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BorsroRp TO BRIDGEPORT.

Botsford-North, 7a3, 1926, Il .o3 m. 4.53, 5.47, 65S D mi Sunday, 7.33 m. 6.5O D m: South, 7.O7. s.23 11.36 a m, 4.14, $40 m; Sunday, 6l6 m See: Botsford above.
 Stepney-North. 724 1911, 1o.ss a m, IA: 649
 m; Sunday, 7.s4 am; South; 7l5, s.s' l.49 Long Hill-North, f7.1s 1O.O6, 1O.3O m: 4Ss
 sH pm; Sunday, n f7s m P,ndaS nd; SoS!s no s"' Trum bulI-North, f7.12, 1000, 1920 m, f. .3o,
 ess pm; sunday <; f71s smIdsH mr. souts f m 5S, m s4' Bridgeport-North, 70O, $50, 1O.O5 a m. 20.
 625 m; Sunday. 700 a m; Arrive; 7S. s.oS a m 12.O5. 4.45. 1.15 D m; Sunday, 6.45 D. m.
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FROST AND SNOW.

There was little snow Sleet early the 24th and frost the 18th of May.
 Charles Ohmen has sold tract of land on the cross road north of Minor Strong,s, to New Haven parties for building purposes.
 George Sutherland of Rochester was a guest of N. B. Strong's, last week.
 Mrs N. B. Strong, who has been talk ing care of Mrs II. o. Averill, was called home to attend the burial of her mother, Mrs C. G. Terrill.
 Miss Agnes Strong has gone for a months stay at the seashOre. Her cousin, Miss Jane Curtis of Waverly, Ill.,, will join her as soon as her school closes in College Farms.
 The children are rehearsing in prep aration for the Children's day, the first Sunday in June.
 The continued extreme dry weather
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ROXBUR1.

TOBACCO ACREAGE TO BE REDUCED. Some few have commenced to set to- bacco but the late spring made the plants a little late and the long drouth makes them rather slow in getting ground ready. Several have abandon ed raising, this year, on account of the poor prices last year. Among the num- Der are John Morris, Leander Palmer and John Clark. Charles Trowbridge, owing to his other duties that take him out of town much of the time, will not raise any any, so he reports, and there are others who will not set, this year. ONE ON JOHN.
 A few days ago Frank Booth and John Erwin went on a strike regarding the eating1of potatoes; the first one that ate any was to buy quantity of cigars for the other. Frank, while in
 Waterbury, after looking the city over. succeeded in getting some sweet pota.
 toes, which Mrs Booth used for mak
 ing pies and in an unguarded moment while dining, Erwin ate some of the
 pie and by the act that one piece of pic
 cost him nearly $1. John is satisfied land Mrs Booth thinks it quite com
 pliment to her cooking. Frank feel
 we'll paid for his many miles walk SC
 curing the potatoes to do the job. H
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Summer Rents Boarding Places.

With the new train schedule of May 17th, many people will be seeking sum- mer rents and boarding places between New Haven and New Milford. Ishall be pleased to receive particulars from any person having room or rooms for boarders, or houses furnished or unfur- nished for rent within three or four miles of any station on this route, tor even farther away,) and to assist any persons desiring such places to find ex- actly what :they wish. II offer my services without change, this year, for the sake of making this train service a success and insuring it's indefinite con- tinuance.
 Confidential communications kept strictly personal.
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HIGHLAND DIVISION.

Danbury-East, TBS, I.36 m, 7o5 n. West Hawley vflle-East, 7.49. 11.4s m, 7.17 m. West, 900 a m, 2.4S, 7.upm. North Newtewn-East, +7.52 a m, 7.4 p m.
 West, S:54 a m, 2.36, 7.O6pm. Sandy Hook-East 7.55. 1l56 m, 7.2S p m; southbury-East, so7 1!Cs, 736 p m. West
 S.42 m, 2.21, 6.52 m. Southford-East. s.i2 a m, 12.14, 7.42 p n. West.
 S.36 a m, 2.15, 6.46 pm.
 Waterbury-Due s.36 n, 12.34, so4 m
 West, s.13 na, 1.50, 6.A m. Trains stop when signaled only
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The NewtOwn Bee
Ten Pages.
LITCHFlELD COUNTY.
WASHINGTON.
MRS SAMUEL HOLLISTER.

Mrs Samuel Hollister, one of the bright and highly esteemed young women of the town, died on Friday after brief illness with pneumonia. She is survived by her husband, and three daughters, the youngest a baby of few weeks. Mrs Hollster was the daughter of s. J. Nettleton and a woman of lovable character. The fu- neral was largely attended on Sunday, Rev R. A. Carter officiating. Her age was 36 years. The pallbearers were Messrs Ellsworth Fenn, Wilbur Fem, Lloyd Nettleton and Willis Nettleton. Funeral Director Beers had the ar- engagements in charge.
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 sons in Washington. ALL WAITING AND PRAYING FOR RAIN The city guests are surprised to find such dusty roads and bad looking lawns and the farmers are all looking doleful over the crops that are still waiting for much needed shower.
 MT Halstead and family came, last week, to the Seccomb place for the summer.
 Arthur Woodruff and family are boarding at P. G. Seeley's.
 Mir Trowbridge will open his sum- mer home before the first of June. Mrs Van Sinderen is entertaining Miss Searle, miniature painter, from Brooklyn.
 Miss Anna Brinsmade is in town. Mrs Will Brinsmade is away for { visit.
 The closing exercises at the Gunnery will be held on June 16. Miss Catherine Gold treated thu guests at her house party to a straw ride on Washington Green. Mrs Valiant, who has rented tn Carlson cottage, arrived on Wednes day of last week.
 For anything in the optical line visi the store of c. B. Riddiford, New Mi ford.
 Here is news for you. Watts & Cogs we'll, Washington, have arranged wit Strauss Bros. of Chicago, the renowne tailors, to represent them here for tn season. This is quite thing for ou town, as our citizens have long bee troubled with the question of where get their garments to the best at vantage. Strauss Bros. are fashionab tailors, but very reasonable in pric They guarantee perfect fit.
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WARREN.
MRS CATHERINE S. TERRELL.

Mrs Catherine s. Terrill, widow of H. P. Terrill, died at the home of her niece in Rochester, N. Y., May IS. The remains were brought and laid to rest in Merryall cemetery by the side of her departed husband. Rev MT Munson, of Warren, read the Episeo- pal burial service at the grave.
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WATERFOWL BRANCH.

Waterbury-Leave, e45, ses, 1l.17 . m, l3o, 3.45, 5.IO 6.12. 6.53, s53, i1.2O p m. Sundays. 95S m, sos D m. Arrive, GAO, 7.47, 1O42 m, days. 6.S3 m. 4os p m. Watertown--Leave, 6s5, 7.9o. 1925 m. 12.4s ste' 4l5 5s4 6so sss ,n;eS S m |. Sundays. 1.47, 4.0e, 5.27, 627. 7.l0, 9.l0, 1l.36 m. Sum days, 1O.14 a m. S.20 p m.
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MRS CHARLOTTE LYONS.

Mrs Charles Lyons, d very sweet old lady, entered into rest, Saturday. She made her home with Mrs Henry W. Woodruff, where she was lovingly cared for. She had a kind word for evefyone. Her age was 80 years. The funeral took place on Tuesday, the 18th, Rev Elijah Woodruff officiating. Funeral Director Beers had the arrangements in charge.
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CHURCH NOTES

The executive committee of the Housatonic Christian Endeavor Union have chosen Rev Carl Stackman, of this place, as delegate to the National convention to be held at Denver, the coming July.
 The ladies of the Aid society are busy preparing for fair which is to be held later in the summer. The co-opera tiou of all the ladies of the community is solicited.
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WEST CORNWALL.
MEMORIAL DAY EXERCISES.

Appropriate exercises will be held in the reading room on the evening of Memorial day. The exercises are in charge of the Literary society.
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cures made by Dr.
 kilrner's Swamp-Root, the great kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
 It is the great medi- cal triumph of the nine teenth century; dis covered after years of scientific research by Dr. kilmer, the emi- nent kidney and blad- der specialist and is
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1is@es1|eqsop|S: 762-768 Chapel Street.
 New Haven, Conn.
The Newest Summer Gloves.

Lace Mits in Is to 2O-buttOn lengths, are to be quite fash ionable this summer, due to the prevailing craze for lace effects of all kinds. We have splendid line of them in both lisle and silk, black and white, ranging from 75c to $2.25 a pair. PLAIN SILK GLOVES In black and white-5Oc, 75c and $I pair.
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is very discouraging to farmers and gardeners. Abijah Mercy has been quite ill, but
 is slowly recovering. He is nearly S6 years of age.
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Charles q. Morris, Zoar Dist, Newtown, (R. D. Iz, San. dy Hook.) I3o Orange St., New Haven.

BOARD and four rooms wanted on . farm for ID the summer by family consisting of four adults and four children, distant about o oe 50 miles from Bridgeport. Litchheld County preferred. Apply by letter stating rates and
 conveniences. I. Moss. Box e, Bridgeport Ct
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BASEBALL ENTH USIASM .

The local ball nine played game with the Cornwall team, last Saturday which resulted in score of 2l to l7 in favor of the home team.
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JOSEPH k. TAYLOR.

Joseph R. Taylor died on Saturday at his boarding place at Romford, aged 86 years. The funeral occurred on Monday, Rev Robert Carter officiating Funeral Director Beers had the ar engagements in charge.
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PARK LANE NOTES.

While putting tobacco setter to- gether, Saturday, Charles Walker had one finger badly smashed.
 w, E. Bostwick is in Hartford fol the week, summoned as juryman. | Walter Leavenworth has new to
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wonderfully successful in promptly curing lame back, kidney, bladder, uric acid trou- bles and Bright's Disease, which is the worst form of kidney trouble.
 Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is not rec commended for everything but if you have kid ney, liver or bladder trouble it will be found just the remedy you need. lthas been tested in so many ways, in hospital work, in private practice, among the helpless too poor to pur- chase relief and has proved so successful in every case that special arrangement has been made by which all readers of this paper who have not already tried it, may have a sample bottle sent free by mail, also a book telling more about Swamp-Root and how to find out if you have kidney or bladder trouble. When writing mention reading this generous offer in this paper and E|k
 send your address to tzsI5EsIk Or. Klner Co.,, ,Bing hanton, N. Y. The ssss:saslsssses:asss@e Mea@ a@ regular fifty cent and Home of swamp-Root. dollar sizes are sold by all good druggists
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IN SECRET SOCIETY CIRCLES.

The next regular meeting of Meti- chiwan tent, K. o. T. M., will occur on Wednesday evening, June 3, when there will be an initiation of candi- dates and nomination of officers. A full attendance of members is desired.
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Don't make any mistake. but re- member the name, Swamp-Root, Dr bottle.
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the store of c. B. Riddiford, New Mil ford.
NEW MILFORD.

MEMBERS OF GRAND ARMY POST AT
 TEND SERVICE AT THE CONGREGA-
 TIONAL CHURCH.
 Upton Post of the G. A. R. at- tended service at the Congregational church in New Milford on Sunday evening. The pastor, Rev E. A. John son, preached to them from the text, ? Tim. 4: ', "I have fought good light" He discussed this under three heads. 1, A duty done. 2, A present duty. 3, The completed record. l. A duty done. He referred to the good fight of the G. A. R. in the Civil War, and illustrated this by thrilling battle scenes, and acts of individual bravery.
 ?. A present duty. The Union was saved but is not free from danger, again from domestic foes, for we do not fear foreign. These foes are not brave and manly like the men who followed Robert B. Lee and Stonewall Jackson, but are sly, stealthy, ,cowardly, capable of mean and treacherous arts. They are the vote buyers and sellers; the buyers of legislatures: those who, for bribes, shield from the punishment of crime those bitter foes of state and municipal morality; let a modern Grand Army arise and crush these en- emies of their country, as you did the Rebellion in the sixties.
 3. A completed record. You are no longer the "boys in blue," but are veterans, and soon you must say with Paul, "I have finished my course." O comrades, then be able to say, ''I have fought good fight" and also, 'I have kept the faith" You have so bravely defended our beautiful flag, that not g star is detached nor stripe removed but beware of blots on character that may cloud your reputation.
 A good sized audience greeted th' veterans; and they remained standing while the Army men left the church. OLD COPY OF 1.-THE FRANKLIN COUNT!
 BIBLE.'
 In looking, about among his papers r Peter Peterson came across a copy o ] the Gazette and Courier, published a ) Greenfield, Mass, still in wrapper a it was mailed by friend to his wife } then Miss Mary Wise. It bore Jh <. date of March, 1867, and contains som interesting advertisements and artj cles. This paper is still published an as boy the reporter used to peruse ii
 In Massachusetts years ago it wa
 known as "The Franklin County B d ble,'' and yielded a powerful nor; f and political influence. It was n pioneer in Massachusetts in dissen mating local news,
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DO YOU GET UP
 WITH A LAME BACl
Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserab.

Almost everybody who reads the news papers is sure to know of the wonderfu
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White Shirt waists
 Reduced.

The early shirt waists that have not yet been sold and which show signs of handling are being cleaned out at the following prices;,:
 $I.oo, $I.75 Waists, 7S
 $z.7S Waists, $I.5o
 $3.5o Waists, SAYS Materials are cheviots. .Imadrases and pfuueS, made with tucks, plaitS and large pearl buttons-the kind you will be wearing all summer.
 White Lawn Waists In the seasons best eststyles-plain, tuck ed, Val. and Cluny lace insertions with and without yokeS. SIPS to 8.45.
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They're dressy tailored costumes of voile, etamine and broadcloth-most of them silk lined. Unusual bargains for folks who put off getting Spring suits until now.
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A GIFT TO ST JOHNS,

A handsome altar desk of polished brass was recently presented to St Johns church by MT Halstead city parishoner, who has spent several sea. sons in Washington.
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NOBLE BENNITT SLIGHTLY BURNED

NOBLE BENNETT SLIGHTLY BURNED.
 While at work on Bank street, Mon- day, leak in the gas main was en- countered, and all the day strong odor of gas was noted throughout the street. About o'clock Noble Bennltt held lighted match over place in the ground where it was thought the gas was escaping and lively explosion and fire followed. He was quite badly burned about the hands and suffered some during the night.
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The frame for the new residence of Judge J. F. Addis is up and covered. The F. B. Rowe Go. have the contract and are pushing the work rapidly along. The house is very attractive one, with shingled exterior. In the large reception hall is a rustic fire place. The building was designed by the ingenious K. B. Rowe. The mason work was done by Charles Lake.
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NEW MILFORD's SOUVENIRS.

P. M. Cassedy has gotten out very neat souvenir postal card, containing on one side a half tone view of the fa nous Falls bridge. He has case full of New Milford souvenir articles, that have good sale. The souvenir postal ought to be popular with the 1ngleside and Weantinaug pupils and local resi- dents also.
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bacco setter and is making good use of it, this week, setting tobacco.
 David Rothe has so far regained his health as to ride to his shop. Mrs Charles Northrop has been stay ing at her old home in Washington, the past week, during the illness and death of her mother.
 Miss Emily Bostwick was in New York, Tuesday and Wednesday.
 Several of the tobacco growers have their crops well started in spite of the dry weather.
 James Sullivan was at Bulls Bridge, Sunday, to see the work on the canal.
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Mrs Hubert M. Pratt is visiting her mother at Hanover, N. H.
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There was little snow sleet early the 24th and frost the 18th of May.
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A Few More Suits Left.
$37.5O.

About ten of the higher-grade Suits that have sold as high as $75, here at
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WOODBUR1.

ITEMS FROM OUR sCRIBE's NOTE BOOK.
 Horace Warner and Dr Smith have the local telephone.
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TEND SERVICE AT THE CONGREGA- TIONAL CHURCH.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-24
All the Facilities But One.
THE ORIGINATOR OF STARCH.

From the London Answers.
 Starch originated in Flanders. It was introduced into England. with the big ruff, in the time of Queen Elizabeth. It was like our starch of today, except that it was made in colors-red. yellow, green. blue. The effect of this was to tint del- icately the white linen to which the starch might be applied.
 Before Queen Elizabeths time ruffes and ruffs were made of fine holland, which required no stiffening. Then the ruffs of cambric came, and these must of necessity be starched.
 It is recorded that when the queen had ruffs made of lawn and cambric for her own royal wearing. there was no one in England could tell how to starch them 1; but the queen made special inquiries for some woman that could starch, and Mrs. Guilhan, wife of the royal coachman, was the, first starcher.
 Tn 1864 a Flanders woman. Frau Van der Plasse, came to London and estab- lished there school for the teaching of starching. The school succeeded, and the Flanders frau got rich. She charged e5 a lesson and an extra POS for receipt for the making of starch out of wheat-fiour. bran and roots.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-24
Peonane Cases Set iOr TrIaI.

Judge Jones has decided to try the peonage cases before the adjournment of the present term of the district court. He refused to continue the cases to the fall term, much no doubt to the disgust of the esteemed republl- can editors of northern papers who prefer to keep the subject at the front where 1t would be available political capital.
 The cases have been set for various days in June and July, and when they are tried the entire truth will become known to the public. At present only what has leaked out of the grand jury room is known. When the cases are tried all will know the size and shape of the peonage trouble, provided the Associated Press and the Montgomery papers do their full duty.
 All should wait for the facts as they will be disclosed at the coming trials, but the republican papers will do noth- ing of that nature. They will not walt at all. They will gather up few par tial and prejudiced statements, and their esteemed imaginations will sup ply all missing links. It is plain that the administration is working the al- leged peonage mine for all it is worth. and good deal more besides.
 No one in this state defends peonage, or desires to suppress any facts con nected with peonage cases. If we are harboring a peonage system, all good citizens desire to see it broken up and the guilty parties punished. They de- sire to see 1t scattered to the four winds. No peons are wanted in state whose constitution prohibits imprison- ment for debt. But what we do not want are infiamed, yellowish and un- just accounts of peonage based upon the imaginative faculty instead of known facts which are as yet lacking. When the trials take place in Judge Jones' court the truth will come out, and until then there should be sus- pension of Judgment, and especially a suspension of yellow" accounts of the troubles in Tallapoosa and Coosa coun- ties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-24
HOW POPE LEO SPENDS
 A DAY IN THE VATICAN

noon the pope proceeds in state to the throneroom to meet and bless pilgrims. people of note or of means sometimes princes, generally members of dispossess- ed reigning families. The pope, if in good health, shines brightly in these interviews. His great learning. his keen wit a re- tentive memory of all the incidents of his long life and his wonderful vitality charm his visitors and often provoke generous contribution to the Peterpence fund. which Is the main and never-failing re- source of the papal treasury.
 After the audience the days work is mostly done and the pope goes to his fru- gal dinner. Like all his predecessors, he sits alone at table; no one, gentle or sim ple has ever joined the vicas of Christ In his meals. Leo submi' .oood-humor- edly to this precedent, n 50 shock the vatican mind. but often L,ites a favor able prelate to friendly .eiat while he Is dining A short siesta in an easy chair follows and then, weather permitting. a drive in the gardens. during which he is busy. with his breviary. reading the hours" a comprehensive term for maths and vespers.
 On his return he goes to his desk if no visitors drop in--nephews. cardinals, heads of religious orders and sometimes Ram polla with more papers and the latest news from the nuncios and apostolic del- egates. Late in the evening he retires to the oratory for prayer ard meditation until 10 o'clock, when he partakes of a slight supper and goes to bed to sleep. if possible; otherwise to compose Latin verses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-24
FACTS ABOUT TELEGRAPH POLES.
From Agriculture.

From Agriculture.
 Between Chicago and Denver, dis tance of 1,05o miles, along one lire of rail- way. there are Si,50O telegraph poles. They are set 17s feet apart, or thirty to the mile. As there are considerably more than two hundred thousand miles of steam railway in the United States. increasing in mileage each year. and many roads have double lines of poles to accommodate the great number of wires required to transact the tele- graphic business of the country, there are eight million poles in use on railway lines.
 When to this Is added the poles used by trolley lines and by telegraph and telephone companies we find and aggre- gate of fifteen million poles in use. If these should be replaced at once 1t would require 25o,Ooo fiat cars to trans port them; 5000 locomotives would be necessary to haul the trains, which if continuous would reach 1,75O miles.
 If the poles were placed end to end
 
 around the earth at the equator.
 A large majority of the poles In use are of white cedar, which grows in the swamps of Northern Michigan. Wis consin and in Canada. Some are of Oregon pine, a smaller number are of red cedar. while limited number are sawed from Washington cecar.
 If the trees to replace the poles TOW in use were growing and forty could be obtained from each acre. 1t would require 37OOOo acres to supply the poles for one renewal.
 Were the seed already sown and started Into growth, it would be A. D. 2o5O when the trees would be of suffi- cient size to use for first-class telegraph poles
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-24
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

From the Chicago News.
 Only pretty girl can be saucy with impunity.
 A shady character doesn't always keep man cool
 It takes two banana skins to make a pair of slippers.
 A mans crookedness often gets him into financial straits.
 A man likes to believe In eternal pun- ishment-for the other fellow.
 Individual liberty often depends upon the size of the individual.
 Don't cry over spilled milk; there's enough water wasted as 1t Is.
 When a man thirsts for knowledge he isn't necessarily dry in his remarks.
 The blindness of justice should prevent her from winking at her favorites.
 Charity is a cloak that covers a null titude of amateur theatrical perform ances.
 All men are born equal, but some grow up and become presidents or baseball um- pires.