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The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-03-24
Roll Of Honor.

For Forest school No. :, Freda Sell
den teacher; For week ending March
10: Wiley Carter, Selden Carter, Ella
Carter, Nettie Selden, Read Selden.
For week ending March II: Gutberie
Allen, Wiley, Carter, Selden Carter,
Everett Bailey Nettie Selden, Read
Selden, Ella Carter, Bessie Bailey.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-03-24
FarmvIIIe Graded and High School.

Roll Of Honor for the week ending
March Il, 1903.
High School: Charles Noel, Nellie
Smith, Richard Johnson, George
Richardson, Alexander Claiborne,
Burnley Elan, Tucker Johnson.
GRADES.
$. Thomas Lyon, Lawrence Smith,
Mary Wilson, JohnDoyne.
Z. Germania Wingo.
g. Eugene Richardson.
3. Martha Overton, Della Wilkerson.
4. Travis Chick.
>. Eddie Lancaster.
!. Spencer Orange, Albert thinner
man.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-03-24
Startling Mortality.

Statistics show startling mortality,
from appendicitis and peritouitis To
prevent and cure these awful diseases,
there isjust one reliable remedy, Dr.
hlng's New Life Pills NJ Flannery, Of
"a Custom House Place, Chicago, says:
They have mo- equal for Constipation
and BiIiOusness. 25c at White x
Co., druggists.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-03-24
Letter to Sheriff Dickinson.
FarnUilie, Va.

Dear Sir: Good yarn: How we got
our agent at Delhi, y. y.
Gladstone and Paine were agents for
--; we mustn't tell names.
We wanted 'em. Paine was painting
his big Colonial house. Said il took
10 gallons of white for the trim.
We sent him ten gallons and said:
if you get il all on, no pay; if you have
any left return it and pay for the rest
Agreed.
lie returned four gallons and took
the agency. -Four or five years ago.
He knows now that his old paint was
and is adulterated; that's why it took
10 gallons TO equal six of ours.
Go by the name; there is but one
name to go by: DevOe lead-and-zinc.
Yours truly
+. W. DEvOE d Co.,
43 New York.
P.S. j. f. Walton q Co. sell our
Daint.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-03-24
Picked At Putney's.

Putney's, Va, March p, 'O5.
Our farmers are busy sowing oats
and cleaning up new ground.
Mrs. Frank Allen and Children, Of
Tredway, visited relatives in the
neighborhood last week.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-03-24
"Outwitted.''

Don't forget that the Hampden-Sid-
ney boys are TO give this "sde-split-
ting comedy" tonight at the Opera
House. Let's give them a full house
and "rousingn reception.
Prices p, IS and 50 cents.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-03-24
Abilene Aspect.
Abilene, Va, March -, 1905.

Abilene, Va, March -, 1906.
Farmers Of this vicinity got through
burning their plant beds last week.
Owing 10 bad weather most Of them
are late.
Miss Maggie Davis is quite sick with
pneumonia but is improving.
Miss Annie Palm0re was the charm
ing guest Of Mrs. Sam Lacy last Sat
urday and Sunday near Brooknsal.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-03-24

G. b. CUNNINGHAM,
Sec. FarmVlle Tobacco Board.
Owing TO the recent seas0nable
weather sales have increased. The
market shows much weakness and es-
pecially so on tobaccos i'm high order.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-03-24

Ripberger Bros. will give away
box of SCI Manejo' cigars Saturday
night.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-03-24

Something new-"El Manejon cigar
at Ripberger's. You will like il.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-03-24

a woman teaching somebody how
70 play whist is as awesome as when
she explains shake-pssrs.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-03-24

Everything you eat Will taste good
and do good If you take Rings Dys-
pepsia Tablets. Sold by Anderson
Drug Co.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-03-24
Farmyille Tobacco Market.

Weekly report Of Farmville tobacco
sales, week ending March Is.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-03-24

a GOOD PORTRAIT is not measured
by the square yard-nOt here. Quail
~ and likeness count with us. Still,
such portraits are not necessarily eX-
pensiye Drop i'm and talk il over.
II. n. Hunt Photographer.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-12-08
AMATEUR PUoILIsT KILLED.

Opponent IL Arrested and Placed In
Jail Charged with Murder.
Chicago, Dec. "a dispatch to TIE
Tribune from Yreka, Calf, says:
Jack Mcdonald, q laborer at Weed
and Champion of the locality, was kill.
ed in fistic contest Wednesday night
by H. G. Roberts.
The two men fought ten-round bout
for the gate receipts and a small purse.
From the third round Roberts had
everything his own way. but in the
ninth round Mcdonald was all but
gone. Roberts swung 4 vicious left to
the back of McDonald's head, dropping
him to the floor Mcdonald did not
regain consciousness, and ne died yes
terday.
The physicians pronounced death
due to hemorrhage of the brain.
Roberts now is in Jail, held for muir
der.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-12-08
sAccAeEMAsTER UNDER ARREST.
Held for Stealing Valuable Trunk
from . BAGGAGE Car.

from Baggage Car.
Atlanta, Dec. 9.-On the charge of
having stolen q trunk belonging to a
wealthy hardware merchant of BIZ
mingham, and which contained some
clothing and jewels worth about 81, 400,
M. A. Black, baggage master on the
Southern railroad, was arrested at Aus
tell Thursday morning and brought to
Atlanta and placed in the Tower.
The theft occurred last August. the
owner of the trunk had returned from.
q trip to Europe, and passed through
Atlanta enroute to Birmingham the
trunk left Atlanta in Blacks car. but
was missing after the train reached
Birmingham. Since then efforts to 10
cate the missing trunk were futile. A
short while ago an overcoat which had
teen In the trunk was pawned in
Atlanta, and this led to Black being
suspected.
Black left Atlanta Wednesday night
on run to Birmingham, and a short
while Afterwards the railroad agent
at Anstell was 'phoned to have Black
arrested and held.
The prisoner will be given a preliu.
mary trial in . few days.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-12-08
MARKS PLACE WHERE THEY DEE
Unveiiin9 OF Shaft Erected by Pennsyi.
vania at Andersonvjlja.

unveiiing Of Shaft Erected by PennsyI.
vania at Andersonviiie.
Andersonville, Ga, Dec. s.-n the
presence of nearly 500 men who were
prisoners at Camp Sumter, the monu.
ment erected in the Andersonville
prison park to the dead of Pennsylva-
MIA was dedicated Thursday by GOV.
ernor Pennypacker. and was BY him
formally handed over to the Unite
States government. represented BY
General p A. Carman, chairman OF
the Chickamauga National Military
Park commission.
A large number Of Americas people
attended the ceremony, the Central OF
Georgia railroad furnishing free trans
portation on a special train for al.
who desired to come from that city.
Among the visitors were many Penn
syivania veterans and q number of
former confederate soldiers. The best
of feeling prevailed.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-12-08
JUDGE GAMBLER TO RESIGN

Expected He Will Leave the Supreme
Court January 18th.
Atlanta, Dec. 9.-Associate Justice
John 8. Gambler, of the supreme court
will. in all probability, tender his res
isnation from that bench to take effec,
Jan. Is. 1906.
While Justice Gambler has rot reach
ed 4 definite conclusion regarding the
matter, he has it under serious consld
GRAFTON.
When asked about the matter Jus.
etce Gambler said he preferred not to
discuss 1t further than to say he had
mad the matter OF resigning under oon.
sideration for some time, his physi.
clans having advised him against mucn
longer continuing the combining work
which the duties Of the supreme bench
impose.
1t las been reported that several fiat
tering business offers have been made
recently to Justice Gambler.
Justice Gamblers only son. Asa War
rem Gambler, now a law student at the
University of Georgia, will become of
age In January. and upon the compile
ton Of mis- law course will take up
the practice Of law here In the even
Justice Gambler leaves the bench, it
is understood to be his intention to as
sOciate his son with him in the prac-
tice of his profession.
On Jan. Is next Justice Gambler will
have completed ten years service on
the bench He is now in the third
year of his service on the supreme
bench
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-12-08
GoEeEL WITNESS Is SHOT
Charles Ether, Once Of Alaska, !.
Wounded In California.

SudttSO 6SUSTs OUCS 0t AI10Na, u
Wounded In California.
Bakerfield, Cal, Dec 9-Charles e
Ehler, who was some years ago S:
to have been an important witness in
tne trials arising out Of the killing
OF Governor Goebel, In Kentucky. and
who las been a merchant at Nome
Alaska; Fort Worth and Camp McKin.
ley. was shot in the breast by an un.
unknown assailant Thursday.
He positively refused to disclose tn.
identity of the would-be assassin The
bullet struck Ehler directly over the
heart, was DETECTED by a rib and was
removed from the left side.
The attending physician SAYS thai
Ehler will recover unless blood poison.
ing sets in.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-12-08
sroauenIno FaNfoad 'c.uoe-

Gainesville, Ca, Dec. .S.-Presideni
G. J. Baldwin, Of the Gainesville Mid
land railway. and Secretary Frank ].
Crohan, OF the same company. Will
move to Gainesville about the 18th In
slant 20 remain for two or three
months in order to be near the con.
struction crew Of tae read, which is
now broadening the gauge Of the line
from Gainesville to jefferson and from
Belmont to Monroe, and also the ex-
tension OF the road from Jefferson to
Athens. Constructioa gangs are now
ut work en- the road, and tho work vii,
De pushed rApidly - completion.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-12-08
Railroad Men Strike

Warsaw, Russian Poland, Dec o.
Advices received here today from Riga
and Orion say that the railroad men
at various places struck last night as
protest against the proclamation OF
martial law in the Baltic provinces
Similar news comes from Shmaria
because Of the proclamation of mar.
tial law
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-12-08
CLAY AND BACON TO AID TATE.
Georgia Senators Say that Confirms
ton 10 Certain.

Washington, Dec. 9.-The Georgia
senator's are positive there will be no
trouble in securing the confirmation
of District Attorney Carter Tate and
that without delay.
Senator Bacon is a member of the
judiciary committee, before which the
nomination goes, and ne expects no
trouble.
The probability is this nomination,
with others from the department OF
justice, will be acted upon by the com
mittee at its meeting next Monday. 1t
is probable that the Republicans who
are criticising the appointment of Dem
ocrats will center their opposition upon
Franklin Lane for interstate commerce
commissioner.
JUDoE GAMBLER TO RESIGN.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-12-08

49, a n zm S Ags
s.alay3e.s esfs TOT ezoqIEq giEtt
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-12-08
Two Shooting Affairs at ss,umor.

Two Snootsn0 AnAiro 1t SNHmore
Stii1more. Ga, Dec. "a drunken
negro named Thompson became in.
volved In dispute with Deputy Mar.
shall Il. H. M1llner, which resulted in
Miner shooting tae negro throuea the
thigh, after the negro had made an
unsuccessful attempt to hit Miner wit,
brass knucks. The negro will recoy-
err. Joe Under. a white man. and
Richard Ellis, negro. had a dispute.
Under snapped his pistol trice ut the
negro. but the pistol failed to fire Th
negro, Hlis, hrej fve times at Lind
lsr, but failed to hit him One of the
bullets went wild and hit e. F. How.
ards boy In tas knee. making a very
Daiakal wound
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-12-08
WILL ERECT THE MONUMENT
Gainesville Women Will UnveiI a Shaft
to Confederates.

Gainesville Women Will Unveii Shaft
to Confederates.
Gainesville. Ca, Dec. AT a large
and enthusiastic meeting, of the Long
street chapter. Daughters of the Con-
federacy, held at the residence Of the
president, Mrs c. c. Sanders, on mo-
ton OF Mrs. LOngstreet the Chapter
voted almost unanimously to erect the
confederate monument on which they
have been at work for some time, and
unveil it on next Memorial day.
The funds now in hand are more
than sufficient for a monument tnat
In beauty and dignity will wortnily
commemorate the valorous deeds of the
men who fought and lost some FORTY
years ago.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-12-08
GROWING STORM
FAST APPROACHING.
Witte Powerless to Cope With
Elements of Danger.
REVOLUTION ON EVERY HAND

solution and the End of Dynasty Az
pears To Be Almost inevitabie-soi-
diers Are Mutinous.
St. Petersburg, Dec. G, via Eiyku-
hnen, East Prussia, Dec S.-Public
confidence in the governments ability
to weather the growing storm is wan
Ing fast.
Premier White seems pOwerleSs to
cope with the new clements of danger
which the revolution is raising on
every hand New mutinies among the
troops are constantly reported and the
lawlessneSs in the country is increas-
ing.
The immediate danger confronting
the government is a concerted attack
on the country's credit The public
fear that the government can be
forced to suspend gold payments in
creases daily. This would be the
GROWING achievement of the revolu-
tionists who are satisfied with the at
tending financial crash the whole house
would come tumbling down The
chances of driving the government into
bankruptcy they profess to believe
would be materially increased if the
confidence of the foreign holders of
Russian obligations was undermined.
and the news that the French invest
ors, who were unloading their for
eign Indebtedness. was received with
jubilation by the revolutionists.
Soldiers Are Mutinous.
At kharkoff 5000 soldiers have
agreed not to fire on the people, and al
RostOff the Third Genadier artillery.
consisting of 400 men, has held a meet
ing and formulated demands. Similar
action. it is reported, has been taken
by the military engineers at Odessa
and by the troops in several places in
the Baltic province.
The declaration of martial law in
Livania is due to agrarian troubles
Large bands of peasants are marching
and pillaging. 1t is reported that
Dorpat is in flames
Emperor Refuses Whites Resignation.
Berlin. Dec. e.-8:22 p. ma dis
patch to the Tageblatt from st. Peters.
burg dated yesterday and received
here today, by way of Edytkuhnen.
East Prussia, says Premier White has
given his resignation to the emperor
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-12-08
OPEN CRATE CAUSE OF DEATH
Life Of Young Girl Is Taken by tn,
Flames

Flames.
COvlngtOn. Ga. Dec. 9Mfss BidGie
Davis, 20 years of age. daughter of Mrs.
Matte Davis, living near Mansfield
was the victim of an accident Wednes.
day which resulted in her death.
While standing before an open crate
tending a pot of lard. aer clothine
caught nre. and she was horribly burn
ed before the flames could be extiu-
.xuished. After intense suffering the
young woman died at O'Clock ON the
following day.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-10-14
United States tho Only Country
that Can Boasi OF Three Con-
tanning Over One Million In
habitants.

Taere are now in the world nine
cities OF more than one million In.
habitanis each. Three Of these
namely. New York. Chicago and Phil
adelphia-are cities Of that new world
which was only dreamed % 500 years
ago and was undreamed Of when
Thebes, Babylon and Nineveh Wanted
themselves as important centers Of
civilization. No other nation than
the United States has more than one
OF these big towns. the other being
London. Paris. Berlin. Vienna. Can
ton and Toxic. The new census will
probably show population in New
York city OF close upon f.O00.0O0 In
habitants. The unrevised figure Is g..
9S7.696. This Is a gain o. over l0O. 1000
year since 1900. when the first emu
meratiOn after the consolidation Of
New York and Brooklyn showed a
population In Greater New York Of g.
i37 900. London has a population al
present OF 4.536.G41. New York is
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-10-14
Rapid Growth of Worlds Great Cities

thus a close second. and In all prob
ability will overiake and pass London
within another generation. The con-
tention that this Is improbable be-
cause the metropolitan area Of Lon
don includes s.ssI .372 inhabitants. 10
unfounded. because II must be remen~
bereG that the actual urban cistriet 81
New York city includes Jersey CITY.
Hoboken. Newark. Elizabeth. Pater-
son and YonkcrS. which are not CON-
pretended In the municipal corpora
tion Of New York city. For ten years
past the opinion has been gaining
ground that the rapid growth OF great
cities la the nineteenth century viii
not continue throughout the twenii-
eth. The new Developments already
achieved and 70 be expected In the
utilization 81 electricity are uHd0ubt-
eddy 20 make life relatively corIfort-
able In the country and in the suburb
an villages. The trolley car and the
telephone wonderfully extend the area
within which the man whose business
Is in the city may choose his resi-
dence. Electricity Is increasing also
the possibility 81 conducting manufac-
turing operations Ia relatively isoiat-
ed spots.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-10-14
Woman Drank Beer on Advice
OF Physician. but Brewery
Would Not Get Rich on Her
Custom.

Speaking OF homeopathy said the
doctor. reminds me 81 the case OF
Miss ". To appreciate the cir
cumstances you must know that Miss
" traces her ancestry back
through a long line TO the Puritans,
and has imbibed from them strong
and unyielding principles, particular
~ as regards saloons and liquor.
For some time" the doctor con
tlnued. Miss N has been troubled
with insomnia. and has tried various
forms Of exercise and all sorts Of rem
edies. Finally. she told me Of her
trouble Perhaps you can imagine
her horror when ! suggested that beer
might help her To WOO sleep, and even
went so far as TO insist that Il would
do her good to take Il several times a
day After a time however. she de-
cided 10 try my prescription.
Then II took her n week TO brace
her courage mp 20 the point 81 order
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-10-14
rHs rHEAren.


An aeior Is a pebble instructor
Euril scs.
Thu i6eaicr Is mirror Of life
sophoci-s
Death is jealous Of goa comedy.
Whitehead,
A comedian l. a genial public char
acter.-S SHAW.
A comedy r. the wine table Of the
mind Taylor.
Actors are the only honest hypo
critics. Hazlltt.
The stage II a school Of manners
william woodfall
The stage represents fiction as II u
were BettertOn.
The theater II the devils own ter.
ritory. Edward Allyn.
The Stage Is the field for the orator
a. well az the comcdian.-Roscius.
A passion for dramatic art ~ inner
ent In The nature Of man. Edwin For
rest
n is In drama where poetry attains
rs lofilest hight Don Luis T. Of Por.
tugal
The drama Is the most refined pleas
ure Of a polished people .- Dion Bouct
cault
The stage Is more powerful Than the
platform. the press. or the pulpit
Anna Dickinson.
\ comedy Is Ike a cigar: II good.
every one wants a box: II bad. no
amount Of pulling viii make 81 draw
Harry James Byron.
when God conceived the world. that
was poetry. he formed H.. and that
was sculpture: be colored II. and that
was painting: he peoplcd It with living
things and that was the grand. divine
eternal drama Charlotte Cushman.
The drama embraces and applies ali
the beauties and decorations Of poetry.
The sister arts attend and adorn her;
painting. architecture. and music are
her handmaidens: the cosiliest lights
Of a peoples intellects burn az her
show. all ages welcome her Robert
\. Nillmot.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-10-14
James NJ. Edwards Of Toledo.
Ohio. Has Unqualified Right 10
Bear That Proud Tile Son
OF q Minute Man.

To be one Of about fifteen Of the
surviving Sons Of the American Revo-
luton and 10 be the only surviving
son Of a participation In the historic
battle Of Lexington Is the proud dis
iinctIon horne by Jas VI. Edwards Of
Toledo. Ohio. Mr. Edwards Is In his
nineiy-second year. and lives with his
son. The fact that he is the only sur
yiying con Is no; 10 be wondered at
when we consider that peace has Leen
declared for more than 100 years. Ac-
cording 10 the roster OF the Sons OF
the American Revolution prepared
early in 1894 there were then twenty
one surviving sons. But since that
time II Is known that six at least have
died.
J. NJ Edwards Is the son OF Eben-
ezer Edwards. who was a minute man
from Acton. Mass. and who fired one
Of the first guns In defense Of Con
cord roa and stood by Capt. Davis
when he was struck down by he first
English gun fired In the revolutionary
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-10-14
Real Son Of the American Revolution

struggle Ebenexer Edwards WAS born
Jn f5s7 IN Acton. and was csrp~nter
by trade. A. the are OF ~ ne ran
away and enlisted Tie was hnai's
Transferred "a Fort Dorchester whsre
ne spent some time Affer three years
Of service he received an honof1ole
discharge and went 10 the Green hiiis
OF New Hampshire. There he marr'so
Lydia Wheeler. aud by her bad eiesen
children. all II whom are dead. 10
married Mary Filrt In 1901. and by her
he had four children. the Youngest pc
Ing James ". who Is the sole s"r'ir
yor. Ebenezer died In 1876.
James VI. Edwards was born Dee
q. 1915. and was married 10 Elizabeth
Mofntt Of Cambridge March 6. 1884,
they recently celebrated their hfiy-
first anniversary together -Four chill
dren liessed this union. all of whom
are Twins. They are Frank VI. an
attorney In Boston: Herbert, a pro-
fesslonal iran Of Toledo. Ohio; Eliza
beth OF 81. Paul and Mrs. Augusta
seers u Chico. Cal. Mr. Edwards was
first a banker in Boston a number OF
years. and later was in the wholesale
lumber business In Grand Rapids
Mich.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-10-14
DYsPEPTIc PHILOSOPHY.

Sound judgement doesn't Away,
make the most noise.
Most Of ms can ofer n sure remedy
for other peoples MS
Even the worm will sometimes turn
before 10 Is trodden upon.
Fashionable women acquire embon
point. the others Just get fat.
The dancing man realizes jaat a
bud In hand Is worth two wall flowers
The man who Is governed by his
good impulses can always govern him.
self
The average man has plenty Of eX.
,uscs. bat be- can't always think of
ihom.
A diplomat IS n man who earns his
bread uy the sweat ui other men
urows
when a woman wears a new hat 20
church. she doesn't care how long the
sermon r..
when a fellow -tells girl she rs
all the world To him. he naturally
wants the earth.
There's no use In playing the pro.
digal son unless you are dead sure OF
the fatiod calf az the other end.
When boy canes home from his
frat year az college he wonders how
IL Is that his father knows 80 little.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-10-14
His Proposal Made in Original Manner

fully selected book In which the hero
ms name was Jennie. This was also
my sweethearts name. Before doing
so had previously read the book. and
on different pages ! had underlined
certain words. which words when
placed together would read thus
Jennie. love you dearly. win you
be my wife,
During the next fortnight Jennie said
nothing. and feared she had not
tumbled 10 the situation. But ! was
mistaken. She returned the book with
verbal expressions OF gratitude and
delight. but never another word
on reaching home opened the
book. and behold saw tucked In az
the FIRST page an advertisement With
the following heading
You get The Girl. We do the rest.
How TO furnish a small house for
si35. Apply for catalogue to-"
After this the rest was easy. i'm
mediately got a catalogue. and. when
we met on The following Thursday.
we had good laugh. vent through
the catalogue. and fixed the matter
up right away New York Weekly.