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A DEADLY DRINK.
Deaths Caused by What Is Known
as Wood Alcohol.

Dispatches from various parts Of the
country have of late announced several
deaths as the result of persons using
wood alcohol or spirits made from
wood. Apparently the liquid has been
sold by dealers who We're either ig
norant of it's deadly nature or else were
too careless to label it as poison"
Wood alcohol should be used only for
illuminating or other mechanical pur-
poses 1t should neither be taken in
ternally nor applied externally to the
body.
1t has been reported that the death
of Joseph MatZ, which occurred at Oak
Park on Tuesday, was the result of
his partaking of wood alcohol. Indeed,
DIR. j. Beechler, who attended Matz,
assigns wood alcohol as the cause of
DEATH and for this reason Coroner
Clark has decided to investigate the
case.
1t is stated that Matz had been in
the habit of using alcohol in a diluted
state as beverage
Druggist O. P. Willis states that he
recently sold Matz some alcohol. but
that it was the article made from grain
the only kind he keeps in his drug
store. MtaZ told him it was for ex-
ternal use, and he labeled it For ex-
ternal use only"
AS alcohol made from wood is of
such a dangerous character it's manu-
facture should be prohibited altogether,
or it should be sold under some other
name. The word alcohol" on the label
is calculated to deceive unthdnking per-
sons. One person might purchase a
bottle of the article for mechanical pur-
poses, and some one ignorant of its
poisonous character might use it for
other PURPOSES.
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A ADJUSTMENTS.

Grau'S Opera Company had a fine
house at the Metropolitan Theater last
night. 1t was large and appreciative
audience. Martha was sung capitally
with taste spirit and feeling. Miss Nor
timer, though still suffering somewhat
from cold, was heard to better adj
vantage than on any preceding even
ing, her voice having greatly cleared.
Mr.. Pache was especially satisfactory.
being in fine voice and singing with an
enthusiasm that won him no end of
applause and recalls of the most COM
plimentary character. The Plunkett of
the opera was Mr.. Langl0is, and for
the first time brought that singer into
prominence. His rugged voice fitted
the part well, and he used it most SER
viceably. Miss Meyers was very happy
as the coquettish Nancy, and sang with
the wit of understanding and in excel
lent voice. No one could reasona bly,
complain Of last nights entertainment
It was a musical and dramatic success
True, it was not the Martha" opera
lovers have been accustomed to. After
the first act It was scarcely recogniz-
able, so far as the libretto was con-
cerned. The text was not as F'lotow
knew il when he gave this operatic gem
to the world. In Mr. Pache's best ten
or solo. that which, of all the opera. is
held to be the sweetest song of the
composition. "Ah, so Pure; All, so
Bright" was given to words new and
strange to the opera. So. too. Lady
Harriet and Nancy had texts to their
scores foreign to the music. But the
artists are not blameworthy Tor this
Some Hconoclastic hand, or many of
them. have carved and butchered the
romantic text of the opera until there
is very little indeed of the original left
Rut in the main the music is untouch-
ed. Some of the gems and beautiful
recitatives have been eliminated, and
songs foreign to the scores introduced.
but the greater beauties have been left
No daring would venture to substi-
tue anything for them. Tonight we
are to have sGirofle- -Girofla," with Miss
Meyers in the double title role, Mr..
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ABOUT A STANDOFF.
Goodrum Acquitted Of the Charge
of Assaulting NJ. v. Smith.

A. j. Goodrum, a bartender in the
Popular saloon on K street between
Third and Fourth, was yesterday
morning tried in the Police Court on
a charge Of battering NJ. V. Smith. and
acquitted.
On Saturday night last Smith was
knocked down in the saloon in ques-
tion and severely beaten about the
head. The evidence at the trial was of
a confileting nature, a number of wit
nesses testifying that Goodrum was the
aggressor. while several others were
positive that Smith opened hostilities
by assaulting the bartender. Under the
circumstances the Justice could do
nothing but discharge the defendant.
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Christmas Goods at Half-Prfce.

We closed out a lot of fancy cellu-
loid goods from iobbing house which
will be sold at one-half it's value. SOC
hand-painted celluloid cabinet photo
frames, 9x4 inches, for 25c; 3Oc plain
ceHuloid frames IN different colors, Sx6,
loc; hand-painted SOC silk and cellu-
loid pin cushions very handsome. for
2oc; hand-painted silk pin cushions.
Ioc; silk plush pin cushions, wire
frames, 25c; round mirrors, in fancy
metal frame, 10c; large size, 25c. Spe-
cial lot of ladies' and gents handker-
chiefs, sc, 10c, 15c and 25c. A big
drive in solid black ribbed hose, 10c
and 15c at the Red House.
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AT the Clunie Opera-house ''The
South Before the War viii be repeated
this evening 1t is drawing fine audi
ences and affording the people cause
for merriment Of the freest order. To
the younger generation the revels Of
the plantation hands, the merry max
ing of the levee roustabouts, and the
singing Of the oldtime slaves of the
South, are revelations. The human
frog continues to be great surprise.
We have not in a long time had any
such skillful contortionist here. The
wing and buck dancing, the sing
ing of the three quartet clubs, sepa
rately and massed, with the cake
walk-the best of representation of
this old-time feature of plantation So
cial life-with the other numerous
features including the living pictures
of the cinematograph make up as live
ly and varied an entertainment as one
could wish to see
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Church Fair.

This and tomorrow afternoon and
evening the ladies of the Congregation
al Church viii hold fair in the church
parlors. They will have a number of
handsome booths well stocked with use
full and ornamental articles suitable for
holiday gifts. There will also be liter
ary and musical exercises.
No admission fee will be charged in
the afternoon, but in the evenings 1t
will be % cents. The ladies promise
choice entertainment to all who at
tend
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OUT FOR A WHILE.
Dan Farrell Escapes From the
Chaingang, but Recaptured.

While group of prisoners were en-
gagged yesterday morning in wheeling
some rock from the alley into the
County Jail, under the supervision of
Chaingang Officer Simmons, one of
them, Dan Farrell, took ADVANTAGE of
a chance to run off.
A couple Of hours later Police Ser
geant McManus pulled him out of a
freight car on the water front and re-
turned him to the County Jail.
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Vagrancy Gases.

In the Police Court yesterday morn
ing George Robinson pleaded guilty to
a charge of vagrancy, and was sem
County Jail.
George Van Vert, also charged with
vagrancy, was unable to appear on ac-
count of illness, and his case was con-
tinued until this morning.
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Tired of His Job,

J. E. Butler, administrator of the
estate of Joseph Waddell, deceased, has
filed a petition in the Superior Court for
his discharge He recites that there
is about $500 due the estate, but that
he is unable to collect any Of it, and
can see no reason making further ef-
fort in that direction. There is no
estate outside of these debts
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1t Goes without Seyrng

That when you are suffering from ca
tarrh you want relief right away. What
Is the use then of experimenting with
blood cures" upon a climatic disease =?
Use a local remedy. Use Ely's Cream
Balm, which relieves at once the at
tacks of catarrh and cures chronic
cases. This remedy can be used by all
without injurious results. 1t contains
no mercury or injurious drug of any
kind
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Return of Sale.

Judge Hughes has made an order set
ting Friday, the 24th, for hearing the
return of sale of property made by H.
G. Bidwell, Commissioner in the mat
ter Of the suit of Mrs. Anna NJ. Gaskill
AGAINST T C Churchman and others.
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Wants to Erect a Monument.

Mary A. Goepel, executrix of the
estate of Nathaniel Dingley, deceased,
has asked the Superior Court for per-
mission to erect a monument over the
deceased's grave, to cost 500. The estate
is appraised at S44 1o4.
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Will of Katherine Brown.

Mary A. Lent and S. S. Slawson, ex-
ecutors of the estate of Katherine
Brown, deceased, have petitioned the
Superior Court for the probate Of the
Will of the deceased
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Apparently Demented.

Early yesterday morning Antoine Ber-
ry fired number of shots from a pistol
in the vicinity Of Ninth and K streets.
with no apparent purpose. He was ar
rested and lodged in the City Prison,
and the police are inclined to believe
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Sacraunento,s Gain.

Xmas coming! Get pictures and
frames at H. II. Tariels art store, SO4
j, Best work, lowest prices Large
line of brand new stock. Prices re-
duced 10 per cent. Ready for Xmas. =
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Mixed nuts, 4 lbs for 25c; candy, :
lbs for 23c; mince meat, &c package;
AtmoTe plum pudding, 2-lb cans. SOC;
fine picked butter, 40c roll; fresh Cali
fornia eggs, Soc dozen. Beesley & Sons
o16 ana 51S street.
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To Set Aside PROPERTY.

George Z. Leonard, an insolvent
debtor, has petitioned the Superior
Court to have certain household goods
and utensils set apart from his estate
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Everybody Cannot Afford

To pay $50 for sewing machine Ny
"Pommer' sewing machine is a gem
for only $50. 1t has self-setting attach
ments. Pommer's, Ninth and sts
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Auction Sales.

AT 10 a. m. to-day w. Fl. Sherburn
will sell at auction, by order OF Assignee
w. E. Brown, the entire stock of gro
ceries, fixtures. etc, in the store at Sew
enteenth and y streets
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Photos for Christmas.

All sittings for photographs that
Hodson, S13 X street, makes as late as
December I'D will be finished for
Christmas.
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Fetch in the grotesque character Of
Don Bolero, Mr.. Pache as Marasquin,
Mr.. Clayton as Pedro, Mr.. Lett as the
chief of the pirates. while Miss Car
rington will reappear as Paquita, and
Mr.. Langlois will be the Chief Of the
Moors.
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Xmas Trees. Xmas.

Get your choice by ordering early.
Our first carload arrived this morning.
The Pacific, j, near Eighth.
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he is demented. He was sent to the
Stockton Insane Asylum from this
city several years ago, but was recent
ly discharged and reported cured
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Don't Overlook

Our stock of high-class perfumes and
atomizers, offered at prices you can
not overlook McMorry, druggist, Sixth
and K
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McMorry sells groceries. Agent fc
Coronado water and Stockton sarsa
parilla and iron. 531 NJ street.
The record-union., 1897-12-16

DR.. Smith extracts scores of teeth bs
his electrical process. Just splendid:
everybody says. Fifth and K streets. 4
The record-union., 1897-12-16

Try McMorry's soc uncolored Japan
tea; E. B. tea, 60c; G. P. tea. 75c: P. F.
Japan tea. 40c: 531 M street.
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Formerly Corwin's, but lately bought
by Mrs. l.. Van Alstine. and enriched
with fresh, stylish stock GOT ].
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If you want to find a friend, call at
the Ell Dorado, S26 j street.
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Prepare for storms

Buggy tops, $12; storm aprons, 81 so:
side curtains, 81 80. A. Meister & Sons,
910-914 Ninth street Sacramento.
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BORN.
DIED.
A Schiliiog 4 Compan
San Francisco

DIED.
this city, December 14th
Mrs Hannah j. McDermitt, mother of
Charles D. and Sadie NJ. McDermitt and
Mrs. l.. G. Shepard, native of Virginia
aged IS years.
Friends and acquaintances are respect
fully invited to attend the funeral to-
day Thursday, at p m.,- from St.
Paul's Church, Elghth and j streets.
Interment City Cemetery.
YANTIS-In this city, December 18th,
Maria Yantis, native of Massachusetts.
aged So years
Funeral notice hereafter.
MATZ-In Oak Park, December lith
Henry Matz. husband of slaryuerite
Mrs Emily MatZ and brother of Mrs
w. e, Lakin and Mrs. Uriah Thomas, a
native of New York. aged As years, .
months and days.
Friends and acquaintances are respect
fully invited to attend the fusreral tnis
afternoon at 2 O'Clock, from his late
residence, Oak Park. Interment City
Cemetery.
The record-union., 1897-12-16

Medallion ranges and air-tight heat
ers at Miller Bros, 1116 j. They are
the best; give them trial.
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Save money by buying your tea an,
coffee of J. 11cM 0rry. 5S1 II.
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Try McMorry's 35c tea. 531 NJ.

Call and see our domestic heater. Tom
Scott. agent, 303 street.
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PICTURE
FRAMING
AS A FINE ART.
Penryn, Placer County,
December Id. 1907.

= ~111E0 u IF, TIT
Messrs. w. P. Fuller & Co.:
Gentlemen-I inclose cheque for
So IS. Kindly receipt and return
me the bill. I must say | have
never had more pleasure in paying
for the framing of pictures-they
are most perfectly and tastefully
finished. I am yours truly,
MRS. E. I. L. COCKAYNE.
The above unsolicited letter is
from one of Our customers, an En-
glish lady of refined tastes who
made a recent purchase from us.
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Price Reduced
Van Alstine,s Millinery.

To Sc; best Aft. oak wood. Fair Oaks
Wood Yard. 10th and Q SITS.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1897-07-07

II was cottage on quiet
street in the city Of Gale; upon
the piazza two girls sat in close
conversation. One held in her
hand a popular Lady's Book.
Here is the reply toyour ques-
ton" said she, reading these
words: '"l our handwriting indi-
Gates sufficient enterprise TO iusti-
fy you in taking the step you con-
template" She smiled, and ask
ed: Isn't it encouraging?"
"Yes, "assented her companion,
pretty blue-eyed girl to whom
the above paragraph had been ad-
dressed by the editor of the mag
azlne. "What answer has she
given yo"?"
"Listen attentively," said the
sallow-faced reader in solemn
voice:
-" \ our indifference to recognized
standard of spelling ndicates too
sangulne temperam at; also, your
misplaced capitals are conspicu-
Gus. You need training See IN
another listof studies recommend
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1897-07-07

hope"
"But, Lottie, you won't like
teaching; it is so eXacting," said
Ethel.
"In try it. anyway; twill be
good training
In few days the reply to Lot
ties application came. 1t was
favorable, and urged her to come
without delay.
lo~ teach, Lottie! When
nave you ever looHed into a
book p asked Mr. Wood, her
father, upon being Informed of
her project
81 can make believe I'm wise.
Josh Billings, think, SAYS the
best substitute for learning ls
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Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1897-07-07

vail, riyaled in color the red rose
in her hat. ppm the-the teacher y
she answered plancino confused.
ly about her.
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leetle But recken you've a big
brain. Come on, please, the mules
is scared of the cars"
AS they passed TO the platform
he said:
w'm Able. the one you're to
board with. Got a trunk?
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her check. Soon he reioined her.
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that sm0ot Of Of vour noee-hn :
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applied Har hau'torrh'nr 'o her
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tidy and comfortable. That night
her dreams were filed with the
"doctor." She dreamed that the
climate was too severe for her,
and that the mountain breezes
gave her sore throat, of course the
physician had To be summoned;
and, under his sk'iiIn' rea' 'fhen'
and tender care'She soon recover
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on the door. Hhe gave 'ne'h { u
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Cotton.

With careful rotation Of
crops and liberal fertilizations,
cotton lands will improve. The
application of a proper ferti-
lizer containing sufficient fot-
ash often makes the difference
between a profitable crop and
failure. Use fertilizers contain
mo not less than ; 70 70
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Continued on seventh page.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-22
HIGH SCHOOL CHEMISTRY.
Rooms Inspected Yesterday by Board
OfControl officials.

The night school committee and sew
eral other members of the board of
control formally inspected the new
chemical labratory and rooms at the
High school building yesterday morn
ing. There were present President o. b.
Schriefer, of the board, and of the COM
mittee: Chairman f.. l.. Wormser, w.
S. Langstaff, John DeVanney, w. j.
Welsh and T. j. Jennings. Others in
the party were Superintendent of
Schools Howell, Secretary Fellows, OF
board of control; Controllers Francois
Casey. Jacobs, Barker and Gibbons
The labratory proper comprises three
rooms on the top floor of the building
There are three rooms one for lectures
and demonstrations with seats and arm
rests for eighty pupils, an apparatus
room and an experiment room. About
$1,000 was recently expended in equip
ping and arranging the rooms foi
chemical purposes. The teacher OF
chemistry is Professor A. Fl. Wells, 6
graduate of Lafayette college.
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Central Railroad of New Jersey.

Uehigh and Susquehanna Division)
Anthracite coal used exclusively, insur.
ing cleanliness and comfort
TIME TABLE IN EFFECT NOV. 10, 1895.
Trains leave Scranton for Pittstons
Wilkes Barre, etc, at $40, 9.15, II. 80 a. m.
u. .45, 200, 3.05 500, 7l0 p. m. Sundays 500
a. M, 100 2.l5, 7l0 p. m.
For Atlantic City, $50 a. m.
For New York, Newark and Elizabeth,
$50 (express) a. m. 1245 express with Buff
fet parlor carr, 3.05 (express) p. m. Sum
day 2l5 p. m. Train leaving 12.45 p. m.
arrives at Philadelphia. Reading Termin'
al, 522 p. m. and New York 500 p. m.
For Mauch Chunk, Allentown, Bethle'
hem Easton and Philadelphia, $50 a. ms
12.45, 3O5, 800 Except Philadelphia) p. m,
Sunday, 2.15 p m.
For Long Branch, Ocean Grove, etc, at
$50 a. m. and 12 45 p. m.
For Reading, Lebanon and Harrisburg
via Allentown, $50 a. m, l2.45. 900 p. ms
Sunday, 2.15 p. m.
For Pottsville, $50 a. M, 1245 p. m.
Returning leave New York, foot of LIB
erty street, North River, at $40 (express)
a. m, 1.lO. 1.30, AIS express with Buifeu
parlor carr p. m. Sunday, 4.30 a, m.
Leave Philadelphia, Reading Terminals
a. m
Through tickets to all points at lowest
rates may be had on application in ad"
vance to the ticket agent at the station:
H. P. BALDWIN,
Gen. Pass. Agt.
J. H. OLHAUSEN, Gen. supt.
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said, yet no one learns it by intuition.
knowledge of the law comes from hard
work. 1t Is not searching cases that are
on all fours with the case in hand, or
hunting for one that squints like II,
but rather in having the ground prin-
cipals at hand when no books are about
that makes the successful lawyers.
Judge WiCkham, Judge Reeder, Judge
Willard and Judge Smith each in turn
was called upon and each expressed
his appreciation of the entertainment
afforded and good feeling exhibited by
the Lackawanna bar and Scranton's
people. When Judge Smith in his re-
marks, stated that Scranton was not
in hospitality second to any
city where the Supreme court
has held sessions all the Su.
perior court judges showed by gen
erous hand clapping that those were
their sentiments, too.
Homer Green, of Honesdale, and A
made brief responses and at 113
o'clock the festivities were brought to 6
close with q few happy remarks by tn,
toastmaster
The committee which had charge wa!
composed of Roswell II. Patterson
| chairman: James f.. Burr, Hon. NJ. +
Mcdonald, Hon. r. V. Powderly, Majo
| James w. Oakford and Russell Dim
| mick
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-22
Del, Lacka. and Western,

Effect Monday, october 19, 1896.
Trains leave Scranton as follows: EN-
press for New York and all points East,
40 ESQ, 5.l5, 500 and 955 a. m; l.10 and
333 p m.
Express for Easton Trenton, Philade-
phla and the South, 515, 500 and 955 a. ms
110 and 1888 p. m.
Washington and way stations, 3.45 p. m
Tobyhanna accommodation, 61O p. m.
Express for Binghamton, Oswego, El-
mira, Corning, Bath, Dansville, Mount
Morris and Buffalo, 1920. 2.35 a. m, and 1.53
p. m, making close connections at Buffalo
to all points in the West, Northwest and
Southwest.
Bath accommodation, 9.15 a. m.
Binghamton and way stations LOS p. m.
Bnghamton and Elmira express, $50
p. m.
Express for Utica and Richfield Springs
2.35 a. m. and l.55 p. m.
Ithaca 2.35 and Bath 9.15 q. m, and 1.o5
p. m.
For Northumberland, Pittston, Wilkes.
Barre, Plymouth, Bloomsbury and Dam
| vile, making close connection at North
| umberland for Willamsport. Harrisburg.
| Baltimore. Washington and the South.
Northumberland and Intermediate sta
| tions, 600, 9.55 a. m, and 1.55 and 600 p. m.
| Nanticoke and intermediate stations, S.Os
| and l1.20 "a. m. Plymouth and intermediate
| stations, $40 and S47 y. m.
| Pullman parlor and sleeping coaches on
| all express trains.
For detailed information, pocket time
tables. etc, apply to Nj. l.. Smith, city
| ticket office, 1928 Lackawanna avenue, OF
depot ticket office.
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portant factors i'm the National life. No
other profession has behind II eXempldrs
and a. history like the law. Its teachers
have been the foes of anarchy. misruo
ana tyranny and its principles form the
foundation of governments and the pal
ladium of all our rights.
call the roll and you summon forth the
chosen ministers of civilization and re
form in all the ages. 1t was not Pertcles'
but Solon and his statutes that made pos
sible the Grecian powers. 1t was not her
legious, but her twelve tables, that made
Rome the mistress of the world. 1t was
not the Norman Conqueror, but the com.
mon law which evolved constitutional
freedom out of chaos and barbarism ana
made possible the settlement of America,
Bacon, Blackstone, Mansfield, Broug-
ham, Marshall, Jay, Livingstone. Kent,
story ana hundreds of others by their
knowledge of the law have done more for
civilization and humanity than all the
warriors of the world.
In the sack of the Italian city of Amalh
copy of the Pandects was discovered,
the study of the civil war sprang up all
over Europe and its administration passed
from the Ecclesiastics to its trained pro-