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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-10-30
THURSDAY, OCT. 80, 1902
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.

state Ticket.
For Governor
Aaron T. Bliss. OF Saginaw.
For Lieutenant Governor
Alexander Maitland OF Marquette.
For Secretary OF State
Fred M. Warner, OF Oakland.
For State Treasurer
Daniel Mccoy. OF Kent.
For Auditor General
Perry F. Powers, OF Wexford.
For Attorney General
Charles A. Blair OF Jackson.
For Commissioner State Land ONCE
Edwin A. Wildey OF Van Buren,.
For Superintendent OF Public Instruction
Deos A. FALL OF Calhoun.
For Members State Board OF Education
Patrick II. Kelley, OF Wayne.
L. L. Wright of Gogebic.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-10-30

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CONGREGATIONAL.

For Member OF Congress, Fifth Congressional
District
William Alden Smith, OF Kent
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-10-30
Legislative.

For Senator, Eighteenth Senatorial District
G. II. LaFlamboy, OF Montcalm.
For Representative, Ionia County
Herbert T.. Powell
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A Critical Period.

in the growth of city. as in that
of an individual. there are likely TO be
long periods of comparative inaction,
followed by season of sudden deveI-
opment. ut any rate, this is true of
Washington.
For few years after its selection
as the Capital of the country. there
was movement toward Washington.
and some attempt 10 make il a
worthy home for the executive and
legislative branches Of the Govern
meHt- But the country was poor. and
so were tie officials, and up to the
time of the civil war. and for some
years after, the city-s growth was
gradual.
A. the time when Alexander Shcp,
herd took up the task OF making the
Capital what IL should be and was in
tended to be. there was sudden and
great development, due partly to gen
eral business conditions, and partly
to Mr.. Shepherds energy and deter
mination.
The third season Of transition is
now upon uS. Within the last five
years many changes have come about
in the direction # improvement and
expansion. Some Of them are com
Paratiyely 'InimPo .'taut, but signifi-
cant as showing the direction Of the
wind. The street car system has
changed from horse cars TO electric
ity. Rock Greek Park and the Ma
tional geological Garden have come
into being. The city has grown enor-
mously toward the northwest, and the
northeast section has also been I'm
proved with scarcely less rapidity.
Il is now beginning 20 be under
stood that all this rapid growth needs
only direction. encouragement. and
enthusiasm on the part OF the com
munity. in order TO effect results out
Of all proportion 10 the effort needed.
We have the situation, the people. the
money. To make this the most beauti-
ful Capital OF the world; and IL must
be done.
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Long Hair nnd Gcntus.

The question whether long hair in
dicstes genius has again been raised.
and it n pointed ont that many
geniuses of the present day wear
their hair in conventional fashion, in
stead Of making themselves into hui
man chrysanthemums. This change
Of fashion extends even to musicians
and poets, from time immemorial
privileged to wear long hair.
What the occult reason of this con
nection is, nobody quite seems to
know. Ii may come from the an
cient custom of twining wreaths Of
laurel and bay IN the hair of the dis
tinguished. There would certainly be
very little chance for anything TO
twine in the stubbIe which adorns the
head of some modern poets. novelists.
and other distinguished persons, and
the bald pates of others might be un-
comfortably scratched by such a deco
ration. On the whole, the modern
hat is best suited 10 the modern head.
There are persons who see in this
change an Indication Of the strenuous
style of genius which IS coming TO
prevail among men. This seems
rather a far-fetched conclusion. mas
much as the writer's and artists in
question do not have TO go out and
fight. Even If they did, the example
Of the football player would encour-
age them 70 let their hair grow 10
protect their brains. Possibly this
was an additional reason why the poet
of old should wear long hair. He vyas
accustomed To recite his poems aloud
for the edificatiou of the people. Tn
less the temper of human nature I'm
crowd has greatly changed. If his
poetry did not please the public there
was liable TO be trouble His hair
may therefore have served the double
purpose OF making becoming place
for laurel leaves in case Of success.
and a shield for his Uranium I'm case
Of unsuccess. 1t must have been a
convenient 81 Jem. Nowadays the
critics put the hammering ina print
and long hair does not soften that
kind OF blow.
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Public and press discussion Of the
Government ownership OF telegraphs
proposition is soon TO be followed by
Congressional consideration. The
committee OF the upper house within
whose province action on such mat
ters falls is TO examine the project
embodied in bin this week, and Sen
stor Mason, its head. is enthusiasts
over the prospect Of legislative sane
tion for the measure.
Not long ago, Government owner.
ship Was little more than an academic
suggestion. It has come before the
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prize play competition is 70 be srriied
as one weeks royalty On the play that
is deemed best by the committee thai
viii examine the dramatic products sub
mitted
This sum, Mr. Page says. is a very good
sized royalty and is about the same as
that received by the best Of playwrights.
Miss Haswelfs press representative
further states that the successful play
wright retains full possession Of his work.
although the Baltimore stock actress is
70 have. as her right Of discovery. as il
were, the first chance 10 purchase It.
Mr. and Mrs Nat C. Goodwin, home
again from their London engagement. are
actively az work getting When We We're
Twenty in readiness for their road
tour which VIII be inaugurated next Mon
day night.
The GOodwins VIII cOnfne their appear
znces chiefly 20 the one night stands and
the larger cities Of the West. Their sea
son viii terminate some time in June
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nation I'm concrete form. Several
weeks of consideration have failed to
develop conspicuous opposition. The
country seems TO accept the proposed
requirement OF telegraph facilities as
matter of course. growing out Of
the assumption that the Government
and the public, as individuals. will
both profit thereby. and that what
seemed altruistic, If not revolution
AIRY. a decade ago Is now included
within the broad category of the prae-
ticablc.
Naturally. there Viii be discussion
u the plan. Certain objections viii
he offered, but they viii probably be
Incidental and not antagonistic to the
principle involved in the plan. The
sums to be paid to the corporations
affected. the erratic suggestion that
the Government build its own lines
and enter into competition with those
already established, the probable
managerial policy of the new depart
meut and many other matters viii
undoubtedly be brought forward
when the debate ON the general prop
osition is launched.
II is wen that there should be a
fun discussion before inaugurating
an innovation. Haste sometimes
causes mistakes. However. there is
little doubt that the plan win receive
/ legislative approval and that in the
comparatively near future the Ameri-
can people viii be given the benefit
of an improved telegraph service,
owned and operated by Uncle Sam.
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CompuI.or1 Conxersion.

And what" said the globe-trotter TO
the reformed cannibal induced you to
give Up your former life?"
Indeed, sir" replied the man with a
pious smile, "it must have been the di-
rect interposition Of Providence j ate
a man one day-quite a small man he
was, too, and tender-and had most
horrible NJ OF indigestion. The .qan was
Of good character; ne had mis- CREDENTIALS
in his pockets. so YOU see there could
have been nothing unwholesome in the
meal"
"H-m," said the globe-trotter. Where
was his home2'
I'm Russia -"
"Ah. that explains it, cried his inter
locutor joyfuHy. 1T was his name which
disagreed with you. If you had only re-
moved the bristles you would have been
all right"
And this aroused IN the heather 50
strong feeling Of remorse that he i'm
mediately ate up the globe trotter.
Neral; It is not we'll to be too eager to
explain things
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PERSONAL NOTES ABOUT
WASHINGTON PEOPLE

Mr.. Merritt the postmaster OF the city
Dostofice. LEFT this morning for Lock
port. y. Y 10 visit Mrs Merritt. who
IS not very well. Mr. Merritt VIII be
gone for about q week
Mr. T. B. Klepper, Of Kingston. Mo.
prosecuting attorney OF Caldwell county.
is in Washington for few days on BUSH
ness.
Mr. G. ~ Harrison. editor OF the Cal
latin MOI North Missourian." and 4
prominent politician Of Missouri, is IN
The city.
Mr.. ". :. Shallenberger. Second As
sistant Postmaster General, has accepted
an invitation 10 the Philadelphia Clover
Club dinner. which takes place ar the
Hotel Bellevue tomorrow evening
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The Modern PIED Piper.

There is one effect Of Kubelik's tour
which probably wasn't foreseen-
What's that?"
There will be more girls getting into
dreadful sCrapes on his account than
you ever heard Of before. 1 counted four
Of ,them carrying violins on the Avenue
today, and ] pity the neighbors when
they really begin 10 tune up"
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His Possible Future.

Mamma. said the city boy, looking
wistrulIy at the green meadows on which
was displayed the sign No Trespassing. %
do you suppose the gentleman who owns
that meadow says his prayers2"
Il don't know. dear; why do you ask2"
Oh, ! was wondering If he said that
part about forgive us our trespasses. and
If he'd darst TO walk on the grass when
he got TO heaven and saw the signs
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a Social Crime.

She was a large lady with a double chin
and grey pouipadOur. and she was talk
ing earnestly. Her companion. a little
quiet mouse OF a creature, was doing the
heavy listening.
My dear" peaIed out a masterrul
voice to the ears Of the other occupants
OF the street car, lit is positively dis
graceful the stories that people tell You
know Ms. Roosevelt suggested dinner
coats for ladies in decollarette costume,
and would you believe-it. they asked me
If she was really going in for aress re
form. The idea OF anyone casting such
asparagus upon Mrs. Roosevelt"
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Representative Green OF Pennsylvania
was warmly greeted by his colleagues yes
terday- He had been absent for more
than two weeks. having been confined TO
his bed by illness. Mr. Green wears a
scarf pin that resembles small piece OF
ivory. II is a Chinese shell. and was pre-
sented to him by Senator Bacon while
they were in China last August The
shell is unique and attracts much atten-
tion. 1t has a most interesting history.
which Mr.. Green says he will print some
6sy for distribution among his friends.
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NJ Suily Prudhomme, Of the French
Academy, won a two-hundred-thou-
sand-dollar prize not long ago, and in
tends 10 devote il TO publishing
anonymous works by poets unable 70
find Publisher elsewhere. This indi-
Gates either that NJ. Prudhomme is a
very brave man or that he does not
know what sort of job he has laid
out for himself.
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The President is justly indignant that
The customs department has been cheated
out or millions by frauds ia the importa-
tiOn OF silks in the past ten years. How
ever, IL is cOnsOling 10 consider that no
citizen Of the Republic has succeeded
ia getting past the customs inspectors
without paying duty on his foreign
bought pajamas.
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society a Ia Nichols.



The Rev Dr. Nichols. Of New York city.
IS mischieyous man. for he has selected
but 100 families entitled 10 be in society.
II there are 100 families only that differ so
essentially from ordinary humanity. in the
strict definition Of fhe word as defined by
Webster they must be freaks. and, for the
ecificatiOn Of students OF sociology should
be classified carefully and strictly.
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THE PLAYER FOLK.

Just twice this seasOn-have- different
theatrical organizations made the jump
from Providence, R. J.. 10 Washington.
The movement is long and particularly
tedious one and with the best OF luck the
arrangement OF the .raiu schedule only
leaves few hours before the time for
the opening performance On q Monday
night The Rogers Brothers found this
Providence Washington tlip a very nerve
TackinR and extremely annoying affair.
The scenery did not reach this city until
late in the afternoon OF the date Of the
initial presentation Of the Rogers Broth
ers in Washington" ana in consequence
there was a good deal o. doubt as to
whether II would be possible 10 get the
production ron the railroad station 10
the theatre in time 20 lift the curtain at
he regular hour.
Eut Uith the aid Of the AIvord transfer
people this feat was accomplished with
a half an hour or therea bouts 10 spare.
and nobody in the audience had the
necessary in order TO make me stage
really for the performance.
Last Monday afternoon the William
FavcrsEam C0mp2ry arrived iI. the city
IN advance OF the scenic portion OF the
production OF "A Royel Rival" Tho train
bearing the scenery and properties. how
ever. was d little over TWO hours late in
reaching the Capital
The working force or the TavCrsiaU
Company, 2a the men who COOK after the
mechanical department Of the perform
snce are designated, and the transfer
men we're on hand az ire hour scheduled
for the arrival of the train and kept up
a steady outlook for the overdue scenery
cars. Hour after hour slowly dragged by
and everybody was very much wrought
up. and for a time there Was 2 good pros
pect that there would be no performance
Of "A Royal Rival" that night
In The midst Of The excitement came
Gustaye Frohman.
Mr. Frohman. in addition TO being the
brother OF Charles and Daniel Frohman.
looks after the financial interests Of the
Fayersham organization.
He is. besides noted in the theatrical
world as the most ardent bicyclist that
ever counted up a house or signed pass
for two seats He rides Z10-gcaT and is
so tireless that he is reputed to once have
walked up the Washington Monument
merely as a little exercise before dinner.
Nothing has ever been known 10 worry
Mr. Gus Frohman, although his Two
better known but less amiable brothers
dit A0l pur-t72th ~ utN AoLAHiih'. iib--A-
Gus nature.
When Mr.. Frohman sauntered up 10 The
group Of very much worried and excited
stage employees and transfer men he
Hello hovs: hov's evervrhfng7 All The
stuff unloaded o."
The stage workers looked at the man
akeI a inoIlehI 10 10 as'oIllsuiuehl' SI7l
IN one .. -. 80 IN : No., IN
20 az ~ ''u,l -"S -
eh.a'''s VI me ViiIii'i II ID eS
W - t9I = @ ~ ',.l 80, NJ, h"S99
lneIe On De any pe, II ioI Iii'' nc ne uIsll'
AuS - ialH - ~ - noGl9 i't a II gnuS
anu 'h'ie ~ SS'"ne ""'H '"' H ono"
up. eAp.aineo me 'niSl stag car pen'eI.
VIC houIS id,e- "ee- ma pan- ]
cant get my wheel. can T.. said Mr.
Mrs. Patrick Campbell. after conouer-
irg Cbicago-s sbow-aoers and society bir
New yorb,s theatrical popuIafion n~ertv
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Several years before his election 10 the
House OF Representatives, Colonel Liy-
ingston Of Georgia, IN a speech, strongly
advocated the establishment Of rural free
delivery. He was criticised al the time
for urging such scheme because il was
! believed that il was visionary and i'm
Z practicable But he never weakened once
for he continued 10 agiJate the expansion
Of mail facilities. And when the member
from the Fifth Congressional district OF
Georgia was elected Il the House Of Rep
resentatiyes he determined # possible to
make rural free delivery an established
fact And he did. And one Of the first
rural delivery routes was established in
Colonel Liyingston's district. The farmers
OF the country have on more than one oc-
casion shown their appreciation OF the
coIoneTs efforts in their behalf The
farmers Of Georgia call him the father Of
rural free delivery.
"Hovdy, Judge, when aid you get in -
was he saIutation received yesterday by
Mr. Wallace McLaurin. secretary 10 Sen
stor NcLaurin OF Mississippi. He was a
very pleasant gentleman who greeted Mr..
McLaurin in the lobby OF the House
oh, I've been here for several weeks. 90
lis that possible2 ] thought you were
in kentucky all the time"
All. ] understand now" said Mr. Ne
Lsurin smiling won take me for Judge
Psynter When The judge Was in Con
gress few years ago we were con
stantiy taken for each other. and some
times we we're placed in very embarrass-
ing positions. especially when the mistake
was made by the ladies. The only dif-
ference between US was that Judge
Paynter was much the better looking
man"
The gentleman excused himself and said
Good morning
on a recent occasion d young lady
called al the hall Of the House Of Repre-
sentatiyes and. presenting to one OF the
assistant doorkeepers q card upon which
was her name. said; Please take this
TO Representative Mudd-" The door heeper
did as directed, and Mr.. Mudd. eIancing
al the card. noticed that the name was
preRxed with Miss. Tell the young
lady" said he that / have not a single
vacant plece az my disposal"
The doorkeeper returned TO the Young
lady aud Informed her OF what Mr. Mudd
said.
There must be some mistake about
this. said the visitor. GO back and
tell him that I want to see him per
sonaIly." Again the doorkeeper went into
the House. called on Mr.. Mudd. and told
told him what the young lady said. and
Mr.. Mudd replied: Tell her / am not
in the House" Again the doorkeeper
performed his mission and the young
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Mark Twain claims the right to
write up his own adventures instead
Of presenting them as copy for other
people, which indicates that he has
Profted by the wisdom of Huckle-
berry Finn
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If it is true that the good die Young
somebody ought TO discover the MI
crobe which causes the development
and inoculate the wicked with H..
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The public is now informed that
the British forces have again been
surprised in South Africa. Their sur
prise must he becoming chronic.
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Hall Caine says that Shakespeare
gets too much credit. But perhaps
Mr.. Caine has not reflected ON the
credit he Will get when he is as dead
as Shakespeare is.
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\ South Carolina man started a row
because somebody stepped Oh his pet
corn. and four men were lilIrd; which
indicates that the corn crop is active
in South Carolina.
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EDITORIAL PAGE
ALONG THE SKIRMISH LINE.
The Natural RcsuIt.

Il wonder why all the good children
in the Sunday school books died young?''
"Well. YOU know The total depravity Of
a youngster is al there is Of him. ac-
cordinz to those books. and il the chill
dren had to keep it bottled up. Of course
they dIed
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In the shadow.

Nominally Mr.. Lewis Nixon is now tbs
heau Of TammaEv Hall, but we think that
a searchiight would reveal the Hon. Rich
ard Croker standing in the shadow OF the
Nixon wiguam.
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They used 10 build mazes and laby-
rinths in the gardens of old-time
kings. TO amuse the courtiers; but in
those days questions of precedence
were all settled suddenly and effec-
lively with an AK, and people needed
something with which TO occupy their
minds
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Local pride is such good thing
that we ought all 10 he thankful for
having been put in place where we
can have it..
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If the Carnegie college yell is half
as picturesque as the suggestions
which have been made TO Mr.. Carnegie
about disposing Of his millions. it viii
be likely To break windows in this
town.
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The sting in kipIing's verses

philadelphia Evening BalleruJ
TT is JUST possible that England would
not resent Kiplng's latest Indictment so
warmly - IL did not have an uncomfort-
able consciousness that IL was al least half
true.
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II there should be a law made that
everyone should tell the exact truth on
all occasions, or go 70 Jail they might
have to fence in the Continent but
otherwise things would be very much
the same
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1t is to be hoped that the Hon Ar
thur Pue German viii not be too
reticeut TO smile.
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Hard 10 XIII.

Harrisburg Patl.otD
When his Maryland enemies killed Ar
thur p Germans political aspirations
they didn't quite kiIl them hard enough
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On account of his new bicycle, Arch
ibald Roosevelt has mixed up with the
strenuous life at an early age. The
Presidents sons, and Archibald re-
eeived slit over the eye. However,
Archibald is not discouraged. and viii
continue to break in his rubber-tired
bronco.
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Senator Mason has made a discovery.
He has found the Washington" face in
contradistinction with the bicycle face
the gum chewing face" etc You know
there are more miles OF asphalt here
than in any other city Of its size in the
world said the Senator. In the sum
mer this asphalt reflects the heat OF the
sun With an energy that is appalling and
the continual glare caused the resident
Of the Capital TO acquire a certain
squirting Of the eye that changes his
entire Dhysioguomy. So il has come to
pass that the average WashinEtonian has
an expression entirely unlike thar OF the
inhabitants Of any other town ana This
expression ] have taken the liberty TO
call the Washington face.
Why. sir. don't you know continue
the Senator. that in Chicago the Other
day ! bet a friend that 1 could pick oul
every man from Washington in a crowd
OF thirty persons in a certain hotel lobby.
I selected six and every one admitted
that he was from this town
oh. that's very easy to explain 20 Sena-
tor Clark OF Wyoming broke in. they
didn't want people to think they belong
ed in Chicago"
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Persons who are inclined TO be too
inquisitlve regarding Mr.. Lows plans
for cleaning up New York are re-
sPectfuiiy reminded that the elephant
shows his great wisdom by not pok-
ing his prObOseis into the wrong
place, and that human beings will do
well 70 initiate the elephant.
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Almost AIways.


It is likely. nevertheless. that men viii
continue 70 do the proposing, as hereto
fore, and WOmen viii do the dispOslna,
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]1 .EI9ER TIE CAPITOL DoGE

woman, who was by this time thoroughly
angry. said: You go and tell my father
that his daughter wants to see him. 81
Mr. Mudd, upon receiving this message.
hastily secured his hat and took Miss
Mudd down TO the House restaurant.
where he gave her a nice lunch and
asked her 10 forget IT."
One OF the best dressed men in the
House is Representative Bingham Of
Pennsylvania. Mr.. Bingham has the honor
OF being the father Of the House. be
cause he is the Oldest member in point
Of continuous service. And. singular 10
say, the last TWO fathers Of the House
Representatives O-NeiH and Harmer-
were from the Keystone State.
The other day one Of the CapIfoI
guides showing q party OF ladies through
the big building pointed out Mr.. Bingham
and remarked that he was the father Of
the House. a bright child OF seven years
in the Lsrty said:
oh amt he young looking TO be the
father OF so many old men2-
And everybody laughed.
Mr. Bingham was first elected 10 the
Forty-sixth Congress
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An old man recently informed Mr.
Rockefeller's Sunday school that
lthere were three kinds of poor-the
devils poor, the Lords poor, and the
poor devils Some enterprising beg
gars VIII now endeavor TO prove that
they are all three kinds at once.