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He-"1f | had known how sarcastic
you were l never would have married
you"
Sbe-"You had a chance to notice it.
Didn't l say this is so sudden when you
proposed to me after a t~wo-years' court
ship Pr Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Bashful Lover-"I-I fear l must seem
a very Sahara of dullness this evening.
| Miss Clara"
Self-P Possessed Young Woman (tired of
waiting)-"No, Mr.. Pankins, you are not
at all like a desert. You haven't any
sand. Chicago Tribune.
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"Mrs. Ul hin, it isn't true, is it, the
story the neighhors are telling that you
are FIVE or six years older than your
hush"
"Mrs. Brodweigh, there is only one
person living who has a right to ask me
that question:"
"For mercy's sake, who is itP"
eli Hung Chicago Tribune .
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encouragement. People nave not Ialtn
and say: SIT does not amount to any
thing. You might as we'll quit that.
Why, when Moses stretched his hand
over the Red sea it did not seem to
mean anything especially. People came
out, 1 suppose, and said, "Ahal" Some
of them found out what he wanted to
do. He wanted the sea parted. 1t did
not amount to anything, this stretching
out of his hand over the sea. But, after
awhile, the wind blew all night from
the east, and the waters were gathered
into a glittering palisade on either side,
and the pillows reared as God pulled
back Oh their crystal bits. Wheel into
line, o Israel! March, march! Pearls
crashed under feet. Flying spray gathers
into rainbow arch of victory for the
c%onquerors to march under. Shout of
hosts on the beach answering the shout
Of hosts amid sea. And when the last
line of Israelites reach the beach, the
cymbals clap, and the shields clang, and
the waters rush over the pursuers, and
the swift fingered winds on the white
keys of the foam play the grand march
"a -HAoN1 ouo bllO 0W1u4 utlkO
of Egyptian overthrow.
So you and I go forth, and all the
people of God go forth, and they stretch
forth their hand over the sea, the boil
ing sea of crime and sin and wretched-
ness. 'tIt dossnt'tA amount to anything"
people say. Doesn't it? Gods winds of
help will, after awhile, begin to blow.
A path will be cleared for the army of
Christian philanthropists. The path will
be lined with the treasures of Christian
beneficence, and we shall be greeted to
the other beach by the clapping of all
heavens cymbals, while those who pur.
sued us and derided us and tried to de-
stroy us will go down under the sea,
and all that will be left of them will be
cast high and dry upon the beach, the
splintered wheel of a chariot, or thrust
out from the foam, the breathless nos.
tril of a riderless charger.
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LITTLE FUN.

Freddy-"What is a holocaust, rapa?"
Papa-"A holocaust, my soa, is an exl e.
rienced newspaper reporter working Nc
space and a small free Commercial
AdUerttser.
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johnnie (the Office boy)-"Mr. Sands,
the grocer is down stairs, and wants to
know why you didn't answer his letter
about last months bill, SIR"
Editor-"Tell him he forgot to enclose
a stamp."-New York Clsps.
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Shell hear you have a new bicycle
suit. George"
He-"Yes. Fellow sued me for $500
because l ran over him. "-DetrOit Free
Press.
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81 can forget, but never forgive" NUT
tered the enraged husband.
This sounds the wrong way round, but
it was true.
He could never forgive his wife for
writing to a former sweetheart, but be
was able to forget to mail the letter.
NeU York World.
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x"x
4 have another proof of my theory"
cried the moralist, gleefully.
"What theory ?"
THAT the world is growing better. I
discovered yesterday that they have
stopped putting pictures in cigarette
packages. - Washington Star.
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every human being should do his
share toward uplifting the masses of his
followmen."
swell, l done my share-I ran an ele.
vator seven years.'-Ch Chicago Recocd.
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w never lost a life on our line."
ReallyP"
"Nope. One of our passengers lost his,
DISQUALIFICATION Life,
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In that time also of which I speak
all the haunts of iniquity and crime and
gqualor will be cleansed and will be IL
Illuminated. How is it to be done? You
say, perhaps by one influence. Perhaps
l say by another. 1 will tell you what
is my idea, and l know l am right i'll it
The gospel of the Son of God is the only
agency that will ever accomplish this.
A gentleman in England had a theory
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"77" for HAY FEVER

PARKER'S GINGER TO7l5G
ebates Lung Troubles, Debility, distressing s'oF'5 EHl
female ills, and is noted for making lures when a4 ca.s.
fraafnoapf faiia rroru p,,ther mud invaII gtOuil H.t#Hr.
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"The wages of sin is DEATH" quoted the
preacher.
"1f that is the ~case," remarked Mr..
Grumps, sotto vooe, there is a great delay
in paying off some people l know."-NeD
York Herald.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-09-25
aI'lk'',Nl.GHAM
LILY AND JlMSON WEED.
Flowers a Baltimore Florist Has Raised
from Two Black Seeds.

From two big black seeds planted two
B. Du Val have sprung plants which
are blossoming into curious flowers
that puzzle those familiar with hortl-
culture, says the Baltimore Sun. The
flower will probably be named ''Du Val
lily" as it is a new one in Maryland.
Mr.. Du Walls garden is in the rear of
ais home, Whitmore Heights, on %
street, Walbrook, across the way from
tle handsome residence Of Mr.. Julian
lie Roy White. Ithas become q curiosi-
tT shop for flowers from the use Of
seeda and cuttings which arc sent 10
Nr. Du Val by horticultuFists all over
tae country in order that he may try
chem in Maryland soil. When the two
black seeds arrived IN May from & New
York seed house Mr.. Du Val had them
planted in a choice place in the garden.
fi3 became interested in the two shoots
|hlch soon sprang, up from the seeds.
The tender stalks were tightly eurled in
q knob. like that on growing lima
bean stalk, until the stems we're nearly
@ foot high. Then the curl Strengthened
end a bushy plant developed, from
which soon rose a flower stalk. An
other thing which aroused Mr.. Du Val's
curiosity about the new plants was the
infofVlation he had received with the
seeCls that they came from a cross of q
'jimson' weed with the common yell
low or white lily, which abounds in
old-faehioned gardens and about old
country places. The "Jinason" weed,
erly known, receives is name from
jamestown, Va, where it was first
known in this country from its growth
about refuse heaps 1t is Of Asiatic
origin, is a variety Of stramonium and
has disagreeable door from the leaves.
It's flower is a deep purple in color.
From this strange adnixture of plant
life Mr.. Du Val has brought to the Sun
Office the first bloom The flower is
about eight inches long and measures
six inches across the bell-shaped
c6rolla, which is indented like both tho
parent flowers, the points ending in
tendril-like twists, as do the "Jimson"
weed flowers. The corolla is purple
outside, while the inside is of cream
color. Three layers of fieshy petals
lake up the blossom, the petals being
| ioined with what tailors would call a
LAP seam" A green calyx supports
the flower, which grows on stout
stem. The deep purple color is con-
tinued in the stamens and pistil, which
form a group deep down in the lily CUP.
Tie leaves of the plant are like magni-
feG oak ieaYes and when pressed emit
the true Unison" weed odor. Mr. Du
Val will report or his strange lily TO
the seedsmen and VIII retain some of
the seeds for future experiments in his
garden.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-09-25
A Hole Through tho Esoon.

Do the readers Of the Republic in
general know that there are and have
been a great many brilliant as
tronomers CT the present ana past who
believe and have believed that there IS
Q. great hole running entirely through
the naoon? Bishop VTaunl, 172l. says:
"L.gain on Sept. Il turned the glass
toward the moon and saw what was
sure was a great cavity extending
through the moons body; and on the
next night but one, Rector Jacob, who
was with ne, declared that to his view
the hole was luminous, as though ex-
tending into the moons burning IN
terror" Again in 1778 Admiral Uiloa
and his companions perceived the same
phenomenoa during an eclipse, being
able to lock through the hole at the
SUMS dish Just as though it were
gisantie head. At the time OF the solar
eelipse of July, 1860, Bout and Mann
helm, French astronomers stationed IN
Algeria. observed and noted the same
wonder. In 1912 M. Valz of Mar
seilIes also saw it. The Scientific An
nual for 1852 also mentions 1t on page
SsS and clcscs by saying: The only
exclamation possible would be that
the moon is pierced by a hole."-Sr
Louis Republic.
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NEOKUK BUDGET.


Regular Correspondent to the Bystander.
Mrs. Burnell Of indianapolis,
Ind, who spent three months in
our city with her parents, returned
Monday.
Miss Emma Anderson expects
to leave our city soon to reside
with her sister, Mrs. Mcdowell Of
Muchakinock, Iowa.
John Waller was seen on the
street Tuesday looking quite well.
Burt Alden Of Milwaukee is at
home again. He has been quite
sick, but is much better now.
VIM. John OF Chicagosis home
and has been quite sick, but is im.
proving.
Miss Maude Harris, one Of out
'96 club ladies, left our city to sc
to ST. Paul to attend school this
winter. She will certainly be
missed, as she was a good workel
III the club.
G. Holt and Miss Burrell were
married last week. They expect
70 make this their home.
Mrs. S. Shortridge is still mend
ing.
Frank Caldwell is home agail
after an extended visit.
A certain barber seems to b
flying around a certain widow o.
| Fulton street.
John Asby OF Canton, Iowa, i
visiting his brother George.
The A. M. E. church people ar
wondering who will be their paeto
this year.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-09-25
BAPTLST STATE 1SSOCIA-
zION.

The eighteenth annual State
Baptist Association held its meet
ing at Burlington, Iowa, from Sep
tember 5 to 20. inclusive. There
,xas a large gathering, and the
Burlington people, both white and
colored, entertained the associa-
ton royalty, and the Woman s
Home and Foreign Missionary So
ciety (which is an auxiliary to the
Baptist Church. was well enter.
tanned. The financial report was
far above that Of last year After
transacting their business the as
sociation adjourned to meet al
Muchakinock next year. The fol
loving is a list of the officers fol
the ensuing year.
Moderator, Wm. Brown of Mt
Plpasant.
Vice Moderator, S. johnson o.
Des Moines.
Recording Secretary, I. L. Glit.
fifth of Muchakinock.
Corresponding Secretary, A. A
Hampton of Colfax.
Treasuree, S. Bates of Clinton.
Member of Executive Board, W
f. Watts of Centerville. :
Officers Of the Woman's Home
and Foreign Missionary Society.
President, Mrs. Henry Of For
Madison.
Vice President, Miss Unic'
Wilson Of Burlington.
Recording Secretary, Miss Sid
ney Davis Of Keoknk.
Treasurer, Miss Prayer Of Much
ikinock.
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she RODE A DOUBLE CENTURY.

A Denver IyLeeiwoman Accom- plishes
Remarkable Feat.
Denver glories in many record-break-
ing Wheelmen and also in one record
breaking wheelwoman. Mrs. Rinehart,
O. society beauty, who recently rode
double century in twenty and one
third hours The Cycling West" says
this is the first time woman has made
such ride, that few men are able
to accomplish the feat, and that no Col
oradoan has ever done it. Mrs. Rlne-
hart left her home in Denver Wednes-
day morning a week ago at 4:05 and
completed her first century over the
Evans course at 1916, or eight hours
and forty minutes for the trip. After
lunch and rest of an hour, she started
at 1;45 p. m. for the second half Of her
ride. She rode to Platteyille, thirty
six miles, and returned to Denver max
| ing seTenty-tEo miles and conplsted
the balance Of the double century on
the Littleton course. When she had
finished at 12:45 Thursday morning her
cyclometer registered 203 miles.
I She endured many hardships
especially on the last century.
Before going fifteen miles on the
Platteville road, and after making 113
miles, she encountered a rain storm.
/ This continued until she found herself
pushing through isolated mud holes
| and immense stretches of water, which
submerged the road in many places.
| The last thirty miles was where her
/ great pluck and endurance were
brought into play The distance was
done IN inlSy darkness. She was ac-
companted by her husband, who would
have gladly relinauished any glory to
sit beside fire in comfortable home
1 in preference to braying the big cleo
trical storm which swept over Denver
/ on that night, sending sheets OF rain
IN the faces of pedestrians and cover
ing the road with shimmering pools OF
water, discernible only when flash Of
lightning lit up the road ahead. Ic
make matters worse Mrs. Rineharts
tire punctured on the Littleton course
4 and she rode fifteen miles on fiat tire
To summarize the time and conditions
of her ride she made 203 miles in TWEEN
ty hours and twenty minutes; rode firs'
century in $40, second in 1870; nifty
miles were ridden in rain, darkness
and mud; she was alone for ll2 mllef
Of the trip; had only twenty-three miles
of favorable wind, and rode tiftecI
miles On fat tire.--Kansas City S5ar
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-09-25
ALBA NOTES.

Regular Correspondence TO the Bystander.
Mrs. E, Meadows OF Ottumwa
visited Saturday and Sunday in
Abba.
Miss Ella Bates OF Kab passed
through Abba day en- route to
Centerville and Fobush.
Messrs. III. Boman, @. Marshall, /,
G. Folsom and Monroe Davis spent
Sunday with their families.
Rev. Farris, our new minister,
arrived here Monday morning and
preached several evenings this
week. The members welcome him
and we hope he will raise the
standard Of our church and Sun,
day school.
An excursion train of about
twenty coaches arrived in Abba
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ary entertainment in the near

erary entertainment in the near
future.
lanes Walden of Dos Moines is
visiting his parents and freuds.
The entertainment at the A. NJ.
E. church on the Sth inst was a
financial success.
MIS-. X. Weston Of New Sharon
was in the city last Saturday on
business.
A large number Of strangers at
tended the fair last week.
Jason Green attended the eman-
cipation celebration in Det Moines
Tuesday.
III. Lemme and family Of Kan
sas City, Kan, have located in
this city.
Miss Eldora Green received five
premiums at the state fair and
seven at the Jasper county fair on
crochet work.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-09-25
Things BACON SAID.
Hozv They aa5 BE Applied to Present
Conditions.

How They, aiay BE Applied to Present.
Conditions.
Bacon is not Shakespeare. but he is
often as surprisingly modern; sentence
after sentence seems written with an
eye to current events, says the Cornhill
Magazine. Take this. for instance: To
be master of the sea is an abridgement
Of a monarchy Il. e., a monarchy in
miniature). Surely at this day with us
Of Europe the vantage OF strength at
sea (Which is one of the principal dow
ries Of the kingdom of Great Britain)
is great. both because most Of the king
doms of Europe are not merely inland
but girt with the sea most part OF their
compass and because the wealth OF both
Indies seems in great part but an ac-
cessory to a command Of the seas. And
here is our American policy. Among
uniustifable wars Bacon ranks those
made by foreigners under the pretenss
of Justice or protection to deliver the
subjects of others from tyranny and
oppression" And here is q Judgment
on the Transvaai government: "AIl
states that are liberal of naturalization
toward strangers are fit for empire.
Here, too, is one side of the colonial
secretary: wonderful is the case of
boldness in civil business: What first?
Boldness. What second and third?
Boldness. It doth fascinate and bind
hand and foot; therefore we see it hath
done wonders in popular states, and
more ever upon the first entrance Of
bold persons into action" This is. or
course. the passage from which Danton
stole his I'll nous faut de faudace,
encore de Paudace, toniours de lau-
dace" Here is a good criticism on the
drink commission: IN choice Of COM
mittees for ripening business fer the
council it is better to choose Indifferent
persons than to make an indifferency
by putting in those that are strong
on both sides"
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OTTUMWA NOTES.

Regular Correspondence to the Bystander.
Miss Nellie Fowler, who has
been i'll for the past week, is i'm
proving.
Many Ottumwa people attended
the celebration at Mt. Pleasant.
Rev. and Mrs. j. Meadows
leave this week for Dubuque. He
has been assigned TO the pastorate
of the a. NJ. E. church of that city.
We wish him success in his new
field of labor.
Rev. z. P. Taylor was returned
0 this city by the recent confer
ence. We welcome him back.
Joe Hopkins will leave Tuesday
evening for Fairfield to make po-
Iitieal speeches.
j. Lee is on the sick list.
Miss E. Crnmp of Hedrick is
visiting in this city.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-09-25

The colored republicans Of Ce-
dar Rapids met last Wednesday
night and organized a Mckinley
and Hobart club. Z, G. Thomas
was chosen president and George
Tyler secretary. 1t was an enthu-
siasfic meeting and seventy-hve
voters enrolled their names to the
club membership. In time Of need
you can always depend upon the
patriotism of the colored people.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-09-25
NEWTON NOTES.

Regular Correspondence of the Bystander.
Rev. Weldon has been sent TO
the Newton charge for a second
year. We welcome him and hope
this year may be a successful one,
After a delightful visit in St.
Paul MIS-. J Green returned home
last Tuesday. Her friends are
pleased to know that her health is
much improved.
MIS-. G. A. Brown is preparing
to give a grand musicale and lit
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-09-25
# COLORED KcYINLEYI1,ES

Nine-tentl1s of the colored people will
vote the Republican ticket-that is for Nc
Kinley and Hobart. The colored man was
found loyal during the war, and will be
this yaar, as he has always been, loyal to
the cause of protection, honest money and
Repubicanism. When the Kentucky
lynehers were pursuing colored maninto
Ohio, caught him and wantedto take him
back to Kentucky, where they would un-
doubtedly have lynched him, Mckinley,
as Governor, says, 'sNo. You cannot
take him; stay thy handn He wired the
sheriff that if he did not have enough
force to prevent the lynchcrs from taking
him that be would shoulder the musket
and come at once. Give us Mckinley aad
lynching will cease,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-09-25

Wires DO Not 11s,se the House Damp
The old idea that vines growing on a
house tend TO make it damp is denied
iby some OF the best authorities, wha
lcontend THAI just an opposite effect is
produced, as the vine draws out all the
moisture it can for food. This is sail
Ito be especially trile of the Japanese
Ivy and the VirgiE ia creeper which
without dampness. New York Evening
Post.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-09-25
Z STATE TICKET.

q. L. DOBsON, Polk County. So.
.... ..........,.. Secretary of State
G. &. MCCARTHY, Story County i.
... ......... Auditor of state
JOHN HARRIOTT, Guthrie County -.
................ Treasurer OF State
MILTON REMLEY, johnson County
..............,. Attorney General
5. NJ. LADD, oBrien County ,...
.... ..., Judge of Supreme Court
s i. a. DAWSON, Bremen county.
Railroad Commissioner
e. H. CONGER, Polk
Eectors-At- -Large}
e. S. JAMES, Clinton
For Congress. ......J. A. ]. HULL
County Officers.
County Auditor. =. j. S. INCLUSION
Clerk. u. G. JORDON
County Attorney. - A. HOWE
Recorder ANNA 4. HEPBURN
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-09-25

Cairo, H., July 3o,-Tbe remains Of
/ N. Conee, who was stabbed and kill
sd by G. p. Crabtree Sunday night, will
be buried at Blandviile, Ky. The
rororner's jury returned a verdict az
10 the cause of Coffees death to the
effect that it was unjustifiable honni-
eide, and Crabtree will be held in the
.eunty Jail without bond until the next
fern of the circuit court unless ne asks
ior a writ Of habeas corpus, Which ho
IS moi 1iAsly TO Go.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-09-25
unday morning and left Abba at

Sunday morning and left Abba at
8 O'clock for Marshallton. About
one hundred of our citizens accom-
panied them. A full account Of
the celebration vii be given next
week.
MIS-. Winsor Of Ottuma visited
in Abba Sunday.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1896-09-25
RACE ECHOES.

|
Washington, ID. g., has been Sc
lected foreman ofthe Western Re
publican Headquarters Of the Afro
American Bureau of Education,
with F. L. Barnett as manager.
Rev. B. w. Arnett, Jr., Bishop
Arnett's son, has recently received
tile degree Of Pedagogue from the
Georgia State University.
W. 7. Henry, formerly a grad
uate of Hampton Institute and
late OF the Mount Vernon Insti-
tute of Elocntion and Language
of this city, has opened a tempo
rary studio at 1915 Rodman street
Elocution, physical culture and
music will DO taught, and Other
branches introduced as demands
may require. Glasses are now be
ing formed. Philadelphian.
There are 212 newspapers pub
lished by colored men, with
combined circulation of 70, 500.
The colored people Of the Twen.
ty-seventh District of Georgia vii
will pat up colored man for office
this fall.
The finest and best equipped
ambulance in the city Of Washing
ton, d. c., is owned by the Free
mems Hospital, and it is said thai
they will answer a call five minutes
buicker than any other ambulance
in the city.
Rev. Johns. native Of Africs
and who was cannibal, occupied
the pulpit Of Perkins Square Bap.
tist Chuch week on Sunday morn.
ing. A large audience was in at.
tendance. and Mr.. Johns was lis.
tened to with marked attention
He has recently finished course
of study in a New York school anc
soon will return to his native lane
for the uplifting Of his people. He
VIII give a panorama exhibition al
the above named church on the
31st inst.
Miss Emily Harper, of Detroit.
Mich, who was graduated from
the literary department at Anr
! Arbor in June, has been appoint
| ed special teacher of Latin in the
colored high school at Washing
ton, ID. G., at a salary of 81, SOC
a year. Among the many promi
nent people who have aided Miss
Harper in her struggle to secure
higher education was Gen. Russe
A. Alger. who has proven himsel
a friend to the race and an idea
philanthropist. Miss Harper il
an accomplished young lady, pos
sessing unusual intellect. He
career has been watched with in
te1est by her friends, who coult
do little more than wish her sue
cess
One of the very best Negr'
writer's in this country, spicy, ver
satile and red-hot-a graduate Q
Livingston College-Prof. w. +
Fonveille, OF Iarboeo, IN. Y,
writes entertaining articles for tn
Star of Zion at Charlotte, n. @.
The colored women of Atlanta
Ca, have inaugurated a boycott
against the Traction Company Q
that city, which proposes to en-
force a rule compelling colore'
ored passengers to occupy rea
seats on the cars OF this company
The resolutions adopted by tn
Women's club have the right rim
about them and if strictly followe
will bear good results elsewher
| A ~
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The Moral.

Just as a Mount Sterling family had
sat down TO dinner and while the head
of the family was saying grace hum
cry tramp stole ihe pan of BISCUIT out
OF the stove.
Moral--You should watch as we'll aa
pray Winchester (Ky) Democrat.