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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23

another Democrat, succeeded Forrest,
and Forests tallieS were changed to
correspond with the Republican clerks
books, making difference of 40 or 90
votes in favor of Stuart, according to
the marking at the top of the tally
sheets. The witness stated that For
rest kept the first 100 votes all right,
but afterwards became mixed.
After cross-eXamination the senate
took a short recess.
After the recess w. R. Swinney. n
merchant of Troy, was called to the
stand and testified first that there was
considerable drinking going in Troy
on election day, especially around the
voting place. He also testified that
when he took Forests place as clerk
that his tally sheet was so muddled
that he couldn't tell just how many
votes there were for Falcon, but by
counting the marks there seemed to be
only or difference between Forests
tally and that of the Republican clerk.
Erasures were made to make Forests
tally agree with the other. No mistakes
were made on any of the candidates but
Falcon.
Mr.. Swinney was questioned infinitely
for an hour regarding the tally sheet,
after which an adjournment was taken
till afternoon.
This afternoon J. w. Hall, the Popu-
list member of the election board in
Troy precinct. was placed on the stand
and testified that ballots were given out
without his signature, but he did not
believe he gave any such out, although
he might have done so in the confusion
around the polls. He also testified that
the boy Anderson appeared twice to
vote and the first time went away
without voting. During the time inter
Vening between the time when Forrest
became sick and Swinney came he
stayed with the ballots and poll books
all the time except twice while he went
to his meals. Many tickets he said
were straight Republican with the ex
ception of Stuart, and Reville, the Re
publican election judge, in reading the
ballots, frequently called Stuart's name
when the vote was for Falcon, but the
witness called attention to the error
each time and thought it was correctly
recorded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23

Merchant, 112 East 9Th St. Topeka, Kan.
receiver and shipper of grain.
Liverpool, 1:SO p. m; Wheat, sd higher;
London, 80 p. m: Wheat cargoes frmer,
Chicago: Receipts of hogs. 5000; opened
Chicago Cash grain. business here yes
bushels oats At the seaboard exporters
bought $4,000 bushels of wheat and 100000
Price Current: Little freezing the past
week over wheat area Weather not ad-
able appreciably. General prospects prac-
ticaIly Unchanged. Moisture ample. Small
$50 600 hogs against 1926. 900 last year.
Receipts of hogs: Kansas City. 1900;
81 IH 49, 0'OV0' eS'iin4'eo hosS at chicago
Chicago receipts: Wheat So cars graded
50 cars. graded f cars. '''ie1 - '''i9 0'''9
Northwestern receipts: Duluth 10 cars.
Kansas City cash market, No, ? hard
corn ,En;,S $2ae; Nj oats 275zf ,a+ 20
demand; No; red, lie.
sides. The cables are. a damper. The
shorts who lay awake last night expect
and now everybody. is waiting for the ma
market mar Will sell lower II if not supported
Kansas City receipts: Wheat q cars.
45 ears: oats cars, last year II cars
Minneapolis reports sharp demand for
yesterday, 10000 barrels.
Chicago: No feature to corn. Some
selling of July by Chas. Counselman 81
co. Pringle trying to sustain the market,
but no buying orders. Looks heavy and
Paris close: wheat.5a15 centfmes higher;
flour; stead TO to &c eentimes higher 49,.
is little to bun wa so1a on The sentiment
w Manin1I1afi W la
from time to time causing artificial bulges
6gt if the 6as has 99f been M bsIg
spots. The last worlds crop was the
largest ever raised but the 1899 crop prom
New York: Corn Trade News says that
ing and chartered up to March 10 for grain
to Europe from Argentine and Uruguay
ruary IS last.
Liverpool close; Wheat a4a7sd under
chcag seems seem to Be pretty good de-
mand for July wheat under Csc
tinetaI cables coming better on wheat"
Antwerp closes 121s confines higher.
els. last year $50 900 bushels; corn 5000
bushels. last year 10000 bushels; ship
600 bushels; shipments corn 265,OO0 bushels,
last year All. 600 bushels.
Total clearances wheat and flour, $1,000
bushels: corn, 525O 900 bushels.
Proctor Of Of L1 t cables Bartlett
speculative. Russia Offering much freer
St. Louis closing: Wheat, cash 12c; March
nc, May 7315c, July 661zc; corn, cash 331ac
May 3314c asked, July. 3lAc asked: oats.
cash 271@c, May 273sc bid, July 23ssc.
ChicagO: Packers buying pork. Wolf
has also been good buyer. Market decided
New York reports 25 loads of wheat and
As loads of corn taken for export today.
Berlin quoted, by private cable, wheat
q mark Up-about 15c per bushel.
Chicago: Crop damage reports today
pie who are well known to the trade here.
and whose advices are considered sincere.
Chicago; Near as | can see, the Barrett
The country has bought considerable July
wheat MeT + HGrk has been r 6
best buyers of wheat.-Noyes.
Chicago: Puts May wheat CSC. calls 6S3S
M12c; puts May corn 351sdAc, calls 3jas
@1Ac. Curb: May wheat, 6s5s@Ac; May
Milwaukee wires: Nfllers bid a cent
nearer May today for same grade elevator
wheat a sold yesterday.
Chicago: Puts May corn 34c, calls 361kc,
good all next week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23
ENGLAND HASN'T HEARD
Officially of Any Collision in the Klon-
dixie Country.

London, March 23.-In the house of
commons today James Francis Hogan,
anti-Parnellite, asked whether a mo-
dus vivendi had been arrived at in the
matter of the Alaskan boundary and
whether information had reached the
foreign office concerning collisions arts
ing out of the dispute. In reply the
parliamentary secretary of the foreign
office the Right Hon. ST. John Broder-
lex said the proposals for a modus
vivendi had been made by the United
States government and he added, they
are now under consideration. The gov
eminent, Mr.. Broderick continued had
no news of collision
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23
FREE GOLD AT so FEET.
Strike of Great Value Made by a
Washington Company.

Republic Wash, March 23.-Superin-
tendent Grouse of the Gold Creek Min
ing company returned to Republic from
the company's property, fifteen miles
south of that camp on the south half of
the reservation, and confirms the news
of rich gold strike.
He says that the crosscut tunnel has
encountered the ledge at a depth of
eighty feet, where it has been proved to
be twenty feet wide and carries an
abundance of free gold. The assays run
from $500 to $685..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23
NEW FAST MAIL.
To Be Put on by the B. & o. From St.
Louis East.

st. Louis, March 23.-The Baltimore &
Ohio announced today the Inauguration
of a new fast train from st. Louis to
Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia
and New York, via Cincinnati. Parkers-
burg and Cumberland. The train will
leave St. Louis at sos p. m. and arrive
at Washington at a m. second MORN
ing and New York at a. M, giving
southern and western mails six hours
earlier delivery than heretofore. The
new schedule will be started on Sun
day. Through buffet sleepers and
coaches will be run for passengers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23
Chicago LIVESTOCK Market


Estimated receipts of hogs for
today, 2 600; tomorrow, "a 900 left over:
closed weak. Mixed and butchers, So. Goa
3.S712; good heavy. 50. 15d3.95; rough, heavy,
So. 5503.65; light, So. 550t3. S212.
CATTLE-Receipts, IL 500. Market slow,
steady. Beeves, $4d575; cows and heifers,
$2d4.75; Texas steers, $4G5; stockers and
feeders, So. 25d4 70.
SHEEP-Receipt 5000. Market steady
81. 4Od5.S so.
Official yesterday:
HOGS-Receipts, 81, 357: shipments, 10 100.
CATTLE-Receipts, 1874 shipments, g.
sHEEP-Receipts. Il. sO4; shipments. J. 454.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23
Kansas City Produce Market

Kansas City, March ..
WHEAT Steady. May opened at Sc
declined to 6219c, rose to 63c and closed at
about that price. There was an active
trade. and many damage reports 90 Cash
closed: No. 2 hard, 64n66c; No. 3, 62a65c;
No. 2 red 75c; No. g. 70673c.
CORN-Steady. No. mixed, S214@1zc;
No. 2 white, SAFE. ooo
RYE-Steady. No. 2, 521Rc;
HAY-Steady. Choice timothy and prai-
BUTTER-1c higher. Separator, zoe;
dairy, 15c.
EGGS-Steady Fresh, 1015c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23
GIVE NAME OF WRITER.
California Governor Signs Bill Requir-
ing Signature to All Personal
Newspaper Articles

Sacramento, Cal. March Ex-Governor
Gage has signed the MorehOuse bill re-
qufring all articles published in the
newspapers and periodicals of California
referring to individuals to have the true
name of the writer affixed.
Telegraphic dispatches are, by spec
ial provision, exempt from this law.
1t is not known what action news
paper proprietors will take in the mat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23

per cent. Prime mercantile paper. 3HG4
per cent; sterling exchange firmer. with
actual business in bankers bills at s4.S51L
4.S512 for demand and at $4.S3hM15 for 60
days: posted rates, $4 S412 and 81 $50; COM
mercial bills. 81. S21aI2
SILV ER-Silver certificates, 601@c; bar
silver, 595sc: Mexican dollars, 47Isc.
BONDS bonds frmer. IS
1854; new As. registered. 12S1s: coupon. 1855 :;
As, registered, 11112; coupon, u314; IS. reg
istered, 991z; IS, registered, 11214; coupon,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23
DadWayS
N Pills.

Purely vegetable, mild and reliable.
Cause Perfect Digestion. complete absorp-
ton and healthful regularity. For the cure
of all disorders of the Stomach. Bowels
Kidneys. Bladder. Nervous Diseases Piles
SICK HEADACHE
and all disorders of the Liver.
Price, % cts per box. Sold by all drug
G1sts, or sent by mail on receipt of price.
RADWAY & CO., IS Elm St, New York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23
Poisoned by Wild Parsnips.

Mishawaka, Ind, March 23.-Glenn
Maltby, Ralph and Donald Protsman
and Eugene Quaintance ate wild pars-
nips while hunting along Barbee creek
today, miStaking them for artichokes
Maltby is dead The others are in a
critical condition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23
Sugar Market.

New York, March q.
SUGAR-Raw steady; fair refining csc;
centrifugal Sc test. 4ssc; molasses sugar,
3$4c. Refined steady: crushed, 55sc; pow
dered, sac; granulated, 51sc.
COFFEE-Dull and easy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23

The funeral of Simon Bernheimer took
place yesterday afternoon at o'clock
from his late residence, corner of Sixth
and Tyler streets. The services at the
house were conducted by Jacob Levi. The
floral offerings were numerous. Among
them a harp from the Harmony club
with the word Harmony From Masonic
lodge No. 81, of which the deceased was a
member a Masonic emblem done in flow
ers. The pail bearers were from the Ma
sonic and Odd Fellows lodges to which
Mr.. Bernheinier belonged Members of
the two lodges acted as an escort and at
the grave the services We're conducted by
the MasOnS. Among those from out of
Bernheimer of Kansas City. Mrs. Fife
eastman and daughter of Kansas City,
Greenbaum of Newton. Mr.. Moses Hahn
Of Winfield and Mrs. NJ. Levi of St. Louis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23
Kansas City Livestock Market
Kansas City, March

Kansas City, March 3.
CATTLE-Receipts, 4,5OO. Best steady.
$4.10G5. SO: Texas steers, ss.55@4so; Texas
cows, So. 7503.50: native cows and heifers.
S3G4. 4O stockers and feeders, $2.25GI5.25;
bulls. 81. 65d5.30.
s iz'oV9 8,,l af ss 81 10
@3.65 heavies. $3.55d365;. packers. $; 300
So ri rl, 60 pigs. S. ioa8 g.
SHEEP-Receipts, 1900. Market strong.
Lambs s. 62q6.50; muttons $50
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23
HEADACHE!

DR. RADWAY & Co. New York:
1t gives me great pleasure to voluntarily
state that your Pills are much superior to
others have tried Being greatly troubled
with headache and costiveness 1 find that
they give me instant relief. which other
Pills could not do PETER KIEFER
ESQ North I'd St, Philadelphia, Pa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Short funeral services were held this
afternoon over the remains of Miss Semira
Coultrane at her late residence, 217 West
Fifth street, and the remains were taken
to High Point, N. c., for burial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23
Joseph's Tips.

Furnished by ]. c. Goings, Commission
Merchant, 112 East 5th St, Topeka, Kan.
receiver and shipper of grain:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23
RANGES of Prices on Stock.

Merchant. liz East 5th St. Topeka, Kan,
receiver and shipper of grain:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23

New York March 23-We suggest the
purchase of Union Pacific preferred Pock
Island, Brooklyn Rapid Transit and Peo-
pies Gas. ]. ARTHUR JOSEPH.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23

San Francisco, Los Angeles $325O.
Via the Rock Island Route.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23
New york Money Market.

New York March %.
MONEY-Money on call nominally 3Q4
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Market Gossip.


Furnished by ]. c. Goings, Commission
Merchant, 112 East 9Th St, Topeka Kan.
receiver and shipper of grain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-23
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

FOR RENT-Furnished front rooms mod
ern conveniences, with board 713 Top. aV.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-04-13


The report of John G. Slater, Justice
of the Peace, for and during the fiscal
year ending April LIST, 1899, was pre-
senGeG.
On motion of Aid. Gonnermann, the
report was referred to the committee
on judiciary.
The report of Geo. Nj. Melville, City
Treasurer, dated April 3rd, 1899,
showing a balance on hand C
$l4, 976 SO, was presented.
On motion of Aid Tar0ell, the re-
port was referred to the committee on
finance.
The report of NJ. F. Barber, Chief of
Police, for the fiscal year ending April
1st, 1899, was presented.
On motion of Aid. Gonnermann, the
report was referred to the committee on
police.
A communication was received from
the Bricklayers & Stonemasons' Inter
national Union No. 4, stating that the
scale of wages for the ensuing year on
sewer work would be IS cents per hour,
and 8 hours to constitute days work
On motion of Aid. Weier, the COM
munication was received.
The annual report of receipts and
disbursements of the Board of Educa-
ton was presented.
On motion of Aid. German, the re-
port was referred to the committee on
finance.
The report of the Poormaster for the
month of March, 1899, was presented
On motion of Aid. Weier, the report
was referred to the pauper committee.
A petition was presented from Mrs.
c. Ii. Tilley, requesting that rebate
of taxes be granted on the property
known as No. 319 Pine street.
On motion Of Aid. Weier, the petition
was referred to the committee on
finance.
The following new bills were read
and referred:
Police-Geo S Baldwin, So 80; NJ F
Barber, So so.
Judiciary G. Slater, $3.50.
Finance-American Express Co,
$105; 81 Niedecken & Co, ST.; Keuffel
& Esser, So SO; j L Cleary, $185; G
Skidd, zoe.
Public Grounds-C Skidd, $1.10.
Fire department. Bros, So 40;
P Jacobs, $21.60; N Pirsch, $177O; c..
Skidd, So ST; S Barr, $43.5O; Err
Letsom, $17.20; Gamewell Fire Alarm
Telegraph Co, $l80; j Mckinney,
1914.
Pauper-G W Windesheim, $l1; F
Goerndt, $14.15; j M Blackman, $4.65;
Piper & Thomas, $1OO1; R Henschen,
$40; F Barter, 1896; Peter Barth,
$115; Woodward Drug Co, 1886; L E
Hacl1ley & Son, $500; T 81 English,
SIP; W R Cheever, S38; E Meinhardt,
SO 20; j A Peterson, ST; P Jacobs,
$275; G S Baldwin, 1890.
Printing Kenosha Volksfreund, $l5;
Kenosha Union, $69.48
| Sewer-H Reber, $3.50.
Aid. Calkins moved that the salaries
of the City Clerk, City Treasurer and
Assessor during the past year be made
to apply for the ensuing year.
Motion carried.
Aid. Tarbell moved that the matter
of making arrangements for the new
| Council be referred to the committee
on finance, with power to act.
Motion carried.
Council adjourned.
Gus JACOB, City Clerk
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The committee on streets, alleys and
bridges reported as follows:
To his Hon. the Mayor and Common
Council of the City of Kenosha, Wis:
Gentlemen: -Your committee on S.,
A. & B., to whom was referred the
petition of T. A. Letting and others for
q sidewalk on the west side of Church
street, between Park and Wisconsin
streets, would recommend that the
prayer of che petitioners be granted.
Kenosha, April 3, 1899.
G. Fl. Gonnermann,
Chas. A. Tarbell,
Committee on S., A. & B.
On motion of Aid. Brister, the report
was accepted.
Pauper-G w Windescheim, S108;
81 L Molitor & Co, 81 IS; P Elsen,
$214; M Stahl, 75c; E Meinhardt,
$21.74; E Bauer, 5000; E FRANKIE &
& Sons, 1896; 81 B Schwan, $2O.63.
Gas and -Kenosha Light and
Power Co, $715.9O.
Finance-sC P Garst, $12; Jos A
Pitts, $9.68; Lentz & Funck, ST. so.
Salary and Rent List-Police, Clerk,
Treasurer, Street Supervisors, Bridge
tender, Poormaster and Firemen, one
months salary each; City Engineer, IL
days salary, $50. A; matron, weeks
salary, $14; NJ Weller, 81 days salary,
$3.50; Rose Egan, weeks allowance,
81, less rent So, So; Mrs Morehouse, 2
weeks board for Mrs Mann, Sc; B
Schroeder, l months allowance, So; j
Schmitt, l months rent, 81; A Ander-
son, l months rent, 81; j Metten es-
tate, months rent, 81; Mrs Zeyen, l
months rent, 81; Mrs Ritter, / months
rent, $3.50; Thos Dalton, / months
rent, So; W P Wright, ] months rent,
So; F Robinson estate, l months rent,
So; j D Williams, l months rent, So;
Mrs Neubert, months rent, SIS; Cath
crime AIetten, l months rent, So; j
Mooney, l months rent, So; Jos Pitts,
l months rent. 6; A Westerhoven, l
months rent, 81; A Roders, l months
rent, $1.25; E Harrington, months
rent, Sc; Mrs Rosing, l months rent,
So; Mrs Ploetz, months rent, So; N
L Baker, l months rent, Sc; G "
Wattles estate, / months rent, So.
Aid. Weier moved that the bills re-
ported correct be allowed and that or
ders be drawn on the Treasurer for the
accounts.
Motion carried.
Health Officer Cleary, of the special
committee appointed to ascertain at
what cost a pest house can be built by
local parties, reported that a local
contractor offered to build permanent
building of the same dimensions as
shown by the circular received from
Muskegon parties for 500, and could
construct the same in ten hours.
A portable building, size 12x22x8
feet, would cost considerable more,
about $3.50
AID Gonnermann moved that fur
ther action on the matter be deferred
until Thursday evening.
Motion carried.
Aid. German came in and took bis
seat.
The veto of the saloon ordinance was
read.
The vote on the veto was as follows:
Ayes-Ald. Berns and FRANKIE.
Nays-Ald. Gonnermann, Brister,
Weier, Calkins, German and Tarbell.
The veto was declared not sustained,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-04-13
ONLY ONE CURE
FOR SCROF ULA.

There are dozens of remedies recommended for
Scrofula, some OF them no doubt being able to
afford temporary relief, but s. S. S. is absolutely
the only remedy which completely cures it.
crofula is one of the most obstinate, deep-seated
blood diseases, and is beyond the reach OF the
many so-called purifiers and tones because some
thing more than mere tonic is required. b d ,.
lie, and never fails to cure Scrofula, because it
e disease thus permanently eliminating every
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-04-13
S. S, S. Is the Only
Remedy Equal TO this
Obstinate Disease.

trace Of the faint.
The serious consequences to which Scroua surely leads
should impress upon those afflicted with it the vital inn
portanoe of wasting time upon treatment which can
not possibly effect In many where the wrong
treatment has been relied upon, complicated gandular
swengs have resulted for which the doctors insist that
q dangerous surgical operation is necessary.
Mr. II e. Thompson OF MiIledgevilIe, Ca, writes: "a
bad case of crofua broke out the glands of neck
which had to be lanced and caused me much suffering
was treated for long whe but the physicians un
able to cure me- and my condition bad as when
began their treatment Many blood remedies were used
but without effect. Some recommended S. S. s., and
began to improve had taken few BOTTLES.
Continuing the remedy, was soon cured permanently,
had of the disease to return" SWl
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1899-04-13
s. S. S, FOR THE BLOOD


gradually but surely undernes
vegetable
Blood Poison Bos
nothing
mailed free address by the
SwiftS Specific Company Atlanta Georgia.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-02
NEW COMPETITION IN WHEAT.
Asiatic Russia Will, 1t Is Predicted,
Soon De . Factor in the
Worlds Markets

American farmers are to have compe-
tition from a new quarter in the wheat
market of the world. Consul Mona
CHAN, at Chemnitz, in a report to the
state department, gives interesting de-
tails of the agricultural possibilities
of Asiatic RUSSIA vast region which
is being brought into touch with the
European market by the construction
of the trans-Siberian railroad.
Mr.. Monaghan says that this vast ter
ritory is destined to be one of the
worlds richest and most productive
sections. 1t is particularly well adapted
to the growing of wheat and other
cereals, and, since the building of the
trans-Siberian road, wheat from this
region has already found its way to the
European market. AT present the re-
sources of this region are largely un-
developed and must remain so for some
years, as the population is as yet very
sparse, there being less than one in
habitant to each square mile. Immigra-
ton from European Russia is setting
in, however, 100000 persons having en-.
tered the region last year.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-02
EXPRESSIVE AMERICANISM.
A Peculiarly Which an Intelligent
Tailor in Lon don Failed to
Understand.

when / 60 over to the old country
] am going to get lot Of clothes to
bring back with me-" said well-known
Windsorite who went abroad recently,
according to the Chicago Inter Ocean.
''Oh," said his hearer, "if that is the
case, have brother who is q tailor
in London, and l will give you letter
OF introduction, and write him telling
him to use you right"
In course of time the traveller stepped
into the tailor shop in London and pre-
sented his letter of introduction. He
got a warm handshake from the tailor,
who said he had received letter from
his brother telling him of the travellers
expected arrival, but could not under
stand part Of the letter. The letter,
when produced, read:
Dear Brother: The bearer, Mr..
is from our place and wishes to get q
lot OF clothes in London. He has all
sorts of money. Soak him. Yours af-
fectionately."
The part of the letter that could net
be understood was the concluding
phrase. The traveller of course under
stood the Americanism, but managed
to keep his face straight while he gave
il favorable construction He saved
the laugh until he could have it on his
American friend.