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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-09
THE cHoo-CHoo CARS,

Two little tots went ont for a stroll,
And they wandered near and far
Through The mystical breath of an I'M
known land.
In search for the "choo-choo" car.
Walter was only three years old,
But Roy. he was four, and man.
And that's how II all began. my dear
That's how II all began.
Then an angel sailed from the land OF
light.
And ne followed them as they went,
And he tucked them up in the soft. sweet
grass
when thu summer day was spent
ARD the stars came out. ana the moon
she smiled
As only the mocnfearns can.
And that's how It all began, my dear,
That's how 1t all began.
The great big city han sunk to rest.
And the world was hushed in PRAYER
But the angels came and in turn by turn
They guarded those infants there.
The mnrp.ne sun u frcitcd the east
With it, wonderful golden bars.
And the little ones slept In the sweet.
soft grass
And rode on the "choo-choo" cars.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-09

Pine 1iill. La.-Dear Haphammer. I
thought | would write to the dear Old
Post. ! have only seen few letters from
Pine. liill ] IN nix ii is nice for rhe Young
people 70 write to The Post NV .. ther
takes The Houston Semi Weekly Post
and think II Is good paper | hope DAISY
VIII get her chair. | think il viii be a
on a creek; 1T is beautiful place We
can stand n our door and see the beau
tful green trees on the banks OF z
creek. Ii IS two miles to the RIVER. have
pet dog. | will close for this time. Your
friend. Willie A. Sienhens.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-09

Porters, ToNas.-Dear l!aphaminer;Here
! come aga.n, after a long silence. hoping
YOU Will all be glad TO hear from little
country Hap. / AN starting out on a fish
INK sport this morning / often SO and
have nice tame. wish all OF you lIaps
couli call and go with me, l only live II
mile from the river, AMI 50 YOU zee / can
go just whenever / tJel IKE IT, / am a
farmers boy, living three miles from
Porters. My age IS y. hut"I am small 10Y
my age ! nopc Daisy Will re, her chair
soon, | feel sorry for her every time /
think of her. With best love to all the
Happyhammers,
Clarence Phillns
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-09

Hennessy, TeNas.-Doar flaphammer: I
have not written in 50 long / suppoae
you have forgotten me. | have been read
.ng the letters ana | think thry are 20
nice | have n pair Of Pet doves. which
were sent TO me ny little friend. They
ase very gentle. and arc named Halle
and Benigna. They show how glad they
are to see me by standing high on their
it'll pink feet ana Tutoring their wings.
and saying "Wee-e-c." Wen good bv to
yoll. liars. Lucy IeseEnc
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-09
DOG AND SHETLAND PONY

Iedb.tter TeNas,-Dear lIaphammer;
would Ike 10 see my name among tho
other little llappyhammcr's / am nearly
Q years old. Have had nice tim ms
summer ! have n dog and shetland pony
and lots OF little cousins to play with
Next month Is school / Will try to i'm.
prove so | can write a nice letter next
time. Your friend.
Conway Mcclellan.
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Clarence Philips.
EATING MELONS.

San Antonio, TeNas.-Dear Haphammer:
/ am waiting for the mail man to bring
The Houston Post, | always run for The
Post, We are having a good deal of rain
here. am having II nice time eating
Haps were here to holp me eat them.
would Ike TO correspond WIKI some of the
Hals | know Grace johnson. She Tves
near Mr. heakes, my uncle, in Eagle
Lake | also know Ophelia Simpson. She
lives near my uncle. Wei, | viii close
with love TO all the liaps
lsadore Sheffield
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Guy Pagan OF Santa Cruz CAL, wrote
an interesting letter this week, and kind
~ enclosed his picture as II present 10
tho Haphammer. Without even asking
his permission the editor has a copy of
his photograph printed on this page, know.
ing THAT our band will be glad 10 nee the
bright face of this popular Happyham-
mer.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-09
MANNERS FOR BOYs.

Poor fellows, How they get hec'orod
and scolasd and snuhhed. and how con
tirual is the rubbing and polishing and
dr,i,,,g which every member of the
family feels a, liberty to administer
No wonder their opposition Is aroused
and they begin TO feel that every mans
hand is against them, when a,'er ,a al,
they were only IN ao'e' "s' '''"'H
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ThE CLUB.

l...,.mmers are the young peo-
/ "a The Youths Department oil
L, , Post. There are no fees
!. Of any kind connected with
Boy. and girls who read Inc
/, N enrolled as active members
" name. age and address
1. .,,sc, Of all Happyhammers
~ "p ~ nn,ness when ana where,
sIs,. F" Hence the club name ana
w, ~ ,,,h Nower is the violet the
" ~ .i live oak and the club pet Is
k,ss bird, all being chosen ny 'Ne
themselves. ,nd gray.
NJ, are Intended to be worn nv MN
:, ma club button or PIN Iney
ma badge by plnning or sew
~, tao pIeces Of narrow riphoh.
va mink and the other OF Nsht
IA button and the club PIN are
celluloId. To ground Is ,whi,9,'
words "IIoustor Post II. n.
iu,% in vIoiet color. The cl,ip
sneraved in the center anu
i, color The letter "H Is
no on each side of the violet;
ssSesu,lful little badge and VII
Is any Happyhammer upon tns r
h 10 cents. In ordering a pm of
adess your letters TO the Tap
are The Pest. Houston. Texas.
m new subscriber sent ny
nner for tho Semi-Weekiy Iost'
uiton or pin will be given iree.
cdber secured can he either Tor
cths. six months or year'eno
thch Of the three Il is, your
D not cost you anything. W hen
subscriber address your letter
lhneB office OF The Post.
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Conway Mcclellan.


pine I'M, La,-Dear Haphammer: am
how II years Of age and would like 10
10 n your happy band. which Is ham
mering so much happiness IN rhe hearts
or others NY father takes The Houston
psf and H. loves to read y, very much
h-ne my name viii be enr2lled with the
Hans Your friend,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-09
NATIONAL Live srocK EXCHANaE.

Fort Worth Texas, July 2G-The date
for holding the annual meeting of thc
National live stock exchange Is rapidly
drawing near and preparations for the
h'g event nro gouE on very satisfactorily.
In connection with tlLs meeting. winch
VIII ho one OF the largest gatherings OF
stocltmcn ever held IN Texas. there will
ho "A fnt stock show, for which very
liberal premium Hat has already been as
sured Premiums will bo awarded for best
carload of Fat steers. fat sheep fat cowa
and Fat hogs, and II ~ confidently be
lieved that the exhibition of fat tsock
on that occasion Will surpass any such
exhibition ever held In tho South
There VIII hr cattle rniecrs, cattle buy
cr-s. commission men and railroad trans
por'aron men here from all over the
United States, and Fort Worth viii put
herself IA position to entertain them, as
She has ever entertained Vls|to 60 the
city. The packing house people, the
stock yards people and tho Promoive
loirle of this city nrc talong proper
interest in tho matter. and that Is ii suf-
iicinnt guarantee that tho m"s,inE "a "A
matter Of much importance In the live
stock Industry.
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PROBLEMS.

My little one was restless
And his face was ilnshci and bright.
As hc said In piut'nr mu'h ~
His banyhood's prayers .oaight.
So crcp. to his bedside softly;
There were tears on his lsshes deep.
winch he braveiy hid with his fingers.
lis own little sorrows TO keep.
And said; Como. tell me about 1t.
And | viii kiss II all away"
"Rut this IL sure enough tronblN
And /. comes most every day.
"But mother can help you, dearest,
am sire; now tell mo all
"Well--it's cos cant work them 'aamp,es
What they puts up on the wall
"Thcy calls them plus and minus.
And they writes them just this way.
y. tha.s plus. and means addlt,on,
And substraction--is minus. they say"
as that all that gives You trouble
And my arms held a closer touch.
Now add; II give YOU two ks ies
And you give mo Two, how much?"
why. two. Of course" NO, no, dear;
I'm afraid you're = hstie dance.
How can two twor he two. prayr"
Cos we does Il both ut oncel
An ] can't 'rplain that plus an minus
That worried me so today:
Plus II Jus putting together.
An minus is taking away.
And the tired eyes closed gently.
And wrapt in dreams he lay;
Aye. plus Is JUS pu'.llg ;ogethor
An minus is ,a6ius away"
All dear lhue dreamer! | yonder
If after iife's problems we say,
A mothers dear arms shall cnlold rs
And her lips kiss ,nc worry awsyt
For all OF Its hoprs. lo"cs ami oncinrs
are summed mp N thy chi.'lsS lay,
'1'ins IS jus pu :t"S Together
An minus L. tnlSt,r away"
Memphis Social Graphic
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hammer viii probably arrange the plan
of securing a collection.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-09
DIR RLL'E-EYEp HAP.

Winchester, TcXas.-Dear Haphammer:
Everything is still indoors as a dream;
without a light breeze makes Il low music
ano ng the trees ana the birds sing med-
t.tiVuy in a thiCket near by. and | am
th!Hltng how long it has been since I've
wr.ttcn to The Post and at last have de-
slips from my hand. AT the sound turn
and my eyes are arrested by the name of
my favorite writer, Lee stewart. ] eager
ly devour the contents OF his highly In
torcS;ing letter. which affords intense
anus ement, as to the description of the
beautiful La Porte. Wish we had some
of that rain in old Fayettc county, where
tho earth IS parched by the continued
drouth. Ii looked very much Ike rain
this morning, but the clouds were all
blown away. l am so glad all the little
crippled girls got their chairs, hut am
ashamed Of my neglisence II eontr.pntins
he so careless, for ! am sure mean to
be "a real good Hap. ! am a constant
reader of the page, and | must hammer
hnpp'ncss f wish TO he a ;ruc Hap. |
think We have beautiful combination of
colors bur fate will have blue and white
my faVorites In spite OF that color dream.
| hope we will have another contest soon.
ANY kiad VIII be interesting. enjoy
rolding The rost. but | don't l!ke that
continued piece, there is too much schcm
ing between Mr.. Shelf and Mr.. CAmhcil.
Well. llapS ! must tell you Of "A barbecue
/ attended at Smnhvilc on the 18th of
| and many others went home very hum
cry. That night there was n ball. pre-
tumdinG to b" on platform. hut what was
really nothing but planks Placed right
apart II reminded me of the pupcheon
floors I've read of them having In the
days of yorc, We'll, | must not criticise
our poor barbecue too severely. 50 | VIII
close. hoping to read another letter soon
from our La Porte visitor | am true
Hap Blue-cyed Mary.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-09

What can be done to keep ants out of
the house? They are very troublesome,
especially in the kitchen, on the tabic and
about the food. Please give some remedy
for them ". II. Mex.
When the ants have become well estab-
lished about house II takes time and
PATIENCE TO drive them away. but 1t can
be done # the work s fol- owed up closely
and carefully. The nests OF the ants viii
probably be found In tbs ground under the
house, and 4 spoonful or two OF Kerosene
should be poured IA each one by watch
ing the ants II VIII toe easy to find the
cracks where they come INFO the house.
and All such places and the paths which
busted with insect powder. II this work
is repeated once In three days for two
weeks The ants viii become discouraged
and disappear.
have a young horse, years old, that
has a knot on his front les, Just below
th,. knee iolgt II has recently formed
there, II il very hard and seems 10 he
attached to the leg bone. Please tell me
what Will remove n. Jamss X.
Your horse has what IL known as
spllut II s blem,sh OF the young OF the
hors. kind mostly Certain forms Of leg
favor the appeAiance Of gpllnts more
than DO other forms Spllnts are not re-
garded as harmful, except where they are
50 near the knee jolnt-the iorelegs beng
the legs on which alone they appear and
against the ms de OF the shank bcne--aS
to interfere with its action. Then they
have to be treated. ord naIiiy they. are
let alone and so go away. They are bony
Erowths out Of place. ana ineir toEeea
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-09
VALUABLE SPRAYING MIXTURES.

VALUABLE SPRAYING MIXTURES.
Though formulas tor making the various
spraying miXtrrcs Rave been published In
These columns MANY times. and are famil-
lar 10 many, VT there are others who do
u1t know them. and since thsy viii be
often referred TO turrg the summer IN
connection with it4tct and disease cue
mics to trees nnd plants, they are aSs,lr
SVEN ana II VIII be well to preserve III
paper against the time when IL may h.
vitality important to know bow TO com-
pound these valuable weapons for nghung
BORDEAUX Mixture Copper sulphatc y
fcunds' quioklinle, pounds; water, 10 TO
% gallons. Dissolve tho copper snlphat,
ny putting II In bag Of conrse cloth and
hanging III Il vessel holding at tWs, gal
Ions. so that 1, IS Just covered hy tho
water. Use an ealthcn OF wooded vessel
slake the lime In nn equal amount of
waiu. Then mix the two and add erlugh
watcr 10 make forty gallons. II ~ thei
ready for immediate Nse. but will keep in
definitely. When applied TO such pants
better If about a pound Of hard soap H.
dissolved in hot water and added To- the
MIXTURE; Fer rots. molds. mlldews md
Paris Groon-- tArSenites) Paris green,
ponudi water 200 TO 400 gallons. Repeated
applications viii injnre most foliage ur-
! less lime II added. Paris green and Bor-
| death miNtui" can be applied together
with perfect safety. Use at ,hc rate OF 4
ounces OF the aisrnltcs to 20 gallons of
the mixture. The action of neither /.
Weakened and the Paris green loses all
its oanstc properties. For all insects that
chew.
llelchore- Fresh white heiiehor~,
ource, water, gallons. Apply when thor
orshly mixed TINS poison " not 80 cner.
gctic a. the nrsenitvS. ana may he used q
short time befnr" the sprayed portions
mature For Insects which chew.
Kerosene Emulaion--liard soap, \,
pound! boiling water l gallon, kerosene. :
eMone Dissolve the SOAP IN the water.
ada the Kerosene ana churn with n pump
foi Z. or 10 minutcg. Dilute 10 to - times
hctlt9 applying. Use strong emulsion for
all ecalc insa'ts. For insects which suck.
as plant lice, mealy bugs, rcd spider,
thrlrs. bark lice on scale. Cabbage worms
"a Iiant worms and all INSECTS which have
soft bodies can also be successfully
treated.
Copper Suiphatc Solution Copper sui.
phutc. pound. water. II gailous Dissolve
| 1t Is ready for use This should never he
| applied TO foliage, but must be used he
| fore tho buds hrAnk. For peaches aud
ncctnr1ncs use rs gallons of wiltor. For
fungus diseases.
AmmOHiiIcal Copper Carbonata-Copper
carbonat", ounce; ufnmonig, enough TO
dissolve the copper watcs, gallons The
copper carbonate is best dissolved IN large
bottles. where II VIII keep indefinitely. and
II should be diluted with water as required
For tho same purposes as Bordeaux mix
turc.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-09
TIMELY INFORMATION.


Answers to Pertinent Questions Put by
Farmers.
Please give me- II good method of pre-
ser ing eggs Mrs. j. q. Digs, lei Paso,
1"NaH
The following 's sa,d 10 bc good csg
pIcseTvatiVe. Take one pint of salt and
on, quart OF fresh lime and Stake with
hot water When slaked add sufficient
water 10 make four gallons. When well
sc tied pour on ;he liquid gently into u
stone Jar Then with dish place the
eggs in, tipping the dish out without
cracking the shell, for If the shell Is
cracked the eggs Will spoil. Put the ,tss
In when you have them fresh. Keep
them covered ia a cool place ami they
VII keep iresh for one year. When II IL
necessary TO pickle a large number Of "sgs
OF course the amount of liquid must be
correspondlngly increased.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-09
ON THE RANCH.

lagarto. Texas. Dear llaphammer.
Many months have passed since WAS
among the kind IIaps and sincerely hope
| have not been forgotten by them
think you have chosen a contest that is
both n.crcs ting and instructive. Soma
of the Haps' letters are so good | was
glad that rose and gray won. | think
they Will make a very pretty badge. My
cho &c of colors was blue and white.
They did not come out victorious, san |
gladly accept the chosen col9rs. as they
are such a pritty combination. | hope
we will have another contest soon. We
should have another while W. are not GO
ing to school. This fan We Will he so
busy studying W won't have Tine 10
write and hunt up things as well as We
have now. For contest this time will
mention animals. that would be more in
tercstng and We all know some hing
aboUt them. | have been crioving this
vacation. Snont week out on the ranch.
like ranch life splendidly. | went horse
back riding: there were four girls With
mo Well. iiaps. vacation IS half over al
ready. ! am rather glad of II, although
am afraid ! would not enjoy Il much
this hot weather going 30 school Last
year was rather n short torn. hui ms
yeRr IT will be longer. ! think schpo DAYS
school and try to. take an interest in my
studies, | will close with hest wishes
and success to The Post and ilaps |
VIII enclose 10 cents for the club PIN. A
true Hap, Lennie h. Stedman.
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Lagarto. Texas.-pear Haphammer:
see so many interesting letters in the
iiaps' department that | will cHdeayor 10
write again. | hone YOU have not forgot
ten that am still 70 member OF Your
cub; hut | fear very poor one az go
seldom write. Vacation Is almost over
and | don't know If am sorry or glad
OF course | am anxious 10 get back 10
studying again. although | have had such
4 splendid vacation, We viii have the
LONGEST school term this session that we
have had since | have been In scholastic
ago. big campmeetlng has been going
on for two weeks Mt p'nero, p town ten
m los from here, but ii has closed now
and there Is one going on ~ La fruta'
ten or twelve miles from hero. attend
cd tho one at Dincro the last SundnN
We have two Sunday schools here the
chr stan in the morning and the Memo
ST in the evening. We have very good oiles
too I visited mt cousins about niontn
ago. They live five or six miles from hcl"'
had n delightful time Ike always have.
am glad rose and gray won. ! thlnk
they Will make a very nrety padge. -,
" II exchange 1.-THE Pride of the Eall
for "SweetheartS and Wives ! viii ASK
n riddle: what is the difference hetW cen
a bald-headed man. n king and IAN
Don? l VIII now close, as I have written
Haps, Kate Stedman.
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HAP TALKS.

D Haphammer Has 10 Say to Our
Boys and Girls.
Bippyhammers: A few dog let
h received this week, hut not
| ~ be Published. We will begin
contest In earnest next week. Arc
bordering which will be the first
(ssye Happyhammer vote VIE
bg. black New Foundland, the
g. Bernard. the fierce bulldog,
mt terrier. the swift greyhound,
hfnl Sepherd. the popular Ekye
The iawning spaniel, the curly
Podle, the useful pointer, tho brave
the sensible collie? or VIII II
dos MT mentioned In this list?
80 many kinds of dogs repro
the canine family that we will
lave hard time deciding which
ns popular In all Happyhammer
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-09
IN HIS TEENS.

Lagarto. Texas. - Dear Hanhammer;
10 your happy band of boys and girls.
Many months have passed since | wrote
last. Vacation VIII soon /" over our
school opens, here the 18th of Septcnnet
am glad that rose and gray won. hut
blue and white were my choice. Wen
Haps, how have you all spent vacation
As for myself, have had nice time
How many of you all like to so to PC
mes? do, for | always have sueh de-
lghtful time swinging and playing games
My birthday was on the LIST of last mon,n
l am Just In my teens. There Is large
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-09

removal calls for clustering or the use OF
the Knife. splint Is not usually consid-
cred an unsoundness among horscmen.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-09

Well. Haps. mus. close now. as know
you arc all tired Of reading, 40 good by.
Gus Fagen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-06
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

g. p. Jewell to John Hickox, lots 146
and las Wabash avenue, NIilHgan's adj
ditiOn
o. H. Harrington to Ella NJ. New
comb for 1000 lot 5l7 and north one
half lot 5i9 Lincoln street.
Robert NJ Frampton and Minnie l..
F'rampton to Frank J. Thomas for S1O0.
to 1877 East Eighth street
John Chadwick to Lulu NJ. New
comb, for $4,000 three and three-u quar-
ter acres in section 3, township IL. and
range 10
David w. Scott of Oklahoma to Jen-
ME =. Mckinney, for $1,000 lots 639 and
81 West street, and also lots 6S1 6S3
and 6S5 Union avenue
Mamie C. Martin to Jennie E. Nc
Kinney, for 81. 200 lots $50 ad $50 Lane
street; also lot $50 and south half Of
662 West street, all in Martin q Dennis
addition.
Harry n Kirkpatrick of Wyandotte
county to w A. Latimer of Missouri.
for $4,000. lots POP and 2O4 Taylor street
and portion Of lot 100 and north So
5set Of lot sS Jackson street in North
Topeka
Otis Howard to J. Harding for s255.
lots l46, 148. $50 and 152 Orange street
in ROssviIle
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-06
STRATTON's MINE CLOSES
over 500 Men Thrown Out Of En-
pIoyment at Cripple Greek

Denver, April Gas the result Of the
Whim of a millionaire 500 men We're
thrown out of work with the prospect
of remaining i6Ae for the next three
months. They are the men who are
dependent on the mines owned and Op-
Grated by w. S Stratt0n.
orders came from Colorado Springs
for all properties controlled by STRAIT
ton to close down for an indefinite per
iOd or until such time as he should be
able to treat the ore of his mines with
his own reduction plant. 1t appears
that for some time there has been a
serious discrepancy in the returns Of
the shelters. The amounts reported
from shipments did not accord with
the assay value of the ore, and this
suficed for the big king of Cripple
Greek to take effective measures for
the protection of his gold. With the
order came the announcement thar
mechanics would begin work on a new
mill designed especially for the treat
ment of Independence ores, and that
the work would be rushed to conclu-
sion as rapidly as men and money
could do it.
In this way Stratton hopes to retain
all the profit of his gold and keep it in
sight from ths time it is extracted
from the ground until it is delivered to
the New York brokers, who are out
bidding Uncle Sam for the yellow met
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-06
WOULD NOT REFUSE.
In Case of a Deadlock 1Tr. Harrison
Would Accept.

Washington April Representative
Steeleof Indiana talked freely in regard
to the prospects Of ex-President Harri-
son being q candidate at the St Louis
convention.
There is a feeling among the Re
publican leaders of Indiana" he said,
that it would be a very foolish thing
for us to tie ourselves down by rigid
Instructions for any candidate. If it
should appear that there is a deadlock
at St. Louis eN-President Harrison
cOud be brought out and nominated at
the right time to the satisfaction of the
DeOple-at-larg 1t would be very I'M
fortunate for us if we We're tied UP so
as not to be able to lead the movement
when the proper time came. We do not
want to be put ia the position of the
New York Democrats at Chicago who
We're tangled up with a pledge and
voted for their man while the rest Of
throat the most conspicuous Democrat
in their own state"