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Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-06-09

To the other man, the Buyer;-Far-
mer + w Crews will meet you at the
Railway Depot in his own rigs and
take You to his farm home, where
board and livery hire are all free,
while looking over our County, and
he will send you one of his new Illus
trated Booklets, which contains a true
conservative description of Lawrence
County, Tennessee.
Address him at
r + ID No /, Lawrenceburg, Tenn
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-06-09
ST0CKARD & BEARD.
The Wide.awake Grocery,
Tinware and Glass
ware Firm.

Too strainets something you specially
heed at this season
each. .......,..... lON
Lemon squeesers, cast iron,o,
with white notified plate each. ZOC
The new scalopped potato, slicerr -
patented and good one Each In
Egg Beaters, stout and handy 49,
for the kitchen Each ~
Biscuit Boards, "a by 1871 white fir
wood with tongue and grooved 100
ends, is beauty Each. ....... SOS
Bread Trays. Large oval shaped
for mixing purposes roo
Each. ..................... SOC
Nice little Butter ladies
Each. ......,...." .."...........,...... O&
Ice Cream Dishes, the newest thing
out Saucer mounted on stem about
~ in. high, clear glass and --1
pretty, per set......., .............. /CS
Graduating glass cups, handy In
the kitchen, for measuring yOr
purposes Each. ............. IO(
Pure white and Blue Steel rrc,
ehameled 10 at Bucket Fac ....OSS
For pit, l at, gallon jars, jelly
glasses and jar rubbers, call on us We
have them at reasonable prices.
GROCERIES
Country Lard, ar, good asEE E0
you ever saw, per Sob cans..... po.OO
| Country Hams per n ...13c
Try package Of our Heno Tea, il
is a good one.
Heinz Sweet Mixed pickle in the
bulk, The biggest seller in the ~so~s
world per qt........"........ ...... <sOS
Try can of sweet potatoes, just
received them,
Per can........ ......... AZ ~
Jello and Cream powder, the newest
compound to use in making cream,
Does good work and
.savcs trouble. PIX. ....... 4 n IsAk
| When you want any thing new To
eat or eat with call It's, II we haven't
got it we will get it,
a-sl-E
; STOCKARD & BEARD,
Lawrenceburg, Tennessee
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-06-09

The camp OF Sons OF Veterans will
meet tomorrow. to perfect arrangements |
for attending the Louisville Reunion.
We have more Bugges and better
Buggies this year, Vficef ow terms easy.
NJ. HIcHkRDsoN & Co.
Paint your house with Knloch
paint; none better on the market
KRAUs BROS.
on. Pain, p'.,s and V'''''I IL every body at
NJ, RICHARDsoN & Co.
Genuine Etna Blacksmith Coal. A
carload for sale at about half what you
have been paying, at w. E.Gunseman's
Shop,
Quite a number of Lawrenceburg's
youthful girls and boys enjoyed the
dinner and Childrens day service at
Crowson Sunday.
The Babtist meeting announced for
next week began Tuesday night, as the
preacher found that he could come earl
Ter than he thought at first.
FOR SALE-Farm Number 81 100
acres, in 7lh District. A Bargain.
Apply to JOHN HUIsEEs, 25 Green ST.
Cincinnati Ohio.
WANTED. Mill man to cut 800 #.
wlite oak on contract five miles west of
Napier.
w. Il. KUSz, Chattanooga, Tenn.
Gil Walnut Street.
The laxative effect of Chamberlain
Stomach and Liver Tablets is so agrea.
bic aud so natural that you do not rea
lie it is the effect of a medicine. Fol
sale by Freemon Bros.
The Democratic Executive Commit.
tee met Saturday, and selected August
10, as the date for County office. A
full account will be given of fhe pro-
ceedings, next week.
FOR SALE--l0 horse power Trac-
ton Engine, Separator, Potts Glover
HuIler and Wind Stacker In good run
nin5 order. Price $500.
JOHN RosER.
Colored Teachers Institute. Open;
at the Lawrenceburg Public school
building on June %, closes July 5
Examinations will be held at til,
close.
L, b. White, Co. Supt
Rev. J. X. Bone brought to this office
one day last week some fruit ladel
branches from peach pear and cherr,
trees on his Marshal County farm
He reports that he will have Il mic
fruit crop this year and promises I u
, at least one pie.
On Saturday next I will sell to tn
!. highest bidder frr>sash one McCol
! mack mower and fake also one Aver
Disc Cultivatoy Nnd harrow. Thes
, have just beer( ov}r hauled by Nj
Gunselman anH-cfe in good repair
Sale on Public Square at 2 o'clock |
NJ, l.. w. GARNER
The Francis Willard and Davi
Crockett literary societies of the La,
renceburg College held receptio
IS Wednesday evening May 81, at the hon
: Of Mr.. and Mrs. I. 5. Springer. Abo,
forty guests were present and we're d.
1t lightfully entertained for several hour
e On entering the parlor, each guest w
presented with a badge, consisting of
card bearing the names Of the two s.
10 cietes and tied with ribbons of the S
70 cieties colors. Delicious refreshmen
were served, various games were playe
: and there was plenty OF music and sim
4 ing to make the evening an occasion
rare pleasure. The pleasantness of Il
evening, the many enjoyable feature
and the universal good cheer caused a
to congratulate themselves that tn,
were present, and wish that such otc
"A rin,,ul ,,aro ,nnrn frnorlinnt
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-06-09

Too straintrs something you specially
heed at this season
each IOC
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OFFICIAL, #FxECUTIoNE R IN As NATIVE STATE
Bcisms 81 publics opinion as expressed ln

cisms OF public opinion as expires sed ZIG q
free press. # III l5g5ts58 Ri III ~ ,;SS &5
&. But perhaps the greatest trast be-
tween native and 81 British rule #lnai India
iistthe attitude Of the government y towards
religion. IN British India one Of 1.-the most
difficult administrative problems arises
{fronEsthe absolute ilnpart TALLY q tho
government 5in religious matters. Nv lhia
hundred castles, each clinging to Its {pccu-
liar rellgious customs, is each II clamprlng
for the protection OF the government,
each utterly Indifferent to the comfort
Of. mental &repose ofStfe others, a thou-
sand KS questions ae are G constant " being
raised which seriously affect the PUBLIC
order. s{&gy H. }sa
The bohaminedans wish to- have a reli-
gjous procession on d certain day through
d certain street, and 5thoy amply for pei; ~
mission from the police department q $
soon as the news i IS made public & he
lIIindus decide t hat ss unless they also
have $nnaaffair on$ the same day. inR the
same place, a slight Will ibe cast on their
religion. They a lsp q " for pei mission
to hold some function, viii CHI NJ heyssl<noW
very we'll will bring them into conflict g,
with tho Mohanmed dams 81 n 4ssSS;
3i The government cannot y accord to one
what tsrefuses to&the other, so both Sides
got their authority to do rs II hey, wish.
1T tax es all the efforts the government
to prevent strife when the day arrives.
for each party Is anxious to do Wllat8it
On t, to offend the other. and the smallest
Ipersonal quarrel threatens on such an
occa sion to develop into a riot. 81 III
In6a native State no such condition
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have sons will not allow them to marry
Gunless the family of the bride furnishes
"a handsome dover with the girl. s}sl3 @ S
When a man Is poor lie can only hope
to see his daughters married if8hc is pre-.
pared to ruin himself III order to pro
wide a sufficient dover and to meet the
great expense which custom dictates q 9
tho first essential OF the narria &c cere-
mony For the mass OF the v people,
therefore, the existence OF girls in n
family means ruin II y they marry, and
disgrace Il they do not, and as a. solu-
stionS OF this difficulty infanticide gradual-
jlysf came to If be recognized Il as social
custom. II ere gain he Br ltish govern
5ment has interfered In the native y adj
rrhnlstrationrs In II order to stamp out an
8lntolerable abuse. 583 Il
NO INEXPERIENCED WITH THE N Az
II TIVE PRINCES. y.
~ IT must not be supposed that the Brit
flsh government. IN placing certtin re-
'strictions on the native state.iS ter
tfcring withSthe rule or native princes
whose families have from I rle sinlincmo-#
rial ruled over the various principal ties
of India. As a matter 10 & fla ct, most Of,
the native ties, X as they exist to-day
were created by the Britislis oVernment
itself during The early years gof theSnirn=
Stcent Il century. . and the native princes
5rl.Ie in.tIlem simply byi;1.Ir tua 81 powers;
conferred on them by the p RI isf..
SIN order 10 understand this curious state
OF affairs It Is necessa rs to describe brief
y.sSthe Scondit Ion OF India one hundred
years ago. at that time the grcat indian
empire of Akbar, the greatest OF the de-
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taxes. regulate their own expenditures
administer their own laws. and in most
OF the states tie only evidence OF British
influence is a political resident at the
court. of8the native prince. and a. few
administrative officers lent to tile native,
governmental on Its own $appl cation. y
RULE II, or NATIVE 6g STATES 55$3 AND
Isl 3 BRITT s Ell PRO INGE Els. III Az "
s No two forms Of government#couid lie
more unlike than thoseFwhicll prevail In
the native states Of India and in the Brit
alsh provinces. NJ 5 u II
Native rule Is everywhere purely auto
cratic. The native princes word is law;
Ills servants. who generally unite III their
persons the judicial and and executive sl-
.thorlty, are exempt from the law; where
institutions of local self government have
Sbten established in the native states
they have no real power. AS Al Is q
.; Mr. Lee Warner, G. s. II, the late Brit
fish resident IN the native state OF My
sore, Sttus describes these advanced in
5stitutions SIN Nlysore, the best admin
5istcred native state In India, the rural
boards have no money "a tlleir disposal
8to 3spend Eyen the graa elected repre-
sen tativ e ( ass emily llasanot so mucheiis
a. shadow OF power. ] t. meets by order.
departs S,r,lnctually by order, ~ t never
votes, it listens. Il and 1T asks Inest ions
tbl,t&it cannot vote a farthing$ or pass q
law, or. 4 In fact, do anything except
}listen.'' N if8s b h vi E KIT
The British EovernmentSi in India Is EN-
tireIy$ devoid Of the element! OF personal
authority. 1T is created by law. 1nan-
aged by; law and is subject the cilti-
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can arise, The ma two prince supports
This oWn#religlon. and ~ recognizes no
rights which could conflict with IT.. His
of1iclals, from the ministers Of State,
down to& the olcc,nen, are OF the princes
party, ana tile result is I hat the fol-
lowers OF religions other than that 5ofsthe
prince 4realizeG the shopelessnessS OF trying
to secure any official recognition, and re-
afrain from &thrusting their religion IN the
faces OF members OFF, another creed,
knowing that If they do SO and trouble
ens1es they will al ways be blamed and No
punished. whatever tie facts may. l t,e,s
SCHOOLS AN d c,OLI,r1c Els 70 r A 4
TIVE RULERS.
+ d one Of 4 the best features OF h British
spollcySSsin India 4 Is the establishment Of
schools and colleges for Il he education
9atid training sof@natiye princes, ii so that
when they como to I heir thrones they
may have " n props Is undcrstnn dingl Of
what the experience Of " European Sn ma \
Ations n has shown t o Y be I he foundation
%of good government 4 sS
Such a college exists a " Ra kotc, Id 4
may quote here. la I. sli owing something
|#orf the attitude of he iii fish govern
smert towards tho. nntiv prlncesso r Intll,n
the words OF the principal Of tho COLLEGE
lSnddrcssed to- the A1nlaraja l$Of5 Idar8o on
the eve of his departure from tho coll
logo to take up hissduties as ruler sofs his
State: 5st3 5ia <
a5.."TheSl life which is oncning5 before You
AZ n great one. But grca ness and 81 Dry
are not borne OF ease, and In roportion
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block Of bonds had been sold at high
|prlces through Pierpont Morgan. 70 sec sec
ond block was ready for Sd le;; but ms
was offered to tha&public,# and sllbscrip-
lions might be made bySany one.
Among the subscribers, was II young
Texan. named Abraham White: lie had
figured out that the bonds would Increase
I'm value just us soon us they We're issued;
and he made bids fort several mil Ion dol
lars worth ofssthcm. His bids ranged
from los lIp to liz, and the bids for,
81, 800 900 worth were higher than. thchbids
made BY Pierpont Morgan and his synili-
cate. AS a result thnt much of@the bonds
were a warlcd to- him. .sy a ii5
At the time Waite made the bid he had
not Il dollar In 5hlsSpoeket ana his SOLO
capltnls WINS about Al cents, which ne used
stamps, and in$add ton to
small change. AS soon&as the award was
made he called upon several bankers and
!,tlied to get n loan to enable him to pay
for the bonds, but they all refused He
then went to Russell Snge and frankly.
told him Just how llo was situated. MI
Sage said !: I X /. .si II q ~
MIR, White, YOU are asking for g. good
deal OF money, hut will let you have Z
nti4 per cent, per nnnunl.' Fl had White
make out the proper papers and loaned
Kiln the money, whcreupon White u for
wnrdcu the cash to the treasury a nd got
tho bonds He sold them and returned
the money to Sage. Out Of that deal
White Is said to hnve made Il clean 100000.
Never Borrows.
ut Is said that russell Sage never bor-
rows money himself. He is so 81 tupted
thut he can produce several million dol
liars within an hour, and he has always
money for big things, leonly time I hat
lie has been in debt was IN 1851, when he
became III and had nervous prostratlon,
lie then got the crazy iden TINT he could
raise no money. a million dollars was
then borrowed for him, but us he got
lbctter8a and was ready to attend TO bust
mess again he found that his balance Mt
the hank was several million dollars. He
also found the debt and pnld ltSwlth ready
money Mr., Sage has never been afraid
to invest big sums norto spend freely to
make more His economies have been IN
n small way. iIc has objected to paying
fifty cents fOrnnE article worth twenty
nvo cents. hut not TO paying, n hundred
Thousand dollars for what he thought
might soon he worth one hundred and ten
Thousand dollars,
Does He Worship Money?
Il Is Russell sage's money his god? |
doubt it. He has devoted his life to
moncy-mak king, because II Is his business
and because he has enjoyed the gutne. ]
asked him once why he kept on work
| Ing renlarklng that he was one Of the
richest men of theiworld md that he had
more money than lie could ever spend.
He replied:
N don't know why, ! don't know that
| II could ifgI would and I fear | would not
live long If did so, like work better
Ethan play, My happiness IL inmy work.
and 4 suppose ] shall continue to work
ms long as 7 live"
Az T. another time he said that he had
I3e,,joyed himself qAlte as much while no
Il Hus u member e Congress as When "
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scendants Of tho Mongol inxad ID ers Ne G
India. had broken UP. owing to- the revolt
of viceroys and governors who felt them.
selves powerful enough to resist the al-
thority, Of the Emperor. I'm India had be-
come the theat p, OF civil war and private
|5plundcr,siand every man who had a sutIi-i
cient following set out to esta Bills a
petty Kingdom OF Ills own. II 81! #
At the beginning Of 1.-THE nineteenth cen
$turyf tho condition OF disorder throughout
the peninsula had become 80 great hut
the British government determined tosin-
terfere ito restore order. 81 As the rule of
Alfbar had been that OF nforciEnSinvader,
and h as all the states which had8bee
carved out OF the ruins of his empire were
based upon more or less complete con-.
quest OF the Territories concerned, the
British government decided that the only
practical way OF producing order out Of.
chaos, IN which the whole country was
plunged \ was to recognize In each 81 ate
the ruler actually In possession Of the
government and to guarantee his posl-!
ton INSTRUMENTATION an agreement that he.
would cooperate with the ritlshHin
tnggan end TOY the civil strife Within; his
|domIIiions4iE was under agreemen ants & of
this kind that raost q Fl he nj tive sst ates
|,of india, sas they are at resent ccnssti-
stuted came into xistence. s3 u .ss III l:s
a IN setting up these states the British
government afforded them n high degree
81 internal Independence. These states
cannot wage war: they cannot make
treaties, and they cannot maintain arr
mics but, on the other hand. they police
their own ~ territories, collect their own
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Rim n few years ago, lie told me that the
coat he then had on had. cost him 81,
aand it was part OF II suit which was
then selling for $50. He was mot.
ASHAMED to wear u suit OF that price,,ia +,
though lie had bought 1t he told me- ~ III
order to Illustrate his position on the
&tarlfr, and to show his friends that low
duties made cheap clothing.
Russell Sage's Four-C Cent Check.
s&i Not long! ago Russell Sage cashed \ q,
check for four cents, and as he did so glt
Is said. thnt he remarked: It was Just
like finding money. just Il ike 4 picking y
I'D from the sidewalk The cteck came
In Il letter. ] was. from n trlcal firnl'a
calling Ills attention to their nc w play
then running at the theatre. and III eIl-.
Clos Ing this check TO pay for the time
liz ed In reading the letter. 7 his wa the
t note: ,sGS 81 3S a Ysi435 St
ss.:Assuming that your Income Is sl5,QO q
year. and that you appreciate the fact
thathtimc is money. \ We enclos g check for.
four cents in payment Of ItwoSm minutes of
your5time ut hatsrnte, TO be employed In
carefully reading d brief and honest
statement of the novel Notwithstanding
features in ourSnew musical farce III
" such letters were sent to many wealthy
New Workers., but 1t Is said that Mr.. sage
was about the only one who shed tho
check The senders had. how yer, no ideua
or his actual income or the check would
have had 10 be enormously larger. Mr.
s., IA Il ~ Is r,robably somewhere be.
twecl, IS, OCO, 900 and $40 100000 u year, and,
.alcurdins! 10 the same calculations. two
minutes OF 1t would DO worth between
/ SIS and $780, Il mean that MI, Snge's n-
come probably amounts to at least 81 a
minute every hour of cvery8fd day ana
avery night, year IN and year on III any
rate. Mr.. Sage endorsed tho cheek, and ~
went 3wlthsothers of many times its value
to the deposit clerk Of the bank.
How Sage Lends Money. ID
It4may interest the money borro wers OF
the United states to know how the great-
est money! lender on earth gives credit,
The most sof Mr.. sage's loans arc s8'on
call, and ms Il rule an ample amount of
good bonds or gIlt-edted stocks mus Il be
| left as collateral, 'rhe5interest ia ties are
not over high. Mllllonst9nre loaned at
four per cont. per annum, Hero Is tho
form Of note often used.
XVI Stock Note, MEM 4oRl>, lSp's5
| $500 O0.00. j
On demand for value received We
RUSS ell SAGE or Order
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars, ut his
office, With Interest at "A per cent. per an
lBnun, having deposited with him col
lateral security for 2payment Of this or
any other liability OF liabilities of n !.
to said Sage due or to become due, or
that may be hereafter contracted, The
following property as per- memo y mum
envelope, dated The market
value Of Whichg,is now IA =, with ne y
rightyon the mart q st.ld base from 'l,ny
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SAGE MAY SOON RETIRE FROM ACTIVE BUSINESS PURSUITS


Mn New york for forty cents. AZ f copy$o1f
8tiis8letter3lIes before me. IT reads g
Office Of Russell Sage, No. u fBroad way.
ltt{i ,4S,53 @ New y orS, Oc i, %, SS6.8
DIN. Y Stanton, ESD: y s U S5&
Dear Slr-I have found and purch ase 81 q
very flneSyoung horse, six years ole. 70 tto,5
match Louis" and believe II have g very I'a X
good ana promising horse. I hey We're E
driven together to half-mile IN 81 :l3 az
Fleetwood q s& az b. N III
N SPlzzlcr IS III good cond lion and liz fast
horse, and but for my purchase 4 should
have arranged with you for him MS AS .tt3
Is, j have to thank you NOS sincerely
for sending HIM to me. MS! you u id, and sIf
shall hope to reciprocate your kindness
whenever opportunity o ffers. 70 v can
send for him n Il your cor,venen
Din Yours truly, ys53ii Y s38,
sRUSSDL.L5 SAGE
Indeed, MIR. Sage In many ways 4 reminds
one Of David FInrtm. and between the e.
lines of his money-naling life run 4 the
texts for numerous sernlons.
1}ss II, FRANK G, CARPENTER.
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Y Especial Correspondence OF The Times
Dispatch.) sf f AZ
NEW YORK, January I'll have heard
many N new things c0ncernlng Russell
sage during my stay iii New York, and
the report is that he will not beainf active
4 business much 3longer. He seldom comes
Is TO his office more than once a week, and
he sometimes keeps WA " for 81 mont MS
e Ills enormous money lending matters are.
Il y, ow In hc hands of his CLERKS. and MANY
ofsithc transactions Il are contaminated
without, reference. to him ! called al his
81 ofIlcc5this morning and was told It would
70 nc almost Impossible to see the old gen
tleman ut Ills residence. and that when
lie came down town he devoted himself
b so ely to business. The truth Isl Russell
\ ssee ls now eighty-egl,t years OF IN COS
EWaTd time is beginning to tell upon his
8cnst-iron titution. ~ a
Great Boxes Of Bonds. "a
3The oiTlce OF Russell Sage ls5a,, inter-
estIng place. Many II country lawyer
ll,,s Il bigger one. II consists OF severa !;
small rooms, tacng upon hall, and
walled OFT from 1t by doors and grated
windows, like those through which let-H
terst are delivered mt a Tnstoitice}. ~
AS presented my card iat one of these.
windows to-dly,Sa& rosy faced man with q.
a sjlversmustaohetook itanl told me that.
Mr. Sage was not we i enough to see me.
.4i8lmoment later q banker came, In with
81 a great bunch of bonds, and tho silver
lu,lstached man, In Inturn Tor Them, sign.
4 cd n check representing Il snug fortune
in gold. AZ the bankcrleft., i SAW hc5s iven
lnustacred clerk raise the door OF an
\ iron chest ms big as one OF the old
cushioned wood-boxcs that stand beside!
n country stove and dump the bonds Into
it, There woro other bonds and stocks
Fl here already and, III fact, The box was
filled with them.
4i%l& There are two such boxes undergthat
window In Russell sage's Office; ana no
Y. orc but tho clerks know what they con-
tn.n, at tho different times ] have cal He'd
81 ] hnve seen great bundles of Pennsyl-
Yana Railroad bonds, Chicago, Mil
wnul;ee ana St, Paul bonds, Rock Island
Rn'lroad stock, and scores Of ether SOS,
curities brought out aud passed lpon.f a t
one time,6I remembers a man came In to
cXtend Il, loan, AS the clerk looked over
his bundle, which may lave contained
half mi lion dollars worth OF secur.t ties,
4 the envelope which held them began 10
tear at tho corner, As bos noticed this.
thc q e-'T- sad IN tho debt orr IA fSi
VI nI3thlnk you, had better, send me around
\ new. envelope or ar. Sage will hnve 10
s call That loan" rs 4 3 81
y, Think OF TINT Asking for n new flye-
3 cent envelope on n transaction that prob
4 ably brought in interest vt the rate of
$4,000 a year AZ I f
Watching the Pennies,
Nevertheless IL Il We're doing business
with Russell Sage, I should not hesitate
10 send In the envelope Il In N naae like
that, He has been noted ias being mn
honest man, but a so as al very particular
m one. In an interview which 4 had With
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kAuthor u ,rropleal Colonlzntlon,',Y etc3s

y F1s 0, $500
r ALL tic countries which
l8have visited lii more than fiji
teen years d travel, none can
conipare III point OF Interest
SAnd fascination With 1ndin.S
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Nevertheless. Il l were doing business
with RUSSELL Sage, should not hesl ato
10 send In the, envelope ina naae ike
that, He has been noted Ejas being mn
< honest man. but lso as q very particular
one. In an interview which I had With