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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-13

tions to Departments Commander Boyer in
this end of the department was a decided
success The Executive Committee has
reason to feel proud that it originated and
arranged the matter. The Department. Com
mander was greatly pleased at his cordial
dent strong appreciation OF the citizens out
side of the order in the localities visited,
The campfire in Old City Hall on wednes-
day was all that could be desired. Comrade
Thomas G. Sample, of Post 12S, made an ex-
cellent presiding officer. 1t is estimated
that over 5000 persons were in the hall
Thursdays DISPATCH fully reported the
The series opened with q rousing meeting
at Greensburg on Monday night. Comrade
Chill W. Hazard, of Monongahela CITY, who
has few peers in his line. presided, and did
it in a happier manner than ever.
Tuesdays meeting at New Brighton
was quite success. Comrade @. L.
Eberhart presided. The meeting at Butler
r1es. Hundreds were turned away from the
Court House, where the meeting was held,
there not being room for one more. Com
rade b. H. Bengough presided, and did 1t
well. The big meeting at Connellsvflle on
Friday evening wound up the series. Last
night Department Commander Boyer and
Assistant Adjutant General Town were ban
quoted at the Seventh Avenue Hotel by .
number of local comrades. The visitors
will leave for homo to-day.
A great deal of good for the order was
doubtless done by the visits and receptions.
They are bound to result in increased inter.
est, and ought to bring into the fold many
OF the grandest order in existence, and one
whlch should embrace every man now Gv.
ing who fought for the preservation Of the
greatest country on earth
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Post Bulletins,

ALL the sick of Post lsa are hsppny-on ths
mend
Posr 1928 election night meeting was &
| ''whopper."
PosT IS voted in another recruit last Tues
day evening.
JACOB HOOVER was mustered By Post -
last Friday night.
PosT 236's trustees Will DO elected at the
last meeting in December.
Miss EDITH SMITHsoN will produce TN
gomar" in Post 155's hall on Mt. W as hingto
on Friday, December Is.
The Seventy-eighth Pennsylvania Reg l.
ment boys were in their glory at the Butler
meeting on Thursday evening.
PosT 23o is the banner post for recruits and
taking in dropped members this year. The
Westside is invited to come in:
The comrades OF Post liz are greatly
pleased with their new hall. They have
their pictures up, and feel quite at home.
CoMMANpKR FRANK, Of Post l5l, says he IL
going to sue an esteemed cotemporary for
false pretense in publishing some other
mans picture for his.
PosT Isl is making arrangements to com.
ply with Commander in Chief Palmer's
Recommendation in regard to the flag cere-
mony in post meetings.
LAST Friday nights meeting OF Post 23s
was one of the largest the post has held. No.
2S6 is in a hourishing condition and is keep
ing up its A No. reputation.
AL the preparations are made for the
Ninth Reserves celebration OF the battle of
Drainesville next Saturday. The usual
banquet will be enjoyed at Central Turner
Hall. 1t is expected that $40 members Of the
association will attend.
CoMRADE JAMES COCHRAN, Jr., Vice Com
mander elect of Post sS was treated to q sur
prise party at his home, in Allegheny, last
Monday evening The Ladies' Auxiliary
and number of comrades participated, and
delightful evening was spent.
AT last Friday nights meeting of Post 2S6
q letter was read from Comrade Eugene
Martin, who went to his home in New York
State, in the hope OF bettering his physical
condition. He wrote that he was no better.
His comrades deeply sympathize with him.
THE funeral OF Comrade John e. Villa ms,
of Post and the One Hundred and Second
Regiment, who was buried last Sunday after
noon, was one Of the largest ever seen in
HaZelwood. The pallbearers from Post
were Comrades Baker, Birch, Hart and
Zimmerman.
AT last Thursday nights meeting Of Post
157, Chaplain Mcclure, Of Post Il, made q
good speech and Comrade Askins delivered
q poem that he claimed is original, but 1t IL
such q good one that there were doubts on
this point. Orator John W. Moreland sus
tanned his laurels Of the night before at Old
City Hall.
Ar last Tuesday evenings meeting of Post.
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Liberty will meet December II but not De-
Gambler "a.

Liberty will meet December II but not De-
cember "A.
The international Progressive Association
Of Mansfield, Ohio, has been increasing rap
idly in the past few months in the two
cities.
Pride Of AlIegheny City Lodge No. a
supper and ball in Kenyon's Hall. Federal
street, Allegheny, Tuesday. December a.
Branch No. 277 Of the Lyceum League Of
America met on Noyember 30 and the fol-
lowing officers were elected: President, 7.
Graham; Vice President. George Farrell;
Secretary, H McGeorge; Treasurer, william
Boyd; Corresponding Secretary, William
Powell.
Star of Liberty Council No. Ct D. Of L. was
instituted by National Deputy Horace Ment-
zer, of East Liberty, last FRIDAY evening.
Sister Annie Henry, Of Martha Washington
Council proved herself ON able assistant on
this occasion. The instituting officer has
been appointed district deputy OF the new
council.
Penn Assembly No. e5. Royal Society of
Good Fellows, held its fourth annual enter
tainment at its hall, on Butler street, last
Thursday evening. Addresses were made
York, Premier OF the order, and others. The
programme, consisting OF vocal and fnstru-
mental music, was we'll rendered. A lunch
sembly No. 2s4, of Pittsburg. and No. IOs, or
Allegheny, were present.
The following officers we're installed at the
hall of White Rose Lodge No. "a, West End,
Wednesday. December 9, w. u. D., Mrs. ".
8 se9ss s GaG1astnsM Mrs tFzis Brstch w.
Martha Jones, W. Chap; Mrs. 1. Rea Harper,
W. Fin. Sec; Mrs. Ann Thomas, W. Treas;
ond W. G.; Mrs: Jane House: W. I. G.; Mrs.
Sarah Mitchell, W. o. G. Mrs. Grace Ed
wards fills the W. P; P. chair.
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Select Knights.

Pittsburg Legion meets Monday evening
and q very interesting meeting Is antici.
sected.
The committee on reception is requested
to meet at the residence OF Comrade Frank
Burdett Tuesday evening to close up all ac-
counts.
Comrades who wish to live long and die
happy had better pay Duquesne Legion No.
10 visit, and listen to the brilliant oratory
of such comrades as G. c., James Todd; p.
G. e., Sam Sharad. and Major j. A. Mckee.
in a fiourishing condition throughout the
entire Jurisdiction, in fact, more so than
ever in the history OF the organization. A
days in Allegheny, for which q charter has
already been applied for, and every prepara-
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QU1rB good delegation Of No. attended
the last meeting Of No. ], and all were inter
ested in their fight for commander.
TIE present Commander, +. j. Wheeler, of
No. 6, is reported SO much better that he is
expected to preside the next meeting, De-
cember l6.
CoMRADE r. W. WELLER, q sufferer from An
old army complaint, and who was seriously
Ill, is now getting better. This will be good
news for his old comrades.
AT the next meeting of No. a committee
will report arrangements for holding
another Installation of officers on the even
ing Of January /, or soon thereafter.
CoMRApE ROBERT GUYroN, of No. 6, resi-
dent o. McCandless township. is reported on
Uncle Sans list of lucky applicants for pen
sion, and hereafter will get $l2 per month.
CoMRApE H. j. FULMER, of Post 6, was an
City Hall last Wednesday evening and
sprained an ankle cheering for the colored
speaker.
J. H. STEVENSON, Of No. g. attended the g.
A. &. campfire at New Brighton last Tues.
DAY evening In oeon company d;, with DEPARTMENT
and Pension Agent Bengough.
No. has some few members who have
been off duty for severa. months on a
French" as 1t used to he, but the new com.
mander, j. H. Stevenson, will issue procla-
matlOn, IN lnllGaClOn OF PRESIDENT Lincoln.
for them to return and ''no questions will
be asked"
THE following is list Of last weeks lucky
applicants for pensions reported by J. II.
Stevenson Co.: Hannah Edgar, Allegheny,
widow Of II. j. Edgar, Company C, Eleventh
Pennsylvania Deserves; Robert Gordon.
Bellevue. Company E, Eleventh Pennsyl.
vania Reserves; Matthew Gutman, Roches-
ter, Company H, Fifth Pennsylvania 81. A.;
Henry O'Shay, Pittsburg, Company X.
Seventh Pennsylvania Cavalry; Peter
Weber, Pitssbuig, Company K. Ninety.
Pittsburg. Company G, Fourteenth Pennsyl.
vania Cavalry; Elizabeth Riley, Pittsburg,
widow Of James Riley, Company F. Ono
Hundred and Second PENNSYLVANIA Volun.
teers; William 8. Cline, Homestead, Com
pany X, One Hundredth Pennsylvania Vol
unteers; John Reineck, Allegheny, Com
pany B, Second Maryland: William Neely.
Pl1sburg. Company G. First New York
Cavalry; Catherine Smith, Allegheny, widow
OF Thompson W. Smith, Company H, One
Hundred and Sixteenth Pennsylvania:
Robert Guyton, Perrysville, Company F,
One Hundred and Thirty-ninth Pennsyl.
vania; Catherine Kirchenhaus, Allegheny,
widow Of William Kirchenhaus, Company
g, Sixth Pennsylvania II. A.; Anna NJ L,
Kranz, Allegheny, widow Of Henry Kranz,
Company B. Seventy-seventh Pennsylvania
Volunteers: Thomas j. Blake, Pittsburg,
Company ], First Regiment, Uunited States
Dragons. g,
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25s, committee, consisting OF Comrades W.
A Robinson, James 7. Chalfant and James
Collard. was appointed to prepare .
memorial on the death Of Comrade w. II.
Irwin for presentation to the bereaved lam
ily. This beautiful custom is always OBJ
served by Post 259
J. MILTON HAYS war play, ''The Little Re-
cruit" is to be given in the Williamsburg
Opera House on Christmas afternoon and
night and Saturday afternoon. The pro
ceeds will go into the treasury Of Post -
This favorite play 10 also to be given IN the
Auditorium, Pittsburg, at New Years, Tor
the benefit OF the Womans Relief Corps OF
the G. A. p
LAST Monday evening tho following ON
GERS of Lieutenant James II. Lysle Camp
Sons Of Veterans were elected for 1892; Cap
tain, John Yochem; First Lieutenant, Al
bert n. Cargo: Second Lieutenant, George
A Peoples; Delegate, John Yochem; Alter
Wendle and Aaron Jones as members Of
Camp Council As each Of the newly elected
officers Is hustler, the camp VIII certainly
be doomed next year.
TIE Board Of Managers Of the Ladies' @.
A. R. Home, Hawkins station, desire to
thank the following persons who have do
mated 50 literally to that institution tho
past month: Post No. Il, Mrs. Rachel Doran,
Chapman Circle. Mr.. Cramer (Rankin sta
tion), Mr. William Bradberry (of Anshutz
and Bradberry), Shade Circle (Philadelphia),
Mrs, G. B. Foulk, Mr.. b +. Benbow, wilkins.
burg school children, Griffin Circle (Home-
Circle, Boggs Z Buhl, Mrs: Charles r: Sher-
riff. Mrs. Dr. Shade. Randall Circle (Brad-
ford, Pal Mrs. Charles W. Gerwig and Mr..
Bukert.
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IT will be to your advantage to examine
my prices and stocks of fine diamonds,
watches, jewelry, silverware, clocks, bronzes,
etc. All the latest designs. First-class
goods and no fancy prices. No trouble to
show goods at NJ G. Oohen's, Diamond Ex-
pert and Jeweler, SO Fifth avenue, Tele-
phone 1886. Store open at night till Christ
ma
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Jr. O. u. A. M.

Brothers Horace Mentzer and George
Cromlish are organi zing new council In
this vicinity.
number Of members OF Samuel Harper
Council No. sos visited the Mt. Washington
School Friday afternoon.
ing by Smiths Ferry Council No 65S. AT its
next meeting Il candidates will be initiated.
Mrs. C.G. Hanny received o vote of thanks
from the Reunion Committee for the finest
cake at the recent reunion in Hilldale Coun-
Gil chamber.
Colonel j. B. Clark Council No. 1856 will
hold its annual reception Thursday evening,
December a. At Washington Hall, Beaver
avenue, Allegheny.
Almost 800 Juniors attended the funeral of
Brother Charles M. Sohellman. of Manches-
ter Council. No. I24, on last Sunday after.
noon. There was a large turnout by tho K.
G. E.
An open meeting will be held Monday
evening by General j. B. Sweitzer Council,
No. 294, in their hall, corner Wood street and
Virgin alley to receive handsome silk BAN
ner and portrait Of General j. B. Sweitzer.
An entertainments will be given, and ad.
dresses made by able speakers.
Previous to the parade at Connellsville on
July the citizens of that place offered a
handsome gold badge TO the Captain Of the
Council having the greatest number o. len
in line. The badge has never been CLAIMED
Council, 70 i4a, waiting for the winner to
prove his claim.
D. S. c., J. s. Leighner ana j. B. Hilliard
addressed public meeting at Mechanics
burg, Butler county, Saturday evening, the
former speaking on the "Objects of the
Order" and the latter on patroism. After
the adjournment of the meeting they re-
ceived a sufficient number Of names to or
ganize q new Council.
Brother W. T. Kerr, Chairman of the State
Law Committee, left last night on the fast
line on a ten days vacation to be spent in
the East. He goes direct to Connecticut and
will divide his time between there, New
York and Philadelphia. He will be in Phila-
delphia from the 10th to the 2lst, visiting
Winona Council, No. g. OF Germantown, on
the 18th, and Bridesburg Council, No. ls5, on
the 18th.
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tion is being made TO give the young Legion

tion is being made to give the young Legion
an excellent send or
p. g. c. 8. NJ. shaner and G. C. James N.
Todd are about to enter into the old junk
business on Liberty street, below Fifth ave-
nue.. The Colonel was present Friday when
the arrangements were completed, and
when he left they had just departed for the
River Bank to draw the money with which
to buy out the old stand.
Banner Legion No. 2 OF Youngstown, O.,
will hold its annual reception on New Years
eve, at Wick Hall, in that city. The Grand
Commander and staff and many comrades of
the different legions in this vicinity will at
tend in body. This legion Is composed Of
some of the most prominent business and
professional men OF Youngstown. and 10
doubt the banner legion Of this State.
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Holiday Pianos.
Schenley SpoonD

The great "Muthushek" only at b. P
Ecker & Co. s, IS Fifth avenue.
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WE carry large force Of expert furniture
packers, and furnish estimates on packing,
storing and shipping household goods
throughout.
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Kennedy's Cafe

At Graf & Niemann's, COLL Penn, nea
Highland avenue, East End, Pittsburg.
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For Holiday Gifts,

"Chemical diamonds" They defy experts
K. SMIT, sole agent, corner Liberty an
Smithfeld and 81 Smithfeld street.
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Daughters Of Liberty.


Ono hundred new councils have been
spoken for this year.
East End Star Council will hold Q basket
social in the near future.
Lancaster and Rochester arc recent pros
pective points 1or new councils.
Fidelity Council, No. q, held . pleasant
social in their hall, on the Southside. Mon
day night.
The Union Association will meet in the
hall OF Pride of William Thaw Council
December 16.
Members of Lady Harrison paid fraternal
visit Thursday evening last week TO Grand
view Council, on Mt. Washington.
keystone Council No. q of Homswood, 10
progressing nicely. a. social was held
short time ago, at which nearly 80 was
Eetted.
Brother W. H. schefier who has been ap-
pointed Deputy over Lady Lincoln Council
No. SO, has resigned in favor Of Sister Lizzie
Barton.
There is no law as to the number Of visits
deputy must make to councils in his juris-
diction. The advisability Of some law on
the subject is being agitated.
Martha Washington Council No. 81 will
hold a necktie social at its hall, 10 Federal
street. Allegheny, Wednesday evening, De-
cember o. There will be six candidates in
itiated at the next meeting.
At the last meeting of Margaret A. Du
Shane Council there were LOO members pres.
ent and, aside from this, large number of
visitors from Allegheny Martha Washing
ton, Keystone, Lucy Webb Hayes and East
End Star Councils. There were three candi-
dates initiated and pleasant meeting held.
LO.O.F.
Zeno Lodge No. 74s held its Twenty-flrst
anniversary entertainments at Urber's Hail.
Sarah street, Tuesday evening. Brother P.
G. David Carlin, in his opening address,
gave a statistical statement of the lodge up
to date The programme was long and good.
banquet closed the proceedings.
The members of Mary I. Shaddle, Rebecca
degree, Lodge No. 222, Wednesday evening
admitted Sister Brown to membership by
card: The follewing ef1csrs,slest we're Se.i in.
Turner: Assistant Secretary, Sister Patton:
Treasurer Sister Harman; Secretary,
Brother Stanick. At the equest OF the n. G.
of ice cream, cakes, oranges, etc. A brother
was called upon to present Sister Baker with
q large pound cake for the very able man.
ner in which she installed the officers of the
lodge.
A.o.U.w.
D. G. NJ W. Robert Mccoy will visit Tri-
umph Lodge No. So, December l8.
Industry Lodge No. 25, of Allegheny City,
will take the degree of honor Tuesday even-
ing. January II.
Two new lodges we're instituted on Satur.
day evening last, one at Easton, P8., and
the other at Martinsburg, W. Va.
tween December and July /, the Same be.
ing offered by W. NJ Granger, OF Oakland
Lodge.
General George g. Gallupe lectures to-
morrow Monday evening In Central Ma
sonic Hall, Collins avenue. East End: under
the auspices OF East Liberty Lodge Mo. q.
Knights OF tho Mystic Chain.
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and Ice Cream ParlorA Convenient for
holiday shoppers.
SIXTH STREET AND DUoUEsNE WAY.
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For the Holidays.

Large and attractive stock Of silk and
linen handkerchiefs at all prices, just re-
ceived at H. j. Lynch's, 43S-440 Market
street. WFSu
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For Holiday Gifts,

Chemical diamonds" They defy experts.
z. SMIT, sole agent, corner Liberty and
Smithfeld and 311 Smithfeld street.
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KNIGHTS Of the Mystic Chain.

Keystone Castle No. II Is initiating two
candidates every week.
A public installation New Years night
will end with pound social
The younger sir knights are straining
every nerve to take the commandery to
Scranton next summer.
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Keuuedyss Cafe

and Ice Cream Parlora Convenient fol
holiday shoppers.
SIXTH STREET AND DUQUESNE WAY.
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Portraits sorChrissmas Presents.

HorIAttb fofChRIesndS FredenS1s
This month, handsome 8x10 frame With
every doz. cabinet photos. Also genuine
crayons at special low prices
LIES STUDIO, 10 and II Sixth 1t
MwSu
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General Lodge Notes.
Lady Gladstone Lodge No. 20 Daughters Of
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Contributions for this department should
reach THE DISPATCH office by noon Saturday.
These columns are open to all secret organi-
cations, but news and news only will be
printea. space Is soS xaunaDie 20 De gwen
notices Of meetings, praise Of individual
lodges, advertisements Of orders or mere
personal puffs.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-13

The Department. Commanders Visits.
The series Of official visits OF and recep-
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RIGHT To THE FORE!

We throw ourselves with every
item of energy We possess into proving
the fact that we give the most gener-
Gus and greatest of all values as to
prices. The ready-made dealers credit
OUR QUALITY OF CLOTHING
AS FAR SUPERIOR TO THEIRS.
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writings of Scripture is quite anonymous.
The books of the Bible do not depend on one
maBs authority. Questions of authorship are
entirely within the province of scholars to de-
termIne.
The fourth obstruction is the Dogma of In
errancy. 1t is claimed that the Bible is without
error. But the claim cannot be maintained.
There are errors in the Bble. Indeed, 'the
Bible nowhere makes this claim. The creeds
of the Church nowhere sanction ir 1t is a
ghost of modern evangellcalism to frfghten
children. 1t is unwise. and believe 1t is un-
christian to force men to accept the divine
uthority of the Bible or to reject it on the
question of its inerrancy IN these circumstan-
tials." The fifth barrier is the assertion OF
Violations of the Laws of Nature. Modern
apologists have laid more emphasis on miracles
than the Bible sets upon them. They are not
represented in the Bible as violations" of the
laws of nature. A final stumbling-stone is
found in the assertion of Minute Prediction
"The Interpretation put upon predictive
prophecy, making it a sort of history before the
time, and looking anxiously for the fulhllment
of the details of Biblical prediction
After this discussion of barriers to the ible.
DR.. Briggs went on to consider the theology of
the Bible This. too. will no doubt enter into
the arguments which will be made at the De-
troit Assembly. And concerning this, we want
TO know exactly what was said. But the Fro :
fessor of Things in General finds that the space
of time allotted to his class is finished. The rest
must walt until next Monday
Here, anyhow, is the worst that DR.. Briggs
will probably be accused of having said about
the doctrine of the Bible. I account 1t worth
while getting thus much clearly defined. Here
wants to pry up and get ont of the road. He
holds that they are stumbling Stones Some
other people hold that they are paving stones.
This is the question.
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AMANToN PERYERsIoN.

The assertion is made by the Philadelphia
papers that the provisions Of the road bill
that were calculated 10 insure the making
of durable roads, have Jared badly at the
hands of the Legislature. The two dis
tinctive features TO secure that end were the
requirement that the roads on which State
money is spent shall be constructed by dis
trict supervisors under the direction of
county engineers, and the statement of a
minimum standard with regard to the shape
and character of roadbeds and culverts, 70
which all State roads must be brought.
Both provisions, it is stated, have been
stricken out of the bill in its passage
through the Legislature.
If this is the case, it amounts to PROPOSE
ton to spend 81, 600, 900 of the State funds
in perpetuating the system of patchwork
and mud-hole road. mending which has
brought the roads of the State to their pres
ent fearful condition. Such an utter perver-
sion of the object OF the bill cannot be al
lowed. The cities, which will be called upon
to pay large share OF the State road ap-
preparation, have shown their readiness to
contribute to the purpose OF creating solid
and permanent roadways. But naone has
any right to expect that the cities shall pay
taxes to furnish the old slipshod methods
with funds to continue their useless oper-
ations. 1t is beyond comprehension what
influences have prevailed to secure the
elimination of these necessary features from
the bill; but if they are not restored it will be
the duty of every honest Legislator to vote
for its defeat.
The movement to use State funds to slim
ulate the construction of durable country
roads commended itself to every intelligent
mind. But when it is perverted into bill
to pay the perpetrators of the old methods
extra money for keeping up the obsolete
system of bottomless highways, it is
wanton conversion of a good measure into
an incomprehensible. but no less patent, job.