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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-05-04
County Correspondence.
HoPK1NToN.

The Masonic lodge raised Prof.
j. G. Saam to the sublime degree Of
Master Mason Tuesday night. The
Greeley lodge came down and did
the work in very commendable
manner, which is an honor to the
fraternity. After the work bounti-
full banquet was served at Hotel
Hopkinton and a good social time
was enjoyed by all.
Mr.. Place is getting his fruit farm
in condition. He finds that the
mice and rabbits have completely
destroyed two acres of blackberries.
III. j. Wilson and wife were the
guests of 7. A. Irish Sunday.
Addie Collins came up from Mon
ticello Saturday.
The Presbyterians have received
their plans and will meet Wednes-
day to consider them.
Supervisors Lindsay and Robin
son are in this part of the county
inspecting roads and bridges.
Lenox defeated Epworth game
of base ball by score of 23 to 3.
Next Saturday Lenox plays the
DEBORAH aggregation and a good
game is expected.
President Grossman has a particle
of radium.
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DYERsyILLE

Ray Esler of Delaware was in this
city last Friday. He also attended
the base ball dance in the evening.
III. FL. Scherbring Of Petersburg
transacted business in Dyersville
last Tuesday.
Joe Nieman Of Earlville was in
this city on business last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kirsch Of near
Worthington were here trading and
visiting relatives-o on Wednesday.
Jos Gebhardt Of Petersburg spent
Wednesday in Manchester on bust
ness.
Arnold Boeckenstedt of New Vi
emma had business in Manchester
last Monday.
j. G. Nichols prominent farmer Of
Nhrthfork township marketed his
surplus stock Of Duroc Jersey hogs
in Dyersville last Monday. The six
loads were delivered by j. @. Mich
OILS, Tony Meyer Henry Trenkamp,
Geo. Nichols, HaSy Nichols, and
Glenn Meyer. The hogs averaged
255 pounds.-Commercial.
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a QUESTION OF COLOR.
The Matter of Height Didn't Seem t
Figure In the Scheme,

ThelMatser of Height Didn't Seem to
Figure In the Scheme.
The young man considers himself
man of resources although he is not as
sure about it now as he was few
days ago. He has been very attentive
to a certain young lady, and he was
calling on her at the time that he par
TALLY lost confidence in his resourceful
mind.
1t is unnecessary to narrate what
passed between them upon the occa-
sion in question, but at the time the
young lady's sister entered the room
he was in the act of folding the young
lady to his manly bosom.
OF course he desisted at once, as
young men generally do under such
circumstances, but he was not en-
barrassed-not bit
. The young lady's sister said, Excuse
me-" and started to leave the room,
when his resourceful mind began to
work. He felt that he ought to say
something and say it right away.
Don't CO." he said; "we've just been
measuring to see which one is the
taller"
She paused in the doorway and look
ed at them intcntly.
you're both about the same height"
she said quietly, "but sister is much
the redder."
Then she went out, and he was en-
barrassed-just little.-New. York
Times.
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SLEEPY WASHINGTON.
The Home bound After Thente
Crowd In the CAPITAL,

The Home bound After Theater
Crowd In the Capital.
"Therc is one popularity of Wash
ington l have noticed" said travelling
man at an uptown hotel, "and that is
the absence of after theater crowds on
the streets and in the cafes. In many
big cities the hours from II to 1890
O'clock are among the gayest OF, the
day, the streets are thronged with pee
pie hurrying to the cafes for bite and
sup and emerging aftcrward to stroll
slowly home or to the cars.
"Thesc midnight cafe crowds are jol-
ly folks. They seem to be less restrain
ed than ut other hours Of the day, when
bent upon the same mission of eating.
Perhaps it is the music and the lights
and the Bohemian atmosphere suggest
cd by the midnight hour. will not
deny that it Is in measure demoraliz-
ing. ! am sure would not want my
two sisters Of eighteen and twenty
years to be in the crowd.
II notice in Washington that us soon
as the 'theaters let out the people make
break for home. They are anxious
to get the first car that comes along
and won't wait moment, but would
rather hang to strap.
Washington is frightfully dull
place ut night. hate to get hung up
here overnight. But suppose it's a
good thing for the young folks that the
town is little Slow" - Washington
Star.
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They Hunger For prnt.e

"Praise is sweet" remarked GER
tain toilcr, yet is seems to be against
the rule of many business houses. Per-
haps they fear you'll demand a raise
if they compliment your work. Why,
even a man friend of mine, who is en-
gagged in window decoration, says he
wants to be told If his work is salts
factory. He dreams Of it all night
when it doesn't give him nightmare,
and he works at it all day. He longs
to be told when it is effective, but he
has to be content with the fact that,
rs he puts it, he'd be fired If it were
not satisfactory. AS for me, design
these doll dresses and other dainty
things and also arrange them for dis
play. long for praise when 1 feel
that my labors have been crowned with
success But, alas, my firm also pur-
sues the clam policy-perhaps it is the
best policy-in spite of the fact that I'd
work the skin off my fingers to try to
exceed my best work if only that were
praised. "-Philadelphia Record.
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LAMONT.

Elmer Hesner severed his con-
nection with Bennett & Sheldon on
account Of his health. the water not
agreeing with him in Chicago. He
is going on the road for j. W. Bar
we'll Of Waukegan, Illinois, manu-
facturers Of Blackfords Calf Meal
and other foods for stock and poul-
try.
Mesdames Collins and Cook and
their brother Frank Davidson re-
turfed to their homes Tuesday.
Their father Is better.
The Salvation Army arrived
Thursday and are at work. They
are very earnest men working to
make the world better.
Tom Taylor went to Dubuque
Tuesday as Grand Juror in the U.
S. District Court.
Mrs. M. A. Field Of Oelwein was
in Lamont Tuesday.
Clarence Flaucher and wife re-
turned from Oelwein Tuesday.
Joe Jones and family of Volga
City were here Tuesday to attend
the funeral Of little Harry Jones.
Orvill Tickner visited relatives
and friends here last week. He is
attending business college at Man
kato, Mimi.
S. L. Plat came home Wednesday
and returned Saturday. He is
station agent for the G. G.. w. at
HAYWOOD, Mo.
Albert Allison is taking a lay off
for two weeks visiting his sister and
aunt in Waterloo.
Mrs. Grin Anderson and children
left Wednesday for Riverside, Mich.
to join her husband who is working
for her brother on fruit farm.
The W. G. L. U. will meet with
Mrs. Brown, May 9Th, at 2::3O.
Ed. Smith Of Forestville was a
Lamont visitor Wednesday.
Frank Brownell, S. r.. Lewis and
John Flaucher went to Cedar Rapids
Tuesday to attend the S5th anniver-
sary Of the |. O. OF.
On April 24th, 1904 occurred the
death Of little Harry Jones, the
three year old son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Otis Jones. The funeral services
were held at the NJ. Z. church Tues
day, Rev. Wolcott officiating. The
bereaved parents have the sympa-
thy of the entire community.
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DELAWARE.

Herman zirtzman, j. G. Reed
and Robt.t Davis took in the excur-
sion to Cedar Rapids last Tuesday.
Z. e. Spear Of Oelwein visited
his parents and friends here last
week.
Mr.. Bliss Of the Milwaukee depot
has taken vacation and will make
an extensive visit with parents and
others at Galesburg Ill, Gf he doesn't
do something more serious.) Mr..
Schafer from Wisconsin has charge
of this station during his absence.
W. T. Esler is having his resid-
ence revised and enlarged, it will
now be quite a modern building.
F. ii. Austin came home from Du-
buque over Sunday where he is on
the jury Of the U. S. court.
Burglars visited our town Satu-
day night, breaking into the depot
where they took revolver and a
little small change. They then en-
tered VIM. Harvey's residence where
they only got pair Of pants as Mr..
Harvey frightened them away leav-
ing an overcoat behind, a posse is
out after them.
Mrs. Hopkins ofDyersvillc return
ed home Tuesday taking her moth
er Mrs. S. Tharp who is not very
well yet, with her.
Miss Bertha Fear left last We'd
nesday for Williams Ia, where her
three brothers live, to teach school.
Robt Davis is building fine large
addition to his house, probably to
keep pace with his increasing acres
and growing family.
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Mrs. G. G. Stone and Dorance
have raturned from, Wo+orlo

Mrs. @. G. Stone and Dorance
have returned from Waterloo.
Mrs. Howard of Bridgeport, Con-
necticut has come to spend the sum
mer with her son Charles and family,
Curtis Miller was recent visitor
at Strawberry Point.
Chas. Doolittle was down from
Greeley Wednesday.
&irs. John Pierce of Oelwein
visited here Friday.
Julius Frankfort has returned
from Minnesota and will occupy A.
p. Harris residence.
Miss Pansy Griffin of Delaware is
visiting friends here.
Our school observed Arbor Day
last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. simons left
here Saturday for California to re-
main a year. All hope they may
decide to return to their old home
in Delhi.
b. j. Hopkins family will occupy
the Stack house.
G. G. Stones family will move
into part Of Allie Cummings house.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. II. Blanchard
spent Sunday at Sumner Bartholf's
in Masonville.
The Epworth League business
and social will be held Friday even
ing May 9th with the Misses Fraser.
The w. G. T. U. meeting Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. II. G. Gustaf-
son,
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DELHI,

Mrs. Elizabeth Blake Of Straw.
berry Point was recent visiter with
her granddaughter, Mrs. L. M
Barnes.
Miss Allie Cummings returned
Monday from Independence. She
leaves next week for Nebraska to
make an extended visit.
Rev. and Mrs. Mcintosh of Hop.
kinton were calling on friends here
Wednesday.
Mrs. Geo. White and Mrs. A. II.
Swinburne visited in Earlville Fri
day.
Mrs. T. A. Doolittle and son,
Clyde were in Manchester, Saturday.
Mesdames w. G. Mason and b.
j. Hopkins were up from Hopkin-
ton, Wednesday.
DR.. Guthrie Of Dubuque was here
Friday to see Prof Hunt who is a
very sick man.
Miss Louis Rienncr was a suffer-
er with tonsillitis last week. Her
sister Bernice taught her school at
Hartwick.
Frank Furman has secured a
position as station agent at Hale,
Iowa on the O. M. and st. P. and left
for that place last week.
Rev. L. U. Green and wife attend
ed M. d. Conference at Manchester
last week.
John McGuthrie was up from Mar
ion last week.
The W. 7. M. Society meets Thurs
day afternoon May 5with Mrs. T. B.
Doolittle.
Mrs. Colburn Of Council Bluffs is
Mrs. II. @. Gustafson.
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WRESTLING JUGS.
Curious Relics of Very Ancient
Drinking Custom.

Curious Relics of a Very Ancient
Drinking Custom.
Whistling jugs are curious relics of
very ancient drinking custom. All
the northern nations set great stress
upon mans power to take off his
liquor without putting down the glass
or beaker, and in Saxon graves old ale
buckets have been found made without
foot or stand, SO that the drinker could
not rest them upon the board until
they were emptied.
But even after that was accomplish
ed the hardy drinker was expected
still to have breath to spare, and the
whistling jugs, comparatively mod
ern Invention, were intended to indi-
cate this. Many of them were made
by German ilversmiths-though they
are also to be seen in earthenware-
during the sixteenth and seventeenth
centuries, and their form was such
that when the contents of the jug had
been imbibed whistle was uncov-
cred through which the drinker might
blow IL he We're able.
The most advanced type Of all had
little windmill besides the whistle.
which worked dial showing the pow.
or Of the blow. Sometimes an ordinary
whistle was laid on the table and won
by the last tosspot who could get a
sound from it.-Pcarson's.
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Rejected With scorn.

A certain social organization called
the Young Woman's club found itself
in difficulties after the lapse of some
twenty years. The young" women
were no longer rightly named. Mr..
William II. Crane, the actor, was once
consulted by some charming girls in
regard to the name of their prospective
club. Their object, they wrote, was the
building of character. They wished
that to be suggested in the title and
also the fact that they were unmar-
ried. Mr.. Crane replied that he had
name for the club, "the Building and
Lone association"
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BAILEY'S FORD.

Herbert Carly and lady of Earl
vile called at J. G.. bakers Sunday
of last week.
j. w. Hartman was Delhi caller
Monday of last week.
Avis, Chas, and Clair Grommon
spent Sunday of last week at the
home of their sister Mrs. Chas.
Young, Of Manchester.
Baker Hersey had business in
Manchester Monday of last week.
j. G.. Baker was in Manchester
last Thursday.
R. e. Grommon was business
caller in Manchester last Wednes-
day.
j. G. Baker had business in Delhi
last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Lillibridge
were Manchester callers last Thurs
day.
Mrs. G. B. Davis was shopping in
Manchester last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G.. Baker and
family visited at r. N. Howe's Sun
day Of last week
Mrs. VIM. Raster was in Manches.
ter last Friday.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-05-04

The matinee girl existed as early as
the eighteenth century. In Japan girls
In those days used to throw their fans
and purses at the feet of the "leading
man" as he minced along "the flower
walk" to the stage. Pictures of these
heroes" were an early product of Jap
anese wood engraving, and these por-
traits were secret treasures of many
maidens.
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Welded In n Runch.

According to an old Breton custom,
all the marriages Of the year take place
on one day. After the legal wedding
has been performed the couples take
their stand in row behind the high
altar Of the church, and behind them
sit their fathers and mothers, and so do
their cousins and their uncles and their
aunts. all arrayed in their brightest
colored raiment and the whitest nnd
ftiffest of coiffes. The scene In
church is picturesque beyond desc,
ton. They go through the ceremony 4
unison. The moral support it IN q
give to the timidcst bridegroom! 4
INSURE YOUR PROPERTY against cyclones
1 and tornadoes In the old reliable Phoenix
insurance Co.. BRONSON b CARP agents:
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PRAIRIE.

Everywhere is the angel of death
at all hours and at all seasons.
Last Thursday evening atsix o'clock
the grim reaper visited and render
ed desolate the Haley home, by tax
ing Mr.. Thomas Haley, the an
nouncement Of which cast mantle
OF sadness over the neighborkood.
Although naturally possessed of a
strong constitution, and apparently
OF robust health, he had for the past
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-05-04

He-So your husband has given up
smoking? 1t requires pretty strong
will to accomplish that. She-Well.
ia have you understand that have
n strong will!-New Yorker.
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EAD'S GROVE.

1890 - SANSN 0s
Carolyne Moser returned home
from Delhi last Thursday.
Nettie and Gertie Fowler re-
turned to Manchester Monday even
ing.
Ed. Robson has changed from
the Interstate to the Delaware
County telephone line.
Mrs. Lille Hearn and daughter
of Monticello visited at j. N. Reth-
erford's Sunday and Monday.
Mrs. Gusta Fisher of Greeley
visited with home folks on Monday.
Opal Edmunds is very sick with
La Grippe.
Bertha Marshall is assisting Mrs.
j. Martin with household duties.
L. G. Clute has departed for St..
Louis, Mo, where-ha has. charge Of
IVA exhibit at the ming fair.
Will Holmes, Amos Culbertsan and
Jim Davis went with him as as
sistants.
Mrs. Will Moser Of Earlville
visited at Jake Moser's on Friday.
Mrs. Emily Culbertson and
grand daughter, Della Peck, visited
at j. T. Fowler's last Sunday.
Ada Croyle is home from Man
chester this week.
EARLvILLE.
The usual union services "
held in the NJ. e. church IL sun
sdla 9y evening; 3. R ssFm e1.s'afu pfeacn-
Miss Rrieth and Mrs. Bretschneid
have returned to their home at APP
pleton, Wis, after a weeks visit
their aunt, Mrs. Geo. Staehle ST..
The following party from here
went to Almoral Saturday evening
to hear the Moody Institute Quar-
tette: Prof. and Mrs. Hazard, Mr..
and Mrs. Chauncy Davey, Rev.
Stoddard and the Misses Ora
Wesche, Grace Hersey, Lizzie and
Jennie Staehle and Laura Werk-
meister and Alice Cloud.
The u. A. ). OF the Congrega-
tional church will hold their annual
meeting on Wednesday afternoon
May 4. Supper will be served from
5 o'clock till all are served. Ice
cream in the evening.
DR.. Tobie took in Macbeth at Du-
buque Saturday evening.
Mrs. Miller Smith visited in Man
chester Saturday.
Mrs. d. FL. Millen returned to her
home in Chicago on the flyer Satur-
day.
N. N. Hoffman, of Dubuque was
in town Thursday.
The supper given by the Re-
bekahs Friday evening was sue
cess, over $50 being realized.
Mrs. Baldwin who has been sick
SO long died at the home of her
father j. A. G.. Cattron on Wednes-r
day, April 81. The remains were
taken to Palmyra, Neb.. Thursday
evening.
r. Sawyer Of Howard South Da-
kota, is visiting relatives in town.
Mrs. w. G. Coe is under the
doctors care this week.
Fl. j. Pitcher, Jas Rogers and ].
b. Taylor had the city water piped
into their residences this week.
John Goldsmith, who has been at
Finley Hospital for the past two
weeks, returned Saturday evening
much improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Allen of !
Minneapolis arrived Saturday to
spend the summer. They have
taken rooms with R. H. Van Wag-
enen. Mr. Allen lived here many
years ago being then clerk in the
store Of L. G. Hersey & Co.
The Base Ball boys gave their
minstral entertainment at Colesbure
last Saturday night for the benefit
of the Colesburg Band.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wood and Mr.. and
Mrs. Dickson have returned from
their winters sojourn in California. :
Glad to see them back. II
Tom Martin was down town Sat
urday for the first time since the {
accident.
Mrs. Fl. Arnold spent several days i
in independence last week. {
Kuney's Orchestra will play for
dance to be given in the opera {
house on May 9Th.
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7. e. MOONEY

lSnccessor to Lee Bowmah,)
RLAOkSMlTH and Wagonmaker, Delhi.
y Iowa. Work done promptly and Ii a WORK.
manllke manner. Charges reasonable. Your
Patronage solicited. lstf
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9. YoRAN. H. F. ARNOLD MI, YoRAN.
YORAN. ARNOLD d YORAN
A TrORNEYs AT LAW, ana Real Es,.te
"a. "a Agents. Ofdce over Delaware County Slate
Bank, Manchester, Iowa.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
e Our Business DIRECTORY. 8
ATTORNEYS.

CIV. DUNBAR. E.B. STILES W. H. NORRIS
DUNHAM. NORRIS q STILES.
A TTORNEYS AT LAW ANN NoTARIEs
q Public. Special attention given to Coiieo.
IONS Insurance, Real Estate and Loan Agts,
once In City Hall Block. Manchester, IL.
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c. E. THOMSON, EN-. cApp
BRONSON q CARR.
A TTORNEYS AT LAW. Special attention
a given to collections ONCE In Democrnt
Building, FRANKLIN Street. Manchester, Iowa.
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B.cLAak.
nRY GOODS. Notions, Carpets, Gents Fur.
u nishing goods, etc. Franklin Street.
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come out and call of his dog.
The owner came to the door. "What
do you mean by beating my dog over
4, the head like thatl'' was the remark
"Call him off Call him offl'' Il
shouted, "and I'm tell youi"
"You must have begun the fight
, He never bites any one but trampS
and Cinnamon unless he's bothered.''
/ was backing away from the dog,
which was leaping at me furiously in
spite Of the blows from the heavy roll
of papers, and as the owner made mo-
effort to cali him off stopped, picked
up a stove-wood length Of oak and
struck the dog. He dropped in heap
In an instant he jumped mp, staggered
a little and ran under the porch.
His owner said he would report ms
to the postmaster, have me arrested
and do various other desperate things
none Of which he did. Instead, he
very manfully apologized when he
heard from neighbor who had wit
messed the whole affair how the dog
had attacked me without the least
provocation. Thereafter his dog was
kept chained, and has given no furth-
er trouble.
There are plenty of amusing incl
dents to make up for the unpleasant
ones. When you walk unsuspectingIy
up to door, ring the bell and are
greeted with the remark, eco away
you old nuisance or / II take the broom
to you. You can't fool mel know
who you arei' and when, with your
curiosity fully aroused, you ring again
and see the door thrown open violent
ly, while young lady thrusts her
hea dout and shouts "Bool" at you-
it is, to say the least, surprising. You
think life is well worth living while
you listen to her embarrassed expla-
nation that she thought it was her lit
tie brother, who had been ringing the
bell and then running away, at inter
walls through the morning.
Here is letter and paper for the
faithful sweetheart of soldier boy at
Manila. He has been spending a good
part of his pay for postage stamps
and express charges.
, "Another from Jackl" she says, in
triumph. "Have you time to stop
just moment to see what was in that
registered package you brought me tho
other day3'
"I have a minute or two to SPARE
for 1 must wait Ave minutes for open
ing time on the letter-box on the next
corner"
4 "Here it is" and she hands me a
little velvet box. / open it, and there
y CONTINUED on fourth page)
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asked me to return a letter which he
had dropped in the box few hours
previously. i told him it was impos-
sible. He said that it was very Inn
portant, and that he must have it.
said; cone of the sections of the
postal laws and regulations says car
riers are forbidden, under any eireum-
stances, to return to any person what
ever, letters deposited in the street let
ter-boxes, but must take them to the
postofice.
He said that he had written letter
under misapprehension; that, since
mailing it, he had discovered that he
was mistaken, and that if it was de-
livered it might cause an estrange-
ment. told him if he described the
letter to me 1 would write on it, "Hold
for writer" and that by applying to
the postmaster and signing receipt
it would be returned to him. 1t is
unnecessary to state that the person
addressed never received the letter.
There is some one across the street
trying to attract my attention. She
may have letter to mail, and carriers
ought, to be obliging, so I will GO
over, even if do not enjoy wading
through the mud to do so.
"Do you want me, Mrs. Smith,
eyes" she replies. 81 am going
to ask favor of you. III do as much
for you some day. 1t won't be much
out of your way, and your time is paid
for, so I'm going to let you take this
note to Mrs Gray"
"But it has no stamp on it," OBJ
ject, "and even if it had it must &c
through the postofice to be Cancelled
and postmarked."
"Of course it hasn't any stamp on
it. 1t isn't important enough to waste
stamp on. just tell Mrs. Gray that
am not going to the lodge tonight
and ask her to stop and get the lodge
books"
81 wish could, madam. It's fact
that am paid for my time, but the
government is the paymaster, and il