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ton: For my son, Hiram, should he ever
return'' This was signed ''Thaddeus Ma
hon." Miss Mahon showed the letter to
her father, who remembered having heard
his father speak of u brother who had left
home suddenly and had never returned 1t
was decided to break the big red seal with
which the envelope was fastened, and
within it was found the following pathetic
letter addressed to My Son HIram,' and
dated July 13, 1872.
''Since You have left l see my mistake.
pray that you may come back in time TO
forgive me. Thank God, your mother is not
living to know that 1 cast her sonOff Will
inIy would give my consent to your mar
riage with Nell, for l now see that she is n
good woman. Forgive your father, who has
broken his heart through his headstrong
ways. God bless you"
This was sgined ''Thaddeus Mahon," but
there was nothing to throw any Ii ght on the
old-time romance that ended so unhappily.
No one in Lenni knows who 'Nell'' was or
what became of her, and it can only be con-
Jectured that her lover went TO the war
under an assumed name and was killed in
one of the naval engagements from which
this country won glory and money from
England Chicago Chronicle.
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a Strangers Wish.

May He whoever keeps
Watch over all; nor Siumbereth nor sleeps,
BE near thee still with His supporting hand,
Thy cool rock shadow in a weary land,
SO shalt thou n thy daily duties move
BY the still waters of our Fathers love,
And the true peace which He alone can give
In the deep quiet of thy spirit live,
a nd when at last the summons shall be
given,
Thine = ses snail open on the bliss OF heaven,
And earthly pomp and earthly joys wax
dim
Before the white-robed saint and seraphim,
E We hath not seen it, nor the living ear
Heard the glad music of that wOndrous
sphere,
Nor mnd Of man in its EXTREMIST thought
one glimpse unclOuded of it's glory caught
The joys prepared, the infinite reward
OF those who love the appearing OF our
Lord.
JOHN G. WHITTIER.
Amcsbury, 9th day, 1st mo-, 1850.
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marked out in quarters, the two upper
halves being called the high lines, ana the
two lower, the low lines. This is done IN
order to Indicate as accurately possible
the place where the point OF the foil al
rives, or is Intended to arrive.
The upper right hand quarter Of the
body, or the right breast, is the fiIst of sixte
line" continued size, land a thrust at this
position of the body is called a thrust or
lunge in sixte, Willie the parry is called the
parTyof siXte ,OrtieTce. Thesecond highline
is the left breast and to those who under
stand fencing, is known as the line of
quartz or quinte The thrust is thrust
in quartz and the parry, the parry OF quartz,
or with the hand i'll pronation, the parry
Of quinte. The first of the low lines is
directly below the right breast, and is the
octave or second, according to the position
of the hand, while tie opposite side below
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and battleaxes, which mayhap saw hard
service in the parliamentary wars, or in
upholding the sway of the Bourbon kings,
adorn the walls.
/ gathered more knowledge about fenc-
ing in the two hours W hich 1 spent in
my friends fencing room than had ever
known before. For practical purposes"
,aid she during rest between bouts, ''the
encing jacket may be supposed to be
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bell-shaped guard, the directdescendant OF
the old Spa uish rapier, the French have
modernized the weapon, and the fencing
foil of today is tie result. Scientific fcnc-
ing. as praCticed today, dates from the.
SiXtecnth century. and was originally the
sport Of kings and mobiles. King II enry II
and Louis XVI , Of France, were bothexpert
swordsmcn, and the Bcurbons returned to
France after the fall of Napoleon, fencingin
all its glory was revived. The year 1925
was the eliminating point OF the science.
II was then that the two Bertrands, Jean
Louis Borssiere, st. George, nd La Fan
gere were the recognized masters of the
art in Europe.
The times., 1897-03-21
ONE FOUNDATION
FOR A ROMANCE

About the time John Bull was getting his
final lesson from Uncle Sam, in 1912, a let
ter was written by a repentant Pennsylva-
MIA father to the discarded son, who never
received it. The romance -freighted docu-
Tnent has just been discovered at Lenui,
Delaware county, Miss. Catherine Mah0n,
daughter of an old resident of that town,
was looking over some old family papers
and came across package OF letters that
had belonged to her grandmother. Among
the collection was sealed envelope, yel-
low with age, W hich bore the superscrip-
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hour OF the day?' was my very natural
query. Before the maid could give me an
answer the young lady herself appeared
upon the scene, evidently having over
heard my surprised question.
Although am very well acquainted with
her as she ordinarily appears, / scarcely
recognized my friend until she spoke She
was dressed in an odd looking jacket, the
front Of which was padded and quilted out
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Where Osborne Is La me.

Gen. Osborne is lame In his history
when he says that William Mckinley is
the first man ever elected President Of
the United States who enlisted in the de-
fense Of his country's flag as private
soldier. Andrew Jackson was a private
in the Revolution, and Franklin Pierce
enlisted as private in one of the ten
regiments raised for the :, g. .an -:.r. =
Boston Herald.
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heading at the top, or frin Of narrow rib
bon at the bottom, wreaths of yiOlets or
other flowers. The three bags may be
hung together on the same hook on the
wall of ones bedroom, or side by side on
different hooks. II will also be found very
convenient TO have a set Of them hanging
on the wall beside the hallracE.
ANNIE LAURIE WOODS
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Impossible for Him.

"You,'' said the soubrette, pettishly, to
the bIase and bilious gentleman yawning
In the front row, you are not so warm
But how could he be, under the circum-
stances? His apparel was at that very mo-
ment lined with large amount Of cold
Embellishments journal.
The times., 1897-03-21

Eureka so loud that one of the white mice
had the headache a nd the parrot began to
disturb things orally Well, there is little
left to tell. She improved upon the mixture,
and that's how catsup first came about. -
Chicago News.
The times., 1897-03-21

the left breast is known as the line Of the
half circle or prime"
The favorite system of fencing now prac-
ticed by the society woman is of the
French school, which, as is well known,
was founded on the old sword-play of
Spain, which was introduced into France
and later into Italy by the Spanish
Bourbons. While the Italian masters have
kept TO this day the long foil, with its
The times., 1897-03-21
In No Great Hurry.

''Did you wish to see any onein particu-
lar. madam asked the floor walker. Z
'.Oh. no." replied the lady, with gig
gle. Il made an appointment to meet my
husband here -YOnkerS Statesman,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-03
SABBATH NEWS NOTES.

Forty hours devotion will begin next
Sunday morning at the 1890 mass in
st. Peters cathedral.
Rev. G.. w. Welsh, Of Calvary Re-
formed church, preached in the Ply
mouth Congregational church in the
evening.
Secretary F. w. Pearsa!l, of the rail-
road branch of the Young Mems Chris
tian association, conducted the even
ing service at the Green Ridge Bap-
tist church.
At the Second Presbyterian church
Rev. DR.. Kerr president of Bellevue
college, preached in the morning. In
the evening Rev. DR.. Lansing, of the
Park Street Congregational church,
Boston, preached,
The Easter services of the Scranton
Street Baptist church We're repeated
yesterday to large audiences. The
beautiful music was even better rem
dered by the enlarged choir and de-
lighted the many who We're fortunate
in getting admission.
The inconvenience of mo lights" was
materially felt on the West Side last
evening. Among others who suffered
by the lack of the incendescent current
was the Jackson Street Baptist church.
The service had to be discontinued on
account of this unexpected happening.
f. X. Tracey, Professor w. T.. Plum
ley and IL. C. Mckenzie were ordained
ruling elders Of the First Presbyterian
church at the morning service. The
sermon of Rev. DR.. James Mcleod the
pastor, dealt with the forms of church
government and particularly with the
duties of elders.
At the Howard Place African Meth
odst church. SOsthenes lodge, No 1866,
Grand United Order of Odd Fellows,
and the NJ. II. Jones Household Of
Ruth, No. 921, attended the evening
service in a body and listened to
sermon especially for their benefit by
the pastor, Rev. II. A. Grant.
The Rev. Il. Morgan, of Swansea,
Wales, preached his last sermon as
visiting divine in the First Welsh Bap-
tist church last evening 1t was in
English and was a forcible effort, one
particular feature of his discourse was
his beautiful and touching reference
to the late David S. Hughes.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-03
NEW FOUNDING HOME.
Plans for 1t Are Being Prepared by
Architect Morris.

Plans for the new Founding home
which Will be erected near the Home
for the Friendless in North park, are
being prepared by Architect PcrciVaI
j. Morris. The main entrance will
open into a large hail. with staircase
leading to the upper floors. On each
side of the hall are two waiting rooms,
each 1@12Xl5. At the side Of each of
these is an office 12X1a. From the hall
you enter corridor which runs the
entire length Of the building-145 feet.
Opening from the corridor are the fol-
lowing rooms: Infants ward. 25x35;
children's ward 25X3O Kindergarten
2oN3O; play room. 25X35; childrens $
dining room, 20X26; Doctors office and
pharmacy baths, toile- and retiring
rooms. At each end of the corridor
there are staircases TO the basement
and the upper floors.
Cn the second floor there is a corrl-
dor similar to the one on the first floor.
From the corridor are the following:
Dormltory, community room, linen
room, hospital and convalescent ward.
layatories, etc; also the chapel, 25x56
feet running to the roof. In the rear
of the chapel is the sacristy, lOx25.
The third floor in the east wing will
be used as the hospital for contagious
diseases, nurses, retiring rooms, baths,
disinfeCting room, etc.
The basement contains the following:
refectory, dining room, kitchen, laun-
dry, cold storage, and the heating and
Ventnating nlant. The system of the
building will be finished in limestone
and butt brick
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-03

l.. Richardson, Miss Phoebe Barlow
(wife of Rev. Joseph Barlow, the first
pastor), and Miss Della White, wife OF
Jerison White. Jonathan X. Wint was
ordained as ruling elder, and served in
that capacity until his death in 1888,
period of forty-two years. Rev. Jo-
seph Barlow assumed the duties of the
pastorate of the church soon after its
organization, and served until 1856. He
was soon after burned to death in the
conflagration of his dwelling in Abing-
ton. He was succeeded by Rev. Sam
uel Whaley in 1851, whose pastorate
terminated october q, 1865. Rev. Jas.
b. Fisher was the third pastor of the
church. his pastorate commencing Feb
ruary 1, 1869, and terminating May IL,
1873. The present pastor Rev. George
e. Guild, commenced his labors with
the church May 1, 1879.
The present officers of the church
are: Session-Rev. George E. Guild,
moderator; Elder George w. Bene-
dict, clerk: John B. Fish. elder; Henry
Il. Hurlbutt elder. Board of trustees
Dolph b. Atherton, president; Harry
II. McKeehan, secretary; Thomas S.
Morgan, treasurer; Edward Roderick,
John II. Atherton. SABBATH school
Harry II. McKeehan, superintendent;
Henry r. Hurlbutt, assistant superin-
tendent; Miss Claudia Williams, super
intendent primary department; Dud-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-03
TWO FATAL ACCIDENTS.
John Combine Killed in No. Shat. at
Dunmore..-JOhn Watkins Was
Struck by Cars.

John Combine was killed in No
] shaft of the Pennsylvania Coal COM
pany, Dunmore, about $50 o'clock Sat
urday morning and his lfeless body
was found by fellow workmen at the
mine. Combine was an Italian, aged 27
years, and his home was in Priccburg
He was employed as a footman at
the mine and was at work when he
met his death. The carriage was on
its upward course when Combine at
tempted to jump aboard as it was
moving.
Combine with four others had finish
cd working in the lower vein and was
being taken up to the middle vein, a
distance of fifty~eight feet. When all
were upon the carriage the signal was
given to the engineer to hoist away,
but Combine for some unaccountabla
reason jumped off the carriage. 1t is
thought that he had forgotten some
thing and wanted to get it before the
carriage started. The carriage was by
this time in motion and to avoid being
left behind he made jump landing
hall way on it.
Between the carriage and the walls
of the shaft IS a space of about four
view Of his companions. his body was
dragged until it reached the middle
vein when it. dropped to the bottom.
When the workmen reached the bot
tom of the shaft they found the un-
fortunate man. His body was almost
jelly, every bone being brok-
en-. Death was not the result of
the fall, his life being crushed out by
the squeeze between the carriage and
shaft
The carriage was lowered and the
body was taken to the surface and at
terWard to the deCeaseds home in
Priceburg, where a wife and 7-year-old
son awaited the coming. No coroner's $
inquest has been held on the case, as
the official notice from the mine inspec-
tor of the district, which is necessary
in mine fatalities, if deemed suspicious,
has not been given.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-03
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Jeff Freeman, of Hotel Terrace,
IS visiting friends at Wilkcs-Barre
Professor w. L. Kaufman, of Yonllors
n. Y, is visiting this city for a short time.
Deputy Sheriff Thomas Jordan, of AL
derman Millar's court, Is i'll at his home,
in Dunmore.
Senator j. G. Vaughan, of this city, is
a member of the special committee ap-
pointed to investigate the kind of treat
ment received by prisoners in tho Eastern
and Western pcnitcntiaries.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-03
PROVIDENCE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

ley r. Atherton, secretary; Ernest a.
Reynolds, treasurer; William j. Fisher,
librarian B. II. McKeehan, assistant
librarian; John Telford, chOrister; Miss
Evanna Huff, pianist. Executive COM
mittee-H. II. Hurlbutt, II. r. Hurl-
butt, Mrs. l.. w. Morss, Mrs. T. S.
Morgan. Mrs. A. A. Nosburg, Mrs. j.
X. Smith, 4. S. Morgan.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-03
CAPTAIN OF COMPANY D.
Fremont Stokes Successor Will BE
Chosen on Nav H.

freemOnt stokes successor VIII BE
Chosen on May H.
The following order has been issued
by Colonel II. A. Coursen of the Thir-
tCcnth regiment:
LIN accordance with special order
from Headquarters Third Brigade, Ma
tonal Guard of Pennsylvania, dated
Lebanon, Pa, April 30, 1897 an election
for captain will be held in Company d,
Thirteenth Regiment Infantry, National
Guard of Pennsylvania, Wednesday, May
II, 1897, at O'Clock p. m, to ill the va
cancy caused by the resignation of Cap
tain Fremont Stokes, and other vacan.
cies that may be caused by reason of said
election.
II-Major f. w. Stillwell is hereby de-
tailed to hold said election, and will make
prompt returns to these headquarters.
By order Of
Colonel Henry A. Coursen.
i. T. Mates, Adjutant.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-03
u. d. =. of A,

We have recently done some printing
for a p. O. S. Of A. camp. The mem
bers were delighted with the work. We
would be pleased to do similar work
for other camps whether located in the
city or county. Orders by mail will re-
ceiye careful attention.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-03

Fifty years ago, or, to be exact, on
Oct. 5, 1916, the Providence Presbyter-
ian church was organized. Its golden
is now being celebrated
in a manner befitting the church, the
pioneer Presbyterian organization in
Scranton.
There were three special services
yesterday, participated In by num-
Der Of clergymen, nearly all the pres
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-03
Fatal Accident at Rendham.

John Watkins, son Of William Wat
kns, of Rendham, was fatally injured
Saturday afternoon at Jermyn No. l
shaft, Rendham.
A trip of cars ran away on one of
the plains in the mine and in their
rapid flight struck young Watkins and
so severely injured him that he died
several hours later.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-03

Justus, Pa, April A. 1S97.-Terrible
eruptions appeared on my hands, which
became running sores. l began taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla, and used Hood S
Pills and Hoods Olivb Ointment, and
now my hands are perfectly sound
Mrs. Prosper Antoine.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-03

Rev c. NJ GifIin, ID. D., in the Elm
Park church last evening, delivered n
stirring sermon on the somewhat secu-
lar subject, Have We Paid Excessive
Honors to General Grant?" DR.. Giffin's
discourse was in the form of a eulogy
on the great commander, answering in
the negative the query of his subject
head.
The services at Elm Park through
out were of a patriotic nature. The
hymns sung by the congregation were
selected for their reference to patriot
ism, and DR.. Giffin, in his opening and
closing prayer, called upon the Most
High for His blessings to the land, its
president and its people.
In his sermon, or, more properly, his
eulogy, DR.. Giffin took for his text the
last verse in the thirty-second chapter
of Chronicles: "And they buried him
in the choicest of the sepulchres of the
sons of David; and all judah and the
Inhabitants of Jerusalem did him hon
or at his death"
AS a nation" said DR.. Giffin, 1--WE
do not tend to an excess of alteration
or veneration, whether the subject be
human or divine, but we rather lean
to the more selfish extreme" He
would rather eXalt a faithful dog than
he would some human beings. Grant
was faithful to his friends; a good
thing" said the speaker, in his tribute.
We should not look upon the handsome
mausoleum just dedicated as an eX-
travagant demonstration of veneration.
We should think of the magniticence of
the country, and in proportion as you
pay, your prize will be valued. He
thought that If the mausoleum was of
solid gold and reaching to the eagles
flight, and if every turret tip were
crowned with diamonds as precious as
the KOhinoor gem, it would but made
quately express our estimation of the
great character.
nation as a church should not
falter over any extravaganza paid to
it's benefaCtOrs-whcn it does so it
weakens itself in the eyes of the outer
world. 1t should not underestimate
the spirit of sacrifice in it's behalf
We must get the measure of the man
to have the measure of our gratitude
Grant not only subdued the rebellion
but by his mercy in the time of victory
he cemented the American union. DR.
Gitfin then paid a grand tribute to
Grant-telling of his imperturable
MIND MS appreciation OIL the martial
apilltg Oh ms enemy ms sympathy
with the south the Elrst Oh our SOL
dlers' the Apostle OF Peace. Inc
speakers reference 10 the lghts OF the
city or New YORK prlghtehlng the mot
10 Oh pnc HldhI ihdusu!euiE- Let US
rave peace was very peautllul. Ut.
Gllnh spoke leeiihsly ana euloslstic OF
the prlNateS' an honor 10 tnen put II
was the mastery hlhu CT Grant that
MADE lhe triumph possible ana COM
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-03

We are still doing business at the
same old stand where we have been for
twenty-five years past and most re-
spectfully solicit the patronage Of the
public as heretofore in awnings, tents,
flags and all kinds of society goods
and decorations.
." S. ]. Fuhrman & Bro.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-03

For the past few days much atten-
tion has been attracted by a number
of elegant advertising wagons on our
streets. These are the far famed
Quaker Oats sample wagons, engaged
in distributing attractive free sample
packages Of that famous cereal food.
We understand every family in the
city is to receive one Of these samples
of Quaker Oats. $s
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-03
PROVIDENCE CHURCH'S
SEMI-CENTENNIAL
Oldest Presbyterian Organization in
Scranton Is Celebrating.
SEVERAL SERVICES THIS WEEK

the Pastor, Rev. George T..
Guild, Delivered the Anniversary
Scrmon--Four Elders Were Orr
daincd and Communion Wns Cele-
brated in the Aftcrnoon--TwoU Uis-
torical Addresses in the Evening.
Service and Reception Tonight.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-03

Almost everybody knows about and
eats Quaker Oats. For the few who
don't, the American Cereal Company
will distribute free sample packages to
every family in town. ="
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-03

The greater part Of the grading of
the court house lawn has been done
and on Saturday 1t was sown with
grass seed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-03
CANNOT PAY HIM
TOO MUCH HONOR
Rev. c. M. Glfiiu, D. D., Pays n Bsauti.
ful Tribute TO General Grant.
NOT A MAN OF OPPORTUNITY

There Was Only One Grnnt--Hc Was
the Only Man to Successfully Rise
TO the Necessities of the Hour.
Handsome MausoIcum Just Dcdi-
Gated Is Not an Extrayagant Dem-
onstration of Yencration--Hc De-
served Far Richer Tribute.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-03
Cost or Less
CROCkERY,
CHINA WARE.
S,762 Pieces of Dinner Ware.
2,415 Pieces of Tea Ware.
1,17O Pieces of Toilet Ware.

Some changes in Our fast growing
business demand an immediate clearing
out of certain lines of goods. We COM
mence with china ware and crockery.
Cost or less is printed so often it seems
like a by-word. Here it is a serious
truth. Every housekeeper every hotel
keeper, read every item from day to day.
Now is the time to buy even for future
use One thing let us say, some of the
lots are small.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-03
NOtice.

Hoods Pills cure all liver Ills. 25c. ~
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-03

For morbid conditions take BEECH
ANS PILLS.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-03

Also a lot of Odds and Ends in
Toilet Sets and odd pieces of set S
that we will sell for about half the
usual price. Call and see them.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-03

The church, was organized as "The
First Presbyterian church, of Provi-
dence, Pa" by the Presbytery of
Montrose, which then embraced all the
Presbyterian churches of the new
school in the counties of Wayne, Luz
zerne, Susquehanna, Wyoming and
Bradford. The seven charter members
were Mr.. and Mrs. Jonathan r. Wint,
Mr., and Mrs, John NJ. Snediker. John
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-02-06
Andrews Onera Cnmnanv.

We take the pleasure in announcing the
engagement OF this splendid company on
Saturday, February 8, and can safely say
that this operate event will be hailed
with delight by our theatre goers and
music loving people.
Never In the history of this famous
organization have they achieved such suo-
cess as during the present season. The
management have made every effort to
eclipse in merit any company they have
ever carried, and judging from the most
fiattering comments from both press and
public, they have surely succeed. Every
attep top 10 given to careful and pains
taking production OF each opera. The
costumes and scenery are all new, the
chorus was never better and our leading
singers and comedians are all artists OF
the highest order and reputation as is
ssen at a glance by the announcement of
the following splendid cast
Miss Rena Atkinson, prima donna
soprano, direct from the iamou Castle
SQUARE Opera Co., Philadelphia and Bos-
ton. Miss Atkinson is a most charming
Young lady n one OF the most beautiful
singers eyer heard in this country. Miss
Marie Roe, prima donna soprano, a favor
ite everywhere. Miss Grace Hale, contr-
alto. a beautiful and talente1 artist. Mr..
George Andrews, Americas favorite bari
tone.