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/ water to his performances. He had
room full of curious furnaces and
retorts; most of them 1 didn't know
the names of. And he was ALWAYS
brewing and distilling and preefpitatins
In his reenl, while 1 sat on the table
and watched him. He didn't have as
many explosions as I did, but the one
ne dld nave scared ME away from his
place for a fortnight. You see, he was
| doing the thing on a big scale.
At last | found what he was after.
What do You think it was? You'll
never guess? The old Johnnie was
trying to discover the elixir of life.
or course, knew from my history that
| lots of old chaps in the middle ages
went mad In searching for it, but I
never calculated to meet any one quite
50 balrny In my OWN time. But there
II was. He wanted to get a fluid which
would make him live forever.
| OF course, when I found this ont.
[ used to chaff the old hey. When
you've made it, Ed say, III Join YOU
| IN small one, and I'll take mine with
| Soda He stood it well enough as a
rule, but now and again he'd fire up.
| On, mani! he'd say, 'thoughtless as the
| ny that perishes with the approach
| OF winter, will you dance and sing II
expect ne meant smoke and drink,
l Oes osiiy Will WOEIfcn I'll Ct D0on
telffng him about the tobacco girI1,
] while before you looms inevitable the
darkness into which yeu must vanish .
/ And lat lot you get out of life, I'd
say Then he'd reply, Let me first
/ make 1T everlasting; then YOU shall
learn how T will enjoy it.
That,s the sort of way we used to
| ga on. don't mind saying got fond
OF the old chap, in spite of his eose
slate. l should think knew him for
nearly year; and that brings me to
/ the end. [ trotted round to his place
one afternoon and knocked at the. door.
| AS rule, the housekeeper opened il
put she must have been out, and heard
| him coming downstairs He didn't
I seem to be getting along overfast !:
when he opened the door I saw how
weak he was, but I saw sometbS,s
else He was in a furious state. of ex-
clement His eyes kind of glittere,l
| ana his hand shook Ca precious sight
! ! worse than mine does now), and when
/ he tried to speak to me he sorf of
gargted IN his throat and made funny
noises
Look here, old chap said. you're
| then. I'm off for a Doctor
That fetched him He faund b;s
| voice 'Docterl' he kind OF squeaked,
cfutchlng my arm. What have IN
do with doetors2 Congratulate me. oh.
! nay friend! I've found It. Throf1rh
the years have sought it, and at last
II IS nine This evening I shall be
born again-born into eternity
II tell you l was a bit taken abaels.
Ia been so used to see him messing
round without much to show for it that
Ia always looked on the business as
sort OF play Even now thought the
Old boy had made a mistake somewhere.
i But eeufd see he didn't think there
was any mistake It took him a goaf,
/ i've minutes to get upstairs, and on the
| top landing he had to put his hand to
MS heart and suck In air.
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d'esprft insertions being veritabIe boons
to those in mourning. In the model II
lustrated German vaIeneiennes is
used, and the color of the lawn is the
first named pink. The skirt is tucked
almost to the knee and is in seven
cores. Fine quillings of lace trim The
waist is attached beneath the black
taffeta girdfe which is pointed at front
over bone, and crushed to belt depth
at back, with short tops and sash ends.
The deep bertha is pointed at back and
front below the yoke of insertions will,
ribbon run beading between. and has
a border insertion and, motifs abeves
with three edgfng frilIs. The pun
sleeves are elbow lengths, with a mar
row upright rufffe and deep falling
one divided by a twist and bow-ef rib
bon. With little patience charm
ing effect may be made with foetfng
insertions. by feather stitching or by
French knets in contrasting shades.
Another design worth copying is that
known as the Greek key, which may
be run by hand very rapidly, and is de-
cidedfy out of the common. -
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The frock for breakfast and morning
wear at home may be made of almost
any thin material that is cool and
washable, but this season marked
preference is shown for the gbatiste
lawn, which is rather finer than the
ordinary lawn and still not as sheer as
batiste, lending itself better perhaps
to tucking than to shirring because of
the slightly wiry resistance to crushing
at the slightest PROPAGATION. The coll
ors in which it comes may justly be
called perfect, the pink being the pail
est wild rose Or else that of the full
blown American beauty, If deeper tint
ing is desired in blue the true forget
r1e-not,' hytirangea, and navy in yell
low, both lemon and primrose and in
violet several clear pale tints, toning
either to the pinkish mauve or the
fainter lavender. OF green enly@a sea
green, in brown, either wood color on
buff. and hest of all are white, cream,
natural linen color and black escuriaI,
mechlin, point de Paris. valeneiennes
and footing are the favored. laces intro
duced in trimming, footing and point
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THE ALCHEMIST
BY J. sAckvILlE MARTIN


GGNMMoRTAL," said the seedy man.
as he medftatively eyed the pint
OF ale with which my generosity had
provided him, that's the word. Imight
have been immortal" His hand shook.
probably with drink
The Poet began.
Stop bit" said the seedy man.
When 1 say immortal, I'm not talking
poetry or any of that sort of souish. T
mean the real, solid thing--O King. live
ferever. and all that sort of business.
you know"
l said l was surprised; even that
seemed inadequate.
Ii you'll listen, I'll tell you the
yarn, he went on. 1T isn't every one
I'm keen on telling it to. But I like
your face. He crammed tobacco furi-
ously into his pipe. You look as if Won
might be the sort of fool to believe it ;,
passed over the compliment in nv
desire to hear more
1t was when [ was younger than I
am, said he. I was bit smarter
than am, too, in those days."
he glanced at the braiding OH
his shabby coat. Il was science
H..
When l say science master, 1 mean that
taught the third form evervthfng.
from Latin to algebra, and the other
formS used to come to me. to see me
nix up all sorts of things in bottles
things that went in like water and came
out bright green, when they didn't
| eeIee out in flames and smoke. and all
that KING OF thing 1 had some dandy
explosions can tell you. And the
stinks made wonld have brought rnp
the nuisance Inspector in no time il he
had ever done any work at all
1t was about that time met the old
buffer. L was g. bit sweet on a girl i'm
| a tobacco shop in the town. Nothing
very much, you know, but used to 20
/ down after school hours and lean over
| the counter and talk rot TO her. Lord
what rot did talk, toot Well. 1 was
+ getting back to the school one evening.
I when came across him.. He was lean,
ing up against the wall, with his hands
to his heart, sort of trying to suck in
| air. He looked SO funny, and old. and
pinehed, and his nose kept working so.
| that stopped by him. couldn't dc
| much, put I just looked serious and
| sympathetic, and, if you'll believe me;
| the sight Of that old chap fighting sn
hard to get his breath had such an ef-
! feet upon me that caught myself in1i-
| tatiEg him.
AT last he seemed to go a bit
| easier. and sort of perspired all over
| his forehead. As soon as he could get
his breath, he gasped out, My thanks.
| friend. | am better. Oh, lord. how
iong! He tried to walk and nearly
| fell. Better or not, I told him. Pm
seeing you home
| That was the beginning of it, We
struck up friendship. He didn't often
come to my diggings, but used to
mess about in his. I think told you
1 knew something about chemistry.
Bless yoaI Z was a child to him.
told you I could kick up a bit Of a Smell
1t was altar of roses and lavendar
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When in, doubt as to how your none,
should be Invested, read '.The Globes
Paying Wants., ;.a~- - 80 80
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Iho1A<
Mainly About People

Miss Wilmington and Miss Florence
Keyes, of Mount Vernon, and Mrs. A.
H. Sheldon, of Mason City, Iowa, are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. De Vault,
of North Victoria street.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lindeke and
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Van SAINT have
gone to Lake City.
Miss Mary Fitzgerald. of Como ave-
nue., gave a dinner last night in honor
of out-of-town friends.
Miss Grace Egan. of Ashland avenue
has returned from Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. NJ. Robbins. of Sum-
init avenue, are entertaining their
daughter, Mrs. Martin, of Columbus.
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Speer have
gone TO Tacoma to reside.
Mrs. S. B. Green, of ST. Anthony
Park, has returned from Boston.
Mrs. Eastman. of Merriam Park, en-
tertained Tuesday night in honor OF
DR.. and Mrs. Henderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. S. Johnston. OF
Summit avenue, have returned from
the Pacific coast.
Mr.. and Mrs Alexander Catheart. o,
Goodrich avenue, have been spending a
few days at Lindstrom.
Mrs. Princeton, of Aurora avenue
entertained at dinner Wednesday even
ing at Minnetonka in honor of Miss
Duncan.
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The congressional merchant marine
commission. which will arrive in this
city this morning, will not have enough
time at its disposal to visit very thor
oughiy.
The train bearing the commission is
due early from Milwaukee,, and the
legislators will be hurried to the Ryan
for breakfast as soon as they land.
After breakfast they will be taken in
hand by the Commercial club and
prominent citizens and treated to an
automobile ride about town
The automobile party will leave the
Ryan hotel at $3.50, will visit the new
capitol and will make a tour of Sum-
NIT avenue and st. Anthony hill. The
club will be represented by Congress
man F. C. Stevens, President I. F.
Smith, C.. A. Leady and r. 7. Short
/ After the drive the party will assem-
ple at the depot, where the Great
i Northern flyer will take the members
ite Seattle.
1 The party includes the following:
iSenator Gallinger, of New Hampshire
Chairman; Senator w. II. Mallory, Of
Florida; Gen. O. H. GroSvenor, lof
Ohio; Congressman E. S. Minor, Of
Wisconsin,; Congressman Thomas
Spight of Missouri, and Winthrop T..
Marvin, of Boston, secretary.
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MRS. MAYBRICK MEETS
MOTHER AT ROUEN
Released Prisoner Finds Asylum With
Her Devoted Parent

ROUEN, France, July 21-Mrs
Florence Maybriek arrived from Lon
don today. The greatest precautions
had been taken to keep her movements
secret. She did not travel by way of
New Haven, as do NEST passengers,
but crossed from Southampton, arriv-
ing at Havre, where she took an ex-
press train for Rouen. Mrs. Maybriek
was awaited at the station by her
mother, the Baroness de Roaues with
whom she drove in closed carriage to
I the house OF the baroness, who has
been iving for some time at Raueu uTl-
der the name of Mime. de Morment.
Neither Mrs. Maybriek nor the bar
soHess went outside the yard today.
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followed him to his reoIf1 and the
first thing came across was bundle
of closely written papers. These. he
said to ME, contain minute accounts
of the processes I have followed ia. my
search Tor the vital principle of life.
Were to publish these, I should create
a world of in1mortals. But that will
not do: L alone must pass, the gates
that divide time from eternity Yet.
no! You also, my friend if YOU have
courage, may share this precious gift
with me. These papers, must then be
destroyed q
He led the way to- soTie of his cup-
boards and opened it, Standing in the
cupboard was a retortaabout half full
OF sort of golden greeniSh fluid. You
Know the sort of thing yellow in one
light, green in anothercs there's a word
for 1T, only I've forgotteneit. The top
OF the cupboard was OF glass, and the
thing looked uneommoil1y pretty in
the light. As for the old chap, when
he clapped eyes on it9 I sIhought he'd
have fit. Behold it.s he said. The
elixir of life. FriendI' mark me- this
time I have made no mistake. There
can be no error in my Calculations.
| There before you stands the fluid. one
draught of which viii give you life for
ever. It has but now. left the furnace
By 8 this evening it Will have cooled,
and there viii then be virtue In it. Re
turn at that hour, if you viii, and par
take with me in the privilege of immor-
tality. And now go-go, my friend.
feel that l have evereXcited myself in
talking; it does me harm T have a
pain here {sort of e1utching at his
chest1. I must rest. Go; but return at
eight
'1 went Off in funny state of mind,
/ can tell you. n you see a man very
| much in earnest about anything it sort
Of makes you serious about it, even if
you know it to be~ret- And knew the
Old chaS knew an awful lot about
made hi my mind whether was go-
ing TO drink any OF that fluid. but I
wanted badly to see him drink it. His
heusekeeper let me in He's up
stairs, resting. she said; he wasn't to
be disturbed until youQcame.
I went up stairs and into his roon1
He had drawn his chair round to face
the cupboard, and he sat in it-dead
His eyes were half opened and fixed
/ on the retort He looked sort of
peaceful.
Rummy thing, wasn't ft?' said the
seedy man. He sat there dead, with
got to cool and settle, and he couldn't
wait for it. Deueed rumE thing, + call
it!''
He broke off; he cramrned more ta-
baeco inte his pipe. His hand shock,
but not altogether with drink I dis
ereety avoided looking at IL
You didn't taste the EHxr?" I in
CURED. !.
/ Z did not. sir said q ife seedy man.
I don't Hind telling you that, when
Il came % the point didn't seem to
have as much use for Immortality as
thought I had. You think 1t over
and see il you'd like. to five until yess
could Hook on Methusefah as a chicken.
Anyhow, I didn't touch it, And when
81 came back next day the retort was
/ broken Whether his h6fisekeepef had
( been messing round OF sulhether the
thing had simply cracked, y can't say
His housekeeper. I think. for she'd
|st1died up his room and sbuEned ali his
I loose papers, st.
There was a pause. nel7esl.
|. THANK yons I will have another said
the seedy man.-The Sketch.
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SALTWATER

A meeting of Saltwater business
men is to be held this evening to deter
mine whether or not Saltwater is to
have a carnival this year. The T. 1.
Cash Carnival company, Of st. Paul,
has made a nropositiQnEfosp put ins car
niva1 attractions for four days the see
ond week in Septembsf1 and prospects
are bright that the proposition viii be
accepted.
The city council met last evening
and received the report Of the city
board Of eauaIzatien.l The assessed
value of the city. both real and per-
soral, is a trifie in excess of $3.50, GEO.
The books of Assessor Nelson will to-
day be turned over tosAudfter Browne
and the county beard of equalization
will begin its work next Monday.
Refnholdt Gahbert, who recently sub
mitted to an amputation of one of his
legs at the city hospital as the only
possible means of saving his life, died
there of blood poisoning. Deceased was
sixty-eight years sof age and had re-
The Prison Mirror, weekly paper
published by the inmates Of the Min
nesota state prison, Yesterday ceie-
brated the eighteenth anniversary of
it's BIRTH. ss.s.s
LOUIS hoethe, WHO was effafSed With
having struck AlbertineS Sehieb OF the
town of Saltwater appeared in the
municipal court yesterday, but was re-
leased. the charge against him having
been dropped.
! The Saltwater Gas and Electric
Light company is now using the cur
rent supplied by the Apple River Fails
Power company at Apple River fFalis.st
..i.,.;s .aslT.2777T7T ssfio5
When in doubt as. to how your money
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The Retort Punnent

Upgafdson-I heard you talking to
yourself a moment ago. Do you know
that's a sign of paresfs?
Atom-Yes, / know it. Too much
listening to the talk of other fellows I
could mention is what has brought me
to it.-Chicago Tribune.
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Fairbanks Son-in-Law Is III

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. July 21. = A
cablegran to- the family of Senator
Fairbanks, from Mrs. John W. Tim
fnens, daughter of Senator Fairbanks,
confirms reports of the Illness at
Trieste of her husband, Ensign Tim
msHs, to- whom she has been married
less than a year Ensign Tfmmons is
on the Kearsarge the flagship of Adj
miral Baker.
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Gold Standard Goes in Panap,.

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 2I-The
Panama canal commission today re-
ceived official notification from the
government of Panama of the ratiffea-
tloh OF the monetary system of the new
government in accordance with tba
agreement reached by the Joint coma
mission. Panama is now gold stand
ard country.
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Mothers Praise It.

Mothers every where praise One
Minute Cough Cnre for the suneriues
il mas relieved and the lives of thei.
little ones it has saved A certain
cure for coughs Group end whooping
cough A. H. Spafford Postmaster of
Chester Mich say1 "Our ltue girl
was unconscious from strangIlation
during a sudden and terrible attack -
Group on Minute Cough Cure quick
ly relieved and cured her and 7 cam
not praise it too highly" One Minute
Cough cure relieves coughs. makes
breathing easy cuts out phlegm,
draws ont inflammation. and removes
every cause of a cough and strain on
lungs Sold by J. ~ Wallace
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TIE esst Linimeat

"chanberlain's Pain Balm Is corsid-
cred the hest liniment on the market -
write Pos' & Bliss Of Georgia W no
u,hor limmeat aill heal clt or brH.se
so prouply No otte- an0r1s such
quick relief iron rheumatic pains 30
other is 80 taiuable for deep seated
pains lie lame back and pains IN the
chest Give this hnimcnt "a trial and
YOU viii never wish TO he without it
Sold ~ J ~ Wallace
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FRAUD UPON Government.
Tennessee Man Accused Of Making
False Confederate Horse Claims.

Nashville, Tenn. Nov. ian In
\ Nestigatlon undertaken by District
Attorney A. NJ. Tnlman has resulted
in the arrest of 7. w. Jones. OF this
city. charged with an attempt 20 de-
fraud the government. Jones is ae-
oused fworkiug the govememnt und-
er the law passed for the relief Of con
federate soldieTs. Some time ago,
Jones claiming to have several friends
whose horses we're taken, obtained
blanks. and these we're filed out prop
erly by surreptitious use Of several
notary public seals and the forgery %
names. II the case on which the gov
srrment will prosecute Jones. the ex-
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For the okiahoma.indisn Territory
Bar Association.

Shawnee, Okla. Nov When th3
oklahoma and indian Territory Bar
assiociations meet in Shawnee. dc.
cembcr ffor thcir nrst joint session.
there viii be surprises galore The
Indian territory oftosneys are plotting.
Conscious Of their ability to meet thc
0klahamans upon legal and orator.
ical planes with credit to this terri.
tory. there Is now being considered a
plan SO capture the houors on personal
appearance
T. u Halo is fhe father of a move.
nent to have che Indian territory con.
.mscot To- appear at the BANQUET tn
iull dress eplete with sik hats. etc
he has oeer counting noses and says
there are just eleven LAWYERS IN
scutl McAlestor who aavc promised
TO do the ihi1e right and shake the
moth b9ls from their dress suits for
ihis particular occasion. soon the
iiea un De communicated TO Muslc.
gee, Viulia, Arduore and other towns
which are always wel represented at
the bar moeunss and tho Hale idea
destined To- nsovc q elitterlpg sue.
cess
iutec G. p stuart has again been
commissioned to5stmastcr for tls
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aoms IN wAsTe-sAskET.
Supposed Narrow Esespe Of a ovber.
nitorial Candidate.

Cadillac, Mich, Nov l-An alleged
attempt was made TO blow up with
dynamite he McKlnnon hotel here
willie " ~ Ferris. the Democratic
candidate for governor and his party
were guests Of he hotel
The porter Of the hotel found today
in waste basket which he was about
to empty into ue furnace. an ALLEGED
bonh about four inches long and ore
inch in diameter. containing dyna
mite and gincotlon.
It Is said that the hotel proprietor
has enemies IN tie town. who intend
ed TO destroy the building out Of spite
without any purpose TO inlure cmdi
date Ferris.
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ator Henry C Davis win make anoth-
er whir.wind campaign IN West Nir
sinia this week Tie win so through
the Wabash section on a fTee-dayo
trip
He will start tom Cumberland AT 3
O'Clock Thursday morning, and vii,
visit towns along the West Virginia
Central arriving at Davis. w. Va.
at SIG M. on Friday morning
ne win leafe Davis and win arrive in
EIdns about p m, The next day
ne VIII visit towns on the Belineton
branch ending his to1r at Philippe
the home Of Congressman Dayton
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TAFT ON ISLANDS COST.
Total Has Been sos 900 900, and is
Annually About s5,C00,Oo0.

Rochester, N. y. Nov 1.-Secretary
TAFT in speaking al a Republican rail-
iy here went into the cost OF thc
American occupation Of the Philip.
pines in detail first explaining how
Edward Atkinson had obtained tho fg.
1res which have been used By Judge
Parker
"rhe total coat Of the Islands 10
this government" he SAID. rs s20f
0ooO00 and tho cost at the present
time is between s5.oaQoO or SO 100000
a year.
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KILLED BY CHANCE SHOT.
Candidate for Texas Legislature Meets
Strange Death.

sealy Texas, Nov Paul Enecl-
king, candidate for the legislature.
was shot and almost instantly killed
while staE5.ne in a barber shop The
shot came from a saloon adjoining.
Richard Ward is said TO have been
standing in the saloon with revolver
IN his hand. which exploded, he bait
passing through two walls iato the
barber shop. striking Engelkins
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Dale Nails Lie
HEARTILY SUPPORTING
FRANK MATHEWS
Brands a False Alleged State
ment by Mcclure Wood
ward County.

IN some way Bird Mcclure Repabli-
can candidate hr reelection as dele.
gate to congress has been placing
Judee Frank Dale and Judge Blerer
in peculiar position In some Of his
recent speeches in Woodward counts
he made the statement that the best
Democrats in Oklahoma were not sup
porting Mathews. The Woodward
Dispatch took he matter mp anil
sirce Mcclure had referred TO Dale
and Bierer I'm particular the editor Of
that raner had q curiosity to know g
Bird ras telling the truth The fol-
loving wa, taken from the i'ispatcl
cf the last issue
Bird Mcguire 30 nus speeches in
woodward counl made The assertion
that the leadinq and nAuendal Den-
ocrats 10 Oklahoma. were not iu symn-
.athy with Mr. Mathews and we were
no. supporting him i'm his present
campaign he made special mention
{ Of this being the case with Judge
\ Bicrer and judge Dale. both Of whom
are well and favorahly known in
woodward county These gentlemen
we're advised Of Nr. MeGuire's state
ments and hollow is published Judge
Dale's reply"
Guthrie Okla. Oct "A, 1904.
Mr. c. E. Sharp, County Chairman
Woodward, Okla,
Dear Sir have just returned
from trip Of about three weeks on
of th5 territory and find your lette
Of oct. 4. On my desk. am indeed
surprised at its contents. and that Mr.
Mcclure should mako a statcmont 81
entirely erroneous as that which yo'
state ne made. TO the effect thai Judg
/ IBiorer and myself were not in hearC
sympathy with Mr. Mathews in nj
aspirations for congress. We hav
tried to do these things which w
found the time to do to further tn
interests Of Mr.. Mathews. OF cours
we are busy n.en and are unable to Sc
aside engagements long since made
but beth OF US have intended and stII
expect 20 do everything we can t
assist in the election or Mr. Mathews
You are at liberty to use this lette
in any way you see 1t in the intel
ests Of Mr.. Mathews, as I would lik
2 10 do everything in my power to a.
!. sisl in his election, believing Il TO b
I the best interests OF the territory tha
I ne should he elected Very respec
. fully Frank Dale