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B1ooMsBURG, Pa, March 13.-Stepher
Mensinger has been arrested and lodged
in the county jail on the charge Of mur
dering his father at the doorstep OF the lat
ter's homo in Beaver township, Columbil
county. Mcnsinger the elder, was killed
on Sunday night by boing shot through
the head. The son was given hearing anc
committed to await trial at the May term
of court Ho denies guilt The father AND
son lived alone since the death of the for
mer's second wife About two weeks ago
they quarrelod the son leaving home ont
going to his uncle's house.
Evening journal., 1897-03-13
Thrse Friends Again In Service.

JACKSONVILLE Fla, March 13-Tho
steamer Three Friends Is reported 10 have
left Rodriguez key 90 miles south of Mia
mi, with o large expedition for Cubn. Tho
Three Friends has deputy marshal on
board or did have, and unless no has left
the steamer he has been taken along. The
tug o. c. Williams Is also connected with
the expedition, having transported the
supplies from Miami. Several jackson.
vile citizens who are known to be con
nected with Cuban affairs left on the tug
Williams, and this gives publicity to the
expedition
Evening journal., 1897-03-13
1ninnotinr Arnln.t strlI.e..

SToNEHAAf, Mass, March 13.-Quite an
interesting incident in the labor trouble
at the shoe factory of 4. II. Jones occurred
last night by tho serving Of an injunction
on 23 locked out employees by Deputy
Sheriff Frank Eastman of Melrose. Mr.
Jones applied for the process on the ground
that his business was being interiered
with. and it restraints the employees from
trespassing on the factory property and
from injuring his business in any way.
The injunction includes the pickets who
have been on duty about the factory.
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nenton nIeMIIIIn Appolnted.

WAsHINGToN, March 13.-Ex- Governor
Chaunoey NJ. Black, president Of the Ma
tional Association Of Democratic clubs.
has appointed Representative Benton Nc
AIillin Of Tennessee chairman Of the exec
utive committee which was arranged for
by the convention held last summer IN St
Louis. The balance Of tho committee will
be appointed by President Black next
week. MIR MoMillin's early appointment
Is 10 allow him 10 arrange for the Jeffer-
son banquet TO be held on the 18th OF next
month
Evening journal., 1897-03-13
Protest Against Coercion OF Greece.

LONDON, March ia great meeting
was held last evening at st. James hall
to protest against tho proposal Of the pow.
ers to appy coercion TO Greece Rosolu.
tions denouncing tiis policy were adopted
with enthusiasm after strong speeches by
Norbert Gladstone. John Dillon. Henry
1sabouchere and others Mr. Gladstone
wired from Cannes to the meeting Goo
help your efforts
Evening journal., 1897-03-13
RnssIa Anrry wllh rranoe.

ST. PETERSBURG, March IL. 1T is stated
in official circles here that the opposition
Of Great Britain, and more particularly
that of France, was what prevented the
adoption of the proposal to occupy Crete
with 10, 600 European troops. Greece, it IS
understood, is relying upon the effect oi
public opinion in England and France,
and a sort of threat is held out here that
by persistence in this policy France Is
endangering the entente with Russia, and
that both England and France may find
themselves IN an unenviable Isolation. op.
posed to new grouping Of Russia, Aus
tria and Germany.
Evening journal., 1897-03-13
MlLL REslsT rs PowERs.
Greek Cruisers Are Ordered TO Remain
In Cretan Mater..

KEASiA, Crete, March 2. The Greek
cruisers Aiphios ana Firi3s nre still In
Cretan waters add N = most difficult posi-
tion. The express orders TO tho command
ers are only to retire from Nharia bay un-
der protest. buD ON 10 accolnt 20 leave
Cretan waters. They are ordered 10 resist
to the death any attack upon them for tho
honor Of the Crock flag and nation, which
reposes confidence in tho sons OF heroes
This latter allusion refers TO the fact
that the Greek commanders are descend
ants Of the Greek chiefs kondouriotis and
Miauls
Tho cruisers are hourly expected to be
fred upon. They are not allowed TO revic'
tual their crews The men arc living on
biscuits and beans, and the officers have
not slept for three nights. Every man has
writton a letter of farewell to his relatives.
1t is probable TINT the Alphios will take
the risk Of a visit to another port for the
purpose of revictualing.
Evening journal., 1897-03-13
The Trouble In Uruguay.

MoNTEvIDEo, March 13.-The national
guard has been ordered to mobilize. A de-
tachment OF the national troops on the
northwest frontier has defeated the pro-
vinciai police who mutinied. 1t is rumor-
ed that Uruguay is negotiating with Chile
for an offensive and defensive alliance, on
the ground that Argentina has given aid
to the revolutionary movement.
Evening journal., 1897-03-13
No chanee In the Cuban Policy.

WASHINGTON, March i8-1t is under
stood that et the cabinet meeting the Gu.
ban situation was discussed and that the
discussion ended with the understanding
that the policy hitherto pursued, of strict
neutrality und enforcement OF our neutral
ity laws, would be adhered 60 as long as
the conditions remained as at present
Evening journal., 1897-03-13
Rev. I.aae Lan.lnr ns.lrn..

BOSTON, March 1S.--It is announced
that Rev. Isaac Lansing, pastor Of the
Park Street church (Coneregational) Of
this city, has resigned. Differences be-
tween Mr. Lansing and the society have,
It is said, existed for some time and tho
resignation was not unexpected. Dr. Lam
sing came into special notice few years
ago bya violent pulpit attack on President
ClnVnlnnl
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Turkey to Buy Our warships.

CoNsTANTfNoPLE March l3. 1t Is posi-
lively stated here that the administration
Of the sultan's civil list will enter into ne
gotiations with the United States govern
ment for the purchase Of two or three iron.
clads that are already completed IL is said
that ei0, 600 Turkish Will be paid on ac.
count OF the purchase money
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PromInent nIason Killed.

HARTFORD, March l8.-William Kane,
aged 35. son of James Kane. a prominent
mason contractor of Meriden, was killed
at the Laurel street crossing Of the New
England road last night. Kane was row
ing character and is thought TO have been
stealing ride on freight train when the
accident occurred.
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right neiween Ilu.sIans and Turks.

BERLIN, March i8-A dispatch received
here from Yalta, in the Crimoa, reports
that n sanguinary encounter has taken
place there between Russians and Turks
Many shops were demolished. A number
Of the wounded men have been arrested.
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Fondesvieiia's RemovaI.

HAVANA, via Key West, March Ia
Colonel Fondesviolla has been removed
from his command In Guanabacoa, and
Colonel Teierizo has succeeded him. Fon-
desviella's resignation was requested by
the Madrid an horltIes ON "Wednesday.
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MoKinler,. rIr.t post,nn.tor.

WAsHIyGToN, March i3-Tho flrst post.
masters commission signed by President
Mckinley was executed yesterday after
noon, tho Office heing Fairhnvon, VT l.
r. Allen is tho new postmaster.
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shoemnI,er. on strike.

BROOKLYN, March 49, Two hundred
and fifty shoemakers have gone on strike
for higher wages In the factories Of vii
liam Lane & Co. in this city The strikers
are all mcmbors of the General Council OF
Shocmakcrs of North America
Evening journal., 1897-03-13
GIVE THEM A TRIAL.

The Greater Wilmington Printing
and Publishing Company. southwest
corner of Fourth and Shipley streets. is
prepared to do printing of every de-
scription quickly and efficiently.
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rromlnent DAD rellow nend.

TRENTON, March 13-Joscph L. Lamb.
grand treasurer Of the New Jersey Grand
Lodge of Odd Follows for 30 years, died at
Juliustown, aged so years. The funeral
will take place Tuesday morning
Evening journal., 1897-03-13
Tie Powers Arree to Ilockade.

ROME, March 13 Italia, the organ Of
the Italian foreign office, says the concert
OF the powers is complete, and pacific
blockade Of Crete is imminent
Evening journal., 1897-03-13
AWARDED A CONTRACT

The contract for furnishing 5000 tons
of rip rap stone, for use at the Brandy
wine Shoal lighthouse. in the Della
ware, was yesterday awarded to j. M.
Horn, of Wilmington, at $1.95 ton.
Evening journal., 1897-03-13

Pennies and small change can be had
at the counting-room Of the Evening
Journal Office. ,,,a-rfs
Evening journal., 1897-03-13

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE. DAY take
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Drug
Evening journal., 1897-03-13

The Reciprocity Features OF the Measure.
Difficulties In Adjusting the China and
crockery Standardization Farmers
Get No Encouragement Under New Eiii.
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All kinds of
Tin Roofing, spouting
and Repairing a Speciality.
EH Now is the time to have
your Furnace overhauled.

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Casearets Candy Cathartic zoe or pc
II c. G. c. fail 10 cure, druggists Iefu5d laoaez
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ing and trembling with fright. The
little officer stood his ground bravely
and having emptied his own gun ran
with the fat mans pistol in hot per-
suit OF his assailants. who, from some
cause, now turned and fled and were
soon out of sight
After few moments delay the
timid guide called out as he came up.
Are any of you hurt or killed."
The officers reply was reassuring.
No one was hurt and on they started
again, thankful to have escaped even
by hair sbreadth. A real midnight
tragedy! There was brisk trotting
and soon dancing pavilion, well
illuminated, was reached. Each Off
Ger secured his man and returned to
the city in the wee small hours of the
morn looking like ghosts and cold as
clans, but otherwise none the worse
off for their midnight adventure.
Mr.. James Conklin, OF New York,
and Little Willie" were calling on
some ladies out our way Saturday
evening
The Airport sisters are again visit
ing their uncle on Albert street. The
smaller and more attractive intends
to make this city her permanent home
and we're glad of it.
Mr.. Henry Schad has rented his
place to Mr.. Kearns and will re-
move his family Northumberland, Mon
day.
Our would be Rev Kearfott stopped
a little, bending his bald head forward
from its alpine height, to let The lit
tie woman see the two big tears roll
ing down the corners of his gray,
penetrating eyes and down his long
clerical cheeks, as indisputable evil
dence of his deep humiliation and
wounded pride at having been called
down by one of the Yeakley angels
(angel wanting Wings. when
here he stretched himself to his full
height, s feet, q" when I've always been
looked up to-
Mr.. EversoTe, who had his leg
broken in two places short time ago,
is cheerful and gritty, makes no COM
plant and suffers very little, F" SO he
says The latter is mystery to his
friends. He must have some of the
material of hero in his make not to
complain, and to be cheerful under
such terrible affection. LOT.
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Hed2eSyiIle,

Mrs. Irwin Snyder and daughter, OF
Ohio, formerly of this place, are visit.
ing relatives here.
Mr.. J. V. Quinn of Bedington and
daughters, Mrs. V. L. Lloyd, and
Mrs. A. f. Ardinger, of McKeesport,
were visiting Mr. ]. w. Quinn this
week.
Miss Cora Naylor who has been
visiting friends in Clearspring, Md,
has returned home.
Mr.. D. R. Nihion has returned to
Washington, D. c., after spending
several weeks at his home.
A good many from this place at
tended the Morgan's Grove fair this
week.
The public schools of this place
will begin Monday.
Several teachers from this place,
Misses Alice Hanna, BERTHE Drenner,
and Katie Nihion, teaching in Falling
Waters district commenced thei:
schools Monday.
The second quarterly meeting OF the
M. f. church South will be held next
Saturday at which time the presiding
elder, DIR. Bond will preach.
Miss BERTHE Smaltz who has been
quite i'll for some time is able to be
out again. OLIVE.
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Baxter.
OLIVE.

Mr.. H. c. Candy is on the sick list
at present.
Mr.. Max Gerhardt, of Green Spring
Md was at Mr.. Albright's day OF
two last week.
Mrs. Susan Thomas, of Hedges
vile, was visiting the family of Mr.
]. Walton Tabb. of this place, Satur-
day and Sunday last.
Rev. G. w. Slower preached al
Providence church on last Sunday
morning.
Misses Sarah and Florence Hall, Of
Middlesex County Va, are visiting
Mrs. A. +. Hall and family.
Mr.. Silas Hedges and sister Mary
of Jones Spring, were visiting at Mr..
Denton Shriver's last week.
Mr.. Jno. w. Harper, who has been
in Johnstown, Pa, for some time, has
returned home.
A great many of our young people
attended the canpmeeting held at
Crossroads. on Sunday last.
Hon. U. S. G. Pitzer, of Martins
burg, delivered very eloquent adj
dress at the picnic at this place on
last Saturday.
Hon. l. l.. Bender was present and
had some fun with the boys.
ORESTES
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NOTICE TO
IA X PAY E RS

ALL TAXPAYERS are hereby
notified that as required by law;
|, or one of my deputies will at
tend at each voting place in
each District, in Berkeley Coun-
t,y for the purpose of receiving
taxes in each district, and that
pursuant to law, a discount of
% per cent will be allowed on
all taxes for 1897 then paid.
The following are the places
and dates of attendance:
Hedgesville, October IL.
Gerardstown, October /.
Tomahawk, October A.
Swan Pond, October 5.
Marlowe, October 4 (Emmer-
sons STOREY.
Vanclevesville, October 7.
Darkesville, October 6.
Allensville. October IA.
Shanghai, October 6.
Ridgeway's store, October 20.
Falling Waters, October s Cat
Stehle's store).
Ridenours, October %.
Bunker Hill, October 5.
Martinsburg, October rs.
a'. j. H. SMITH,
Sheriff Of Berkeley County, W.
Va. Sept. |. '97.
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the impression on the mind that
First, the inhabitants believe in and
support religious training. and,
Secondly, they propose to become en-
lightened by education, both of which
are of vital importance aud should
discourage anything like fail. Educa-
tioually men depend more upon the
talent they are in possession of. Re-
ligously, Young says:
0, thou, whose balance does the noun
tains weigh,
Whose viii the wild, tumultuous seas
obey,
Whose breath can turn those wat'ry
worlds TO flame,
That flame to tempest, and that tempest
tame.
Earth's meanest son, all trembling, pros
trate falls,
And on the bounty of thy goodness
calls.
RAIN
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Vinegar.

Try Billy Rouark' s vinegar and you
will never lose your pickles. Don't
use inferior goods and lose your fruit
and labor.
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There is a time for everything; and
the time to attend to cold is when
it starts. Don't wait till you have
consumption but prevent it by using
One Minute Cough Cure. the great
remedy for coughs. colds, Group,
bronchitis and all throat and lung
troubles. l.. G. Matthaei.
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Don't -------..pusamzA
Worry with that
Old Cook Stove
which gave you so
much trouble last year,
but buy a
NEW
MAJESTIC
RANGE.
They will last
a life time.
G. CHAS. KEEDY.
Teller Bull ding
Queen Street.
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PUBLIC SALE
or VALUABLE
.PERSO NAL PRO PERTY.

PERSON. Pr PERTY.
Intending to quit farming, will sell
at my residence, one mile west of Bunker
Hill, Berkeley county, w. Va, on
Monday, September 10, 1897,
All of my stock and farming implements
without reserve, commencing at $50 IN.
HORSES.
Sixteen head of horses, the most of
them No. work horses, the balance
good riders and drivers.
CATTLE.
Nine head of cattle, consisting of
mich cows and 3 young cattle.
SHEEP.
Seventy four sheep-70 ewes, 3 thor
oughbred Shropshire bucks and thor
oughbred Southdown buck.
SWINE.
Fifty-five head of hogs A thorough
bred Berkshire sows, graded sows, all
of which are with pig by thoroughbred
Berkshire boar, a thoroughbred Berk-
shire boar, the balance, 46 thrifty shoats
and hogs.
PARTING IMPLEMENTS.
Three 4-horse broadtread wagons and
/ bed, one 2-horse narrowtread wagon
and bed, 2-horse spring wagon, farm
carts, buggy, pair of grain ladders, 2
grain drills, Oliver chilled barshare
plows, 3.horse ironbeam barshare pillow,
6 single and double shovel plows, gar
den pillow, com coverer Hoosier corn
planter, A-harrows, double A.harrow,
spring tooth harrow, Champion mower,
Mccormick binder, horserake, wheelbar-
row, cutting boxes, corn shelter, seed
sower, cyclone fan, 2 hay forks, grapple
and single harpoon, both with ropes and
pulleys. basket sleigh. strands of sleigh
bells, farm bell, mulberry half-bushels,
set breechbands, 2 sets of front gears, set
of Yankee harness, set of buggy harness,
s sets of pillow gears. IL brides, 10 collars,
10 leather halters, COW chains, 2 riding
saddles and brides, wagon saddle, 6
housings, 6 sets of fy-straps, 2 pairs butt
traces, pairs breast chains, spreaders,
griudstone, iack-screw 2 grain cradles,
crosscut saw, bellows, 2 log chains, dig
ging irons, mattocks, lot of grain sacks,
lot of old iron, forks and shovels.
HAY AND GRAIN.
Thirty tons of hay in the barn to be
baled and weighed on the premises, I of
80 acres of clover-seed by the bushel, and
many other articles to numerous to men
ton.
No by-bids will be made. / will de-
duct so per cent from the price of any
article sold on which it is proven that
by-bids have been made.
TERr1S OF SALE.
A credit of 12 months will be given on
all sums of $500 and upwards purchaser
to give note with approved security
and payable at any of the
banks. with interest from
date, per cent off for cash; under $500
cash. No property TO be removed until
terms are complied with.
ROBERT GOLD.
john d. GORDON, Auctioneer.
CHAs. L. LocKBART, Clerk.
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3 81 ,
new goods

new goods
beginning to arrive-boxes and
cases being received every day
we must have room for them
have made prices on nice,
good goods that will clear out
this wanted shelf space in such
vigorous manner as it was never
done before.
so and 75-cent all wool and
silk mixed Dress Goods AZ to
4S inches wide,
25 and CSC a yard.
choice serviceable styles
splendid for girls fall school
suits.
Fine Novelty mixtures, some
which were a dollar-fifty, being
sold at
SOC a yard
for early fall and travelling
suits, and separate dress skirts
they're moneys worth unap-
preached.
Write for samples let goods
and prices show what a chance
this is.
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constantly raising, she can only give to her
private business three or four hours day.
in making both ends meet, did she not de-
vote part of her scanty income to the
various deeds of charity in which she is en-
gagged. Now she has. praying shawl to
buy for poor bridegroom, now pair of
phylacteries to present to an orphan boy,
now part of her neighbours rent to pay
However, her own needs are so small and
her credit so large that upon the whole she
gets along very well. and is undoubtedly
one of the happiest women in the Ghetto
Her diet is poor, she fasts every Monday
and Thursday, and she spends fourteen
hours a day hustlng and climbing tene-
ment stairs. and yet her health has never
been known to fail her. only work which
is intended to benefit the body can tire the
body" she says. LAS long as / work for
the High One He gives me strength. 1t is
when / attend to my customers that 1
sometimes feel exhausted
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The McSvvats.
Chicago Tribune.

Chicago Tribune.
What book are you reading, Billiger?"
asked Mrs McSwat
Quo Vadis. " replied Billiger.
She became interested at once.
How far have you got?"
Mr.. McSwat grunted something, but made
no direct response.
Have you got to where Eunice embraced
that marble statue of Petronius?"
Yes. l wish, Isobelia, you would"
Wasn't that an awfully foolish thing for
anybody to dO?"
Il suppose so. Can't you
Got to the place yet where Vicinius-"
1T isn't Vincinius. It's ViniciuS.'
''Then 1 read it wrong all the way through
the book. Let me see it,
Take the book if you want it. Lobelia.'
II don't want the book. How i'll natured
you are. | only wanted to satisfy myself
here she came and looked over his shoulder
that had it wrong. | see it's Vinicius.
You must have got past the place where
Ursus-wasn't he grand?--crushed that
boastful Croton and where Vicinius-
ViniciuS--
"Lobelia@
You haven't reached the part of the
story yet where Ursus killed the aurochs,
have you? That's near the last Of the book.
I've looked up aurochs' in the dictionary.
Mrs. McSwat / wish you'd let me read"
I'm not bothering you. | only wanted to
tell you how Ursus took the aurochs by the
horns and broke it's neck. That's the most
exciting part of the
Suffering Socrates" grOaned Billiger.
Are you going to tell me the whole story?
Do you think you can do it better than the
author camp
"Billiger McSwat l wouldn't have the
temper you've got and the disposition
you've got for a thousand worlds. 1t ought
to make you a better man to read that book,
but it doesn't. You're more interested in
the banquets and the wines and the horri-
BILE parts of the story than you are in the
apostle Peter part of it. | don't be-
leve you ought TO read it at
all. 1 believe you've skipped the
arguments of the apostle Paul used
when he convinced Vicin-vinicius that
heathenism was all wrong. You have if
you've come to them get. If l should cut
out all the parts of the nook | don't like
and you should cut out all you don't like
there wouldn't be any of it left but the COW
ers Have you come to that place in the
story yet where"
At this point Mr.. McSwat threw Quo
Vads'' 10 the other end of the room.
grabbed his hat and went out. slamming the
door hard.
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the sign was changed to Bible.) His
mother-in-law died at the age of ninety-twO
of the Fleet family. died in Boston in 500.
w. H. Whitmore dubs Fleets pamphlet a
myth asserting that the first Boston edi-
ton of the melodies was that of 1925, this
reprint from that of Isaiah Thomas, of
Worcester, Mass, of 1855, and this again a
reprint from John Newberry's English edi-
ton of 1765, collection of nursery jingleS
obtained from the oral folklore of the ages,
and that the term Mother Goose was never
known to English tongues til translated
from its French equivalent, Mere Love-"
in 1929. He further claims that the price,
two coppers," said to have been printed
upon the Fleet edition, proves the Fleet
claim an invention, since at that period all
small coin was known as pence or frac-
tons of pence; also, that had there been
have referred to it after some manner or
other in his Poor Richards Almanack."
To Lucius Manius Sargent, the antigua
rian, we are indebted for an attempt to do
justice to the name Of Elizabeth Vergoose,
but the late VIM. A Wheeler, who edited
a Boston reprint of Mother Goose in 1870,
q belief in Bostons right to claim the only
and original Mother Goose. Mr.. Wheeler's
chief proof rested upon the statement of
Mr.. Edward "A. Crowninshield, of the we'll
known Boston family, who, in conversation
with John Fleet Eliot and others in the
year 1856, stated that he had seen and noted
for further examination in the library of
the American Antiquarian Society at Wor-
cester copy of the Mother Goose nursery
melodies printed by 7. Fleet in 1719; I'm
fortunately, neither Mr.. Crowninshield nor
Mr.. Eliot deemed the matter one worthy of
immediate interest or verification. Mr..
Crowninshield was in i'll health for several
years, dying in 1859. and when finally anti
quarans took up the search the muchly-
looked-for volume could not be found.
New England cannot be censured for
seekeing to add to her scroll of fame a
name so eternally fascinating that. If all
the books of the world were destroyed. oral
tradition would wing these jingling trifies,
the first learned and last forgotten, into
echoing spheres.