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The Newtown bee., 1904-12-09
IN THE COMMON PLEAS COURTS.


 A short calendar session of the Court of Common Pleas for Lltchtield county was held on Tuesday in New Milford, Judge Gideon Welch presid- ing. In the case of Cook against the Bristol Water Co.,, answer was ordered filed on or before December B. In the case of Frank Dowd against Sidney Reed bond of $75 was ordered filed on or before December 13. The case of Rood against Rood will be assigned for trial at Winsted at the short cal endar session of the court on Decem- Der 9.
 Christian Hansen and his brother, New York for Visit to Denmark.
 MT and Mrs Arthur Bostwick are passing a week in New Yolk.
 Dr R. s. Todd was in Southbury, last week: prescribing for a lame horse owned by Walter Hickox.
 The annual supper and sale of St Johns Guild was held in the Parish house, Thursday evening, December 8, from to 8.
 The regular meeting of New Mil Monday evening, the 12th. All mem bers are earnestly requested to be present, as nominations for officers will be held.
 See the Christmas display at c. E. Riddiford's, Bank street, New Mill ford.
 For refreshing glass of soda water with pure Sprups call at the drug store of Albert EvittS. * P. M. Cassedy sells the famous Laughlin fountain pen for S1 Fine cOnfections and smokers per quisites at Cassedy'S. 0. B. Riddiford's Christmas display worth seeing.
 Truman Castle is critically ill and it is feared he cannot recover Great display of jewelry and Christ mas goods at C.. E. Riddiford'S.
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What Shall l Buy?

How often hear this said this year. want ome- thing that will be enjoyed something that store filled with and useful such Shoes the Soross of the only lady and have the trouble of breaking pattern ways acceptable
 years subscription the Deineao you makes present that comes every month, bright and newsy.
 Underwear,
 Blankets and COmfOrtab]es. Rugs, Wrappers.
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Gloves, Furs
ATTEND THE FREE CONCERT.

On Saturday morning from 10 to II, and Saturday afternoon from ? to 3, we will have a fine concert by one of the Victor Grand Monographs.
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Trains that go whizzing around on the floor or on tracks,-75e to $2O.
 Magic trick boxes,.25c to $1. Building blocks,-5c to $1. Shooting galleries,-95c-
 Rocking-horses for little folks, -S5c to $2.75.
 Paint-boxes,-1Oc to soc.
 Pianos, from tiny to large,- 25c to $7.50.
 Piano-stools,-19c to soc.
 Drawing-slates,-1Oc to soc. Horns, to soc.
 Tops,- to 25c.
 Rattles,-5c to 25c.
 Tables of red oak that fold up when not in use,-25c to $2.75. Rocking-chairs, several sizes and styles,-25c to $5.
 Chairs, plain and fancy,-25c to $1.25. Tin ranges for the playhouse, -25c and soc.
 Tin kitchens with lots of little utensils,-25c and soc.
 Iron cooking-stoves with little pots and kettles,-25c to $5. China tea-sets, ,-25c to $3. Agate-ware dish sets,-25c and Soc.
 Washing-sets, little tubs etc.,
The Newtown bee., 1904-12-09
Twelve Pages.

THE ADJOURNED FIRE ASSOCIATION
 MEETING
 The adjourned meeting of the Fire Association, Monday night, was called to order by c. M. Beach. MT Beach
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Hive animals.

at 1Uc to $3.5U.
 Elephants that wag their heads, woody lambs that bleat, COWS that moo, horses with real mane and tail, shaggy goats, donkeys.
The Newtown bee., 1904-12-09

DEATH OF EX-SENATOR CHARLES P.
 LYMAN.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-02-12

also Of an indefinite number OF peri
DDS This record shows the number
Of hours and minutes put on the job,
and also the time Of day when the job
was started. When the job IS done
the totals OF labor costs are entered
on the outside OF the envelope con-
tanning them, together with a record
OF the material used Each record is
entered on the factory books for per
manent reference
The sewing OF buttons. on shoes and
on garments is no longer done By
hand in modern factories. There is a
machine that sews $500 buttons on
garments in nine hours-or more than
eight expert sewers could possibly do
in the same time. This machine re-
quires no expert operator. A boy OF
girl runs IT.
And in one insurance Office. where
IL was formerly necessary for a force
Of clerks to copy names on reference
cards TO be fled In various places,
one clerk now writes the name on a
single card with metallic ink. clamps
IL fin a holder with a number OF
blank cards. and flashes an X-ray
through the packet Thus By a single
motion one man writes. or rather
prints, all the cards.-The Worlds
Work
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When the Adirondack native be
comes afflicted with any Of the numer-
Gus trihing ills which make mankind
wretched," said the returned visitor.
he does not waste much time on doc
tors, but goes straight 70 the woods
OF the attic for natures own remedies.
There is one old man whom I have
met with .packbasket on shoulder and
shears and a rough board stool in his
mitteEed hands going after yarrOw,
which, dried is a standby for coughs
when il has been made into a wicked
looking brew. Fir balsam. cOaxed.
drop by drop. from the biisters which
swell on the balsam fr at fun moon. is
a sovereign remedy for chest and lung
complaints
Gravel weed, by which name they
insult trailing arbutus. is excellent
for the complaint which gives it its
name, and bladder root has a desir-
able effect on the kidneys and neigh
boring organs Sage tea, containing
a little summer savOry. is encaciOus
for worms in children, for which bel
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Natures Cures for Ills

monfa. also STEPPED. strained and
sweetened with molasses. viii cure
the whOoping cough Horseradfsh
leaves. wilted and bound on the face
and back Of the neck viii drive away
neuralgia. and a nutmeg. bored and
tied around the neck, viii keep Il
away The nutmeg must be renewed
about once every six weeks
Onions, sliced. pounded and placed
In a cloth and laid over the affected
part VIII draw out Inflammation A
red onion, halved. and with one part
slightly scOOped out and the cup plac-
ed over a carbuncle or a boil wiz
speedily remove the pus. and has
saved life.
There are many more Of these sim
pie remedies in the North woods
pharmacopoeia which the wise ones
have at their fingers ends. and II
they are not more widely used and
money kept in the Overalls Of the
thrifty native II is because a lenient
and more fortunate fate presides over
the incomes Of tn Adirondack ned
cines."
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Do All but Think

In factories and Offices, increasing
yearly in numbers, are a thousand
machines that surpass human fingers
in deftness and even out-think the
human brain New ones are con
stantly invented.
Thus the new machine for decOrat-
ing crOckery puts on the china, by
single action, the border patterns and
monogram centers. which formerly re-
quired a whole process Of handwork-
The machine is operated by compress
ed air and has a maximum capacity OF
decorating, in this manner, 120 dozen
pieces Of crOckery in a single hour
with the assistance Of two boys.
A new speed indicator has been add
ed to locomotive practice that not
only indicates the varying speed OF
the engine, but automatically applies
the brakes when the speed exceeds
the established safety limit. thus sue
cessfully replacing the speed feel"
OF engineers.
To do away with guesswOrk in
Office and shop management. and 10
find out the real amount and value Of
each and every different kind OF labor
expended on a given piece Of work
there is a machine which makes a
permanent record by card printing.
not only Of a single period OF time, but
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From an Indian Leqend

4 have been favored with an Indian
tradition concerning the origin Of to
bacco, Indian corn and wheat. which,
although you may have seen IL before,
I shall relate" said the poet laureate
OF all the PascagOulas at the Grune-
valid yesterday
AT some distant period, two Indian
youths. pursuing the pleasures Of the
chase, were led 10 a remote and unfre-
quented part Of the forest. where. be
ing Gatigued and hungry they sat down
TO rest themselves and 70 dress their
vfctusls- While they we're thus en-
pIoyed the spirit Of the woods. attract
ed as il is supposed by the unusual
ana savory smell Of the TenisOn- ap-
preached them IN the form Of a beau
tifuI female. and seated herself be
side them The youths, aEed By The
uresence OF so superior being and
struck with gratitude for the conde-
scension which she had shown them
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-Bcttln h Heb Society

Now that Il IS an over, and to-
morrow VIII see me a happy bride. /
don't mind telling you how 1 did il,
said the girl from Waycross. who was
giving a luncheon to her bridesmaids
Two years ago none Of you had ever
heard OF me, had your Wen, that's
not strange There was not much
society where I came from But you
see what have accomplished One
OF the best matches Of the season
and al Of you have me beat 70 q
standstin on smart looks.
Wei, when presented dear nan
mas letter TO Mrs We're de we're
they we're at boarding school together
IN Virginia. you know-she gave ne
the tips Of her dainty fingers and
didn't even ask me to call again.
saw at once that my clothes we're not
right and wrote TO Uncle Tom. down
in Maryland, telling him my plan he
wrote back that I was a little fool:
but he sent the money. 1 saw also
that most Of the guests threw their
cards on a small tray at the door. and
that nobody paid any attention when
they were announced.
NJ 1EllAA4 AAAlE L went 20 MIS-
We're de Vere's (uninvited) I had a
gown that made me feel as though 1
had a right there. Ny card went
with others on a silver tray. Whether
Mrs. We're de We're heard my name
announced OF not I do not know but
she came forward with extended hand.
saying:
How are you, my dear2 Better. 1
nope. Your father told me you had
been quite i'll
That was a staggerer. for poor
papa had been dead ten years. But
replied:
Much better, thanks. Dr.. Blank
is such a careful physician, you
know
4 had read all the society news I
could lay hands on and I knew what
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-02-12

doctor to name % make a good I'm
preston one OF the women who over
heard me insisted on taking me into
her confidence about her own expert
ence with dear DR.. Blank That Won
an gave me ny dinner invitation in
side OF a month. / took good care 10
call on Dr. Blank frst- Wen. I Just
went around 20 houses Of persons I
met here and there in the most casual
way, and I never Eot q throE-down-
Il was confusing 10 be called BY half
a dozen different names in the course
OF one afternoon But saw that the
other girls didn't mind Il. and I didn't
see why should Soon I began to
hear from the cards left on the
visiting trays I was invited out I
knew that some Of my hostesses
hadn't the remotest idea who was,
but they were afraid 70 risk sighting
an old friend BY passing up my card
Good old Uncle Tom got into the
game heartier than ever Thank good
ness shall be able 70 pay him back
I was able 10 move into a swell board
ing house where my friends could
come 70 see ne arranged q system
and worked as hard at my rounds OF
calls and visits as any stenographer
works in her Office went every
where could and talked with every
body who would listen TO ne I
learned how 70 make myself agree
able IL not indispensable. Any girl
can do It II she has tact And then
well. you know how / met Claude.
Lucky learned 20 swim in Waycross
or there wouldn't be any Claude for
me 20 marry now Do you know who
gave that story TO the woman news
paper reporter at Newport about the
unknown society girl who made such
a thrilling rescue2 I did. Claude's
mother did the rest She gave out all
the stun that was printed afteTward.
And in due time she gave out Claude.
I've got him"
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in becoming their guest. presented to
her in the most respectful manner a
share Of their repast. which she vas
pleased to accept. and upon which she
regaled with seeming satisfaction
The repast being finished the fe-
male spirit. having thanked them cor
daily for their attention and informed
tnem that II they would return 70 the
same place after the revolution OF
twelve moons they would find some
thing which would recompense their
kndness- disappeared from their sight
The youths. having watched the re-
VOlTing moons and having returned at
the APPOINTED time. found that upon
the place on which the right arm OF the
goddess had refined an ear Of Indian
corn had sprung up; under her left. a
stalk Of wheat. and from the spot on
which she had been seated was grow
Ing a fourishfnE plant Of tobacco. -
New Orleans Times-Democrat-
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Abraham Linccln's kindness OF
heart frequently caused him to be i'm
posed UPON, but in most cases he sub
mitted 10 imposition with a silent
knowledge Of the fact he could be
as frm as a rock, however, when he
thought that justice should be vindi-
Gated, and he often handled doubtful
cases with the crafty Wariness OF a
criminal lawyer. Moreover, he rarely
failed TO fame into righteous anger
whenever insult was offered to his
person OF his once A gambler. who
assumed for the occasion the role OF
q minister OF the gospel. was cfTiIly
received by the keen-eyed President
when he called upon him. but, al
tempting to practice the fraud a sec
ond time he net With a reception lit
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tie 70 his liking. He went into the
Presidents room, writes StOddard,
and he came out; and. when he came
through the door, there was a strange
vision Of a large foot Just behind him.
suggesting 20 a naval contractor the
idea q q propeller The gambler did
not, for the tWinkling Of an eye, sue
coed in deceiving M Lincoln as 20
his real character He was resolved
from the first as a rogue, a wolf in
Sleeps clothing. but his criminal
audacfty went beyond the limits Of
patient endurance-and so he vas
also sent beyond the limits" The
eagle eye and the keen brain Of the
great cOmmoner we're very capable IN
picking men out OF the maltitudes.-
Success
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-02-12

other SYMPTOMS % Kidney trouble
which had annoyed ne for months.
think a coid vas responsible for ths
whole trouble u seemed % settle IN
ny Kidneys Deans Kidney Pills
rooted Il out u IS several months
since I used them, and up 70 date
there has been no recurrence c. The
trouble"
Deans kidney Pills for sale BY al
dealers Price, so cents per box Eos
ser-8Iilburn Co, Buffalo. n. Y.
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Another new thing Can be cut SIX
Gmes during season ana sprouts
again with lightning rcpiditT. Next 20
Salzer'E TeoEinte it wiz make more
green fodder than anything else, cheap
as dirt and grows everywhere
OF SalZer's Renovator Grass 1[fUtEre
Just the thing for dying out pastures
and meadows. M z Rappold. East
Park. Ca. writes. Il soped Eafzer's
Grass Mixture on soil 50 poor two usn
could not raise a fuss on It, and n
forty-one days after sowing had the
grandest stand OF grass in the county.
Salzeris Grass Mixtures sprout quick
u and produce enormously 100 cgf
barrels choice SEED Potatoes
eALZEE's KEW NATIONAL oArs-
Here IS q winner, a prodigy. q mar
vel enormously profile strong
healthy. vigorous. producing IN thirty
states from 80 20 80 bu- per acre Yea
had best soy a lof q g. III Farmer,
In 1914. and IN the fan sell GO 20 Tour
neiEhbors AZ 81 a bu- for Sod
TusE sEED 1oc Is srAlEE8
20 The John A. Ealzer SEED Co. IA
Crosse Wa. and receive fn return
their big cataloE and lots o. farm seed
Eamples free (W- n Cd
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Il beg your pardon said a man who
had approached another. apparently a
stranger 10 him Il saw you lift your
hat 10 the driver on the wagon at the
crossing OF course. its none Of my
business. bat Just TO satisfy my curl
osity. wish you'd tel ne why you did
T."
With pleasure Didn't you see that
he pulled up his horse and gave ne q
chance 10 cross. instead OF trying 20
run me down.
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catarrh cannot Il cured

Win LOCAL APPLICATIONS. as -her cannot rezch
the sea- q L-e alseEse- Clrlrrl o. bod
turiClll dlsese- and % order o. you aka
internal rerledes HAIRS ClrErrh Cure 81 taken IN
terlGllT. and acrs directly tLe blood sid muccun
surface HalIs Cz-nrrh Cure is nuf q CuEck uedi-
cine 1twas prescrfhei b. - the best pkrrlcfErr
IN ttiE country for FEsrs and a. REGULAR 1rescrlusfci
i q cuup1sed - THE hest ru-Ecs -ruEn cu-ihf-rS
WLt1 TIE best nloo1 rrres. GcfluE directly On IL
UucuuE Eurtaces- Ihe rerfecr curuhlnErfur q a.
two ilgredislrs u uhsr produces Euch uurderfuf -
Gzll1 n curing cEtErrh- send Ter feEtfu-fr'n fr.s
-, F-J. CHENEI 4 CO, ProPs, 1olsd1, .
Sod ~ Drll-Eigts price sc.
L1Ee HAIRS FaulllV E'iLls fer cu-stfrEeru1
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A special bureau has been establish
ed to collect information on al mat
tiers pertaining 70 grain IN different
parts OF Russia, and an arbitration
and supervisory committee. composed
Of the most reputable merchants Of
Odesss. has been appointed 20 inspect
grain shipments. decide disputes. ad-
Just claims, etc
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-02-12

Mr.. Howells thinks that authors
ought to form a union. When they do,
every member will doubtless have to
pledge himself no. to work more than
twenty-fOur hours a day
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-02-12

Thirty thousand orders for automO-
biles have been placed with Ameri-
can manufacturers for this year. The
hOrseIess age may not be in sight, but
the good roads age is.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-02-12

President Harper, who says that
the bright student is almost always
lazy" probably feels that he could
point out a number of students who
are cultivating a reputation for bright
ness.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-02-12

What war costs nowadays is shown
by a Toxic dispatch which says that
the japanese government has on hand
$500, 900, enough to sustain a
short, sharp contest"
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A Woman Whom Lincoln Kissed

A Woman Whom Lincoln Kissed
Speaking TO a few young men at the
First Church, Pittsfeld, about a year
ago. on his experiences with Lincoln,
ex-Speaker Dawes said L never saw
such an unkempt Individual in all my
life as when saw Mr. Lincoln the
first day at the door OF Congress.
But my first impression was dispeiled.
when the real magnitude Of the mar
began to assert itself TO thOsd, ABOUT
him. 1 later visited AR Lineol- Tisb
my little daughter and Nh Lincoln
took her up in his arms and kissed
her. And that settled her politics for
life. On the night hat Lincoln was
assassinated a fellow congressman and
4 decided that we would so to. see the
President We left the hotel early
a the evening Of April IA, and started
directly for the White House There
we we're Informed that the President
was at the theater, and we started
back to our hotel On the way we
learned Of the assassination At once
the street became crowded with
great, frantic thrOng Of people As
We proceeded further on toward the
capitol the streets became SIN more
TANNED. unt1 We were hardly able 70
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-02-12

Louisville. KY, claims first rank
among the cities Of the world as a
tobacco manufacturing center. Pc
oria comedies this, but insists that
tobacco is only one Of the neeessaries
of life.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-02-12

When woman gets so she doesn't
care about the size of her feet and
turns her attention entirely to her
soul, you can set it down that old age
is creeping on.
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A New York man committed suicide
rather than undergo an operation for
appendicitis. He must have been
afraid the doctors could do something
worse than kill him.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-02-12

NY father has always told ne.
bezan Edgar, ~thft pretty girls make
poor wives. Now. when 1 marry, Il
must be e girl who is not pretty at
All. but che who Is possessed Of the
homeIoviug fnsdncts-one Who IS IN
selfish and-
eOh. Mr. Houts0mery-Edgar-this
Is 50 sudden bus yoa EsJ ~ Ss9as
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-02-12

Holbein had just painted the hy on
the portrait
Don't you thiuk Il IS true TO lief"
be asked proudly.
No" retorted the commuter. you
should have had q couple more and
some mosquitoes"
Seeing that he had really failed of
his object he hastily left the city.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-02-12

ALLA 4a-l- - 1AA
The tine spells
appeute
wearies the body.
worries the mind.
kidneys cause
Il al. and Deans
kidney Pills re-
neVs and cure t.
H 3 AIcCzrFer,
OF 20I Cherry St,
Portland. Oregon.
in SD ctor OF
freight for the
Trans Continen-
tai Co. says 4
used Deans Kid
ney Pills for
hackache and
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-02-12

A West Virginia marksman has
been fined S25 for killing his rival in
love. Which seems a reasonably cheap
price when you come to think of it.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-02-12

A Frenchman on long Island has
discovered an 'infallible opposite to
the mosquito, which he promises, viii
exterminate that pest. After it has
eaten up all the mosquitoes, what viii
it do next?
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-02-12

A Chicago woman's club has in
some mysterious way discovered that
modern poetry is al down at the heel.
Poets are, of course, seldom we'll
heeIed.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-02-12

a farmers wife at I iffeId has
given seventeen shiIlings to the church
missionary society, proceeds OF eggs
laid on Sundays. Daily
Mail
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-02-12

There is a young man in Pennsylva-
MIA who has attended Sunday school
1900 times without missing a Sun
day. He ought to be eligible for q
good job in the Standard Oil Office.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-02-12

EstherTille. Ia Feb 1st-hfr.
George J. Barber Of this place says
-Dodd's Kidney Pills are the best
medicine in the world There is moth
ing as good. 1 had been sick for over
IS years with Kidney Disease which
finally turned into Brights Disease. ]
was treated by Doctors in Chicago but
they didn't DO me any good The best
Doctor in EstherTille treated ne for
Eve years with 10 better success /
heard Of Dodd's Kidney Pills and
made up my mind 10 give tzem q trial.
4 am very thankful 70 be able %
say that they cured me completely
and think they are the best medicine
ia the world"
The honest. earnest. straiEhtfor-
ward experiences Of real living men
ard women are the only material used
IN advertising Do6d's kidney Pills
One such testimony Is worth more
than a thousand unsupported claims.
The people who have used DOdd'B
Kidney Pills are those whose evil
dence is worth consideration and
surely nothing can be more conTinc-
ing than q statement ike M Bar
ber's. There are thousands OF others
fust as strong
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kansas

The man who wears the corset vest
must not be offended If real men can
him sister.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-02-12

The New York judge who has refus-
ed to declare that a marriage is illegal
because it is IOyeIess will. of course,
be condemned, regardless of contempt
Of court, by all romantic people.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-02-12

Why" said the punctilious person,
Il got a letter from the person you
have been praising and there WAS
actually a capital IN the wrong placel"
Maybe 50. answered Mr. Cumrox;
but he never gets his capital in the
wrong place in the market And that's
more important"