emphasized the distinction be-
tween political crimes and ordinary
crimes, and refused to deliver up Grim.
inals whose offenscs were committed in
an endeavor to change the form Of their
government. what is sauce for the
goose is sauce for the gander" is a
homely saying which the Times would
do we'll to study in this connection
When the Times automatically adds,
ut is impossible that we should sub
NIT to this" it forgets that England
may be compelled IN her turn to put up
with what she does not like, just as
France and Russia were, and just as the
United States was in the matter of
ODonnell's hurried execution. The
cause of Ireland is a Just cause, and
those who seek to procure for her as
large a measure of independence as it
is possible to get, deserve all the sup
port that can be given to them; but
there would be nothing more certain
to ALLEVIATE the sympathy Of the Amer
lean people at large than any counte-
nance given by any body of citizens to
those who are now seeking to pamper
their revenge with the most atrocious
forms Of secret murder.-We Sun.
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excruciating. In his younger and vain
or days he at one time proposed te
place himself under medical care with
a view to remedying this defect; but
his friends said don't you do it, Bill
you will lose your principal stock in
trade ifyou give up that stutter, and
you will sink into being nobody. "a
g-g guess y-y-youre r.r-r-right," said
William and held fast to his war cry
He is not rich the way rich men are
rated now. But, as has about three or
four millions snugly invested, he need
not fear ending his days in the poor
house.
"Never in all my experience said a
detective Of twenty years standing, to
me the other evening "has this city
been SO overrun with thieves, burglars,
blackmaiers and confidence men as at
present; and the majority of them are
strangers. We are fast getting onto
them, however, and they will soon find
their fight stopped. l suppose the
reason of it is that we have bagged
nearly all the shining lights of the
profession, and the common herd are
so cowed, that if they work at all, they
confne themselves to very small opera
tons. Those chaps in the West heard
Of this state of affairs and have como on
to do little fishing in the dark
Blackmailing however, is one of the
most difficult crimes to punish, on &C.
count of the unwillingness of the vic
tins to come to the front and prosecute.
Eight out of ten men, and four out of
ten women have something or other to
conceal and they fear that an investi-
cation may expose the sore spot. Hence
when they are victimized, they prefer
to grin and bear it rather than make an
cutlery. Those private detective agen-
cies are largely responsible for the crop
of blackmailers. They naturally dab
BILE to a great extent in shady work,
procuring evidence for divorces, etc.
Now you may imagine the class of men
that give themselves up to the work of
Swallowing" and as a natural conse-
quence when business is dull they do
little hunting on their own account
so as to have material on hand.
Incoming ocean vessels report enor
nous quantities of field ice about the
banks from one to five feet thick. Cap
tain Brooks of the Arizona, passed a
field nearly 200 miles in extent. Mar
iners fear this chopped ice worse than
they do icebergs, for the presence of
the latter can be felt for miles away,
while field ice, ship is frequently in
the midst Of it before her course can be
changed, so rapidly does it close.
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was favored. also the recognition OF the
Bible in the public schools.
Washington, March 5, 1884.
The important doings of the week at
the Capitol embrace in the Senate
first, the passage of the Mcpherson
currency bill, and next step to i'm
prove the worn out Navy. After three
days of inter esting debate there was a
vote favoring the construction of seven
steel cruisers, but the question whether
they should be built in the Govern
ment Navy-yards, or by private con-
tracts was left open for further infor.
nation. A move to grant 100000, for
the relief of the recent tornado sufferers
in the southern states was considered,
but adversely reported from committe e
on the ground that the suffering was
not of that trancendant character that
placed the victims beyond the pale of
adequate local aid. The Senate also
passed the House bill to repeal the
iron-clad oath with the Limitation of an
amendment to retain the oath as a test
of loyalty during the war for persons
who present claims.
The Danville investigation has run
aground for lack of funds, and will
have to suspend until Chairman Ran
dali reports back /, special appropria-
ton for it from his committee. A call
for money was made nearly month
ago but it has met with no response
Mr.. Randall is now the Bete noir of the
whiskey men, who expect to get their
bill before the House, and passed
Tuesday. They are quaking for fear
he will come in with an appropriation
bill which will of course take preced-
ence Of the whiskey bill, and postpone
1t indefinitely.
Though this is the season of prayer
and penance for penitents, and there
has been appreciable respite since the
crowding entertainments of Shrove
day, sackcloth and ashes are not uni
versally worn. There has been no
lack during The week of receptions,
lunch parties, "at homes and must
Gales. The President will give anoth.
er Congressional dinner Wednesday
evening to which he has invited fifty
Senator's and Representatives, who are
accompanied here by their wiver,or are
not encountered by such helpmeets.-
The President desires to extend the
hospitality to every Senator and Repre-
sentative once during the winter, but
since the House has so greatly increas-
ed in its number of members it has be-
come quite formidable body to enter.
tain. Madame Nilsson was an invited
guest at the White House Thursday, a
musicale and reception being given her
by the President during which, she sang
"Way Down Upon the Suwancc Riv-