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The Meeker herald., 1894-12-29
New Year. Day in Far ON Japan.

Simple and Characteristic outdoor
decorations make a japanese city or
village beautiful at the New Year
season. One of the most common is the
straw rope. A rope with many wisps
of straw and strips of white paper
hanging therefrom, and other objects,
such as seaweeds, ferns, lemon
(orange?), red lobster shell, dried per-
simmons, charcoal, and dried sardines
attached thereto, will be stretched
either between the pine trees or above
the doorway Each Of the articles just
mentioned represents an idea-pine,
bamboo, seaweeds and ferns, being
eyergreens, are emblems of constancy;
the straw fringes, according to a
legend often related, are supposed to
exclude evil agencies; "thc lobster by
it's bent form Is Indicative of old age or
long lifc;v the lemon Tor orangeD is
called daidai which word may also
mean "gencration [afterl generation
..the dried pcrsimmons are sweets long
and we'll preserved: the snrdtnes, from
their always swimming in a swarm, de-
note the wish for q large family" ana
the charcoal is IAN impcrishabl sub.
lance. "-Chicago Tribune.
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Isolation Is Crispi's natural condi-
ton. He is a lonely man, silent and
reticent to an unusual degree; sits
alone in the chamber and takes no
part in the combinations of the depu-
ties; has no group and accedes to none.
He has, perhaps, more than any other
of his colleagues, strong, devoted
friends with whom personal admira-
ton, confidence, and even generation,
are intense, but he forms no party of
his own. When he entered the cham
Der of deputies he had programme
in which the unity of Italy was the
chief article, and the maintenance of
the house of Savoy the second, and
from this he has never varied. The
court and its influences have always
been hostile to him; he was always re-
garded as q dangerous man, his silence
and seclusion being mistaken for signs
of ambition, and his unflinching adj
herence to his ideas of government
suiting Ill the inyertebrate nature of
italian politics. A distinguished am
bassador to the Italian government
told me that when Crispi was first
charged with the direction of affairs,
he asked the king If he did not regard
Crispi as n danger; and the king re-
piled, "It is better to have him with us
than against us''-a reply which showed
the general feeling in court and con-
servative circles.-W. ]. Sullman in
the Christmas Century.
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The japanese are very polite people. but
they sometimes like to play joke In o
the west. In the days of the Second Elm
pire, Baron eros was sent to japan to de
mand the opening of certain ports to
French commerce. Among the rest he
named to the Japanese ministers n certain
city. The Japanese functionnries smiled
so broadly when he preferred the request
that the French ambassador asked them ia
tell him what gave them so much amusc-
ment but instead of answering the Japan
csc minister said:
1--WE Will open the port In question, my
lord, IL France In her turn will open GER
tain port to US.
'What port is that3' asked the French
man.
''The port Of Liverpool"
"But, your excelencies '-laughing-
"Liverpool Is not a French port, but nm
English one"
Yes" answered the Japanese, land the
port you named ia not In Japan but In
Corea.''
The French ambassador was compelled
to admit that the Joke was against him.
It'd Bits.
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NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS.
A Resolve to Do Better Is . Step In
the Right Direction.

A Resolve to Do Better Is . Stop In
the Right Direction.
It is true, very possibly, that only
one in million of these resolutions
ever amounts to anything permanently.
month, week, day, may see the
end of them, and the old sin or delin-
quency or habit may be in the as
cendant again, sometimes, alas! re-en-
forced and stronger than before, strong
almost to the point of Indifference as
to its destruction on the part of him
"breaking his oath and resolution like
twist of rotten silk"
What is the use? The question rises
in the mind of the owner of the broken
resolution; it can't be helped; the
breaker was made to break; it runs in
the blood; he was given the nature
that experiences temptations; he was
not given the strength to overcome
temptations; you can not change the
spots in the leopard; that is he, if you
want to change him, you want some
thing other than he, you don't want
him; ancestry is stronger than a desire
to do otherwise; it's of no use. And
thus the trick, the custom, the wholly
undesirable habit, is left to run its
race.
Yet that is but one possibility, and
when this stage of indifference has not
been reached how well it is only to
have made the resolution, whether ono
is successful in keeping it or not! Just
as hypocrisy is the tribute which vice
pays to virtue, SO the mere making OF
the resolution implies the knowledge
of wrong, and of right exceeding
wrong, and to make a determination to
discard the wrong is already one step
toward embracing the rights, in
fact embracing it's, while being the
resolve, however little way. The re-
solve is the outcome of the best part OF
ones Dature; the not keeping it is ones
weakness only.-Harper's Bazaar.
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Tho Scottish Hoemany.

A satisfactory explanation OF the
term "hogmany," used by the Scots to
designate the last day of the old year,
has never yet been given, but there are
two suggestions which requite plaus-
ible. One is that the term ''hogmany"
is derived from "hogenot" or "hogg
night" the Scandinavian name for the
night preceding the feast of yule, when
animals were sacrificed, the word
"hogg" meaning to kill. The other de-
rivation is from the French, Eau que
menez, ito the mistletoe CO." refer.
ring to the Druids' custom on New
Years eve of collecting the mistletoe
from the oaks, and after consecrating
it distributing it among the people Of
tho Gauls, by whom it was priced be-
cause Of the many virtues ascribed to
it.-Exchange.
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In the time of Charles Of England a
court jester was cleverly outwitted by
nobleman, who had, according to the
custom of the day, presented the jester
with a sum of money.
On New Years morning tho Jester
came into the presence of the noble
man, and received, as he expected, a
number of gold pieces. He thought he
had not been given enough, SO he
tossed them in his hand, muttering
that they were light. The nobleman
saw this, and said: "Prithee, Archy,
let me see them again; and, by the
way, there is one of them would be
loath to part with"
Naturally enough, perhaps, Archy
thought more coins were to be added
to his store, SO he willingly returned
them to his lordship. But tho noble
man put them into his pocket, saying,
II once gave my money into the hands
of q fool who hadn't the wit to keep
t."-Philadelphia Record.
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Butter and Cheese Making Machinery.

Chicago contains the largest man.
ufactory in the world for the produc-
ton of butter and cheese making ma
chinery. The firm is known as the
Davis G. Rankin Building and Manu-
Featuring Company at 240 to 254 Lake
street. In the several departments Of
its factory, are turned out every thlng
required in the production of butter
and cheese. The farmer can find here,
at Insignificant cost, useful devices
for converting his milk into marketable
form, and the community that wishes
to establish creamery large enough
to take care of its entire product is ac-
commodated with equal facility.
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1t is after nightfall on the last
night Of the old year" that a curion
ceremony called oni horai, or devil
expulsion" is performed. The head %
the family with box OF roasted beam
goes into every room in the house. ant
scattering the beans about the roai.
and into every corner cries ont: ''pe!a
wa achi, oni wa soto'-s'Happine-,
within, the devil without,
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Tom Anjerry, a Columbia College student
10 much given to obtaining temporary loans
from his wealthy aunt. Mrs. Softasmush.
She Is, however, gradually getting on to
his curves, for she said to him one day:
.'Thomas, you college boys never think
or speak of your aunts and uncles unless
you want to borrow money from them"
"Why, Auntie II you were with us at the
club room every night, you would soon dis
cover how cruelty unjust your suspicious
are. We college boys are always talking
about aunties, and as for our uncles
we are on the best of terms with them"
replied the graceless youth.
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We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catnrrh that can not be
cured by Halls Catarrh Curei
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, Ohio.
We, the undersigned, have known F. J..
Cheney for the last 10 years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm:
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, Ohio.
WALDINd, KINNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price 75c per
bottle. Sold by NIL Druggists. Testimonials
free
Halls Family Pills, $50.
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No Substitutes

For Royal Baking Powder. The Royal.
is shown by all tests official scientific, and prac-
tical stronger, purer and better in every way
than all other Baking Powders Its superiority
is privately acknowledged by other manufac-
turers. and well known by all dealers
If some grocers try to sell another baking
powder in place of the "Royal," it is because of
the greater profit This of itself is good evidence
ofthe superiority of the "Royal" To give greater
profit the other must be a lower cost powder and
to cost less it be made with cheaper and
inferior materials, and thus though selling for the
same, give less value to the consumer
LOOK with suspicion upon every attempt to palm off
upon you any baking powder in place of the
"Royal." There is substitute for the Royal"
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Remember the "Great Rock Island"
runs fast train daily to Chicago, leav-
ing Union depot, Denver, at 9 p. M,
and via Lincoln and Omaha, arrives at
Chicago $40 a. IN. second morning,
and passenger is only out one busl-
ness day. It's popular train.
Tickets of w. II. Firth, Genl Agt.,
1864 Laurence St., Denver, Jno. 10
bastian. G. L. A.. Chicago.
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Leaps ana IhllB DacK on TnBRou reels that
goad him on again
To burrow In tho circling sands that his
wild course restrain.
Beneath the smiling summer stars If sleep
ing peacefully,
No longer beast, n beauty now, the same
old king, the sea,
Touched by the full moons yellow light
with radiant majesty,
He murmers gently in his dreams, II ocean
dreams there be,
Repentance for his former moods of rage
and cruelty.
What mystery of life and death tho ocean,
waters hidel
What changing passions changing hearts
are taught by changing tide
The SEA snraged, the sea at peace, to one
who's at its side,
Ii but q mirror of mans mind, . mirror
vast and wide,
To show how small is earthly Life in which
our souls conflds.
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Manager of packing house-Yes, We
need man to stick pigs, but that's II
job that requires experience, and you
don't look old enough. Have you any
references or recommendations Young
Man-Yes, sir. Here's my high school
diploma. 1 could cut up live frog or
n jack rabbit quicker'n any other boy
in school,
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Has found that her little ones are I'm
proved more by the pleasant laxative.
Syrup of Figs when In need OF the
laxative effect Of n gentle remedy than by
any other, and that It Is more acceptable
to them. Children enjoy 1t and 1t bene-
fits them. The true remedy, Syrup of
Figs, is manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Co. only.
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Perfect cooking, variety in the bill Of fare.
excellent service and attention to the com.
fort of guests make this od-established and
reliable hotel II favorite stopping place In
Denver. Rates. $500 per day; S1.5O for
evening dinner, room and breakfast; S1.0O
posite the Tabor Grand Opera House and
accessible to the principal business stores,
banks, street and cable cars and places Of
amusement, makes 1t the best located hotel
in the city. The blue car starting in front
of denOt naSsea the hotel.
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WHEN THE
KICKS COME IN

Is not the title of a new song, nor
does 1t refer to the backward act
ion of that much maligned animal,
the mule.
1t is a phrase used by the inhabi.
tants of Oklahoma to designate the
approaching opening of the fruit
full acres of the Kickapoo Indian
reservation.
II you wish to find out all about
the Kickapoo lands, as well as
those belonging to the Wichita and
Commanche tribcs-where cotton,
wheat and fruits will pay hand
somely-ask j. p. Hall, Colo. Pass.
Agent, Santa Fe Route, Denver, for
Il
free
copy
of
Oklahoma
folder.
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~ do not think Binks was entirely to
blame, but there are some features Of the
case which look dark for him." "What
are they?" mrs. Binks."
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little now and then, with a gentle,
cleansing laxative, thereby removing of
Tending matter from the stomach and
bowels, toning up and invigorating the
liver and quickening its tardy action,
and you thereby remove the cause of a
multitude of distressing diseases, such as
headaches, indigestion, or dyspepsia,
biliousness, pimples, blotches, eruptions,
boils, constipation, piles, fstulas and
rnaladies too numerous to mention.
If people would pay more attention to
properly regulating the action of their
bowels, they would have less fire.
quent occasion to call for their DOCTORS
services to subdue attacks of dangerous
diseases.
That, of all known agents to accom-
plish this purpose, DR.. Pierce's Pleasant
Pellets are unequaled, is proven by the
fact that once used they are always in
favor. Their secondary effect is to keep
the bowels open and regular, not to fur
tiier constipate, as is the case with other
pills. Hence, their great popularity,
with sufferers from habitual constipation,
piles and indigestion.
A free sample of the Pellets" to 7
doses) on i,ial, is mailed TO any address,
post paid, OH receipt of name and address
on postal card.
Address. WoRLD's DIspRNsARy MEDI-
CAL. ASSOCIATION, Buffalo, N. Y.
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have" she replied huskily. az am so hoarse
that If you attempted to kiss me couldn't
even scream"
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A certain sage said he never knew
rogue who was not unhappy. OF course
not; 1t is the rogues who are not known
who are the happy ones.
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The impecunlous young man who mar.
ries a girl with substantial check at.
tached may very properly be said to have
been checkmated.
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A Pale Gray Donkey,
of Damascus.


scorning a well-filled manager Of
corn and oats, slipped hds halter
TO roam over the arid desert, where
he found among the hot sands and
burning rocks a scanty crop of
thistles; and ON the third day he
perished.
The moral Of this b:
DON'T BE A PALE GRAY
DONKEY.
Don't wander away from home
without going over the ever popu-
lar
SANTA FEE ROUTE
The Santa Fe has lines in Is
States and Territories. 1t always
gets there carefully and on time;
and, considering all things, Is
cheaper than other roads.
Don't persuade yourself that any
other way Is satisfactory; especial
ly IL figuring OH a trip to CHICA-
GO and East. The Santa Fe is the
shortest line by 80 miles between
Kansas City and Chicago, and has
few crossings at grade. Its vesti-
buled flyers are beauties. Two of
them leave Colorado points daily
Why not take n trial trip?
Inquire of nearest A. T. & S. F..
agent 4S-11t
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Piso's Cure for Consumption relieves the
LER, Lexington, Mo-, Feb "a, '9A.
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81 understand that Wiloughby was hall
seas over at the Sneerwell dinner" "Oh,
no. He was sailing into the port when
Ief
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Halls Family Pills, $50.

No man ever made n success of trying TO
hide a Christmas present from his wife.
Her Fathcr-what are your habits? Her
Ad0rer-You ought to know, sir. have
been calling on your daughter every night
for three months.
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LIES Mirror.

YEP T B Y TIL e
winters fercest
storm, the whit
er's wind and
rain,
he angry ocean
howls with rage
and shakes his
tawny nane,
md leaps against the
beetling roc ks
with energy In
sane
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Teacher-Johnny, can you tell mo
anything you have to be thankful for
In the past year?
Johnny without observation-disclosures.
Teacher--Well, Johnny, what Is ttp
Johnny-Why, when you broke your
arm you couldn't lick us for two
months.-Life.
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In Our Great 0randfather's Time,

lunQcrDuSS - OF
hat decade they
we're big and cluni-
y, but inefec-
i've. In this cent
ury of enlight-
eninent, We have
\ DR.. Pierce's
Y Pleasant Pei
y lets, which
cure all liver,
stomach and
bowel derange-
uents in the
most effective
way.
Assist Nature
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CPhIN A A5Ipl KIS y Z s SpI isao A isR
O4NAl1N Street. Denver.

nEulJCD NOVELTY WORKS & MIG. 90.
uENv6N 1870 Lawrence st., r. o. Box 81; 6sAA,
Btenclls. Rubber stamps and Electric Supphsa
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RnACHlNIsT Repairs Of MINING, PRINTING
M Machinery etc. Pipe thr eading and cutting.
Freight elevators Mock darside, N16-17 18th ..
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CpIIIT Ann FOR SALE in 10 or 2o-aero
rig hi 10 per acre. Q. Z. Comstock, SIC 1sth St
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*Partly Cloudy.

Remarks for the week endiog July Is:
Crops have improved greatly. Corn, even
the early plantings, now promise fair yield.
Grass has sprung up ADD grows rapidly. ous
farmers have taken advantage of the last dry
days to clean it out.
Remarks for the week ending July %:
Too much coudiness and rain for cotton,
which is going too much to weed, instead OF
putting on fruit Clear sunshine for awhile
would help it. Other crops and gardens are
doing we'll.
Remarks for the week endicg July 90:
Cotton recurring to vigorous growth OF
weed instead of putting on forms and fruit,
but looks well except IN sandy lands and
where the drainage is not good. All other
crops and gardens are in 6ue condition.
Remarks for the week ending August 5 I:
Thunder storms on July 30th and Aug.
3rd and 4th. Rain has fallen nearly con-
tinuously since $50 p. N. Saturday Aug. 8,
and this morning Aug. 9Th light rain is still
falling. No doubt crops will be seriously
damaged by the excessive downpour.
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Electric Bitters.
This remedy is becoming so well known and
so popular as to need no special mention. All
who have used Electric Bitters sing the same
song Of praise. A purer medicine does not ex-
ist and it is guaran teed to do all that is claim
ed Electric Bitters will cure all diseases of the
liver and kidneys, will remove pimples, boils,
salt rheum and other affections caused by i'm
pure blood. Will drive Malaria from the sys
TEN and prevent as we'll as cure all malaria! fe-
vers. For cure of headache, constipation and
indigestion try Electric Bitters-entire salts
faction guaranteed, or money refunded. Price
SO cents and ST per bottle at J. F. W. De-
Lorme's drug store.
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and | replied: 'Well. boys, here's
your farmers candidate: and isn't be a
regular rose geranium leaf Of an agri-
culturalist? Look at him Who ever
heard Of farmer parting his hair in
the middle, who divided his name vita
an apostrophe, and named darcy?
II then took up Duocau's record and
showed how he bad been used by the
railroads to charge the people more
than other States were allowed how
he had misrepresented the Alliance.
and reviewed his public record |
spoke for one hour, aud on conclusion
de6ed Duncan to refute single charge
that I had made.
Duncan arose aud said something
about being attacked by Georgia
buzzard. stepped in front of him,
shook my finger in his face, and told
him that the business Of buzzard was
to discover carrion. and that l had
found it in him : That l had rather be
a Georgia buzzard than South Caro-
lima thief, which charge I had branded
upon his (Duocan's) brow
''Here the personal controversy end.
ed. Duncan did not attempt to deny
any charge that had made.
"Tbe next day We met at West
Springs, 10 Duncan;s own county, o
Union, and although he had the open.
ing speech, he did not refer to eithe.
myself or the charges l had made
against him But just so 5000 as my
back is turned, he again begins hi:
denunciation of me-
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Said the Governor well, now,
Gen Butler, you are an old mao and
have but one leg
Butler: And you have one eye"
Tillmau: That does not hurt me,
physically and you know I am not
afraid Of yeu.
Butler don't suppose you are.
The General went on to say some
thing about blackguards at the meet
iug and the Governor retorted: eyes.
blackguards have full swing now and
you are one of the very men who
helped to bring about the enactment Of
the anti.duelling law. y
Butler: That does not matter. [ will
meet you anywhere and at any time
tha, you may want to. When you
have anything to say about me you
know where to fnd me. You said
something about my debts on the
stand today. Let me tell you that [
have heard something about your hav-
ing paid off a $4,000 mortgage re-
Gently.
Tillman: Why did you not state that
on the stand?
Butler Because | did not want to.
Tillman: Because you know it is not
true
Butler: Well. these damned insults
have got to stop aud if you have any
thing to say to my face | will fight you
anywhere.
Tillman-I have simply defended my
self against insinuation.
Butler-You made personal attack
on me on the stand and hereafter you
have got to meet it and l will let you
know that am ready to fight you.
Tillman-l don't want to fight you.
Butler-Then you have got to refrain
from personal attacks 90 me.
Tillman--You have 10 right to insin.
uate that l stole from the dispeusary
Butler-I don't iosinuate anything,
aud am not going to let you say any
thing personal about me without hold
ing you to account for it. Don't as
sumo anything because of my having
but cne leg can meet you anywhere
where we won't get innocent people into
trouble,
The talk continued on in this strain
for several minutes and Gen. Butler
turned away and walked out Of the car,
Gov Tillman resuming his seat.
Thus ended another chapter 10 this
edifying political campaign.
T. w. G.
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THE PICKENS MEETING.
Gov. Tillman's Fears.
Judasess IN the Camp Will Betray
Him.

P1cKESs, S. c., Aug. S.-The only
feature of to-day's campaign meeting
was the attack Governor Tillman
made on the reformers, who are
trying to have the reform convention
called off and primary ordered 10 its
place.
The Governor encountered lot Of
Third Party meo. Pickeus, having
nearly gone for Weaver two years ago
The Governor declared that he did
not like the looks Of things in the re-
form camp. Something was rotten.
Their paper, the Register, which has
been pretty straight until now, was
camoring for the executive committee
to stop the reform convention, and its
columns teemed with communications
declaring there would be the devil to
pay if it was persisted in. He had
canvassed thirty-tbree counties and be
had yet to 6nd single man clamorlng
against the convention, unless it was
someone who wanted Office or thought
his candidate was beaten If this
wrangling was kept up the reform tenn
pie would topple to the ground.
Some Of your candidates are bidding
for the conservative vote to-day. Are
you ready to trust that kind Of men !?
(Cries Of "no."O Those men who are
clamoring to have this convention
changed simply want the conservatives
to have the o: portunity to knife the men
you want elected. They want to trade
me off in the senatorial race. Office
seeking is at the bottom of it. Their
purpose 10 having this committee TO-
gether at this time is to confuse your
minds SO as you won't know what to
do. If any member from your county
goes to Columbia and betrays the peo-
by voting to drop the reform convention
mark him as Judas, and never to be
trusted again. j. W. G.