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The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12
AVOIDING TAXES.


It seems 10 zee the s.eltcs hard.
ship To q large portion of the Ameri-
can pecple to pay taxes. In New
York city the personal properly list
just made public by the tax board
shows that thoSe are only twen y
men in that city with personal prop
erty amount ng to 100000 or more.
Andrew CarneghA who solas his steel
properties for 100000, 600 and has
given $40 O00,000 of that away, leav
ing a fortune 90 s2lo.0o0, 00o is set
down by the tax assessor at $1,000
000 John D. Rockefeller. whose
for unc approaches something like
100000, 900, is set down as having
only s2.500,0l0 in personal property
The avoidance OF paying taxes is
one Of the evils Of our national life.
Every man should be not only willing
but always ready to pay his proper
ton of taxes to the state that gives
him his liberties and secures to him
the right eff freedom and he pursuit.
Of happiness
The Now York World sarcasJieally
comments On tno deplorabIe condi.
tons revealed by the tax board Of
that CITY as follows:
In spite Of Thomas E. Watson, the
rich are certainly growing poorer and
the poor are-growing richer. There
are, now only twenty thrifty souls in
all New York who have managed 10
accumulate 100000 or more in per
sonal property
"Cf these only eight have $1,000,
900 or upward. One of them Is Mr.
Carnegie. who has managed to save
s5,0ae,OO0 oct of the s2C000O,000 for
which he sold his steel properties.
md who also owns modest cottage
en- Fifth avenue, so he is not obliged
to pay rent. Mr.. Rockefeller is only
half as rich as Mr. Carnegie. and is
e &c frugal too
IT Is an insp ring showing Of mid
die class comfort hat IS revealed by
tho perpnal-property list made public
BIZ the tax beard. All the tinsel is
stripped from New York's preientions
to plutocracy. Tine real money is
som where else. It is certainly not
owned by persons who live here-pos-
sibly by prosperous farmers Of the
vicinage who often drop into town
for the opera, and by persons from
Chicago VINO love the simple Tfe of
the Waldorf. the Astor and the St
r gis. Even the Four Hundred is
male up OF poor but h nest persons
who pursue culture aud give them
selves over TO plain living with high
thinking.
New York believes that a good
name is rather TO be chosen than
great riches Nobody in this town
is ever taxed on his good name
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12
ITEMS OF INTEREST


TIE stern Of the newest French
submarine is shaped ike a hsh TAIL
A new sub iiiufe for rubber is be
ing made in Mexico from the qua
yulc plant
Owing 10 The cca7city of box cars
in Russia. flat cars are usoi fer haul
Ing grain H. sacks.
One pcllc nan in New York city
has turned over tn she department
BPS pistols. which be took from men
Tho had no right 10 carry then.
Finding a long. rusty nal in his
morning roll. yiennese citizen
charged his baker Kith endangering
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12

their hands. they walked to the table
seized the iackpot and table stakes,
amounting In al 10 about one thon'
sand dollars worth Of diamonds and
ses Try and S400 in cash, ana made
for their home in The mouata MS near
by. Thus is one cf the old south's
Eulwarks, which was looked upon
with almost religious reverence, pass
ms away Thirty years ago even the
souihs m0c2sh'ners would have re-
sisted any attack en- the sacreine5s
cf the great game of poker The
gcuih, ago fear b d1ganeraiins.
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There are some men who ought, for
essential purposes Of seli.protection,
10 lhe permitted 10 20 armed Such
men will have no difficulty IN eaf ~
fying the proper authorities ol tlc'r
character and intent But nine out
at ten of hose who carry pistols do
so with at least potentially lawless
purposes. They SHOULD be discourag-
ed with heavier fneg, and, If fiaos
will no1 serve with inpr. sonTeat.
Half the manslaJghters occur be-
Cause 81 the opportunity for their
commission which this carrying Of
pistols and knives affords, and the
law may we'll take cagnizlnee s0cA
prac zeal Indictment to crime
state Register
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12
CARRYING CONCEALED WEAPONS

There is not an issue Of the State
Reg ster in which is not chronicled
the shooting Of some man or woman
as result Of wrath CT IA sion dur ne
which excited condition the would-be
homicide draws a gun from a conceal
ed place, and discharges it in his ia
~ This fact should lead cur legisia-
tors 10 seriously consider whether
it viii not be well to increase the
penalty fer the unlicensed carrying q
deadly weapons. and then, II neces-
sarg. t. increase "a again, until the
peTnicicas habl is stamped out.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12
MARK TWAIN" RECOVERING.

Samuel L. Clemens. known TO the
public as Mark Twain. who has been
confined to his bed With acute bron.
ch.tis for three weeks at his new
home. at No. q Fifth avenue, New
York CITY. IS now recovering. lie IS
still in bed. however
MI Clements had hardly moved in
to the house when he was taken ILL.,
and for a number Of days the physi-
clans feared pneumonia. This was
varied e and for the last three days
he has been rapidly recovering.
As sOCn as he can sit up he author
viii begin arranging the interior #
his new home AMI putting his library
in order. During his illness it has
remained unpackcd. as the movers
deposited it when they brought it IN
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Board Of County Commissioners.
IOIIN a. MILLER. Chairman
DR.. ] j. JENNEILE.
DIR Er WIN j. CAUSE.

ca a reDly Then he went o his com
mittee room aHl found the commit
tee in session. They had iu y.ted
on inc appropriation and their vote
was q tie. He cast his vote in its
favor, ana this caused the appropria-
ton TO 90 through The result was
;Re first telegraph line in the world.
Strange 10 say, that vote lost my
fata: hi seat i'm congress, con-
inuel Gen Wallace Thirty ihou-
sand dollars was a big sum, and this
Yose became enc of the Issues of
the next congressional campaign. Fa-
Their was chaiged with wasting the
peoples money and his opponent rid-
icu,ed him on the stump By referring
TO his mag2etlc, e,ec,r.eo. telegraph
ic appropriation. which no one could
explain He even asked father to ex-
plain ii, but az that time he c-uld no.
do so, although he aid It woUll be
Of great benefit to the country. The
people thought differently and the
result was his defeat
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12
j POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE


Prof Trombetti, recently appoin ed
to the chair of Semitic philosophy at
Bologna, was once a barber,
The kaiser's third son, Adelbe-t Of
Prussia, Is bound fer the far east as
a midshipman on the German cruiser
Hertha.
Countess Helene Won Seheveinltz
has just passed what is considered a
satlsfac DRY examination in dental
surgery.
Harry Mitchell, an actor Of New
York, has celebrated his sixty eighth
anniversary on the stage He is dean
Of the profession.
Associate Justice David J. Brewer
Of the United States supreme court
has been connected with Sunday
sch oils fer more han half a century
John Jordisoa, postmaster at Coal
vile, la, has rc1igne1 several times
but, as no enc can be found 10 take
the office The postofhce department
refuses 20 let him go.
When the German emperor travels
on home railways a detailed bill is
made out fer every line. and car
used and for the distance traversed
/ 1t is estimated thai he pays the Prus-
sian railways alone about $25
year
William Welch of Lcnpster n. II.
enjoyed Christmas for the hundred
and fourth time. and he viii observe
his 105th birthday anniversary March
80, 1905 He claims % be the oldest
member Of the Blue lodge Of Masons
in the United States.
The Layoisier gold medal has been
awarded by the French academy Of
sciences to Professor SIR james De,
was, F r. S. for his researches on.
tho hquefaction of gases. "a is the.
first occasion on which the medal has
been awarded to a British man If
science.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12
JEWELRY is RECOVERED.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
New York, Jan. 11.-Buried in a
glass jar en- West One Hundred AMI
Scyenty-flfth street between Eighth
ana Central avenues, detectives, have
found $4,000 worth of jewelry, the
properly of Mrs. Ambrose Clark.
Daughter-in-law Of Mrs Potter, the
wife of Bishop Henry C. Potter, which
was stolen from Fernleigh, at Coop
erstown, the Clark home, July {.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12

What is the matter with Alabama?
Il seems that half dozen gentlemen
can't sit down to a quiet game Of
poker down there without being rude
~ interrupted and having jackpot
and table stakes all confiscated Not
BY the state. it is true, for the great
state of Alabama seems to concede to
its citizens the constitutional right to
the pursuit of happiness by indulging
in the great national pastime. But
the state is responsible for the acts
Of its citizens and therefore Alabama
must be held to account for an I'M
warranted attack upon one of the
greatest privileges of American citi.
zenship-thar of sitting behind a
good pair or a full house. or a bob
tail blush and betting it is the best
around the board, without having
Two great, hefty moonshiners sweep
down upon the scene and take ev-
erything in sight. It seems that a
party Of men were engaged in play
ing The noble game On a household
IN the Tennessee river, near Decatur,
Ala. far from the madding crowds
feaobse rife. when suddenly the
door Of the cabin flew open and two
giant moonshiners. with masks coy.
eFing their faces. armed each with
fheIr rusty Ninchesters and brace
- BIZ revolvers. appeared upon the
e re. and demanded a hand In fact
hey wanted the whole tang and
we're not basbf1l in taking 81 Com.
naanains the players 70 throw up
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12
ALL 70 ElVERs

4 clhraa fataa q tie rivers and
harhdfs Tin insis NE state should
assist in the Improvement of naviga.
bic rivers. There is now strong
agitation on n Pennsylvania for that
Estate to appropriate 100000 for in
D9oyoncn t8 ID the Monongahela
ri Il q prospect Of such ill pass
ing the state legislature.
Tho Nashville Tenn, Banner. com
nentHg on Chairman Bur,-n's po-
sttion, says
Chairman Burtor'g contention is
.opt Of accord with the theory Of fe..
sral government on which the United
Sta ea is founded and not consistent
vita The constitutional pgoyisi u
which gives congress power to regu.
late interstate commerce. No river
of Importance lies waoly " thin one
state; and evoa wa re that is the
case, ali rds, il navigable, q means
by which interstate commerce may
be conducted
The Cunt erland rive. for exam
pic. is tributary to tae trade of ST.
X lis, Cincinnati and other large
cities outside Of Tennessee and Ken
tucky. 4 which two states he riger
wholly lies
Even now the Cincinnati mer-
Grants arc nrg;ng Mr.. BuFton's com
mltteo 20 recommend an appropria- /
ica IL complete Lock p On the UP
per Cumbe, land in order that the
liver may feel he Cincinnati South
I'm railway at Burnsides, Ky. Steam /
ITS have frequently come a. Nashville /
mt Of the Mississippi laden With [
western grain
If there is TO be any local assist f.
lnce because OF local benefit, in this |
instance Ohio, Mississippi and other
atea should be asked to contribute /
b the improvement Of the Cumber |
and, and that is a proposition that
would be ont Of the question.
just sReh complications would /
rise in the case-of the greater mum
Ter Of rivers the government Is ask.
"a to Improve. 1t would not he posi-
,ihle to make any just prorata Ct the
EXPENSES OF. improvement. between /
he states to he belieated." - II
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12

The above IS correct statement of
the circulation ri the Cairo Balletin,
daily and Sunday on the dates stated,
month of December, 1514 at yI
CLYDE SULLIVAN
Business Manager.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me
this thirty-first day of December, 1904
E. L. GILBERT.
Notary Public.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12

In Brooklyn the asphalt pavements
have been 60 slippery this winter they
have to be sanded to keep so many
persons from falling. In a number of
the city's contracts with asphaltine
companies there is a clause requiring
the companies TO sand the pavemehts
they construct whenever called upon
to do so.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12

the foreign relations of France, which
include the controversy with the vat
lean and protection of Catholics in
the Orient The Osservatore Romano.
a vatican organ, does not comment up
on the French crisis.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12

Tic Globc-Democrat says that graft
Ii not increasing. Thanks to that
fearless Democrat, Joe Folk, it is not
but II he Republican, ever get in full
swing IN Missouri there will be graft
10 burn
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12

Richmond, Va, was blessed by Rev.
Or John Alex, Dowie as he passed
shrougn the city the other day In
fac.. as ne only passed through the
city, Richmond should feel thas it
was dcubly blessed
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12
Made Him l4appy.

A youth by the name Of McGrain
once had a tosth filled without pain
II tickled him so
That he cang Navajo.
And My Sweetheart Went Down on
the Name
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12
coMBEs TO RETIRE.
Az French Premier If Ministry Should
FAIL Bringing Many Changes.

BY the Associated Press. rPat"U
Rome, Jan. 11.-Aeeordng to- the
news received at tae vatican, II the
French ministry ahould fall NJ Paul
Doumer, who yesterday was elected
to The presidency of the chamber of
deputies, will succeed NJ C1mbes as
premier. retaining Delcasce as for
eign minister, or N. Dslcassc him
SET will become premier, retaining
the portfolio Of foreign affairs, thus
emphasizing the vital importance Of
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12

Evarsville'e county treasurer is
dead. at the age of 60. He had new
er tasted liquor, used tobacco in any
form or sworn. But, of course, he
might have done all three if he had
lived a few years longer.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12

Recently the Southern Pacific com
pany cut W3dgGorth. New. off its
main line. ana since then the resi-
dents have been abandoning the town
tne Piute Indians taking possession,
Now they are threatening to burn the
place unless the remaining white res.
ijeats furnish them with food and
m ncF.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12
Practical CIT.

Pearl-Oa. we had q delightful wed
ding and received SO many silver
presents.
Ruby-Tnlt was enc. And lii you
father give some hing 10 silver, toe!
Pearl-No father gave az b1tte
of ACID TO test the other pres 3nta
with.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12

In cuyahoga county. O., the county
in which Cleveland is situated, the
number Of marriage licenses issued
IN 1904 was 1884, ana the number Of
divorce suits file1 during the year was
500.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12
T@iNBoRN.
~ - Mhcelcr NlLccx.

~ Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
He VINO possesses virtue, at it's ba-t,
Or grel.ne-s tn the true sense of
that word
Has CHo day e.arteI even with The
herd
Whose swift fee, now speed lint az
sins behe
Il is the same force in the human
breast
Which makes men gods or demons
II we grid
Those strong emotions By which We
are stirred
With Nigh; Of VIII and plrDo-e,
heights Uuguessad
Shall dawn for US; or if We give them
sway
We can inlt down ana tconsort vith
the lost.
All virtue is WORTH Just che price
4 cost
Glack ia is Off white trath, that
missed ifs way
Ana wandered eff in paths not nm
deTs,cod.
Twiu-horn l hold, great eEil AMI
s5at GOOD.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12
ing up the Christmas bills. "
Where RraInerd Was.

"Whaf9 become Of BraineTd9"
"oh, he had theory that dynami q
could not b. det5nate.i by concu
sion SH
"of course yen expcdcd that theo-
ryl'
Nope; could prove an aiili He
dil 1t himself"
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12

Citizens of all parties are glad 70
welcome Gov Yates into private life.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12

P.ckpockots and swindlcrs are
mul ipIying IN Madrid at startling
rate and they carry on operations in
the principal st-coss and squares, nm
der the ewes n the pooTly-psid police
rea. many of whom are auspeclei Of
being their accompiices.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12

Had you noticed how quiet every
thing Is since David b. Hill re;lred2
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12
court.Rc.,m Mic axe.

Old Lady-Whahoa. yliiainaga loak-
ing man the prisoner Isl! ne7 1,.l4
Frend-llu7h, that's not tic pris-
oner That's the mag rate.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12

a bible which vas said to have
once belonged 10 Shakespeare and
which had autographs Of his in IT,
recently sold for $1,000 at London. It
vas an imprint Of the second clifton
Of he King James version.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12

If you want, the want, you want to
get use the Bulletin want column.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12
Peor Dad.

Il would Ike 70 see your mother; 7
am giving lessong in firing hand.paint-
ca china.
Gee, ma don't need any lessons.
she's an exper, at frin anything"
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12
Man and Marrlaoo.

Many a man backs out Of marriage
When h. shouldn't
Many more are backed into 10.
Else ,ley wouldn't. r
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12

An Ingenious thief who secreted
himself IN a trunk addressed to the
freight adOn ct Smichow, in Aus.
Jria, was captured after he had filed
tho tTlnk with miscellaneous valu-
ablcs from other luggage.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12

DVTINaIs
."Woulsn't i. be nice If there was
a sort of clearing house ,sAerc meI
could swap their troubles?'
oh, | don't know ones VIE IS
as ibad as another"
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12

There were 10 steamboat arriva
ana II departures today Weather
continues cloudy with the tempera-
turo mild and springlike, with tenn
perature at G5 degreea. River risen
three inches since Yesterday.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12

It is aid tina Bismarck thinks seri-
ously Of Fe.jgning lis position as
premier of the Prussian mini try and
deyoting his attention entirely to
foreign affairs 81 th1 North German
Confederation.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12

Fror The BuIlstin q Jan. p. 1870.
The Democratic legislature Of n W
York, withou any hesitaionN whatey
err. repeats the act by which the pre-
ceiling legislature ratified the Fiji
tecnth amendment
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12

Al Illinois Central, Mobile & Ohio
and Cotton Belt trains arrive and de
part form Central station, corner OF
Second street and Ohio street.
All Big Four and Iron Mountain
trains arrive and depart from the
Union station, Second stIe and Com
mercial avenue.
Mail may be deposited In the box a
the transfer station, located at Ger.
trail station, 20 minutes before the de-
parture OF any train.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12

4 complete set Of the Pennsylvania
Magazine for the years 1775 and 1875.
edited by Thomas Paine and contain
ing one Of the earliest prints ever
published of the Battle of Bunker
Hili has been sold at auction at New
York for $500
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12

'Fronzied FiEaEce.n
Mamma, what Is frenzied G.
@Hlshl Just watch your papa agr
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Average daily and Sunday for
one year, ending December 81,
1904 ......,..,...........19 1929
Average daily and Sunday for the
month of December, 1904 20G5
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TALK IT OVER WITH US.

And let US ten gpii whytit is wise to
advertise in the columns Of The
Bulletin 900
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12

'52 public lalety Tho ba6sr was
lmea "a.
4 arrel with a capacity of 1880
81 3lleas has iusl been completed for
I. GrsA' vine firm Schiltenheim. on
t1c Ilhine. A banquet was given in
~ interior tc Eeltyfour people.
The western National bank Of San
Francisco soon viii proceed upon a
never close basis. All classes Of
It's hu1incss including that of its
safe deposit vaults, will be carried on
night and day
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12

The so-called Three Grace at the
court of The Tuillerees. Madames de
Me,tcrnich, Dc Pour,ales and de Cali
det are all Gaia TO be in interesting
circumstances
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12

County Judge. VIM. S. DEWEY.
County Clerk, JESSE Il. MILLER.
Circuit Clerk, LEE B. DAVIS.
Sheriff, JAS. s. ROCHE.
Coroner. DIR. JAS. NJ. McmANUS.
Assessor and Treasurer. FRANK Il
DAVIS
County Superintendent OF Schools
PROF. JOHN SNYDER.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12

The Rev pr Cuylor says taat many
of the New York city churches arr
dying of dignity.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12

Countess Helene Won Seheveinitz
has just passed what is considered a
satlsfac DRY examination in dental
SURGERY
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12

Harry Mitchell, an actor OF New
York, has celebrated his sixty eighth
anniversary on the stage. He is dean
of the profession.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12

Il Is intercs ing to n2to that Cairo
aold $4,000 barrels Of a6us last year
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12
0? FIClAL DIRECTORY
Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois. Pop
u!ation f6,i47.

Mayor, CLAUDE WINTER.
Clerk, r. A. HATCHER.
Comptroller, z. L POWELL.
Police Magistrate, ]. II. ROBINSON
Chief Of Police, Il. b. PRICE.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12
Is YEARS AGO TODAY.

Alexander II. Stephens Is barely
able TO sit mp ANA not able to sand
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12

Prof Trombetti, recently appoin ed
ito the chair of Semitic philosophy at
Bologna was once a barber
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12
SHEARS AND PASTE.

~~~~~~S-~~o~S~~S~~~
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12

The kaiser's third son. Adelbert Of
Prussia, Is bound fer the far east as
4 midshipman on the German cruiser
lIertha.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-12

Associate Justice David J. Brewer
of the United States supreme court
has been connected with Sunday
sch oils fer more than half a century
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-04-30
Entered at the Newport News, Va.
Postof1ce n second-class matter.
EEszEH3fs7fEIsi23fNzREH
DEATH OF GENERAL FlTzHUGH

The death Of General Fitzhugh Lee
of e most unique and picturesque
characters Of the past century. His
vnlor and seneralship were tested on
many hard-lought batilcGclds; mis-
craftsmanship appeared not only in his
administration rs governor of Vir-,
ginia. but in the broad.mindcd manner
In which he forgot the dead past aud
sought tn unite I'm closer bonds of
sympathy the two sections cstrangcd
by The Civil war: his diplomacy dur
ing the stirring and dangerous days
preceding the Spanish-Amcrican war
Wen for him now admiration from
those WHO always stood really to honor
him. and gave Il new illustration Of
he wonderful resourccf,lnrss Of the
man. while his administration of tho
afia.is5of tho Jamestown Exposition
Company has shown him to he Il man
OF no small business ability.
Such welI-tounded characters arc
few and far between and the people
of Virginia, especially those who arc
interested in the success Of The James.
town Exposition Company. vii! kcenly
feel his loss. But SORROW NJ hi; dc
mise will not end there. We believe
sincere regret will be felt wherever
his namc and fame have penetrated
for he was n man OF many lovablc
and admirable qualities and to him
as much as 10 any man in The country
is due the cordial feeling now existing
between the people of the North and
OF the South.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-04-30

WHY He is A CHRISTIAN.

We call attention to- an article
which appears In our advertising
columns entitled: why ! Am Chris
tian Only" The author in this way
sceks 10 make known his position in
regard TO an important question His
mcthc'l Of placing his views before
the intelligent people of Newport
News is unique and cut Of The or
binary. but 1t is busincss.ike and
sensible for where an address reaches
four or five hundred persons at the
outside and leaves only vague i'm
pIrssiCn upon the minds of many. an
advertisement in Il widely circulated
newspaper reaches thousands of per-
cons and stand out distinct and i'm a
form in which il may be preserved for
all time
In coming to realize the value of
newspaper advertising religious or
CARNATIONS have taken an important
onward step. SO far as The views cx-
pressed by Mr. Jones are concerned.
they must stand or fall upon their
Inherent merits and upon the proof
he submits. Each person should care.
fully consider the article and then
decide the questions involved upon
the basis of individual conscience and
enlightened common sensc