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BUSINESS CHANCES.

EOR sALE-S250o buys one Of the best car
IL stations in the city of Boston; large trade in
confectionery, cigars, tobacco, soda, fruit etc.;
splendid periodical business, weeklies and maya
zines alone amount TO S75 per week, large sale OF
daily papers, keeplopen Sundays; good lease, low
rent; one of the best openings on my books; no
chance to lose dollar. w. +. CARRUTHERS,
IL Court St., Boston. 24-1
T,OR sALE-s2, 900 buys one of the best con-
IL fectionery and Ice Cream Saloons in the state
of Massachusetts. located in the smartest city out
Of Boston, does fine business in Variety Goods
and Periodicals; a bonanza for somebody. Call
and investigate and you will make no mistake;
big bargain. W. +. CARRUTHERS, IL Court
Street, Boston. z4l
EOR sALE-At appraisal; the best opening
il on my books to purchase the stock and hx-
lures Of a 1st-class family grocery Storei DONG
business that will average $225 per day; class OF
patronage that can't be beat located on the prin-
cipal streetn smart city within 10 miles OF Bos
tom an investigation will prove II Just as repre-
sented or no sale; run by present owner 10 years;
ill-health sole cause OF sale; no mistake can pc
made in purchasing this; capital required $4,000
TO $4,000 w. II. CARRUTHERS, IL Court ST.,
Boston. 90
UTOUsF FOR sALE-Haying about six
Ill weeks longer to remain in the city, l offer
nv honse for sale at a good bargain; and can re-
Commend IL in every particular as being very de-
sirahle m is a two and half story and in good
condition. e. c. CHAMBERLIN, 122 Emery st.
Portland March 9th. marloolI
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a NEW FEATURE
egilp TRUNK gAlLWAi OF CsNADi
WINTER ADVANCEMENT.
On a~d after weNDAY, Nov. -, a. :.
trains wfii run a.. fofi0wst
DEPAKTUREs

0n s"d after meNDAY, Nov. -. sssT.
trains will run az follows
DEPARTURES,
sFAsbnSo ssEd lew iston, 80 and $40
u a.. aud IL 40 and $40 p. m.
For Gorhnus, 8 AS a. Ia. and l.3O and BE- y,
Ror Gsoshal.a, Tasutsesi and Chicago, SAC
a. m and 80 p. IN.
For OMrbec. 7. 81 y.
Ror BnekGeId sod t;rssoa, 8.45 a. as aud
i,ao .. m.
FROM ass~Essss and Asoarn. sal a. o.
i215. Bic, ; 40 dnd 6.4b p. ~.
from tsorhmns, S.45 a N iz.1 5 and Gao T. o..
FroHs Chicago aud WSatreai, t2.lb ana
6.45 p. m.
Frors Qaebee, l2.l5 y. N.
Pullman Palace Sleeping cars on night TRAN ana
ParioT cars on day train between Portland and
Montreal.
TIGAET OFFICE
IS Exchange 81. ard 1sOei FcSi Of India Street,
Lowest fares from Portland Yarmouth June
zion and Danvie Junction as follows: To Chlea-
GO, s2l.oO and $1,000 Detroit, sl6.75 and
$40 90; Kansas City, $3.50 and S2S.s5; -.
Paul S32.5O and s25.0o; ST. Louis via. Detroit
$1,000 and s2l %: 81. Louis via. Chicago. $3.50
and S24.0O; California, ss2 80 and s63.7b.
FusEPH H!CksVa. General Manager.
WIN EDGAR, &. Z. A.,
Nov. 20. 1887. }. STEPHENSON. snpf.
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FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.

BOoTHBAY, March 25-Ar. schs Hume. and
Pemaqud Wheeler, Boston tor R0ckport: Mary
j Elliott, Thurston. do for do; Maria Adelaide,
Nickerso. Bucksp0rt for New York; Sarah Hill,
Lane. Rockport Tor Boston.
March 27-In port schs A Nickerson, KIM
ball, and Bertha ID Nickerson, Nickerson, for
Western, Banks; Annie Sargent. Orne, and Henry
Morganthan, McKown, for Portland.
EAST MACHIAS. March 24-Sld, brig Ellen Nj
Havana schs Lucy Hammond, Flynn, New York;
Rosa s Adra. Berry, do; Lila B Fernald. Fer
maid, Bar HarDor.
LAUNCHED-AI Bath 27th, from the yard OF
John McDouald sch Alice Mcdonald, 656 ions,
owned by Flint, OF New York; and others,
George, Me. She was rugged on the stocks and Is
ready for sea.
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EOR sALE-An express wagon in good con-
IL dition. Can be seen at Q. IL. DALION
co IS 81 Preble street. Z4-l
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EOR sALE-A piano, very cheap. Call at
IL ia CUMBERLAND STREET, between
the hours of 2 and D. m. 24l
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BOSTON AND MAINE r. n
I'm effect Sunday, Oct. 81, 1857.
WESTERN DIVISION.
Fer Boslon 7.3O, $40 a. m, 12.40. 1885, p. N.
Boston for Portland 7.30, S.30, a. M. 90.
400 p. IN. COOP. m. arriving No. Berwiek as
Porfland) searere Beach, Pine Point,
sneO, Biddeford 7.30. $40, 20 q. m, $50,
$3.50 6.15 p. m. Old Orchard, 7.SO, $40,
1926 2. m. 12.4o, $50, $3.50, 6.l6 p N; North
12.4O. $50, $3.50 p. m. Exeter, Hnverhiil,
Lawrence, Lowell, 7.30, $40 a. M, lao,
$50 i. m. Rochester, Fa~min gton, Alter
Bay, 40 a. M, 12.4O, $780, m. manehester
and Concord (via Lawrence) $40 a. m, (via SO.
Newmarket Junetion) S.SOp. m.
via Eastern Div. 10 ScarborO Crossing.
SUNDAY TRAINs
for Boston 100, AIS p. m. via East Div, 10 Scar
bOro Crossing.
EASTERN DIVISION.
Fer Ho-ton atf2. 90 am. daily 8. 90 am, 81 90,
NJ. 90 D. m. Boston for Portland 7.3O, 300 a.
m 80 d. m. (ss7 90 pm. daily. Cape Eliza
beth. 300 a m. $50 ?. m; West iy; Passl
am, 100. 800 p. m. Portsmouth,, Newbury-
port, salem, Lynn 200, 900 a. M, 100, 600
D. m. Amesbury 0.O0a.m.. LOO, 600 p. m.
fCOnnects with Rail Lines for New York.
Connects with Sound Lines for New York.
ssWest Division-North Berwick to Scarboro
Through Tickets to all points West and South
for gale at Per tlm nd station Ticket % nee and
at uiom Tickea Once, 40 Exchange street
JAS. T. FURBER, Gent Manager.
ID. 8. FLANDERS, Gen. p. q TIA
M. L. WILLIAMS, Gen'l Agent
Oct21dti Portland
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ITO LET-A pleasant furnished front room on
second floor; good closet and store room;
also furnished front attic. Enquire at 6S
FRANKLIN ST.. lett hand bell 24-2
ITO LET-Rooms with board In central part of
4 city; one large and two smaller rooms; all
sunny aud with excellent closet room; references
exchanged Address NJ, Press ONCE. PAL
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PORTLAND. MT. DESERT & hACHlAS STBT co.
steamer City OF Richmond,
CAPT. WIN. E. DENNEsON,
Will resume her regular trips on Tuesday, March
9Th weather permlttingl, ana thereafter until
Fridays at IL O'Clock D. m. Returning, leave Ma
chiasport Mondays and Thursdays az O'Clock a.
M, connecting at Portland with the 7.3O a. m.
train for Roston arriving at Boston at 10 a.
PAYSON TUCKER, General Manager.
F.E. BCOTHBY, Gen'l Pass. and Ticket ACT.
Portland. Feb. 10, 1888. Oct2ldt
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PORTLAND WHOLESALE MARKET.
Grain.

PORILAND,March 70, 1888
The following are to-day's closing quotations OF |
Grain. Provisions. &C.:
The Portland daily press., 1888-03-28

experienced carpet salesman
w by j. II. LIBBY, Biddetord, Me. 23-1
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ANrED-Man with few hundred dollars
w 10 take an interest in one of the greatest
novelties vet invented. Call on L. p. PELL,
Perrv's Hotel Portland. zo-l
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Is ELECTRICITY nANGERnIrso

Is electricity dangerous This uues-
ton is one with which the people at
large, as well as electricians, are con-
stantly brought face to face, and some
events of the last few weeks in this city
seem to have stirred up again the old
controversy with regard to this subject.
If the accidents which are recorded had
come sngly, instead of happening with.
in few days of each other, as they did,
perhaps no general notice would have
been taken of them; but the issue which
is involved remains the same, whether
one or a dozen accidents happen.
In analyzing these occurrences, the
question forces itself upon the observer
whether they can be termed accidents
in the true sense of the term. Or, in
other words, could notthese events have
been foretold; In one case we have a
dead telegraph wire crossed by an cleo
trio light conductor hanging loosely
within reach of passers-by. Ia another
case luckless fool makes plaything of
an arc light hung within convenient
reach. And in third instance line
man, knowing that the line he was sent
out to examine was grounded and live
takes no precautiOn whatever against
placing himself in the path of the cur
rent, No better object lesson could, we
think, have been devised to show how
not to do it,
The plea that the burial of all wires
could have prevented these untOward
circumstances cannot be held valid here
because the question involved is not one
Of methods but of management. and the
application of precautions such as cxpe.
rlenCe has shown to be necessary.
The prime cause of the trouble in all
the cases cited is evidently bad insula-
ton; in two cases that of the line wires,
and in the other that of both the lamps
and the line. Without this pre- existing
defect, none of the accidents would
have been possible.
Next, we note the lack of proper in.
spection Of circuits, which permits a
loose dead telegraph wire to stay in
cOntaCtwth the electric light conductor;
and then again is seen the bad practice
of hanging lamps so low that reckless
persons can touch them.
Finally, and it is to this perhaps that
attention cannot be too strongly drawn,
the managers Of electric light stations
should insist upon every precaution be-
ing taken by those whose duties require
them to handle the wires. We are well
aware that some of the greatest laxty
met with in the enforcement of the lat
ter measure is on the part of the men
themselves, but rigid compliance with
such rules should be demanded in all
cases,
We need not here make the familiar
comparisons in order to demonstrate the
safety of electric illumination over other
methods hut in what manner overhead
lines can be erected is shown by an in
cident quoted in another column, where
a laborer falling from a scafTOld is saved
from fatal fall by holding on to the
two opposite leads of high potential
circuit.
As remarked above. the question in
volved 10 not one Of overhead or under
ground wires, but one of good or bad
since it applies as well to
large cities in which the clamor for I'M
wires is heard, as to the vii
lage with its single dynamo and few
lamps + Electrical World.
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THE MAGAZINES

The July number Of Babyland is here.
and the little folks think they could
better spare the GLORIOUS fourth" than
the visits of their cherished Babyland.
The best thing published for the babies
from one to six years old. SIND 8 cents
for sample copy to d, Lothrop Com
pany, Boston.
The July number of the American
Magazine is being prepared with a view
Of making II especially appropriate for
summer reading. While fully main
tanning its high literary character.
preference will be given to the lighter
class Of literature. A feature will be a
notable symposium discussion, by the
leading American authors, on the Chace
international Copyright Bill. Frederick
q. Mather will contribute an amusing
aud interesting description fully illus
trated) Of New England Singing Schools
as they flourished sixty or seventy wears
ago. Mrs. Charlotte Reeve Cpnoyer will
furnish an illustrated paper on House.
keeping by the United States Govern
ment, describing the Veterans Home
near Dayton. OHIO. Mrs. Admiral
Dahlgren will supply short story en-
TITLED "A Nights Adventures"
III llC Ouut w lue awake Margaret
Sidney gives an amusing story of home
boy-llfe, called "Eurania's Bows and
How They Kept House" which neither
mothers nor boys will think far out
from the truth, though both may vince,
f. Anstey, the author of Vice Versa and
The Tinted Venus. has a funny story,
too, Don" chrOnicling the heroic
treatment Of decetful greedy little
dog by young lady of fourteen. Ed
ward Everett Hale begins THE Story of
Boston Common" and tells about the
witches and the Whistlng Stone and
the old train-band parades and the COW
pastures of this celebrated old park,
Another historic field is surveyed. over
sea, by Amanda b. Harris, in THE
Wild White Cattle of England;" Land
seer's famous painting, wild Cattle of
.Chlllingham, is reproduced to illus
trate the paper, together with a life
picture Of the CadzOw herd. Eldredge
5. Brooks writes about "Polo," and
Henry Brooks, the Salem antiquarian,
has an illustrated article about 1.-The
Old finder. box" Mrs. CrownInsbield,
wife OF Commander Crowninshield, U,
). n, begins good training ship serial,
"Plucky Smals: His Story" full of fun,
pathos and adventure, drawn from life.
Mrs. Sherwood in Double Roses" goes
on with the experiences of Phyllis and
Wilhelmina in New, York CITY. A good
coin story, The Red, Red Copper" is
begun, following the article last month
about The Pleasures of a Young NJ
mismatist. There is a capital little paper
on The Two Ways of Using Birthday
Book, and good biography of La
Fontaine, and Mrs. LeOnowens writes
about, Our Asiauc Cousins, the Arabs"
Margaret Eytinge, Mrs. Cavazza, NJ, Z.
b., Mrs. Margaret Deland and Mary E.
Wilkins contribute the poems of the
number; everybody should read 1.-THE
One in the Middle"
$40 year, D. Lothrop Company,
Publishers, Boston. Mass.
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Everybody Likes
GENERAL NOTES.

The long looked.for wedding has at
length taken place, For years the W.
G. T. u, under control of woman suf-
fragists, has proffered its love to the
Third Party Prohibiuonists, and though
as often repused, the women have at
length prevailed by persistent effort in
forcing the men who have played off,
to come to time. In this matter the wo
men have have shown much and spirit,
and are to be congratulated. Beyond
the woman suffrage plank there is little
that is new to attract attention.-lSt.
Adams Messenger,
The New England papers have rather
amusing way of prefixing a mans call.
ing or family relationship before his
name, as for instance: Chemist Smith
went into Druggist Browns store yes
terday, and while there met Rector
Robinson. who was talking to General
Notions Jones and his wife. Husband
Jones told Rector Robinson that Daugh-
ter Jones was much interested in reli
gious matters and had attended many
of Reviyalist Gush's services. 1t is also
rumored that Son Jones has been re-
Gently converted.
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MISTAKES IN LANGUAGE.

A professor of English literature ha:
prepared the following list of words anC
phrases to be avoided in conversation
and writing:
Guess, for suppose or think.
Fix, for arrange or prepare.
Ride and drive, interchangeable.
Real, as an adyerb' instead of really
as, real good.
Some, for somewhat; | have studied
some.
Some ten days for about ten days.
Storms, for rains.
Try an experiment, for make an ex-
pertinent.
Singular subject with contracted plu-
raj verb she don't skate well.
Plural prOnoun with singular antece-
dent: every man or woman should do
their duty.
Expect, for suspect.
First-rate as an adverb.
Party, for person.
Promise, for assure,
Posted, for informed.
Depot, for station.
Stopping, for staying.
Try and do, for try TO do
Cunning, for small.
| Cute, for acute.
Funny, for odd.
Above, for foregoing.
Looks good enough, for well enough.
Somebody else's, for somebody's
else.
Like, for as.
Not as good, for not so good
Feel good, for feel well.
Between seven, for among seven.
Seldom or ever, for seldom if ever, OIL
seldom or never,
More than you think, for more thar
you imagine.
These kind, for this kind.
Nicely, in reply to inquiry for health
Healthy, for wholesome.
, Kind of, to indicate moderate de
, gree.
The matter of, instead of the matte
/ with.
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A DRUMMER SOLD.

Il wonder If that pretty girl over there
is not a flirt; said one drummer to an
other on an incoming Illinois Central
train the other day.
She looks like it, said his companion,
and what is more, she and Eave passed
good many happy hours together, I've
staid many a night at her fathers house,
but don't do that any more, and If you
can make mash on her, go ahead
The other drummer went over to
where she sat and said;-
Permit me, madam
Certainly she replied.
My friend over there says he has
known you for some time, he continued
as he sat down. She bushed and smiled
sweelly as she acknowledged the old &C
quaintance,
Very nice fellow, said the drummer.
IL think he's ever so nice, said the
woman, mOdestly.
Bully fellow, but he amt very popu-
much about 'em.'
Don't he?' she archly inquired
Not very much
L like him ever SO much. | have
thought the world Of him for a long
time.
Happy old boy! Say, couldn't you
love me a little as his proxy, couldn't
you!
Goodness, no!
We'll, that's a pretty tough on me;
but il you think so much of him, I'll get
up AMI let him come over and sit by
you.
oh, wish you wouldv
The masher looked red and blue by
turns, and got up and went over and
told his companion what she had said,
and added
Say, old fellow, you've got her dead
She's mashed on you the worst way, aud
wants you to come over and sit by her.
Is that soy' queried the other, with a
satisfied smile arising and bowling TO the
lady, who beckoned him over to the
seat with her. And then he went over
and put his arm around her, and when
the conductor came along he pointed
them out to him and began to tell him
what a mash the other fellow had made.
when the conductor smiled blandly, and
told him TO go and soak his head; that
that was the drummer's wife and he had
known her ever since she was baby,
The masher got off the train the first
time they came up with freight train,
and went the balance Of the way as live
beef.
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THEY HITCHED.

One of the walters at the hotel il
Grenada, Miss, told us a color ed wed
ding was coming off that evening, ant
several white people went over to tn,
house designated to witness the affair
The happy couple finally stood up befor,
the minister, who said
Samuel, you an Lucinda am shortly
to be jlned together. Does you desire t
back out 2
No, sah.'
How am it wild you, Lucinda. Doe
you want to funk afore desc yere whit,
folks
No, sab.
Den you two hands hitch
They hitched.
Samuel, does you take her fur better
or wuss Am you gwine to do de f'al
thing by dis yere CURL, who's fadder wal
killed on the railroad up nigh Jackson !
Yes, sab.
Lucinda. does you realize the serious
me- of this opportunity Am you gwint
to stick to Samuel clean frew to de iudg
ment day, or am you gwine to trifle
around arter other menT
lie gwine to stick
Den. chil'en, in the presence of desc
yere white men from the NOrt' one of
whom subscribed two bits yesterday to
help build de meetin house dat was
blowed down by de sighclone, | de-
nOunce you as hitched, jined and mar'd
cordn' to the law an gospel. Now you
go long an behave yerselves II Elk.
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Persons who are thinking of taking an
ocean voyage and some who are not will
be interested in reading these "donts:''
Don't monkey with the donkey engine.
Don't deny that you are i'll when you
are.
Don't endeavor to talk the Captain to
death.
Don't seek for nautical education in
one trip.
Don't take everybody's remedy for
seasickness.
Don't eat as if there were but one meal
day.
Don't go to the table unless confident
of your ability to stay there.
Don't get into the wrong stateroom by
mistake more than twice day.
Don't call steward or 'stewardess
more than fifty times in one night.
Don't carry on Irritation with girls
who are travelling to get married.
Don't imagine the steward thinks more
of you than any other passenger.
Don't catch on to reversible settee
when the steamer gives lurch.
Don't try to be gallant with ladies on
deck unless you have your sea legs on.
Don't put more money into pools than
you can spare; this is quite important.
Don't forget the third commandment
when you go head over heels on deck.
Don't wear high hat until land has
been sighted and the pilot has come
aboard.
Don't forget that you are not the only
passenger; this is very common mis-
take.
Don't think it a part of the officers
duties to answer the most difficult con-
undrums.
Don't entertain nervous old ladies with
tales of awful wrecks and disasters at
sea.
Don't think it smart or clever to go
ashore without tipping the steward
Don't forget to give your steamer suit
to the steward; he knows how to pawn
them,
Don't forget to assuret the Captain that
you will never, no never, sail with any
one else.
Don't make too much of an exhibition
of yourself if you are not feeling like
Richard.
Don't consider that you sing or play
well enough to refuse to contribute to a
concert.
DOH Y Dt sGullllculdl VI TUludIllC
enough to recite poetry, even on moon
light nights,
Don't tell everybody on board ship the
exact number of times you have crossed
the sea.
Don't quarrel with the fat man who
always appropriates somebody steamer
chair.
Don't delude yourself with the idea
that the people in the next cabin can't
hear your talk.
Don't think that everybody knows
how very important you are when you
are at home.
Don't be too upsh;' such passengers
always bump their heads and get tar on
their clothes.
Don't tell the steward how much you
are going to give him and then he will
not expect anything.
Don't, please don't, take your medi.
cine at meals. Consider the fastidious
how they shudder."
Don't be disagreeable; remember you
may be 10000 leagues under the sea be-
fore morning. THIS ought to make you
cheerful.
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ARREARS OF PENSIONS.
To Widows of Soldiers who Served
In the War of the Rebellion,

Congress has just enacted that pen
sions heretofore or hereafter granted to
widows of soldiers of the War of the
Rebellion shall commence at the date of
the death of their husbands. This leg
islation favorabFy affects all claims of
widows of the late war which have been
filed IN the Pension Office on or after
July /, 1880, and which have been al
lowed to commence from the date of
filing the claims; but will not favorably
affect the cases of such widows as were
filed before July /, 1880, and which have
been allowed, pension having already
been granted in those cases from the
date of their husbands death. The Com
missioner of Pensions gives notice that
in the settlement of claims, under this
law, already allowed, no formal applica-
ton will be required. and that the ser
vices of attorneys will not be necessary
Widows entitled under said law need
only write letter giving name. post
Office address, and certificate number,
and the claims will be allowed with as
little delay as practicable. This legisla-
ton was recommended by Gen. Black
in his last Annual Report.
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And now, boys, what shall we do
said the man who had told us the
story.
Do; why here is what l want to do
said one of the youngest men, who haG
only himself to look after; Get the best
stone in in the yard and here's V tC
begin it.
We all threw in and if we didn't get
him the best stone, we got him good
one.
Under his name-we got it from the
superintendent of the school, and put il
on because of the father who might
some day come back-we put: He
loved his mother, and I'll warrant you
Will ind no better lettering in that GEM
etery than you will find on that stone.
The Superintendent of the Sunday
school wanted us to let him know when
we put up the stone, and we did, and a
regular delegation of them went out
with us, he and some of the teachers, all
OF the little news-man's class, and a
good many of the other scholars, and
the good man who built the church got
into the city the night before and came
out with them, He had heard some
thing of the story from the teacher, but
you ought to have seen him when he
looked at those stones; the tears ran
down his cheeks, and he didn't try to
stop them, either.
lie made little speech, and after we
had set the stone, and told the scholars
how the little fellow had loved and
wor ked for his mother, and how he had
denied himself to put up this little stone
to her memory, he told them that the
little fellow loved the Saviour too, and
tried to live to please him.
Children, he said, would rather be
that brave, loving, Christian little news
boy, and lie there with that on my
tombstone than be king of the world
and not love and respect my mother.
And all | have to say is, | believe
many az great, rich man dies without
leaving half as much to the world as the
little news-man did.