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The Old Great Eastern.

On May 1, 1854. Brunei and Scot
Russell began the building of the Great
Eastern at Millwall, on the north side
of the Thames. This immense ship will
always be talked about. She is a part
of history, and, unlike the majority of
ships which are dead and gone, she be-
longs to time.
Her length between perpendiculars
was $50 feet and on the upper deck G92
feet. The breadth of the hull was SO
feet and from paddlebOx to paddlebox
11S feet. The depth Of this great ships
hull was 60 feet; the weight of the iron
contained in her hull, 5000 tons, and
the weight OF the whole shin When
fully laden, 2J.OOO tons. Thus loaded
she drew 80 feet of water. Further
statistics Of her construction are curi
Gus. Here WaS 80 ship held together by
no less than 3,UOU,JUU riyets. The plates
which formed her were 10000 in num-
Der, and each plate weighed about a
third Of a ton.
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s HISTORIC Old CoIIere.

The first Greek letter society
Beta Kappa-was organized at William
and Mary in 1916. and among the char
ter members were John Marshall. chief
justice, and Bushrod Washington. asso-
ciate justice, of the supreme court
Spencer ROane, who was considered the
ablest jurist ever produced in Virginia
John Brown and Stephen T. Mason
senators from Virginia; William Short.
minister to Spain and Holland. and
Elisha Parmalee. a native of Massa-
chusetts, who established chapters at
Yale and Harvard when he returned
home William and Mary was the first
college to adopt the elective system Of
study and the honor system in the gov
ernment of its students The old build
ing has been restored to almost its orig
inal condition. although in the days of
its prosperity was double its present
size. Chicago Record
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The Name TOmhighee.

Mr.. Charles Gibson of Eufaula, l. T.,
says that Tombigbee river is often
written about and is in history, and not
one in thousand knows why it is called
TOmbigbee. Years ago there was such
a thing as a white man coming among
the North American Indians 1t was
the case with the naming of this river.
There was lone white man among the
ChOctaw Indians. He was a friendly
white man, not a boomer nor a land
grabber, nor was he hobo
He was wOrkingman and farmed a
little, built houses or huts for the ma
tives, and here comes in the history of
not only the naming of the river, but
when the North American Indians be-
gan to bury their dead this white man
could make coffin and persuaded the
wild men to bury their dead under the
sod. This good man lived on the banks
of the river. The Choctaws did not
know his name, but called him the
coffin maker, which in Choctaw is
etOmbe igbee. From this the white man
has changed the above Choctaw words to
Tombigbee river. Minneapolis Trib-
une
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Dehorned to Save Room.

Down here they saw the horns off the
wild or Texas cattle before they ship
them east. The animals pack better,
take up less room in the cars, are not
so likely to injure one another and look
better to the buyer. A Texas steer may
carry just as much beef and tallow as
muley COW, but his long horns make
him look leaner. Texas cattle have
bad reputation, too. and when their
horns are sawed off they look as inno-
cent and harmless as barnyard heifer.
lola (Kan. Letter Chicago Record.
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The Irish Language.

1t sounds profane to ask whether
our ancient tongue is worth preserving.
Yes, it is, even as spoken language,
and so well worth preserving that if
the effort be not made, and. with God s
blessing, made successfully, we should
be held accountable for casting from us
what is, in the natural order, apart
from the national spirit, the noblest in
heritance of our race.
1t is the misfortune of many good
Irishmen to know nothing of the Irish
language, however anxious about it,
and. through an untoward history, il
is the way with many others to care
but little for its fate, because the in
vader has branded it as an inferior
tongue. But it never happened that
any one competent to form an opinion
who knew Irish did not esteem it as g
noble vehicle of human thought and
feeling. Gael.
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How He Tsed His Pistol

eff you ever have to use pistol,
said man Of experience, 1.-THE chances
are you II find yourself in endless trou-
ble with the courts. When was living
out in Texas l adopted a scheme that
worked like a charm. | went armed,
like everybody else, but l always kept
one blank cartridge under the hammer
Of my revolver, for use as d bluff.
Zone day a professional bully made
a dead set at me. and when l saw that
a fracas was unavoidable whipped ont
the gun and blazed away square in his
face. The suddenness of the thing
scared him nearly to death, and he tore
down the railroad track and fell into a
cattle guard, thinking he was killed.
Another time a fellow threatened tc
carve me ON sight. l MT him coming
into a store and instantly Opened fire.
He skipped out nimbly and couldn't be
found for three days. Those blank car
tridges saved my bacon and my reputa-
ton, and, best of all, saved me the un-
told tribulatiOn of defending msyelf in
murder trial. After that l was re-
garded as the gamest citizen in town,
and the bad men gave me wide berth.
Of course | always had five good bullets
in reserve in case the bluff failed to
work, but, I'm thankful to say, l never
had to use 'em. New Orleans Times
Democrat
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Dig Up the Dust.

A Mississippi editor makes this ap-
peal to delinquent subscribers: Fish
down into your pocket and dig up dust
The editor is hungry and the paper bout
to bust. We've trusted you for several
months and done it with smile, so Just
return the compliment and trust us for
awhile. Our wife she needs some stock
ings, and baby needs a dress, Jimmy
needs some breeches and so do Kate
and Bess. Pud is ON the hog train and
Peggy sick with grief, and, good gosh
almighty, can't you give man relief
Shell out those nickels and turn loose
the dimes, turn 'em loose and whistle,
and we'll have hetter times. There will
be fewer patches on the bosom of our
pants, and We'll make the paper better
if we have half chance. Don't give us
that old story, long gene TO seed, bout
taking more family papers than the
family want to read. but help to feed
the printer, and he'll help our town tC
grow, and thus escape the sulphur in
the regions down below"
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Economic CharIty-

had just seated myself at the table
IN the tearOom of down town dry
goods store the other day when well
dressed man came in with three little
children, two girls and boy. Motto
ing carelessly that the children were
not dressed quite so well as the man
who had charge of them, wondered a
little. observed they took places near
the table where | was seated.
'NOw be sure you all behave proper
ly and eat enough. the man said, land
don't talk -
Then he ordered all sorts of things
for them, and very hungry they SEEM
ed, too, eating a most elaborate lunch
con, while the man tasted nothing.
Along about ice cream .time heard
him say, "Sit quiet minute and will
come back. " Then he slipped out in the
crowd near the railing and went down
the elevator In short time the head
waiter came mp to the table and asked
anxiously of the happy trio:
'When is your papa coming back"
"Oh, he isn't our papa, chorused
the joyous three 1--WE don't know who
he is. He just asked MS when we were
looking in the windows if we wanted a
good dinner, and we said yes, and he
said, Come along, then, and brought
MS up here. Then the children went
down the elevator and the house charged
something to the off side of the ac-
counts. Chicago Times-H Herald.
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What a BOer VIII Eat.

The Transvaal Boer will eat almost
anything in the flesh, fish or fowl line,
for all is grist that comes to his CASTRO
nomic mill, and the following mixture
is voted most delectable by the majority
of the rougher classes: A great square
slice is cut off loaf made of coarse un-
sifted meal and covered with a thick
layer of jam. preferably strawberry. a
row of sardines is then placed on top
and the oil from the sardine box is lib
orally poured over the whole A Ioud
smacking of lips and other manifesto
tions of thorough appreciation accom-
pany the disposal of this delicate bonne-
bouche. But the unsophisticated Boer
only INDUCES in this luxury when he
means to enjoy special treat. quite re-
gardless of expense. Chambers Jour
nal
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CHURCH SERVICES.

AsPURI METHODIST Overwhelmingly Preach
ing at l01$ NJ and 7,4j P. NJ. SUNDAY School
P. NJ Christian EndeavOr Prayer Meeting
645 P. N. Prayer Meeting-Wednesdays at 7.4j
Pm Rev. c. A. Hill, pastor
ST, PETERS PROTESTANT EPIsCoPAL.-Sunday-
Preaching at IL A. NJ. and q . p. N. sunday
ochOOl-9% A. NJ Prayer Meeting-Wednesday
at712 P. Rev Henry Thomas, Rector.
-Sunday-Preaching at l015 A. NJ
and ~ P. NJ. Sunday SchOOl-1ll5 A. NJ. Prayer
Meeting-Wednesdays at ~ P. NJ. Rev. J. i
EStin, pastor.
ST. POLYCARP CATHOLIC CHURCH-SeryiceS every
other sunday, by Father WaldIOu. sunday
School Immediately after service
SMYRNA CIRCUIT preaching services, Friend.
ship in the morning, SeverSOn IN the after
noon Jermans Chapel and smyrna Land
ing alternate Sunday nights at 7.SO. Rev. L.
W. Layteid, pastor.
CENTENNIAL METHODIST EPISCOPAL COlored) -
Sunday-Preaching at IL A. NJ. and P. NJ
Sunday School, P. NJ. Rev. J. f. Cook
Pastor.
A. NJ. E. CHURCH-SundL y-Preaching at IL a.
N, and p. IN. sunday SchOO. at D. m.
Christian Endeavor, 81 p. m. Sunday. Praise
meeting at o'clock Wednesday evening
Rev. Paris Daker, pastor.
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Her Grent Need.
"Tell him to wait. "

Iell HIM to walt.
Mrs. GOlddecker waved aside the
maid, and, rising anxiously, looked out
on upper Fifth avenue from the win
dow of her just completed nineteenth
century palace. She was wondering
whether his man, for whom she had
sent, possessed at last the one secret
that could make her happy. She paused
for a moment, nerving herself inwardly
to encounter disappointment in case it
should come, and then, in full control
of herself, she prepared to descend.
Leaving her boudOir, with its 500, O00
bedstead, che passed the diamond and
sapphire inlaid bathroom, with its gold
faucets glittering in the electric light,
and, stepping into the cut glass eleva-
tor, was whirled rapidly downward to
the first floor. Stepping lightly over the
$1,000, 600 rug in the reception hall
and brushing abstractedly against the
1000, 900 tapestries in the drawing
room, she passed through long passage
into the waiting room in the rear of the
house, where tall dignified foreigner
stood up and bowed respectfully as she
entered.
Can You make good bread?" she
asked.
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Must Have Been Blind.

Here is rather good story, which
has also the merit of being true. A
large firm in Aberdeen recently engaged
as office boy a raw country youth. 1t
was part of his duties to attend to the
telephone in his masters absence
When first called upon to answer the
bell, in reply to the usual query, care
you there?" he nodded assent. Again
the question came and still again, and
each time the boy gave an answering
nod. When the question came for the
fourth time, however, the boy, losing his
temper, roared through the telephone:
'Man, a ye blin'? I've been noddin
me held aft for t. last hauf 'oorl l"-
London Mail.
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Too Much of a Jar.

A little group of professional men
were talking of dentists the other day
when the stout man of the party related
a humorous incident that occurred
come time ago. 1t happened in a den
list office in Kansas City.
A typical COW puncher came in and
wanted tooth treated. He was big
fellow with an immense soft hat. and
when he deposited himself in the oper-
ating chair everything creaked.
mind you don't hurt me, " he said
in menacing tone, and then the den
tist got to work.
After boring into the tooth moment
he paused.
Now, " he said, "dont stir If you
do this tool may slip and your nerve
will get nasty jar. -
All went well for few moments and
the big fellow threw his head back.
There was a yell, a scramble. fall
ing chair, and then brawny fist flew
Out, and a dazed and bleeding dentist
picked himself from the floor on the
opposite side of the room.
"You blamed idiot, he mumbled
with his hand on his jaw, Il told you
not to novel"
''Thet don't make a mite O. differ
snce!" rOared the COW punc4er. "No
man kin hurt me like thet an livel"
And, seizing his big hat, he plunged
heavily down the stairs, anathematiz-
ing the whole dentist fraternity at ev-
cry step. Plain Dealer
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SECRET SOCIETIES.

MoRNING STAR LODGE, No. 6, I. o. . F.-Meets
every Friday evening, at 500 o'clock.
MCDONNELL ENCAMPMENT, No , l o. 0 F.-Meets
second and Fourth Tuesday evenings of each
month. at 500 o'clock
HARMONY LODGE, No. 13, A. F. A. M.-Meets First
and Third Thursday evenings Of each month
at 500 o'clock.
SMYRNA LODGE, No. 5, l. o. G. T.-Meets every
Wednes lay evening, at 90 o'clock.
SMYRNA CONCLAvE, No. 45. ORDER OK HEPTAsoPHs
meets first and third Tuesday of each month
at 500 o'clock. at the Odd Fellows Hall
UI-ION CASTLE No. II, X. &. .E.-Meets every Thurs
day evening in their hall in the Cooper Build
ing, at S 90 o'clock.
AIsPAH LODGE No. l6, A. o. L. W.-Meets every
Monday evening at 500 o'clock in Odd Eel
lows Hall.
MIzPAH CoNCLAvE, No. 1917, ADHESIVE MoGUL-
LIANs.-Meets the last Monday evening of each
month, a. 90 O'Clock, in Odd Fellows Hall.
GENERAL WINFIELD s. HANCOCK Posi-. No %
G. A. R.-Meets every Thursday night in the
Hall of the Knights of the Golden Eagle. ThOs
Davis, Commander.
STARS AND STRIPES COUNCIL, No 26. Js. O. q. 4.
M-Meets at 90 p. m. every Thursday IN
Odd Fellows Hall.
Frances E. Willard Temple, No :. X. of e. iE-
Meets every Tuesday evening at 5 O'Clock, at
the Golden Eagle Hall.
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BRANCH ROADS.

Leave harrington for Franklin City. and way
stations, Milford, Georgetown, Berlin Lewes IScl
III ~ a. m. and 6.37 p. m. week days Return
ing, train leaves Fran kiln City 5 so a. m, and
l.31 p. m. week days.
Leave Franklin City for Chincoteague via
steamer) 43 p m. weekdays. Returning leave
CnlncOteague y a. m. weekdays
Leave Harrington for Georgetown, and Lewes
NJ III ~ a. m, 81 p. M weekdays Returning
leave Lewes 10 a m, and Oh D. M week DAYS
Leave Harrington for RehOboth lO3s a m
69t p m, week-d days. Returning, leave Reho
both 80 a. m, 2.45 p m week DAYS
Leave harrington for Berlin 1899 a. m snd
. 81 p. IN. weekdays. Returning leave Berlin
6.51 m. and 40 d m. week daVs
Leave Townsend for Centreville and wav sta.
at 9.2l a. m and 53l p. m week days: leave
Centreville 30 m. and 2 81 D M week days.
Leave Clayton for Oxford at gSS a m and 547
P. m; leave Oxford 6.45 a. u. ano 40 D. M
week days. p
Leave Seaford for Cambridge at 1l.17 A m.
and Ills p. m. week days Returning leave Cam
bridge at 700 a. m. and 2.30 p. m. week days,
Train leaves Clayton for Chestertown 20. 5a m
returning. leaves CheStertOwn. 6 so a. m
CoNNEcrIoNs.-At Porter. with Newark l. bella
ware City Railroad At Townsend with Queen
Anne Sd KentRailroad AtClayton with Delaware
&Chesapeake Railroad and Baltimore d Delaware
Bay Railroad. AT Harrington, with Delaware,
maryland q Virginia Railroad. AtSeaford with
Cambridge Seaford Railroad At Delmar with
new York Philadelphia & Norfolk WicomicO Il
Pocomoke, and Peninsula Railroads
eDaily except Sunday
j. B. HUTCHINSON, General NJ 4uage
}. X. WOOD, General Passenger Agent.
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A Terrible Threat.

George. " said Mrs. Younglove, "do
you know that you have kissed me only
once during the past three hoursP''
eyes. he replied, land if you eat
any more onions l may make it three
hours and half next time.
She could only tremhle and wonder
if ii were to turn out that her love had
been misplaced, after all. Chicago
News
Smyrna times., 1899-07-05
An Awkward NIIstnKe.

Briggs is dreadfully nearsighted.
fou know that hat his wife wears with
all those black plumes in it?''
''Yes, I've seen it. -
'Well, Briggs thought it was the
head of feather duster. and he tied il
to his cane and brushed a lot of spider
webs from the porch ceiling before his
wife caught him at it. "-Cleveland
Plain Dealer
Smyrna times., 1899-07-05

Temper, says an authority, has i'm
mense influence on the tone of the sing
ing voice. An i'll natured or querulous
person will invariably have a catlike
quality in the voice. which is percepti-
bic in singing quite as much as in
speaking.
Smyrna times., 1899-07-05

When either branch of congress is in
session after nightfall, a huge light
CLEANS from the top of the great dome
over the capitol. For many years it has
been the custom to burn this light on
the occasion of a night session of con-
gress.
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A Little Misty.

''The boy is taking quite an interest
in music, remarked the young man s
mOthe". "He has joined a musical So
ciety in his college"
''What does he dor"
II can't quite make out exactly. By
some. reports l should judge that he is
singing second tenor and by others that
he is playing third base. w Washing
ton Star
Smyrna times., 1899-07-05
SMYRNA DIRECTORY,

TOWN OFFICIALS.
President of fCOuncil-James c. Robinson.
Secretary of COuncil-Henry 5. Anthony
Town Treasuser-Ezekial V. Cooper
Clerk of Council-Samuel J. Reynolds.
Alderman-William B. Collins
ChiefOf Police-JoSeph H. Garner
COuncimen: lst ward, Dr. T. C. Moore: 2nd
Ward. Samuel j. Reynolds; 3rd Ward, Edward q
walls; 4th MaId, J. Wesley Eenuey: 9TH Ward
+ Marriott Fowler; 9th Ward, James c. Robinson
and Henry 5. Anthony.
Council meets the second and fourth Fridays
in each month.
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Daily. Daily except Sunday.
"a Stops to leave passengers from Wilmington
and points north, or take passengers for points
south of Delmar.
~ stops only on notice to conductor OF agent
or on signal.
~ Stops 20 leave passengers from Middletown
and points south.
Express trains leaving Harrington sos a. m
and arriving at 6.33 p. m. weekdays run
through solid TO and from Baltimore, via Porter
and Newark
Smyrna times., 1899-07-05

Argentina, now the Argentine Re-
public, owes its name to the silvery re-
fectior Of its rivers.
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The population of the world increases
10 per cent every ten years.
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Another Sort.

'Were there no extenuating circum-
stances connected with the case p
'No; nothing but attenuated circum-
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{ do Won mean bv that ?"

"What do you mean by that?"
1.-THE defendants circumstances were
so reduced that he could not afford to
engage a competent attorney. Pitts
burg Chronicle Telegraph.
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Philadelphia, Wilmington Z Baltimore HahOa:
DELAWARE DIVISION.

On and after June >, 1859. trains Will le
as follows:
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Exp. Pass. EXP. Pass. Mail. Ma
P. NJ. A. NJ. a. NJ. NJ. Pm p
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-06-13

west. but also Of the Pacific coast. ~
you said, though. a while back In your
editorial on "Ooing 10 work" this would
not extend AstJfia's l01al trade 10 Por'
lands hurt Bhc would b. confined to the
lower Columbia. the Nehnlem and her
upper and lower coasts IN Oregon and
Washington. Her seaport supremacy
would clearly build up Portland, whlle
Bclltlr'a capture Of that business would
ruin her. n would take away her Inland
Empire trade. But viii the Union PA.
cino push on TO Astoria? There's the
rubl
Editor Scot Why should ,He MT?
Director BcOtt-C Combinations. my lad
lc1mJnati.ra D.d you note the fact
t.n' me g. =. had secured tcrmlna.
grounds IN BaD Francl.ro? Dld you 0D
serve ihai the Short Line under their
control In turning ail ~ irdfiia wiihiu
~ mites u Huntington 10 San francisco
away from Portland? Wei whn, docs
lhh m.nu2 n means combination 20
make San Frnrlpcy ana Seattle the twO
gfnlt Pacific porlr The q. =. ~ do W.
rhicf sorclga business through the former
port. but extending TO Seattle also. You
see. ny lad. AaOria as the seaport would
become The only rcapor Of the West,
ccntrriuR al the oriental irahic IN IN"
Columbian basin and making Portland ~
great aH San FranclscD, which would
step town peg or 20 yhlle Sentt!c
would take gcOnd place. Of course the
Great Northern would not BE- hurt ~
very much but the e. =. would De- in The
irHd Here IN ths basis Of combine
between tho Great Northern and the
Southern into which they may pu! the
e.. T. Il squints that way. IN fact Di-
rector Cotton he ~ one Of The 4. P.E
"olh tlmsrsJ told me lt was eRpe icd
the Vnndrrblts would make San fran.
cisco their western outlet and leave the
o. r. 4 y. 20 be controlled By Prcsi-
dent liill DO sou begin 20 see any game.
any dear Mr. Editor?
Editor scO,t-Hum. hum Wen. Welt
I've been ready fof some time to come
oui hammer and iOngs Tor making A..
tofia our seaport 10 Poriland's Interest
hay" clearly seen for long time 40
great value 10 mr. Sure II II nature
scupor'-the only real seaport Of this ba.
sln a.. ! said in 1876. Every time / start
IN though. ma a strong prejudice IN
Portland against H. There's wilcox lie
gets in tanirum and the lldds and
othcrf Poor Henry Falling-he was
wfoug advocate Tor extension 10 Astoria
Tor our exports.
Director s.ou-i guess its fa; pluns
TO Wilr.x 20 stand 30 with Prcaden. I'M .
DO you Know, hc 81 now worth more than (
the l.aid boys. They can't ind any leak /.
ln hb books They've tried hard. They /
hluk he gets hl, stun on the slant Fact I.
's though. that he gets II on iii,s whva, .
pooling scheme. as / suspect There ARE /
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-06-13

others tool" The director stood up ana
fit down again suddenly
Editor Scott 0n brown study. musinrO
That's fact Ny tiOOC0 a month hxed
an last month when Me ana Moh.er were
In New York isn't enouRbi Mohlsr
/ ROAD cleared Oue and half million
last season. over al interest ana hxed
charges. The grain ships get quarter
million bonus on NDhlcrs boast &. y
u. geis quarter million % b1ttle up
Astoria. I'm the king pin could un-
cerk the bottle IN day' P1r.land's
ruin destroys NJ property values ana
ciaBce 10 get out Of debt. on. no! That's
rot enough diyy where millions are BE-
.nE 0kcn from the fdrmer-goore. and
where commerclal supremacy--Dut VIVA
fgols the country press arc' They keep
mum for free pass and four bit al.
n,w ana then ia ha' Why they. II
united are the King pin ia. ha' d--n
f1ola' l'll double my div
The door swung d0wly open The
pate glass mirror turning away and
Director Scott simultaneously Presi-
dent MOhler entering ana greeting the
great ed,tOr whose treasonous lips had
suddenly become frozen like the cham
payne on The waiter 10 front o. him.
The y, u. & n. president saw the a..
fectOrp agitation. Ic OWNED the cause.
a low murnur followed Of which occa-
sional words only could be heard. g9DGI0
invest In Seattle. unload
Portland bankruptcy old deD!
clean up danger Hllisboro Inds.
j. nd'ni ruin whole scheme
rouse peop,e 70 robbery farmers
legislatures Do,cOttg q
Then warm hand shake The president
and editor parted on the best Of terms.