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The Florida star., 1902-10-24
CHANGES. In
BRITISH EMBASSY.
Splendid Appointments of Sir
M. Herbert'S New Home.
WALL PAPERING OF FINEST TYPE


Red Is the Color scheme of the Low
or Floor and Pink That of Sleeping
Apartments Ceilings Painted "a
Cream Tint-Bathrooms Are Mag
niHcent Affairs.
If Lady PaunccfOte to return
TO Washington ana re-cnter the Brit
ish embassy. she would find the inte-
rior almost unTecuSnizdhle and com
pctely rcmndelrd, says the Washing
ton Post. The old study which the
late Lord Pauncefote occupied when
ambassador has been thoroughly reno
waited. as indeed has been every one Of
the fifty odd rooms into which the
- building is divided. The great draw
back to the embassy during the incum-
bcncy of the Pauncrfotcs was the
darkness of the rooms. due in part to
the shade trees which surIuundcd the
= building. The trees have not been dis
Capt turh'd' hnt H=ht papers have been
|,a1 placed the walls thus far covered.
49, The ceilings have been painted
. ., cream color. and this harm, nz,S with
II. ,,ortao the beautiful wall papers USED In
din -, the study OF the H"w eml'aSS;tior. Sir
= +, INV Michael Herb, ri. the wall paper Is
iduS'll'e'd with figures "f GrSk design i'll
,eir' "'''ms"n. the effect being rCh and dig
IN the rtrd
i'e' Ie study connects with the living
MIR. DaiHnS of the embassy and the chan
,es NIethodury, The construction of the latter
.av in Nous begun during the regime of the
series of u Lord PauUcefOtc Before its cree
that timsion visitors tu the embassy were com
H. PEELED to 20 along the side of the house
to wing of the building not far from
the kitchen. where they transacted
their business with one of the s,Cr'ta
rics. The ch"ncrlnry is nra '''''
building line of the embassy
caller of ruI!Sv!ucUcr docs uu
that his di.Iity il suffering If
tiers thr embassy t.rlri-h Th-
. ceury has rec pt.", ana
offices. which are
work the cml'1SSaC
20 transact Tht'sr
furnished WIKI "a
shelves f.!.d with
enc hn ~
Fri",hS at 81
cal call viii GTiye 1.
embassy Hi.u-r a Stol'S "
their h0r>t'> viii stop ~
cCgaerc over which the IirtisI-
f:cS \ short flight OF stone steps.
sa the visitor VIII PASS through the fro.
ele door into i magnificent hall, ut the end
of which iS Il wide staircase, down
st. which looks II magnificent portrait OF
Il the late Queen Victoria valued at $50.
600. The hall is without much Orna-
mentatiOn. 1t has a marble wainscOt-
ing, and the paper Surmounting II is OF
rich red. The staircase is of walnut,
which has been enameled white. The
ambassadors study. 10 the right of the
= hall door as one enters is directly Op-
pOsite two large drawing rooms. These
rooms are also tastefully papered. Over
massive marble mantels are two large
mirrors framed In gold In the rear On
the staircase Is the dining room. con
tanning 800 square feet and able there
fore. To accommodate a large dinner
party. The wainscoting is OF bur
nished god with embossed roses. and
a the paper Is red The mantel is of
r. walnut
- Red IL - ",o'or .."h"me Of the first ]
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FAOS IN FALL JEWElRY.
Detachable Gold Underwear Buttons
For Rich Mems Use.

The sole outstanding novelty in fash
iOnahle fall and winter jewelry is de-
tachable plain gold underwear buttons.
These are put up in sets of four and
six and can be had in varying sizes
aud weights. says the New York Times.
\ thoroughly serviceable set OF six can
he obtained for $50 and this size gives
evidence of being the most popular.
The buttons are oblong or round on
the outer sides, and the reverse ends
are nodded To fit the curves OF the
body. The man of luxurious tastes
and ample means need no longer suf-
fer from the distress Occasioned by
the deadly animOSity of laundresses to
buttons OF all kinds
In the watch trade the demand Is
all for thinneSS. fiatnesS and plainneSs.
Watches even of only moderate thick
ness are being displaced as rapidly in
the American market as were their
pUndCrouS predecessors driven out by
the 'MCL.UmS'' Ul today.
Customers are constantly asking for
something new" said prominent re-
taller They are tired of watches.
rings, pencils. dressing cases. etc, and
a h.@ fortune awaits the man who will
bring Ont something really novel. There
:.-r I'll kinds of adaptations, but moth
u- that i at once unique and arts
tic."
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Station EuF Si-nni Corps of Army.
ICON The vr,~t of the Blue Ridge
m'tnJa:"S. within sixty miles of
Was...-tIE. tn war department has
purchased siNtN acres of land and will
Cru.u.cur. at once The construction of
% hu.iiiu- that VIII be used as sta
ton for thr >.@uHl corps of. the army,
SHF~ jac Washington correspondent Of
ih" CO.. .'-p H.rHCa-lI,rHld. 1t will he
fully r-. dipped and will he used for the
hf-H.r sci. '.t - instruction nf the Off
CO.'S "S VIII - Ju teach the rudimcntS
1" enlisted men The location Is CON
sld-T.u cNCcllrnt. because the altitude
cnmm nd~ wide field I'm which practi-
cal I'>>uEs viii bc given
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COUNTY DIRECTORY.

COUNTY OFFICERS.-A. ID. Penney. Titus
vile, county judge; Jas. Andrews, Titus
Vile. prosecuting attorney; A. A. Stewart
Titusville, clerk circuit court; ]. F. WoOt-
on, Cocoa, tax assessor; Z. w. Hall, Titus
vile, tax collector; +. III. BOye, Titusville,
treasurer;R. f. Minis BOnaventure superin-
tendent public instruction; J. o. Fries, Ii
tusville county surveyor; j. P. Brown, tt
tusville sheriff. T. J. COckshutt, LaGrange.
registration officer.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS X. Walker,
Titusville chairman; John r. Mot, Indian
ola; X. A. COnklng, Tillman; JnO. G. Jones,
WOOdley; j. Frank Bell. White City. Reg
lar sessions are held first Monday in each
month.
COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD.-J. NJ. Dixon,
Titusville X. \. Andrews. Cocoa; &. p.
Platts, Fort Pierce
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|Over-Work Weakens
Your kidneys


All the blood In your body passes thro
vour kidneys once every three minutes.
The Florida star., 1902-10-24

Foley's Honey and Tar cures cougi.s
and Gods and prevents pneumonia. Take
no substitutes. Sold by Wilson ~ SON.
The Florida star., 1902-10-24

kidney TOuDIc.
Kidney trouble causes quick or uns'ead
heart beats. and makes one feel as thoue
they had heart trouble, because the heart
over-working in pumping thick. kidney
poisoned blood through veins and arteries.
used to be considered that only urinary
troubles were to be traced to the kidneys.
but now modern science proves that nearly
all constitutional diseases have their begin
ming in kidney troubiS.
lfyou are sick you can make no misiakS
by first doctoring your kidneys. The mi
and the extraordinary effect Of DR.. Kilmer
Swamp-ROOt, the great kidney remedy
soon realized. Ii stands the highest for Il
wonderful cures of the most distressing czSeJ
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Home of sWamp- -.

free. also pamphlet telling you how to fins
out if you have kidney or bladder trou6a
Mention this paper when writing Dr.. Kilr
& Co., Binghamton, N. 7.
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and is sold on its merits
by all druggists in fifty
cent and one-dollar siz-
es. You may have a
sample bottle by mail
The Florida star., 1902-10-24

81 ~W'-'- UIWll- "III'a VIZ. 49,
paste. coal dust and her parents, Nan
Al inventor with au will nave
Of mind ANA desire &; gaEflen- ttralh
has secured II patent on cci!makin"
ScHrnr that "u-h, 10 appeal To cy,.y
housewife. He PROPOSES to convert
floor swcepin@s and the refuse Of th..
ash pits and dust boxes into fuel The
process is TO grind these materials
along with charcoal and then mixing
oil SO that the whole mass will assume
consistency Of paste This Is then
mOlded into shapes and dried, after
which 1t is ready for the stock
The inventors Of the c. nsxzaso TO
The Florida star., 1902-10-24

-.lc grow DI i N''-'
.shg while others Sue starts
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-24
A Shooting Affair In warreuton.

Lewis 7. HauShrough shot and pro-
pably fatally wounded Spencer Jackson
saturday night on the streets in Warren
ton. No cause can be assigned beyond
that they We're both drinking Hans
brough and Jackson began wrangling
about play ing cards. Jackson accused
Hanshrough Of playing poker with
Kids ami ll0nsbrough cursed Jackson
and then drew his revolver. II G.. Fish
er and Kemp Rush W hu came along took
hold of Hanshrouuh nsd tri,-l GO quiet
him. In the Scufic three shots were
Hred. The third cue struck Jackson in
the lower part oi ttr stomach. coming
ont under the right ~horl1cr blade
ilanSbrough was lodged iu iaii Jack
son was taken to the home of his bro
cher IN law. & VI. patfc. Little hope
l. entertained for his recovery. Hans
hrou-h is "a well known Republican poll.
tician and is "a special deputy Internal
revenue collector lie expresses deep r.
grct and is completely broken down
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-24
DEATHS

Miss Eleanor George. an aged lady
died last week at the home of her nephew
W II George in Lancaster county. Her
remains were inferred in the Baptist Gem
etery at White Stone.
John Ross died in Warrenton sunday.
aged - lie was horn in Germany %
few days after the battle of Waterloo
aui near the battlefield He had been "A
resident Of Warrenton since 1872.
Mrs Elizabeth \ Hundley. aged 50
years died az the home of her son in Mid
dlesex county recently The leaves one
brother. Capt Geo Daniel four children
- grandchildren and great-grand
children
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-24

The ordination service. which marked
the end of the final exercises al the Epis
cOpal Theological Seminary. near Alex
andria was held IN the chapel ON Friday
BEING those ordained were 10 the dea-
conate-Messrs. VI a Barnes e. II Gross
George +. knollmeyer A. H. Lee ir.
George Pickett Mayo. Frank Leslie Rob
inson, kohh White. ir.. !. NJ. Hamilton
and Williams. of the Diocese of Virginia
To the prie=thood-Kevs " Page Dame
Morris Eagle and r. p Meredith deacon~
oi the Diocese of Virginia The deacous
of Virginia We're assigned a. follows.
Rev. e. II. Gross 10 the Hague West
morcland County. Rev II H. Ire. jr 60
assist Rev Nelson 4. Dame ina his missi.
onary work; Rev J NJ Hamilton 10 a.
Sist Rev. III. B Lee; Rev. Robb Whit; jr
TO ~tanarisville, Greene County
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-24
caroline tobacco and Other crops.

Mr.. 4. VI. Travis. of Caroline. was a
visitor Ia the city and iHE fNEE l4,NDr
office saturday. tie said the late rain
had secured much larger average Of to-
haccn this wear than last that hc never
saw tobacco grow as fast as In the past
week that II prices holl rs they dill last
wear the crop of the county will bring
$1,000 600. that the estimate l@-i year
OF $500 600 was two small and what
has already been sold has brou~' -
quarters of No., t,il,r ,,-;,f ~
ros,rh rnt e., tiii'h Nnii.T WIN ono
'.'..U a .nfae planters hands lie est
~ ~ The crop of wheat fully equal to
last year that there j. less straw but
more grain. Grass Yerv short and corn
looking well but small lie SAYS his or
gan arrived safely and he thinks oi IHr
FHrE LAME " hen the girls play ou il
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-24
Constitutions cou,entioa to Ressser bic

The constitutional convention will ~
assemble Wednesday for the purpose of
receiving and finally approving the
eugr0sSed constitution The session
will probably De short but In view Of
the possibility of the Republicans testing
the new Instrument IN the courts. il il
likely that the Meresiith resolution viii
Ice adopted The purpose of this reso-
luton Is 90 de,er the final Adjournment
for twelve months. So that II the nee
ceS~ity for she body &C. be- rsconvened
shall arise the president may call it to-
gelher
The banquet 90 o. given the members
oi the convention Thursday night Will
he most ma.uiiicicnt 10 viii De- served
IA the Grand Lodge room of the Masonic
Temple and covers viii De- laid for loo
persons. Mr.. Joseph Bryan will De-
POSTMASTER. Gov. Montague will ieliv-
er an address of welcome President
Goodc Viii respond for the convention.
aud the following toasts VIII Doe respond
ed To. Virginia. senator Daniel. The
Nation. Judge l.. l.. Lewis; the Lit
erary aud Educational Conditions in
the State Hon William b. Cameron.
"A Prosperous Future Hon. All h.
Thorn. Corporations lion. A. g. BraN-
ton. The Press Hon carter Glass
The Southwest" Hon Joseph &. Mvsor.
ami Richmond Mr.. James H. Dooley
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-24
Horse Show In carnline

troXtOn, Va. June 2lst 1902
To Tn FREE LAME:
This neighborhoOd is deeply interested in
the horse show to be held under the aus
piees OF the Caroline Chapter of the
Daughters Of the Confederacy, at Chiles-
burg. on the 2Sth inst The Equine race
is receiving special attention at this time.
Every one IL anxious to have the finest
steed and to carry of the prize We learn
that several public spirited men OF Rich
mOnd, have offered prizes. This is a
move in the right direction and we hope
it may be such success. as to warrant
a yearly exhibition. &. 4. :.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-24
Louisas Anil Liquer Fight

The local option election held i'm the
court house district of louisa county ri
suited adversely 70 the saloon men hy "A
majority Of ten The only liquor hceus,.
ia that district i held 10y a negro. whose
bar room l. operated in the town of
Louisa Ia order 10 test the question
whether this saloon must close imme,lia-
ately or not. since the election. Common.
wealth Attorney Gordon induced a citi.
zen To buy whiskey which the saloon
seeper sold. y warrant WAS issued and
the saioou-keeIer arrested fined $50 au,l
costs. The defendant appealed To the
'onntN court Ia The meantime the
saloon-keeper viii sell "a. usual under his
license
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-24
VIRGINIA NEWS

IL j. said that the negroes have raised
Slo.veo - contest the validity off the
new Constitution az Virginia
Honorary deguees were conferred hv
Richmond College ON Rev a. ". Wufres
of Culpeper, and Rev lu'ian RroaddnS.
of SerryNiiie
Judge Norton. ol abe Corporation
Court. OF Alexandria. appointed Samuel
q. lirent Iommonweaith'~ Attorue,
vice tue late Leonard Nafhury. The team
Will begin July 2ui
ogiivie y Foster shipped Jane l.th
from The Plains. Far..lier county. Co
baltimore. five loads of .Nport catth. aN.
erageiug thirteen hundred and eighty tive
lH~Al pounds each
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-24

Among the first con-ignments Of new,
wheat in Baltimore was "a bushel lot. in
which there as smut and garlic. Itwas
sold by :. NJ. I.yeil 4 Co. Tor SJcts Der
bushel. who received the consignment
from {. r. Harper. Boer r. q Lancaster
To-, Va. considering ths quality il was
a very fine sale.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-24
Fell One Hundred Fee,

Franklin Davis. an employee at the Ar
minus Copper Mines. Louisa county met
with serious accident in the mine The
night shift has been hoi-ted with the ex.
ception Of Davis and three other miners
The empty skip. descending struck Davis.
Davis was sitting at the 620-ioot level
and alter being struck hy the skip. iell
down the shalt 10 the T2O-fOot level
His escape from death Is considered very
miraculous
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-24
Minister Finds His Daughter and TAX. : Her
Back Home

Rev. 4. Parker Richardson has return
ell To Louisa with his daughter Miss An
ME Louise Richardson. who eloped TO
Norfolk with Guy Carlton Hassell, &c
cused of bigamy. Mr. Richardson feels
assured that the matter between his
daughter and Hassell was a mad infatu-
alton and gross indiscretiOn. but nothing
more. He j. also satisfied that their AZ.
quaintance and communication are at an
end. Mrs. lassell or Miss Richardson
declared she would never receive her nus
band again.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-24
For Over Sixty Years

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for over sixty years bvmiIlions
OF mothers for their children while teeth.
ing, with perfect success Ii soothes tho
child, softens the gums, allays all pains
cures wind colo, and il the hest remed =
for Diarrhoea. 1t will relieve the moor
little sufferer Immediately. sold Inv
Druggists in every part OF the world
Twenty-Five cents a bottle Re sum and
ask for Mrs. Winslow's Sooth,px
Syrup and take no other.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-24
Postmlstress a Suicide.

Mrs. o. Watson Scott. poStmi-irr.-
at Prospect. Prince Edward county.
committed suicide by hanging herself in
her front porch She was driven 10 this
rash act 10y hroofing over the fact thnt
she was $500 or 500 IN arrears In her
accounts with the government and iu "a
note left for her husband she requested
him To pay the amount. and not allow
the burden o. fall upon her bonlSmnu.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-24
To Improve uppcr Zion Church.

The Baptist church at Upper Zion. in
Caroline county, will be improved and
enlarged DR.. John Pollard. has taken
the initial steps towards raising the need
ed 81 800. and the congregation sub
scribed 500. The Ladies' Aid Society
has given 500 land undertaken the work
of raising 500.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-24
LAWYERS As HEADS OF THEnE-
PARTMENTS OF THE ARMY
AND NAVY.

The two great Departments of our
government which control the Army
and Navy naturally require. more
than any other departments. to lee
managed by men who have had long
and successful experience in Army
and Naval affairs. and who have
made the science OF war and nation
al defence the study Of their lives.
Now, will some one. who is i'm po-
sition to give the information. ex-
plain why the administration OF
there great Departments Is given to
lawyers whose education and pur-
suits in life. ifnot actually autagon-
ling the functions of the office placed
in their charge, have not enabled
them to acquire. 10y an hours pract-
zeal experience, any knowledge Of
their complex dutieSe
Among the generals and admirals
of the Army and Navy are some Of
the ablest men in the country.
who have had the inestimable train
ing and long experience which especi-
ally qualities them TO successfully
administer the functions which belong
to the chiefs OF the Army and Navy
Departments. - ,v''''
tious. Of es.ec;sv,Srer such condi-
a'o's' u -. .....ssts \ qualified officers
40 ..-.I=iaithfully served rheircoun-
- Is not creditable 10 the status of
the Army and Navy nor To the VA
ton.
The blunders and personality hich
Mr.. Long. the late Secretary of tile
Navy, introduced into his admins
tration OF that Department, were so
marked. expensive and miSchievous
that the people, who pay the bills
and suffer the consequences. are be
ginning to ask, quite seriously-why
it is that the principles which are es-
sential to success in private business
life, are not recognized 10y the pres
ent administration in the selection
of the heads OF these great Depart
ments? To Use these exalted posi-
tions, whore practical experience Is
absolutely Indispensable. as rewards
for past or prospective partisan po-
litical services, is little less than
n crime against the nation
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-24
New tomatoes From Northern NICK

Mr. ;. towart. Of Cowart Wharf on
Coan river, inN orthum berland. made hi
first shipment of ripe tomatoes, to Ralfi-
more last week and received big prices Tor
same This was the first shipment this
season from the Northern Neck.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-24
Mr. Jones Speeeh on phIIiOoiue nm

The speech ofCongressman W 4 Jones
against the Philippine bill in the House
Friday was highly complimented At
it's conclusion members OF both parties
congratulated Mr.. Jones. Mfr. Jones
said, IN relation to the provision author
lzing the commission To grant franchise
and otherwise dispose OF lands owned
by the iriars. that il was apparent that
every acre oil those lands would 20 into
the hands OF foreign corporations
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-24
Wheat ia The Northern \ 4.

Col James \. Turner returned from n
business trip through tlc Northern Ne.,
saturday night aud left agsin yesterday.
Tie sail the finest crop oi wheat had for
Years are m Lancaster and Norfhumher-
land counties. There ar. many Instances
when a. high a. 80 bushels per acre has
been mace aud One farmer Mr.. Wricht
near arsaw IN Richmond county made
%;is bushels per acre ON Il acres N j.
unusual 10 see crop that does NOS WELD
20 bushels 20 the acre The grain E.
splendid aud the heads wel flel
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-24

The Hon. Theodore Roosevelt has gone
up against che trust (the Reet Sugar
and has received upper cnts and rib roast
ers which. il they have not knocked him
ont. have badly bruised him William J
Bryan was belabored by every trust in
the United States at one and the same
time. and also hammered by a lot OF
small fry at the same time. and yet he
has not been entirely knocked ont. We
submit this as pointer stanton
Spectator.
Ii Bryan is not knocked ont, polit-
ically, no one ever will be-. He is even
being repudiated 10y those who once
followed him.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-24
NatIonaI lia.rd. 10 earl, -. e

The National Guard oi the District of
Columbia will encamp for ten DAYS or.
the farm IF Mr. Wallace George. "A short
distance east of leesburg iu Julv Tn.
reason assigned for seicrting this over
othe places 10 which they have bccn fr.
Nited l.. that the health Oi the troops
mas been better there than at any other
location heretofore selected. &c is -aii
the thar President viii visit the camp lnr-
ing the stay of the soldiers at lceShlr.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-24

The splendid work OF Capt. Charles
f. Clark has been recognized at last.
The President has nominated him
for a rear-admiralcy and the &. S.
Senate has confirmed the nomina-
ton.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-24

IL Boer will turn into an English
man in wo'years and seven months,
how long will il take a Filipino to
turn into an American ? WIN some
smart imperialist please answer.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-24

The Stauuton News thinks that
Staunton is Ike an easy bed.
We have often seen towns that were
better fitted TO receive sleepers than
they were to give assistance TO the
energetic and ambitions. Freder-
lcksburg invites the latter class and
assures them that right here the ann
bilious willfi a golden opportunity
Tor advancement.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-24

We understand, upon good author
ity that Congressman Wooten, has
written "A letter to the Star, giving
Congressman Jones full credit for
securing the passage of the Mercer
monument bill. OF course our neigh
Dor will publish the letter.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-24

1t seems to be hard for some peo-
pie to understand the difference be-
tween father aud his child or a
creator and his creature.
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
would be a splendid addition to Col.
Cations Alexandria library.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-06-24

As feature OF It's session at Virginia
Beach this week. the State Press Associa-
ton should compel Editor W Mcdonald
Lee OF the lrvingtOn Citizen to tell the
egg I've mean the story which has
brought such lame upon him.-Noriolk
Landmark.
Give it to teen, Mac, and then ask
them TO relate theirlittle story about
the wabbling Of rabbits nose.