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Furious Forest Fires.

A gentleman who travelled on the
Sumter road from Vance's to Fort
Motto, says that for the distance of
thirty miles fires were raging in the
pine forests on either side the rivers.
He was informed by the conductor Of
the South Carolina and Georgia rail-
road that the fire extended to within
twenty miles Of Charleston. Such de-
struction has not been seen for many
years. It was stated that similar
calamity occurred forty-two years ago,
when it Was more widespread than this.
It was similar winter to this. Afourth
fire Of . like character was in Lexing.
ton county, on the Augusta road.
Passengers who came in on the train
TuesdaF afternoon say that the fire was
20 fierce as to heat the window-glasses
Of the coaches 50 that one could not
touch them. This fire. destroyed !, 900
cords Of wood belonging to DR.. Sumter
Earle. Other fierce forest fires were
reported from various parts of the
county and tste.-The State, 18th.
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hunted up some remedies for myself, and
finally happened on Dr.. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People. asked some OF my
neighbors about the medicine, Tor It had
been used by several persons In the com
highly. procured box. The pills
helped me right away, and I continued
taking them. I commenced taking them
last fall, and finished taking the sixth box
a few months ago. 1 am not bothered
with the rheumatism now-the medicine
has cured me. I can most certainly rec
ommend Dr. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People"
These pills are not only good for rheu-
matism, but are valuable for any disease
that arises from Impoverished, or bad
blood. They do NOT act on the bowels.
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steel sheets are EN-.

bTkkL CAoh'
ployed in its construction, these being
first passed through corrugating ma
chine, which forms parallel. corruga-
tions from end to end and considerably
stiffen and strengthen the cask when
completed. In order to obtain the nec-
essary curvature to the cask 1t is pass
ed through a second machine, which
forms the bilge by taking the corruga-
tions Of different dimensions; in other
words, 1t opens out the corrugations
in the middle and presses those ut the
top and bottom together. A number Of
hydraulic presses are used to cut out
the circular ends and to form In them
ut the same time a raised section,
which assists In stlffenIng the ends.
The parts are then put together, the
side seam being closed by means Of
specially made machine that produces
q perfectly secure joint, but solder is
employed to render all portions quite
tight. The advantages claimed for this
cask are great durability, strength and
exceptionally small repairs.
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THE HOUSE.

18th DAY. In the House Updegraff.
of Iowa, Republican. from the commit
tee on Judiciary, called up the bill to
amend the act of 1887. relating to fees
of United States officers, SO as to cor.
rsct some existing abuses, and it was
passed. Mr.. Coke, Of tennessee Dem.
from the committee on banking and
currency, called up the bill to better
control and to promote the safety Of
national banks. The bill restricts the
borrowing by presidents az d other bank
officials. Their applications for loans
must be fled in writing and approved
by the directors. Loud, of California
(Rep.) from the committee on post
offices and post roads, called up the bill
to make it lawful to transmit through
the mails private postal cards with O
one cent stamp affixed. The bill was
passed.
46TH Day The debate on the bank.
ruptcy bill attracted little attention,
the interest of the members being en-.
tirely absorbed by the disaster to the
Maine. Just before the House adjourn
ed, Boutelle, chairman of the naval
committee, presented the following
resolution, which was unanimously
adopted: "Resolved. That the House
of Representatives has learned with
profound sorrow OF the great calamity
which has caused the destruction of the
United States battleship Maine, the ap-
palling loss of more than $50 lives and
the wouDding of many others OF. the
gallant defenders of our flag, and that
the House express its sympathy for the
injured and its sincere condolences
with the families of those who have
lost their lives in the service OF the ma.
ton"
47TH DAY. The debate on the bank
ruptcy bill dragged along listlessly in
the House, interest being overshadowed
by the Maine disaster. The speeches
on the floor attracted almost no atten.
ton, and were delivered in most in
stances to q handful of members.
4Sth Day.-After four days of cor
sideration, the House has passed the
bank uptcy bill reported by the House
committee on judiciary, as o substitute
for the Nelson bill passed by the
Senate at the extra session last sum.
mer. The bill is known as the Hen.
derson bill and contains both voluntary
and involuntary features. It is con.
sidered less drastic than the measure
passed by the last House by vote Of
157 to 81. The involuntary features,
however, had but sixteen majority.
Today q motion to strike out the in
voluntary features was defeated by a
majority OF 10, and the bill was passed
by majority of %, the vote standing
ayes 15s; nays 1875. Eighteen Republi.
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Palmeffo Notes.

Capt. T. E. Dudley, the oldest native
citizen Of Bennettsville, is dead.
Orangeburg Baptists are to build and
dedicate q new church within year.
Mr.. John B. Cleveland has resigned
the presidency Of Whitney Mills, near
Spartanbufg.
Buncombe street Church, Methodist,
OF Gresnville, celebrated its 25th ami.
vsrsary on the 18th.
The 18th was the anniversary Of the
burning of Columbia by that. eminent
incendiary Gen. W. T. Sherman.
The court for Laurens county, now
in session, is heavy one, eight true
bills having been found for murder.
There are said to be several other
smallpox cases developed in Spartan
burg among mill operatives. -Columbis
Register.
Mr.. Haselden, of Marion county, has
resigned his position as legislator, hav-
ing been elected member of the State
Board on Control.
George Caughman, colored, commit
mitted for burglary, made his escape
through the prison walls Of the Saluds
Jail q few days ago. This Is the third
escape in twelve months.
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A Vigorous EattIc.
From Ma Ne1o Era GreensourG Ind.

From, the Ns,o Era. Greens5urg, Ind.
The following Is straightforward
statement by veteran OF the late war. No
comrade will need further proof than
their friends own words, as here given.
Squire John Castor, Of Viewpoint, Ind.
Is tho narrator, and m honest, respected
citizen he is too. He said: Il have been
troubled with rheumatism in all my joints
ever since 7 went to the war. It was
brought on by my exposure there. 1t came
on me gradually, aud kept getting worse
until I was unable to do any work. tried
several physicians, but they did me no
good. They said my trouble was rheuma-
tism resulting in disease OF the heart, and
that there was no cure for it. Neverthe-
less had lived and fought the disease for
simply because they said must, 50
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cans voted against the bill and 12
Democrats for it. The Populists, with
one exception, voted against it.
49TH DAY.-The House promptly and
unanimously voled the 5000. 900 asked
for by the Secretary of the Navy to re-
cover the bodies lost in the Maine
disaster, and to raise the wreck, if that
is deemed advisable. The rest of the
session, which lasted six hours. was
devoted to continuation of the debate
ON the bankruptcy bill,
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Sensational Shooting at Greenwood

Sensational Shooting at Greenwood.
A deplorable tragedy occurred at
Greenwood. Ivo Miller, manager of
the Lefore Telephone Company, shot
and killed J. s. Mcdonald, president
of the Delta Bank. Family matters is
given as the cause Of the killing. Nc
Donald's head was literally torn to
pieces by the discharge from Miller's
gun. Mcdonald was one Of Green
woods most prominent citizens. He
has been identified with nearly every
industry of the city for years. Besides
being president of the Delta Bank he
was president of the Greenwood Com
press and Storage Company.
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Tobacco Factory Burned.

The Piedmont Tobacco Factory, at
Rock Hill, has been burned. The build.
ing was of three-stories, brick, and
quite substantial. There was quite q
supply of stock on hand, in addition to
machinery, and 81, 900. the amount Of
the insurl nee, will not cover it by $4,-
OCO. The factory has been in success
full operation for -four years under the
management of Philip Taylor and w.
T. Meadows, and has established o
good trade in the Carolinas. It's prin-
cipal products were the winthrop
Girl and Carolina Mixture" smok-
ing, and "Blind Tiger" chewing to-
bacco.
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A Costly Orchid.

One Of the most beautiful orchids
was recently exhibited in London. IT,
was a white flower, shaped Ike q sea.
gull with outspread wings, and gold
and vermillion heart. 1t came from
Venezuela, and cost 5000.
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Some twenty-nine New-Enslanders
with coats of arms are now saying that
all other New-Englanders who pride
themselves on colonial descent are
snobs. And yet coats Of arms didn't
cut much Of figure about the time
the colonial fathers were gettiAg in
their best licks for the country.
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BaoIkaohes Common 90 Motker1.

Tho busy mother sometimes fools an fn,
ability 10 perform her accustomed dutieav
She fools Inactive, weary and depressed
Hcr back, oh, how II achesi When she ssfe
down she feels as though sho must got rtg1s
mp, md whom she stands, that she mu1 -
yous systcm hao Eccn oycr worked. II haa
become cxhaGs.od and thero Is o breaking
down. What shc needs 10 courSo OF 1Us-
Simmons SquaE Vino Wine 20 xestoro
healthy funciional activity and gfvc topo.
and vitality TO her nervous eystcm.
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STEEL CASKS USED NOW.

Are Stronger, Cleaner, More Durable,
and In the End Cheaper than Wood.
A steel cask is being extensively ad-
vertised In England, as substitute for
ordinary wooden barrels for shipping
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uovkThis?

5 EWsU.se:: Doll-rs Reward far
>Apy ca,e of Catafrh that cannOt b. cured by
HalPs Catarrh Cure.
F.J. CHENEY & Co., P. ops, Toledo. o.
We. the undersigned, have known 4. J. Che
ney ior the Ia, I Is years, and believe him pc :
sfectly konor ble in all business tran action
and financially able to carry out any obligs-
tlon,n oe by their arm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo
Oh o.
wALDINo, KINNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, ret
Ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces Of tn system p, icA, sc. pc" bottle. Sold
by all Druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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petroleum, medici-
nal extracts, essen
tial oils and chemi-
calls. 1t Is said that
the Standard OIL
Company's G er-
man branch has e1-
tensively adopted
t his novel cask.
Plain terne-coated
steel sheets are en-
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Bad Taste IN The Mouth.

Digestion Is the grand process BY vhtch
nature repairs tho wasted tissues. OF tho
body, which, when the individual eis .
and regularity, and without giving rise -
any disagreeabla sensations - "a,
Indigcsticn Is o. disease which consists OF .
deviation from this ordinary mode OF health
and In the deficiency or vitiated charnctero3
those secrctions which are essential 70 the
rectiye for this iscomplaiut is DE-. -. 4. SIM,
mons Liver Medicine q few doseao Of wotco
viii rcmoYc the Offensive tastes
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tNhat Splendid Coffee.

Oman, Williams Co., H.. writes:
e package Salzer's German Coffee
sting l5c !. I grew 500 lbs OF better
Ian can buy In stores at 80 cents 9
A. c. 8
1packags OF this coffee and big seed and
plans catalogue Is sent you by John A.
6alzer Seed Co., La Cross, Wis. upon>Ie-
ceipt OF IS cents clamps and this notice.
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A cynical bachelor says that a widow
should be either married, buried or shut up
In q convent.
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MONEY IN CHICKENS.
Send 26 cents in stamps for Book. ss
BOOK PUBLISHING HOUsE.
1874 Leonard Street, New York.
TEXAS LADIES
Don't Lie.
%A&9(2k,sse

Quitman, Tex. writes: Aftse
Y yeaIs. suffering ftoH
ache / was cured by Dys
NJ. A. simmons iivex
Medicine. Il cured my
Husband Of Constfpat1on,
our little Girl Of Neftous,
mess, and our Son Of CO..
tarfh Of the Bowels. le
cured 1rs, Newman of
Painful Menstfuafions
S %nw~SoA NJ, Dlxlx0
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safely through ChanRe Of Lie. HPerfece.
Bowois, and leaves no bad effects, whilSl
both "Black Draught" and "Zeilin's Lives
Regulator" did not leave my bowels In sucA
good condition. found more Of y In tho.
Package, and It only required half thequanr
tity for dose, and had ratheI pay q ctss'
per Package for Il than use sZeihu'e' o.
bBlack DrnuQht' rs q free ,yfft. - ~
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4 w GILCHR'sT. Puita Cord. Florida.
a. Agen for 100000 acres in extreme South
Western Florida, Orange roves, Tobacco
SssSta0e I.sS.. SPECIAL BARGAIN: On 1Ss tssss ssss
ibel island. One-half mile, gulf frontage
Suitable for Tropical Fruits, Ear,y Yegets-
,les-ready for plow. Sanibel ships In Jan,
Feb, March and April over 100000 crates
tomatoes. This land good for 0Oo crates per
acre. dOod society, health, beach, churches,
schools, bathing. Daily m Ill.
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Ambition often raises man up for the pur-
pose OF giving him good, hard fall.
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live Investors

I've Investors
20 their income by pla ing
" hands. Twenty years Of
lence, In addition to relia-
8NATIoN, cnab' es me to ad-
hccessfully. Write for par
.reinterestng to those having
CHARLES HUGHES, In
er, 63 Wall Street, New York
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terest in a man who
B an idea she can per-
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horrhage Of Nspvs
amption. LOUISA
yJanuary 8, 1894.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-10-22
Rolling Young heat.

)H1 wear We made i great mis-
&c nv rolling our young wheat
ab"u Octob.c 2O'h The ground
vas Ict as smooth rs We thou.hr
j. t. 1T 10 'e. and rolling s'rr...
Us ; tn" proper thing to do. w.
tho ; t. moreover. that wnuli
prevent winter killing, but il did
MOI IN tacI. nad the opposite ~
feet Our fields washed badly.
much wheat being washed ont Of
the grou1 I'd But for so many
rains the rolling might have done
sope good. But we have not
ried it since. The proper time
=. prepare land for wheat IL he
fore the seed is sown. The prac
tee Of rolling land is an unwlse
one. resulting IN the loas of much
plant food by learhing. 1t NAV
be different on some soils.-Prac.
tical Farmer.
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constantly for ten years. the disease had a
nrmer hold than ever. | tried a number o..
blood remedies, but their mineral ingredients
settled In my bones and gave me rheumatism.
was in a lsmentable condition., and after ex.
hausting all treatment. was declared incurable.
Seeing s. S. S. advertised AZ a cure for blood
diseases, 1 decided to try it. As soon rs nv
system was under the effect OF the medicine.
l began to improve. and after taking u for
two months I was cured completely. the
dreadful disease was ersdicstcd from my sys.
tenn. and l have had no return o. 1T"
Many have been taking local treat
ment for years. and find themselves
worse now than ever. A trial OF
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CatarrI1 is
Not InCurab1e

put 1T can not be cured by sprays,
washes md inhaling mixtures which
resoh only the surface. The disease is
IN the blood, and can only be- reached
through the blood. :. S. S. is the only
remedy which al have any effect upon
Catarrh; it cures the disease pernoa-
nently and forever ribs the system OF
every trace OF the vile complaint.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-10-22

Old .shions in dress NAV he
revive but no d-faahioned
medic ne can r-nlaca Chamber.
lain's Collie, Cholera and Di-
arrhc Remedy. For sale by !.
i. Mackey d Co. and b. G,
H0 oh Il Go. Lancaster, S. G..
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writes: ~ was at.
nictcd from infancy
with Cstarrh. and no
one can know the
suffering it produces
better than I. The
sprays and washes
prescribed by the doc.
tors relieved me only
tc III porarily, and
though | used them
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-10-22

niNh'S tHielitHt finishing n,J
terlal.
IN addition L, the wood. these
plnerlr- furnish annually from
seven to- eight million dollars
worth Of naval stores, roSin auI
spirits "f tnrpentlnr: aud. as in
vestlgatlons of the Division Fores
try of the United States Agricui
tural Department have latelv
shown without impairing it,
value Of the wood
\ most excellent and pleasing
substitute cor white pine ~ house
finishing Is furnished nv the bar,
cypress, the Big Tree Of tn. South
whlch haun's the a ung
the rivers. It's lasting qualiric,
in contact with the soil. or in H.,
shap" Of shingles on a roof. have
long given It the foremost rank
among durable woods.
The mountains of G"noruia. Ten
nessar and North Carolina con.
tain considerable though scat.
tered area Of the northern com
ferS, White pine and spruce. whils
hemlOck skirts the mountarr
streams. But the features whicI
have made these mountain forests
famous are the big tulin trees and
magnificent development OF oak
and other hard woods. Trees 81
diameters over five and six feet
and nnc hundred feet Ia the frs
Ilmh. are r0t uncommon THIS
'arg"-siZpd material. TO be sure. y
not found spread over the who'll
mountain range. hut q u !,
covns and small @ here and
there. Being TO a degree -eclu
ded and distant from means at
transportation, it has been wait
ing for enterprise AMI develop
ment. which would Justify ~,
extension 0f railroads into II.
territory.
The States of Kentucky au(
Tennessee and the uurthcrr
parts or Georgia. AlsEama and
M'ssiSSipri nartiripqto IN ~.
wonderful hardwood Growth. as
periallv along the many rvnr
courses, line mississippi aud lnz"c
dc|t0s containing n" largest rnr
tjnu0US areas Of h,ri wr.l.
hring particularly rich IN uaLs
The VARIETY Of woods and "a" ii.
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TIMBER IN THE SOUTH.
A Valuable Statement of the
Vast Forestry Interests in the
Southern States.

hausted in the Northern and
Western States, AID that the ma
ton must look in a few years TO
the South for its supply Of timber.
This has been most forcibIy shown
IN the chapter devoted to the sub
jet IN the magnificientiy printed
and illustrated volume, "The En-
ore of the SOUTH" which has Just
been published and is now being
distributed by the Southern Rail-
way. The author of the book,
Mr.. Frank Presbrey, as presented
with the cooperation Of the Rail
way Company, some most forcible
facts illustrate We of the fortunes
awaiting the South in this great
avenue of national wealth. He
SAYS:
The Southern States contain at
present the largest amount "l
marketable timber standing in
any section of this continent, and
1915 per cent. Of her area is wood
ed, as against 1872 per cent. for
the entire country.
Although larger amounts are
claimed as standing on the Pacific
coast, these are, by reason Of the
distance from places of consump.
ton. practically for the most part
out of the market, and are being
decimated by reckless numbering
and fires so rapidly that even in
amount they will 500 be less
than the Southern resources.
Prof. b. +. Fernow, Chief of .he
Forestry Division of the L. S.
Geological Survey, says the South
contains not only the largest
amount and the greatest variety
of hard woods, but it also con.
tains In the greatest abundance
and perfection that most impor-
tant class If timber which fur
nishes three-quarters of our lum
Der cOnsumption-the pine and
its conIferous substitutes like the
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-10-22

In "oi'S ailll
Miss Mary Clifton, 10th Of Fort
Lawn, spent several days here.
t1Is week visiting relatives and
friends.
MIR. NJ. +. Jordan has bought
q lot on Cemetery street, and let
the contract to Mr.. w. l.. Bird to
Sui!i HIM Z ) room dwelling,
work to begin at once.
The Charlotte Observer an
nOunc-s that a coming marriage
IN that city AZ an early date is
that of Miss Mary Grier and DR..
Bart j. Wilherspoon of Lancas
ter.
MIR Burhe lemmnnd has re-
t"rn"d from SparEauburg where
he spent ,eycra! months in thu
"nsir"-- cottage Of that city.
taking tha coarse in s.cnograph,
AND u newrlt'ug. He has accepted
" position with the Farmers
Banking Il Mercantile Co. f thi-
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-10-22
DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup will

positively cure Group NarN "a
home has been made : ola. ~
the loss of a dear child which
could have been saved by this
great remedy.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-10-22
S.S.S.fTfsseB Blood

VIII prove IL 10 De the right remedy
for Catarrh. 1t will cure the most oh
stinate case. .
Books mailed free to any address by
Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1898-10-22
Short

The II year old daughter of
Mr.. John Stogner Of the Flint
Ridge section. died Monday nigh,
of typhoid fever.
Died Of pneumonia, oct. 10,
1898, Marion tn" year old son
of l.. j. Mackey of the Heath
Spring section.
ASTORIA.
Boar. the The Kind You Have AIxays Boulh,
''s' Of &1XZNzZm
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CUM: 7 !. T |.TI'.0N. :
PARAL|zED.

The people ate with us. They are show
ing their loyalty. We are selling more
goods than all the rest Of the town put
together. There is no use Of taking the
boys OFT and having a quiet talk with them.
You cant change them; they are going to
support their own cause. Why, we have
got the best cotton market in the State.
Who said so? Why. everybody. And what
&c you suppose caused it? Did you ever
have it before 30! Why, we are the
"Nlilk in the Cocanut I'D us is the praise
due, We are fighting for the farmers of old
Lancaster. Show vo,lr aDnrec;,t;on tho, l.,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-17

They have been having an election
down in Guatemala and there were
several remarkable things about it he
sides the fact that no revolution at
tended 1t. 1t lasted a week. and though
ii was somewhat one sided the returns
indicate that it was marked by an un-
trammelled exercise Of the franchise.
The result is that Maniel Estrada
Cabrera, received 1896 votes for
President and his opponent 564. Senior
Cabrera will probably receive the GER
tificate of election without having his
seat contested 1t lis even more
unanimous in Guatemala than here in
Maine. What grand opportunity
this election affords those students of
ratios and ,peresntages.. proportionate
gains and losses, net pluralities and
diminished majorities who have been
wasting time trying to extract COM
fort for Democracy out of the Vermont
and Maine elections.