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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-11-25
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The caiIdren's class at the Elkbridse
dancing academy meets every Saturday
afternoon from 3 TO ) o'clock. This
clas- is being largely attended and par.
ents wishing TO send their children will
please call at the academy for terms.
H. s. Blake. instructor f25novlawtf.
For fresh fish and oysters, leave your
order at S3G Main strest. Home phone
400. 25novlm'
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-11-25
AGREEMENT
OF the Anglo-Russan North Sea Con
veatioa win Be Signed Today By
Representatives of the Two
Governments.

BY Associated Press
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 25-The
Anglo, Russian North SEA convention
agreement will be signed this afternoon
by the minister OF foreign affairs and
the British ambassador.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-11-25
SWEET MELODY FLOUR.
KNIGHTS of Maccabees Meet Tonight

clagksburg Tent, No. 10, knight, Of
the Naecabees, will meet in regular
session in the X. OF P. hall touisa, At
The usual aour. Important matters will
be discussed at the session anG it j.
desired that all the members possible
be present,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-11-25
SWEET MELODY FLOUR.
Envnrth Learus Meetipr Tonight

~ - .
There viii BE- a business meeting OF
the Epworth League OF GoT NJ 2.
eamch tonight at $50 o'clock. Tnere
viii be very important business to
transact and it IS requested that as
many members as cin be presen' viii
do so.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-11-25
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4
Superintendent Of Streets Edward
Doyle has about recovered from M re
cent lines With dipi5aeria and va
able to o at the cfty building Friday.
Iost-Lighs Ovefeoat on Buckhannon
road THURSDAY Finder please return 70
~ E. Pike street. s'novSt.
Mrs. Thomas 6. Brady and children
left Friday morning for Washington,
Pa, Tor a visit vita relatives.
For Rent-one furnished front room,
WIN use. OF BATH Can at 20 south
Chestnut street. s5novst'
NFs J. @ Bro9Ss and dausatsr' Mar
gaFet haye gone 10 &Oundsville for a
Tlsit with friends and relatives.
d., and Mrs. Rogers have gone 70 Bal:
fillmore
For Sale-Sl5o worth Of hou'eaoid
apdn kitchen furniture complete foF
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-11-25
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60, y M, uannanh.

The funeral of Mrs. Sarah Hannah,
wife Of David Hannah, Of near Sardis,
took place Thursday noon. Burial was
in the Rittennouse cemetery. Mrs.
Hannah lied in a Clarksburg hospital
wednesday morning from typhoid fever.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-11-25

caamSerlain's stomach and Liver
Tablets arc becoming q favorite for
stomach troubles and constipation. For
sAle BY stone 3 Mercer.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-11-25

eol th.t az wM. ggLL FLOUR yot7
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-11-25

Got that sack Wy. TELL FLOUR yet7
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-11-25

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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-11-25
THE PROTECTION


afforded By IN insurance policy IN 4
good company i worth muen NOR
than it, cost. The insured man 'aves
enough in freedom from worry to more
taan pay for the policy The joy Of
Christmas viii not be mored for the
insured man by the fear OF wat might
happen.
MAKE YOURSELF
equally care free. Tel me the kind
of policy you want ana ir how much
and viii do the rest. An You have to
10 is to pay the small premium wnich
You win hardly miss. Its not worth
while to worry when YOU can get in
sured SO easily.
Marx Kobfegard,
GENERAL INSURANCE
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-10-28
AN UNDELIVERED SPEECH.

The Gratiot County News (Mr Tuck
er's paper, OF this week, sends out a
supplement containing a speech written
by the Hon. w. A. Bahlke, OF Alma.
Democratic candidate for congress from
the Eleventh Congressional District. but
il offers an APP logy by stating that il
was never delivered in full to Gratiot
county audience and the only means OF
getting it before the people was in sup.
plement form 1t dwells largely on
state issues, ana closes it, long-winded
argument abusing the entire Republican
list of county candidates
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-10-28
FINE SPAN ACROSS THE PINE.

S. S. Ramsey, the bridge contractor
from Portland, has just finished hand
some structure Of the low truss pattern
across Pine river on the east line OF the
corporation limits Ii is an so foot span
with IS foot road way, and the founda
tions are OF steel and concrete. The I'LL"
is being put In now under the direction
OF highway commissioner L. A Ely aud
the bridge is now ready for traffic. The
structure is good to look at, and is guar
anteed for great strength. The cost was
$4,000.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-10-28
Doing the Right Thing.

The trouble begins with tickling in
the throat and nagging little cough
Soreness in the chest follows and the
patient wonders II he is going to have
an all winter cold. Probably, IL he
does the wrong thing or nothing. Ger
tainly not II lac uses Perry Davis Pain
killer, the staunch old remedy that cures
cold in twenty-four hours. There il
but one Painkiller, Perry Davis.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-10-28
B. W.ELLISON
Botl Phones No. II

Kite Condensed Milk. l0c 3 for 25c
Leader per CAM. l0c
Evaporated Cream per can...l0c
Easter Seeded Rasins l0c ID. 8 ID Is
Good Corn Starch SC ID. 30 Id 25c
Domestic Macaroni l0c ID. g ID 25c
Shredded Whole Wheat Biscuit. l0c
Mothers Crushed Oats l0c
Quaker Rolled Oats. l0c
Rolled Arena Oats. l0c
Salmon per can l0c, l2c, l5c and zoe
Lake Shore Pumpkin l0c 3 for 25c
Boneless Chicken per can.....3 0c
Bananas, Oranges, Lemons, Dates,
Figs, Apples, Ounces and Grape s
Cor csfafa and GsrQrior-
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-03-18
About Clipping Horses.

peview correspondent wishes 10
know the advantages to De oeii'
from clipping horses.
Eirs+-The natural process OF mott
fne or shedding the hair Is urall on
the vitality of the animal. Inc app
tito is diminished, and with Worh vi
10. sure horse eXertion is lrksoIne
during the period. Clipping, or ar.in-
oi.I removal of the hair, accomphsnes
IN very short space OF time "nat
,o+rre requires much more Time W
10 In other words, nature Is antlc,-
ao+ed in her work and the anlmais
system is saved call upon It, ,u
Second-A clipped horse Is iess
,i.hle to take cold than a long-coaIeo
bo-sa because the evaporation ..
o-,sr,;ration is more rapid. A not
$50 will cool out quicker with
sbort coat. Every groom is aware
Tbird-A clipped horse require
,oss fuel Cfood) to maintain bodll
: heat than a long-coated horse' lhel'
, fore clipping as matter Oh econolh
sbould be generally practlced.
:. Fourth-A clipped horse looks clea
:, ar acts more sprightly and keeps
:. t<,++er health. Horses. intended Il
~ sale or show ring should
- o1inned at least two weeks before u
n vent There will be marked Il
- 1,,overent in weight and appearan'
or with manifest advantage TO the o"
er's pocketbook.-Horse ReOae0.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-03-18
This Is Miraculous.

Manhattan. Kans.. March l4.-one
of the strangest cases that has eve.
been heard of in Riley co. Is ena. NJ
the three-year-old daughter Oh NIL
Tomas Brubaker of this place. ,-
some time ago the little g,ri tooa
wbooping cough, which was followso owe
Inv pneumonia. When the pneulho ui.t
1oft her she was taken down WIN
roalaria fever with at times symptoms
of Spinal Meningitis.
The family doctor brought ner ss.er
=, through these troubles, but ate,
the fever Bright's Disease SET IN any
the doctors gave her up. Her i"'NeA
tells the rest of the story:
1--WE began to give her Dooa 5 hlu
nov pills and after she had takel
about three and half boxes, she wa
entirely cured. Now she is wen d !.
snv child. running and playing as
notbins had ever been the matte
With her. The doctors SAID sne wa
hevond the reach of medicine. Doou =:
Kidney Pills certainly saved our IL IL
+1e girls life, when she was SO Ii
; into the chronic stage OF Brlgnt
3 disease that we thought nothing cou
| scye her"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-03-18
The Cattle King of Mexico.

Don Luis Terragas governor OIL
Chihuahua, is the. cattle king OF MEX
leo. His grazing grounds cover MIL
lions of acres, his cattle number near.
" 100000 and his sheep about nan
as many. In a small way he is also
a farmer. His irrigated land takes
in about 100000 aces, and his reser-
yoirs would be fortune to water
company. In ctner directions he is a
banker and manufacturer and alto
gether-in Mexican dollars-he is re
puted to be a millionaire 300 times
over.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-03-18
WANTED BOY LOOKED AFTER
Mother Anxious for President Eiiors
Personal Supervision.

Personal SUPERVISION
An anxious mother wrote TO Fresl-
dent Eliot of Harvard asking how her
son was progressing at the university.
The reassuring reply gave no nlh'
that the youth was not under VI
Eliot's personal supervision. But the
mother was not satisfied. She WISH
ed Harvard without announcing her
intention to do SO and found her boy
in his room, his clothes plleo aooul
on the chairs and his feet on ms
desk-smolzing pipe. What she salo
to him is unimportant, but what sne
said to the president has lived:
sent my boy here, thinking you woulu
take care of him-and see what
find!" DR.. Eliot patiently explalneo
the impossibility of his giving per
sonal attention to each student pu
| the irate visitor refused to be pacl
fed. The presidents good nature
was giving way, but he dlsmlsse'
the lady in this fashion: Madam' W
assume, in a large measure, that Tn
men here know why they are her
and can care for themselves. II you
boy is not capable Of this he is nc
ready for college,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-03-18
Worth Knowing.

A good housewife will never aiiow
ANYTHING to go to waste. Instead Oh
buying busters or window cloths she
will make use of her discarded pocket
bandkerchiefs, scarfs and SILK pettl-
coats. and will find she has some
thing better than she could buy any
way. -. -
There is very apt to be a draft at
tho head of a brass or iron bed, and
a little curtain of some pretty ere
tonne and will add to your coniior
and improve the appearance Oh youi
room.
Use dark green blinds in bedroom
It will prevent the glare SO trying u
your eyes.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-03-18
Honor for New Orleans Girl.

A New Orleans newspaper donated
fund to be used annually in bestoW-
inc a prize upon the person who mas
done the city the greatest service
This year the prize, superb loving
cun went to Miss Sophia Wright,
Who Gfteen years ago started a free
night school for those whose daily en-
~f3yment barred them from the public
chools When Miss Wright opened
her school two scholars applied, and
to-day there are 1900 in attendance
while only lack of room prevents an
even larger number of pupils
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-03-18
All PIav Poker at Washington.

When Senator Fairbanks first Weht
to Washington he was unacqualnteo
with the extent to which the game OF
poker was played by government ON
Gals. He was asked to recommend d
man for appointment in the treasury
department. But he plays poker
protested the senator. THAT makes
no difference" said Senator Pettus- IL
all the poker players in Washington
we're to lose their jobs on that account
there wouldn't be enough of us left &c
organize a debating society. CHI
cago Chronicle.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-03-18
,rsionificant Causes Of War.

The seven years war was largely
5,,e according to his own confession
to the vanity of Frederick the Great
in wanting to see his name hgure
1orgeiv in the gazettes; the indian
nontiny was precipitated by the car
t[idges served out to the Sepoys,
Tybich they believed were creased
with the fat of animals unclean alike
~ Hindu and Mohammedan; and the
| Turko-Russian war, in the OPINION ol
thousands, was started by the pIach-
smiths hammer with which Here
govinian blacksmith killed a tax COZ,
! Iector who had insulted his daughter
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-03-18
Smart Trimmings.

Fringe trimmings are considered the
smartest mode of dress embellishments
this season. Particularly effective are
the fine silk fringes made to oroer
with knotted headings; those Oh tne
sewing silk and twist variety are also
greatly in vogue. Large frlngeo tas-
sells are seen on many OF the ne"
model skirts and are a popular means
this season of garnishing the eiapor.
ate evening wrap. Marrow strips Oh
fringe insertion are attractively en-
Moved as piping at the edge OF large
tucks, and also in adjoining the cors
age. This style of trimming is com
! monty known as the Tom Thumb,
! fringe. and when in white or dellcatf
shade is especially chic and prett!
for the establishment OF evening
| frockS.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-03-18
Attest Novelties in the shops.

\ atest Novelties in the SHOPS
The shirt waist boxes In creoon liz
wbich come fitted snugly away m
bureau drawers into case cove.
with the material, are now lnll'a 60
In miniature affairs some four Oh nv
inches in height. These are oesleaa
FOR a baby's boudoir use. one draw.
contains safety pins, another sieene
or bib holders and other SILVER ~ IT, ~
kets. a third the wee SOCKS, etc. ~
limitations, too, are covered win .a
tonne. Each small ornament 10 wy
ned off with a bow of satin ribbon
The incoming styles in rattan :
low and wicker furniture for the POI
are altogether fascinating. Ihese
include reading table, tea stahu
hamper, in addition to the usuai ~
plement of chairs, rockers "--'
benches. come i,
Many of the French sets COM 80
4 mixture of pale colorings VIZ
ratch the eye at once as sohe ltst
extremely new Other lovely ou,n.
are stained or enameled in tne pais,
If tints of lavender, pink, niue on
the like.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-03-18
SEND OUT WOMEN SHOPPERS.
How New York Department stores
Watch Each Other.

Most of the department stores III
Now york now have in their regular
employ a number of what are n1ased
as shoppers" The woman engaeea
for this work must dress Wen. oe ",
distinguished appearance and mus US + pe
thoroughly familiar with nearly al LIZ IL
things sold in department stores. nee
work is to go about from store " She
w" sd ont the prices of rivals. She
-a,,s+ Ieen her eye alert for new wink
49, cticed to allure trade. II safes
are in progress she must inform ne ;,
an,nlover as to how they are going.
Hero Her conscience must be elastic enough
to stretch plain lie into business
Sinlomacy," and she must be careful
a above all, not to be spotted as shop oI
per-" This would end her usefulness en
, at once. Men are very rarely Gil
Moved as shoppers.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-03-18

An attractive party gown for a glri
Of fourteen is of blue wolfe win lult
skirt SHRED half dozen times a.
the waist and again half way 10 tne
Lnees. The shirred waist has fancy
reveres of white cloth embroidered III
hme silk the shade of the Volle' anu
the sleeves deeply shirred at the top
have fancy cuffs like the reVeres Nh
isbine them just below the elbow. "A
SIS naft White sash with long streamet
ends completes chic costume, 49,.
when the small maid shows a ten m
sancv 10 outgrow clothes, instead Oh
letting out the hem of the skirt, "hen
making the dress cut the waist two
or three inches longer, then lengIhen
tba frock by changing the belt
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-03-18
vow GREAT SCHOLAR wooEo.
r, Samuel Johnson's Final and Con-
vineina Argument.

vincina Argument.
nv Samuel Johnson married Mrs.
porter of birmingham. That laoy
,auehter thus described the doctor
wooine: "His appearance was very
forbidding; he was lean and lanh'
+b.t his immense structure OF oones
was hideously striking to the eye, anu
tha scars of the scrofula were deeply
visible. He also wore his hair wnicn
ryos straight and stiff, and separaleu
hehind. and he often lad, seemihs,y'
convulsive starts and odd gesticuia
tions which tended to excite at ohoe
surprise and ridicule. Mrs. Porter We
an much engaged by bis conversation
+hat she overlooked all these eHternai
disadvantages and said to her oausn
Ter. This is the most sensipie ,An
that ever saw in my life. D
Porter. who was twice Johnson ase
wss not easily won. Urged by nei
learned lover to say why she stu re
fused him, she said IAN uncle OF her,
had been hung and she did not WIS.,
to bring disgrace on him.. rs ina
al?" said Johnson. why tnousn
have never had an uncle hung nav
two orSthree uncles who deserved
So let's get married and say no NOR
| about that"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-03-18
mear of MeddIna Wells.

wedding wells must be put on no"
90 that nearly all of the hair shows,
and give a long, narrow look instead
of spreading at the sides. One OF the
most effective lately seen was a scarf
about a yard wide and three and one
half Yards long, edged with little
real lace. One yard of it was turned
hack at the top to make short vell'
with a long one undeE it. This was
oa,Igbt on to a half-wreath of orange
blossoms, which is now the proper
finish. Two very small ostrich tips
are sometimes seen.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-03-18

Nothing is prettier or more dainty
FOR bedroom decoration than the up
holstery dimities in the old Enshsn
stvle. They can be got in many pat
terms and launder beautifully, SO are
more durable than a flimsy fabric.
rrbav NAV be used in the entire decor
alton of the room for bedspread, can
onv window hangings and dressing
table covers.
At the windows it is prettiest to
hang the curtains straight down each
side with full valance across the
top. Cushions for chairs ana corner
seats can be made to match TOO.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-03-18
THIN DIET.
Mo Nourishment in IL.

IFS not easy to keep up when COL
Fee has SO ruined the stomach thaS
food won't digest.
Mo woman says: 81 had been
an invalid for two years from stomach
trouble caused by coffee, got so bad
couldn't digest food and for quite
while 1 lived on milk and lime wafer
nothing but that-a glass OF InlIA
and lime water six times DAY III
this way l managed to live, puC u
course did not gain.
aft was about 5 months ago pc
gan using Postum Food Coffee; dlo
not need the milk and lime water
after that, for 1 gained rapidly and
can now eat a good meal and drlnf
from to 8 cups of Postum each mea
and feel fine.
"I would not go back to coffee 10
any reasonable pay. l like Postuh
better than coffee now and make Fos
tum by directions on box and II
inst fine; never found a better way I
make it than on box. Now this is a.
true and you can easily prove II.
Name given by Postum Co., Batti
Creek, Mich.
postum is a brew from field grain
with all the nourishment left in.
makes red blood and rebuilds partl
ularly well where coffee has dor
damage as it does to nearly all WI
drink it.
A 10 days trial of Postum in pla'
| of coffee works wonders. There's
reason. ~,
, Get the little book, THE Road
, MELVILLE" in each pkg.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-03-18
u .o cIean Jewels.

.,,,erv little while all brooches, rings
80 such things that are in constant
&c sbould be brushed with TOOTH
s ss that has been dipped in eau de
,oIogne If the setting is open II must
~ do,,e from the back, and be care
80, nn+ TO loosen the stones. Then
~, +be things in box of jewelers.
10y ad,,st which has been slightly heat
90 beforehand, and leave for an hour
% 80 chains may be washed in warm
soapsuds, drying them on SOL 49, 80,
by pulling back and for"alu ~
may also be dried in saw 81 anu Cmt
narticles can be blown OF ousIeu ou'
afterward. Be sure and get tneli " y
as they will be apt to become mo -
between the links if any damPhesS le
mains.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-03-18
WOULD BRING BIG PRICES.

of John D. Rockefeller
and Helen Gould in Demand
Almost any price could be obtained
for an up-to-date photograph OF MISS
Helen Gould or of John D. Rockefeller,
It is next to impossible to secure an II.
interview from either of them; 1t Is
aa . that Mr.. Rockefeller has not
pea-, interviewed, photographed or
onsnsboted in the last five years a
nnnober of rather weird sketches OIL
tha hing of all the magnates have
bee published, but most of them '9n1,, are
oaricatures. Nearly all the pictures
lab labeled John D. Rockefeller" were
+alIan Years ago, many of them being
twenty-five years old. A dealer in PIC
tnres of celebrities said the other DAY
that he would pay $500 for a gooc
nhoto taken within the last year.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-03-18
POWER IN RUSSIAN POLITICS.
M. De PIehwe Prominent Among the
Cars Advisers.


Cars Advisers.
Among the most powerful men in
Russia. in foreign as well as in do
nestle affairs, is M. De Plehwe, minis
ter of the interior When promoted to
his present Office he was head OF the
police department. To him perhaps
more than to any other member OF the
imperial council is credited the steadf
ness with which Nicholas II. has pur-
sued the groa+or Russian policy when
has forced tie present war after having
raised the eagles of the car over FIN
land. Rightly or wrongly De PlehWe
has been charged with having beer
the agent who instigated the feartu
massacre at Kishineff He was promp
to deny, however, that either his IN
Derial master or himself gave the no
of permission for the slaughter.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-03-18
10000 Plants for 1Go.

This is a remarkable offer , the WIS., WIS.,
A. salzer Seed Co. LA La S T51st their big
makes. Ih ssed W." cataiog, together with
'No 100 fine solid Cabbages.
1000 delicious Carrots. co,o-
5000 blanching, nutty Celery'
300 o'0OO rich buttery Lettuce.
1000 splendid Onions.
1000 rare, luscious Radisnes.
1000 g,or dfgag Is 9 made in orderzto
This gpHa 10 4 trv their warranted seeds
m lnGu.e when you once plant them Sou
will grow no others, anc
ALL FOR BUT 16c POSTAGE
nroviding you will return t this ~ notice aef
and if you will send the them hove 1vo a back
age age Of nth the famous Berliner Cauliiower'
| NV. N. I'd
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-03-18
Pretty liren Froek.

Linen fabrics are shown In aiiho .,.
varieties and are posn
durable and smart. This pretty ols
for a young girl is made OF e,ami .4,s
in pale blue and is trimmed wv, WI
rite embroidery and novelty Dana-
ing. the yoke being made OF tuch aint
and Insertion combined. The waist
IS a simple one ard is made over a
fitted lining that can be cut away net
neath the yoke when Transparent
erect is desired, while the skire -
straight and tucked in groups, t the
fullness providing flare where ene
tucks fall free. To make the IA, ule =.
for a girl of ten years OF age Will o'
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1904-03-18
7birtv-five Years in Congress.

The 18th of March was an 1mpoE,
tant anniversary to Senator Hoar. 1t
marked the close of thirty-five years
of continuous service in congress.
March 4, 1869, when President Grant
was inaugurated for his first term
Mr. Hoar became a member of the
fortv-first congress. After serving an
eight years probation in the house
from the Worcester district Massa'
cbusetts sent him to the senate and
has kept him there now tWenty-seVen
years.