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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

A five weeks old child of Henry
Held ST., who resides on the old
Armstrong place in the northeast
corner of Great Bend township, died,
last Friday evening, and was buried
in the Ellinwood cemetery on Sunday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

AS the dry weather continues the
gall of the man who uses water out of
sprinkling hours grows apace. Better
look out-Andy will be around with
his long T wrench-then thereM be a
dryer spell. o.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

The first commencement and
exhibition of ST. Mary's School, of
this city, will be given on Thursday
evening May 18th, at the opera house.
Avery pleasing program has been
prepared (Which we will publish
later and the exercises promise to be
very interesting. This school, under
the management of the Sisters of St.
Dominic, is doing some most salts
factory work:
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

Rev. T. w. C ambliss, of Hamilton
Missouri, has accepted the call
extended to him recently by the
trustees of the Baptist church of this
city, and. is expected to arrive soon
and preac his first sermon on May
10th.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

Andy Hickey of Walnut township,
who had hip broken some time last
winter, was in the city last Saturday.
He is still unable to walk without the
aid of crutches.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

See the Hooper Drug Company be-
fore you buy musical instrument of
any kind. The prices are right and
the goods guaranteed.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

Andrew Roessler, the Socialist
candidate for Congress in the 7th
district, will speak IN the Court
House Tuesday, May 5, at 8 p. m.
The same evening, Mr.. Ernest
Untermann lectures at same. place.
Admission free.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

For SALE, 200 bushels Milo Maize
better than Kafir corn or surghum
for feed. Call on Geo. H. Taylor, 10
miles south west of Great Bend.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

City Clerk J. o. Raglan. Attorneys
Geo. McGill and J. B. Prose, and
Jack Martin, J. B. Carson and Frank
Jones, were; delegation over from
Hoisington last Friday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

w. Leo Bockemohle and wife,
made quick trip to this city last
Saturday, leaving Ellinwood after
banking hours, and getting back in
time for supper.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

Ladies clean your kid gloves with
The Dry Cleaner, for sale only by
Lundblade & Bolinger. Sole agents
for the famous service kid gloves az
S1.O0 and the Force at $3.50. Gloves
fitted and warranted.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

Homer Kaclzly, the ali around man
from Heller, and Shelly Winget the
J. P. Morgan of Albert, were in the
city between trains Monday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

Mrs. Carolina Way, aged about rs
years, and. mother of Martin Way,
who resided at Hoisington, died at
the latter place last Saturdayevening,
and was buried from the Catholic
church Monday morning.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

Mrs. Welsh and Miss Donovan
visited the family of Bat Hinge near
St. John, for several days, last week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

A neat business card is a. nice
thing to have. One OF two hundred
will not cost you much. Let US take
YOUR order.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

Chas. Brandt, of West Salem,
Wisconsin, whose wife has been out
here on visit for q few months, will
read the DEMOCRAT for the next u
months, kindness of his brother, w.
d. Brandt.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

My Gilmore, who is with a com
mission finn at Kansas City, came
out to Great Bend last week to rest
up and jolly his many old friends
here.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

Cannas, Dahlia and G1adiola Bulbs
cheap while they last. All kinds of
bedding plants from D cts up, at
Mrs. Ella M. Stokes.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

Having accepted position with
the Hooper Drug CO, as special sales
man of piahos, organs. wall paper,
paint and SO en-, desire all my friends
to- call and see meafter March 9th.
Respectfully,
JoHN DURKIN.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

Arch Caraway was married, April
18th, to Miss NJ. G. Battey, at the
home of the brides parents.
Powhattan, Kansas. Arch and wife
now live at Florence, Kansas.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

Steve Taught, who has closed his
school down in Stafford county, is
home for the summer, and made us a
social call last Saturday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

Cyrus Alley and family returned
to Denver Saturday evening. Frank
Wells and wife accompanied them to
Dodge City, and may go on to
Denver.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

Joe Habiger and wife and Alo1s
Prosser and wife, were down from
Odin Sunday, attending the services
in the Catholic church.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

A street sprinkler is badly needed
on Forest avenue and Broadway.
Will we be able to see it there this
Summer?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

Cashier Arthur Taylor, of the
Olmitz bank, was down Saturday
night and Sunday. He dropped in,
Saturday evening, and gave us a. neat
order for bank supplies.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

Vic Murdoch, republican candidate
for congress, spent last Thursday in
Great Bend. J.. H. Jennison and
Geo. w. Thatcher acted as pilots,
and showed Vic the town.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

Will Kelley, of the Monarch Mills,
Hutchinson, was up to Great Bend
last Friday, spending the day with
his many old friends here.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

George Kincaid, who has been
here for a week or more looking
after business matters, returned to
his Greeley county home Monday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

School in district 16, South Bend
township, F. L. Marsh teacher, closed
on Friday of last week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

Rev. Ellis, the duck hunter, is
suing the trustees of his church for
alleged unpaid salary. The case will
be heard May 9TH
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

For first class tomb stones see A
C. Baxter.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

Mrs. w. A. Brouse spent several
days the past week visiting her sister,
Mrs. Galloway, at Sterling. Will
went down and spent Sunday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

Miss Lee was down from Ness
City last week, as the guest of Miss
Nimocks.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

The 1908 Barton county fair ought
to be made the ''best ever"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

For a little monument out of dark
blue marble go to A. c. Baxter, 2
blocks north of the M. E. Church.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

Or Saturday ofothis week VIM.
Holinger will have sale of horses,
huggies, harness etc, at the barn east
IF the court house. The. barn will
also he sold az auction at the same
'ime. See his bills = for further
particulars.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

F. o. Truax, of the 1st ward,
believes in doing his share to improve
that part of town, and is haying a
neat fence put around his premises.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

Work on the excavation for the
new jail will commence as soon as
the buildings are moved off.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

Elmer Brodie and Ed Isern,
accompanied by their wives, were
in the city last Sunday afternoon.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

For SALE horses, wagon and
harness, S125. Four blocks SOUTH. 2
west or square. c. 7. MOMEYER.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

The best musical instruments made
pianos, organs and all stringed or
reed instruments can be found at
HoODer's
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

d. T.. Armstrong was up from
Anthony, Saturday, preparing to
move his family down there this
week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

The oil wagon will call at your
house and fill your wants and your
cans.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

Mrs. Fl. E. Renick, of Denver,
who has been visiting with Mrs. E.
G.. Davis, returned home Saturday
last.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

w. r. Taylor, of Great Bend, is
among the new subscribers added to
the DEMOCRAT the past week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

W..P. White, of near Olmitz, has
our thanks for cash on subscription.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

A number of the intimate friends
of County Superintendent Clarence
Ald-ich gathered at the residence of
E. C3Davis, on South Main, last
Thursday eveHing. and gave him a
Gbirthday'surprise. A jolly evening
was spent, and the surprise was
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

The first meeting for business of
the new Mayor and council will be
held next Monday evening. The
appointive officers will then be
named. 1t is also understood that a
strict prohibitory ordinance will then
DE passed, and an ordinance levying
an occupation tax. The meeting
ought to be held in the court room or
opera house, to give room for all who
want to attend that meeting. II
promises to be an epoch in the history
of Great Bend.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

Hank Speck was down from
Galatia last Friday, and called on the
DEMOCRAT. .
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

w. F. Klein & Co. have received a
car load of fine young horses and
mules.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

w. S. Hill and daughters, of north
east of town, visited in Alden, Sunday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

Decoration Day will be the next
day to celebrate-the 80.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

STRAYED-From Mike Dailey's
Barn Monday night, one black horse
aule, 8 years old, weight about 1850
to 1900; as hands high, in good flesh,
wire scar: in front. of left hoch
running up and down. A liberal re-
ward VIII be paid for information or
return to Mike Dailey's Blue Front
Livery Barn, Great Bend.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

w. w. Savage was down from the
north part of the county, Monday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

"Bud'' Weathers sends the
DEMOCRAT to his brother, T. I.
Weathers, in Indiana.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

Porter Young was in Mcpherson
county the first of the week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

See Mrs. Stoke for Caladium and
Tubercse bulbs. Fine ones.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

The City Bakery is the place to get
the best bread and all kinds of cakes
always fresh.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

Geo. H. Taylor made the DEMO
Graf office an appreciated call
Saturday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

Mrs. J. R. Brodie was over from
Hoisington ,turday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

Attorney Osmond was in Kansas
City the first of the week.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

Jake Koelch Jr., was up from
Ellinwood Sunday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01
The first of May, and moving day.

The first of May, and moving day.
Ed Reimer was down from Olmitz
Saturday.
Jake Koelch Jr., was up from
Ellinwood Sunday.
Mrs. ]. R. Brodie was over from
Hoisington S ,turday.
Attorney Osmond was in Kansas
City the first of the week.
Porter Young was in Mcpherson
county the first of the week.
See Mrs. Stoke for Caladium and
Tubercse bulbs. Fine ones.
w. w. Savage was down from the
north part of the county, Monday.
w. S. Hill and daughters, of north
east of town, visited in Alden, Sunday.
w. F. Klein & Co. have received
car load Of fine young horses and
mules.
Geo. H. Taylor made the DEMO
Graf office an appreciated call
Saturday.
The City Bakery is the place to get
the best bread and all kinds of cakes
always fresh.
"Bud' Weathers sends the
DEMOCRAT to his brother, T. 1.
Weathers, in Indiana.
Hank Speck was down from
Galatia last Friday, and called on the
DEMOCRAT.
Elmer Brodie and Ed Isern,
accompanied by their wives, were
in the city last Sunday afternoon
For little monument out of dark
blue marble go to A. c. Baxter, 2
blocks north of the NJ E. Church.
Mrs. Welsh and Miss Donovan
visited the family of Bat Hinge near
St. John, for several days last week.
A neat business card is a. nice
thing to have. One OF two hundred
will not cost you much. Let US take
your order.
See the Hooper Drug Company be-
fore you buy musical instrument of
fany kind. The prices are right and
the goods guaranteed.
Toe Habieer and wife and Alo1s
Prosser and wife, were down from
Odin Sunday, attending the services
in the Catholic church.
Steve Taught, who has closed his
school down in Stafford county, is
home for the summer, and made us a
social call last Saturday.
Will Kelley, of the Monarch Mills,
Hutchinson, was up to Great Bend
last. Friday, spending the day with
his many old friends here.
Mrs. w. A. Brouse spent several
days the past week visiting her sister,
Mrs. Galloway, at Sterling. Will
went down and spent Sunday.
For SALE, 200 bushels Milo Maize
better than Kaffir corn or surghum
for feed. Call on Geo. H. Taylor, 10
miles south west of Great Bend.
w. Leo Bockemohle and wife,
made quick trip to this city last
Saturday, leaving Ellinwood after
banking hours, and getting back in
time for supper.
Andy Hickey of Walnut township,
who had hip broken some time last
winter, was in the city last Saturday.
He.is still unable to walk without the
aid of crutches.
| City Clerk J. o. Raglan. Attorneys
Geo. McGill and J. B. Prose, and
Jack Martin, J. B. Carson and Frank
Jones, were. delegation over from
Hoisington last Friday.
! Cashier Arthur Taylor, of the
Olmitz bank, was down Saturday
night and Sunday. He dropped in,
Saturday evening, and gave us a. neat
order for bank supplies.
/ Vic Murdoch, republican candidate
for congress, spent last Thursday in
Great Bend. J. H. Jennison and
Geo. w. Thatcher acted as pilots,
and showed Vic the town.
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

Ed Reimer was down from Olmitz
Saturday.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-05-01

Decoration Day will be the next
day to celebrate-the 80.
For first class tomb stones see A.
C. Baxter.
The 1908 Barton county fair ought
to be made the 'sbest ever"
W..P. White, of near Olmitz, has ]
our thanks for cash on subscription.
= The oil wagon will call at your I
house and fill your wants and your
cans. c
School in district Is, South Bend
township, F. L. Marsh teacher, closed
on Friday of last week.
Work on the excavation for the :
new jail will commence as soon as
the buildings are moved off.
w. R. Taylor, of Great Bend, is e
among the new subscribers added to
the DEMOCRAT the past week. c
For SALE-2 horses, wagon and Il
harness, S125. Four blocks south, 2
west or square. c. ]. MoMEYER.
Mrs. Fl. E. Renick, of Denver, 5
who has been visiting with Mrs. E.
G.. Davis, returned home Saturday t
last.
D. T. Armstrong was up from
r1fh Soff1 DIV To
move his family down there this '
week.
A street sprinkler is badly needed {
on Forest avenue and Broadway. ]
Will we be able to see it there this
Summer?
The best musical instruments made Ii
pianos, organs and all stringed or
reed instruments can be found at
Hooper's. !!
Rev. Ellis, the duck hunter, is
suing the trustees of his church for
alleged unpaid salary. The case will
be heard May 9th.
Cannas, Dahlia and G1adiola Bulbs
cheap while they last All kinds of t
bedding plants from q cts up, at
Mrs. Ella NJ Stokes. d.
George Kincaid, who has been
here for a week or more looking
after business matters, returned to F.
his Greeley county home Monday.
F. o. Truax, of the 1st ward,
believes in doing his share to improve
that part of town, and is haying a
neat fence put around his premises.
My Gilmore, who is with a com
mission firm at Kansas City, came
out to Great Bend last week to rest /
up and jolly his many old friends
here.
Cyrus Alley and family returned
to Denver Saturday evening. Frank
Wells and wife accompanied them to
Dodge City, and may go on to
Denver. o
Chas. Brandt, of West Salem,
Wisconsin, whose wife has been out
here on a visit for a few months, will
read the DEMOCRAT for the next u I
months, kindness of his brother, w. f
d. Brandt.
AS the dry weather continues the
gall of the man who uses water out of 7
sprinkling hours grows apace. Better
look out-Andy will be around with l
his long T wrench-then thereM be t
dryer spell.
Ladies clean your kid gloves with
The Dry Cleaner, for sale only by
Lundblade & Bolinger.- Sole agents
for the famous service kid gloves az
S1.00 and the Force at $3.50. Gloves
fitted and warranted.
Or Saturday ofothis week VIM.
Holinger will have sale of horses,
luggies, harness etc, at the barn east
IF the court house. The. barn will
also be sold at auction at the same
time. See his bills for further
Having accepted position with
the Hooper Drug CO, as special sales
man of pianos, organs. wall paper,
paint and SO en-, l desire all my friends
to- call and see meafter March 9th.
Respectfully,
JoHN DURKIN
|
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01

To realize how great New York
city is one should compare it with the
great cities of antiquity. Those great
centers of civilization which have
claimed the wonder of the ages or
their size and splendor, were really
small cities compared with Greater
New York.
Babylon, whose name has come to
be synonymous with dense popula-
ton, never had over 100000 inhabi-
tants in it's palmiest days.
Rome, the mistress of the world,
the great city to which I'll roads led,
Rome the Eternal" did not exceed
100000 in population. Gibbon, in
deed, believes that it had only 1900
600, and in this estimate he and Mil
man agree.
Constantinople, at the time of it's
greatest splendor as capital of the
eastern empire, had a population of
about 100000. Many of the other
celebrated cities of antiquity were
mere villages compared to New York,
not containing within the whole cir
cult of their walls as many people as
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01
BLuEBEARD WOULD NOT CHANGE

bility. Nothing causes incompatible
ity like feminine inqusitiveness. What
a happy masculine world we should
have without it, Divorces granted
with or without publicity or sent by
mail on receipt of return postage. 1.
as the originator of the scheme to be
retained as permanent counsel for the
husband in the numerous cases of
Bluebeard VS.. Bluebeard, which we
may reasonably expect to arise. Ali
mony and counsel fees to be paid by
the wife-I understand that you have
a chronic affinity for heiresses.
Il am sure this plan would suit the
ladies better than the methods at
present in vogue, and it might even
have some advantages as far as you
are concerned. 1t might relieve your
Nconscience-if you have any"
well, I'll think it over" said Blue
beard, but 1 can't give you much en-
coura cement. 1 have my own ways
of doing things and they suit me-"
And the lawyer called many times
after that, but Bluebeard always said
there was nothing doing.-William E.
McKenna. in New York Times.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01
THE SEEKER AFTER TROUBLE

The really unhappy man, whose I'M
happiness is his own fault, is the one
who is forever carrying "a chip upon
his shoulder Perhaps his happl-
ness is his unhappiness, for when he
is not engaged in personal alterca-
ton he is brooding over some fancied
slight and awaiting a favorable oppor-
tunity to give vent to his wrath
The man with the chip on his shout
der is easily recognized, and his so
ciety by wise people is carefully avoid
ed. He can go nowhere without trou-
BILE following in his wake. If he at
tends a theater he is either annoyed
by the usher or someone in the audi
ence, or at the man in the box Office
for not having sold him seat bought
long before he appeared at the win
dow. He is the bane of the car con-
ductor, and on the railroad train he
succeeds in embroiling himself in a
row with the brakeman, conductor,
Pullman-car porter and the passengers.
Each flying cinder from the locomo-
tive is aimed especially at his eyes,
and he succeeds in stirring up the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01
METROPOLIS A BIG CITY

live in one ward of Manhattan.
Athens, when she led the Greek states
in repelling the invasion of Xerxes,
had only 10000 inhabitants, but Hero
dotus speaks of this number as if it
was something to boast of. Jerusa.
lem in the days of Solomon probably
did not contain 20, 900 people, and
Thebes and Memphis would have
been only populous suburbs of New
York.
New York city now contains more
people than there were in the Ameri-
can colonies when they achieved their
independence. 1t has 100000 moro
inhabitants than the kingdom of
Greece, over 1000 900 more than the
kingdom of Servia, is nearly equal in
population to the kingdom of Portu-
gal, and also lacks not much of equal
ing the kingdom of Holland. 1t has a
larger population than any one OF
the Central American republics, and
more than any South American ma
ton, Brazil and the Argentine repub-
lie excepted. 1t has about twice the
population of Denmark and more than
twice that of Norway.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-08-01
WHY HE WAS SORRY

Mr. Swiggard was deeply penitent-
You know, DOCTOR" he said to his
friend and pastor, Rev. DR.. Snow, Il
swore on from drinking anything in
toxicating last january"
Yes
s.WeH. I have kept my vow faith
fully all this time-until last night -
--And then you fell?
81 am sorry to say did,
81! am as sorry as you are. Tell me
all about it,
I'm moment of weakness I found
myself in front of a saloon. One of
my friends happened. along. Come in
and have drink, old man. he said.
No said. I've sworn off, That's
all right, he said, grabbing me by the
arm. One drink won't hurt you Come
in and get one drink, and then you
can renew your swearing off, l pro-
tested, but the next moment I found
myself inside, and the old thirst came
back. 1 took one drink, and then an
other and another, and then my
friend proposed that. we go out and
paint the town."
But you didn't do that?" inter
posed the doctor.
81 am sorry to say I did. We WIS.,