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Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1900-09-07

vile fos the honfE 81 szasnst -
PASSED has been more than dnzins sn,
previous month this year. The Inn
bsr shipments have Increased consid
srably. as have also he shipments q
naval stores, efossties, shingles, etc
A . genesal rplss The summer month";
sTs epl' eef this year has proven N
excsptlcn - both July and Angus
show grin over any o. ths Other
months. This Increase n exports /,
gratifying 10 the business men, n
y mssns the bringing Of more money
into the state. and also the employ.
mont Of more people. -
The shipment Of iumher amounted
20 10. SM. l27. feet Of which aiS, 627
went 70 foreign ports, the other going
coastwise. ela 9
The vAlne Of foreign exports did moi
Eshov mp 50 we'll a. during that month
She run was exceptionally good, and
the value figured mp to 81I, 1854. 4S.
For last month the shipment was
BIS. 627 feet Of lumber. valued Of
$50. The receipts from foreign
trade were ~ crates OF mAngoes, IL
barrsis Of ginger ale and 800 bottles
u scotck vhiskey.
During the mouth seventy-pine
xszsels crossed 'tha ST. Johns bar,
whose entrances or departures were
Irecorded a. the custom houna. These
ss- sso ssc.a. sonHAge o. si,6SS
; -. 4N ~ - = DolIng 1,uot men.
( -. -. 81. - sesmsnlps ana A.
80 - y. sse ons Oe.Be, -
~ ~ spa AZ scnooners cleared.
~
ere a ~ 1r,,nd;ns h.fo,.. .hs
= & IN oitS ~, ncit =, css;,..nss -
- ~ q ~ = - ~, -. -;
a u IA = 4 Z 4, z = 80 ,,,.-.. ~ . ~;
rcd .ei1s lsArszsi,,: ovsf ard =. Sion
wharf sE>s inisiAl step toward
peein9,es lbe nv iEdnstties contein-
plated ~ ~ Alser- Sullivan syndicate
sue she A.nezscen ~ company. " IL
also saId nss <ss 5lE&r- S1ihysn syn
oicete = go sn a phny OFT The
rights SAD kscl ef = pae or more
- we Fsa'Eoss - Eiaese roads
eAlat mus iaE -: 2 PeEer-l (
n +. Ra.,.. !, "a. Is sc
Juas block h a., IN !, q, - ~, 80 J,
the darsrtm.nt gS.sI ,4 y
room nov occunis,, RS I - q, 9, ~ ~
cured st the sxpirasidn 81 bs VEN.
ment lease. This will leasi q, he
contusion, as desirable 7opm3 n ~
sirsble situstion VII - s01 st
dimcuit % secars n Orlando 81,
understood that MF. Bceman
to add to the facilities al ne 8 -
Juan, ana proposes e occupy Che st
t,rs DOCK. q
~
4, A9au;t' hs, ha.n AL, =, a. n
States court = Pansssci. 49,. - e :
West Coast Nay.I Sto-ss $500 :, - !. -. =
OR sa6, 900 damages from ia i .r.' -
villa ~. N.sh-s1,es u.,,ss 80 =
sheIconspsny to allow the HoIIsndss
line Of steamsrs to receive freight1 &
'ts wharvsa, which necessisssed tbe !
naval stores company securing ofbsf
wharf facilities and enforced npos, \
them the Expensive work Of LOADING
sonss By WsgoH to said wharf. to be
lesded IN the steamships.
. "a T.nr. r.x.i s........s...,
to 1850 49, 49, =
Ior The Dsrnos. - =. =. - ~; =. \ -. 2.ocK
- a. tss $1,000 =. . - = - 2nsi-
q locc1pv;ng Is.saS ar. - Pay
Ne Aot . sSit.S,s - 49,. - w ~,
me company win hn;,g scr.~s. aA
long the trncks Of The plant $500 80
4eA-u N0U II
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1900-09-07

II q se1eeoea
4 i eouassd lat sks Ho,l.os..
lfR2 liscontln1s - stsaz,sti1
3c1 - np&. a 1sw comDs5S
4 M ~ known ca H. Tts,,,.
nszir papys which 6es s..
enfe1 The s>ssl, 169sphine, ox 4 Hi.i
| plscs H laS rice bstuss
Ecify and N,e " w i ~ ,ot< u rE.
flooding - * lsftsr ~ u. r,..-
a. the vsss6i3 rSn ~ tsst ~ ns,.
ehsanei the pcnpany Vii So
larger sts&mskip u 81 \ ~ y; - "A.
HOIlsadek Lbs ID - Az 4 kr1s
ness did nos par 4h.t III 4. 81
chants did Ho4 patroni "A ihe .'r III
merchants declare that d - ii. '.+.
give the line fbn<irissa stAes
the lamps fssiekt Nas ios
and than the :other frsishi ~
top. This pvt Il 81 bad u 80 ( .
no Es'sbunt OF complaint wculd q 90
thdl~sy 81 hbndling the height
matter 81 iastice to the merchs1
this state1Asnt = made. Many
10 keep on pssfnniEiug the boats. hs
the handling a the freight uss 81.
that Observation-Disclosures could not s.sl
the damage.
Two PROSPEROUS farmers Of C8S5s,
Hill, Luke Merritt aid a M: D..
had 8 fatal d ssrrei few davs a. =, g.
division Of erops boti, hs;rs 81,
cd I'M { fpht thst foIlorss
trouble rrsT out ~ tan brs,,s n. nj.
corn. Thsv ;hsil s.eronneas tnesss +.
and Dixon was entitled % TIE esvr
masks up for MsEritt,s lost fimS n
stripping fodsier. A .I;facul ,V., i,..
result. Merritt usesl, 4 sboso-,S - q "
Dixon Winshsstsr yiie. ~ A.;
togsthsr. DIXON received olsxAn NO..
sAot In the bteast and one kerS, & k, 4. .|
windpipe: be died IN are rniss.,, 5
Merriit -seeivsd The fifss shcs jnss IA
the LETT or Ma rlose. ranging acwn a.
breaEinR his,neckg &c an in1ssrs,-
Both 8e-s youn,v ikfsn a., ~. AN .
BELONGED 4: tbe 7.esshs<T Pc
served through che Sps5isB var q
=
IA are sending before lie ].
m pneil thtss ord finances 3bsS &
IL by ths csntrsl srsdss e..
OaS bfovides that The G,it5s IA Z (: (.
ploy IN sil branches 81 a1n;,ls
only pnion tabor men. sn3
granting fraschlses beresf.es {
shall he inserlsd reauirinc lE3
priyiIegek granted shall efist n ~
ipng a he said company IS
pAid pgixilsses and tyanch;s
Ehntsd 1haH employ In ali &Lc
% work done under saidfhktter
nnien labor men. Another rras
Work IN e4c0 municipal denafj
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1900-09-07
TlsE TONES on CHINA.

II
raE ToMss or CHINA.
AZ Firss sisAt the Laad Lashs Lin :
IafAg Angs cssnetery,
The banks OF the hills Of the Yana.
tse are sprinkled and clothed with the
tombs Of generation upon generatien.
II has been SAT that Mt first sIRhk
China looks Ike one hinge graveyard.
Worship OF ancestors, observance FOR
the fathers that begat them, s. the
great fact Of Chinese reIigion--the only
vital point In all the systems Of thu
Flowery Land. CuEseQuentlyy 10 dir.
turb the bones Of q dead, except To-
heavy compensated. IL an ofEense
against society Of the gravest KID.
Miles OF country. mostly hills, are
given up to the burial OF Celestial
dead, and none Of THE ground 10 used
for residence or cultivation When
graveyard 10 required. II whole or IN.
part, for the purpose Of foreign trnde,
or for the extension Of . foreign set,
Element. a large sum has ts be paid to
the ascendants or defendants OF the
corpse, as each grave is leveied, in
order that fhe bones may be transport
ed 70 another resting plsce. Profess
sors ofl1ight and AIR make many taels
out Of dead rnen,s bones. They tel
The family that tie. Teng-shui OF the
family grave -. OF m omen, and at
much costa new blot Of ground IL pro
cured and the Iowest available ledge
Eniied up with d sefnfcircle Of brick,
painted white and blue and red. Only
then do the patriarchs siumber In theirS
graves. The relnterment of the dead
ls almost as frequent as the interment.
where. as at Hankow. the ..foreign
peFip % demanding concessions of
lana Any day you may see family
pATfy squattilg around q new, made
elnye. to contain al that IL, left of..a.
laelxy ancestor, whose very bones hiring
cellars 70 his clan. or real reverence
- aif this tlierc Is hardly amy. Al chi.
natnsn barns Dis 'Joss-stick" ana mo-
ionsx his snoufning from months into
geefs IN ,osdeF that his father .spirit !.
mar not haant him. and that ne (
ghosts sGf fhose who hive gone before I
eaay not n6Etr abopt, without food :
and a in9ent and bring bad luck Go.
i1intH al6 hfs It Is All fear Of ..hhd /
loss BESIDES the Chinaman does
e he Rebid be done by, and he a.
poets las son ~ the son he shas adopt
an fn,.s \ IA z ~ - "a a. 40
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1900-09-07

P1rsusilt 70 Che betiou pf
Mems BusEasss lssnua a F,
apthorixipgiths prsaidsaS
= comniit 80 II tbr1 ! 70 IS
report On tbe ad7;
west Florid4 u 4 Ialls1as
y Nelies. Rich<rd 81.
Snlliyan have besn bp,'
president Che Kcipe <
league wss TIE first bod %
on the annexation quct
expected that an IN,
will be made BY the ccltz
next meeting.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1900-09-07

xef< re 2efm1n people at nome iRRe
year only 1900 emIgrating. against
10000 Ii 1891.
Fhntaelpnia has adopted new
sn Of dealing with sluggish. care
lezs Tilfuuy nesiectfuls aad mentally
osnelent children attending the public
sztnsrea fpsefnes = classes 81 - or
-, ,rns -. ~; Il .,,,..,.,
!. 1 - - -
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1900-09-07

. AZ w. g. GsombB. Esprb
5nee Tor eossrnor, h1s S|1<I;E
honqrs Hpn N, =. AHcln<i>s
tcr q t. pcst A. .El<mps tss
lsc1eA - zoe noninse. Es
VIII tour sh0 atetz and al
z.es I've sszApaiea.
Bradford County telegraph. (Starke, Fla.) 1888-current, 1900-09-07

q sAs eighty rbbsnz
y tItihutas . Ccsls NOS
HIVE beak iais Ill n n'l1ar
n1ns bhz ot fhpse M
eFtaa ppfrsai on
has : lek sshk sodud d
weld
New-York tribune., 1900-01-28
From The New-Orleans Times Democrat


From The New-Orleans Times Democrat.
The most ludicrous mishap eyer Witnessed ar} ON
the other evening" occurred one night years a aS0
in the business then. and had joined weird barn
storming company headed by an ola ACTOR ,, Oh tne
repertory yard long, but chief attraction was
an Irish meodrama called Lion Hearted Larry; or,
irish meIodramas-the honest but financially en-
barrassed pc asant his beautiful daughter the poor
but gallant lover, otherwise Lion Hearted Larry
and the Viilanous landlord, who insists on me
whole family. The great scene of the play was The
rescue by Larry Of the beautiful b c@x 'f of
which the heroic lover was fired upon by a ME H oI
Waite shirt which he wore was suddenly suftused
with red. You are wounded. the heroine @ @'Ileu
ready to be shed for the cause of ErnE This
Tahe[ ad 70 6I6 DOWN the h6a
Needless to say, the character of Lion Hearted
THE business of the blood was managed very
simply, continued the story teller: "A small rub rub
and fastened under Larry's arm. At the right mo-
poured over the shirt which mad a piece piece Oh d wa1ei
proof cloth at the back, the front being renewed
stand at the little Iowa town have ALREADY men.
toned and the day before iAqh h Heaep ANY .n
careful 4srqGo%ns % IN e Tegard TO- PfTpFs F prop
had conceived some grudge against 'Fltz
we ascertained. He was Grabbed old Eng
play-anyhow he went into the loft. where d
lot of colors kept mixed and filled the rubber
bulb with bright green liquid paint. That night
several bitches occurred, and everybody got ner-
vous ard excited. When the time came for the
rescue scene Fitzmorris got into his costume as
quick he could felt the bulb to see it was in the
proper place and moment later on the stage.
There things went all right up TO the climax. The
castle was entered the orchestra played a few
bars Of tremOo music. Larry emerged with the
beautiful colleen on his arm and up jumped the
ambuscaded soldiers Bang! went the guns, and
You wounded shrieked the heroine. Yes!
shouted Larry. pressing the bulb. but 'tis true
Irish blood He never got any further. His
ample shirt front had suddenly turned emerald
from the audience nearly peeled the paper off of the
walls. FitZmOrrS himself amazed by the
phenomenon that he unable TO move, and
stood there transfxed. his arms outapread and his
mouth wide open On that tableau the curtain fell.
Then he came to himself, grabbed a club and began
frantic search for the prop man. but that iudi-
vidual Rad disappeared and we saw him more
during our stay. The episode broke up the per
formance and ruined business for the balance
of the engagement. I'm told that FftzmOrris was
afterWard known as Green blood Fitz' on the
North Iowa and Wisconsin transforming circuit -
New-York tribune., 1900-01-28
WHEN MR.. BRYAN FELT SMALL.
from The Chicago Times-HeraId,

From The Chicago Times-Herald.
Mr. Bryan told a good story at the Jackson ban,
auet one which 1 informed has never appeared
in print He said: -
Years ago when first came to Nebraska was
Young poor and anxious to get ahead Ihayer was
a candidate for Governor. and the opposition, md
ing that l could talk a little, engaged me TO make
speeches against him. took to the work hke
duck water. | made Htty SpeecTeS aStlIlSl
Thayer and often said some pretty severe Things
against him. | am willing 10 admit that since then
I have often thought that l said thngs ah94t MN
which l ought not to have SAID But dld' anu
that was all there was to II.
'eT-hayer was elected. After ne took the Gov
erncr's chair ne was called 70 be toastmlster at a
banquet to which | invited and at which was
set down for speech l did not care to go 70 that
banquet. | did not wish TO meet the Governor. |
remembered all that had said of him; and felt
cheap. had also doubt that he knew what
l had said and whould show that ne did when we
met face face But | went. and was given a
place near the Governor, ard sat there through
the carly proceedings quite uncomfortable. -
."Finally It came time for the Governor to call
upon me He from his seat, with the pro-
gramme before him, and slowly said:
Mr. Bryan-RTyan.
Then he slowly turned his eyes upon me and
addressed me.
Do YOU speak or sing =
THAT was as much as asking me what my turn
was and inwardly | shriveled to the size OF pin
head. | never felt more hum lated in my life but
I lived through it. and that is all ever heard from
Governor Thayer to what he thought of my cam
paign speeches against him.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-28
HE SAW THE son.
A LIKELY SUBJECT FOR LIFE INSURANCE..

From The Detroit Free Press.
Il wish that people wouldn't try to be too funny
with met snapped the life insurance agent Life
is Il serious business. That is why l spend much
my time trying to impress upon people that some
of my uHeXceIIed life insurance is necessary for
their happiness. Here have lost whole day and
been put to considerable expense when might have
used both to better advantage and all because peO-
pc look upon fit subject for their practical
jokes.
see what going and while there / struck up
an acquaintance with Il who looked to be
about sixty years of age 1t wasn't long before 1
discovered that he carried no Insurance, and he
looked like splendid risk | lost time in telling
him all about the celebrated insurance that l
handle. He looked little bored before l half
through, but didn't let that bother me, l had
him in corner where he couldn't eScd Pc Finally.
through an oversight on MY part. he managed TO
get IN a word
see here. said he, I have heart disease and
couldn't get my life insured if l wanted But I
have Il son who is as sound i dollar. Why not
talk to him.
Where il he?' said l.
g He is out at my home about thirty miles from
here II will he worth your time to him
" I'll see him at once l answered.
We'll ! got the address and took the first train
there. found the house all right and rang the
bell woman answered and asked il Mr.. Blank $
at home.
q" He is she answered looking rather
queeIly.
&c May / see him?' l asked.
' You may she answered. and led the way in
side. She disappeared for moment and then ap-
pedred upon the scene with "a sin months old baby
in ner arms. and l collapsed"
New-York tribune., 1900-01-28
IDENTIFYING HER.
From The Baltimore News.

From The Baltimore News.
I've just had the most ridiculous experience, -
said the Bright Girl 10 her chum yesterday but
I'm afraid there's "A dignifed gentleman bank
funny.
Il was going down Charles-st. this morning when
met 4 friend vi mine 4 girl from one Of the
lower counties
d" How dye do?' she said in rather a melancholy
way TOR her come here and listen to my tale o.
Wee OF course ! went. and she told. miserably,
that she had come up to town 10 do lot Of shop
ping but that when she went to the bank to have
the check caShed her father had given her she
found she would have TO be identified before she
could get the money And l hardly know u sou!
in town, she finished desperately.
" What bank is it2 | aske
AS soon as she told me- on said l gayiy, con
slider your troubles At an end for my magnificent
fortune Is deposited there, and they know me. I'll
identity yOu-tnis with grand air.
SO of We went. chattering like magpes for we
had agreed 10 have u little luncheon once we had
the money safely in our clutches Well. you know,
II there IS one thing l just can't remember it's
had we entered the doors of the big place and
all the looking of the little barred
windows at us and heard the quiet-you know it's
so quiet you can positively hear it-than l got
ratified.
" i want To introduce my friend. Miss-er-Miss
-er-,' | said weakly to the paying teller. but
couldn't go any further for Id forgotten her name
entirely And there that girl stood like an idiot
thought it would ruin her chances of getting the
money if she did.
Finally. in desperation, What is your name
anyhow, Nan? 1 asked. and. White she responded
demurely.
Then both gggled and the grave gentleman
counted out the money and gave it to without
the VeStge of d smile WhcreupOn came away.
without being arrested ana thrown into prison,
ing such liberty with Uncle Sans banking sys-
tenn
New-York tribune., 1900-01-28
REASON ENOUGH.

From The Chicago Post
so your engagement is broken?' said the girl in
gray.
Yes" replied the girl in brown. frowniug at the
recollection.
What the matter2'
He basey deceived me- answered the girl in
brown. You, see IL was this way ] asked him
one day to promise me that he never again would
smoke cigarettes, and he promised Then | asked
MIN to refrain from the of tobacco any form,
and he promised to do that. Later I told him had
a horror of any one who touched liquor. and he
agreed never TO touch it. After that l suggested
that thought clubs had bad influence on young
men and should expect him to give p III up. and
ne said he would. / also took up the subject OF
gambling and made him promise that he would
stop playing poker and buying pools ON the races.
Well YOU didn't demand anything of him. did
you in the matter
He did
Broke his promises. did he2''
'Oh. no. could have forgiven that But just
when was congratulating myself that l at least
had reformed one young man found that he
didn't need any reforming He wasn't addicted to
a single one of the habits 1 made him promise to
break. IL a terrible shock and broke the en-
gagement right away. There was longer any
thing in it to make it interesting
New-York tribune., 1900-01-28
MAKING GOOD USE or HER PASS.

Correspondence of The Chicago Record.
One of the islands in Panama Bay used to belong
to an enterprisnS Old woman from Connecticut
the widow OF sea captain. and she lived all alone
there in little cabin for several years after her
husband died In the course of time-that is. about
ten years ago-the Pacific Steam Navigation Com
pany desired that particular island for warehouses
and repair shops, and when it came to make the
purchase the ancient Yankee dame drove a very
hard bargain. She made ii a condition of the
sale that the company should give her a life pass
upon its steamers between Panama and Valparaiso
for herself and mait TO be used at her pleasure.
This done without misgvings. The manager
OF the company thought ii was only right to give
the old woman voyage and then, but
experience caused him TO think differently for
as soon as she had conveyed the title to the prop
erty and had received L card signed by the presi-
dent and general manager granting her passage
at all times their line. she calmly moved aboard
their best steamer selected a stateToom and
crulsed up and down the coast for several months
At GuayaquiI Callao Valparaiso and other OF the
large ports she would go ashore while the ship
was loading and unloading. but she always left
most of her in the stateroom and
aboard again before the sailing date.
When she got tired of one steamer she would
try another, and was not contented with getting
New-York tribune., 1900-01-28
BUILDING UP HIS CREDIr.

From The Washington Times
MAJOR j. NJ. Burke the manager OF the Bussi
hll' aSSrSSatlOn. tells good story of his axPf
esIce III helping a friend get ths gir Of =
lie was a good fellow said he but young =
without much capital The sirI was a beauty -
ioNSd the boy, but the father (the same old -
IHlheT) objected and demanded that the boy - -
thtt ne was capable of supporting a wife ~
was III St Louis about ten years ago. and me -
came 10 ME with his troubles ~
Never mind said l. IN fix il up AL righL n
the way. how mucn will you take for Jour Hs
leg?'
He looked at me as though 1 were cay =
made no answer. q,
IN give you $4,000 for it, said VIII y
take IL? =,
No 1 won't said he. What do YOU take ,
for?'
We'll. l knew the girls father; he was ss-Srl
chant. and / called TO see him. We hnalS - -
around 10 talking about this young fellow, "a S1-an.s
old man fared \ Httle stating that ne " %
some one who could support vile 10 H@'
daughter. IN y
Support a wife said 1. In surprise. 80 70 y
certainly can do all that Only few days
refused $4,000 for a piece OF property, Or
His own property asked the fAIn9''
tainly' said l. .aba -
Who offered him the money asked "a ~ %
- aid and he refused it. l ans"S4'
claimed Il worth more. -, ,rJssros :
'sWeH this made hit. and no moES ~ hss ,
were asked. The boy is doing well nov. noS;.ssr slscs
good family. l haven't spoken To the a.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-28
THE POETS GRIEVANCE.

From Golfers Weekly.
The editor was sitting in his Office one day Whi
man whose brow clothed with thunder f
tered Fiercey -eiZiug chair. ne slammed his d.
on the table. hurled his umbrella on the dO0. al
sat down
Are You the editor?'' ne asked
Yes
Can YOU read writing"
"Of course"
Read that, then" he said. thrusJing at IA
editor an envelope with an inscription on it.
b said the editor. trying 10 spell l.
That's not b It's 5 said the man
'S-oh, YES; seei Well, it looks like Salt tf
dinner Souls of sinners "
No, sir. replied the man. nothing Of the knL
That's my nau-e-SamUel II. BrUuEer- 1 knew y'l
couldn't read Called TO see you about that poem
of mine YOU printed the other day on the Surcs4is
Of sorrow.
Don't remember it,
"Of course you don't. because f. went into -
morrow
The editor fed.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-28
NEvyoRK TRIBUNE ILLUSTRATED SUPPLEMENT.

her living free of cost. but attempted actmaly 70
make a profit out of the arrangement. me oi9 id
woman had never enjoyed the luxury OF 1 mdIo
i'm her life before she entered into this contract
with the steamship company. but on several oc-
casions brought woman aboard whom She miro intro
duced as such and she demanded that she De al
lowed free passage. The oOmpany's ofhcers @ dls-
covered that she collecting fare from these
is, scalpng her pass-and decllneq 10
carry any more of them. The old woman nilue d
terrible fuss about it. and threatened to sue the
for violating its agreement, but lawyer
consulted advised her not to prosecute the case
and she reluctantly abandoned it. She continued
to live aboard the Pacific steamers until her death
n few
New-York tribune., 1900-01-28
TWO ANSWERS.
From The Youths Companion.

From The Youths Companion.
Not long ago Boston clergyman received an
evening call from an elderly man and woman VINO
expressed a wish to be Joined in the bonds OF
matrimony then and there.
Have you ever been married before? asked the
CLERGYMAN of the man. an honest eyed weather
beaten person of sClfaTing aspect ,
Never. and never wanted TO be before, was the
prompt reply. -, -,
Aud have you ever been married Detofef the
question came to the woman
NO sir" she replied with equal promptne5s;
and with a touch Of hUmor that appealed 70 the
clergyman at once. she added, Il never had a
chance
and the clergyman refused to take any fee, te!hnS
the bride will a twinkle in his eye that it had been
a privilege to oficiatc which he would have been
sorry to miss
New-York tribune., 1900-01-28
VEST FLO0RED BY AN EPITHET.
n The St. Louis Republican.

From The St Louis Republican.
When a boy Frankfort just starting out on
his of public speaking. Senator Vest pene
trated the knobs of Franklin County. Ky. He
was making a speech to small crowd which
The audience either sat or loed back on the
ground while he spoke. AS he expressed il after
ward, he thought he playing the old Harry
with the opposite side, when. at the height of
what he considered splendid flight of oratory
some long, lean Iank, galIused. shrill- voiced
fellow rose from lounging position about the mid
die of the group and said
" Go it, my peckerWoodH
Vests hair very red and ne wore d blue
suit He was knocked clear off the stump and ad-
Journed the meeting.