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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-04-28
flashes Of fun.

1.-THE way to Sleep" says a sci
enlist, "is to think of nothing;" but
this. is a mistake. The way to 60 to
sleep is to think it is time to get up.
"A poster announcing a social
festival in a church in a Penobscot
county (Me.) village ended with the
stern notice, "No flirting allowed"
in big letters.
One of the cruelest retorts made
by any musical audience is reported
from California. A vocalist was war
bling to her own great qualification:
"Oh, would that | were a bird" A
rough miner replied: "Oh, would |
were a gun"
-Teacher-"Miss Sinnico, please
parse the sentence, .Adolphus mar
ried Caroline" Miss Swell,
.Adolphus' is a noun, because it is the
name of a thing; married is a con
junction, because it joins Adolphus
and Caroline, and Caroline is a verb,
cause it governs the noun"
Two wretched looking tramps
were brought up before a Texas JUS
tice of the peace. Addressing the
worst looking one, the justice
asked: Where do you live" mo
where" "And where do you live? 2"
said the justice, addressing the 9TH
er. I've get the room above him."
1t was a small boy from down
in Maine who, visiting his Boston
relatives lately, was asked about his
school, his progress in his class, etc.
Il can'tthpel worth a thent," said the
Maine youngster, land tho | have to
thtay at the foot; but" very proud
ly) I've got the biggeth feet in the
clathr'
WHATS this newspaper article
about the late John Smith," in
quired old Mr.. Badger. as he our
JohnY' Guess he is" "WeH, well!
He alters was slower'n molasses in
January. He never was on time in
his life, and they used to say he
wasn't to his own weddin' till the
dav after the ceremony, and the day
after he's dead they call him the late
John Smith, 1t beats all how those
newspapers do learn SO much about
a person. .y.
Nov, there's a story [ don't
believe" said the colonel, as he laid
aside an exchange. What story is
that, colOnel?* asked the erudite and
industrious assistant. Why, that
paper says Cotopaxi a sometimes
be heard 500 miles" Don't you be-
lieve it?' 'Of course | don't believe
it. I'll bet there isn't a singer in the
world that can be heard half that
far" But CotopaXi is a volcano,
colonel" us it? | thought it was
n of those Italian fellows that 90
about with Patti"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-04-28
THINGS WORTH KNOWING.

1t is not a good habit to keep a
lamp burning in the bedroom.
Lard, if applied at once, will re-
move the discoloration after a bruise.
A good laugh is worth a hundred
groans in any state of the markets.
Common baking soda is the best
of all remedies in cases of scalds and
burns.
File the top Of an ingrowing toe
nail very thin and place cotton I'M
der the ingrown part.
For earache fold and dip a small
towel in hot water, wiring and lay
on the ear; then cover with two or
three folds Of flannel repeat until
relieved.
Hash, to be good-and it can be
goOd-must not stew and simmer
and simmer and stew, but be heated
through and sent to the table at
once
If you will cut the hind legs of
chair a little shorter than the front
ones, the fatigue Of sitting will be
lessened, and your spine will be in a
better condition.
If wakeful at nights get up, walk
about the room, go to the window
and take a dozen deep breaths, rub
your skin all over with a coarse
towel or with the hands; then crawl
into bed and go to sleep.
Poultry ranks among the leading
industries of this country, and is
more permanently established and
less subject to fuctuation and it's
capital is more evenly divided
through the division of labor than
any other business.
In the healing of burns and scalds,
where there is danger of contract
ing sears, rub the new skin several
times a day with good sweet Oil.
persist in this rubbing until the skin
IS soft and flexible.
Somebody has taken the pains to
figure out that the United States
produces enough lumber each year
to load 1,42S,591 railroad ears, each
carrying 1000 feet, 1t is also said
that this would make a train $500
miles long, or about one third
around the world!
Where writing implements are
used but seldom, the pens are apt to
be rusty. To prevent this keep
them in pearline, the compound
used for laundry purposes. Take a
small dish, fill it with the powder,
stick the pens down into it, and
when you want Ii you will find it
nice and bright.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-04-28

A handhOe which is eve ground
will wear much longer than one
which frequently comes in contact
with the grindstone, but the extra
amount of labor that can be per-
formed with the sharp implement
will be sufficient to pay for a e
hoe every three days, to say moth
ing of the saving of the muscle. 1t
is poor economy to work with a dull
axe, scythe or hoe.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-04-28
BY FIRE.

During the past ten years the fire
waste of the United States and Can
ada has, in the month of March, av-
eraged a little over 100000. In
1885 the loss by fire in March was
recorded as exceptionally severe, be-
cause it reached as large a figure as
100000. But now we have to
charge upon March, 1886, the heavi-
est loss record against any March
whose statistics have ever been
gathered. Not fewer than 173 fires
of $4,000 up to $780, 900 have oc-
Cured, the losses by which aggre-
gate SO, 100000; and to this aggre-
gate must be added at least $780,
900 for the smaller and u~nrecorded
fires of the month-thus making a
total of SIC, 1880, 900 as the fire waste
in March and $4,000, 900 more than
the aggregate of March for at least
ten years.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-04-28

dozen O your best lawyers couldn't
have made him believe I'd sold out
and moved away. Dogs is no fools,
and don't you forget it.-Detroa Free
Press.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-04-28

When fortune knocks make haste to
bid her welcome.-Ceruantes.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-06-23

Letter 10 'ut F.s'Yu Traveller
phr OF the best Known character.
N lrnchhurg, Va, 10 Cub. Ear,' ..
n'EErr Joe.' Joe is al old nrs.n
WIN all the dignity ora hod,. .rr,nni
81 lne slavery days and his nnertinn
loI the general amounts d.. .,nr-ii'
jade owned him before the war an,.i
owns him eth Joe never Lny,u,
p'oh freed, scorniLE 10 accent vLrG
ne s"}S docs not belong To hin. nnJ
saying M long rs Mass Jube ia sI,t.'
- oth me- slave. Early lis very tuuJ
OF ms slave, and would shoot uuirlcr
~ defense OF the negro than shrbnJh
oi'e' ne has given Joe ,art.
o'"h'he TO buy what he likes in Tim
town. aud has instructed storeLrrpnr.
no matter what Joe wants or bow
Ihuch II viii cost, 10 give il 10 Kim
'hd send the bin to bis nos,er
sometimes Early gets rather tLc
worse Tor whisky aud then A comira
,lBht IL seen. Joe follows him IiEo'"
,,os, and when the general gcts yorv .
lrunk Joe win say; Mass .jubr. yah
.us come home "Why YOU black
s'oHI what do you mean: Pmy"rr
Iaster "}es, Mass lube, y hon
oh.se sober, when you'ue drank H."
assn, well. reckon YOU ar,
gut olu man III 60 with you.p !
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-06-23

soldier DerOrAtes MS own .rt,N q.
From the Philadelphia Pros.
no you see that man said "a mem
Der OF the grand army OF the rrpuL
ne on decoration day, pointing toi
healthy -looking person with 10 sold
l'TlN bearing entering the Grand arm,
headquarters At IWeluh and Cnc.t
nut streets. several clc- turned ,u
the direction Of the mnu. who L,I uil
u u. \ Il. uniform aud looked eyer.
lnch "a veteran "Nrs .nid one. u,,L.
Is hc specially worth notircy Yho
speaker smiled. 'Wcll. said hc
UNIT comradc is dead. He hn- me-
bu-ilr-- walking around here like,
real lille survivor. Tie i- buried Ina
the National cemetery At GctN -hufp.
anu any day you should gu thcr. /
could show You hi gray. such ,
pnrndoN naturally rNct,d th.,Ir.
"7iiN oi the by-tnuicr- The d,nI
aiINc man seemed to hr iu yrr, rNa..I.
lent health, but the mct that hi. pu,,c
was To be- decorated on that yrrv t.,,
was found to be a hard although
strange fact.
"lc-," said he with tWiuhI, In
hi- eve, "mN grave D., in the National
'ui'r''IN AZ 'rllN -hufg, aud Viu
"iicm ll dead. At icrst tits -o stated
Ola ne records of that burial place.
ana have often hHd the melancholy
pressure oi decorating u, own
grave.
hht Teriu- strange Do said ~ listurr.
Ihr veteran was 49, solemn -. ui.
,"inh ITSELF ~ don't loub dHd
know, said hc, "aud don't hr.i,,,
That ! am, but when trW yr,r. uitri
the close of the wHr visited ihrI ,t.
lE-u"'g cemetery aud found 70 grave
,lh' N'd WIN my nalur was -hucAci
uu' n'I' u-ru 10 u nov. My wur b.
stephen Nelly J live nj \u. 90.
SCUM ninth street. aud am rca-ou
Iiy well Hnd happy notwithstanding
That my comHdc, insist ocrn-iuurl,
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-06-23

N' intelligent observer. sJ,oi,
' " AGO Is Ia" center Of the finest agri.
cultural part Of Texas. Cotton :. IN.
''"p'' growth aud it admits of M
''pn'' mat we are the center, huh
ao 10 speak Of the cotton-rsi.in,,
oeIl and it is the same win, ,'n
Inc land and country surroundin',
""'o produced nifty bushels per arrc
III 1852 and win do better tl,is Son.
'oi' II is "l'o the same for wheat
@no ""l7' Circle our city for on.
hundred miles aud il takesin mo,a
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-06-23

HE wac" EXAMINER ,n,u.rs tL,
,".i"Nlhk correct suggestion Far
rant coEnly viii soon give nm MINI.
'"HHhIr evidence of how mrnwnv IL.
punllc sentiment from the co,ir,r
'uI-u'I h' the ua.clte. On a rall
Quay Iarrnnt VIII give Ros, thrrr
votes 10 SWANS one. Nav tLor,. =
~" wild Guessing about All I'M. II
~ "od'u own honest truth. nuJ man,.
h,h"W 1t better than oar dear gn..in
the Galctt",' That is nh 4. U,rJ hy ~
ne" kinh IN the ring II Sir Svs;"
ma 10" ghost of n show the two
~ y, = ''"Ie,tr ma "ouId. would spoil
IT, Fort worth Labor ~lu,ny.
now then. let the Oalotrcgclup ON
" d, "np and say that rHE EAANiNrR.
ana the Slflings are both nj .os ON
ms matter. We court little doullo.
breasted denA iu,tnow
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-06-23

I'M Nwain-rhilllp. Dmpatl,
lodge was played torall 1t wn- worth
rae proottmt It wa. the worst of Mil
dodge Lies in the fact that nltrr
complaining IF the abuse ON finn,
score swain msda one single mmc
'H"u IN The wrong direction To lind
,"' author of the celebrated d,spat h
Now 1t !. really definitely known
VINO cent The dlspatru. and set swain
goes not move agaIus, him. Doe.
not ths' mNhrIt plain
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-06-23

rom rue Detroit Free Pass
0 Among the CNCursIuuisi- .ifiin.,,.,
'he 'itj hall steps yc,trrday. unoi, q.
'hi luncheon were u ,ouug LI.,,
VINO hnd widc-awakc lnoL aui %
klrI IA pink dress who in-I,i,.i an,
'oIdihg ms hand and looping nyrr..
nus shoulder Two OF thrr, orpII.
men observed the situation aud b,I.
| yea Tor second look. Th,ir -rr,L.-
were noted by the Dung ann. and L.
/ released himself and c,tur nvr,.
them and -aid.
Hchllemcn, Jet me- explain DID
cuuntryr q" '''
40 they replied IN cnorgt.
~ hch you don't UNDERMINED fla.
COUNTRY girl She require, to Il.
Io'rd after u ccrtNn fashion .I.
Nn,s u P'A,,c realization ofthr .
iau' mat you love her might tell
i'r no" much adored her. o,in.inu
now amt talking until DART. but .I,
"o"idH Z reHllfo II tonth part n.
'ln'h ~ II ! pat my arm around her
NA''t ana LET her head drop ON NM,
'h"nller. The onpis Hll ~ IA, ntLrr
old facts" ''''''
,cutl'9Irn '''
w hen "rity gin l- in lo,r.br
"hceHl- the tact, or rir. ro Il.
'nnl} las, is only too proud po ,'i,c.
avs son saw a., ,,,urr,,n,,
"hds iowVu got to sqIrrlr n
'untrl girls hand about So Often. ,,.
ne u Imagine you Layr go, muI
lout something"
Exactly that's So, observed IA.
Idltors. ".'
- on may have noticed that lI
'r crackers aud she fed me cbcr,c.
must Of looked yer, sIIh tnNyou
II lhal = another phase ui countr,
lfyoud claw on. The IN
nlIld Imagine You tcltaboy, her
u lou' gentlemen, I'VE been rourl'
= country girls for the last ten
nrs' and I'm giving Won solemn
inter mar there is oull one correct
y ana th'sis it,.
Exactly lhtr- So" rppDrd tL,
in chorn, an tic, unrJ
'lr mats to the gIrl nud Hnltol an
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-06-23

Yesterday morning. issue Of TINS
EA"NINEH will be known in hi.tor,
as the cyclone Issue. II was a mir-
'Sh bit Of frontier Journalism to he
sure aud constituted by far the
fullest record Of Saturdays dreadful
storm published, JUDGED the "grcat
dSIIie' did not do half az we'll JLc
uem"hd Tor the Issue could not be
supplied.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-06-23

rms Ev\NlNrF is indcptcdto som,
attentive friend Mt Wmtno, for D.,
rooster the mu.t hidcuu- biriv,.,,.
mrmbrr ever to have seen i'm su nnr
ME It wa, mbrlci -lirro. y,,,r
Swim tork. 10 wa. almost t,,,I,.
without feathers and what few rc.
manned were the .orrr.t dirr,.,
"hi'r ever seen, The nclIs il he baJ
'h'Id every office from the m.ti,,
"i the peace To comptroller "in dtl,,n
= ears, he could not have looFcI au,
more Thoroughly di.apidarcd w.
turned him loose our Da,k ward and
III ie'0 than ten minute, he Ind ,II'
hr lesser hci- there bu-iN scratch.
hs Ia the stable Pile lor hail dipc.tcd
"'n which hc appropriated vim nm
lr ct proprictor-hip grcsu, rrsrm.
ing his prototype nj Au.l,u
h"nse 70 the generous but witry
onor. e
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-06-23

'>"ht hANli,mud, of the opjn
''" ih" Iho knights OF mbor nr.
D" t''A political. Atom events. nmi
"'' 'p'"'onol luborrr la-mcr OF
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-06-23
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"''" ~" nus ''''h'' 10 i''' Dch"Ii
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''..'"''" '' ''' I"'' history "l the
'''''''''' '''''''"''"'' "I 'h' man
''''' '"'''' "I petty offices Tor co..
''.' ''"-. everything from justice
'' '''' F'''' '' comptroller liz
"'''''' "' 'n'-' "I''''- h"7 li's star
'I'i''''' ''''' lh' h't'/ 300 "l that
''..''' '.''' h'"'''riiN winch di7iln.
'''-"'' "-"''l Hn nnhpr"Eabln mn.
.''''' ''I '"'Ii wH.' nud which i-
-N'i-'rH "iiH the place Of Justice ut
'h' pence. % 'ho eo'rrnor-hip ,- not
"liWwhIr. \-tp illur,.. % i- lcycl.
oI"d ''a rather close ..ru'us oth-
"i'"W course. Invited nN hi- puhcr.
hHi"InI n.pirntlun,I tlml loco hH, 1t not
100 ut "urc. "r Co. amy npprcrnhlr
''a''' 'I' ' mot even "A pn-sHhIc
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-06-23

'H ANnHtw NorNa the pro.t
'I"''I' oil temperance is Announced
''' congress in Inuham', district. II
there. ''''
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-06-23

GONZALES viii turn up a .oIi,
I'''' dcice"usn when the time comes.
0ocItit duut5
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-06-23

iiit quiet sunny Wuc towns ON
the Missouri Pacific south have aI
been hndI' -haacnun
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-06-23

lW Arlington Word m- Ross ei
Ii masthead.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-06-23

,,,'. ' ar Is wip'ng Iexa, up with
'no festive summer cyclone.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-06-23

SALt Of waco FARM ny ylfrIr n, .,,
- Y!fi'r made hy thr stock holder. annie
, ,' ,t1 "a" Of 'hc Waco Farm ,,iIi r,.,r.
.'', un'li noon, fDrllr sale If f... i.,,''. w..
'"5N. w ON gre sl'. with ,gNir.rut ns.I i'..,
4, '' N'I'iI.d payments uu long Uru. no
XII '"'} iv'tihr- me tELt lu r,.plr.y. iu.
i. y" w %. "'ll give nul A.i all Information
tHi me- ~ ny desire DIlAE MOEtE
iF@iiru' Waco han. 10. '''.''. .'.
June Pa lasA.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-06-23
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WONDERFUL no RELATE
"For forty years | have been "A vie.
tim to Cnlarrh lhrcr-iouflh- of Nh,
umr u sufferer from cNrrlcmtiuo
pains across my forehead md MI
noslriis The discharges were 80 of.
lrnsiYr that hesitate tu mention il.
except Tor the good II may do Soma
other sufferer. m,c spent u ,uuny
fortune from my earnings during my
"rty years of suffering to Obtain re-.
Ilri from the doctors Luyc
tried patent medicines every ono /
could learn oi from the tour corner,
OF the earth. with no rrlcC And nt
Inst (3' years Of ngc) hiNo met with a
remedy that has cured me entirely
made me anew man ! weighed l9H
pouni- and now weigh no. used
thir'con '"ttlcs OF the medicine, and
the only regret have i-thet being in
the humble walk, of life may NOT
nave influence 10 prevail on NIL catarrh
sufferers TO use what has cured mp.
al lNNs PIONEER BLOOD RINIMIH
"IlENHN CllEN ~.
No. POI SECOND ST.. Macon. can
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-06-23

Referring he puzzle 10 above, proro,e fl,
Keep on hand iull line of STATIONERY. BOOK,
Elnes aud solicit share VI our patrOIas,
respectfully, w. T. GLESS
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1"'oean j., Tree nrla.
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wAco.rGAA,. JrNl..I 1856
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Foe sALf-A lat4eN, ruH.n'..
~ utN 40 L. UUII ID
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( D. IpoIH PAYS INF HIGHEST CASH
~ phee f-r furniture. Opposite kirkpat.
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EuE ,ALt-jUplt5 corner NmM wl 49,.
a',aur ur" house. twp rooms NI-I
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No. ao, second ST.. Niaron. Ca.
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i.IF rN DO SPECIFIC co
Drawer Atlanta ia
INru'y lhIfi street \
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H' ''7 Hhd aU. Austin stree. urpu.it.
t.E'i tWlstrit's uoV mlIIu.
National Republican., 1886-12-21
PERSONALITIES.

Ex-sEcRETARY CHANDLER Is in the city.
Hon, G. A. GROW, OF Pennsylvania, is at the
Arlington.
Hos. wM. MCKINLEY, OF Canton, Ohio, Is at
the Ebbitt.
CHESTER ALLEN ARTHUR is at welcker's for
the holidays.
sERGEANT'Ar-ARMs CASADAY was somewhat
better yesterday.
Mr.. FRANK MACARTHUR, son of Justice Mac.
Arthur, Is in the city.
HCHARLEs II. CRAMP, the shipbuilder OF Phil
adelphia, IS at the Riggs House.
CONGRESSMAN JoHN NJ. GLOVER returned yes.
teTdGy from his trip to New York city.
Mrs, SENATOR LOGAN will not "receive" on
Thursday, in consequence of the Illness Of the
senator
EXCoNGREssMAS r. II, MuRCH, of Maine
died last Wednesday at the insane asylum at
D6nvers, Mass.
GEN II. L, CoIsToN is trying to reduce his
flesh By taking only Il tcOspoonful of liquid
coIcoCtion three times day.
Mr.. EDWARD LACY, formerly OF this city
but now with the firm Of Cary Ogden & Par
Ror, of Chicago, H., Is visiting his mother on
Capitol Hll,
GRATIoT WAsHBuES, secretary ofthe general
council OF the American exposition TO be held
in London in 1887, and son of Hon. Il. B. Wash
burn Of Illinois, died suddenly in Louisville
last saturday of apoplcxy
TIE many friends OF Miss Ada Gardner, OF
Capitol Hill, who has suffered long and Sc
iions Illness, will be glad to hear that her
condition has steadily improved during the
past month, and that she is now much better.
National Republican., 1886-12-21
Interstate Commerce.

The interstate commerce bill, as at pres.
ent reported, is the product Of conferences
and compromises between the House and
the Senate. Practical railroad men declare
that, IL passed in its present shape, it will
work ruin to many great interests. The
completion Of the Canadian Pacific, con.
structed by the aid Of subsidy Of one
hundred million dollars, freely donated to
its projectors withouC charge upon the
road, with bonded debt of only thirty.six
million dollars on which to pay interest, with
subsidized steamship lines to connect Aus
tralla, Japan, China, India, and the Sand
wich Islands with the Pacific terminus, and
another to connect Cape Breton on the At.
lontic coast with the European ports, with
swift steamers that will cross the ocean in
less than five days. This Atlantic line, also
subsidized by the British government,
should forcibly remind our legislators that
England is determined TO control the trans
continental traffic. Sound craftsmanship
requires that this interstate commerce bill
should await until 1t is thoroughly under
stood whether it will aid in giving England
the control she seeks.
More than year ago the NATIONAL RE-
TUElIcAN went to the expense of publish
ing map, with full explanation, to try and
convince this administration Of its folly in
refusing to pay out the 100000 appropr-
Gted to assist in maintaining American
steamship lines on the Pacific ocean. The
results then predicted have come to pass,
and now senators and representatives
should be careful not to enter upon any
legislation which may assist in further de-
stroyiug American commerce. Their con-
sutuuonal right TO leglslate upon this sub.
ject is not questioned, but there are limits
even to this right.
1t is fair to assume that every friend of
tie interstate commerce bill should be
willing to proceed with caution. Better by
far to amend the law hereafter and make 1t
more stringent than to produce reaction
hy an unwise measure.