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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-08-05
Cashier Chosen.

At a meeting Of the Board Of Direc-
tors held Monday evening last, Mr..
John W. Long, Of Wakefield, Va,
was unanimously chosen to succeed
Mr.. \. q. Chapman es cashier of the
First National Bank Mr.. Long will
assume the duties here September lst,
aud Mr.. Chaplain will 20 to Wash
ington, d. C., where he continues 10
the banking business.
Mr.. Long was selected from a long
list Of applicants for the position oI
cashier. Though a young man he has
had long experience in banking bust
ness and comes to Farmville with the
best Of endorsements.
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Their Last Regular Meetlng.

There will he only one more regular
meeting Of the present town council,
before another recently elected under
the new constitution will take its
place. The newly elected members
will assume their duties on September
lst. The regular meeting Of the old
council will be held next Tuesday
night, if quorum can be had, and
propably there will be a called meeting
on August 3lst in order to s%traighten
the affairs Of the present body.
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Hampden. Sidney HeraIdIngs.
HAMPDEN-SIDNEY, VA,
July 26. 1901

HAMPDEN-SIDNEY, Va,
July 26, 1901
Mr.. Frazer spent last week at Dr..
McIlwaine's.
Mrs. +. w. Venable is in Covington,
Va.
DR.. Murray is of on a vacation. His
pulpit was filed by Mr. McAllister sun
day.
Mrs. r. b. Berkeley and Miss Cora
Price have been the guests Of Mrs.
Ellen Jones recently.
Misses Sallie and Lizzie Darlington
have returned from the 81. LOUIS ex-
position.
Miss Addie Venable leaves for Wash
ington Wednesday.
Misses Payne and Reed, Of Norfolk,
aud Emily Gillian from Petersburg,
are the guests Of Misses Reynolds.
The young people during the past
two weeks have had delightful times.
Master Mc1lwaine Frazer gave an en-
joyable party to his little friends at
DR.. McIlwaine's, celebrating his third
birthday,
Masters Rutherford and Sam Bidin.
ger gave an entertainment on the next
evening. This was,followed 10y an even
ing spent with Misses Frank and
Charlie Jones. The programme for
these entertainments consisted Of
games in and out Of doors, and refresh
ments. The guests Misses Payne,
Reed, Reynolds, Elizabeth Frazer,
Frank and Charlie Jones, Marie Price.
Masters William and Mcllwaine
Frazer, Tom Reynolds, Rutherford and
Sam Bedinger and James Schwenck.
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a. before.
Miss Annie Carter is visiting relatives
at Rice.
Miss Maude Vaughan, Of Overly,
left yesterday for a visit to relatives at
Appomattox.
Messrs. Claude Farley, Herbert
Glenn, and Misses Emma Kennedy
and Leila Farley were the guests Of
Miss Edith Davis last Sunday.
Messrs. Rodophil Garnett and Irving
Kennedy attended the association in
Cumberland last week.
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Felden, Va, Aug 1, 1870

felueni va aug. /, lJut.
Mr. john b Allen has returned from
a visit TO Mr.. George Scott, Of Cumber-
land.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. ;. Rucker visited
relatives at Pamplin City saturday
night and Sunday.
Mrs. William Digs expects to visit
her sister at Ballsville this week.
Mrs. G. II. Ransom and Mrs. Nathan
Scott are on the sick list.
Miss Bette Chappell and Mr.. Gran
vile Chsppell, Of Charlotte, spent
several days in the neighborhood last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. p. McCraw spent
saturday night and Sunday at tile
home Of Mr.. William Cary.
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His Trade.

Mahogany Al Cat the back door)-
Have you anything to do in my limo
to-day, madam?
Mistress-What's your trade,
Mahogany Al-Dentist, madam. /
can put a good set OF teeth in a mince
pie for you free OF charge.-Star OF
Hone.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-08-05

The MOst Attractive Route 60 The
Worlds Fair ~. Louis ' ia This f.
Southern Railway, Through "The
Land Of the Say From Rich
mOnd 60 ~. Louis without
Change Of Trains.
The Southern Railway has on sale at
Richmond and all stations on It's lines,
very low rate excursion tickets 10 81.
Louis, Mo-, account the Worlds Fair.
These tickets embrace stop over priyi-
leges between Salisbury and Morris
town, which Includes the famous noun
tain section Of Western North Carolina,
Asheville, Hot Springs and ''rhe Land
Of the Sky.n Elegant day coaches,
through Pullmans and Dining Car Ser
vice OF the Highest standard Of excel
lence. For detailed information apply
to any agent Of the Southern Railway.
il. 295t.
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The Source OF Supplv

Teacher-What is the principal
product OF Cuba?
Little Grill don't know.
Teacher-Why. don't you know
where the sugar you use comes from?
Little Girl-Yes, ma'am. We bor-
row II from the woman next door
Little Chronicle.
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Tnthe Tnhnccn EroMers.

The Tobacco Growers Association OF
the State Of Virginia will hold its an
uual meeting at Blackstone, Va, Au-
gust 10th atl1 O'Clock a. m. Basis OF
representation. zone for every ten
members or fractional part thereof
over five" Each county is urged to
send "a mli delegation.
W. ID N. Stokes,
Secretary.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-08-05

Rings Dyspepsia Tablets instantly
relieve the stomach and aid digestion.
They are as pleasant as loaf sugar and
cure dyspepsia, our risings, catarrh OF
the stomach and indigestion. Sold by
Anderson Drug Co.
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Their Views.

Mrs. Brown-Of course a husband
owes his wife protection.
Mrs. Jones-0h, yes. and she is also
entitled 20 the funds necessary for
free trade at the bargain counters.-
N. Y. Times.
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Quite an idea.

Now. let's see about this portrait
9ou're to make OF my wife" said Nu-
FITCH. Water colors rub out easy. don't
!heyr'
"Ol yes" replied D'Auber. 1T must
be in OIL"
Wait a minute. Just make the head
and neck in ol and the dress in water
Solor. Then It'll be easy to bring It up
to-date every time the style changes
Philadelphia Press.
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Not "a BE Reneated.

Shells automobile bumped into
the fence, you say? What then?
He-I can't tell you what followed.
She-You were there, weren't you?
Can't you tell me what he did?
He-Ol yes. / can tell you what he
did. thought you wanted TO know
what he said.-Philadelphia Press.
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OF No inheritance.

And we're you ever engaged before.
dearest7" be asked.
"Oh, never in earnest" she replied.
only occasionally, you know. at the
summer resorts and winter resorts."--
Chicago poat
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piscouraging Himself.

I'm curing myself OF the tobacco
habit"
"What are you uslng7 One Of those
patent medicines that"
"No. Just cigars-cigars that let my
wife buy for me ."-Philadelphia Press.
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Saved Him a Lot.

JImson-I am getting up a subscrip-
ton for Jobson. VIII you chip I'M
Tympson-Ratherl am under deep
debt Of gratitude TO that
Jimson-How's that?
Tympson-Why, he married the girl
I wes spoony on when l was a young
man.-Ally Sloper.
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Table Meeting.

A meeting will be held at the Burke
willie Hotel on saturday, August o. :
p. m, for the purpose Of discussing the
dairy and creamery business with the
view Of organizing a stock company to
establish a creamery and cold storage
plant in Burkeville.
All interested in the improvement o
this country and the dairy business IN
particular are requested to attend
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nnMiffisfhe Nnme.

When you go 20 buy Witch Haze.
Salyc look FOR the DEWITT on every
box. The pure, unadulterated Witch
Hazel is used boo making DeWitt'
Witch Hazel Salve, which is the best
saIve 300 Che world for cuts, burns.
bruises. hoils. eczema and piles. The
popularity of DeWitt's Witch Haze.
Saiye. due To- It's many cures, has caus'
ed numerous worthless counterielts 20
boz placed on the market. The genuine
bears the name T.. g. Dewitt * Co..
Chicago. Sold boy The Winston Drug
Co
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One and Only.

RoXley-I hear you are engaged to
marry Miss Oldgold. the heiress.
Shortun-That's right.
Roxley-Any membranes on her
property
Shortun-None-er-e1cept Miss Old
gold.-Illustrated Bits.
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Miss Willlng-Should a girl allow her
fance 10 kiss her before they are mar
ried7
Mrs. wedderly-Well. II she wants
him TO kiss her at all she should.-Chi-
cago Daily News.
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Wants and other advertisements in
serted under this mead will be- charged
for al the rate of B cents per line each
insertion. Unless the number Of in
.ertiDns desired i~ stated at the time
ofenteriug the advertisement il will be
continued 80 the above rate until no
flee to discontinue BE- received.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-08-05

Pinesalve acts like a poultice. There
is no sore, boil OF abrasion Of the skin
pinesalve will not cure. Pinesalye
draws the fire out Of a burn instantly
and heals without leaving a scar. sold
by Anderson Drug Co.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-08-05

Too often the price Of liberty is pro-
hibitory.
III nature turns the wine Of intellect
into vinegar.
Ifloye is intoxicating, marriage must
be the jimjams.
Truth is certainly stranger than fic-
ton to many people.
Now you a get a square meal in
the form Of a round tablet.
Some families keep boarders and
some Others are kept by them.
Kisses may not be intoxicating, but
they drive some men to drink.
Perhaps the plot Of a play is allowed
TO thicken so IL can't leak out.
Many q man reaches his charitable
limit when he ~dispenses free advice.
A mar often boasts Of ancestors who
would probably be ashamed TO recog-
nize him.
IL is difficult for some widows 10
keep up a sorrowful appearance long
enough to collect the life insurance.
Popularity has a mighty short
memory.
There are a good many icicles hang
ing from domesticity.
Either a mar finds fault because he
has To pay taxes or because he has no.
thing 10 pay taxes on.
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo, n.
Y sola agents for the United Statea.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-08-05

The oxygenized strength Of the heal
incpiucs. combined with other well
known kidney and bladder remedies Is
presented boz pineule-. This new dis
covery gives immediate relief and per
maneutly cures AN kidney and bladder
troubles sold boy Anderson Drug Co
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-08-05

We can sell five hundred acres O.
good Buckingham land well wooded
aud watered, convenient to railroad and
good reighborh0od, but without build.
ing-. FOR 500 per acre.
FARMvILLE FARM Agency.
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UnhappY Man.

whats the matter with Brown9
Looks as II he'd lost his last friend.
1.-THE cooks left. and his wife's at
tending Mrs. Borer's cooking classes.-
Town Topics.
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am Offering a large line Of Madras
Giughams. White Goods. Swiss aud
Cambria Embroideres, Leigler Broth
ers best oxford Ties and Slippers at
prices that viii astonish the closest
buyer. Call and inspect my line be-
fore buying.
W +. CLARK.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-08-05

Bass spent Sunday with friends at
Green Bay.
Misses Lizzie and Kate Hurt were at
Mr.. +. T. Millers Sunday.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-08-05

an Ian is c ertainly a specific for
Piles. This new discovery rs put up
in a collapsible tube, with nozzle, so II
may be applied where most needed.
stops the pain instantly and cures
sold by Anderson Drug Co.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-08-05

A woman had about as lief not nave
a mother as for her not to give her re-
ceipes to make the cook mad.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1904-08-05

For SAlE-Oue Knabe Grand
Piano lime instrument IN good con-
dtion one snrrel horse, seven years
old. sound aud gentle, "a tirst-rate aui-
NAL one handsome surrey and har-
mess. little used and uniujurcd. One
old buggy and harness. One two-horse
boz medium condition. One iron
oil ca-k. VIII he sold low for cash.
Apply to RICHARD NICKNAME
aug Sit. Hampden-Sidney, Va.
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FOR D%YSPEPTICS.

40 Broadway New.York City.
McALPIN DYs. REM. Co.:
Dear Sirs:-Will you send as
soon as possible to above adj
dress a bottle of your dyspepsia
remedy-anyway so we can get
it quick.
Why don't you put it on New
York market?
Yours.&c.
W. S. c.
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DftEis.1ftss'' Early Risers
The famous little pills.

A free bottle of DR.. Thacher's Liver and
Blood Syrup will be sent to any reader Of
this paper who will write to the Thacher
Medicine Co., Chattanooga, Tenn.
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Paulett & Paulett,
INSURANCE that lnSureS,'
fARMNILLE. "a.
WORTH WATCHING.
FARNvu.LE va

%ttH#
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For SALE-Tw0 dwellings, n on
BAPTIST Hill now occupied Toy J. X.
Noe. the other on Middle street. Ap-
plv to r. W. NOEL.
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Son-bosomed shirts command stiff
prices.
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For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. FOster-M ilbnrn Co. Buffalo, n.
Y, sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name, Doan's and
take no substitute.
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Herald and n Y. World, sl.eO.
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Women find quick reliefin DIR Thaeher's
Liver and Blood Syrup.
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Insurance Definitions

ASSURANCE Same aS lnSur.
ancc. May bc called assurance
or insurance. but a balm for hu.
maj woe m It's many forms.
BrNn-To contract to- insure.
CANcEI-To discontinue an
insurance policy
Co-lNsrRANcE-Whcrc habili-
~ I'm event oflosS. is shared by
two OIL more
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-02-18
MR.. RLRop 4 CANDIDATE.

To The Republicans of South Dakota:
am candidate for governor,
and ask the support of all who believe
/ am worthy and deserving.
In 1884 in the old freight house at
Pierre, as chairman Of the Clark coun-
ty delegation, led the break at the
suggestion of the late Governor Mel
lette, that nominated Judge Clifford
and won the fight for the division.
From that day TO this, Ia every cam
paign. to the extent of my means and
ability, have worked for the success
OF the republican ticket.
1t Is said that the machine has al
ready selected Secretary Berg as our
candidate for governor. Such Is not
the case, for ''the machine" in South
Dakota is the state convention, which
Is yet to be chosen by the republicans
Of the state. TO them / submit my
candidacy.
Mr.. Berg and Mr.. Crawford are able
men, but they have been before the
people again and again and have NO
superior claim II the party has any
other candidates who are worthy.
There is 80 lutte difference between
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1904-02-18

become daily menace to our future
safety and future existence. Either t.
enter into cordial and durable un
derstanding with her clearly defining
and mutually recognizing the respect
I've spheres OF interests and binding
her thereby to q certain amount OF
seif-restraint In the future or else to
have recourse to measures for safe
guarding our future independence ere
1t was too late was the drastic dilem
ma from which we could not longer es
cape. We have tried our best to OBJ
tain our object by the first alterna
tive. and we have sacrificed much en-
ergy and time and many opportunities
for the sake of peace. Having failed
however, there remains no other way
for as but to stand up In defense OF
our own future safety and our own
future undisturbed enjoyment of the
fruits OF peace and civilization No
trace of race preiudices, no smack OF
revenge or chauvinism, nothing but
the cool reason of state necessity and
Of self-preservation influenced Japan's
action. The rest leave to the impair.
tial Judgment of civilized nations, which
in the course of their past history
must have had many experiences Of
noble struggles in defense OF The hon
OF and safety of their Countries
Reinforcements for Russia to the
number Of $4,000 men are reported as
moving toward Hardin and through
Manchurta.
Japan has already landed 10000
amops at Chemulpo.
From Port Arthur comes the unex-
pected announcement that the rus
sian feet is moving in the direction
Korea or the south of Japan"
No further news of the Russian
V1adfvostock squadron has been re-
ceived here. It Is thought to have re-
turned TO the port of Viadivostock. in
preference to risxing fight or ex-
hausting its fuel, Enormous military
activity continues, but the govern
ment carefully conceals its plans and
does not indicate the date OF any
projected movement. Although every
moment Of delay enables the Russians
10 become better prepared for the con-
aict. the Japanese apparently are un-
concerned and confident. They fully
realize that the limited capacity Of the
trans-Siberian railway. the distance
OF the Russians from their base OF
supplies. and the lack of communica-
ton by sea sets limitation on the pro
posed accomplishments of Russia in
Manchuria and Siberia. They feel
that no danger attaches in that quar-
ter and are awaiting the completion
of Japan's naval program.
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London, Feb. 16..-The voluminous
dispatches from the far east, published
here today, are again characterized
by any absolute light on the situation
Rumors unconfirmed and conflicting
rumors are given and among them is
a report of another engagement at
Port Arthur, In which the Russians
lost eight vessels sunk and then cap
tured. A correspondent OF the Daily
Mail, who Witnessed the engagement
OF Port Arthur, confirms his previous
accounts of the fight and asserts again
that one Japanese torpedo boat was
sunk and another deserted by its
crew In sinking condition and pfob-
ably captured by the Russians. He
says also that the Japanese lost one
battleship and had one cruiser put out
OF action and that the colonel OF the
Fifteenth Russian regiment was
killed by she'll during the lombard.
ment. Cablegrams TO the Daily Mail
from Wei Hal Wei and New Chwang
report . japanese fleet, with trans
ports. cruising In the Gulf of Pc Chi
III, apparently with the idea of eff
fecting landing near Port Dalny.
In connection with the rumors Of
another bombardment at Port Arthur
the owners OF the British steamer
Foxtonhall, which was detained by
the Russians ut Port Arthur, have re-
ceived news that she has been de-
stroyed by FIRE.
Situation &C Port Arthur Unchanged.
i st Petersburg, Feb. 16.--Major
General Plug, viceroy Alexieff's chief
OF stan, telegraphs that the situation
1t Port Arthur is unchanged.
Reports from Yin Kau, he says, de-
clare that the japanese are preparing
TO land at Tsindjenda. A message re-
ceived from the frontier guard says
that mounted patrols. believed to be
Japanese. were seen northwest Of
Mukden. No Japanese battleships
have been seen in the roadgtead of
Tatung Kau at the mouth OF the Yalu
river.
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Hanna was not at the bedside when
| the end came. She had been i'll with
q severe headache and short time
before had been given narcotic and
she then went to bed. Drs. Osler and
Carter and two nurses were at the
bedside when the end came.
During the last hours life was kept
in his body only by the most power
| full stinulants. Senator Hanna's
death followed a sinking spell that
lasted ten minutes. beginning at g. 80.
Senator Hanna will be given public
| funeral I'm the senate chamber at noon
tomorrow and probably lie in state at
the capitol. The funeral win be held
in Cleveland Friday.
The senator passed the day without
nourishment of any kind, being too
weak to retain It, The household had
become resigned to the inevitable out
come, and sadly waited the final sum-
mons. Elmer Dover, the senator's
secretary when he left the sick room
at $3.50 o'clock. said there was then .
perceptible decrease of strength over
| the hour before, and that life was fad
ing very fast. The patients pulse
was so faint that it could not be de-
terted at all at the wrist, and the
heart barely f1ttered
Shortly after O'clock word came
from the sick room that the sick man
was "Sirnply wasting away" AT $50
there was severe sinking spell DR..
Osler realized that dissolution was at
hand. and he hurriedly summoned the
family. ''The end is very near he
said to them, Sorrowfully, they
passed into the chamber, just before
life fiickered out. For ten minutes
life ebbed slowly and finally, at pre-
precisely $40 o'clock, the senator
breathed his last Those In the death
chamber wept and Mr.. Dover quietly
passed out and down along the long
corridor OF the hotel to the waiting
crowd of newspaper men. THE sena-
tor died at 6:40," he announced, and
in q moment the news was flashed
throughout the world.
Mrs. Hanna Bears Up Well.
lAGfS WETS NO uiStTGSstuE iuciueuk&
attending the last moments Just
after his eyes closed in death Mrs.
Hanna was able to come into the
room. She bore up well under the
ordeal and is showing caImness and
bravery
For the last two days Senator Han
ma had not been conscious except at
intervals and then only to obey me
Chemically some instructions given
him by the physicians. Fourteen
hours before the end was announced
life had practically suspended, the
pickering spark being kept aglow by
che most powerful scientific agencies.
Word Of the senator's death went
over the hotel like a fash. The lobby
was crowded and score of friends
were waiting Ii Mr.. Dover's room No
attempts we're made to restrain grief.
Senator's Fairbanks. Scott and Kit
tredge broke down. General Dick
wspt his sorrow IT The loss d B.
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a DRMocRATIc yaEw.

Mr.. Crawford Is hardly the man to
lead successful revolt against the
machine. 1t 10 true that he ia not q
part Of the machine, not because he Is
opposed to 1t, but because the machine
has not cared to take him into the fold.
1t may, therefore. be assumed that he
10 antagonistic to the machine on gen.
eral principles, but he has never identi-
fed himself with any reform or anti
machine movement until now when he
wants to be governor. He boasts of his
loyalty to the party organization, and
would probably stand by the machine
now II it did not stand In the way of his
candidacy. He can hardly expect the
people to revolutionize the management
of party and fight the machine solely
for his personal benefit and aggrandize-
ment. Deb Rapids Tribune.