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Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-03-16
HORSE SALE.
HafIoua Shofer's Auction Sale Next
SATURDAY..

On next Saturday, March II, at |
D. M. Harmon Shofer will offer for
sale at public auction 25 head good
horses. The horses are in fine con-
dition, and prospective buyers will
make a mistake if they don't attend
The terms are easy.
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Health

ow foolish to keep on eating
II TO the exclusion of Granola
n dietary experts agree that
Gnola is more n~ourishing and
4lesome. 1t certainly is more
Aeable and appetizing. then, too,
il more economical. Try Granola
wcream for your breakfast, re
aus no cooking. For sale by W.
Eastings, 93l Main street
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100 old fddlers tonight. Gennett.

Elegant navel seedless oranges at
Prices.
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A Spring
- MESSAGE
To Our FRI nds and Patrons, Greeting:

Spril g is 18th ns once again. and as we extsrd the seasons
greeting, we wish to offer a rel ewed welcome to III store. We
would like TO have you think of us first when contemplating the
purchase Of Your SPRING CLOTHING. We would ike to
have you make our store YOUR cothi g store
If you are q customer Of ours we believe that you will con-
.tinue your patronage, but ii you arr not within he fold and
have never worn our cothil G, we think you are making q mis-
take. If you will favor us with a call ii You will allow us to
show you our spring beauties in SHIFTS. Trousers. etc. we are
sure of VIM ing you 70 the extent IF giving MS a trial this sea-
son. " hat you buy h re will be sight.it MUST be right
He.e you will see in our Clothing Fine Tailoring at its best;
here you will find qualities as rerresented. end prices i'll every
instance the loweSt consistent v ih the grade of our garments.
We will buy back sny article purchased of us not entirely
satisfactory. When you are sa isfed and pleased, we shall be
and not before.
Yes, we are making a bid for your trade; can we have it'll
Sincerely Yours.
The Model Clothing Co.
900 and ooz Main ST., Richmond.
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Old fiddlers tonight.

Until further notice my office will
be open from Z to 9 o'clock every
evening in the week. Woodhurst.
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WANTED-Auction sales to cry by
John ". Foster, experienced auc-
tioneer from Chicago Satisfaction
guaranteed, price reasonable. Office
at Taylor livery stable, north eighth
street, Richmond. Ind 24-eodSw
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Do you want to borrow money
See Woodhurst.
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Do you want to buy a house? See
Woodhurst.
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The fiddlers continue to register
for the contest tonight. There will
be lots of them.
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NE than 800 in prizes will go to
theddlers tonight at the Gennea-
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nue.Half the WORM

nit strawberry ice cream al
pri.'c
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! very best ice cream the year
rod at Prices.
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Nut Butter.

Old fiddlers contest by Modern
Woodmen camp tonight. Gennett.
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Get a box of Prices elegant choco-
lates.
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For Sale.

Fairy sticks, crisp and dainty, six
fiayors, at Prices.
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Do you want employment? See
WoodhurSt.
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Matted Nuts.

Fresh oysters, stewed fried or raw
at Prices.
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tt chocolates served at Prizes
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APRIL 5, 1900,

at 10 o'clock a. m. for the election of
eleven directors and transaction of
such other business as may properly
come before the meeting.
S. B. LIGGETT,
If Secretary.
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For SALE-Surrey and single set
of harness, at 401 nortn nineteenth
street.
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For SALE Or LEAsE-The property
known as Spring Grove Oil Mills.
For terms, etc, apply to Frank NJ.
Clark at Champion Roller Mills.
13-d6t
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Cincinnati, Richmond & Fl. Wayne Rail
road Company.
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A Weight ON the Mind

a We1Xht on the Mind
Is often made heavier by over-rich
food Dyspepsia finds no place in the
family where Fox s"Forex crackers
are used-as an article of diet. These
crackers have the fresh wheaty flavor
SO much appreciated by people of
cultivated palates.
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We still sell oranges 90
cents dozen on Saturday.
Meye r Bros.
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Sailed almonds and sailed peanuts.
-resh every day, at Prices.
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SToRAGE-Ground floor sixteenth
and Main, Verne Smith. If
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Peoples Exchange

A DVERTISEHENTS under the head of
A~anted SftuAtfcna, male or female kalp
wanted Lost when net sxo>sdfng four hnae.
Inserted In these columns
AL asds" fer Real zstass Salsa, Houses fo1
Rent, Financial, and HfsoooIiAnoous
VANS snss-sad Toy s cenA q line sack insertion
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Varledad de Tarjetas
Enrique y MaFsarita

-iBahl aois noble u rey 90 tambi6n cAballero
todos somos unos trat&udose de esto.
al deoir estas paabras Enrique ccgi6 la
golpeclto en- IL eapalda, 40 despidi6 dlcisndole
-Ahoras bGenas noohes =. va sabSiG que as aguar-
dan....
Hector, confuse, BE hizo Isdo para deiar pasar
al rey de Navarro, que continue camino haca 10
ss dulllermo eataba EN- el umbrs 8penas le COMO
clo sal6 encuentro
-Venid, senior, 10 diio.
-iCallal
-. -GuIermo Gallo; pero ton6 Enrique de 1a
no. 10 gGio abrio una puerts, Enrique vic delants
oe 81 Q Sara que estaba geatsds iuntO .
ia trents apoyada en la Fu6 tan grands 81
clon al yer Enrique, que pudo levantarse: perS
exhao an grltoy tsndi6 braxos qaerido prfnci
ps....
-iAh, Sara. 90. Sarai lalma do mi vidal murnur6
enrique echandose o sus p % cubriendo mano de
oesoe ardlentes ipor nm vuelvo 4 vert ...~
Sara decfa entire Of cate memento:
-lDA0s milo Eento 4@e me muero de goxo
""'s.
Hector Sc cued6 ON 81 jardin darante algunog mi
n0sos pefmaneci6 como srlvado de rax6n. Habfa
ossnudao0 Ia espada eontr& rsy, contrs e rey dc
Navarro, quleL srVieTsn padres, por quien in
fara pocos d1&s antes dsrramar hasts s Ultima gotta de
sangfe. ksto lie pafeci0 tan monstruoso que olV
90 oe to1o hasta de Sara Psro por fE pregunt6
ousl nsba aldo el motive que ie hab& induoido pro-
vocar an desconocido que haba regultado rey
le Teoord6 TODD, alxo La vista hacia la c2sa, cuyo
plso principal estaba iuminado Pareci6e pssar
por det - de las corJinas dos sombras
0s Ia mn1er que amabs CON ardients amor, ID del
o0mnre qas no era va an rival, sino 50 Tsy.,, 81
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AVHSO

FL martes so del pasado fueron ex-
traidos de ia Casa del que suscriOe
Sta. Isabel, 3 caballOs de los siguien-
ties cOlores: uno Zaino obscure de las
dos patas traseras blancao y an lunar
en- el casc0 de una lie las inan0, cola
v erin larga, de 10 2 amos lie edad,
los dos ldterales sup8riOres dc la to
ca los tiene rajadOs cicatrizados por
ell bocad0 o lreno; Oelo de co.0r oaJo,
6 cuartas de alzada. 9 y B amos ca
bos negro colo erin regular y ell
otro de color negro III a II an0s de
edad alzada 8 liz cuartaa selas par
ticolores una mancha blanca en- ell
hocico y las dos patas traseras hian
Gas erin y cola abuItada.
e que presente estos caballOs Sc Ie
cratiGcara con IL suma de $ =.
sta. Isabel, Febrero de 1900. 10
Sc lIarOitu X 10
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As DIbliotesa de LA DRM0caACHA
volverAs al Louvre.


El duque que habfa sstsdo con febfe dos dfas CON
dos noches, qued6 dormit&ndo gran parts del dia
este 10 pregunt6 al despertarse Habfa anoshecido,
d1que de Cr6n estaba acostado misma pleza dom
de 6iempo antes tuviera seeUsatrado Renato
noche, duranta Ia cua gan6 F&ngas sgunos puf1adoa
de habichuelas convenodo de- que representabaa Ia
yor parte oe Ia fortuna de Renato.
El cuarto estaba slumbrado por dos lSmparas una
de las cuaes estaba oo0cada sobre veladcr puesto
la cabeoerS de La I'll escudero Fangaw que tenls
conoeimentos quiF1rgcos estaba preparando un apto
junto este velador A 81 fa6 Quen eli duoue vic nj
despertar pero el de- Ia peza sstaban
sentados dos 6venes deante de bebiendo una
0otsa del vino seo cosechado las laderas de Vile
neUve- leg Avignon, donde e duque de Crl6n posefa
como sabe, vlhsGo de bastaute inportancia Es.
tos j6venes loa dos amigos de Noe lamados Ho-
gier Lahre. "a recOrdara que Hector estaba to-
dsvfa srcargado de custodian 8 Sara.
Iodos los dfas habfan lido los gaacones juntos "a.
parsdos lnformarse de Il saiud del duoue AouaI
dla habian egado Juntos cuando Fangss los vi6 les
diJo:
--E duque est& durmiendo
Hogier Lahire enEraron de puntiIas
-Psro puede taFdar despertarse
Fangas tan hospltalario como ell uaiamo CrilI6n
En Paris, antique uso en- Avinon nunoa sa
saia de aqaes ain 0sber botea su buen vino
Fanges puso frssco cubierto de polvo tres vaaos
sobre la mssa, bebi6 Ia salnd de su sno oontinu6
prepagand7 apostle
Dsspue de habsr hablado estas pocas palabras not6
Crii'oa 40 estaban solos, srv6ndose de Ia mano
como de "a pSn5sLla, exolam6
- Voso al chapiro creo que sstan ahf mis- ami
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CONDICIONES z CONCEslONEs


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4 p0r
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stAs--S.o patas,
Para mss nfozre dirsirae Agsaaa en- saa
MAYOI HERMANCG a. Co
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ga2oras c0rrc0s franeeses

4 partir de 10. Enero del ano actual
los yapores lie esta Compania de Ia
Inca Havre, BardeA y Haiti, hqran
la escaia de Santander asi 4 la id
como al regreso aamitiendo carga pa
IA dicho destinO.
En adelante esta Compqnia admit
ra tambi6n carga para los puertos de
San Sebastian, Vigo, Bilbao, Malaga
Y Barcelona
Para detalles, acddase a los agentes
en- esta plaza. Suces0res de Mayol
HermanOs Y Compania S en- G.
FebrerO II de 1900. | m. a
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ABAD, STEINACHER & CO.
INGENIERO CIVILES

l56 Fifth Avenue, Nuw York.
Sc euoargaran de organizar empresas
para La exploitation de ooDceslones ge
de minas, riegos obras de interesooD
ueral ca Porto Rico en- oombin aclb0de G
oa Estadoa Unidos.
Representante en Puerto Rico:
JULIO e. SrEINACHER PoEoB
ponca JuIis Ia de 1900
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-05-24
WHY HE WANTED MONEY.
A Beggar Has Fun With a Too InquisI-
tive Philanthropist.


"No, I never ques ion beggars,
said an old citizen who had just hand
ed small coin TO a typical hobo,
who ''braced" him on a st. Charles
sire It corner the other day. IF the
case appeals on its surface to my
sympathy I give, and if not l don't.
aud there the matter ends. But l
never waste any time in interroga>
tions. TO tell the truth, l was brokea
of that habit by very painful expert
ence. One night, several years ago,
/ was standing almost at this very
spo', when most disreputable look
ing tramp shambled up and asked nee
for a dime. His clothes were in
rags and tatters le wore one
battered tan gaiter and one cloth
slipper lis nose resembled ripe
tomato and he had dilapidate6
biIlycock hat perched on the extrsme
back of his head. In those days 1
had a foolish idea that I orght 10 be
very careful not 10 encourage intem-
perance by indscriminate aims, so /
looked the apparition over and hard
ened my heart. Il would gladly give
you dime said, if thought it
would really do you any good, but I
am satisfied you would Immediately
spend it for rum No, cap'n, you're
dead wrong he said, earnestly Il
don't intend to do nuthin' of tn kind
We'll, then, I'll make bargain with
you, replied. If you'll tell me ex-
actly and truthfuly what you propose
to do with it I'll give you the money
is dat straight 9 he asked. Ger
tainly,' / answered. Den come wild
me, he said, mysteriously. My curl
osity was aroused and 1 followed
him half way down the block, where
he turned into an alley end led me to
the further end. The place was silent
as the grave and not a soul was in
sight, but he looked cautiously up
and down and peered behind pile of
boxes before he spoke. Now gimme
de dime an I'll tell " he whispered,
hoarsely. I handed it over. Can
We keep a secret he asked. Yes,
guess so. We'll, I'm goin' to get
me boots blacked. New Orleans
Times-Democrat.
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whis,s,'s Growing pi.fa.or.

In commenting on the report from Lady.
smith that whisky was selling there during
the siege at S25 bottle, Il medical journal
takes 1t as an indication lhat while other
provisions were fairly plentiful, 1t had not
been considered necessary to provide alco-
hol In large quantities. The waning esti-
nation OF the value of alcohol for general
purposes Is exemplihed nowhere more
clearly than in the records OF the British
army. In old days, in the army AS in the
navy, grog WAS an Indispensable and per-
manent ration. The modern general knows
that hard ships can best be borne and dan.
gerous climate best encountered without
the constant use OF stimuiants. In the In.
dian mutiny Havelock's men performed
wonderful feats OF endurance on coffee
alone as II beverage. General Woseley
has always held a determined condemna-
tion OF the spirit ration. In the Red River
expedition Of 1870 Wolseley refused to per.
nit an allowance of spirits to the soldiers
and it is recorded that no troops enjoyed
better health than those engaged. The
rum ration was discontinued In the Asian
tee war OF 1873, and was again prohibited
iu tn Q Kafflr war OF 1S77-75. In the Sudan
expedition all alcoholic liquors were for.
bilden, and the men engaged maintained
splendid physical condition as regards both
health and endurance. In hot climates the
necessity for abstaining from the use OF
spirits when great and continued physical
exertion has to be undertaken, Is uuques.
tionable, the uniform and unimpeachable
testimony Of every resident and traveller In
the tropics condemns the use OF liquor,
malt or spirituous, rs disastrous to health.
1t Is suggested that 1t would be wise to In
troduce In the American army rule as is
now enforced by railway managers and by
many other employers upon all employees
Oh whose mental or nervous condition may
depend the lives OF many others, the cor
rect working OF valuable machinery and
the safety of costly investments. The rlle
requires OF every man occupying any posi-
ton thus important in its relation to others
absolute abstinence from Intoxicating
liquors. No railroad now will employ an
engineer, conductor, brakeman, signal
man or switchtender who, is known to use
intoxicants. SO it is with the MANAGERS OF
many other industrial enterprises.
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Rum ia Meaner Every Year.

England, Scotland, Itelanl an, Wales
consume %, ,00O, 900 gallons Of pure alcohol
annualy-not in the arts, but down tho
gullet in whisky. VINE and beers. Tn,
yearly cost OF England's liquoring Is about
$500, 900 900. In the last 100 years the ex.
penditure has been 345, 900. .0o,0 900. Whisky
Is growing menner every year-not tho or
iginal goods, but the hot stuff that il
passed over the average bar to Il customer.
And II men would pause to learn how tho
poison that steals away their brains IL
made they might desire it less. Six til ou'
sand barrels OF whisky were sold in Louis
vile last week at forty-fiye cents barrel
What does the grog seller do? Mixes to-
gether the following: 25 gallons OF whisky
at S1.50; Is gallons OF spirits ut $3.50:
pint OF rum, 50 cents; pint OF syrup, Az
cents; pints OF prune juice, S1.40; 5l4 gal.
Ions of water and Il quarters worth OF bead
oil for cooring. This gives him 4S4 gal
Ions of ro:-gut for S59.55, a little less than
S1.29 a gallon. This concoction is sold
over,the bar at Is cents Il drink or two for
a quarter. There being 50 drinks to the
gallon, he takes in at single drinks Sl2-
and Mt two for quarter $40. leaving
profit in one case OF 510.7I and In the other
1871. He calls this vile mnnkiller blend
cd whisky.-Yictor Smith, in the New Ior'
Press,
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MAKING eogR "aEIMs."
Skins Turned Into Thongs for Sou
African OK Wagons.

Skins Turned Into Thongs for South
African OK Wagons
One of the strangest things which
strike the eye of a casual first visit to
a Boer farm is q curious structure,
not far from the homestead, standing
up against the skyline like gigantic
gallows. There is stout, roughly
hewn tree planted fair and square in
tho ground. From this is q cross
beam, in the centre OF which is a large
iron hook. Directly underneath this
on the ground is huge, square stone.
about IL inches to two feet in height.
But it is not gallows. 1t is simply
''breipaal," or braying-poles, where
on the ox-hides are treated and turned
into those remarkably serviceable
'reims," or strips OF leather thong,
which form an indispensable staple of
the outfit of every South African OK
wagon.
This is the method of preparing the
''reims." After the dead oxen have
been skinned the pelts are spread on
the bare ground an allowed to dry
with the under side uppermost to the
scorching hot sun. After some days
pre- parasion OF this kind they are
brought by kaffir boys" to the bray
ing poles. Having been soaked in
water, or preferably brine and water,
for some little while, and the hair
being still on them, the pelts are
somewhat limp and extraordinarily
elastic. The skin is roughly trimmed
into an oval shape. The Boer farmer
then pulls out sharp knife, and
fl ON the outer edge inward COM
mences to cut the skin into circular
strip of about an inch and half in
width.
AS rule, full sized OK hide yields
one continuous strip, one and one
half inches in width and 70 yards in
length. A second hide is treated in
exactly the same way, and the two
ends are knotted together with that
particular kind of knot known to
sailors, which the more you pull
it the tighter it becomes.
The whole length of 40 yards OF
raw hide ribbon is then stretched to
its fullest length. When it is fully
stretched it is loored up into huge
uuHh, WHICH 10 VI Sfeut WclSu'.
1t resembles nothing so much as a
great skein of Berlin wool ready to
be wound up into ball for knitting.
One end OF this hank is passed over
the iron hook on the crossbeam of the
braying poles, while the other end of
the hand is tied by ''reims." already
seasoned. to the heavy stone imme-
diately under the hook. The stone
is then laboriously twisted round and
round, and the rawhide is naturally
twisted in the same degree, the weight
causing the strain to become greater
and greater At last there is an end
to the possibilities of twisting, the
resistance becoming too great, and all
hands let go the stone, which unwinds
with great velocity.
This, in brief, is the braying pro-
cess, and nothing remains to make
the perfect ''reim' except that the
whole strip has to be we'll creased
with mutton fat, preferably made from
the tail of what is known out there
as the 'fat-tailed" sheep. = London
Mail.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-05-24

trenches extend for mile after mile
along road or trail. and frequently
connect one town with another.
On some occasions the Americans
have run into trench systems of the
type shown in Figure 2, in which a
series of half moon shaped trenches
are dug and connected as shown. The
first trench (A) will contain the fight.
ing forces at the beginning, but as
soon as the American fire gets too se-
we're for comfort in Trench A the SOL
diers fall back to Trench 3. Then, if
necessary, they fall back to Trench G,
and they can continue to fall back in
to similar trenches, making a sholt t
stand at each trench and perhaps
damaging the opposing forces little.
Often these half circle trenches com
pletely cover the approaches to cities
and towns previously held by the
rebels. The natives worked indus
triously for years in making them, for
they used trenches against the Span
ish soldiery, and have been fighting
almost all the time since the begin
ming CT Spanish rule on the islands.
Then labor is inexpensive, and the
rebels employed come labor and used
prisoners to work as we'll, so that the
insurgent forces always had large
number OF men engaged in erecting
trenches everywhere.
When the rebels abandon a section
OF trenches they have habit Of either
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-05-24

covering them over with light stuff
for tho Americans to fall through. or
they set up poisoned tips of sharpened
bamboo as at D, Figure 8, hoping
that some of the Americans may tum-
BILE in on these wicked points in the
dark. A great number of trenches
thus fitted have been located in the
enemy's country, and, OF course, are
set fire to at once, SO as to destroy
the wood points and the poison. The
writer has never heard OF an Amer
ican soldier falling on these poisoned
tips. but has seen some natives stark
in death upon them. Another trick
the natives have is shown in Figure
B, in which the trench is lightly COW
cred with bamboo sticks and some
stones or earth thrown over SO as to
conceal the spot.
The natives suppose that Americans
will not notice the new earth, ETC., :,
and will step on the frail top and fall
through upon the points below. The
bamboo cover is marked e and the
points G.. Sometimes they run water
into these places and put poisonous
reptiles inside. They work out all
sorts of extremely ingenious schemes
of this description, and to the wonder
of the natives the American soldiers
refuse to be caught.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-05-24

The reading room of the British
Museum has just opened after its half
yearly cleaning. One or two of the
oldest habitues have felt rather panied
every now and then lately at finding
their pet seats in the occupation OF
somebody else. Yesterday morning
an elderly reader was seen at 9.Oe
o'clock marching triumphantly out oil
the reading room with an opera hat
on his head, having adopted House OF
Commons tactics aud deposited a silk
hat and bundle of papers at his desk
before returning home to breakfast
T.nndop Chrnnicla