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The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-03
BISMARCK BREvlTlES.


Charley Rouse paid a visit to home
folks Sunday.
Henry Fisher of Caledonia was in
town Saturday.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. James Fisk,
on the 2ith, n boy,
Rev Ed Sheriff. preached at Union
Church Sunday night.
Mr,. Walter Sutherland has been
sick Tor several days.
Chas. X Pratt, editor of the Lead
Belt News, was IN town Saturday.
Mr. aud Mrs. j. &. WcstoNcr came
over from Elyins Sunday afternoon.
Mr. &. f. Hunt went to Lccpcr re-.
Gently aud bought u car load OF Ium
ben
+ T. Beard Is on the sick list Rev.
! 3D. /. Martin has been sick several
days
.
wood saw and does very satisfactory
work.
attended the ball at Ironlou on Thanks.
giving.
rcron,r,. 80 . ,Ir Trclo, ., mar Pan.
In, rlno
/. y. wilson resumed ""rh laN'
,,,,l.. Inro,i,,
The Court oi Honor VIII give d
Christmas tree IN the |. o. y. f. haII
q. w ramsey ana Il parry OF
friends went TO shannon county re-
Gently Oh huhllhE c\Peu'llon'
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MIR Bourgeois has purchased n lor
near the Catholic church aud has
"'N"' '''' ''''''''' vi ""'''"N'
Emmett Jones has moved to Bonnie
Tcrrc, and has accepted position rs
fireman on the NJ. X. ~ Il. T. K. X.
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af,or hcr t,Lor,. doo,h
james /iSk has resigned his posi-
ton on the ). NJ. X, Il. and will take
charge OF n section on the Iron Noun
tam with headquarters nj PevcIy,
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Mrs. Cyrus Dent went to ST. l.ouis
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,inas
TN last thursday evening Chess
FRONT lmoibcd some squirrel whisky
and became involved IN difficulty
with Fred lhaI, who had him (Proi-
ND arrested ana he was lodged in the
caIaboosc Tor safe keeping until morn
ing, when nc was TO nave been given
hearing Nhcn morning came,
however, the o'rd had HOW'D and
Judging from the appearance OF the
mole maze IN 'he wall OF inc JAIL con
siderable assistance from The outside
was Drought 10 pear IN making the
escape 1t seems that jail breaking r.
getting TO DC quite common and 1t is
high Time some OF the 'smart Alccs "
were taught lesson IN TINS Ilne'
The Butcher and Baker were robbed
las, week We havn't heard from the
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-03

j ID. Hearst aud his wife of De-
Soto celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary on the 18th ull
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-03

Office over st. Francois County Bank.
PHONE No. 81.
The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-03

TlIED. - FISHER ENRON
ANp uuSISEss MAHAorE.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-22
BIG I. P. A. EDITION
ON MAY 9Th NEXT

The special T. p A. edition OF The
Times Dispatch, which will be Issued
May 9Th, will be one OF the most widely
read papers ever printed In Richmond.
The following resolutions bring clearly
before the public the character and scope
OF the publication:
Whereas, Post "a" (Richmond) vir-
ginia Division. Travellers Protective AS
ISOLATION Of America, will publish a
Special T. P. A. Edition" Of The Times
Dispatch on May g. 1908 this issue Of
the paper being the work Of T. P. "A.
men ara for the benefit of the CONNER
ctal interests of Richmond, and
Whereas, an extra largo edition Of The
Times Dispatch" will be published and
thoroughly circulated throughout the en-
tire United States, through the medium OF
the various posts and the National Con-
vention, which will be held at IndIanapo-
lis. Ind, therefore be it
Resolved, That the Advertising Com
mittce OF the Richmond Chamber Of Com
merce endorse this Special r. P. a.
Edition Of THE Times Dispatch, as an
agency which may be used to good ad-
vantage In advertising Richmond and all
Its commercial interests, and, further,
commends to the manufa cturer, whole
saler and merchant In whatever line, in
Richmond. this excellent medium of
advertising for their favorable consldera-
ton, 5S
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preston has In 1t something that can
only be called divine.
There Is the quiet beauty Of repose and
confidence In that face too. 6
This looks simple enough, but it is a
difficult pose to model where the neck
ic naturally thrown into SO much promi-
nence. But the artist appears to have
been little troubled by this problem. for
l,c has emphasized both the pose of the
head and neck and the expression by tho
manner In which the drapcry Is arranged
over and behind both. 's
The drapery on the whole figure hangs
simply in long lines and folds. which fol-
y low the pose and enhance the artistic
feeling OF tho entire design.
s-sS WONDERFUL FACE. {
The hands are brought upward in
prayerful appeal and point upward, car
rying the attention to that wonderful
face in a subtle manner and leading
ono unconsciously to contemplation Of
the religious feeling with which that face
Is imbued.
tt is all we'll done, and the modelling
OF the face, neck and hands is exquisite.
Tho drapory Is treated IN q broader man
sner. The sculptor has given form to that
vision of Bernadotte Soubirous, who, In
an ecstatic moment. saw the Virgin near
the little spring at I.ourdes. which has
since become so famous as q shrine. n
Richmond's new cathedral will have
some splendid art work within Its sane
t,sry This Is being done in the spirit
Wh,ch 10 seeking In the Catholic Church
- wake each sacred cd!tlce characteristic
and ! q get away from the painted 'stock''
figures which for so many years nave
been imported from France, italy, and
Germany.
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FIGURE OF
THE, VIRGIN.
One Of Life Size for the New
Cathedral Here.
BE or CARRARA MARBLE
The Modelling Has DUST Been Com
pIeted In Boston by Samuel j.
kitson, the Famous
Sculptor. N
BE OF CARRARA MARBLE

Samuel ]. Kitson, the famous sculptor
OF Boston, has Just completed the mod
cling OF d notable lifasze figure OF the
Virgin, to be cut In Carrara marble for
the new Sacred Heart Cathedral now boz
Ing erected In this city. This is the first
ono Of six figures which Mr.. Kitson has
been commissioned to make for this great
cathedral and they have all been donated
by Mrs. Thomas F. Ryan, OF Fifth Ave-
nue.. New York CITY, Mrs. Ryan Is the
wife Of the multl-millonaire street rail-
way magnate.
BEAUTIFUL CONCEPTION.N
This statue, which Sculptor Kitson has
Just completed. depicts tho Virgin as
our Lady Of Lourdes." and the sculp-
tors conception Is beautiful. There Is a
spirit OF sanctity about the figure which
( Is difficult to descrrbe-a spiritual feeling
In the altitude, in the face and figure
throughout. which could only be caught
by one deeply imbucd with the motive
and significance Of the subject. The face
Is lifted in deyout appeal. and the ex-
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man who lived upon what was probably.
originally a part Of Travellers Rest IN
house known as Eastwood about g

man who lived upon what was probably
originally part Of travellers Rest" in
house known as Eastwood about 9
mile or two from the river.
In the original organization OF the coun-
,Ies otE Stafford and King George they
were both bounded on the east by West
moreland Is county-stafford extending
westward along the Potomac and King
George westward along the Rappahan-
ock. ThcGenera Assembly in ITO changed
tho. boundary lines-making the lower
part OF tho counties the county OF King
George and the western part the county,
OF tafford. The eastern boundary OF
Stafford on the Rappahanock was Mud
dy Creek-and Immediately west upon the
river was the 6nowden estate upon
which my mother was born-and which
my grandmother Inherited from her IA
Their Capt. Thomas Casson. After her
marriage IT was the home OF herself
and husband William Alexander who
was born on the upper Potomac near
the present city Of Alexandria. a single
farm--owned when | first remember by
Mr.. John Strother and after her death by
her hrothcrssGeorge II, strother inter-
vencd by Snowden and Travellers Rest
and tho western boundary Of Travellers
Rest was at least three or four miles
below the Washington, farm. In my
boyhood the washington farm was owned
by Baptist preacher the Rev. Thomas
Teadale. remember when Howe or his
representative visited Fredericksburg and
gathered material for his History Of
Virginia which was published In lS45. and
l have no doubt read his statement as
found on page 4s2 was as accurate as
could have been made then from all ac-
cessive sources OF information
r .H..Bhr
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4 FROM DR.. STRANGE <
ST. PauI's RectorWrltes of Athens and
His Own Improved II saith.

Especial to Tho Times. Dlspatch.) a
WII.ArlNGTON. N. CT MarohI.--Ths
following extract from recent letter
from Rev. Robert Strange, D. D'' rectoA
of ST. Paul's Episcopal Church, Rldll<
mond, to a friend in this city, Will be read
with much interest by readers OF THO
Times Dispatch. When written Drsl
strange was ell route to ConstantinoplS3
ana on the Sea Of Marnora, lie writes:
II thought you would appreciate line
from Athens or It's vicinity spent YES
5terday and the day before In that GRADES
of classic art and literature, we nag
lovely weather. and | reveled In the mems
cries of the distant past Think OF stand-5
Ing where Demosthenes Numbered with
elonuent tongue, of walking through halls
buldcd by Phideas under the orders o.
Pericles: of strolling over the ground
where once the beautiful grove grew llt
which Plato taught; Of gazing on ting
mighty battle fought with Themlstoclea
and the Greeks, Nerxes watching With
fearful eyes his flying Persian ships, 81
sitting on tho Parthenon, the most beal'st
tiiul temple, artistcallyi considered, even
built by man. and watching, when on thA
heights of the famous Acropois, the sun
sinking To rest over the Bay OF Elusis;
OF walking the streets and stopping ON
tie corners. where Socrates walked ana
talked, of looking down on the city rs
tbs shadows deepened and tho lights PCS
gan 10 twinkle from Mars iiill, medttat-.
ing on the visit here Of the great Aposlla
10 tho Genti!es saw the sun rise tlils
morning oyer he plains of ancient 4 roy,
we have been steaming all the morning
through the DardaRelles, and we are now
out In the Sea Of alarmora, ON our way
10 Constantlnoplc, I am having 2 de-l
ltlSStful trip and[am regainlng my heal y
N VA visor. looking forward 10 takins up
MI * SSanrk again In April stronger than Is
mayo been at all In Richnl9pd.
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The Washington Farm Near Fredericks.

The Washington Farm Near Fredercks-
burg.
Editor OF the Times Dispatch:
sir,-In recent communication in
your paper, entitled THE birthplace OF
George Washington-written by Mr..
George w. Beale, he said that ''Afr.
washington Gather of George had been
in the habit of removing his family du-
ring a portion OF each year to home
which he had established In Stafford
county near Fredericksburg called 'ATrav-
elers Rest was not Mr.. Beale mis-
taken and was It not Ferry Farm,
opposite Fredericksburg In Stafford
county that Augustine Washington
owned and where he died-and not Tray
elers Rest, which Colonel Burgess BAL
Inherited from his grandfather Major
James Ball in l75A, and held until some-
time later than 1883? ~
A distinguished friend OF ours answers
this query as follows: &A
Mr.. Beale Is mstaklng IN naming
Washington House opposite l'redericks-
burg "TrUvelers Rest" Tho farm upon
which Augustine Washington died In
1743-and which no devised to his son,
George was In what Is now Stafford
but was then King George county, on
the northern shore Of the Rappahanock
Immediately opposite to tho Fredercks-
burg wharves. The Northern Neck
traveller pursued highway crossing the
river at Fredericksburg. The Washing
ion farm lay upon both sides Of this
road to the Ferry extending some dis
TANGO UP the river. perhaps rs far as the
northern ahutment OF the railroad bridge
including a small farm owned by James
Ing Of the bridge on the ForYcs of the
laet csntiry, a5S Q
Several miles below tho ferry was az
estate which have personally known for
several years AS HTrayelers Rest. When
4 FIRST remember It was the resid encey 81
Jnhp r. Gray a syesal.,''y Scotch gentle
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Eyes OF brown and eyes OF blue.
Checks that vie the peaches hue.
Each mans got a gal Tor tWo),
Down in Ole Virginy,
When at last leave this world
And knock at those gates OF Pearl
Far from Ole Vlrsiny,
10 the porter ! VIII say:
Give me q return check, pray
SO I can get back home some day,
Down In Ole Virsiny.
Who ever thou docst do him with al
thy might
Out of the Deep
!. Who had welded Il Clam from Il Clolsteri
If she ''rowed M salt rver'
Not u word did he give her,
And this conduct. 1t greatly rejolcfd her
There's many SIP Of the cup in grip
Its better to have been INTERRUPTED under
there At all,
Not every QUO sou hear these days tnlk-
ing In q queer manner has lasting imi-
pcdment in his speech, Is Just spslns
colds. SO here are q fey lines 10 den-
tie Spring.
oh cub. thou gentle spring
And sullcn winter lifti y
oh I4tld, I'm going to sneezc asasn,
Where is myl handkerchief!
soon, soon Will plosom oud
The yioled ad the rose,
lI,ll never change so soon again
MY wirder under clothesl,
. 4 Il X L iItHl z I ny Z. u
The sturdy farmer blants s35'
MS ttllnips al his SQuaShi .{,Ea
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WINNERS I'm THE
SUNDAY T1MEs-DIsPATcH WANT COLUMN
PROVERB CONTEST
Another Contest To DaySeven Cash Prizes-What is the
Provarh |? See Want Paoae
What is the
See Want Pages.

PETERSBURG, VA.
J. G. strachan. r.. A Plummer,
E1he y Dunn, Miss NJ. L. Dunn.
3. G. Strachan, James S Richie,
Miss L. Q Dabney. Mrs. M. j, DaDney,
Esther Dabney, Miss Ruth Dabney.
syVANsBORO, VA.
Miss M. 7. Owens. Claire Dorset.
s, BLACKSTONE.8VA VA.
Mrs. c. B. Hardy.
NEWPORT NEWS. VA.
Georgia Dunn.
FoRkVILLE. VA
J. y, Davis. F, II. Hubbard.
NEW BI0RNE, M C..
1tober. 8. Carraway.
NEW CANTON. VA,
Miss Lottie NJ. Pitts, Miss Annie Rhodes.
Miss Pheb. AEabe Miss Mable Pitts,
CARTERsVILLE, VA.
Mrs. J. II. Rhodes,
PROSPECT, VA.
Mrs. Thomas Cocks. Mary Grew,
LINDsAY.t VA.
tt5FP Mrs, c. F.. Johnston
NORFOLK, VA
]. II. Gregory.
sMYTH COUNTY. VA.
", A. Scott, Rev. Levi Brown. 4
Miss Ollie Wassum.
ENONVIII.E, VA.
Mrs, Early Coleman. Mrs p. Coleman.
~N'SNAA'''t A<i''bit hN/OItIUuT,
ASHLAND, VA, 8
S.J. Hall.
DINW1DDIE VA.
Alma Harris Laura Harris,
T. ~. Netherlands, John G. Neblett,
Mary B6issear.
pLUvANNA, VA.
Master Paul II. FIaden.
WALDROP, VA,
u, D. Niche,
SEVEN ISLANDS, VA,
]. g. Tutwier, Leona G., Tutwler,
Mrs. 9, p. Tutwiler.
Another proverb contest will be found
In to-day's want columns, The proyer|b i.
composed Of eighteen letters, which ar.
scattered throughout the little ads. r
the want pages. Seven prizes will be
awarded the winners.
Sec the names Of the winners and
those deserving special mention In The
Times Dispatch want column. Cartoon
contest in anothe column
If you arc seeking success, advertise
| In The pimes-Dspatch want columns
The little ads. are read by over 10O,OO(
| readers daily, who arc ever anxious *
supply their wants, and their wants VII
| be supplied by supplying your wants
Through the greatest want suppller II
the entire South, III you arc not AZ adj
yertiser, be q FeadeF, You shopiS %
both. II II
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FARM LABOR |. \ }: {.
is SCARCE
Annual Spring Exodus Of Ne.
groes Has Begun In King
George County.
lsna.,,, ~ m. rimes. Dispat ch.

Especial to The Times Dispatch)
& 6HEATT1SvILLE VA, March 2l.-The
local election 10 be held here next all
Is receiving n great deal OF attention JUST
J now. In spite OF the fact that the time
for election Is so far Off the sub)ect 10
being pretty warmly discussed, and. as
stated In this correspondence some time
ago, aspirants for the various offices 70
x sc filled by election this coming fall are
8 not Few BY any means. Somevof the most
prominent men in2this county will be can
didates for some OF the Offices. anc they
1 do not intend to keep It secret until
the campaign opens. but will announce
4 their candidacy early this spring.
y Several popular Democrats have their
4 ewes on tho ONCE offthe Commemorative
Attorney, and will In the near future
Inform the voters that they will be candi-
dates Indications show that there Will
also be red-hot fight for the Sherihs
office, and as for the numerous district
Z otiices-justlce OF the peace. supervisors
and overser Of the poor.
largo number Of tho young colored
women and men arc leaving the Northern
Neck each week to work in the Northern
:stntes, and the homo supply will be much
,sss and tho demand much greater than
Sycr before. and about nothing Is there
more uncertainty Mt this time than q bout
3 the help in the home and on the farm.
A petition has been presented to Judge
Beale, requesting him to order local
optIon election for Marshall District,
Richmond county.
Hon; Lloyd T. Smith. after a weeks
itay at the nations capital has returned
home. 81 y
Mr.. w. c. Snow Is In Baltimore
Tho parsonage at Farnham, Richmond
county, was the scene Of a very pretty
wedding on Thursday. when Miss Carrie
Harrison became the bride OF Clarence
Dawson. Rev. Richard Edwards was
!. tho officiating minister. Both are from
Richmond county
Miss Edna I.yell and Mrs. Julia Dick-
crson, of Fhrnham, are visiting friends
iNsnWashington.
Miss Viola Williams. OF Reedville, is
spending this week In Baltimore.
Mrs. Iews Courtney and daughter. Miss
Fannie, arc guests at the home Of Mr..
a. Is. Cralle. $i
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written for the sunday Ttmes-Dlsmtch,.

Courteous Reader:
or truth that deectable portion Of
real estate which Is called "Old Virginia
Is fifty termed Gods Country" pa you
ever hear of any ono leaving Virginia
without q return ticket? So here cometh
,Pegashlus and singeth concerning ''Ole
Vlrginy."
Sun 1t shines from pure delight,
Floods tho world with rays OF light,
Down In Ole Ylrginy,
Flowers bloom, so fresh and sweet.
Like a carpet meath your feet,
Fills the land with incense sweet,
Down In Ole Vrginy.
DON'T have much of snow and Ice.
Summers always cool and nice,
Down in Ole Ylrginy
But the spring 1 love the best,
Autumn, too, in color dressed.
And right here III tnke my rest,
Down in Olo VIrginy.
And such good things! Corn bread pone
That stands In u class alone,
Down in Ole Yhglny,
Sweet mint jnep, frosty bowl
Reckoning with straws Of gold,
Kinder warns you TO the soul
Down In Ole Virginy
Young men building mp the State,
Making her to rank FIRST rate,
Down in Ole Yirginy,
Old men wearing gray homo spun
Veterans who saw Bull Run, M
Guess we love 'em every one,
Down In Ole Yirslny
And our gals! tPhey can't he beat,
dust as pretty as they're sweet
Down In Ole YirGinys s4
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WHAT IS SAID OF 1T.

lecture, art-all the
editorial on Chinese
information, no man
or his children be
LUCE came. and the
Is beyond. any dollb
Cincinnati, Ohio.
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How TO Read Wisely.

It Is SIMPLE nattethis Of making your reading count
Mitch reading does make man we'll read but WISE
reading does .6
XII your reading may be made Of va1uc # you have tho
ENCYCLOPAED1A BRITANNICA. at your elbow. The
DO YOU what countries border Venezuea OF what
water t Iurn for few moments to BRITANNICA
and refresh your memory You will find splendid short
history Of Venezuela. 5
Tie United States and Great Britain have appointed com
and go1d-6cld BRITANNICA has the LATEST maps
the subject M.
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Pr0verb /?

"No man can serve two masters" was
tho proverb used In last Sundays Tines
Dispatch want column proverb contest.
and the seven prizes were awarded as
follows:
First prize. 81 order-Mrs. Yeager. No.
22lO East Broad. city. &
Second prize. 81 order-Mrs. Henry p
Anderson, Box No lb5, East Radford.
Va.
Third prize. 90 cent order-Miss NJ. 8.
Dunn. No. 1872 Hinton Street, Petersburg.
Va. l{a
Fourth prize. 80 cent order. A. Cole
man. Knoxville. Va
Fifth prize, 50 cent order-Mlss Nora
Cooke. Scottsvlle, Va.
& Sixth prize, so cent order--Miss Helen
Flournoy, Charlotte Courthouse. Va.
Seventh prize, so cent order-Miss Mary
+. Wyman. Scottsyille. Va,
Correct answers were also received
from the following named contestants.
VIZ: \,
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4 CT wonder when my naddel shirt \:
Will cub In from the Wash7)
And so the spring cubs on.
Each flower puds ad plows- 6 SN5
While stand lost In wonder deap
Al plow, ad plow my doze. d
Tho Early Bird will yawn before night.
4 .sfg9 8-' ts 5l33aS SNs8E7 53EaS Jihi
Pride l,eth before Social Appendicitis
NJ. ~ = ssig
81 Yours till next time.
Ks PEGASHIUS. u
The colored American., 1903-03-21

does in soulful lines, and breathing
through its charming poesy, lofty
ideals, pride of race, scCrn of mean
ness, rebuke of caste, the arraignment
Of the un-American spirit and the
gracious tribute which the real poet
always pays to Love and Purity, have
received f1attering recognition from
persons, pressa nd pulpit. Notably
among the former. who speak in no
uncertain words of praise, are the Rt.
Rev. j. Mackay Smith and Senator II.
Cabot Lodge.
The style of writing which is so
much in evidence in the work of
Lieut.. TOOmey furnishes another
proof of the versatility Of Negro tai
ent, for without in any way invading
the field so thoroughly and charming
ly covered by Mr.. Dunbar, he has
blazed the way in a different direc-
tiOn and in a personal and pointed
manner, through the rhythm of his
striking verse, cOnvinces the judg-
ment and challenges the admiration
OF his readers.
The colored American., 1903-03-21

snuffed out in a moment. He seems
to have forgotten that there is still
a God in Israel and he impiously as
sumes like Nebuchudnezar of old, that
he is invincible. He is drunk, and
when he reels he will fall, and when
he falls he will dash himself to pieces.
The thing is not improbable nor i'm
possible in any nation which fOrgets
that God still reigns in the universe,
or that righteousness exaiteth a nation
and that sin is a reproach to any
people.
This Negro question is not going
to be settled by legislation or agita-
ton. the final Grbiter will be the
Master of us all The fine spun
theories of statesmen and publicists
and the imprisoned and venomOus ut
terances of thoS who are filled to
overf1owing with conceit and egotism
only adds fuel to the flames which
will sooner or later sweep over this
land and purge it or offenses that are
a stencil in the nostrils Of just God.
BRUCE GRIT.