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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

The names of Harriet Prescott Spot
ford, Rev. Charles Wagner, author oil
1.-The Simple Life" the late Sir Edwin
Arnold, Grace S. Richmond, the story
writer, and HamIn Garland appear i'll
The list Of contributors to the Easter
Number of The Youths Companion.
And the contents fully bear out the
promise of the announcement. There
are five complete short stories of the ut
most possible variety The reader will
ne moved bv the story of IAN Easter
Angel" diverted by "a Quiet Night with
Joseph, inspired by namlin Garland's
sketch of The Doctors Visit" enter
tanned BY "Corwin's Seach for Bed, y
and absorbed by capital bear story,
"Thc Pariah of Greyhorn." Design in
Nature" most interesting article by
the late Sir Edwin Arnold, and What
Easter Owes to Good Friday" a contri-
button by the Rev Charles Wagner,
make with the stories already noted less
than half the contents of this rich num-
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

Mayor McAfee will try to settle the
dust and improve the streets by the use
IT oil from the gas wells, which will he
furnished by the gas company the city
furnishing.the barrels. A large amounnt
of oil is wasted every day, and our new
mayor concluded that it would be well
to give it a trial. A block or two will
he tried at first, and if it proves sue
cess, the streets all over the city will. be
treated the same way.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21
Garnett Team Won.

The Garrett High school basketball
team PLAYED two games at Ottawa
with the Ottawa team, last Friday
afternoon and evening, the Garner
girls winning both games. The score Of
the first game was 10 to 8. The score
of the second game was IS to IA
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

Mrs. DR.. Kirkpatrick has been SPEND
ing the week at Greeley, with her daugh-
ter Hazel, who has been teaching there
the past school year.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

The other evening, a certain young
man went to see his sweetheart Bv
some means, he got the idea into his
head that she did not love him quite as
we'll as she had formerly, and he so ex
pressed himself. why, my dear bow
she replied, IL never could love you less
than do this minute" And he is still
wondering what she really meant.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

Milton Mills funeral took place last
Saturday morning. His mother, Mrs
Frances Mills; Mrs. Blanche RILEY, OF
Kalamazoo, Mich Miss Lucy Mills of
Kansas City, and Mrs. Mamie Brown
and son, Guy, of Baldwin, came to at
tend the funeral,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

Postmaster Bemis transacted business
in Topeka the first of the week.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

DR.. w. S. Lindsay, formerly Of this
city, has been elected dean of tine Kan
sas Medical College, Mt Topeka.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

Street Commissioner Ratcliff is doing
some mighty good work on the streets
with the big steam scrapcr.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

Miss Bertha Scott. of Paris, ILL.,, ar
rived here last Saturday, on visit
10 James Graves and family.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

Mrs !. T. Bailey returned from Nor
folk, Ncb, Monday. She reports her
father as improving.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

Frank MCKINNEY has sold his resi-
dcnce, on Sixth avenue, east, and he and
his ia mily will move to California
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

If the K N. & d and Inter State pas
,nyer trains are taken of Nav LIST, as
is reported ON seemingly good authority,
a concerted effort should be made all
ALONG the lines to secure a re.establlsh-
meat of the service on permanent
basis. Hundreds of thousands OF dol
lars were voted both roads to aid them
in building the lines, and the people
were promised good train service The
interest and principal on tine bonds is
being paid promptly, and the railroads
should be required to live up to their
part of nhe contract Blue Mound Sun
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

Miss Mamie Alexander Of Manhattan,
has so far recovered from her Illness as to
he able to resume her duties in the Agi-
cultural College
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

Harry Jones. of Greeley, was in town
Saturday, and dropped in for chat.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

Sam Ness was over from Osawato
mic, Tuesday, visiting his parents.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

Chas. Brooks is improving, his resi-
dence with coat of fresh paint.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

Misses Leta Dillon and Ruth Williams,
of Olathe, came down the latter part OF
last week to visit few days with Mrs.
Sennett Kirk
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

S. {. Bixby. deputy district grand
master A. F. and A. NJ, attended the
Z Masonic lodge, Tuesday night, and de-
liyered an address.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

Scott Judy has donned his ice.creaIn
pants. But he had to wear his over
coat, Monday.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

At the civil service examination held
last week for the rural carriers, Mrs. ].
II. Watkins made grade of oSla. This
is the best grade ever made in this coun-
tv at rural carriers examinations
Evening News.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

The manv friends of Mrs. r. S. Ayers.
of Paola, will regret to learn that she
has been quite sick the past week or
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

The last we'll drilled on the West farm
bv the gas company is a dry one. The
drilers will now try their luck on the
oil Dan Moore farm
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

We see bv the Kansas City papers
that win" Butcher, formerly OF this
place. has made some lucky oil and gas
strikes near Pleasanton, lately
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

w. H. Ambrose. of Greeley, was up
Wednesday, on business, and paid US
visit.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

Rockers & DeGreeff will have their
store open and ready for business some
time next week.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

This Office has just turned out the
1905 Year Book of the First Christian
church. The job is a good one, "if we
do say it as shouldn't Gas Samantha
Allen says, and we are rather proud of
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

Charley Frv has been down from Kan.
sas CITY this week, visiting hts mother
and sister.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

W. Light and wife, Of ST, Louis, ar
rived here the first of the week, looking
up location.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

M. II. Cleveland, of Sugar Valley,
paid us neighborlv visit last Friday.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

Will Andrews and John Plane, of
Westphalia. returned, tuesday. tor a
trip to Arkansas.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

William Beissell has been re appointed
postmaster at Westphaha
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

1t seems that Charley Melvin, OF
Glenlock, who shot himself in the hand
some time ago, il not getting along as
well as expected The wound is giving
him good deal of trouble.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

Mrs. Grace Powell Spradln cam
down from Kansas CITY the first of the
week. on visit to her parents.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

This (Fridav) evening, the Christian
Endeavor society of the Presbyterian
church will give an Easter social at the
home of ]. B. Hutchinson.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

Hugh McWiliams arrived here, to-
day, from Ransom, on a visit to his SIS
ter, Mrs l.. D.Walrad. and family.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

Miss 10 Herman came over from
Osa watomie, Monday. on a visit to her
parents. her sister and her brother.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

Rev. Riley and wife returned home last
Friday night.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

Editor Moore, of the Lane Landmark,
was in town. Yesterday, and paid us a
pleasant visit.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

Mrs. +. f. Barricklow and daughters
left for Great Bend last Saturday. Mr..
Barric!tlow and Claude went earlier in
the week. The family will make Great
Bend their home.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

Rev. Samuel Ward. Of Pevson, Utah,
will occury the Presbyterian pulpit
next Sunday morning auS evening.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

The Presbyterian church will be re-
dedicated next Tuesday. 1t is now one
OF tn. neatest aud most convenient
churches in the city
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21
State Sunday School Con-
vention.

The fortieth annual convention of the
Kansas State SUNDAY School Associa
ton will be held at Hutcinson, May
10 and IL, 1905. One fare plus fifty
cents for the round trip Entertain
ment at reduced rates. superb pro
gram is announced. For additional in
formation address tie General Secre.
tary, !. H. Engle, Abilene. Kas.
Mr.. Stoner is quiet sick at his home on
First avenue, west
M. Moloney returned from Texas,
Wednesday morning.
Lie Parks has been Suffering from
erysipclas, but is able to be about again.
Mrs. l.. 2. Cavot was in from West.
phal,a the first of the week visiting rela
tives.
c. W. Cook and family were down
from Kansas CITY. Tuesday and Wed
nesday, visiting relatives.
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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

Miss Kate O'Donald arrived here from
Lewiston, III Tuesday evening, on a
visit to her sister, Mrs. NJ. Moloney
and family.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

Miss Mary Woods came down from
Kansas City, yesterday, to visit her
grandparents, ID. d. Judy and wife. and
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

The Ladies Aid Society of the Meth
cdist church will give chicken-pie din
ner, Tomorrow Saturday, in the NJ. l..
White building on tine south side.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

Judge Hazen came down from Topeka,
Tuesday, to transact some legal bust
ness connected with the estate OF Frank
L. Brown, deceased. He was accompa-
MED bv F. l.. Campbell, clerk OF the
United States court, who is also admins
traitor of the estate and also brother
in law Of Mr.. Brown.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

Daise Cheek has commenced the build
in : of cottage on Third avenue. west
OF Judge Hamiltons residence. He will
build another house on the same lots.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

T. ). Hassev made fling trip toNLe
Roy, Wednesday, On bal fness.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

Miss Be lie Smith went to Agricola,
Tuesday. to visit friends few days.
Miss Pearl Stalev has been in charge Of
Miss Smiths music store during her alb
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21
LOCAL LACONICS

LOCAL LACONlCS
Riley last the K NJ and inter state pas
Friday night rtrains are of Nav 1st as
has appointed s s should he made ali
postmaster at Mts'P"an1 along establish
of
in Topeka the first OF the week as ~, 1913 ~ a;1 them
improving in building the lines people
dence with coat of fresh paint The
interest anu pp ~ ,s ;rosds
MS i"@S'S ~s 9 p' required live their
Harry contraetBue Mound Sun
''' anu pp " ~ The concluding number of
Cleveland by father Vaughan
paid neighbov FRIDAY DesNaoines
Vaughan S of the picturesque char
Ambrose Greeley up acers of the yeum platform
Wednesday, then
sviit teredh Catholic ministry He will lee
Cbsev Prv has been down from an Shakespeare
sas CITY this week. visiting hts mother N,, .n SON. staa
Dillon and Williams
s, and improve the streets bv the use
last week to visit few days with MRS oil from the wells which will he
Sennett Kirk urnn gas the city
furnishing barrels large amounnt
of oil
location mayor concluded that 1t would be wei
s Id, -, loco, H.; ~; o trial. block viii
J n 10y Nv: ~ tried first, and if it sue
liz "'' ~ " ms 0'N will
treated the same way
Mrs J T alev Nor
.4hox =. .,.-or;, " Tuesday, to transac bust
nessco he Frank
Kata doing He accompa
mighty good work the v F. Campbell clerk of the
with also admins
Miss of Paris. ILL.,, ar in law Of Mr. Brown
rived here last Saturday visit -
10 James Graves and family Inc infant son OF Ia an
Lindsay of ering funeral
Thru
Medical College Mt Topeka TODAY at II and the
body was taken for burial
Mckinney Mr. and Mrs. Hutchinson have our
Sixth heartfelt
80 '' --N----- George Gray family havere
of Mb where they
has been sick the weak and Mr. Gray again EMPLOYED in the
two the DeWoh furniture factory.
-. The family a with
$ her illness ~ ' "f
he able dui in Agt WIFE,
cultural College Lee Castle the Negro who broke jail
onceve las and
Bixby deputy grand r Rove hssd was crcan+urd at
F. c,rr Prv afternoon sheriff Wv
Masonic lodge tuesday n'sh and de-
hyed address Castle sure Of trip oycr the road"
The veil the farm now
al
drers will their luck the visiting relatives Gal
oil Dan Moore farm weston mt Texas here
- last Saturday, a visit o his
ms tndav) evening the Jackson
church will Easter social at the saina
home of J. B. Hutchinson 49,, ;, |
Miss Belle Agrco
Tuesday, to visit few days
Stae
without making
scnce He likes Garnet
WI McNuray moving his family Dse Cheek
this ur of cottage on Third avenue west
folks host Famlon
friends IN a ana they VIII De build house the
missed
= y, s,on r c, ~ :; The Ladies' Aid Society of the Meth
M tr last SATURDAY, He has dis will
ne tomorrow Saturday the NJ
Tulsa where he will "'e 'u"'" o nc Se
engage in business The Presbyterian will be re-
Ms = Rarr;ov and DAUGHTERS Tuesday
SATURDAY. Mr. Oh TN nearest and most convenient
Harickl andC earlier ~ ' H-y-
will
Benz their home Lewiston, Ill Tuesday evening IN a
Milton place and family 's'e ~
Saturday morning His mother Mrs p Samuel wad - on ,ah
Mrs Blanche off
Mis-. Min. sunday u Or pulpit
Gny, of Baldwin to at = hey made Hlng trip tre
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

{. ". Singleton, of Greeley, was in
the CITY last Saturday. He has dis
posed OF his interests in Greeley, and
will moove to Tulsa. /. 7 where he will
engage in business.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

W. j. McMurray is moving his family
and household goods to Greeley this
week. The young folks have host of
friends in Garnett. and they will be
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

Tine infant son of Ed Hutchinson and
wife died yesterday morning, after suf-
fering severely several DAYS. The funeral
took place at the family home, on Thiru
avenue, west, TODAY. at IL a. nj and the
body was taken to Richmond for burial
MIR. and Mrs. Hutchinson have our
heartfelt sympathy.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

Mr.. Stoner is quiet sick at his home on
First avenue, west
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

Clark Richardson made trip to Pa
ola the first of the week, to take look
at the oil boom He thought If he liked
the field, maybe he'd buy it, but he
came back without making the invest.
uent. He likes Garnett better.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

M. Moloney returned from Texas,
Wednesday morning.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

Lie Parks has been suffering from
erysipclas. but is able to be about again.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

George Gray and family have re-
turned from Carney. Neb., where they
have besn living the past year or two.
and Mr. Gray is again employed in the
Office OF the DeWolf furniture factory.
The family is at present stopping with
Mrs Gray's parents, W. Fl. Stewart and
wife
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

Lee Castle. the Negro who broke Jail
one evening last week. and who punched
Tailor Rows head. was recaptured at
Gardner, Friday afternoon. Sheriff Wy
cof went up and brought him back.
Castle is sure OF trip lover the road"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1905-04-21

Trust Baking Powders sell for IS or
so cents per pound and may be iden-
titled by this exorbitant price.
They are menace to public health,
as food prepared from them con-
tains large quantities of Rochelle
salts, a dangerous cathartic drug.
The Washington times., 1905-05-28
VII.

Long after midnight Howe and Gray
sat silently in their dingy room. Out
side from the near distance came the
clash OF cars and the never-ceasing
purr of flying engines, but over all hung
the shadow of the grisly hand, its chill
fingers resting upon a closed Tfe-book.
Howe" said Gray softly, how is it
that two such dissimilar characters as
DR.. Deaue and Scranton talk so nearly
allke?'
Before answering, Howe sat a moment
in deep thought.
Il can only explain it in this way You
remember how DIR. Deane talked to
your father? Well. the only difference
between him and Scranton is that the
one feels and understands; the other
feels and acts, I've seen a young girl S
eyes flash like a banner when standing
before great heroic picture, and I've
also seen the same thrilling CLEAN in
the faded eyes of age when from a
readers lips would fall the sagas OF our
everyday heroes. The reason of what
you have heard from Scranton tonight
rings IN as logical parallel Deep in
The Washington times., 1905-05-28

thrown aside and we began over our
whisky to comment upon radical
change lately effected in our passenger
service.
That Is what comes of trying to
run Rocky mountain railroad from a
back room in New York. sneered the
conductor contemptuously Those old
high-eollared idiots may be all right in
their own little games of stock job
bing-or robbing-but they are out of
their element when they try to beat the
Almighty's layout.
Just what I said he answered to
my surprised look. The Lord made these
hills, and he wouldn't expect man to
make an engine capable of snatchIng
six coaches up them forty miles an
hour. 1 doubt that He would try it
himself he growled meditatively.
"Despite my haIf~shocked amusement
I realized his comment had a heavy
basis of fact. We received our most i'm
portant train from the Midland solid
at Youngs, our western terminal Our
first district, although only eighty
miles In length, was all a heavy ascend
| Ing grade, and the previous time cards,
made by men aware of the conditions.
had always allowed No, l two hours and
forty minutes 10 Eagle Nest; on the new
card, then used about ten days, 1t had
been cut down thirty minutes by i'm
perative orders from the general passen-
ger department in New York. NV turfs-
diction extended over the second district
from Eagles Nest to Hallam. The first
twenty miles from Eagles Nest to Kane.
was. too, heavy ascent. The result was
the flyer was badly logged in the first
hundred miles of her flight.
Say. Pete said Ward, there is
something | want to take up with YOU,
you know we are due at Percy at II :4E
p m, right at the foot of that in
fernal ninety-foot grade to Kane Now
NO. is carded to leave Eagles Nest at
the same time, and is due at the top OF
the mountatn-Kane-at 12:15 a. m. You
never get her at Eagles Nest under fif-
teen minutes late, then she is good to
drop ten minutes more up TO Kane, max
ing 1t safe proposition to gamble on
her not passing there before 12:40 a. m
NOW, our regular meeting point is half
way up our side of the mountain
Black's-at 1920 q. m. With swing and
a warm train l can pull the hill in forty
minutes, but as 1t is now l pull into
Blacks about midnight, sand almost
gone, and lay there forty minutes. You
know what happens these bitter nights
thirty below, north wind blowing a nev-
| er-ceasing gale-hy the time we are lei
out. every box on the train Is frozen
up. why, when we back out TO get q
straight line bite. the squeaking of those
| journals takes me back to when I drove
bull team before a bob sled of lumber
o'clock on frosty Pennsylvania
morning.
! Then the fun begins That old goat
you keep at Percy as a freight helper
! "'""' =" b" ""1lAd detainer. I'll slack
The Washington times., 1905-05-28
IE RED ROSE.
THE RAIL III THE '8OS
BY n,B.DE COuRCY

ny disposai-time that / usually killed
y pounding my ear Things had run
| Ilong i'm this way for over three years
! Having all the sleep needed While on
| duty made the days hang long. / roomed
and boarded in the great company ho-
| .ei. 1t was the hang-out for all the road
men-engineers. conductors, firemen,
orakemen, and yardmep-and q merry,
hearty, eonvivial lot they were, The
company ran q bar In the building, and
I was an extremely weiI-fa ying invest
ment. In their peculiar aunlor the boys
dubbed 1t the return section. Men
would come In half frozen from the aw
full mountain storms. sit in the barroom
unwashed, their overc1othes still on.
drinking hot whisky with the men going
out. Others would sit in groups. enjoy
ing 10 the utmost the clublike comforts
Of the ailuring, company-provided rum
hole. Insensbiy I dropped into the
game. and soon it was an exception that
/ went on duty better than half drunk
Y d:
zone bleak afternoon-it was October
full, bucking little game Of stud; my
companions were the engineer and con-
ductor of our fast freight. No. 80. The
engineer, Sam Ward was a particular
friend of mine. a great, CHEEKY young
fellow, eyes. nerves and hands steady as
a rock, Absolutely fearless yet with fine
quick judgment-he was OF the timber
a train dispatcher banks upon. After a
while / paired to an ace in the hole |
breaking the pair. So the cards were
The Washington times., 1905-05-28

the hearts of all who understand as they
do is an altar dedicated to the known
God. The true children of the Red Rose
have an instructive, childlike belief. one
as old as the Round Table. From the
days of Arthur. through the ages of
chivairy. down to today. its roots have
only throve in hearts quick to respond.
the petals only to grow to their divine
heaut, when nourishod upon swift, gen.
erous tears. Brave hearts as well as
brave hands are untrammeled. the hga-
ture of doctrine or the club OF an edict
are to them as the fancied monsters OF
ahildhool4, The knight riding alone
fearsome forays or sinking under the
blows of thronging foes committed his
soul to Our Lady'-the boy dying to-
night. went clear-eyed. gladly TO Our
Father
Here the speaker paused. Through the
long days of after life John Gray loved
best to remember his friend as he look
ed then.
You will not be expected to begin
work in the morning" Howe said to
John. as they YEARLY threw themselves