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Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-25
MINSEsOTA's DONATION.
Gov.Lind Says states Funds Amevu
to EtO,O0O

St. Paul, Oct. 24.-"I think that IN
entire amount contributed from Mn
nesota for the relief of the Galyesm|
sufferers VIII reach $4,000" said Co..
Lind yesterday. This will inclusl
the amcu unit forwarded direct FROM
various cities and all the fund.-
handled by the central relief comm.
tee. There is already a record Il.
about $4,000. remittances Of whiAi
the committee were advised" Coz
Sayers OF Texas is TO be officially aa.
vised of the amount contributed hS
a few days, as soon as the treasure.
of the state relief committee ca
makek out a report.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-25
cn.mn,ou Potato Raiser.

Waterloo, Iowa, Oct. 24-The sA ,ha
crop of potatoes yet reported ~ .'ssd
section of the country is that VA
by w. T. Owings. He has har'sM n
1000 bushels from fourteen aci. ~
ground. He says he "an sen - 1,
for 35 cents bushel, but is so'"s
hold them for a better price. 81
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-25
scHREIBER's sTEALINGs.
Thousands of Dollars worth OF
Property Recovered.

New York. Oct. q. Elisabethport
bank officials have secured from a
Fifth avenue ieweler $4,000 dia-
mond necklace which Willie" schrei-
ber, the bank thief gave to Mrs Anna
Hart. The banks counsel says the
value of the property recovered from
Mrs. Hart amounts to s5e.ooo. No
trace OF Schreiber has been found.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-25
Hotel Man Deed.

Sandstone, Mimi, Oct. 2i. - r. A.
Smith. proprietor of the Northern
hotel here, died of typhoid fever. He
was one of the first settlers in Pine
county and always prominent busi-
ness man
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-25

Grand Forks, N. D.. Oct. 23. The
Great Northern depot at Cavalier was
burned. The fire was caused by burn
glars blowing open the safe. Two men
who have been seen about Cavalier
are suspected and the sheriff is trying
TO locate them.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-25

Eight years ago. Salvation Army Of
Acers were forbidden by the authori-
tiss to say "Hallelujah' In the streets
Of Berlin; today the army meets night
~ Ia twenty halls In the city.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-25

There may be- much scientific and
literary sympathy between nations
which are politically uncongenial.
There Il . current medical proverb
IN Europe that when q thing is veri-
Ned on the banks of the Spree, as
Meu a. on the banks Of the Seine,
thss Ii. when Berlin and Paris agree,
Ahere must be something In 1t. So
snueh has been added to our knowl-
edge Of the physical history Of the
8ase by study and experiments In
Trance and Germany, that the proverb
1s worthy to be remembered when the
pulitioal relations Of the two coan-
tries are in question. Moreover, 1t is
not best for the world to emphasize
the fraternizings rather than the
estrangements of the nations?
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-25
A BALLOT DECISION
North Dakota supreme Court De-
cides an Important Question.

Bismarck N. D., Oct. 21.-The SUI
preme court decided the mandamus
case involving the Republican judicial
nomination in the Fourth district,
commanding the secretary of state to
certify the name of C. Z. Wolf as the
Republican candidate for Judge in that
district. The decision is important as
touching the laws governing the nom
ination of officers, and holds that the
central committee had no right to
specify how delegates should be
elected. The decision gives Wolf the
place on the ballot as the Republican
nominee. and is an important element
in his favor in the election.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-25
NEW BATTLEsHIps.
Armament of Two More Additions to
the United States Navy


New York, Oct. PA special to the
Herald from Washington says: The
Virginia and Maryland, two of the
five battleships for which bids will
be opened at the navy department on
Dec. Z, will be provided with four 12-
inch guns. twelve 14-pounders, twelve
3-pounders, four 1-pounder automat-
les, four 1-pounder single shot, two g.
inch field guns, two Calling and six
30-caliber automatic machine guns.
Each vessel will also be provided with
two submerged torpedo tubes. The
new vessels will have a displacement
OF 1900 tons, but Rear Admiral HIGH
born says, when fully loaded they
will displace l6,500 tons. The vessels
viii be required to make 10 knots an
hour.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-25
WITHOUT RESISTANCE.
Allied Forces Are Reported to Have
Taken PaOtinR-Fu.

Taken Paoting-Fu.
Tien-tsin, Oct. p. Reliable unof-
fetal reports say the advance guard
of the allied forces entered Paoting-
Flu Oct. Il. The city, il is added, was
practically deserted and offered no
resistance. The British column cap
tured seventeen imperial soldiers at
WeiNan-Sien Oct. 10, who were part
of the force of 1000 men sent to dis
perse the Boxers in that region. The
captives assert that they killed 200
Boxers and were returning to Pa
Chow when they We're fired upon and
dispersed by the French
London, Oct. 21.--The secretary of
state for India, Lord George Hamil-
ton. has received the following from
Gen. Campbell, dated at Wang CHA
Fou, Oct. IL. relating to the Paoting-
Flu expedition. Arrived here with
out opposition. Two thousand Chi
nese cavalry retreated southwark.
Gaselee is at Sung Lin Tien. six miles
southwark of Choo no. The Chinese
regulars are retiring. The local gov
ernments appear to be trying to sup
press the Boxers. Thirteen bodies OF
Boxers were hanging on the gate Of
Chez Ho when we entered"
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-25
SHE WOULD NOT LOVE HIN.
So Ed Erich Tried to Kill Levin
Thompson.

West Superior. Wis, oct. a. : d
Erich, a bachelor fifty years old shot
Levina Thompson, the woman Ne
loved. in the head. She was baaF.
wounded hut viii rroh" bly, recoyef'
Erich was lurking near the restaurant
when the woman came to work. and
shot just as she was entering, He ran
off at once. and is supposed to "
hiding not far from the city. A ds'a
tail of police is on his trail. EHchl
had made love to the woman but Hass
unsuccessful. That, together wiz
drink, probably unbalanced his nina
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-25
Attempted Trnin.wrecking.

Bismarck. Y. D.. Oct. %. An at
passenger train on the Bismarck,
Washhurn & Great Falls road. Short
ly before the passage of the regular
train railroad ties were placed across
the rails at the entrance to cut and
fastened down in such manner that
1t would have derailed the passenger
train had it not been discovered by
section men, tl
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-25
OWNERS CHARGED WITH ARSON.
PrOprictors of n Dry Goods store
Are Arrested.

Houghton, Mich. Oct. 23.--I Miller
and wife. proprietors Of large dry
goods and furnishings store in this
city. were arrested on a charge Of
arson. preferred by one of their em-
ploycs. The Millers' store was bad
ly damaged bv fire on Monday night
last. sustaining loss said to be $780,
600. fully covered by Insurance. Mill
er is alleged to have set the fire.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-25

/ The people Of Kansas are to sele-
urste the dftieth anniversary OF the
Admission OF that state to the Union
SyltA an exposition to be held at To-
1ska, the capital Of the state, In 1905.
y strong organization has been
fcrmsd TO perfect the plans.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-25
Fifty person. Killed.

London, Oct. 24.--According to the
st. Petersburg correspondent 'of the
Daily Express fifty persons were
killed and many others terribly
scalded by boiler explosion on board
the steamer Eugenia, running between
Tomsk and Barnaul.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-25

Frost, Mimi, Oct. 21.--John Thomp-
SON. aged twenty-five, living on the
old homestead with his mother seven
miles southwest of this place, died
after few days severe sickness of
typhoid fever.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-25
oxercome nv Gas.

Aberdeen. S. D.. Oct. 24,-Hents
Struck. farmer near Westport' >
while cleaning out a well. was ~" ~.
come by gas and fell to the DDS
Life was extinct when the BODY Ne
recovered.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-25
settler. win Tbeir CO..

Sioux Falls, s. D., Oct. 2i. - Judge
Garland decided in favor of the plain
tiffs in suit brought to eject occu-
pants of outlying town lots in the
town of Chamberlain. Suit was
brought by the of the govern
ment patent.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-25

Brookings, s. d., Oct. 24--Mrs, a,,ss
mingway. a widow residing SIN p 'ssas
north of Brookings. committee ssd
by cutting her. throat Win az rou.
rusty razor. Sickness ana
dency is supposed to have peep
cause,
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-25
WISE MURDER TRIAL.
Elmer Miller the First Of The ssF
Gects to He Tried.

Eects to BE Tried.
Anoka, Mimi, Oct. 24.-The triai
Elmer Miller for the murder OF MA
Wise and son was begun before 9uus'
Giddings yesterday. Upon presens
ton of sworn affidavit, alt.s
prejudice on the part Of Sherin ~ =.
rill made by Defendant Miller -
court appointed DIR. j. II. Frank.
present coroner, to be acting she
during the trial. Should Miller DC
Quilted the case against Hardy W.
probably be dismissed
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-25
INDIANS FEAsTING.
Pow-wOw mt Turtle Lake on the
Close of n Successful season.

Close of n Successful season.
La Crosse, Wis, Oct. 2l.--Hundreds
OF Indians are holding q monster war
dance and feast near Turtle Lake.
Wis, in the vicinity of the cranberry
marshes. which form a means of
livelihood for the Indians. The pow
WOW is held In celebration Of the end
of successful cranberry season and
other events known only to those who
participate in 1t. For several days
past many Indians have passed
through this city on their way from
Iowa, Nebraska, the Dakotas and 9TH
er Western states to attend the dance.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-25
Losing a Privilege.

Berne. Oct. Glowing TO the fail
ures to agree to new commercial
treaty United States products will
henceforth be subject to the Swiss
general tariff instead of the most fa-
vored nation treatment.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-25
Captured by uethuen.

Cape Town, Oct 2s.--Lord Methuen
has reoccupied Zerust and captured
numerous wagons, large quantity of
stores and many cattle and sheep.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-25

( Frankfort. KY Oct. ATE KEN
lucky Legislature sent the r9n-parti-
san election law passed bv u on Sat-
urday to succeed the Goebel law. to
the governor and adjosrned sine die.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-25
cooK,s ISLANDS ANNEXED.

Made a Part OF New Zealand mt In
habitantx' Request.
London, Oct. PA dispatch to the
Times from Auckland says that the
earl of Ranfus.ty. governor OF New
Zealand landed at Cooks islands Oct.
8, and formally annexed them at the
unanimous request of the chiefs and
PEOPLE,
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-25
rndtcted for In.urance Fr.ua..

Chicago. Oct. "a. - r. wayland
Brown. Frank H. Smiley and Or. Aus
gust M. Unger, charged with con-
spiracy to defraud insurance COM
panies through the death of Marie
Defenbach, were indicted by the
grand jury.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-25
Freight Train Ditched.

ortonyille, Mimi, Oct. 23.--The Sec
ond secticn Of a freight was ditched
near Big Stone depot. Thirty cars were
wrecked, but no one was injured.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-25
is MOURNED BY ALL
NOTABLE PUBLIC CAREER ENDED
nv JOHN sHERMAN's DEATH.

For Forty Years He Was y Leader
In National Affairs - Extreme
Weakness, Duo to Old Age and
several Attacks of sickness the
Issm mediate Cause Of Death-Presi-
dent McIxinley Issues q Procla-
nation Expressive Of the Nations
Grief In the Loss of the Distin-
guished statesn,.n--Foreign Min
listers Notified.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-25
convlct Comm,t. suic,de,

Leavenworth. Kan. Oct. 24.-sam-
and life convict In the Kansas State
penitentiary, committed suicide by
drinking solution OF caustic soda.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-25
U-,vte,t yot wanted.

Mansfield, Ohio, Oct. "a. - Eawa
Williams of Benton Harber. MienT \.
Dowieite elder. came here on .sas
cycle, consulted his attorney anu
sent out OF town by the police
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-25
House MystcrIousiy nurned.

Dodge Center. Mimi, Oct. 23.--The
house and contents Of Oscar Sanford
were burned. There was no one In the
house. and the origin OF the fire was
unknown
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-25
Eirht per.ons Injured.

Chicago Oct, "a. - Eight per nv
were injured by the partial wrecn
of a Lake Shore a Michigan soa
ern excursion train at Forty-io
street.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-25
Meteor Exnlodea.

was seen to fall south of here. 1t ex-
plcded when falling.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-25
AGAIN THAT OFFER.
The Danish West Indies for Sale
to the United States.

Copenhagen. Oct. 24--Mr. C. Brun.
the Danish minister at Washington.
who has been In Copenhagen for some
time past. leaves here within few
days for the United States. He will
be the bearer of an offer to the
American government from Denmark
to sell the Danish West Indies for
a. 600 900.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-25
= man never knows how much he
really loves q girl until she rejects
him.

"A scolding wife would doubtless be
successful as railway engineer~-shs
10 always on the rail.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-25
Young hoy SHOT.
Found Dead Under Barrel Ne"'
Home mt Mount Pleasant

Mount Pleasant, Mich. oct
Harrod. the seven-year-old son IN
C. Taylor, local manager OF tns
Telephone company, was founa
der barrel in the rear OF his IN.
store, shot through the heart nc ~.
last seen about o'clock Win
boys. Fife revolver sheiis
found near him.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-25
DISASTER AT A FIRE
FOUR FIREMEN BURIED UNDER
FALLING WALLS.

Fire in the Midway District at 81.
Paul Results IN the Death OF Sec
ond Assistant Chief Irvine and
Three Firemen and the severe
Injury of Two Others - Property
Loss Is Estimated mt Almost Half
Million Dollars - Fire II
Thought to Have Been of Incen-
diray O-iGtn.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-25
TO WORK FOR PEACE
PRESIDENT MKINLEY AGREES TO
USE HIS INFLUENCE.

Inn IN ediate Establishment of Peace
fuI Relations With China VIII BE
Urged Upon European Courts by
This Government - joint Action
by the Powers Would Induce the
Return of the Emperor - Allied
Forces Meet with No Resistance
ON Their Entry Into PaOting-Fu-
L5oks More Favorable.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-03-31

response that she would grant 1t if 1t
involved quarrel with her dearest
dressmaker."
'Mercy on us hope you didn't ask
her to let Tom alone In your absence"
"And have him marry her before my
train was out of the city? No, thank
you, dear. l am quite sane. l made
quite different request of her,"
"And she acceded? HIN! hope 1t
was not a request for her recipe for
taking away other peoples admirers?
doubt If she"--
"Would give me the actual one?
a n sure of it. No; IL asked her to
do me great favor. / said that
| would be away good while, and MS
| Tom admired her SO much / wanted
her to promise that she would look aft
er the poor fellow in my absence and
Keep him from feeling too bad about it.
She promised"
81 wonder that she didn't call for
the police under the impression that
she was enjoying the society of luna
tic, that's ALL"
"She didn't, dear. The morning
left / had nice long talk with Tom.
told him that had left him in her
care, and he was to go to see her every
ay until came back. also happen
ed to mention the fact that Robert was
also in the SOUTH"
"But l thought you said you did not
| see man while"-
"Robert was in Texas. dear, but Tom
did not know. I am sure that Is south,
, too, isn't it? AS my train steamed out
of the station called to him to remem-
ber what he had to do every day"
"With the resultp
"With the result tha. Tom wrote to
me so often that they needed an extra
clerk to handle the mail at the hotel.
And now he has discovered that Grace
lives too far away for him to call Of
tener than once in six months. ."-Philn-
delphia North American.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-03-31

"The child is crying for food" but"
Baid the mother, ait has all the food IL
will take" "Thc question of starva-
ton" replied the doctor, ais not how
much food is taken but how much is as
simulated and goes TO nourish the body"
Pain in the body is often only the out
cry OF starvation. You eat enough but
the stomach is not doing its work, aud
the nervous system is starving. Put the
stomach right and the pains will cease,
together with the uncomfortable conse.
quences of the condition. There is no
medicine made which can equal Doctor
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery in
the quickness of its action OH the stom-
ach. 1t cures diseases of the digestive
aid nutritive system, increases the ac-
ton of the blood-inaking glands, and
so induces proper and perfect distri-
button of the necessary nourshment
TO blood and bone, nerve and muscle
throughout the whole body. There is
no alcohol, opium or other narcotic con-
tanned in Golden Medical Discovery"
a. wish to say to the world that DR.. Pierce's 3
Golden Medical Discovery has proved great
blessing to me-" writes Mrs. Ellen T. Bacon. Of
Shutesbury, Franklin Co., Mass, as firmly
had not takeu it. Prior to September, 1897, had
doctored for my stomach trouble for several
years, going through course oftreatmcnt with
out any real benefit III September 1876, I had
very sick spells and grew worse could eat but
little. Icoinmenced In September, 1917 70 take
DR.. Pierce's medicine aud in short time I could
eat and work. have gained twenty pounds iu
two months"
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-03-31
HERE'S A NEW IDEA.
which Would Knock All the senti,
ment Out OF Warfare.

Which Would Knock All the senti.
Inent Out OF Warfare.
"a few days before l left home,n
said visitor from Washington, "a 10
gnl friend of mine called me into biz
Office and showed me most extraor.
dinary mechanical monstrosity upon
which he had just applied for patent
I suppose the application has been
passed upon by this time, so there Is
no harm in describing the device.
ut was called the automatic color
bearer and consisted of small four
wheeled truck made self propelling by
means Of a one horsepower gasoline
engine geared to the axlcs. On the
truck was paper mache dummy of n
color sergeant posed In heroic atti-
tude and waving flag In the air. A
cord was attached to the starting valve
of the engine, 10 be paid out as the ma
chine advanced, so the thing could he
stopped whenever desired by simply
giving 1t a gentle tug.
"The inventor. who WAS an Iowa
man, began his written specifications
by calling attention 10 the fact that
the flag had disappeared from the mod
ern battlefield. Machine guns and long
range magazine rifles had banished 1t
from the scene Of action, and 1t would
be courting certain death for any SOL
der 10 attempt to carry 1t through the
zone Of fire. The consequence was that
armies now went into battle without
the inspiration of their national EN-
blem. and to remedy that grave def
cheney the gentleman from Iowa offer
ed his patent automatic color bearer
His plan was to keep it moving con.
tinually in front Of the firing line, and
he guaranteed 1t to stand any sort of
fusillade without collapse. Being a
mere shell. the dummy would offer NO
resistance to bullets, and they would
pass clear through 1t without in1icting
any damage except to make a small
hole. The truck itself was protected in
front by five-eighths inch she'll shield.
my friend, the lawyer, nearly laugh
ed himself into Mysteries while he was
explaining the machine. and he said
that the inventor fully expects to make
q fortune out Of it. would like to see
q brigade going into action behind a
papier mache color sergeant 1t would
be an inspiring spectacle and the ne
plus ultra OF modern practical war.
fare."-New Orleans Tlmes-Democrat
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-03-31

instruction TO permit no reporters TO
enter the room. as the matters to be
discussed related to some very import.
ant moves to be made in the First
ward.
All departed from the meeting feel
ing that their time had been well and
profltably spent, and they wished Mr.
Robinson many happy returns Of the
occasion.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-03-31
BunkOed.

"I've made a wager with my friend,
Baroness Herzig, that you'll draw
whatever l want for our next charity
bazaar!"
Certainly, countess. It's very fiat
tering to me personally and as an
artist! What do you want me to
draw?"
"a check for 200 guldenr'-Der Floh.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-03-31

the votes are counted on Monday.--A
ron Tailender, (alias the Il. J)
To be sure! Adam must do some
thing to earn the position of assistant
sergeant-at-arms in the Senate, secured
for him by Mr.. CARRIER in ex'
change for Mr.. Breiner's booming the
Central Union Telephone Company's
interests in the Fourth ward, during
the fight Of that corporation against
the people. No one ever imagined that
Mr.. Breiner expected something for
nothing, or would do something for
nothing.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-03-31
JagEsbyss Fenr.

Jaggsby-Pm afraid my wife's eye
sight is falling. doctor.
Doctor-I'm sorry to hear that. What
makes you think such Is the case?
Jaggsby-Well, l went home last
night about 10 o'clock, and she said,
Good gracious, Jaggsby. this can't be
you at this hour"-Chicago News.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-03-31

A few days ago Democrat reporter
asked Mr.. McAfillen for list of
the applicants for the position Of park
policeman. He replied that it would
not be advisable to publish the list,
because if done, strife among the
friends Of the applicants would follow.
"Then it would bother U.S. he added,
'and only one applicant can get the
position" Realizing that 1t would be
unkind to stir up strife in which the
people would 'bother" the Commits
sioners, or interrupt their playing with
the automobile, nothing was written
about the applicants.
But IL has since been demonstrated
that Mr.. McMillen had reasons best
known to himself and fellow proxies
for not giving the list. The position
has been promised to ex-Marshal VIM.
Mason of the Fifth ward rs payment
for some campaign work Mr.. Mason is
now doing for A. j. Guth in the First.
Other applicants. who heard of this
plan, withdrew their applications in
disgust.