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The evening times., 1896-11-09
u@LECTION days" sighed member
Of the Oldest Inhabitauts' AssO-

"ELEcIioNo days" sighed member
citation across the desk of vii
lard's Hotel, .'are not what they used to
De ia this city.
why. there wasn't even a bonfire in
tlis city the whole night Now, in my day
we had 'em so large that the fire engines
had to be called out.
There was iirs. at almost every corner
and rs fast as they would put one out we
would start up another.
Every grocer of the neighborhood was
levied upon for n bucket of oal oil. and they
always cheerfully Complied. Wagons. push
carts and everything OF wood that could be
handled was used to feed the flames. On
one occasion We tore down all the fences OF
the vicinity when fuel became low.
IF solitary policeman tried TO put out
the ilre he received a pretty rough handling.
l remem Der one who tried it. He had Just
pulled box off the fire when one ofthe boys
threw bucket of coal oil clear over the
fire ON the officer. After that you can wager
he got as far from all fires as possible ~
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Seriously Thought
To Be Humorous.
WHY SHE WAS DISMISSED

Prima Donna-sir; I hnve your dismis-
sal; what is the charge?
Manager-Forgery. - -
Prima Donna-Forgery?, what do you
mean, sir?
Manager-In last night spesformance you
passed several false notes on the audience;
flatted them outra geOusly.
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ONE BETTER.

Mrs. Giddy-I was married before
was twenty.
Mrs. Muchwed-PsbawI That's nothing.
/ was divorced before | was twenty-one
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I OSEPH CHoATE, the great lawyer
q of New York city, is a guest at the
Arlington. He is here on business
connected with case before the United
states Supreme Court, but while in the
city is taking an opportunity of rene wing
many old friendships. He spent part Of
yesterday 1t the Metropolitan Club.
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WHERE THE, TROUBLE LAY.

Herr Professor-Mein dear fraulein,
think your fears about having trouble in
learning to play are absolutely groundless.
You do magnificently.
Pupll-Oh, professor; don't fear trouble
with you; 1t is with the neighbors.
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A Paradox,

To observe her at the german,
You would never, never guess
That her one absorbing passion
Was her fondness for dress.
The evening times., 1896-11-09

The Times has u regular and perme'
nent Family Circulation mucE
greater than nny other paper morn
ing or evening, published In WASH
fngton. Asa News and Advertising
Medium it has no competitor
The evening times., 1896-11-09
BRECkINRIDGE WON'T CONTEST
But VIII Offer Protest Against the
Vote of Owen County.

Lexington, KY, Nov. Cool Breckin-
ridge will not make formal contest for
the Ashland district seat In Congress. but
he will offer n protest before the State
returning board against the vote Of owen
county being counted. because Of viola
ttions Of the election law.
The evening times., 1896-11-09
A PRELIMINARY EXPERIENCE.

But why are you SO anxious to gain a
reputation as a novelist"
$50 that 1 can then become wcllpaid
newspaper reporsrf'
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NO LEssENIEe OF EXPENSE.

He sighed. though full Of merriment-
A prince was he of ROSTERS,
For Mabel who was fond OF cream
Was also fond OF oysters.
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unable to go on the
lecture platform; an
otheraverstbat far-cff
Washington is boom
ing him for the Sen
ate. Were it not for
his free silver convic-
tions the combination
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Tha CheerfuI JdioI

Egg throwing" began the earnest
boarder, sis a gross inlignity.''
ut depends on the number of them"
said the Cheerful Idiot ut takes twelve
dozen TO make gross. You know. Indian
apols journal.
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directors are to be
elected who will prac-
tically have charge Of
the affairs of that or
ganization and who
will decide whether or
not the street exten.
sion scheme shall be
revived.
The evening times., 1896-11-09
Rain That Never Reaches Earth

Rain That Never Reaches Earth.
In the Colorado desert they have rain
storms, during which not a single drop of
water touches the earth. The rain can be
seen falling from the clouds high above the
desert, but when the water reaches the
strata of hot, dry air beneath the clouds 1t
Is entirely absorbed before falling h alf the
distance to the ground. 1t is singular
sight to witness a heavy downpour OF rain,
not drop OF which touches the ground.
These strange transforms occur In regions
where the shade temperature often ranges
asi,igh as 2s degrees FahrcnheIt.-Chicago
Chronicle.
The evening times., 1896-11-09

r HE telegraph brings US both good and
bad news concerning Mr.. Bryan. One
report says he has lost his voice and will b.
The evening times., 1896-11-09
GosPELIzING THE POTOMAC.

PREACHED TO THE PEOPLE
Summary of American Sermons Recently
Delivered.
The evening times., 1896-11-09

WASHINGTON SOCIETY GOING TO THE
HORSE SHOW
Handsome towns Have Been Designed
for the Occasion.
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T HE meeting Of the Board OF Trade
this evening will be of unusual i'm
portance to Washington taxpayers. Ten
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LITTLE ITALY CELEBRATED
One of Its Bellies Welded to n Fruit
Seller.
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BETTER MAIL METHODS
Assistant Postmaster General Jones' Rec
omm endations
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GIVEN MEDALS OF GOLD
Mark Hanna Entertains Newspaper Men
in New York
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MUST SILENCE BISMARCK
EX-Chancillor's Utterances Liable tc
Cause Trouble.
The evening times., 1896-11-09
Epitome of the News in the
Morning Times.

Hyou miss any news in the evening
edition look In the list below. What
you're looking for was probably pub
Iished in this mornings edition, ana
AS The Times never repeats you'll
have 10 take both editions TO get oil
the pcws quick rs 1t happens.
ASSAULTED AN AMERICAN
Fresh Outrages Committed by Spaniards
i'll Cuba.
CLAIMS KENTUCKY BY 444-
Republican State Chairman Issues His
FINAL Bulletin.
OFFICE SEEKERS AT HAND
fresident-elcct Mckinley Besieged with
applications.
SCHOONER WENT TO PIECES
SIX Men Drowned or Muskegon, Michi-
WILLOW TREE ALLEY
One of the Hiding races Of City CTimi-
PRAISES DoCKERY SYSTEM
Auditor Hulcomb Says 1t Is Working
ooLoREp MEN AS BoLTERs-
senator Morgan Says They Defeated Can
didate Bryan.
MOSES AN ORIGINAL ELK
Rome.
REVIVAL IN ALL SECTIONS
Every Kind OF Business Benefited by the
Election.
BRYAN WAS TILLMANIZED-
How the Fiery Carolinian Resented Dis
courtesy.
PASSION FOR SOUL-SAVING-
1uaJ Is What the Churches Need Today.
BASIS OF POPULAR LIVING
Dr. Butler Finds 1t In Love OF Fellow.
WILL RECOGNIZE BoLTERs-
Major Mckinley Feels Kindly to Gold
Democrats.
IN THE FOOTBALL WORLD
Columbus Getting in Shape for the Strong
Hamptons.
ORIOLES MAY MOVE WEST
Won der Horst Believed to Have Pur-
chased the Browns.
FALL MEET AT BENNING-
one Week of Steeple Chases and Hurdle
BLASTS OF SILVER BUGLEs-
HmctIlhc Union Sounds the Charge for
1900.
LIGHT FINGERS AT WORK
Thieves Were Busy Saturday Night Over
the city
TURKEY READY TO REFORM
Sultan Promises France that OUtrages
Shall Cease.
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA,
Young Man Arrested on the Charge OF
Fraud.
MUST SILENCE BISMARCK
EX-ChanCill or's Utterances Liable to
Cause Trouble.
GIVEN MEDALS OF GOLD
Mark Hanna Entertains Newspaper Men
III New York.
WASHINGTON SOCIETY GOING TO THE
HORSE SHOW
Handsome Gowns Have Been Designed
for the Occasion.
BETTER MAIL METHODS
Assistant Postmaster General Jones' Rec
omm endations.
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NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
Young Man Arrested on the Charge OF
Fraud.
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ORIOLES MAY MOVE WEST
Won der Horst Believed to Have Pur
chased the Browns
The evening times., 1896-11-09

TURKEY READY TO REFORM
Sultan Promises France that OUtrages
Shall Cease.
The evening times., 1896-11-09

IN THE FOOTBALL WORLD
Columbias Getting In Shape for the Strong
HamptOnS.
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BLASTS OF SILVER BUGLES-
BimctIllc Union Sounds the Charge for
1900.
The evening times., 1896-11-09

FALL MEET AT BENNING-
one Week of Steeple Chases and Hurdle
Races.
The evening times., 1896-11-09

LIGHT FINGERS AT WORK
Thieves Were Busy Saturday Night Over
the City.
The evening times., 1896-11-09

WILL RECOGNIZE BOLTERS-
Major Mckinley Feels Kindly to Gold
democrats.
The evening times., 1896-11-09

BRYAN WAS TILLMANIZED-
How the Fiery Carolina Ii Resented Dis
courtesy,
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REVIVAL IN ALL SECTIONS
Every Kind of Business Benefited by the
Election.
The evening times., 1896-11-09

IL you miss any news I'm the evening
edition look In the list below. What
you're looking for was probably pub
Iished in this mornings edition, ana
AS The Times never repeats yourl
have 10 tuke both editions to get oil
Ihe new us quick Us 1t happens.
The evening times., 1896-11-09

ASSAULTED AN AMERICAN
Fresh Outrages Committed by Spaniards
in Cuba,
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OFFICE SEEKERS AT HAND
Fresidcnt-elcct Mckinley Besieged witt
applications.
The evening times., 1896-11-09

CLAIMS KENTUCKY BY 444-
Republican State Chairman Issues His
FINAL Bulletin.
The evening times., 1896-11-09

PASSION FOR SOUL-SAVING-
1uau Is What the InurCnrs Need Today.
The evening times., 1896-11-09

PRAISES DoCKERY SYSTEM
Auditor HulcOmb Says 1t Is Working
We'll
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least a dozen different
Cabinetshave been Or
ganized, regardless OF
the wishes OF either
Mckinley or Hanna.
-Adepartmentofready- A
made Cabinets is now
a prominent newspa-
per feature. To this
The evening times., 1896-11-09

EwsPAPER Cabinet makers and tariff
:. thinkers have already begun the work
of running the next administration. At
The evening times., 1896-11-09

MOSES AN ORIGINAL ELK
Col. Ed. Hays Interesting Discovery in
Rome "
The evening times., 1896-11-09

SCHOONER WENT TO PIECES
SIX Men Drowned or Muskegon, Michi-
gan.
The evening times., 1896-11-09

CoLORED MEN AS BOLTERS-
senator Morgan Says They Defeated Can
didate RryiIu.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-07-27
Does Without a Razor.

An Indiana firm has put upon the mar
ket a device for shaving which entirely
does away with the time-honored razor.
The new invention is chemical pow
der of curious properties which, when
applied moist to the face, becomes a per-
feet lather. Then instead Of the keen
edged razor, a common pocketknife or a
steel caseknife can be passed over the
face. removing entirely all traces of
beard and mustache.
Although it is claimed that the chemi-
cal is in no way injurious to the skin or
system, what its makers particularly
claim for it is its value in shaving the
faces of the dead. The services of a
barber are unnecessary, as any one can
apply the moistened powder to the face
and after allowing it to remain a few
moments any sort of knife or edged steel
will suffice to remove all trace of hair
on the face.
When used on the face of the living
the powder leaves the face smooth and
entirely free from the disagreeable SEN
sation so often experienced after close
shaving with an ordinary razor.-New
York World
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-07-27
WESTERN MINING NOTES.

Albert Geiser, superintendent of the
Bonanza mine, brought to Baker City,
Or, $4,000 in two bricks, valued at
$4,000 each, the result Of about nineteen
days run with twenty stamps.
1t is claimed that the history Of the
Leadville mines is to be repeated i'll the
mines of the Bear Greek district, South
Dakota, in the discovery of a large CON
tact of high grade silicious ores.
Two picked specimens of ore from
the Gold Bug mine in the Florence,
Idaho, district, assayed as follows: One
3 ounces silver and 72.4 ounces gold; the
other, 2.5 ounces silver and 1876 gold.
Another phenomenally rich strike has
been made in the silicious ore district of
the Black Hills. This time it is in the
Dark Horse lode, situated in Nevada
vein three feet thick has been encoun-
tered which gives an average assay value
of $1,000 ton.
A great mica mine has been discOv-
cred near Marcus, Wash, by pros
pector whose name is unknown. The
mica claims are only five miles distant
from Marcus, on the Colville ton,
on the state wagon road. The prospector
says that there is whole mountain of
that stuff there.
Charles Wilson reports to the vide
awake Kootenaian an immense strike at
the head of the Lemon creek, fourteen
miles west Of Ainsworth, and says he
has found ledge from 200 to 300 feet
in width, carrying from So to 81 in gold
and seven to ten ounces of silver at all
points touched. 1t is decomposed pro
phyry and the gangue is arsenical iron.
Lemon creek empties into Lake SLOGAN.
Estimates of the output of the Koot-
enai mines gathered from various
sources at the beginning of the year
varied from $5,000OOO to $10,O00,O00.
With thirty-two mines shipping ore in
the SLOGAN country, with twenty mines
Rossland district, and the mines of
Ainsworth increasing their output. to-
gether with the new districts which are
being opened up, it would appear that
the larger estimate would be the more
moo RI cnrrnct
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-07-27
FOREIGN NOTES OF INTEREST.

The Dublin Nation, after having been
sunk for some years in the Irish Catho-
lie, has come to life again.
John Hardy. the inventor of the
vacuum brake, died recently in Vienna,
where for many years he had been en-
ployed by the state railroads. He was
born in 1920, worked for a time under
George Stephenson, and is believed to
have been the last survivor of his as
sistants.
Church of England chaplains at
Nice, Cannes, Monte Carlo and other
places on the Riviera have issued an adj
dress suggesting that English clergymen
keep away from the gambling tables,
concerts and other amusements at Monte
Carlo. as their presence there furnishes
bad example.
Parental authority is rapidly losing
ground in European codes of law. In
France the formalities for dispensing
with parents permission in marriage
have been simplified and the age UP to
which it is required reduced, and now
Germany has cut down the age up to
which parental assent is needed to q.
Dean Hole made scene in Roches-
ter cathedral recently. At Sunday serv-
ice the canon whose business it was to
read the first lesson omitted certain
passages which he thought improper. The
dean was to read the second lesson, but
before beginning he solemnly read the
passages omitted in the first lesson.
In Marlowe's ''Dr. Faustus,' which
will be performed soon by the ELIZA
bethan Stage society, will be introduced
a representation of the 'seven deadly
sins,' from Sixteenth century prints in
the British museum. The costume for
the beginning and end of the play will
be the university dress of Marlowes
time. The middle part of the play, the
most difficult to manage on the stage,
will contain tableaux showing Faustus
on his travels, the feast in st. Peters,
the curse, with book, bell and candle;
the banquet at the court of the Emperor
Charles ", and Faustus scaling Olym-
pus' top in chariot drawn by yoked
dragons.
Paris has had its first serious motor
carriage accident. The Automobile club
had had a run to the Pavilion Henri
", at St. German. On the return, in
going down the steep descent between
st. German and Port Marty, the leading
carriage, in charge of the Comte de Deon
came to grief. In trying to steer be-
tween a heavily-laden farmers wagon
and the steam tramWay train that runs
on the side of the road, the automobile
carriage was turned suddenly, knocking
off one of the front wheels and throwing
out the nine occupants. A Paris lawyer
had three ribs broken, M. Georges Berg
err who was encouragement of the 1889
Exposition, and another gentleman were
badly bruised, while the rest got a severe
shaking up
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-07-27
WILD WEST WAITS.

The price of lumber at Circle City,
Alaska, has come down, and dressed
lumber for SluiceS. ETC., can now be had
for S12O per 1000 feet
Small boys at San Jacinto started a
fire to burn out RATHER. The snake
was killed and timber valued at thou
sands Of dollars has been destroyed.
Many travellers are crossing the Cas-
cade mountains thus early. mostly from
Moro, Or, were heading for Montana.
-Asotin City, opposite Lewiston,
Wash, is having a building boom,
caused by the investment of $125,OOO in
an eighteen-mile irrigation ditch in that
vicinity.
One of these days, and probably at
no distant date. says the Yakima Her
aid, the artesian district of the Mckee
will be illuminated by electricity by
generated is sufficient to run small
plant.
A Fallbrook (Cal.) rancher has
grown a bunch of the queerest looking
lemons ever produced in that section.
They have a protuberance on one end,
which makes them resemble that of the
navel orange. The rancher, therefore,
calls his odd fruit the navel lemon
-Ranchmen and placer miners are at
war in Josephine county, Oregon, says
the Roseburg Plaindealer. This is a
rather curious development, as mining
and farming throughout southern Ore
gon are being conducted together, as a
rule, by the same individual who is a
farmer in summer and a miner in winter
and farm and mine about one another on
the same property.
Extreme heat has had tendency to
still further injure growing wheat in
the vicinity of HillSborO, N. D. Nearly
all wheat is quite badly affected with
rust, all the bottom leaves being dead
and but one or two green leaves at the
ends Of the stalks This is a condition
entirely new, for while crops are seldom
attacked by rust here, the oldest settlers
never saw it appear SO early and attack
so generally both early and late sowing,
while oats and barley seem unaffected.
The largest blocks of copper ever
shipped from the Rocky mountain region
are now being cast by the Anaconda
company for shipment to st. Petersburg,
Russia. They average in weight $500
pounds and measure six and three-six-
teenths inches thick, by forty-two inches
square. The company has an order for
200 long tons of these blocks. This rep
resents 420 blocks, weighing a total of
44S,O00 pounds. This special order OF
copper is to be used for armor plate in
lining battleships of the Russian army.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-07-27
BORN IN SMALL TOWNS.
Cradles of Presidents Have Been
Far from the Madding
Crowd.

The cradle of most of our presidents
stood in small towns or villages. Very
seldom has one of the bigger cities given
to the country the highest executive Of
fcer.
This is a fact with the vice presidents
also, and the defeated candidates for
both offices. The house of the first presl-
dent was on plantation in Virginia, far
away from Mt. Vernon, the nearest
town. Both Adamses came from Quin-
CIV. Mass; Jefferson had his home in
binary country gentleman, whose home
stead was near Montpelier, Va. The
mother of the presidents was at the
juvenile age of the republic the state OF
Virginia. Monroe came from Oak Hill,
Va, but with him closes the list Of presi-
dents from that state.
Jackson called himself a farmer of
Tennessee. His country place, the Her
mitage, was near Nashville, Tenn. Van
Buren, lived in the village of Kinder
hook, on the Hudson; the first Harrison
in Northbend; Polk in Nashville, Tenn.
Taylor, after quitting the army as IN Of
ficer made his home in Baton Rouge.
A great number of Presidents came
from the North. Pierce came from
Concord, n. H.; Buchanan from Spring
field, Pa; Grant from Galena, Hayes
from Fremont, a small place in Ohio,
and Garfield came from the little village
of Mentor. The three vice-presidents
who after the death of the Presidents
elected with them took their offices came
also from the country. Tyler's home
was in Williamsburg. Va; Johnson's in
Greenville, a small place in the noun
tains of Tennessee, and Arthur was born
in Cayuhc ga. Harrison's cradle stood
in Hamilton county, O. Cleveland's
birthplace was New Jersey.
This is owing perhaps to the small
number of bigger cities which were in
existence years ago. In 1910 New York
had only $4,000 inhabitants, 300 less
than Philadelphia. Even today, small
towns are in the majority. The last
census shows that in the United States
are 3715. villages, towns and cities with
more than 1000 inhabitants, but only
arfew have more than 10000 each. More
than one-half Of the 65,OOO,O00 popula-
ton of the United States lived in places
with less than 1000 inhabitants; not 2
per cent. of the whole population dwell
in cities with more than 10000 inhabi-
tants Only small portion of the citi-
zens of the United States live in capital
| cities.
Levi P. Morton is a resident of Rhine
| cliff Duchess county; former Gov. Ros-
we'll p. Flower is a citizen of Water
| town, n Y. One of the most promi-
nent citizens of New York was the
| late Samuel J. Tilden, who came near
to occupying the seat of President His
birthplace was the township of New
Lebanon, Columbia county, N. Y.
A great many of the defeated candi-
dates for President came from small
towns also. Douglas, who ran with
Lincoln. was an exception. He came
from Chicago, but Blaine came from
the silent Augusta, Me- Seymour, who
ran against Grant in the first term,
came from Deerfeld, N. Y; Horace
Greeley from ChappaQua, Westchester
county, n. Y, and Gen. Hancock from
| MorristOWn
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-07-27
JORDAN WATER IN DEMAND.
For Royal and Other Fashionable Chris
Jennings None Other is Permissible.

For Royal and Other Fashionable Chris
Jennings None Other is Permissible.
1t is a curious fact that when baby
belonging to the English royal house is
christened the high dignitary of the
church sprinkles it not with ordinary
water, but with few drops brought
especially from the River Jordan. This
has been the custom since the Prince of
Wales was born.
The idea originated in a curious way
An Englishman travelling in the Holy
Land brought back with him small
bottle of Jordan water which he placed
in handsome gold-chased case and sent
to the Queen. The water was used
shortly afterward when the young prince
was christened at Richmond, and it was
thereafter considered essential on all
such occasions The man to whom the
idea occurred began to furnish Jordan
water to the rich people who continually
applied to him, and now he has built up
a profitable trade. He has the water
brought to him in barrels from Pales-
tine, and on its receipt at his place in
London he puts it in small Walls of cut
glass mounted in silver or gold, which he
sells at a high price.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-07-27
VARIOUS KINDS OF LIGHTS.
What the Editor Wanted was a Match
for Light.


Once upon a time wealthy proof
reader, who possessed an entire box of
matches. was accosted by an INDECENT
possessed nothing but copy of '"The
Light of Asia The proofreader thus
importuned declared he could give his
c 1d no assistance. as his matches
were hard come by and he had nothing
but a good, fat salary between himself
and a heartless world. The editor de-
elared he was in the same fix. and the
proofreader relented and gave. him one
ineasly fugitive match with head on
it that was so small it was only a PIN
pie. says an exchange.
'This match" said the editor, as he
struck it, (which you have so generously
donated to the relief of suffering human
ity. has effected marvellous revolution
in society for so small thing. | recol-
lect my grandfather telling me of the
trouble they used to have in obtaining
lights in the old days. How he would
sit up in bed while grandma would pad
die around in her pretty bare feet hunt
ing the flint on cold winter mornings,
and how when she had found it while
she was knocking spark out of the old
flint and steel he was sure of another
half hours nap. Wow! That Internal
thing burned my fingers. Gimme IN
other match
"Not to any extent replied the opn-
lent Droofreader eff you had spent the
time you wasted on that chestnut in
lighting your pipe you would have been
out of the woods. You can either hunt
a flint and steel or procure a light from
one of Mr.. EdisOn's Candles