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Morning journal and courier., 1892-02-17
Etnanctal.
First Prices Materially Higher-Early Strength in Atchfson and St. Paul Forced Of-Chicago Gas Raided by Reara.
NEW YORK, February l6.

NEW YORK, February l6.
 In the stock market today first prices were all materially higher but free realizstions soon be- came the rule. The few stocks which displayed strength in the early dealings, including Atchison and St. Paul, ,met pressure of stock for sale that forced them off with the rest of the list and the entire day saw a slow but steady depreciation in values, which gave the whole list a weak temper. Distillers was the one stock showing strong for no apparent reason. The bears raided Chica- go Gas in the afternoon, when the rest of the market gave indications of halting in the down. ward movement, and the weakness induced spread to the general list in the last hour produc ing further iQuidations The lowest prices of the day were reached toward the close of busi- ness. Cordage, however, advanced materially. The Richmond and West Point stocks were the weak features of the forenoon, while the bonds were strong. St. Paul and Union Pacific were paid special atten ion, the latter being subjected to heavy bear pressure, and it scored an important decline. The pressure was removed in the last few minutes, when prices rallied, bu while the close was firm, prices were at close the lowest of the day.
 Railroad bonds were active and in the main strong, but prices this evening showed irregular changes. The transactions were only s3 623, 900.
 Following are the closing prices, reported by PRINCE & WHITELY, bankers and brokers, 64 Broadway, N. Y., and Is Center street, New Ha- ven, Conn.,:
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Died in Germany.

Robert Story. well known in this city and in Hamden, where for years he was prominently connected with the L. Candee works until their removal to this city, died this week at his home in Germany. MT. Story went to England and established rubber works in Liverpool and later 8 branch in Edinburgh and one in St.Peters- burg
 Many valuable improvements in machin- cry for the manufacture of rubber origin ated with MT. Story.
 He has resided in Europe for about thir- ty-five years and leaves handsome for tune. He leaves son, who resides in Brooklyn, and 8 daughter, who at present resides in Florida.
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Mutual Social Club.

The Mutual Social social club gave sur prise party to Miss Maggie Mcdonald in Music hall last evening. The hall was beautifully decorated for the occasion, and presented fine appearance. The grand march, led by MT. Thomas Cordially and
 Miss Maggie McDonald, was followed by 150 couples. Landrigan's full orthestra furnished mnsic. Professor J. Shea prompted. Refreshments were aerved af- ter the intermission. The committee of arrangements was: Messrs. Thomas Cor
 bally, Christopher Dunn, John Kane,
 Michael Turbert, John King, John Frazier, Misses Julia Kenny Mamie Blakeslee, Nellie Began, Tillie Leary, Mamie Leary.
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Starin's New Haven Transporta-
 tion Line.
Every Day Except Saturday.

ENery 0ay hxcepS saturday.
 Leave New Haven from StAr1n . yA3}74&sDock at io:is o'clock pm The JOHN H. STARIS, Captain McAHsfer, every CORNING every Monday, Wednesday and Frf- day. Returning, leave New York from Pier IS, N R, foot of Cour1lRndf street, sf g pm; the starin every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, the Corning every Sunday, Tuesday and Thurs- York
 Fare, vf:a- .erth h cabin, Tsc-, ssxteroom S Ercursion tickets &.25.
 Free stage leaves the depot on arrival o Hartford train. and from corner Church and Chapel ssrce:s every half hour, commencing at s:So o'clock pm
 tnckets and stAterooms can be purchased at the Tont1ne hotel si the DoEres Eews oon- pary, saq Chapel street, and al Peck & Bishops fn2 Chapel street
 H. VAN vALKKSBURG. Agent,
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TraueIers' 6nfds.
New York, New Haven
 and Hartford R. K.
January IF, 1892.

rRANs LEAVE sKw HAVEN AS FoILows FOR NKw YoRK-s<:so, sf.so, +s:io, f7,oo. tT:so, ts:io. s:so, ss:ss, fie:sn. tii=se e. n., i2sn. 'i:so is<s, -ssSo, Ssoo. ssssa, t.c st:so. ss:so. s:ss. 6:so. .7sos ss:io o:is. Bridgeport aooommodH-ion), s9-io, a:is p-n- suxpArs-'fsso. 't=so 500 e. m, ssoo. s:is s7sos, 's:io, SIS, sssi0p. m
 FOR wAsHNGTOy VIA RARLKM RIyER- sissoi am (dany), 'i:io P. m.
 FOR BOSTON VI. SPRINGFIELD - sl.m sii.b c n, r-oe, 's-sa p. n. surnIrs-Tsss Cnighf), ss-sap
 FOR BOSTON VIA NEW LONDON AND PRov DEScE-'2:Is. C. m, 'issas, .ssu, .<=,s and sss8 p. m su7SDxrs-sa.i.A a. m, -esH ?. n- FOR BOSTON VI. HARTFORD AND NEW YORK xsp EKw ENGLAND R R.-sl:H aJn. ,daflyo, s2sr pm
 FOR BosToS VIA AIR LINE 1rs sY AYE x. T. R. R--'t-ss pm sGxnIrs-stsRRn FOR MKRIDKx. HARTFORD, SPRINGFIELD. ezc--T=& alghi. 'isso niEhf Cio HertforeD s:sa, ssoo, -Io:is. siisas e. r, ia.p6 sisn C-2.us 10 Hartford sslyl. S:lo. ss9S tt:Is 10 Hkrtto-eo, ss.s2 ssso io50s p-r. s-SaGvR-sis2o nlshi Csisst night to HA-SsorsS 'sss2, s.s ChocOpn- shore Line Division. FOR EEw LONDON. R7c---a:it night, s=ss
 
 s<;lA. s:is s-is, c51nforo sccO -s=ss. Csoss D. ID. 6Unford hocomEDocEraaa.) sgsa1rs--a:Is nishi, 'c:S ?. n. Air Line Diwfston.
 FOR kIDDLETows, wIIIKAEyyc, nru.- Leave New Haven for all ei4tsons Ei s:us An., i=ss, S:ss, escs pm sCSpAEs-stsss pm oor | necs st Nddletown with oo1necs1cuf vAIlsy R. B. and at wflllnant2c with MAN. l. and y- L. and N R-R-; ss TuraerEfls EaiA Oelcheaer branch Trains arrive si New Esvoa at R:is An. \ i=sl, "T=oc. zso9 p.n-
 vaugatuck Division.
 roR WATERBURY and way nxfsonS vas Sku gASocr Junction iissS A n ersnIrs-s.N q n k. Northampton Division.
 FOR 6HELRURSR FALLS, TURyKRr FAILS. RoLYoKE ana EEw HARTFORD end interz1edante Eazssons, rrsans resew EANes al T=e2. iiso< az- Ead .<s0t pm
 FcB NORTHAMPTON, wIILIAKEsUBa and points this saas al s.ss p-n-
 FROM wILIIAMsBURa train a,rsves al s:s: G m, isss t=ss and ssos ?. m, and from sHKLs BURSE FALLS and izisrznesIats K.ssaozs si l:sS, t:sI and ssns pm.
 LUCIUs FUTILE.
 Gen HssSeer. CT. HRHPsTEAD, - Gen Fsss- Agent
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rho Lswis Fund.

The Lewis memorial fund touched the ii, 600 mark yesterday. the addition of va rious subscriptions amounting to $62. .65 received.
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Train Arrangement CGEzoncilg Jan. s, isss LEAVE NEW HAVEN FOR ANsoNIA Al 7.ls s.ss 1000 and i2so9 aoon, i,os, a:Ss SIS, 5:ss, 7:Ss and ii:i5 pm
 LEAVE ANS0SIA FOR NEW HAVEN At is:is, e:s7. SOS, SOS, and ii:si G. m, ia:ss a-os, 4sos z.sS 6:Io 6=s0 s=so p.a- Sunday trains leave New Haven at s:i1 am. ssS0 p m
 Sunday trains leave Ansonis 7:i5 am, 5.o1 pm
 Trains for Waterbury leave New Haven T.iS, io:oo, is:oo noon, s:SS s:Ss, 7:ss pm Sunday s:i0 G. m
 Trsins leaving New Haven at s:ss, Eco c r-, and f:i5 ?. m. connect at Botsford fer aIl points on th Housatonic R. R and the West. Passengers from the Eousstoric R. R. arrive fn New Haven at s:59 q. m-, I2.x2, SIS and s:SS p. m.
 WILLIAM H. STEVENSON,
 Vice Pres and Gen. Manager. A. ". PxRRIx. Gen. Pass AEoEt
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An Enjoyable Evening.

A very pleasant entertainment was given by Mrs. Richard w. Meigs to few of her immediate friends Monday evening at her residence, No. 26 Clark street, at which, after season of whist and other diversion each guest was presented with fancy heart artistically embellished, each of which was then auctioned off by numbers, each num- Der drawing eorrespondingly numbered beautiful souvenir of the occasion, one for each gnest, the drawing and results adding specially to the interest of the hour. At the supper sociality reigned and all sep arated with the best of wishes for their genial host and hostess. Among those present were MT. and Mrs. S. Harrison Wagner, MT. and Mrs. B. N Grifing, Mir. and Mrs. T. J. Sliney, MT. and Mrs. Dr. P. O Whittemore, Mir. and Mrs. Fred Lewis Mfr. and Mrs. I. H. Abramson. Mrs. S. NJ Burrett, Mrs. w. H. Sliney, Mir. Robbins MT. and Mrs. E. Melville, Miss Alice Whit ney of Rutland, Vt, Mir. and Mrs. F. I Peterson, Mrs. F. w. Robinson, MT. an6 Mrs. s. c. Mead.
Morning journal and courier., 1892-02-17

by George c. Bevins of IF Davenport avenue has been attached at the instance of his wife, who is suing for a divorce and 5000 alimony. They were married in 1873. Mrs. Bevins claims divorce on the ground of habitual intemperance.
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have been a great sufferer from catarrh for over ten years; had 1t very bad, could hardly breathe. Some nights could not sleep and had to walk the floor. I pur- chased Ely's Cream Balm and am using it freely, it is working a cure surely. have advised several friends to use it, and with happy results in every case. It is the medicine above all others for cstsrrh, and it is worth it's weight in gold. I thank God have found a remedy can use with safety and that does all that is claimed for it. It is curing my deafness.-B. w. Sperry, Hartford, Conn. feS eod&w 2w
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TO PROVIDE oNK.FIFrH.

Hartford,s Board of Trade Votes in
 Favor Of the Worlds Fair Meeting.
 HARTFORD, Feb. 16.-At meeting this morning the Hartford board of trade voted to send a committee of ten to the meeting called by the governor for February % at the capitol. This committee was instruct ed to promise on the part of the board of trade to provide one-fifth of the funds i'm mediately necessary to insure a proper representation of Connecticut's interests at the worlds fair, provided the amount deemed necessary does not exceed $50, ,000.
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sEE HAVEH sTEAKBGAT GOkpLEI.

o sunday) at io:i5 am and is o'clock mid- night Returning, leave Peck Slip, New Yerf, at and n pm staterooms for sale si Feck A htshop's. No. 7c2 Chapel streei- and st Klock1 drug store. Sunday boat leaves New Haven st le:S pm ststeroonA for latter sold al Ezliots House.
 FsFs 2: se3ts- Round trig ssefs,s q g esooa
Morning journal and courier., 1892-02-17

Charity Ball Last Night. The second grand annual charity ball of the Oppora Benevolent association was held in Turn hall last evening. Wells or chestra furnished the music
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IMPORTANT.

The English Dessicated Soups can be had of A. Wayne dc Co.,, IT India St., Boston, Sole Agent for New Eng. land States. Write to 0. Anketen 26 So. William St., New York, for . quarter pound tin, making rom 2 to 3 quarts Q delicious a0up. Postpaid, 25c. A good 1nvestment for . small outlay. ja19 2m
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City Court - Criminal Side - Judge
 Studley.

Patrick Kiernan, violation of liquor law, nolled on payment of $1662 costs; Will liam B. Killbride, violation of liquor law, continued to February 23; Johanna Pfager, violation of liquor law, $15 fine, $1s.24 costs; Israel D. Shaprievo, breach of peace against Henry J. Ganley, 8 fine; $9.06 costs; James Moore, breaking windows, judgment suspended; same, drunkenness, lation of liquor law, continued to Febru- ary 20; Wallace Folsom, trespass to yard and enclosure, continued to February17.
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En1irolu SaaisfanfoE

Ent1reIY Satfsfactory. w. J. Arkell, publisher of Judge and Frank Leslies Illustrated Newspaper, xyr;fau.
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For over Firty Years.

AN OLD AND wELL-TRIEp RKNEpr.-Mrs winslow's Soothing Syrup has been used for over nfty years by millions of mothers for their chil- dren while teething, with perfect success. IL pain, cures wind collie, and is the best remedy for diarrhna. Is pleasant 10 the taste. Sold by Druggists in every part of the world Twenty i've cents a bottle Its value Is tncalculableA Re sure and ask for Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup, and take other kind. so mNfSviy
Morning journal and courier., 1892-02-17

7:1O p. m. We left Lyndonvllle at 9 a. m.
 and arrived at the junction at 3:30 p. m., following the Connecticut river large
 part of the way. All the rivers are full of logs. The ponds are frozen over, but there is but little snow along the line of the rail road.
 A lovely days ride! Not happening to mar the enjoyment of it. At the Junc- tion bade goodbye to the Raymond, /" met at Montpelier. Found him just start ing on @ fishing excursion. Walked about the town. Long, curved bridge across the White river, which here empties into the Connecticut Wanted to l launch u float with letter on it for the folks at home, but feared it might be held for postage.
 Passed Romish church with wooden Madonna and child over the door. Will lainous carving and painting. More than hslf tho small change here is Canadian.
 Ate at Junction House with Mir. N. best meal since I left home. Went aboard engine. Clouding up over head. Got clearance papers; resumed my seat and off we went. Before starting, practised jumping off quickly in case of accident. Had mishap in doing it. Missed the step and struck my chest with full force on floor of cab. Felt hurt, but said nothing about it for it was foolishly done. Lame in my chest all the evening. CThe doctor never recovered from this hurt, which was perhaps the cause of his death. A. N. L.)
 Began to rain Wheels slipped badly on the track, our load being heavy and a ! steep grade to climb. A wisrd thing plunging into dsrknessl 'sHave to trust to ! luck more or less to get through, said Mr. ! Norris.
 Mir. Hines, the fireman, very ahable. | Told some stories, and complimented him on his reputation as the ''best fireman on
 the whole run" and his prospect of pro motion.
 At St.. Johnsbury, on return trip, fell
 asleep while waiting and lost the greatsst l run.
 Have not jotted down half that I should | like to. When I get home, and am at work again, many and many day my mind VIII
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Housatonic Railroad. |.

Erpross Tr.ins. ,Loo.l Erpress-
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NauEatuck Division.
 FOR WATERBURY and way rxfsonB via ysu EsSocE Junction ii-sn q IT. srsnIrs-sM c n,
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Shore Line Division.
 FOR EEw LONDON. E7c---a:it niEhi. s-ss ti-ns a. m, sf2sus. s:ss. Csayhroof aocO .Hsa& s<:ls. s:is. s=is, cG1nforo sccO -s=ss. Cozx p. ID. GUnfcrd hccomE1ocsraaa.) sgSa4rs--2:ls night. st.g p. n.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-06
EDITOR HOLIDAYS FLOP.

Editor Holidays flop has given the
Democrats good deal Of trouble and
concern, as we'll it might. 1t is but the
outcome of position that disgusts
honest Democrats. The fusion by which
Democrats vote themselves out of eXis-
tence-naIe themselves a third party
and without any division of the spoils
is position that must humiliate and
sicken the Democratic heart and promise
nothing to satisfy the longings of Demo-
cratic ambitions. That position that re-
quires Democrats to cry plutocracy, and
calamity and follow in the cutters to
assist men into place that they secretly
dislike and who represent cause for
which no apology can be made, must
sooner or later become disgusting.
So, as with the Democrat, they are
falling out of line and refusing to advo-
cate that "paternalism" which ''has no
place in the creed of Democracy" 1t is
now a foregone conclusion. The force
of Calamity is broken. The walters are
coimng to realize this. Democrats cry
treachery to their party men as they
drop out of crowd that they cannot in
good conscience support any longer
Nothing will avail. The end is at hand.
Calamity as political issue has become
curious history.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-06

later wolf appeared IN hot pursuit.
Expecting them to plunge into the lake,
when could overtake and kin them
both in the water, kept my place.
just before the deer reached the water
it was caught by the wolf, which pulled
1t down and killed it. Then the wolf
stalked around, looked about, trotted
of some distance and set MP howl,
went further and again howled and
then into the woods. when ] heard
more bowling.
The wolf being out of s'-at, I rowed
my boat to the place and the deer
and then went back to ~ ashhooks.
Shortly there appeared on ;'.e scene a
pack of ten or twelve " ses. They
shifted and moved all arou. where the
deer had been killed these move
ments occupied considerable time.
They would huddle toge. her. change
about and trot in all directions, keep
ing close together. Finally they got
into fight; the whole pack attacked
one wolf and killed it. II was literally
bitten and chewed to pieces. Now,
what was the wolf killed for? TIE
probability is. and am almost positive,
that the dead wolf was the one that
killed the deer. have talked to man =
hunters upon the subject, and have
come across but two who .., .5,ca any
thing similar, and they thought the
wolf had been killed for lying. Ii it
was done In the case saw for lying it
was the only time / ever knew a wolf
to be killed wrongfuily.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-06
SEEING WITH ONE EYE.
Effect of Judgment Trained by Binecul,
Vision.

Vision.
A person may see as far with one per.
feet eye as with two, but he cannot see
as clearly; for the advantage that BIZ
nocular, or double, vision possesses over
monocular, or one-eyed, vision is that
the former, by allowing the observer
to catch sight Of the object from two
different points of view, gives him at
once some idea of the proportions Of it,
different parts.
But though this is true in theory,
IN practice the Judgment interferes. and
the Judgment has been educated and In
some measure rendered independent Of
the services of binocular vision by ex-
perience and the use of other senses,
such as touch, says the Washington
Post.
Thus a man with only one eye is
never deceived as to the nature of an
object with which he is well acquaint-
ed, for the report of it that he gets
from his vision is corrected and supple
mented by his experienced Judgment
and transmitted to his centers of con-
sciousness in as perfect form as tina
which reaches those of man with two
eyes.
The advantage of binocular vision
may be thus further illustrated: In
rapidly dipping pen into an inkstand
or putting a stopper into decanter the
one-eyed man cannot judge SO accurate
~ as the two-eyed man. Or, again, if
we shut one eye and attempt to plunge
the finger rapidly into the open mouth
of bottle we are apt to overreach- or
fall short OF it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-06


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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-06
ORIGIN OF "wHITg CAPS"
How This Noted Band OF Outlaws Gairet
Its Name.

How This Noted Rand OF Outlaws Gained
Its Name.
ST suppose there are fewer people IN
this country who know the origin Of the
term white caps than there are those
who have fallen under the ban of the
scoundrels in Indiana and other west
ern states" said Hiram Berry, of New
York, in the ST. Louis Globe-Democrat.
THE term did not originate in this
country, but its origin dates back near
ly century to County Kerry, Ireland.
Nearly one hundred years ago, when
Ireland was more populous than at pres
ent, and when the people were not so
harassed by British misrule, there lived
in County Kerry large and influential
family named Whitecap, who, when
ever any Of their neighbors became too
obstreperous or immoral, waited on
them in tho night. took them from their
houses and gave them a sound thrash
ing with a cat-o'nine-tatls as O warn
ing 70 desist from their wrong doing
and evil practices. Similar clans were
formed In other sections OF Ireland. all
of whom were called whitecaps. not
white caps, two words, as they are
written in this country. The popular
impression is that the appellation comes
from the form and color of the head
dress that the Indiana regulators wear
when perpe trating one of their ont
RACES. but this is mistake, as the his
tory of the movement proves The
Whiteeaps In Ireland were q terror to
evil-doers and were Of value to the good
order of the society OF their day, but I
don't know that there is need for them
in any part of America"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-06
DIGNIFIED CANVASS.

Mr.. Simpson, like man without a
country, is wailing over his dire calam-
ity, as he and his friends expected that
Mr.. Long IN his canvass would take
Jerry Simpson for his text and fling mud
at him, and crack jokes about him, and
deal in his style and methods of black
guardism; but such is not the case. Mr..
Long is making clean, gentlemanly
canvass, discussing the questions of the
day in an instructive and forcible man.
ner, just what the people want. Never,
since the days of the war has there been
such an earnestness among the people to
know the truth, as now. Mr.. Simpson
is unable to discuss these questions in.
diligently and meet Mr.. Long on the
platform; hence he declines. If the Re-
publican central committee will send
Mr. Simpson challenge in which they
would propose to sling mud, crack stale
jokes and deal in blackguardism gener-
ally, there is no doubt but Mr.. Simpson
would accept, gladly. But the people
have had enough of his clownishness,
hence the wall.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-06
NEW KIND or DIVORCE.
4 Young and Guileless Bride wanted
Get II.

4 Young and Guileless Bride wanted to
| Get 1t.
! She was shy young thing, apparent
| y not long severed from her mothers
apron strings, and, as she edged her
way into the Denver police headquar-
ters, with furtive glances and sup
pressed voice, the Times says she was
picture worth gazing at. 1t required
| considerable clearing of the throat and
bracing of the nerves before she could
muster up sufficient courage to spin her
story.
"Do you know anything about di-
vorces?"
The officer in charge grasped the rail
to steady himself Though used to
questions of a thousand hues, he was
taken off his guard by that. sBesides.
he, in the method common to guardi-
ans OF the peace, had already sized up
the girl and jumped at number of
con- lectures at her errand. But the
crestfallen officer didn't come within
several lengths Of the bulPs-eye. He
had supposed that a parent or brother
loomed up in the background of her
mission, or, by chance shot, lover;
never husband.
Nevertheless he proved equal to the
emergency, pulled himself together in
gallant style and made show of
knowledge on the divorce problem.
The story in nutshell is this: Mar
ried a fortnight or so. Tired of mat
rimony. Mutual. The spoony hubby
OF few weeks standing had failed to
settle wifey's board bill. Moral: Don't
you think ! could get divorce be-
cause he hasn't paid my board?"
What good would that do?" persist
ed the officer. maintaining gravity of
composure with great effort. ''Then
you would have to pay your own bill"
''Oh, that isn't the idea at ALL" she
exclaimed, with a look of pity for his
obtuseness. why can't get divorce
from him and compel him to support
me until get married again?"
The officer rushed to the tank for a
glass of ice water TO check dizzy
feeling that crept down his spinal col.
umn, and when ne recovered he polite
ly referred the foxy young bride to q
divorce lawyer.